Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-29
YALE UNIVERSITY
CLASS DAY EXERCISES.
Fierce Electrical Storm With Down.
pour lnterfered Somewhat-Guests
Marooned in Empty Dormitories.
Doorways and Other Shelterse

New Haven, Conn. June 2S.-An
electrical storm with terrific down
pour of rain and fierce gusts of wind
were unexpected Accomplishments to
class day at Yale university today, and
as no material damage resulted the
thousands of guests here for the exer-
cises found the atmospheric freak a
merry diversion. The Sheffield Scien-
tific school seniors had their class day
ceremonies in the usual order. In the
early afternoon the academic seniors
and their friends gathered in an en-
closure on the college campus. Inc
storm which had been passing over the
northern part of the state suddenly
dreW-in over this city and as the rain
fell and the lightning played around
the college buildings hundreds made
hurried dasbes for shelter and for
nearly two hours knots ofocommence-
ment guests found themselves Maroon
ed in empty dormitories. in doorways.
and in convenient though somewhat
exposed shelters. The thunder roared
as if the gigantic elms were being torn
down and the lightning vividly illumi-
mated the darkness which had come
down over the city. AS soon as the
clouds broke away the exercises were
resumed in the Hyperion theater and
were carried out as planned. The
class poem was read by Leonard Ba-
con of Peacedale, r. l., the class ora
tion on Hero Worship" by Maxwell
o. Parry of Indianapolis, and Leonard
Kennedy the class history. The ivy
planted was a setting from the White
House ivy and brought over by Presi-
dent Taft on his last visit here.
The Yale Law school alumni ban
quet was held in the dining hall and
the speeches were made for a time
during the crashing of the thunder
bolts. Dean Rogers presided and
Chief Justice Simeon E. Baldwin of
the supreme court the first speaker,
unveiled a portrait of Dean William
Callahan Robinson of the law depart
ment of the Catholic university of
America, a former professor of law in
Yale. and which is a gift of the alumni
to the school. He was followed by
former Governor George P. Mclean OF
Simsbury. Conn. Judge S. d. Spencer
of st. Louis. Burton Mansfield of New
Haven, Dean Kirchway of the law de-
partment of Columbia university, for
mer Senator John c. Spooner. all
alumni. and F. H. Wiggin and Antonio
De Las Alas of TaaL p. l., representing
the graduating class
The alumni reelected c. LaRue
Munson of Williamsport Pa. presi-
dent; E. D. Whitney of New York and
E. G. Buckland of Providence, vice
presidents. and ]. w. Edgarton. secre-
tary and treasurer.
The law school exercises were held
at Hendrie hall Immediately following
the banquet The address was given
by former Senator Spooner. After
the Townsend speaking the prize an
nouncements and honors were then
made by Dean Rogers.
The medical school exercises in Col
lege street hall had for speaker Prof.
William Henry Howell dean of Johns
Hopkins Medical school, whose subject
was Medicine"
In the late afternoon the various
diversions of the reunion classes, in
terrupted by the storm, were resumed.
The scientific and academic classes
each in turn headed by a band marched
to Woodbridge hall and cheered Presi-
dent Hadley and Secretary Anson
Phelps Stokes. l
This evening the senior cli held its
promenade and german in w lsey hail
and the various classes held lass din
ners at shore hotels.
The costumes of the younger classes
back for the commencement and re-
unions are among the most picturesque
in years and the number of alumni is
the largest in a great many years.