Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-23
CLASS DAY AT YALE.
Senator Lodge Delivered the Address of
 ihe Day.

senator Lodge Delivered the Address or
 she Day.
 New Haven June 23.-To-day was class day at Yale the classes in the academical and Sheffield scientific school departments both holding their exercises. The latter were held on the square at the corner of Hillhouse ave- nue and Grove streets in an amphi- theater constructed for the purpose. The scene was a gay one inside the blue enclosure, many ladies coming goWned in summer colors that made the scene picturesque. The class sat on benches in the area gowned in their black academic robes. The Sheffield scientific school class historians were James A. Farra, Pisgah, Ky, Garret s. Cannon, Hoboken, N. J.. Newell H. Hargrave. Cincinnati, O., Samuel Lyon Russell. Seattle, Wash. The reading of the histories was interspersed with college songs by the class, all of whom were smoking the long white clay pipes that are part of the observance of class day. The class marched about the streets contiguous to the univer- sity after the exercises headed by the Second Regiment band President HadIey's and Professor Russell N Chfttenden's homes were visited and cheers given.
 The valedictory, poem and oration of the class of 1902 academic department were held in Battell chapel at Il o'clock this morning. The class poem was read by Floyd Welman Jefferson of Louisville, Ky and the class oration was delivered by Frank N. Sheer beaux of Moravia, N r.
 The class day exercises of the same class were held on the old campus at 2 o'clock this afternoon, similar in all respects to those held in the morning at sSheff." The historians were Bradley A. Welch, Torrington, Conn, Wells s. Hastings, New York. B. Lyttleton Fox. New York, Mason Trowbridge, Chicago, Edward Fitz- gerald, Derby. Conn. The class ivy was planted at the side of the library. It was taken from the side of the Ma than Hale statue.
 The annual netting of the Yale Law school alumni association was held early this afternoon. Reports of the officers were read. and addresses by distinguished alumni were made infor- mally. The anniversary exercises of the department were held at 3 o'clock in the auditorium of Hendrie hall.
 
 dents of the senior class was held, fol lowed by an address to the senior class by Hon Henry Cabot Lodge, LL.D., U. $. Senator from Massachusetts, on ssOliver Ellsworth
 In beginning h<- address Senator Lodge said q shall not speak to you to-day of laws or constitutions, but of a maker of both, of a man who in his time played many parts, who was a state judge and a chief justice of the United States, framer of the con- stitution, a maker of laws when the page, a statesman, a senator, a diplo- mat. Oliver Ellsworth"
 After sketching briefly the early ca reer and training of Ellsworth, and his selection as a delegate from Connecti- cut to the Phi1delphia convention of 17S7, Senator Lodge referred to the problem which faced the convention, and to Ellsworth's work there. He continued: ''Now exactly what was it that Ellsworth did? He won his victory for equality of state represen- ton in one braneh of congress, but he did far more even than this for he saved the con- stitution itself and made it possible. Without that compromise there would either have been no constitution or the made without state repre- would have gone to pieces in the early years at the first moment when the large states asserted their un- trammeled control of the national gov ernment. Just now there is a move ment on foot to bring about the cleo tion of senators by direct popular vote. If successful it will inevitably be fol lowed by proportional representation in the senate and the most radical revo- lution conceivable will take place in our form of government
 We alone among the nations pos sessing representative governments have solved the problem of an upper house resting upon an independent basis and effective in legislation. If the senate is placed upon the same basis as the house and is chosen in the same way by the same constituency it's character and meaning depart, the states will be hopelessly weakened, the balance of the constitution will be de stroyed. standardization will advance with giant strides and we shall enter upon period of constitutional reyo1u- ton of which the end cannot be fore told"
 This evening the social festivities of the graduating classes will be held, first the commencement concert by the Yale Glee and Banjo clubs in the Fly perion theater, followed by the senior in the Yale gymnasium.