New-York tribune., 1905-06-25
THE YALE COMMENCEMENT
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Mcny alumni Expected.

~~v-Haysn. Conn. June "a (speciaD-Dis-
.>,rntsned euests are 60 be present at the Yale
,.-nr,encement. which begins tomorrow, with
pr.s,den. Arthur Z. Hadley's annual bac-
.,.ursass address IN BatteI Chapel Sir Ed
--d Eear the English composer, is here to
-.,1.ve a DEGREE of Doctor Of Music on wednes-
1ax. Among the other prominent people will
=. secrsta-y and Mrs. Taft
.o,e attendance OF graduates this year prom
...s 70 be unusually large The chance Of see-
.,s the Yals baseball team win the annual
.crnroencenent game with Harvard, which has
n.s. denied to Yale recently, Will bring a large
,r,her OF young Yale men from New-York
,nd the newly arranged general reunion at a
e,ecsal dinner ot all the unattached" grad
us.es who Go not have their own class reunions
xtu attract many more. The earliest class
,sa: expects 90 have a reunion will be 80.
rhs class OF A02 viii hold its triennial, that Of
90 its eexmnial. 'e5 tts deccnnial, go it's
ouindecennisl. and 80 its twenty-fftb ami
y.rs-y Classes back OF 80 will hold numer-
ous reunions the occasion OF another ten
vsa-s being added to their record. In the
shensld Scientific School interest is high for
reunions, It Is this year in the Yale Law
sehooL The graduates who come back will
and Old South Middle. the first structure on
tse Yale campus undergoing extensive repairs
"
au architect of New-York City. Last year at
This time the graduates of Yale saved this his
toric building from demolition by raising the
$4,000 asked for its renovation This spring
ths work has been pushed. SO that next autumn
the famous old building will be entirely rebuilt
as dormitory on the lines Of the original
structure. and renamed Connecticut Hall The
original building named in return for
the privilege granted by this State to raise
money by lottery with which to build it.
Soon after commencement at least three i'm
portant new building starts viii be made. Old
purtee Hail. on the college campus. will be
renovated at cost of $4,000. 1t is planned to
begin work on the new University Library
which is eventually to take the place Of the
present Chittenden Library and the old library.
In Shelf, a new Vanderbilt dormitory will be
started. the gift OF Frederick W. Vanderbilt. of
New-York City.
Yales commencement really began on Friday
last with the delivery of the Townsend prize
orations in Battel Chapel in competition for the
De Forest prize medal given each year to the
senior who in competition writes and delivers
the best essay. AS told in to-day's Tribune, the
prize was won by John c. Slade. Of Kellogs-
Vile N 7. Tomorrow will come the bacca-
laureate, 10 be delivered by President Hadley
IN Batteu Chapel At o'clock tomorrow after
noon Professor Harry Benjamin Jepson, the
Yale University organist, viii give q public
concert on the Newberry organ in Woolsey Hall
IN the evening the annual meeting Of the Yale
Foreign Mission Society Will be held in Dwight
Hall.
Monday viii be class day for both the under
graduate departments The Sheffield Scientific
School will hold its class day in the morning
and the academic senior class at D. n. AT
the latter meeting, which will be on The colIege
campus IN the usual inclosure, the class orauon
poem and history will be read. followed Dy the
planting of the class ivy and the annual parade
OF the graduating class TO the homes OF the
president and popular professors: At noon Mon
day the Yale Law School Will hold its annual
dinner in Hendrie Hail. and at 80 the ami
versary exercises viii come. al which Secretary
William 4. Taft viii deliver address TO the
graduating lawyers. At D o'clock VIII IoiloW
The annual address before the Yale Medical
School. with announcement Of prizes for the
year, the address this year being by Dr. Abra-
ham jacob. This address Will be given IN Col
lege Street Hall
On Tuesday, alumni day, at 10 a. the
alumni viii meet in Alumni Hall, where an ad-
dress viii be made by President Hadley. The
afternoon will be given up to the annual Yale
Harvard commencement baseball game. In the
evening there viii be a dinner Of the new class
of 1892" TO consist Of all alumni who are in
New-Eaven out of their regular reunion year, at
which there will be speeches by distinguished
guests, among them Secretary Taft and Sir Ed
ward Elgar.
Wednesday will be commencement day proper.
The Class Secretaries Association meets at s.:
a m. 10 transact official business, and at 10
o'clock the usual procession Of guests recipients
Of honorary degrees, faculty and corporation
members, graduating classes Of all the depart
Enents and alumni will form on the college
campus and march TO Woolsey Hall, where the
commencement exercises, granting Of honorary
and usual degrees, will take place. A full or
chestra viii conduct the music at these exer-
cises besides a students chorus, which is to
sing Sir Edward Elgar's chorus from Light ana
life" Professor Jepson will preside, as usual at
the organ and Professor Parker will conduct the
orchestra. This year Dr. Hadley VIII wear Tor
the first time the ornamental and Jewelled pen
cant which Professor Sanford, in addition TO the
mace, has now presented 20 the university. I'M
rnedately after the commencement tnere Will
come the usual alumni dinner in the dining hail.
at which some two thousand Yale men VIII De
present. There President Hadley VIII make le
year's announcements and recipients OF degrees
will speak With the presidents reception LOT
graduates in Memorial Hall from unIh II
o'clock thar evening, the week at ale VIII END
Many Of the alumni will stay over TO atCero the
Yale-Harvard boat race on the Ihaihes Oh
Thursday.