New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-12
EXPECT TAFT At YALE
Preparations for Commencement
Indicate Large Attendance.
FEW INNOVATIONS PLANNED
Alumni Will Be Inconvenience
by Late Date of Boat Race
with Harvard.

New Haven. June II Cspeciap.-t 'ep
araticns for yale's commencement. when
begins next week. indicate ono or 'ne 'n'
est over held The university prac''c'n'
closed the first decade Of its thru cen'"'
to-day when examinations for the year Gnu
o for the upper class men. Final papers
for tho under class mon will be given on
Tuesday The Art Music Forestry ana
Divinity schools have already endeo '"'''
week
Announcement is made that me 'oi,,,
mencemont speaker in the Law School VIII
be George W Wicke-sham. AttorneT 'e'-
ersl of the United States. II Is believed
that his address will deal win recent
trust decisions Of the Supreme Court 'os-
sip has # that Mr.. Wickersham VIII re-
ceive An honorary degree AT the commence
ment exercises. Or. Walter B. Cannon ~
the Harvard Medical School will give the
annual address to the Medical Scnoo
seniors. President Taft has sent word tha'
he expects 10 be present. lie is nefnpe'
Of the university corporation. and VIII 81
ut its deliberations on Tuesday ana
wednesday. June 20 and 81. lie Is ex-
pected to speak at the annual alumni din
ner on June Fl.
Anothe~ honorary degree which IT Is rn-
mored will be bestowed at the commence
nent exercises is that Of Doctor of Laws
on Governor Simeon r. Baldwin. who mas
been professor in the Yale Law School for
thirty years. and retired two years ago as
chief Justice Of the Connecticut Supreme
Court.
The formal programme for the week
shows few innovations. The most interest,"
ing 10 the addition Of mass meeting o'
the alumni which will be held after me
class reunion dinner on Tuesday evening.
June 90 That day will be alumni day.
In the morning the graduates will hold
their reunion business meetings. and Will
march IN the afternoon 70 Yale Field to see
the Yale-Harvard baseball game.
The commencement week programme he
gins on SATURDAY with the annual perform
snce b. the University Dramatic Associa-
ton. which will give THE Knight Of the
burning Pestle" ON Sunday the bscca
laureate sermon will he preached. and on
Monday the seniors of the academic and
scientific departments will hold their an
nual class day exercises. The commence
!nent exercises of the Law and Medical
schools will be held on this day.
Aside from rho lack NJ hotel sccommoda
tons the alumni will he inconvenience by
the fact that the Yale Harvard boat race
will NOT he held till juno so, nine DAYS
fter commencement week. Few of the
guests will be able 70 remain here TIL the
boat race.
The commencement If 1911 finds Henry
=. Hedges. Of Brideehampton. n. Y. the
oldest living graduate He was graduated
GAN
curvivors of the class Of 81 All are more
than eighty years Of age, and a formal re
union will not be held. bur the members
will gather AZ the home of ex-Judse Joseph
Sheldon If TINS city
Many Of the twenty surviving mem
bers n the class Of IS will return for the
commencement. and a formal programme
will be arranged. The class Of ST. Yale's
Civil War class, contains forty-six surviv-
ing members and its reunion will be one oi
the features Of commencement week.