The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-23
YALE STUDENTS
MAKE MERRY
Entertain Guests at University
Bicentennial.
ADDRESSES ARE DELIVERED
ALLEGoRICAL PERFORMANCE
BY DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION.

New Haven. Conn. Oct. 22.-Scholarly
presentations Of Yale university's rela-
tons to affairs, university football. the
performance of an oratory, student
dramatic performance and a Jollifica-
ton in song by graduates, young and
old, constituted the features Of this
days programme of Yale's bicentennial.
The exuberant and spectacular demon
stration Of last night with all Us
fatigue seemed not TO dampen the en-
thusiasm of today.
The first exercise was in Battel chap
ell The first address was delivered
by Cyrus NOrthrop, LII. D., Yale 81,
president of the University of Mime
sofa, who spoke on the text, Yale in
its Relation to Development of Coun-
try" He enumerated the political and
educational leaders graduated from the
university and briefly sketched their
careers.
The second and last address OF the
day was delivered by Daniel Colt Gill
Johns Hopkins university. He treated
of the relation of Yale university to
letters and science.
In a great amphitheatre, bedecked
with blue. and illumined with long
strings of orange hued lanterns and
Greek fire flaming and smoking sky
ward from poles erected about the cam
pus, the sons q! Yale witnessed %
night an allegoricai performance by the
dramatic association of the univcrsity
and listened to the songs of the stu
dent chorus drilled especially for this
feature Of the ibicentennial celebra-
ton.
Were 5000 Strong.
The students and graduates ranged
themselves by classes within the am
phitheatre, nearly 5000 strong, every
class having distinctive transparency
to mark its position and Joined with
vigor in the bicentennial songs. The
space within the great oval of seats
occupied by the Yale men was filled
with a throng Of which ladies formed
the chief part. The amphitheatre was
erected in the center of the old camp.
The founding of the collegiate school
1701," was the first scene, picturing the
house of the Rev. Mr.. Russell of Bran
ford, where ten clergymen were gath
cred, each bringing the treIsurNd VOL
umes which he had promised for the
establishment of the new college.
Following this was a scene represent
ing the removal of the school library
from SaybrOok to New Haven after the
struggle in which Governor SaltonstaIl,
a sheriff and citizens of New Haven
played prominent parts; then an in
spection by General Washington of the
Yale company of volunteers. and next
an effective tableaux of the execution
OF Nathan Hale. The martyr spy.
Other scenes depicted the quaint cere-
monies of initiation into the old fresh
man societies: the rites incidental to
the burial of Euclid gIimpses of
life about the historic Yale fence by
day and night; the interior of a stu
dents room; scenes typical of things
familiar to every graduate, and the
finale, showing the students in chapel.
Between each of the scenes there
were familiar college songs by tin
CHI in, rsrlf -I all
sands OF graduates ranged about the
amphitheatre heartily participated.
Several bands were stationed at the
campus, and at intervals added to the
musical demonstration of the evening.
The "Boola" Song.
The "Boola" song was given with an
JUNCTION never known before when A.
NJ. Hirsch, its composer, of the class of
81. known Familiarity as Pop" the
catcher of the baseball team for two
years. rose from his seat in response
to calls from the amphitheatre and per-
sonally led the great chorus.
An even more impressive feature of
an imprOmptu nature was the reception
accorded the rendition of the doxology
in the closing chapel scene. Thousands
of voices Joined in the music, and when
the likeness of Elihu Yale was pre-
sented on the stage there was an out
burst of applause.
some one immediately started the re-
frain Bright College Years" All the
immense assembly caught up the ia
miliar words, and when the line for
God. for country, and for Yale" was
reached. by common impulse the wear
ers of the blue arose from their seats
in a body and rendered the sentiment
with barred heads. At that moment
hundreds of bombs We're exploded in
the rear of Lne amphitheatre seats. and
amid cheers and class yells the assem-
blage dissolved.
The New Haven green was again
brilliant tonight with ropes and stars
of many-hued electric lights, and as
an addition to the illumination, the
whole green was encircIed with colored
lanterns. A band concert was given
here In the early part of the evening
one of the most notable exercises of
the day was the choral performance by
the Gounod society of New Haven of
the oratOrio "Hora Novissima"
Samuel l.. Clemens, who is one of
the bicentennial guests, was the recip-
lent of popular honors. both at the per-
formanee Of the oratorio and at the
campus celebration.