New-York tribune., 1903-06-23
CLASS DAY AT YALE.
PRIZES AND HONORS WON.
.4ndresc ID. White Suggests a Neac
Educational Feature.

New-Haven Conn, June % fSpecial)-Cloudy
skies now and then lightened by few struggling
rsvs Of sunshine was the weather condition under
which the week of Yale's 1o2d annual COM
r7encement opened this morning. In spite Of this
the college campus was crowded with alumni
and members Of the graduating classes early
This morning. groups Of old graduates prom
enaEins the elm lined walks and mingling with
tpe seniors in their caps and gowns. The
ms itself was free from the alumni banquet
tents in front Of the senior fence, the only tenn
rorarv structure on the quadrangle being the
usual annphitheatre erected in front of the old
ifhrarv for the senior class day exercises this
afternoon
At 1890 a. m. the Sheffield Scientific School
,s7ior assembled on the Sheffield campus and
marched to the ar1phitheatre in Hihouse-ave.
for their class DAY histories and singing. The
threatened showers did not keep the friends of
the class away. and the inclosure OF seats was
filed James Hooker Woodward. Of Hartford.
Conn was master of ceremonies this morning,
and the humorous 'grinds'' and ''take-offs" on
the members of the class were read by David
Pearson Thompson. Of Chicago; Vas Kirby
Rraoher. Of New-York City; James Hooker
Woodward. of Hartford, Conn, and George
Baker Morris Of Pittsburg.
Al II o'clock the senior class Of the academic
department. formed in caps and gowns on the
campus walk in front Of Old South Middle, and
marched TO Batten Chapel. where the class
poem and class Grafton were read Howard
Albert Plumrer. Of New-York City, read q
digrified poem. and Robert Hall Ewan, of
washington, the well known Yale debater. was
the orator. President Hadley presided at the
presentation exercises, and Professor Harry B.
Jepson led the music on the BattelI organ.
AT o'clock this afternoon the seniors of the
sns sdenaic department again assembled on the
campus at the senior fence in caps and gowns,
and headed by the I'd Regiment band.
marched the usual round of the field, cheering
the college buildings and then entered the
anphitheatre in front OF the old library, which
had already been lined with friends Of the class
Albert Richard Lamb, of Waterbury. Conn.
chairman OF The Yale News was master Of
ceremonies for the class day exercises. and the
histories were read by Erastus Corning, OF
Albany; George Stanleigh Arnold, of New
Haven: Carroll johnson Waddell, of Ottawa,
kan: Harold Terry Clark of New-Haven, and
Augustus Kountz Oliver. OF Pittsburg. Penn
Later on, the seniors planted their class
ivy the campus. and then, headed by their
band, marched through the streets of the college
section Of the town, cheering their favorite pro-
fessors.
BYERS HALL OPENED
At ; O'Clock this afternoon Byers Hall, the
new Sheffield Scientific School Young Mems
Christian Association building and the first of
the new Sheffield dormitories TO be completed,
VAS formally opened TO the Yale public by a re-
ception given by the governing board Of the
school and the senior class Byers Han is re-
Esrded as the most beautiful building possessed
by the university. 1t is three stories high OF
severe classic architecture, and is built OF In
diana limestone with immense pillars in front.
through which q winding double granite stair
vaz leads TO the entrance. II will be used partly
asa dorrnitory and partly for the religious and
social meetings of the students Of the school
This evening at S:15 the glee and banjo club
commencement concert was given in Woolsey
Hail. and afterward the senior class OF lhe
academic department gave their final ball In
the Yale gymnasium The chairman OF the pan
Was Stuart Bruen Sutphen, of Cincinnati anothe
@oo- committee consisted Of Brewer Hewitt ana
r-sorze brewster Chadwick. of Brooklyn; DAVID
pi+ohie Mckee. Of Washington. D. c; WiiiiaTn
povnhell Johnston, of Wilmington, Del' Henry
r-bsn5,er Holt. of Brooklyn; William freW' OF
-,+++sb,,re. Arthur Morris Collins, Of Niagara
Fars and Paul Ford Mann. of Buffalo
LAW SCHOOL EXERCISES
The anniversary exercises OF the 1ale Law
sobo,1 hegan at ] o'clock this afternoon WIN
The annual alumni dinner at Henorle Han al
--rich several hundred graduates OF the scho0i'
-. g-s6,,ating class and guests were present
r,,-ros- s,,rreroe Court Judge Dwight LOOMS
- Connecticut, presided The toastnlasler ol
-. a., ,,7as Judge John H Perry, ~ one Oh
-,e leaders of the late ConnectcuI Coli7'o
- C--,-.n+;on and the speeches were pS
---.4..,-, pei6 Judge Ingersoll, dean OF 'he
---s-.a-i-v rf Tennessee Law School; Dean
-. U-sda Rogers, of the Yale Law Schooi'
- ~,,.-,s n lockwood, 03, Law School
A. ? O'Clock this afternoon the Id"
s,y,ag commencement exercises preiiiiiiAii' :
the general commencement on Weoie9s -.
hs1a IN Fendrie Hall The Io"lNeAe -
z,ssksrs were Philip Troup, OF ~ I>em -
sforgan 3 Brainerd. Of liartforo, -
= A5sr,s of Utica, and George W. Cra" ioo'
rst-,,,,9,ar,. Ala The prize was a"aloe" "
r.sorge " Crawford, who is g. coloreu SO
r.a val. Law School annual address TINS al
,erroon vvas delivered by WhitelaW helo' iii'
s5aress vfIl be found in other columns.
ADDRESS BY ANDREW D. While
The cDstorn inaugurated by the class OF Do
a. -ece,, Vale commandments of holoins pup
a. -.a,,rOs 2. which distinguished members
10 the class have made addresses. was con-
.,-,e5 this wear Andrew D. White, d ID anu
erT-p;+ed States Ambassador TO GERMANY
sneaktng IN College Street Hall at o'clock TINS
afternoon The occasion was the senh-oeh'eh-
ntsl NJ the class Of 3d. and large number OF
the clsee we're present, besides conslceraoie
-. - .he various Yale faculties and
alumni
nv ys-,i,. outlined the way in which he con
yidered the wealthy Americans might pest use
.bst, --a.l.,, for the benefit OF the people at
- "a .-....a5 shat if the universities saw