The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-24
SOUTH'S SONS ARE
HONORED BY YALE Al.
Degrees Conferred on Thomas Nelson
Page and Charles W. Dabney.
PRESIDENT ALSO IN The LIST
Justice Brewer. Ia His Commemorative Adj
dress, Said Yale Recognized Washing
Ton. Whether His Name Vas
George or Booker.
PRESIDENT ALSO IN The LIST
lRr Associated press.l

(By Associated Press.)
NEW HAVEN. CONN, oct. 25.-kep-
rosentatives of many peoples and creeos
OF the learned professions of the nous
tries and literature were aionored by 1ale
University to-day, and in turn paio nom
age to the great institution oil learning,
which is celebrating the ccompietioh
OF the second century OF ITS eAisteHee'
as they marched penind Yale coiofs, oei-
egates to the great festival, ana Iarl!ci-
pated in the closing functions OIL the Gel
ebration. AS for New Haven. 1alrly
bristIfng with pride in its possession OF
Yale the city was literally Yale mad.
Schools factories and stores were cios-
ed, while the townspeople thronged the
streets TO 60 honor TO the President of
the United States-the guest OF the Uni
versity.
CLOSING EXERCISES.
The closing exercises of the bicenten-
NAL were officially commemorative. They
were held in the Hyperion Theatre. Clas-
steal music, q commemora poem and
a Greek festival hymn, both composed
for the occasion, a commemorative a6
dress by David J. Brewer, associate Judge
of the United States Supreme Court, and
finally the clothing with the hoods of
honorary degrees OF great men, a list of
whom affords a roster of monumental
fame these constitute the Gays exer-
cises.
and a farewell reception by the President
of the University. the bicentennial of
Yale closed.
President Rocsevelts party arrived on
time at $3.50, after an hours run from
Pennington.
In addition to the regular party, the
President was accompanied on the trip
by Gov. Mclean, Commander and Mrs.
cowles, Miss Alice Roosevelt, his dangh-
Ter, Miss Helen Roosevelt, his niece, and
Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting, of New York.
President Roosevelt and President Had
ley entered the theatre at 1880. The
President of the United States was led
by the unirersity's president to the seat
OF honor directly behind the orators desk:
President Hadley took his seat beside him.
On this platform We're Joseph ii. Choate,
John Hay, Chief Justice Fuller, and Jus
tice Brewer. of the Supreme Court; Pres:-
dents Eliot, of Harvard: Patton, Of
Princeton; Faunce. of Brown; Harper. Of
Chicago; Provost Harrison, Of Peunsyl-
vania. and other college presidents, be-
sides literary men and churchmen of dis
tinction. Admiral Sampson, apparently in
i'll health, did not enter with the process
sion. He made his way to his place
through a side door. and leaning on the
arm of Professor Farnham, was shown
10 his seat
WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
The set programme was carried out
with precision. David Joshua Brewer,
Ii. D.. Justice of the United States SUI
preme Court, delivered the colnmemora-
tive address. Early in his address Justice
Brewer elected hearty applause from
the audience when he referred TO Yale
as a place where men are taught to
recognize a Washington, whether his
name is George or Booker -
The presentation of candidates for hon
degrees Ia ms yr1O
rative address, and consumed about one
hour. President 1Iadley- was felicitous
in the delicate compliments he conveyed
10 the distinguished candidates. Secre-
tary John Hay, Joseph ii. Clloate, Chief
Justice Fuller, Archbishop Ireland Mark
Twain, Seth Low, and Rear-Admiral
Sampson received tremendous ovations
The foreigners who Were honored with
degrees were received with great en-
thusiasm.
When the long list had been finished
President Hadley advanced a step or two
and with great impressyeness, sad:
There yet remains one name In an
instant the great audience was standing.
The President Of the United States also
arose and the theatre rang with cheers
The air was filled With waving handker-
chiefs and programmes.
DOUBLY HONORED.
Remaining that Yale had chosen for
The degree this candidate before he be-
came President President Hadley an
nounced that Yale men were now doubly
honored by greeting the man and the
President as a son OF Yale. Specially
addressing President Roosevelt Presi-
dent Hadley spoke as follows:
Theodore Roosevelt, while you were yet
a private citizen, we offered you niast
worth!y the degree LII. d., Since,
in His Providence, it has pleased God to
u
give him one that we account a double
portion Of welcome. lie is Harvard man
by nurture, nut We are proud to think
that in his democratic spirit, his broad
national sympathies. and above all, his
cleanness and purity and truth, he will
be glad to be an adopted son Of YALE
President Roosevelt advanced, boweG
rrofusely, and tried to speak. The audi
ence cheered, and it was fully a minute
before he was allowed to proceed He
said:
President Hadley, ] have never yet
worked at a task worth doing that did
not find myself working shoulder to
shoulder with some son Of Yale. / have
never yet been in struggle for righteous
ness and Gecescy that there were not
MIN OF Yale to aid ne and give me
serength and courage.
''lAs we walked hither this morning, we
raised by gateway that was raised to
the memory of a young Yale lad who
WAS hurt to death beside me, as we and
q great many others marched together
under the gun fire from the heights, and
with those memories quick in my mind,
thank you from my heart for the honor
you have done me, and thank you doub-
ly- for you had planned TO do me that hon
or while ] was private citizen
America was then sung, and the audi
ence dispersed.
Among those who received degrees IN
addition to the names given above mtse:
Charles w. Dabney, University of Ten
nessee; II. 8. Frisseli. Hampton Insti- |
tute. Ira Remsen. Johns Hopkins; Dish |
OPP n C. Potter: James Ford Rhodes and |
Bishop Won Scheelen. Swccen The de- |
gree of LII. d. was conferred on oieo~se
W. Cable, Thomas Nelson Page, Sa II lei /