New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
TAFT SEES YALE WIN
BIG DAY FOR SECRETARY.
Cro7cd Cheers U'ldly as He MARCHES
Around Field Before Game.
rBy Telegraph 90 The tribune ]


New Haven June 23-The cup Of 10Y of
Yale and Secretary Taft was filed TO overflow
ing this afternoon when the Yale nine got COM
plete revenge over Harvard in a game that
must have satisfied Mr. Taft's expressed de-
sire 20 see a real live game Of ball Perhaps
the TO victory the Crimson was only
an incident among the more formal events OF
commencement and the reunion that brought
the Republican Presidential nominee back 70
New Haven. but It Is safe TO say that 70 most
of the thousands who went crazy Yale Fled
this afternoon that game will loom up large
for the rest of their lives.
Nothing like the demonstration for Secretary
Taft when he arrived at the scene OF the game
ever seen on Yale Field. after TIRE
most notable OF gridiron victories over Prince
ton Harvard. The Secretary marched twice
around the field with his class. while the thou
sands in the stands and IN the dancing. yelling
hundreds Of the younger alumni :wene crazy
Harvard men were Just enthusiastic as their
rivals in welcoming Mr. Taft. and the Demon
stration lasted for thirty minutes before the
game could begin.
Grotesque costumes OF all kinds. worn Dy the
many classes holding reunions. triennial. decen-
NAL and otherwise made the town all about the
campus mass Of vivid color all day. culminat-
ing in the parade to Yale Field in the after
noon. But in the morning there had been a
touching and beautiful tribute paid BY the class
Of 'ss to a dead cIassmace Lieutenant Augustus
Garfield Ledyard- who was killed in acton on
the Island of Negros. in the Philippines
MEMORIAL TO LIEUTENANT LEDTARD-
The class had prepared a memorial to Lieu
tenant Ledyard in the form of Flagstaff, and
it was deemed particularly appropriate that MT
Taft, as graduate of Yale twenty years before
the class of '9S. as Secretary Of War and as in
tfrnateIy associated with the Philippines as
Governor. should deliver in behalf OF the class.
the speech Of presentation
SinguIarIy impressive was the scene about
the flagstaff as Secretary Taft stepped forward
to make the presentation to the university
The Flagstaff has been erected in front OF Memo
rial Hall and around it and the Secretary were
grouped the members Of '9S dressed as Rough
Riders, their big hats held in their hands and
many an eye wet in recollection Of the man
whose memory they were honoring-
Behind and all around the men Of '9S. in all
the gorgeous variety OF their reunion costumes.
were hundreds Of members OF other classes. and
back OF them. in, turn. the vivid colors OF IN.
women and girls who visitors 70 com
rnencement completed as picturesque a scene as
the eIms Of the Yale campus have ever looked
down upon
MR.. TAFT's ADDRESS
In presenting the memorial in the name OF the
class Mr. Taft said:
Mr President: on behalf OF the class Of 90
II becomes nv duty present 10 YOU this memo
rial of Yale courage and Yale patriotism Ine
United States in 1895 entered upon war with
motives of the purest altruiSm- The United
States the people of the United states, recog-
nfze that nation among nations had duty
toward its fellow nations as a citizen has his
duty toward his fellow citizens In the course
of the war with Spain against certainly asaInts,
our Will carried ten thousand miles
away 10 the Philippine Islands. and their rate
thrust upOn US the guardianship Of eight mill
ions Of people. who to-day are struggling low
ard higher existence
We accepted the guardianship thus thrust
upon and in the course Of bringing that peo-
ple 10 a higher level and giving them a proper
uplifting il was absolutely necessary that we
should restore order in the Islands. IN order
that the arts of peace might go on IN order
that the people might be educated and trained
in the art of seIf-gOvernment- In the course
Of that establishment Of order the army or the
United States was called upon as most neces-
sary instrument.
And under the scorching Of the tropical sun
and under the even greater burden OF tor
rental d0vnpour the men OF the army Of the
United States were exposed 10 dangers ana
called upon to exhibit a courage which was not
exceeded in any war in which the United states
has ever been engaged
As il has been IN every war IN which our
country has been engaged. Yale men have dis
played courage patriotism ana sell -oeNotlon
that We like 10 believe and know comes from the
education under the elms Of dear Old yale
Among the young men who went out for their
country was Augustus Garfield Ledyard. and
at the instance Of his class. in order that note
nav be made OF his useful life stop TO give
the few details which are recorded here upon
this memorial
Al this point Secretary Taft read from sketch
prepared for the occasion by the class secre-
tary. Mr. sherman. Continuing, he said;
Mr. President in behalf Of the class. I pre-
sent the university THIS memorial nagstan
in order 10 commemorate the deed of this brave
Young son Of Yale, moved by the highest pa
triotic motives 10 fight and die ten thousand
T,ovg7a in FfrrTn n n
highest national purpose II Is htllhg memo
rial upon which shall ever fly the starry pan
ner which synboIized the highest natlonaI pur-
nose for which knowingly. 1ntellSen1Iy ara
Win a full knowledge of the reason he poured
out his Hfe's blood on the battlefield
As Mr.. Taft ceased speaking new flag was
run up 10 the top OF the staff and President
HadIey then accepted the memorial for the
university in a few brief words There was no
apnIause. in view OF the solemn nature OF the
ceremony. although one man on the outside OF
the crowd tried TO raise cheer for Our next
President" He was stopped at once. however.
Earlier in the morning the annual meeting OF
the alumni had been held II was presided over
by Hart Lyman. 'I3, back for the thirty-nrrn
reunion Of his class. Mr.. Lyman reused me
meeting TO tremendous enthusiasm when he said
he looked upon Secretary Taft as the next Pres-
ident using these worts.
4 man whom * will soon be extremely in
decorous TO address as Bill man IN snort
whom We look upon as the next President OF the
country. is an indication q. the kind OF sradu-
ates Yale gives 10 the country Perhaps the
,,,i,-arsitv Is not turning out better graduates
nov than thirty years ago, but az least she -
turning out more OF theu-
Mr. LYMAN spoke briefly in introducing Presi-
dent Hadley referring 70 his different eoncep-
tions of himself in 1873 and 1@S-
PRESIDENT HADLEY's REPORT.