The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-24
Wednesday, June 2t, 1908.
AS TO THE REUNIONS.


 No better morning during the year r,uld bc selected than this, when the rari-colored class costumes have been let aside and when the graduates will rather in no less numbers than during he last few days, but in much more Ierious frame of mind to attend the lnnual commencement exercises. n which to offer a word or two of suggestion as to the conducting of re- inlonse in general at Yale.
 Tn many phases of its undergradu- lte and graduate life the university sas profited much by taking advant- lge of the gains that come with or yanization. Indeed, 1t has been said hat there Is no class made up more consistently of 'joiners' than the col egians. But with the classes that re- urn for reunions at Yale there has been such a little showing of CO., operation and organization that it is amentable. On some of the trees this rear there were posted lists of the different class headquarters, which were brought out by the secretary's ,fiice. With the exception of some of he concerted rough-house out at the 1eld before the game yesterday. 1t was about the only show of inter- class relations that there was.
 What is needed and needed at once s an annual reunion committee, upon which should be one or two members of each class. Then 1t should be this committee that should superntend the erection of q fence around the campus each year similar to that erected this year by the class of 1902. It should be this committee that should look out Tor the thousand and one little things that go to make Yale reunions n suc- cess. We have but to look at the re- unions at some of the other universi- ties to see what might be accom- plished. In the first place some cen Iral supervision of the various class costumes would be of advantage. They might be made more harmon lous as to colors and, perhaps, as to historical significance. It could or ganize the march out to the field be- fore the baseball game so that 1t would be a march in fact, rather than m name. At Princeton much Is made of the march to the field. Floats, lrawn by horses or men, play an im- portant part. Similar floats could be obtained at Yale through the efforts of such a central reunion committed IS is suggested.
 And It's activities have only been touched upon. The informal prelim- naries to the baseball game at the field, in which the reunionists play such an important part, should be su. perintended by this central committee Tn the first place 1t could see that al the bands that are brought here fol the reunion festivities are of the same  pitch so that they could be combined for the singing of the great Yale songs that are known to every grad first among them being Bright Col lege Years A creditable effort wal made to sing the latter at the felC yesterday; 1t is only suggestive O what might be done in this matter The preliminaries to the game offe any number of unequaled opportuni ties for the fertile brains of q well organized committee of this kind
 If the conduct of the graduate about town in the past has not beel
 
 have wished for, and, perhaps not al that some of those who have the bes reputation of Yale near to their hearts 1t could be the weighty concern o this committee to see to 1t that thi glaring defect in the reunions, as nov ronduotad is eliminated Cnrtainl It's influence with the reunionist would be weighty. It's decisi 1n should be mandatory, if 1t Is mad up a representative from each class
 Finally, but not least important, ar the expenses of reunion. It s cer tainly true that these are much highe to-day than they need to be, The fac that those who return seem perfectl willing to pay them however high, of little matter Certainly if the ca penses were kept at the minimum, tn number of returning graduates woul not be less; there would be more wh could afford to come; and 1t Is nun bers, in the end, that make these Yal reunions q success The costume could all be contracted for togethe The present system of separate cor