The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-10-21
YALE DICENTENNIAL,
Notable Celebration Begun at
New Haven.
EXERCISES IN BATTLE CHAPEL.
Graduates In Large Numbers Return
to Their Alma Mater to share
In the Felicitles of the
Occasion,

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, Oct 21.-Iale
university began yesterday the cele-
bratlon Of the two hundVdtll annver-
sary of the founding Of Yale college.
The exercises were simple and yet inl-
posing. Mt was fitting that the bicen-
tennial of the great institution of
learning should be ushered in with
ceremonies essentially religious, and
this was done with programme strik-
.ngly simple. typical Of the sturdy
Puritan days of the old collegiate
school from whence sprung the Yale
oil today. The services were performed
In accord with the devout and reverent
traditions of the good old New Eng
land days when the little handful of
clergymen gathered together and with
prayerful supplications asked divine
blessing upon the institution which
they had conceived and brought forth.
And 50 yesterday We're gathered III
the city's churches unwonted congre-
cations, while thanksgivings and
prayers were lifted for Yale, its past
and It's future. The grand old hymns
we're sung. and all united in them.
I Powerful sermons were uttered. In
formal address the univerSity's rcla-
tiolls to Christian theology and mis-
sioDs were presented. and with great
organ the charm of music afforded the
DAYS climax
( The principal streets had become
archways of blue, adorned at intervals
with pictures Of President Roosevelt,
who on Wednesday is to he lale's
guest and who Oh that dny will become
Il son of Yale when the univrrSitys
honorary degree is conferred upon him.
Each of the Yale buildings bore the
university seal of great proportions,
done in blue and gold.
All were fcstooncd with blue and ev-
nrgreen, while colored lanterns Of va
ritd hues added to a real enclantment.
From the simple school of iIo1 Yale
finds herself Il tremendous plant. devel-
opcd through the years from one
building institution down through her
"hri"k row" to a campus, thence to II
serGnd campus and now to a third ana
even stretching out in her departmental
buildings to territory rs great again.
Returning graduates of the Older class"
rs were amazed at the transformation.
All was new ana impressively great
I Within Battle chapel, where the b-
centennial was illAugulhtpd, the sefV-
Ices were participated in by an asSom-
blase as imposing as the exercises were
simple.
On the rostrum sat President Arthur
Twining Iindley At his right was Roy.
Joseph Twichell, ID. d.. Of Hartford,
the preacher of the hicentepnial SER
lnnl. TO his left was Thomas &. Ben
hest of the Yale corporation. Next to
iir. Twiuhcl sat former President Tim
pthy Dwight. On one end was Hon.
ucnry Rowland of New York, on the
pthsr Rev. Charles Ray Palmer, both
fellows of the university corporation.
All wore the gowns Of their offices. Be
kcy- in the choir stalls sat Il picked
choir of students. Tie body of the
rnaprl was occupied in the center aisle
BY distinguished delegates and guests,
an assemblage the like of which has
probably never before gathered in the
country. These men Of letters and sci
rnce wore academic gowns with hoods
OF many colors.
The seats Of the side aislcs were fill
ell with Yale graduates, while the three
galleries were reserved for ladies. The
service began at 1890 a. III.
Rev. Joseph Hopkins Twichell of
poration, preached the sermon.