New-York tribune., 1901-10-22
YALE'S GREAT FESTIVAL
THE BICENTEN-NIAL CELE-
BRAITON OPENED.
MEMORIAL TO HONORED SONS DEDI-
GATED AND GREETING EXTENDED
TO GUESTS-THE NIGHTS
FESTIVITIES
FESTIVITIES.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


New-Haven, Conn, Oct. 21.-Ushered in with
G solemn service memorial of two sons Of Yale
who gave up their ives in the service of their
country carried forward with greeting of a
dignihed ana scholarly character from the presi-
dent Of the university to her distinguished
guests. and replies OF a like nature from the
delegates from institutions OF learning from all
the world the second day of Yales bicentennial
celebration came TO a wild and tumultuous close
tonight, lii by a sea of color and borne into
history on the voices OF seven thousand Yale
men, who marched with torch and banner
through the old streets that every son of Yale
remembers and loves well
New-Hayen has seen many an outburst of
Yale enthusiasm in celebration OF many
scholastic athletic victory but to-day's out
does them al New-Hayen belonged TO Yale
and her guests. Fresh detachments Of the lat
ter poured into town by every train from the
earliest hours Of the morning. Every hotel and
business building overfiowed with them. The
sidewalks blocked and the campus was
overrun with them. Everywhere were Yale
men. Yale reunions and talk OF Yale's honored
past, Yales splendid present and her future.
Old friends met who had not met in many
years, questioned each other with look,
grasped hands. and loi in a trice the days Of
old were charmed back into being. Groups of
gray haired men, many OF them feeble of step
and bowed Of frame, and others with eyes still
aight with all the fire Of youth roamed the
streets and byways, rambled about the beauti-
ful buildings. pointing out old landmarks and
lamenling the absence OF others Batteu Chapel
would not accommodate half OF them, but they
were well content TO be within sight Of so many
familiar scenes and within earshot OF so well
remembered voices
THE DAYS CEREMONIES OPEN.
The days ceremonies opened quietly at $50
O'clock with the dedication of the Ives-Cheney
gates that have been erected by the class OF
10 between Osborn Hall and Welch Hall in
memory OF their classmates Gerard Ives who
died from typhoid fever contracted while with
the Rough Riders in Cuba and Ward Cheney
who was killed while serving in the Philip
pines. A brief address was made by Harry ].
Fisher, OF New-York, who presented the gates
10 the university behalf of the class of go.
and President Hadley. in accepting the gift
Tor the corporation dwelt on the lessons Of
patriotism and fidelity to duty taught by the
examples Of these two Yale men. who had laid
down their lives for their country like that
other son OF Yale. Nathan Hale. On either pill
lar Of the gateway is bronze tablet reading
respectively:
TO Ward Cheney. first lieutenant 4th In
iantry, L. S. A. died from wounds received in
action in Luzon, Philippine Islands. January 4.
lsOO; erected by the class Of go" And ITO
Serard Ives private. K Troop. LIST United States
Volunteer Cavalry; died in the service. New
York, August g. 1898: erected by the class of
90"
The brief gate exercises closed with the sing
ing by the bareheaded audience of President
aehinley's favorite hymn, Nearer, My God. TO
Thee"
YALE IN ITS RELATION TO LAW.
Soon after these ceremonies the officers Of the
university and their guests formed in coiumn of
t~os at Dwight Hall, and, headed by President
hadiey and the venerable ex-president, DR..
dwight marched TO the Batten Chapel. where
me morning exercises opened with the singing
ot The hymn. "Oh, God. Beneath Thy Guiding
I'aho, which was composed by the Rev. DR..
leonard Bacon. fellow of Yale College from
iaSS to 1876 and from 1864 to 1881. A scholarly
address on Yale in Its Relation TO Law vas
men delivered by Thomas Thacher. of the New
-"k bar, who introduced by Professor
N'iieon Eben Baldwin. Mr.. Thacher traced the
eOurse OF legal thought at Yale largely by the
-eHuon Of names familiar 10 Yale men and 10
e country at large as having left their in
=, 'iDle Impress on the bar of the United States.
fhacher. in closing his address. said:
tbi seems 10 be the rule. as 10 such occasions as
As 70 those whose work here IS ended FMS cannot
men are Us however. from noting that many Yale
t-slse and CRITICISM - -
Jpsts. hrst. how many Of them judges. Chief
bencb nftS Sters. or Maine. has Withdrawn from the
his ssich ne has hOnOred for many years. but
Dre,s easelal Influence st!l continues. In the Su
and dI SSouft Of Massachusetts, Is Judge Knowlton
tbs fsn-ose Colt Is United States Circuit judge for
' flfst Circuit covering Maine. Hampshire.
Continued on Third Pnse)
Enloy Fan Foliage ana the Elixir of the Autumn