The Washington herald., 1909-03-20

New York March 19.-If you've ever sa
IN the enemy's camp when the Blue clever
plunged rs last yard for q touchdown
and had your hair rufied by the roal
that swept across the gridirou, you car
guess how 15OO Yale men yelled at tn,
Waldorf tonight for Bill Taft. Of Is.
Suddenly the electric lights died all ovel
the grand ballroom A searchlight spray
ed It's rays squarely on drop curtain
which pictured the old brick row as Il
was in the days when the President was
a freshman.
The broad band OF light moved up and
down over the picture. hesltated, ther
fell squarely on President Taft as he sat
with President Arthur Hadley, OF the uni
versity. and President James r. Sheffield
Of the Yale Club. The Presidents head
was half turned toward the picture of the
old brick row. He was not smiling.
The yell then started and spread all
over the room.
Chant College Rhythm.
Somebody next started a chant. The
Yale graduates took It up ~ hundreds.
until 800 OF them were shouting in
rhythm.
Oh. freshman. put out that light!
on. freshman, put out that light.
on. freshman. PAT out that light
That was Tale's greeting 10 Taft Of IS.
Their welcome to President William H.
Taft, who happened to be graduated
from their university. came later. when
Mr.. Sheffield, Of the Yale Club. and
President Hadley sent big words over his
head, and admitted that the character Of
the man, as well as his Yale training, had
nothing 10 do with his rise in the world.
IT was the biggest dinner ever held in
the Waldorf. which means. perhaps. the
biggest In New York City. Several years
ago. the Republican Club entertained Col
Roosevelt at the Waldorf. and upward Of
1900 men crammed into themselves food
and drink and cheer. Yale men drank
toasts TO Mr.. Taft. and whooped for him.
At the main table where President Taft
sat as the guest Of honor. with President
Sheffield. Of the Yale Club. who presided
and President Hadley. Of Yale. were
members OF the Yale corporation. Pay
son Morrill,, Rev. William R Richards
Alfred r. Ripley; ex-presidents Of the
Yale Club Thomas hatcher. Otto B.
Bannyard. William NJ Barnum. and Ju-
Ian ". Curtis Another at the head
table was Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew.
ex-member Of The corporation. and ex-
president Of the Yale Alumni Associa-
tion.
Pay Tribute 10 President.
It was nearly 10 O'Clock when the sing
ing and the cheering and the story tell
ing game to an end. and Yale men set
tied Sack TO pay tribute 10 the President
Toastmaster Sheffield took up the speech
making after a final thunderstorm of
cheers for President Taft.
Sons Of mother Yale" he said
you are welcome tonight as the rep
resentatives of the greatest educational
force in this country We do not need
this great assemblage to make this a Yale
celebration. Wherever the sons of Yale
arc gathered there is Yale" (Applause)
After few more remarks Mr.. Sheffield
introduced the president of the university.
When we have with US a lion OF home
production greater than the shores Of
Africa can furnish" said President Had
icy. we are inclined to be iustlX irnpe-
hent Of time given for the preliminary
roars Of lesser animals" Naughter)
Mr. Hadley dwelt upon what President
Taft learned at Yale and said. The
problem for our colleges to-day Is tn see
that we give the same help and stimulus
tolthose who now come to US"
Taft's speech in Part.
President Taft, in mis- speech. said IN
part:
Men Of Yale: In the six months ms,
past have delivered over 400 speeches
but I have made none against the dia5-
ruities Of the present occasion. It is eaSv
enough 10 talk to your feIIow-countrvmen
when you are trying to convince them of
something, but II is hard TO talk IN the
men you love and TO tell in words of
sufficient meaning and intensity how and
Thy you love them. I have the greatest
affection for those within the sound OF /
my voice I give them my most heart /
lelt thanks for this demonstration. which
like to think is a feeling OF affection
for me-
As I look back on my life. II seems /
hat l have been Yale man since the
lime l first had consciousness.
No one can listen" the president con-
dnued. Ito such things as have been said /