New-York tribune., 1905-06-26
BACCALAUREATE AT YALE.
ALUMNI At NEW-H4VEN.
President HadJey GiOes Graduating
Glass Some Sound 4dUice.

New-Haven. Conn, June 3 (SpeciaD.-Bacca-
lsureate Sunday dawned warm and sunny, and
ushered in the Yale commencement week under
auspicious circumstances. The large attendance
which had been expected this year began to ap-
pear last night, filing the hotels and private
houses near the campus TO overfiowing. Many Of
the returning classes have taken houses for the
week, the class Of 50 back for its twenty-ifth
union, hiring two houses. in College-st.. a
clubhouse. and the other for dormitory.
President HadIey delivered the baccalaureate ad-
dress IN Woolsey Hall at II o'clock this morning,
snd the attendance taxed the seating capacity
Professor Jepson presided At the Newberry organ
and the college choir sat on the stage The gradu-
stinE classes were presen1 in caps and gowns. and
re great number Ct alumni in the galleries made
:. imposing spectacle
At . o'clock this afternoon Professor Jepson, the
university organist gave the usual commencement
organ recital in Woolsey Hall He began the pro-
craInue with Nidor's Sixth Symphony for the
organ. following it with two chorals from Bach a
S, hero by Gigout. a recently composed and brill
4nt balIade from his own pen and selections from
SthUmann EaEg and Fierne. Woolsey Hall was
1ied with alumni and guests az this recital
To-norrow VIII be devoted largely to reunions
among The various classes. extending back far
..s sSa and TO the classday exercises of the TWO
Undergraduate senior classes. The Sheffield Scien-
1ic School viii hold its annual class day in the
morning with the usual parade IN gowns the
smoking OF the class pipe ana the reading Of the
class Histories. The academic seniors Will follow
suit Tomorrow afternoon on the college campus.
Frederick H DAY. of indianapolis is chairman
of the class day committee, ard win be assisted
by John II. Isathron. OF Kansas City; Edward E.
Spalding, OF LINN Mass; Duncan !. Meier Of st.
Louis and William X Van Reypen, OF Washing
ton. The seniors viii parade about the college
campus behind the hand, and then enter the am
phitheatre that has been erected on the campus.
Here the long clay pipes Of peace will be smoked
and the guests OF the seniors VIII listen TO the
class poem, this year written by James G. Rogers.
Of Denver; the class Grafton. by Arthur P. Nc
Kinstry. Of Worcester, Mass, and the class his
tory by Frame c. Brown OF Columbus, Ohio.
After this viii come the planting Of the class ivy
near Chittenden Library. the ivy ode being by C.
W Nichols of New-Haven. This years class ivy
IS taken from the home CT Donald G. Mitchell the
author who lives az Edgewood, near this city.
Il is announced that the degree OF Doctor OF
Music will on Wednesday be conferred upon
Sir Edward Eigar, the noted English composer.
who has been in this city the last week as the
guest with Lady Elgar, of Professor Samuel 3
Sanford OF the Yale Music School
4 large and brilliant reception was rendered to
Sir Edward and Lady Elgar at the Yale Art
School bv Professor Sanford last "Wednesday even
Ing Tomorrow night the distinguished musician
and his wife viii be given dinner by Juoge WIN WIN
lam K Townsend and Mrs. Townsend At THIS
dinner It is expected that Secretary Iaft VIII also
be q guest, with Mrs Taft
Another distinguished guest Of Yale this week
who VIII be honored by q degree viii be the Rev.
Frederick W. Keator, Bishop Of olympia one OF
the CcceSeS OF the State OF W aSiii8BAOH- t0iS-Oh
Teator is at Yale for the reunion Of the class of
so and is the personal guest OF Colonel Norris G.
Osl,orn Editor OF The New-Haven Register also
Of 80
It is expected that Secretary Taft viii be one OF
the principal guests at many Of Yale's functions
This week Tomorrow night the senior pronenaue
viii be given by the class Of 'o5 in Woolsey HaI'
after the Glee Club concert
PRESIDENT HADLEY'S SERMON.
The text which President Hadley chose for the
snsI address to the graduating class was: Except
vour Righteousness shall exceed the righteousness
OF the scribes and Pharisees. ye shall In no case
enter into the kingdom Of heaven He SAID N
part:
What was the essential characteristic OF the
Of the ScTibeS and PhaTlSeesE II was
mis-. the scrfbes and Pharisees made morality, ana
even religion. matter Of rules ana con-
They locked for nothing higher and cared Tor notn-
better than system OF obSerV3nceS WIllen tley
had jnherffed from their fathers. This system was
80 =. yfeeif a had one The Pharisees had a more
enIiKbtsred OF conduct than any or their con
than most or The peoples VINO nay We
come after them. This code inculeated IN q hlsh
degree the virtues Of cleanliness ana Fenglohs oo-
sefvanee and of obedience TO puplc and IrfN5te
law m laid some emphasis the more funda-
mental virtues Of justice ana resasonapietess. Al
vas mas sed ON 4 philosophy in which God and g
ftgra life were essential articles OF faith Doubt
less there were among the ranks OK the fnaIisses
MANY bvrocrites who used the forms OF religion
and of morality as cloak for Their wees ana
sins: but there is reason To beheFe lfial iLo
proportion OF such men was greater than nas az
ways existed IN any society waere righteousness Hs