Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-21
The BI-CENTENNIAL
Ut Yale University Is Now Be-
ing Celebrated.
Sundays Program Striking|y Simple,
Typical Of Old Puritan Days.
Imposing AssembIase Of Men Famous in The
Work Of Education.

New Haven, Conn, Oct 2O-Yale
University began, today. the celebra
ton of the .00th anniversary Of the
founding of Yale College. The exercises
were simple and yet imposing. 1t was
hitting that the bi-centenniaI of the
great institution of learning should be
lShered In with ceremonies essentially
religious and this was done with a pro-
gram strikinGly simple. typical Of the
sturdy, Puritan days of the old collegi-
ate school from whence sprung the
Yale of today. The services were per-
formed in accord with the devout and
"eNerent traditions of the good old New
England days when the little handful
OF clerSymen gathered together and
with prayerful supplications asked Di-
vine blessing upon the institution
which they had conceived and brought
forth. And 50, today. We're gathered
in the city's churches unwonted congre-
cations while thanksgivings and pray
ers were lifted for Yale. its past and its
future The grand old hymns were
sung and all united in them. Powerful
sermons were uttered in formal address
the universty's relations to Christian
theology and missions We're presented
and with the great organ the charm of
music afforded todays climax.
And. with all the studied simplicity.
more or less Of pomp and grandeur was
as inevitable. today. as il was impos-
sible two centuries ago The city,
proud in its function as Il seat of learn
ing, had bedecked itself in Yale colors
and presented a splendid spectacle.
Blue draperes We're entWined with new
cut evergreen and the general scheme
of color was broken only by the grace
full folds of the nations Stars and
Stripes.
The principal streets had become
archways of blue. adorned at intervals
with pictures of President Roosevelt.
who. Wednesday. is to he Yale's guest
and who on that day viii become a son
Of Yale when the uniNerSity's honor
airy degree is conferred upon him. Each
of the Yale buildings bore the univeT-
sity seal Of great proportions. done in
blue and gold. All We're fcstooned with
blue and evergreen While colored Ian
terms of varied hues added to real en-
chantment.
From the simple school Of 1Ihl Vale
today. found herself a great university
developed through years from a one
building institution down through her
brick row to a campus. thence to a
second campus and now TO-DAY to a
third and even stretching out in her de-
partmental buildings to territory as
great again. Returning graduates of
the older classes We're amazed at the
transformation. All was new and i'm
pressively great.
Within Battell chapel where the hi
centennial was inaugurated the services
were participated in by an assem-
hlage as imposing as the exercises We're
simple. On the rostrum sat President
Arthur Twining Hadley. At his right
Hartford, the preacher OF the bi-cen
tennial sermon. To his left was
Thomas G. Bennett of the Yale Cor
poration. Next to DR.. Twitchell sat
former President Timothy Dwight On
one end was Hon. Henry Rowland Of
New York: on the other Rev. Charles
Ray Palmer both follows Of the Uni
Nersity Corporation. All wore the
gowns of their offices. Below in the
choir stalls sat Il picked choir of stu
dents. The body of the chapel was oc-
cupied in the center aisle by diStin-
guished delegates and guests, an as
semblage. the like of which has prob
ably never before gathered in the coun-
try. These men of letters and science
wore academic gowns with hoods of
many colors. The seats of the side
aisles Were filled with Yale graduates
while the three galleries We're reserved
for ladies.
The service began at 1890 A. NJ.
chant by the choir was followed by the
Lords Prayer. President Hadley read
q lesson from the Scriptures and after
the "Te Deum' the vast congregation
sang Psalm LNN. York tune. 1t was
appropriate because at the of the first
college in New Haven in IT'S the con-
cregation united in singing the first
four verses of this Psalm in Strenhold
and Hopkins version. Rev. Joseph
Hopkins Twichell of Hartford, the SEN
ior fellow Of the corporation. preached
The sermon. Mr.. TwichellS topic was
:. Academic Memories He spoke of
Yale College as owing its origin to the
sense of the paramount Importance OF
the spiritual factor of life conjoined
with the conviction Of virtue of liberal
learning to conserve and replenish it.
He closed by invoking a new dedication
of the university to that Christian ser
vice to which in the beginning II was
dedicated The closing hymn was Il
Love Thy kingd, A Lord written by
Rev. Timothy DIV. ,ht. d. d.. LII. d..
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