New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-16
'YALE'S 213TH YEAR HE|
ITS FORMAL BEG|NN|
President HadIey Speak,
Dedication of GATEWAY !,
Honor of Noah Porte, y
767 READY FOR DEGREE
Thirteen Especially Selectsd ;,
University Favor-New ST..
ium, Called "the Bowl"
To Be Inaugurated

New Haven. June 1.-THE c,
ment exercises OF the 2l3th ye..
were formally begun today W.T., =. u
calaureate address by Preslden, ~
This was followed by the dad,,.
the gateway in memory Of Maj
the distinguished metaphysical 49,
ident OF Yale College from ia,
President Hadley and Professor ~.
Bowditch Dexter made address.
memorating the life and work a, n
dent Porter.
President Hadley said:
"As a scholar he was dlstiny,...
his encyclopedia breadth Of krov,.,
There always seemed to be a su.,,.I '
propriateness in the fact that h. ~
Webster's Dictionary.
las a man, perhaps his mou ,.u.
characteristic was certain c,Tr-
faith in all mankind, which Va, 49,.
lorly attractive and charming. From ~
combination Of qualities there rs,u,,.s
overlooking kindness OF heart and No.
ner which endeared him 10 his a..
and which disarmed the criticism N !.
opponents.
THE gateway is fttingly PLACID /.
tween Taylor Hall OF the Divinity s,h,,
on the one hand. and Fayerwea,h., u
Of the academic department, on tia ~.
spanning but not obstruct.ns Ii. n.
from college 10 university"
Professor Dexter said Of Pres!dsut >,
ter:
II need not enlarge on the eminent a.
tinction which he conferred on IN b, n.
high attachments as a thinks. "a
writer In his chosen field OF philosx.,
nor on the evidences OF his vida a,
fruitful interest in all literaturs rh )
the cultivation Of all sound learning \,
need I recount the advances made BY IN
college under his administration
These are all matters OF history, Il
the tribute we now pay. while We q,
proud OF all else. is rendered to rim q e
honored and beloved friend. It is tu )
him TO say that no one here in a Ike ~.
ton. at least within living memory ~
won the warm regard and real a..ct1
Of younger men more abundantly M.
universally. than he"
President Hadley also made a SIR
speech at the dedication Of the Dara
gateway to-day. He said:
The death roll Of the class OF y !.
cludes the names OF In who have S.
lustre on Yale. We are proud Of Gsvt
Borup and Gilbert Stark and OF lives al
deaths like theirs But neither Borg, J
the Arctic nor Stark in the tropics Er
life that meant more 10 those VITO "
messed II than that of Daniels al bon
Other gateways We have that ftll'
commemorate the victory and deaf 4
the warrior This one oommemra
that Of the student"
Among the special features " in,nf
which will take place during ths y
few days are. An address by Samgs
Elder. OF Boston, before the Yale u
School tomorrow afternoon. on "Pr'gs
Toward International Accord; Ii, ,
auguration Of work on the rev u
stadium. 10 be called the Bowl 81
o'clock. when President Hadley vii =
up the first sod. the dedication TesI
morning % a memorial tablet 10 ~
Lawrence Thurston. OF the class OF ? y
pioneer OF the Yale Mission Coles'
China: an address by ex-Preside'i u
at a meeting under the auspices Of .
scholarship societies Of Phi Beta M;'
and Sigma Xi. and the annual mess4
OF the alumni. 10 be presided over >
year by Henry l.. S!mson, IS, Fs's,1
Secretary OF War.
on Wednesday 757 degrees will Be e.
ferred. in addition TO thirteen hon0T
degreps