The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-24
high JINKS BY YALE GRADS.
AyUNNI BACK FOR REUNIONS
CUT MANY FRANKS.

ma First Thing to 10 Was to Mako Lot
NJ Notes.-The Next Was to Parade
in Grotesuue Garb and DO stunts
AASO.FoOt Dragon Mt the Ball Game.
NEW HAVEN, June 2s.-Yale graduates
hare for commencement said tonight that
president Hadey's administration would
n.yer be q tip-top success until Yale had
ana OF her sons at the head OF the Weather
Rureau in Washington, for not in quarter
~ century Of Yale commandments has
there been such bad weather as started in
on last Saturday and has continued since. 1t
rained all day and it is at 1t tonight with
no signs OF getting tired.
The Yale spirit, however. was just as
lively to-day as If the sun was in it's mid
sumner glory. 1t was a day and night
n reunions, and the Yale campus was full
Of graduate energy.
4 crowd from the class Of '97 picked up
stray automobile somewhere and with blue
umbrellas spread. circled the campus at a
furious pace, every one in it singing differ
emf song and endeavoring to drown the
noise of the horn on thu, auto. Twenty-Five
1900 men fitted themselves out with toy
drums, tin whistles ard bazoos and marched
around the campus making a, horrible
noise business truck, while on its
way through lne CAMPUS was selHeQ ny d
score of them.
They jumped on the horses backs and
rode all over the campus. When the driver
reganed possessio OF his team and had
started off with it the graduates caught hold
of chain that was Dragging and fierce
tus.of-war ensued between the horses and
the graduates. The graduates won. Six
times they succeeded in pulling the horses
and truck backward.
They then turned their attenton to an
empty tub that had been used for lemonade
and forcing one of their number and
colored waiter into the tub they shouldered
il and carried 1t 20 Osborn Hall, where they
put it down Oh the steps. Then spying
upset him, dishes and all and made him
get into the tab and deliver an Grafton.
His words We're lost in the furious yells
that greeted him.
The younger graduates were dressed in
the most fantastic uniforms, some with
coats coz half blue and half white Others with
the regular uniform--white trousers, white
coat, with blue collar and cuffs, blue and
white hats. with the class numerals on
them, Some sported straw bonnets tied
under the chin with blue ribbon, and one
student went about with straw hat with
large bunch of straw for plume. Dressed
in these picturesque costumes they paraded
the campus, singing songs, giving vent to
bloodcurdling yells and making use OF
their amusement.
This afternoon the alumni took in the
Harvar d-Yale game at the field, the classes
being headed by brass bands. The down
pour Of rain seemed to make the grads all
the more enthusiastic in their street dem
onstrations. The men Of 1900, who are here
for their triennial came into prominence
this afternoon with the most ludicrous
stunts OF a Yale commencement in years.
Just before the ball game was started all
the men In the class marched across the field
to tie clubhouse. Soon with band leading
they tramped slowly from the clubhouse
bearing on their shoulders long, snaky,
and heightened out. seluirmed. writhed ard
twisted In devious ways across the field like
a drunken Chinese god until just as the
game was to start, the head of the grotesque
affair was within the diamond proper.
The monster was $50 feet long and was built
on regulation dragony architecture. It was
uproariously received.
The Glars OF 1900 started its business meet
ing this afternoon with storm of hailstones
r tic record. according to the report OF it's
secretary. In the matrimonial line since
graduating. and as the secretary expressed
This class has the race suicide theory
backed Of the sawtlust."
Forty-one men have been married.
Every one of the benedcks was ele-
waited on the shoulders of the others while
each got the long Yale cheer. There was
secretary made this announcement:
The class Is not only numerous hus-
band, but 1t is numerous father as we'll.
The class has thirteen children in all. eight
boys and Ave girls"
After the address Of Prof. Henry NJ.
Hurd OF Johns Hopkins University, who
spoke on the duty and responsibility OF the
university in medical education, at the
anniversary exercises Of the medical de-
partment Of Yale University to-day, Presi-
dent Hadlev Announced John n Railev ~
this city as the winner Of the Reese prize
Of Sl45.. The Campbell gold medal was
awarded to Herbert c. Garvin Of Wethers-
field, Conn.
The neurological record Of Yale Uni
versity for the year shows that there were
1o2 deaths among the graduates. The
Oldest living graduate Of this department
is the Rev Joseph 8. Lord. He was born
in Gainsburg, Mich, on April 20, 1903. and
was graduated from Yale in 81. The
Oldest alumnus present to-day was the
Rev. h. n. Jessup of Beyrout. Syria, a
graduate Of the class Of 81.