The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-26
THE YALE BICENTENNlAL
FURTHER 4RR AAG EMENTS FOR
 THE BIC GENERATION.
Badges VIII be Distributed to Mem- bers of the Different Untversities Approximately Officials Will Also Receive Them-Features of thc Great TorchIIght Procession

Arrangements are rapidly being com
 pleted for the handling of the large
 numbers who will seek admission at the various exercises of the Bi-centennial
 celebration. Every graduate of the un- | iversity will receive a badge on regis tering at the university library, and this badge will admit him to any of the exercises wit bout the use of any other
 ticket whatsoever. Similar badges will
 be given Con registration at the llbrary) to all those who have received official invitations. Among these are the city officials who will represent the city or New Haven at the various exercises, and who will have the same privileges as graduates throughout the celebra- ton. Registration will begin October
 19, and badges should be secured
 promptly.
 An effort is also being made to make the reunion and organization of the dit-
 ferent classes as easy as possible, ana for this purpose rooms will be set apart in Osborn Hall for class headquarters. Such headquarters may be secured py any class on application to the eXecu-
 tive committed
 One of the interesting features Of the celebration, especially of the torchllght procession. will he the delegations of students from four colleges and uniVer- stiles with which Yale has had close relations. Harvard, Princeton, Wes- leyan and Trinity will send each dele gation of twenty-five undergraduates. Those will march in the great parade with sashes and Oxford caps of thelf respective colors, the men from liar yard wearing crimson, the Prlncetonl- ans orange and black, those from Trlnl- ty blue and gold, and those from Wes- leyan cardinal and black.
 Plans are progressing for the decora- tion of private houses according to some scheme that will secure harmony among the houses themselves and of private residences with the public dec orations. As one suggestion in this direction it is uged by the committee that the Ameican flag, which of course figure prominently, shall be used to the best advantage. Obviously the best ef- feet can be secured by flying the flag against the sky from perpendicular staffs, not draping in festoons or TO- setts or from the use of horizontal staffs, and it is hoped that all flags will be flung to the sky and the breeze
 The committee on accommodations is pleased with the way in whlch rooms are being offered and if the same rate is maintained the committee expects to be able to accommodate all corners. Many more rooms are needed, but they will be secured in the next few weeks and no graduate need re- frain from coming for fear of finding no quarters when he arrives Arrange ments for special rates on the raliroads have been made with the chief Eastern Passenger association. the New Eng land. the Trunk Line and the Central. These associations, which cover the ter ritory as far west as Chicago and St. Louis and as far south as Washington have granted two-thirds rates under the certificate plan. That is, full rare will be paid for the trip to New Haven, and a certificate given with each ticket which will entitle the holder to pur- chase the return ticket at one-third the regular rate. It is expected that similar arrangements will be made at once with all the other passenger asso- citations.