New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
TAFT SEES YALE WIN
BIG DAY FOR SECRETARY.
Crozcd Cheers Wildly as He Marches
Around Field Before Game.
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New Haven June 23--The cup Of Joy 81
Yale and Secretary Taft was filed to overflow
ing this afternoon when the Yale nine got COM
piete revenge Harvard in a game that
must have satisfied Mr.. Tafts expressed de-
sire TO see real live game Of ball Perhaps
the to o victory over the Crimson was only
an incident among the more formal events OF
commencement and the reunion that brought
the Republican Presidential nominee back to
New Haven. but 1t is safe TO say that to most
of the thousands who went crazy on 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
was seen on Yale Field even after the
most notable of gridfron victories over Prince
ton or 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 as enthusiastic as their
rivals in welcoming Mr. Taft. and the Demon
stration lasted for thirty minutes before the
game could begin
CSrotesoue costumes Of all kinds, worn BY the
many classes holding reunions. triennial. decen-
nial and otherwise. made the town all about the
campus a 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 classmate. Lieutenant Augustus
Garfield Ledyard who killed in action 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 hasstan. ana
it was deemed particularly appropriate tnat MI
Taft as graduate of Yale twenty years before
the class of '9S, as Secretary of War and as m
tinateIy associated with the Philippines as
Governor should deliver. in behalf OF the Glass;
the speech of presentation
SingularIy 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 Hail. 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 eve 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 coiors OF the
women and girls who were visitors TO COM
| mencement completed as picturesque 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
It becomes my duty to present TO you TINS memo
| rial of Yale courage and Yale patriotism The
| limited States in 1898 entered upon war with
motives of the purest atruism The united
States. the people of the United states recos-
nize that a nation among nations had a duty
toward it's fellow nations as a citizen mas MS
duty toward his fellow citizens In the course
of the with Spain against, certainly asalnts,
| our will we were carried ten thousand miles
away 10 the Philippine Islands. and tnelr rate
thrust upon us the guardianship or elght mill
| ions of people, who to-day are Struggling 'o"-
ard a higher existence
We accepted the guardianship thus thrust
upon US and in the course of bringing that peo-
| pIe to a higher level and giving them proper
| uplifting il was absolutely necessary that we
| ebouId 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 self 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 greater burden OF tor-
| rental dovnpOur the men of the army or the
| United States exposed 10 dangers and
| called upon exhibit a courage whlcn was not
| exceeded in any in which the United States
| has ever been engaged
As il has been in every in which our
| country has been engaged. Yale men have dis
| PLAYED courage. patriotism and self-devotfon
| that we like To believe and know comes from the
/ education under the elms of dear old Yale
| Among the young who went out for their
| country was Augustus Garfield Ledyard and
| at he instance of his class, IN OTOeT JHdl HOts
! may be made of his useful life. | stop 10 give
| the few details which are recorded here upon
| this memorial
| At this point Secretary Taft read from a 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 IN the university this memorial flagstaff
| in order 10 commemorate the deed of this brave
/ I-o,np son of Yale. moved by the highest pa
| frioric motives TO fight and die ten thousand
| miles avav from home in furtherance OF the
! highest national purpose IL is htting memo
| rial 1,pon which shall ever fly the starry pan
ner which svmbolized the highest ma tionaI pur-
| pose for which knowingly lnteihsenty ara
| I1,itb full knowledge of the reason he poured
| out his Hfe's blood on the battlefield
| .s Mr. Taft ceased speaking new flag was
rnn I'M TO the top of the staff and President
| HadIev then accepted the memorial for the
| university in few brief words There was no
| appIause in view of the solemn nature OF the
| ceremony. although one man on the outside or
! the crowd tried to raise a cheer for Our next
| President" He was stopped at once however
| Earlier in the morning the annual meeting Of
| the alumni had been held 1t was presided over
bv Hart Lyman. 80. back for the thirty-hfth
-a,,rio, of his class Mr. Lyman reused the
! meeting to tremendous enthusiasm when he said
/ he locked upon Secretary Taft the next Pres
| ident using these wortS.
/ . man whom, ii will soon be extremely IN
| 5acoro,1s 10 address as 'BilI'; man, IN short.
| whom we look upon the next President or tne
country. is an indication e. tne hlno OF srdou-
/ ates Yale gives to the country PernaPs the
/ university is not turning out better graduates
| now than thirty years ago. but at Ieast sne IS
| turning out more OF them-
/ Mr. LYMAN spoke briefly in introducing Presi-
| dent Hadley. referring 10 his different concep-
| tions of himself in 1873 and 1S'S.
PRESIDENT HADLEY'S REPORT.