Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-24

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ca eeds. of the learned professions and
| OF the industries and literature were
honored by Yale University to-day and
| in turn paid homage to the great insts-
tuition of learning. which is celebrating
the completion OF the second century
OF its existence. as they marched be-
hind Yale's eolors, delegates to the
great festival and participated in the
| closing functions of the celebration.
| As for New Haven. fairly bristling
with pride in its possession of Yale. the
city was literally Yale mad. Schools,
| factories and stores we're closed while
the townspeople thronged the streets to
| do honor to the President of the United
States. the guest of the University.
! A finer October day could not well
he imagined, and all remarked the fact
that scarcely a cloud had hidden the sun
by day and the moon by night during
the four days which have been given
over to the stupendous celebration.
The closing exercises OF the bi-ccn-
tennial were officially commemorative.
they were held in the Hyperion theatre.
Classical music. a commemorative poem
and a Greek festival hymn. both com
| posed for the occasion, commemorative
address by David ]. Brewer, Associate
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court, and finally the clothing with the
hoods of honorary degrees OF great
men, list of whom affords roster
Of monumental fame. these constituted
the days exercises.
With the dedication of another hall
and a farewell reception by the presi-
dent Of the university the bI-centennial
OF Yale closed.
President Roosevelt and party arriv-
ed ON time at $50, after an hours run
from Pennington, where a considerable
company of people had gathered to bid
him goodbye.
Many people were at the stations
on the way to New Haven and a good
deal of cheering was heard as the Pres
ident's train rushed through.
In addition to the regular party, the
President was accompanied on the trip
by Governor Mclean, Commander and
| Mrs. Cowles, Miss Alice Roosevelt, his
daughter, Miss Helen Roosevelt. his
niece, and Mrs. w. Bayard of New
York.
Though the crowd at the station
here was a big one and demonstrative
H. it's welcome to the President, the
| police arrangements enabled the party
to leave the train and pass to the car
risges in waiting without difficulty.
President Hadley, of Yale. and Mayor
John p. Studley were on hand to re-
ceive the distinguished guest, and af-
ter an exchange OF greetings, briefly
the ride toward the university campus
was begun by way of State and Chapel
streets. The escort included repre-
sentation of the naval and military
| forces of the State. In the carriage
with Mr.. Roosevelt were the President
| of Yale, the Governor of Connecticut
and the Mayor of New Haven. The
next carriage contained Col. Theodore
A. Bingham, u. S. A., and Secretary
Cortelyou, and In a third carriage rode
Commander Cowles and party.
The cortege passed through streets
| decorated with blue bunting, and under
arches of the same color, relieved by
festoons of evergreen. Along Chapel
street and past the historic green, the
procession moved quickly, and turning
into College street, passed the front OF
the rectangle of buildings which enclose
| the university campus The entrance
to the campus was through Phelps
gateway. with its orange-hued decora-
tons, and special inscriptions of well
come to the President.
Upon arrival at the campus, the
President was conducted to Battell
chapel and. after krief rest there, was
escorted to his place in the academic
| procession OF learned doctors, masters
| of arts, distinguished guests OF the uni
versity and graduates. There were
thousands in the line. all dressed in
! academic gowns, many OF which were
faced with coiors indicative of their
! wearer's degree. Way for the process
| sion through the crowds which filed
| the street near the campus, was made
by the military escort.
| At 1890 the parade moved slowly
toward the Hyperion Theater, where
the commemoration exercises were to
be held. The order of procession was
as follows;
| Marshalls-Rev BENJAMIN wisner Ba-
| con. Lift. D.. D. D.. Henry Waicott FAR
| nam. NJ. A., r. p. D.. Thomas Hooker.
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