The sun., 1901-10-22

&c costumes distinctive of their degree
gowns and hoods of doctors of divinity
sSmingled with the purple of the learned
Representatives of the law, the blue of
Rthe doctors of philosophy, the green of
!&fhe medical departments, the white of
1.-THE masters of arts and letters, the or
&ange of science and the brown of fine
#nrts.
N Aside from the exercises of welcome,
the days programme included address
les descriptive of the advance of the
1ast two centuries in various depart
sAments of learning. Just as Sunday
twas appropriately devoted to consider
'#ation of the religious side of life in the
#nld university and the advance In the.
Biological thought so the work Of the in
&stlt'ltion IN the departments of law ana
#medleine was presented.
ri MIR. Thacher's Address.
Al The first Of these addresses was by
"a Thomas Thacher. NJ. A., of the New
|4 ork bar, who discussed "Yale In Its
relation to Law" Mr.. Thacher spoke
IN Battell chapel after he had been
nresented formally to the delegates by
5!ae Hon. Simeon Il. Baldwin, LII. d.,
ssociate justice of the Connecticut SUI
pfeme court and professor of constitu.
fioEal law at Yale.
s# The hymn composed by the Rev
Leonard Bacon, ID. D., Ill. D., n
former fellow of Yale, and entitled,
20 God, Beneath Thy Guiding Hand"
was rendered with fine effect by d
81 large chorus.
Il William II. Welch, NJ. D., Ill. d..
n professor of pathology in Johns Hop.
81 kins university, was the second speak,
~ or ut the forenoon exercises in the
# chapel. A college song entitled, Cath
III er Ye Smiles From the Ocean Isles, "
composed by ex-Judge Francis NJ.
S Finch, LII. d., of the Yale class of
&y IL, and sung on the occasion of the
Zone hundred and fiftieth anniversary
#of the college, preceded the address
R Dr. Welch was introduced by Pro.
fessor X. ii. Chittenden, PHI. d., di.
rector of the Sheffield Scientific school
Yale In Its Relation to Medicine was
the subject of his paper, which was Il
careful and thoughtful history of til,
work of the university in the medical
dcpartment and a summing up of thu
sprogress Of the science through tht
study and research of Yale graduates
who have won distinction in this patl
of learning.
One of the features of the morning
WAS the dedication OF the memoria
gateway erected by the class of '9t
in memory of Ward Cheney an(
&erard Merrick Ives, two members OF
Mat class who gave their lives fol
kheir country in the Spanish-Americal
#ar. The gateway was recently erect
d between Welch and Osborne Hall.
an entrance to the campus.
The Afternoon Exercises.
Until 3 O'clock in the afternoon form
M exercises We're suspended following
he address of DR.. Welch in Battel
&happl, but at that hour the chief gen
efal feature of the days programm,
was entered upon, when Presiden
9adley began his address of welcome
DE said:
"Of all the pleasures and the duties
which a birthday brings with it til,
most welcome duty and the most ex
Mted pleasure is found in the opportu
Funty which it affords for seeing unite(
under one roof the fellow members of F.;
AAMuy who are often SO far separated
lllls TWO hundredth birthday &
e university 1t is our chief pride t,
nave With us the representatives d
tnat brotherhood of learning whicl
knows no bounds of time or nlaca Z
profession or creed.
KNOWS no bound of age, eithe
&mong the hosts or among the guests
%%e Yale that welcomes YOU here ii,
&ues in its membership all parts 4
collegiate body from the younges
sLqdent to the oldest professor. IT il,
sH3ues ss3 a HI th0se who, coming here with
oi'lciahy recognized connection
iln the university itself, bear to
Ruch relationship that they partake i
spirit and feel themselves sharer
It's glories and its duties. Nor ID
living alone that welcome yor
eseht with us in spirit are men VIII
,e recently gone from us, like phelp
i,aha and Whitney. Present is
me OF great dead who have ID
'leir services to Yale and VIII,
aead, yet speak. Present ar
saose glVers Of books who 200 wear
III IN 81 oq' OF their poverty founded tina
ui,eSe IN the colony of Connection
lich today welcomes brothers youn
ana older to its anniversary. Rer
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