The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-02
Old YALE GIVES
TAFT A WELCOME
Yale stucentS Welsome Taft Raek to
His Alma Mater IN Wild
Demonstration.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. April I'm
dergraduatc Yale welcomed former
PRESIDENT Wm II. Taft back to his
alma mater today in manner no less
hearty and enthusiastic than was the
God Speed given Woodrow Wilson by
the Princeton students when he left
Princeton a month ago 10 take NJ the
duties at Washington that MIR. Taft
was about 10 lay down.
jir Taft is no stranger TO New
Haven. having made frequent trips
here during hi presidency by virtue
Of beins member of the Yale Corp
GRAFTON. but il f. doubtful whether he
ever received more cordial vel
come. When IL became known that
hr Taft has accepted the Kent pro
fcsscrsh p Of Law at Yale. New Haven
was anxltIs to give him a formal vel
come. but il was omitted at MIR. Taft's
request Yale studCnte however.
were not 10 be deniol their wish to
welcome him back.
-.ven Reception.
Practically the entire student body.
5000 strong. reinforced by n band.
WIS at the station when Mr. Taft and
his party arrived this afternoon An
equally large crowd Of citizens also
WIS present. As tho Taft party stop
ped from the train. captain 81 aiding
" last years football team. stepped
forward and presented Mrs. Taft with
crt.t bouquet Of tiolcts \ moment
later fdlcs famous Frog chorus"
cheer with the "Nin" Tafs" on the
end. roarcd from 3.0UU throats
Both Mr and Irs Taft were deeply
moved hy the r"CCi tion Mr Tafts
famous smile was lacking TO- a mo
mont ari d." wore g serious look Ns
tho demonstration -rcw. however. hc
smiled broadly and doffcd his hat in
Acknowledgement
Headed 10y thr y" mon ~ the
athletic teams and q bull dos strain
ing 40 i'. leash. the procession pro
,""ded to Tho campus
Mr. and Mis Taft. with dcicCat-
ior from o.. faculty. followed in an
automobile" MI along tho line the cX-
president aHd Nr4 Taft were given e
continuous ovation Arriving ON tho
campus SIR TAFT was cscortcd 70 a
hI rOuy on memorial ball As nc
eiarfcd 'o - ak hc received another
great ovation
Taft Greatly AHeeted.
\iyihiy affected Nr Taft said
"Wen o. Nalr. NO'i viii believe
whom 7 tell YOU that am greatly
foI.hrd hy fiia student saceI tion
with 1 smile hc said
I'I 10 VAS .Irsr-trd fo mo. de-
ur., af'd r and Thought DO might be-
better tn defer 30 untl ! took my do
p1rtur" lut 1- Z hope that may be-
indefinitely postponed. aud as hope
that Mrs Ter and Q are 90 become
rman~uf p. id"uis of this city and
members of thc faculty ~ Yale col
IrEr. Thought ~ was best to take
Nl.t ,ae cornirc to me NJ nraf
You mHt f1'c heard moro or lc4f
Discussion when pi. sigrufs oft tho
United States are relieved voluntary
or utnorvitr as tp what should hr
done with trrm Whom ! took invent.
or'. H1 7 hHI u1a 1 somewhat tarn-
i-hcd reputation as q lawyer. q pro
TO- SION that ] bad abandoned thirty
soar. Iro. hut af the suggestion 81
lrc-ii'ut fl1dlcy. BE- waa decided that
Hlt LITTLE Jaw Z have ioff might bc
Iut info practice h,fr. AND Q am hero
9raIu fn become ln active Vale man
20 aw here to work in thr ranks
With NDr lul t1 aid fhc president W
th" college. who d. now away from
vou. huf vho ie soon coming back in
Im1 .nf.I r.Irr rroro.c cheer
fnr Arthur U1d'c,