Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-24
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the military escort drawn up in line.
At l.3O the parade moved slowly to-
ward the Hyperion theatre where the
commemorative exercises were to be
held. The order of the procession was
as follows:
Marshals-Rev. Benjamin Wisner Ba
con. Lit D. u. D.: Henry. Walcott Fur
man. NJ. A.. Il. =. D.; Thomas Hooker
NJ. A.: Edward Viette Reynolds, ID. G.
L.. Samuel Mimons Stafford. NJ. A.. John
Christopher Schwab. Phi. D.; Second Reg
iment Band. Connecticut National Guar &
color guard: chief marshal, col, Theodore
A. Bingham. NJ. A., t. $. \.
The. President of the United States and
the president of the university.
The governor of the state and the eN-
president of the university.
The fellows of the corporation.
Representatives Of the national govern
ment.
The mayor and corporation counsel OF
the city.
Marshals
Candidates for honorary degrees and
other distinguished guests of the univor-
sity.
Delegates of foreign universities and
learned societies.
Delegates Of american universities AMI
colleges.
Delegates of American learned societies.
Delegates Of schools and academies.
Deans and directors OF departments.
The faculty of the university.
Marshals.
Representatives of the city government.
Representatives of the clergy OF the
city.
The citizens reception committee.
Graduates of the university.
President Roosevelt and President
Hadley entered the theatre at exactly
1890. on time to the minute. The
President OF the United States was led
by the universitys president to the
seat of honor directly behind the ora
tors desk. President Hadley took his
seat beside him. ON the platform was
gathered a group of men renowned in
all walks of life. There were Hon. Jo-
seph II. Choate. Hon. John Hay. Hon.
Richard Olney. and others prominent
in the diplomatic history Of the coun-
try. Chief Justice Melville w Fuller
and Justio" Brewer OF the highest
court Of the land We're there Eliot of
Harvard. Low of Columbia Patten OF
Princeton. Harrison of PENNSYLVANIA.
Faunce OF Brown. Harper OF Chicago.
and dozens of other college presidents
were there. Literary lights of the first
magnitude We're there. The navy vas
represented Admiral Sampson. an
parently feeble and in ill-health. did
not enter with the procession. He made
his way 10 his place through a side
door. and. leaning on the arm of Prof.
W. W. Farnham. was shown to his
seat
Bishops and church prelates listin-
guished scholars from abroad and
hest of others whose names are known
everywhere were seated on Yale's
platform.
The set program was carried out with
precision. After the overture. the COM
,nemoratiye poem composed by Ed
mund Clarence Stedman was read.
Next was rendered the Greek festi-
val hymn written by Prof Thomas +.
Goodale Of Yale. 4 student chorus ac-
conpanicd the soloists. Or. Carl DuTt.
baritone, and Mr.. Wallace Moyle
tenor
The oratorical feast came when the
Hon. David Josiah Brewer. LII. D..
justice of the United States supreme
court. delivered the commemorative
address. Justice Brewer was given a
tremendous ovation.
Ed ~ III Ills duu!'SS. Justice brew CT
elected hearty applause from the au-
di-nce when he referred to Yale as
place where men are taught to recog-
nize a Washington. whether his name
IS George or Booker
The presentation Of the candidates
for honorary degrees followed the COM
meInorativc address and the function
occupied about one hour. President
HaGlev in comforting the degrees was
extraordinarily felicitious in his
charming phraseology. Secretary John
Hay, Joseph II. Choate, Melville ".
Fuller, the chief justice. Archbishop
Ireland. Mark Twain. Seth Low and
Rear Admiral Sampson received trc-
mendouS ovations.
In honoring Mark Twain with the
degree, President Hadley said: 1T
1t would be superogation to enlarge
upon his attachments
Pointediy President Hadley charac-
terized Admiral Sampson as The
chosen representative as the head of 4
navy of which the nation is proud"
This observation was greeted with up
roarious applause.
When the long list had been finished.
President HadIey advanced a step or
two and with great impressveness
said: There yet remains one more"
In an instant the great audience
jumped to their feet. The President
of the United States was about to be
named. The crowd went wild The
ma atoms Executive arose and the thea
ire rang with cheers. The air was
filed with waving handkerchiefs and
programs.
Formally addressing President Roose-
welt. President Hadley spoke as fol-
lows:
Theodore Roosevelt. while you We're
yet a private citizen, we offered you
most worthily the degree of LII. d.
Since. in His providence. it has pleased
God to give Theodore Roosevelt an
other title, and We give him on that
account a double portion Of welcome.
He is a Harvard man by nurture. but
we are proud to think that in his dem
oCratic spirit, his broad national SYM
pathies and above all his cleanness
and purity and truth. he will be glad
to be an adopted son of Yale"
The President advanced. bowed pro-
foundly. and tried to speak. Again the
theatre went wild and it was fully a
minute before he was allowed to pro-