The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-05-19
YALE ATTENDING PRAYERS.
Old Customs Still Followed in Enter
ing and Leaving the Chapel
"A Funny Incident.

II theaters could lie emptied Of
their audiences half as rapidly and
easily as the students Of Yale leave
their chapel every morning after SER
vices, there would be little fear from
panic In an alarm of fire. or even from
q fire itself says the New York Times.
IL Is no exaggeration TO say that
barely more than two minutes are con-
sumed in emptylng the chapel of its
auditors. who seldom number less than
1900 Only the students taking the
regular academic course attend the
seryices-whlch they are expected to
do without fail every morning, and
one. indeed. that is seldom broken. as
no excuse except serious sickness is ae-
cepted for tardlness or absence.
At the conclusion Of the services
President Hadley comes down from be-
hind the pulpit and starts to walk at
a dignifed pace toward the door
through the central aisle. between the
pews containing the seniors The
seniors In the first pews on either side
OF the aisle, in obedience to a custom
as old as the college Itself. bow as he
comes abreast OF them Then. after
he passes they rapidly fall In behind
him. and are quickly followed by the
occupants Of the succeeding pews. The
procession moves faster and faster as
the marehers get further down the aisle
until when they reach the main door
the gait has become so rapid that the
president has almost to run to keep
out OF the way OF the stream OF stu
dents at his back.
II seems 20 be the desire OF the Sc
niors TO press the president as closel
as possible without actually coming In
contact with him. This led to an
amusing accident recently. While COM
ing out from services one OF the stu
dents following close behind Dr. Had
ley stumbled and fell. As he went
down he took the president with him.
The other students following were so
close upon them that before they could
reduce their Leadway they fell over the
PROSTATE president and student. and
Immediately IS or 20 were piled up in
a heap.
The doctor finally got clear Of the
mlx-up and went on his way, laughing
sood-naturedly at the mIshap and en-
terlng thoroughly into the spirit OF the
thing Probably In his student days
he was one Of the foremost seniors
20 attempt 10 carry out the same GUS
tom.
The students hll the chapel as rapid
" as they leave Il Services are be-
gun at $40, and promptly at this tine
the student choir arises TO chant the
opening hymn. At eight o'clock there
are usually not more than half a dozen
men present These. book In hand. nth
lie the spare moments TO scan the first
subject of the first recitation Of the
day At I've minutes after eight there
are. perhaps. not more than rs. all told
Then the students begin 70 drop IN one
after another At the FIVE different en-
frances. until AZ seven minutes after
eight there Is a steady low. which
becomes a perfect stream within the
remaining three minutes.
As the choir arises 70 open the ser
vices the chapel Is seen 10 be full as II
b. magic seareslv a vacant snaes Is
visible IA the auditorium. which has
a seating capacity - more than 300
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