The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-24
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF LAWS is
CONFERRED ON PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT
YALE CELEBRATION IS ENDED
Arch bishop John Ireland Among
Those HonOred by the Univer-
sity ON It's Bicentenary
Anniversary.
HANDsHAK1NG IS CUT OUT

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 23.-Repre-
sentativeS of many peoples and creeds,
learned professions, industries and litera-
ture, were honored by Yale university
today, and in turn paid homage to the
great institution of learning. which is cell
ebrating the completion of the second
century of its existence, as they marched
behind Yale's colors and participated in
the closing functions of the celebration.
New Haven was fairly Eristling with
pride in its possession of Yale. Schools,
factories and stores were closed, while
the townspeople thronged the streets to
do honor to the president of the United
States, the guest of the university.
A finer October day could not well be
imagined, and all remarked the fact that
scarcely a cloud had crossed the sky
during the stupendous celebration.
The closing exercises of the bi-certen-
nial were officially commemorative. They
were held in the Hyperion theater. Class
1cal music, a commemorative poem and
a Greek festival hymn, both composed for
the occasion, a commemorative address
by David ]. Brewer, associate justice
of the United States supreme court, and
finally clothing the great men with the
hoods of the honorary degrees-this con-
stituted the days exercises.
With the dedication of another hall and
the university, the bi-centennial of Yale
closed
Cheers for Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt and party arrived
at $3.50 after an hours run from Farming
ton, where a considerable company of
people had gathered to bid him goodbye
. Many people were at the stations along
the way to New Haven, and a good deal
of cheering was heard as the presidents
train rushed through. In addition to the
regular party the president was accom-
panied on the trip by Gov. 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 large and demonstrative in its well
come to the president, the police arrange
ments enabled the party to leave the
train and reach the carriages in wait
ing without difficulty. President Hadley,
of Yale, and Mayor John P Studley were
on hand to greet the distinguished guest
and after an exchange of greetings the
ride toward the university campus was
begun by way of State and Chapel streets
Inc reception committee included rep
resentat1ve of the naval and military
branches of the state. In the carriage
with President Roosevelt were the pfesf-
dent of Yale, the governor of Connecti-
cut and the mayor of New Haven The
next carriage contained Col. Theodore A
Bingham, U. S. A., and Secretary Cor
teiyou. and in the third carriage rode
Commander Cowles and party
Upon arrival at the campus the presi-
dent was conducted to Battell chapel and
later to his place in the academic process
sion OF learned rectors. masters of arts,
distinguished guests of the university and
graduates. There were thousands in the
line all dressed in academic gowns, many
of which were faced with colors indica-
tive of their wearers' degrees. Way for
the procession through the crowds which
filled the. campus was made by the mill
tary escort. AT 1890 the parade moved
slowly toward the Hyperion theater,
where the commemoration exercises were
to be held. =