The Washington times., 1901-10-13

How II Was FOundcd-Passinr of
Buildings Erected u Century Ago
-EIaborate Programme prepnred.
In 1900 ten Of the principal ministers
of Connecticut, representing as many
different towns, first met and formed a
society for the founding of a college at
New Haven sometime in the year 1850.
At subsequent meeting the same year.
at Branford, each of the trustees
brought a number of books and pre-
sented them 10 the association, using
words to this effect as he laid them
on the table: Il give these books for
the founding of a college in this col
ouy." This act of depositing the books
has ever since been considered the be-
ginning of the college. This entire do
nation consisted of forty folio volumes,
valued at $50.
From October 20 to %, Yale viii cele-
brate the two hundredth anniversary
of her founding Generally speaking,
the celebration will aim to emphasize
those high ideals of scholarship and
manhood for which Yale has always
stood. The publication OF a series of
books by officers of the university, ex-
hibitions of historical and educational
material, addresses upon the past his
tory of Yale, the welcome of delegates
from other institutions and deputations
from the Federal, State, and city gov
ernments, the gathering of multitudes
of graduates, the dedication of the new
oil IL Ia a % .la
second and beginning of the third CEN
turies of Yale's life, the great variety
of spectacular and artistic features;
all these will contribute to the dignity
and brilliancy of the occasion, and
leave an indelible mark in the memory
of all who attend the celebration. The
historical meaning of the year and
month will be appropriately emphasized
by a commemorative medal. The BIZ
centennial celebration is planned to en-
phasize more particularly the relation
of Yale and the history OF her activity
to the growth of the intellectual and
political life of the country. AS. for ex-
ample, the celebration viii portray the
part played by the college in the Revo-
| lutionary War and the War of 1872, and
will commemorate the visit of General
Washington to the town of New Haven
while on his way to assume the chief
command of the Continental troops en-
camped at Cambridge. The relation of
the institution to the development of
the Federal Government viii be recog-
nized by the presence of authorities
from Washington.
The new university dining hall, the
first of the magnificent bicentennial
buildings to be completed, has been put
into commission With the opening Of
college and with its seating capacity
of over a thousand, Will supply meals
to a large portion of the visiting
alumni.
The celebration will divide itself into
three phases: First, the literary fea-
| lures; second, the spectacular and ar
tistie features, and third, the social fea-
lures.
on Sunday, October 20, special ser
vices will be held in the college chapel.
The following two days addresses will
| be made by leading alumni on Yale's
relation to the different professions and
sciences. On the % Mr.. Edmund Clar
| ence Stedman, of New York, the author
of American Anthology, and graduate
of the class of 1853, will deliver d com
memorative poem. This will be fol-
lowed by the central commemorative
address by the Hon. David J. Brewer,
Associate Justice of the United States
Supreme Court, a graduate Of the class
of 1856. A feature of the celebration on
this day will be the singing of Greek
festival hymn, written for the occasion
by one of the professors of ancient lam
guages. The rendering Of this unique
hymn will add TO the academic dignity
of the occasion and emphasize very for
chilly the place that Greek culture and
literature has SO long played in the
Yale curriculum.
During the celebration an historical
exhibition likely to provoke much in
terest and favorable comment will be
held in the Library. This will show the
text books in use at Yale since 1I0l-
the famous text book of the eighteenth
century on theology. "Ame's Medulla
Theologiae." will be exhibited, as also
the various Latin text books in meta
physics, mathematics, and the natural
sciences imported from Holland and
England for the use of students in that
age; also the leading text books Of the
past century will be shown. This will
be of peculiar interest and value, as
few of our institutions are in a position
to present the continuous history of
American education during two hun
dred years.
The more distinctly picturesque fea-
lures of Yale's history will play part
in the costumes and decorations of the
evening function. The leading spectac-
ular function will be the torchlight pro-
cession of students and alumni on Mon
day night, October q, which will en-
body the great body of the Yale broth
erhood from the youngest freshmen to
the Oldest graduate able to participate.
The costumes to be worn by the grad
yates will represent the leading epochs
of the history Of Yale: the costumes
have been planned with care that they
may be historically correct no less than
artistically effective.
The bicentennial will particularly en-
phasize the part Yale graduates have
had in the Revolutionary and other
wars OF the country, and 1t is quite
probable that during the celebration
some move win be made to raise gen
eraI memorial to Yale men who gave
their lives and their service for their
country. The roll Of Yale graduates