The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-23
OLD TIMES AT YALE PICTURED
5000 GRADUATES, GUESTS AND
STUDENTS SEE STAGE VIEWS.
Representations ef College History Given
-Oreat Enthusiasm IN the Ms AM
phttheatre President Roosevelt Cemes
Te-nay-Precautiens for uis safety.

To-day for Ills safety.
NEW HAVEN. oct. 27-Yale continued
her Bicentennial celebration to-day with
energy. There were more visitors In town.
the enthusiasm Of tho Yale graduates re-
turning once more to their Alma Mater was
more pronounced and tho spirit 81 gayety
prevails over the University and her en-
vironments tonight.
On every side there IL evidence Of elaborate
preparations for the reception Of Presiden,
Roosevelt, who Is TO he Yale's guest to-
morrow The Presidential party will leave
Pennington for New Haven early mo
row morning. arriving In this city at $50
O'Clock With President Roosevelt will
be Col. Theodore A Bingham. Us. A; Gov.
Mclean Of Connecticut: Commander Cowl.s
and Secretary Cortelyou. Al tho station
hero President Roosevelt will be- met by
President Hadlcy OF Yale and Mayor stud.
Icy. Drawn up In front Of the station, "a
an escort To the President. will he the Sec
ond Regiment National GuRrd Of Connec-
ticut. and several local military organiza-
ions. There will be a short parade through
the principal streets TO the Yale oamprs
where the President will rccoive tho Yaio
cheer from 800 students. and io.OOo grad
uaie-.
A guard OF eight mounted policemen
will accompany President Roosevelt'- car
risge over it, route, four riding on each side
Policemen on foot. plain clothes men and
detectives will mingle in tho crowd on
either side % the street an q will follow tho
carriage from the station 20 Prot Par
mans residences, Uniformed men and de
t~ectivcr will surround the house during
the Presidents stay tharp.
unNsXH u.nuun uunas nMu anon
Tonight the Yale alumni had full sw ing
In the Bicontennial festivities For the
first time since the ceremonies Commo1n-
Grating the founding Of tho university POO
years ago began the women who are helping
10 celebrate had TO take n back seat. Not a
woman was allowed To attend the dramatic
performance ON the Yale campus which
began at = o'clock There wa one notable
exception In the case Of the half dozen
women delegates, Presidents Of woinen's
colleges Ia this country They sat with
the men. Naturally there was some dis
satisfaction coming from women who
undertook To gain admission 10 th dramatic
production 10 learn that tho cards and
badges thai gained them entrance to every
other Biccntennial event Of any cons"-
qucnce were useless tonight They had
not read the announcements made hv IA"
Yale officials that the dramatic perform
ance was To ne entirely for the Yale men
When the s.Oc0 Yale alumni took their
seats In the improvi-ed Rmphithcatr-
In the centre OF ihe old Yale campus 10
witness the historical ana perform |
ance commemorative Of he striking scenes
during the 2OD years Of Yale's history, they ,
saw on the big temporary stage n small
conin and a guiilotine which was used
when the SCENE was one representing an
initiation into an old-time freshman society
These articles Of stage furniture provoked
\ great deal 81 comment before u was
known In what way thcy wer. 80 be used
There were sp-Sial Nominations all over
the campus tonight 10 add lustre 80 IN.
theatrical event. and the cfoCt was parti-
cularly brilliant. In the am~phith"ater "
Was ~ bright that men could distinctly
recognize friends across tho vast semi
circle. The soft light from tho Thousands
OF orange colored lanterns which we're
amphitheatre where stood n big elm tree.
and from there again 10 the outer edge
OF this rows 81 seats, made a pleasing effect
and formed a striking contrast 90 IN. glare
OF the electric bulbs which furnished the
lights for the stage.
Tn. college buildings facing tho quad
rangle were Illuminated. aud In nearly every
window were sent on .rom time 10 time
enthusiasm young girls. who wanted 90
show their appreciation Of this festive
occasion. In which they could play only a
part, Old South Middle was fairly
rwamp.d In yellow lanterns. which were
20 every nook and corner 81 tho
building and such formed a background
for the temporary stage.
Inside tho amphithoatre tho Yale mon
threw aside all restraint. They smoked.
san songs. cheerrd and siamIod a. IN.
spir1, moved them. II was all a CAV scenc
and full OF the old-time Yale spirit. About
two hundred students took pnrt In the
play. Ihe representations wcr" ~ IA" :
student life A. Yale past and present, and ,
was natural acting 81 scencs with which 7
avery Yale nan was more or hs= familiar '
The acting was hearty and wholesome. !
FIRE from the formality Of the stage and I
devoid OF anything pertaining Co profess :
'
Every one % the distinguished guests
~ Yale was present and each thoroughly ,
the acting President liadley ]
and the venerable eN-Prcsidcnt Dwight, I
The dignitaries from Oxford. the distin- .
guished prelates from this country, laughed .
~ heartily as IA" academic freshmen A. !
he prsnks incident TO a young mans ca
rr~r In q university Each dramatic pic
lure was accurate historically. and III"
latter day events. n represented on the
vigorous applaus" that repeatedly cam"
rom the enthusiastic audience. II vas
not, ~ mAny surpassed, pantomima nor ,
ableaux wholly, but "A series 81 Yale pic ]
.ures In which Yale men were active ex- ;
Donents. 4,
There were ten scenes on the programme ,
~ each scene wa ready for presentation :
wo buslers soundci tho signal for quiet ),
wv EfhNluS ''ItitlE, W, ~ hlbailN, y y =
'ccit~d the prologue e. each scene Spa ,
'ial scenery for the oocasion emphasized +,
he pictures. T,
PRESENTATION or tHE scKSEs. y
The irst scene represented the founding G
q Yale and was laid IN the house % tho Raw.
fr. Russell 81 Branforl. Mr. Russell was a
elscting the hooks which he had PROMISED n
o give to Yale. WhRe thus engaged nine q
ther ministers entered zach carving a q
-ook that went 10 ynl"'s first library. x
he scene CLOSED with tho ten ministers on
heir knese praying for the success 81 thu
ollerc,
The second scene represented the rc- N
noVal 81 the library to New HAVEN. Gov "
'alton-iall Of cour~e came uprn tho stage
n Sheriff followed by a crowd 81 New
Haven townspeople. There was a fight 81
Yer the removal M which New Haven was n
ictoriou-. The hooks were placyd in a =
art and carried 10 New Raven. Tho y
tudents were vigorous in representing tins u
Incident. L.
Washington nj YALE was the title 81 \,
he thru scrne II pictur"i the bead 81 "
b. Continental forces reviewing the Nalr ~
ompany Of soldiers and the bpVs Il tLu.r II
e~corinK Gen Washington out Of tho D.
W
Nathan Hal" was put ~ death Ia the -
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