The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-23
BY the Dramatic Association of
the University Witnessed by
Thousands Of Yale Students,
Graduates and Friends
AMPHITHEATRE ERECTED
ON THE OLD CAMPUS
Here TabIeaux Symbolic of Sue
ceSsive Events in the History
of Yale Were Presented Inter-
sperSed With Selections by the
Student Chorus

| New Haven, Oct. 22-In a great am
phitheatre bedecked in blue and illu-
mined by long strings of orange-hued
lanterns about the campus the sons of
Yale witnessed tonight an allegorical
performance by the dramatic associa-
ton of the University and listened to
the songs of the student chorus drilled
especially for this feature of the bicen-
tennial celebration.
After an afternoon devoted to foot
ball, In which the varsity eleven show
ed its prowess and the veteran heroes
of the gridiron matched their strength
and old time skill VIGOROUSLY against
the college team, it was not uniting
that graduates and students should as
semble within the historic campus and
voice their appreciation of the
festival time. They ranged themselves
by classes within the amphitheatre,
nearly 5000 strong, every class having
distinctive transparency to mark its
position and Joined with vigor in the
bicentennial songs.
The campus celebration was a part
of the festivities to which only the
graduates and students were accord
ing to the first plans of the committee,
to be admitted, because of the limited
space within the amphitheatre, but in
Difference to the general desire to wit
ness the dramatic performance, many
others were let in, so that the space
within the great oval of seats occupied
| by the Yale men was filled with a
throng, Of which ladies formed the
chief part.
| The amphitheatre was erected in the
| centre of the old campus, facing South
Middle dormitory in front of which the
temporary stage for the amateur per-
! formers was built. On this open air
stage, the members of the University
| Dramatic Association, under the lead
ership of Frank Lea Short as stage d.
rector, presented a performance sym
bolic of successive events in the his
tory of Yale.
THE founding of the collegiate school
l1701" was the first scene, picturing the
house of Rev Mr.. Russell of Branford,
where 10 clergymen were gathered each
bringing the treasured volumes which
he had promised for the establishment
of Yale College. Following this was a
scene representing the removal of the
school library from Saybrook to New
Haven after the struggle in which Gov
Salstonstall, a sheriff and citizens OF
New Haven play prominent parts; Their
an inspection by Gen. Washington OF
1.-THE Yale company of volunteers anG
next an effective tableau of the execu-
ton of Nathan Hale, the martyr spy.
Other scenes depicted the quaint GER
emonies of initiation into the old fresh.
man societies; the rites incident to the
burial of Euclid" glimpses of life
about the historic Yale fence by day
and night; the interior of a students
room and the finale showing the
students in chapel
Between each of the scenes there
were familiar college songs by the
student chorus, in which all the
thousands of graduates ranged about
the amphitheatre heartily participated
Several bands were stationed on the
campus and at intervals added to the
musical demonstration of the evening.