The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-24
The PRESIDENT TAKES
HIS DEGREE AT YALE
And Bi-CentenniaI Celebration Which Has
Been in Progress Since Sunday
is Brought TO a Close
HAND SHAKING CEREMONY OMITTED

New Haven, Ct. Oct. 2S-The ma
ton became sponsor for one of its
greatest universities today, when Theo-
dore Roosevelt. President Of the
United States lent his presence to the
ceremonies with which old Yale COM
memorated the founding Of the college
200 years ago and brought to a triumph
al close the great bi-centennial fe ival
which has been in progress since Sun
day.
Nor was the tribute paid to the great
institution of national proportions
alone England, the mother country,
continental Europe and the far East,
contributed their share Of honor when
their representatives, all of surprising
brllliance in the walk Of academic re-
nown, marched behind Yale colors and
as the delegates to the great festival
participated in the closing functions Of
the celebration.
Moreover, the church, Protestant and
Catholic, sanctioned the glad day with
the dignified presence of famous
preachers, priests and prelates. The
greatest scholars of the country also
extended greeting to the proud New
England institution. while Connecticut
sent to its largest city the state execu-
tive with staff, and a quota of her
troops did escort for the distinguished
head of the nation.
AS for New Haven, fairly bristling
with pride in it's possession of Yale, the
city was literally Yale mad. Schools,
factories and stores were closed, while
the townspeople great and small,
thronged the streets to do honor to
their presence.
A finer day could not well be mag
ined, and all remarked the fact that
scarcely cloud had hidden the sun
by day and the moon by night during
the four days which have been given
over to the stupendous celebration.
The closing exercises of the bt-cen-
. NAL were officially commemorative
:. ley were held in the Hyperion Thea
tire. Profound music, commemorative
poem. q Greek festival both composed
for the occasion, commemorative ad-
dress by a justice of the highest trlDu-
nal in the land, and finally the closing
with the hoods Of the honorary de-
grees of great men, a list OF whom
affords a roster of monumental fame.
These impressive events constituted the
commemorative exercises. With the
dedication of another new hall and a
farewell reception by the president OF
the university, the bi-centennial of
Yale closed.
President Roosevelt and party arriv-
ed on time at $50 after an hours run
from Pennington. The President rose
early in excellent spirits and there was
a cordial leave taking at the Farming
ton station where a considerable com
pany of his newly acquired acquain-
tances had gathered.
Many people were at the station of
towns along the way to New Haven
and a good deal Of cheering was heard
as the Presidents section of two cars
rushed through ahead of the regular
train.
In addition to the regular party the
President was accompanied on the trip
by Governor Mclean Commander and
Mrs. Cowles, Miss Alice Roosevelt, his
daughter, Miss Helen Roosevelt, his
niece, and Mrs. w. Bayard Cutting Of
New York.
Though the crowd at the station here
was a big one and demonstrative in its
welcome to the chief executive there
was ample police protection and the
party was enabled to leave the train
and mass to the carriages in waiting
without difficulty.
President Hadley of Yale and Mayor
John P. Studley were on hand to re-
ceive the distinguished guests and, af-
fer an exchange of greetings briefly
the progress toward the university
campus was begun, by way of State
and Chapel Streets. The escort includ-
ed a representative of the naval and
military forces of the state. The men
of the Second Regiment, und com
rnand of Colonel T. H. Sucher, marched
first in line, and Immediately following
was the carriage containing President
roosevelt, President Hadley of Yale,
governor Mclean and Mayor Studley.
A battalion of the Connecticut militia
under command of Frederick L. Aver
i'll came next, then the carriage con-
tanning Colonel Theodore A. Bingham.
u. S. A., Secretary Cortelyou; next the
Second Company, Governors Foot
Guards. resplendent in brilliant uni
forms of red; after that carriage
containing Commander Cowles and
marty, and as the rear guard, Troop A,
of the Connecticut Cavalry, Captain
Iuzerne Luddington commanding.
The Presidents progress was
through streets lined completely with
blue bunting and under arches of the
same color, relieved by festoons of ev-
ergreen. Along Chapel Street, past the
historic green, the procession moved
ouickly. and turning into College