The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-05-14
YALE ATTENDING PRAYERs
Old Customs Still Followed in Enter
ing and Leaving the Chapel
"A Funny Incident

II theaters could be emptied Of
(U their audiences half as rapidly and
10, easily as the students OF Yale leave
N their chapel every morning after SER
vices. there would be little fear from
E4 (% panic in an alarm OF FIRE. or even from
fire itself, says the New York Times.
- DE- II Is no exaggeration to say thar
barely more than two minutes are con-
sumed in empying the chapel Of its
~ xWfudltors, who seldom number less than
~ 800. Only the students taking the
regular academic course attend the
:. fl serviccs--whieh they are expected to
do without fail every morning. and
one. indeed. that is seldom broken. as
~ no excuse e~cepY serious sickness Is ac-
cepted for tardiness or absence.
AZ he conclusion OF the services
I'll President Hadley comes down from be-
y Vtind ths pulpit and starts to walk al
one a d2ni1sd pace toward the door
N through the central aisle, between the
@ pews containing the seniors. The
seniors in the FIRST pews on either side
of the aisle, In obedience 10 a custom
rAH as old as the college itself bow as he
|s.. ames abreast OF them Then. after
=, ne passes they rapidly fall In behind
~ Dim. and are quickly followed BY the
pccupants Of the succeeding pews The
errocession moves faster and faster as
nu ho marchers get further down the aisle
unt when they reach the main door
vinil president has almost to run to keen
#pnt of the way OF the stream Of stu
1ents 4; nis back
X seems 70 be The desire Of the Sc
shnss hns,, riors % press the president as closel
= ns possible without actually coming N
eontacs with him. This led 10 an
4 F EEmuEiug accident recently. While COM
Mur out from services one of the stu
II. kents following close behind Dr. Had
[rav-HaIIey stumbled and fell AS be went
ksown he took the president with him
he other students following were so
+ iose upon them that before they could
|geor sduee their Leadway they fell over the
N.tion Nrcstrate president and student and
Immediately IS or 20 we're piled up in
1,d Il heap.
The doctor finally got clear Of the
rix-un and went on his way. laughing
AT-LAd dsood-naturedly at the mishap and en-
buildi4Eering thoroughly into the spirit OF the
Thing Probably in his student days
s-at-Ls e was one Of the foremost seniors
|. IT. a. attempt 70 carry out the same GUS
- om
~ The students MI the chapel as rapid
hDHe as fhey leave r. Services are be-
Niin AZ s:i0 and promptly at this time
Green @asg udea; choir arises TO chant the |
49, ing hvmn At fiaht o'clock there
~, VIC usuallv not more than half a dozen
Al - present These book IN hand. util- /
ftiondEFs he s7cre moments 10 scan the first |
Il fhiect q ne hrst recitation Of the
|stf,ati Eay At Eve minutes afte7 eight there |
5isseas Isr nerha~e. not moro than Is. all told.
StomaA ffn the students heriu 10 drop IN one
|men dEffer another at the Eve different en-
yous st<nces nn.il at seven minutes after
dNleitht there IS 2 steady fow which
IT,. omes 2 perfect stream within the
" huirg three minutes
n fouthe choir arises 70 open the SER
IN koley's Hchapel IS seen to be fun. as II
|n ~ aiished. A. Scarcely vacant space Is
|rictl, u -, ,ithe auditorium. which has
|pased ~. capacity of more than 1900
bical at the home of Mrs. W.
Fklg ~ i given by Miss Margaret
Isl class last evening, was a
PM 80 'ssnd every number was excep-
l. Miss 1well rendered.
teso do az -
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