The sun., 1909-06-27
BEGINS
OPEN AIR THEATRICALS START
THE FESTIVITIES GOING.
"Merry wives OF windsor" Given by the
Dramatic Association President TAFT
Expected on Wednesday Medal for
Dean wright The Glass Reunions.

NEW HAVEN. June 2e.-Yale's CON-
mencement week festivities got under
way tonight with the presentation on
the old campus of The Merry Wives OF
Windsor by the Yale Dramatic Assoca-
t,n. It was the first time the Yale actors
attempted the open air performance, and
Judging by the enthusiastic applause
from the 5000 persons in attendance It
was successful. The building OF the
imporvised theatre was completed at
noon to-day. Hundreds OF lights made
the scene to- light very brilliant.
In the audience were many OF the conf
mencement week guests. The work OF
the Yale actors was smooth, showing that
careful attention had been paid to the
instructions Of the dramatic coach, Frank
Lea Short. The cast was:
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Bardoiph, Pistol and Nun, shsrpers attending
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Warren, 1910.
President Hadley will deliver the
baccalaureate address in Woolsey Hall
tomorrow. President Taft has notified
the university officials that he W i'll be here
on Wednesday. commencement day. 1t
IL not known whether he will take in the
Yale-Harvard race at New London on
Thursday.
President A. Lawrence Lowell Of Har-
ward and Mrs. Lowell are coming to visit
President and Mrs. Hadley over Sunday.
but will leave on Monday night. There
is a rumor about that President Lowell
will in all probability receive the honorary
degree Of LII. d. from Yale this June.
Among other guests at President Hadley 9
home over commenoement Tlll be % zen
fought in both the civil and Spanish
American wars and was at one time
Governor OF Porto Rico. His home is
in Savannah, Ga. and he was a member
OF the class of 1854.
All day to-day workmen were busy
u1dhtuR temporary III Sou-
necticut Hall. under the direction Of the
80 class committee. II is new idea to
have a dormitory for class headquarters.
Some OF the men will be put into rooms
which they occupied as Undergraduates.
The class expects 1875 back for the reunion.
Charles p Taft of Cincinnati. brother
OF President Taft, will he back for his
forty fifth anniversary reunion with the
GLASS OF 1884.
A handsome medal IN he known az the
Henry Parks Wright modal. HIS been
struck in oommemoration of Dean Wright's
long term of service as head OF the Yale
academic department. which closes with
this commencement. The diverse is OF
medieval design and represents Gov.
Elihu Yale in the attitude made familiar
by his famous portrait, and the coat Of
arms Of the Yale family also appears. The
college seal and the traditional ship from
the seal Of New Haven form part Of the
decoration Of the reverse. Prof. Wright's
past and present colleagues on the faculty
Of Yale College have joined in presenting
him with copy OF this medal in silver.
A replica in bronze has been deposited in
the university library and another in the
same material will be presented to the
Metropolitan Museum in New York.