The Washington times., 1901-10-23
TO GREET The PRESIDENT
All Preparations Made for His Re-
ceptiOn at New Haven.
The second Regiment. Connecticut
National Guard, to Serve as an Es-
cort TO the Yale Compassionate
ing of the Honorary Degrees.

cort TO the Yale Compassionate
NEW HAVEN, Oct. 22.-Yalc continued
her bicentennisl celebration today with
more energy than has thus far been
shown There were more visitors in town
and the enthusiasm of the Yale graduates
returning once more to their alma mater
WIS more pronounced. on every side
there are evidences of elaborate prep3ra-
tions for the reception of President
Roosevelt, who is to be Yale's honored
guest tomorrow. Mr.. Roosevelt arrived
in Pennington, Conn. this morning at
$50 on a special train TO visit his sister,
Mrs. w. S. Cowles, wife of Comma nder
Cowles, United States Navy The Presi-
Dental party win leave Pennington for
New Haven early tomorrow morning ar
irving in this city at $3.50. With Presi-
dent Roosevelt will he Col. Theodore A.
Bingham, United States Army; Governor
Mclean, Of Connecticut; Commander
Cowles, and Secretary Cortelyou.
At the station here President Roosevelt
will be met by President Hadley. of Yale,
and Mayor Studley. Drawn up in front of
the station, as an escort to the President,
will be the Second Regiment, National
Guard of Connecticut and several local
military organizations.
There will be a short parade through
the principal street to the Yale campus,
where the President will receive the Yale
cheer from $500 students and 10000 grad
yates. 1t was arranged this afternoon
that when the students assembled to greet
the President a chorus of several hun
dred voices win sing America" under
the leadershi OF Prof. Samuel s Sanford,
of Yales musical department.
President Roosevelt, after listening to
greetings and songs of Yale, will take part
in the academic procession that is to
march from the campus to the Hyperion
Theatre where Mr.. Justice David ].
Brewer, LII. D., of the United States Su-
preme Court will deliver the commemora-
tive address on 'Yale's Relation to Pub
lie Service" and where Edmund Clarence
Stedman. of New York City, will read the
commemorative poem. There will follow
the presentation of honorary degrees.
There is a great desire tonight on the
part of the citizens Of New Haven to give
public reception to the President, but
the Yale authorities and the city officials
have informed all enquirers on this point
that President Roosevelt's stay in the
city will be too short to permit Of any
public demonstration other than the
street parade. When Mr.. Roosevelt
leaves the Hyperion he will be driven TO
the home of Prof William II. Farnham.
formerly Treasurer of Yale, on Prospect
Hill. whose guest he will be until Re starts
for Washington early in the evening.
James Wrim, captain of police, and
Henry d. Cowles, captain Of the detective
bureau. have tonight perfected all their |
plans for an escort to President Roose- |
welt while he remains in New Haven. |
No suspicious-looking characters will be |
able to get near the President. Two local |
detectives have been assigned as a special |
guard and will keep close to President |
Roosevelt during his entire visit. num- |
Der of Secret Service men Will arrive |
here just prior TO the President. More |
will accompany him on the frain from |
Pennington
Tonight the Yale alumni had full swing |
In the bicentennial festivities. and the |
women who are helping to celebrate had |
to take back seat. Not q woman was |
allowed to attend the dramatic perform |
ance on the Yale campus, which began |
at s o'clock There was one notable eX- |
ception in the case of the half dozen |
women delegates, presidents of prominent |
female colleges in this country. They |
sat with the men.
There was some dissatisfaction among |
the women who were shut out. but they |
were allowed the freedom of the campus |
outside the enclosure occupied by the am
phitheatre and thousands of them took |
advantage Of this privilege Those who |
had student friends in the dormitories |
overlooking the amphitheatre viewed the |
from the dormitory windows. |
When the 5000 Yale alumni took their |
seats in the improvised amphitheatre to |!
witness the historical dramatic perform |
lnce commemorative OF the striking |
scenes during the 200 years of Yaies his |
tory they saw on the big temporary |
stage small wooden coffin and a guillo- |
tine, used to represent an initiation into |
an oid-time freshman society. The prep |
arations for this affair began six months |
ago under the guidance of DR.. Edward b.
Reed. Of the Yale faculty, and Frank /
Lea Short. the New York dramatic ex-
pert.
There were special ilIuminations all over
the campus, to add lustre to the theat-
rical event. and the effect was paTticu-
arly brilliant. In the anphitheatre it was !
80 bright that men could distinctly recog- 1
niZe friends across the vast semi-c.rcle I
The college buildings facing the quadran- |
gle were gayly illuminated. and In nearly |
every window were set off from time TO /
time Roman candles or red fire. Inside |
the amphitheatre the Yale men threw
aside all restraint; smoked sang songs |
cheeIed and stamped as the spirit moved
oId- time Yale spirit.
About 200 students took part in the play.
the student life at Yale past |
and present Each dramatic picture was
accurate and the latter-day /
events as represented on the stage were |
true to life, judging by the vigorous ap-
plause that repeatedly came from the |
audience. There were ten scenes.
AS each scene was ready for presenta-
lion two buglers sounded the signal for |
silence, and Erastus Corning 1850, of Al
bany. n. Y, recited the prologue to each |
Of Yale. and was laid In the |
house Of the Rev. Mr.. Russell of Bran |
ford. slr. Russell was selecting the books |
which he had promised to give to Yale |
While thus engaged nine other minis |
ters entered, each carrying a book that |
went to Yale's first library. The scene |
closed with the ten ministers on their
knees praying for the success OF the col
egiate youn.ster
The second scene represented the re-
moval of the library TO New Haven.
There was a fight over the removal, in |
which New Haven was victorious
''Washington at Yale was the title of
the third scene. 1t pictured the head OF |
The Continental forces reviewing the Yale
company OF soldiers and<the boys of those |
days escorting General Washington. The |
OF Nathan Hale was the fourth |
scene. Before the curtain rose taps were |
sounded and the tread of marching men |
was heard by the audience. The curtain |
dropped as Hale was led to the scaffold
In scene five came the initiation into |
the old freshmen societies Rows of |
sOphomores lined the sizes Of the room /
dressed in long. black gowns Six fresh
men were brought In successfully and |
we're made 10 kneel on the floor and were /