The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-10-26
YALE'S GREAT FESTIVAL
The Closing Day of Yale's Bi-Cen-
tennial Found New Haven
Literally Yale-Mad.
ALL BUSINESS AND SCHOOLS CLOSED.
President Theodor Roosevelt the
Guest of Honor, Given "A Cordial
WeIcOme- Great Scholastic rro-
cession to the Hyperion Theater,
Where Degrees Were Conferred.

where Degrees were CohIerreo'
New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. 23.-Repre-
sentatives of many peoples and
creeds, of the learned professions
and of the industries and literature
were honored by Yale university, and
in turn paid homage to the great in
| stitution of learning, which is cele-
brating the completion of the second
century of it's existence, as they
marched behind Yale's c~olors, dele
gates to the great festival, and par
ticipated in the closing functions OF
the celebration. AS for New Haven
fairly bristling with pride in its pos
session of Yale, the city was literally
Yale-mad. Schools, factories and
stories were closed, while the towns
people ~thronged the streets to dc
honor to the president of the Unit
ed States, the guest of the %univer-
sity.
A Grand october Day.
A finer October day could not well
be imagined and all remarked the
fact that scarcely a cloud had hidden
the sun by day and the moo by
night during the four days which
have been given over to the stupen-
dous celebration.
The closing exercises of the BIZ
centennial were officially commend
rative. They were held in the Hy-
perion theater. Classical music, a
commemorative poem and a Greek
festival hymn, both composed for the
occasion. a commemorative address
by David j. Brewer, associate justice
, of the United States supreme court
and, finally, the clothing with the
hoods of the honorary degrees OF
great men, a list of whom affords q
roster of monumental fame, these
constituted the days exercises.
The Closing Exersices.
With the dedication of another
hall and a farewell reception by the
: president of the university, the bi
centennial of Yale closed.
a President Roosevelt and party ar
2 rived at $50, after an hours run
from Pennington, where a consider
, able company of people had gathere'
q to bid him good-by.
Many people were at the station
- along the way to New Haven, and
y good deal of cheering was heard a
. the presidents train rushed through
l. In addition to the regular part,
u the president was accompanied o
8 the trip by Gov. Mclean, Commando
and Mrs. Cowles, Miss Alice Roos
n welt. his daughter; Miss Helen Roos'
Welt, his niece, and Mrs. W. Bayar
Cutting, of New York.
10 4 Demonstrative Welcome.
e though the crowd at the static
IL here was q big one, and demonstratiy
y in its welcome to the president, tn
g police arrangements enabled the pa
Il tv to leave the train and pass to tn
Of carriages in waiting without dlfi
ID Guilty.
10 President Hadley of Yale, and Ma,
,s or John p. Studley were on hand I
&C. receive the distinguished guest, an
after an exchange of greetings, brief,
the ride towards the university car
pus was begun, by way of State ar
Chapel streets. The escort included
n representation of the naval and m
re- itary forces of the state. In the ca
to riage with Mr.. Roosevelt were II
president of Yale, the governor
ty Connecticut, and the mayor of Ne
Haven. The next carriage contain'
Col. Theodore A. Bingham, U. S.
and Secretary Cortelyou; and in
&c, third carriage rode Command
IS, Cowles and party.
or Through New Haven's streets.
gs The cortege passed through stree
ed decorated with blue bunting, and Il
M der arches of the same color, reliev'
al by festoons of evergreen. Alol
I Chapel street, and past the histor
green, the procession moved quick
and turning into College stree
a passed the front of the rectangle
tut buildings which inclose the universe
in campus. The entrance to the camp
was through Phelps gateway, with
alf orange-hued decorations, and spec
,v inscriptions of welcome to the pre-
dent.
-" The Academic Procession.
Upon arrival at the campus, t
president was conducted to Bait
III chapel, and after a brief rest the
was escorted to his place in the az
IN. demic procession of learned docto
nd. masters of arts, distinguished que
In of the university and graduates. The
were thousands in the line, all dress
~. in academic gowns, many of viii
=. were faced with colors indicative
their wearers' degrees. The way
the procession through the crow
'ou which filled the streets near the ca
VI pus was made by the military esco
At 1880 the parade moved SLOW
lit. toward the Hyperion theater, wit
b., the commemoration exercises were
be held.