New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
Spirit Of Patriotism Sways
University Commence
ment Exercises
5000 College Men
With the Colors
Hoover Dinners and Patri-
otto Smokes Mark First
Day of Exercises

NEW HAVEN, June 1T.-This is q
tine when the patriotism OF Yale men
is not questioned if they serve two flags
the Stars and Stripes and the briili-
mt blue with big white "Y" centre.
Tho ideal OF service, this year more
tb", ever before. is exemplltied in
hoth emblcms to the sons OF Old Ell
a. the university second war commence
ment. which opened to-day.
In the old days the spirit or 1aie
ran riot at commandments. with their
attendant celebrations of the grads and
nndergrads. To-day the same spirit
which has won Yale's battles on the
cr;diron is intensified for the nation
with uuiet and earnest patriotism:
The crowds, the grotesque costumes OF
iba class reunionists, the hllarity OF
,ha returning graduates, are missing,
fny Vale is dong her bit IN the war
With bulldog determination worthy
af fhe hest traditions OF handsome
Dan" her revered mascot.
The 1918 commencement was for-
rollv ushercd in to-day IN serious
and oujet manner. The military pre-.
1ominates everywhere. The uniform OF
tbe army and the navy is conspicuous
81 ali the class headquarters and on
the campus. -, A., oo,ors
and is training another wv ~ as,? f,;ondl "a
sar,,;ce With the renewal OF oiu l1lenu.
So tbe hearts OF the oldtlmers go
sn.pl ,+ - the Younger men who are carry
Wv 80 nrsstice of their alma mater
10 the front. Grad
80 ie small compared with former
resrs there viii be nothing lacking ia
;bo commencement programme eAeeps
tbe usual Harvard ale pail game ai." CIV
me spectacular snake dance o1 tne
costumed graduates at the fliela' many
of the graduating classes helu ou'its
st oriet places on the shore to-day' ano
@o+ together tonight for Hoover DIN
sors and natriotic smoke talks.
There are representatives on hand OF
.lasses as far back as '63. The return
ing members of classes graduated WIN
in the last twenty years, particularly
those holding regular reunions, are on
the campus in goodly mum bers. 1o-mot-
row is their big day, with patriotlc
celebration on the campus IN 'he ai'ei-
One gray haired boy from back in the
"seventies'" wearing an American nag
IN bis buttonhole, but with the old IN
cl;nation to look for red fire and more
commencement color, described the oc-
casion as a "costumeless commence
ment." .5
Practically all of the returning grad
yates wore merely the blue oahos on
their hats, with the class numeral oh
them. The class of '93 was an eXcep-
ton, which showed little more color.
Its members wore red, white and blue
hatbands. while from the lapel OF thelr
coats dxngled blue cards with the class
numeral thereon. They are back for
their quarter century reunion.
While they come back in small num-
bers. many of Yale's big men, who nave
made good and risen to distinguished
positions in life, were among the ealty "a y
comers Ex-President William II: 1a1I
is here irving to forget the troubles of
the Labor Board in Washington lot
three days He walked into the mead
quarters of the class of 78, at the
Hotel Taft, this afternoon and received
a rousing welcome from the forty mem
bers of that class already registered
The old Taft smile radiated every
where about '78 headquarters, par
tioularly when his CLASSMATES ana
their families insisted upon calling MN
by his collegiate title of "Professor
Taft" The ex-Presdent never looked
more ft than he did day. He loomed
large in the centre of a group OF ao-
miring classmates, many with whlten-
ing hair and less avordupois, at a
quiet smoke talk held at their head
quarters tonight. He will make a
speech Wednesday afternoon at the
alumni luncheon in the big dining hall:
He declared tonight that all he had
to say for publication he would re-
serve for that occasion:
Vance C. Mccormick, old gridiron
star and manager of the Wilson cam
psign in 1916, was taken into the
bosom Of his classmates of '93 this aft
ernoon, who awaited him at their head
quarters near the old President Dwight
mansion on College Street.
Mccormick is sure of beng elected
TO the Yale Corporation t"-morrow, II
he will accept the job. Headed by
"Vsnce." thirty members Of the class
enjoyed On outing tonight at Momau-
guin. on the east shore. The class din
uer w!i. be hsld at class headquarters
Tomorrow night
Lauruaoe 7 Bliss, better known as
LAnris" ia the days when he and Nc
yorrnisA p,a2.4 football. was among
Ms o:hs. a,ss bios r-g.stered g. head.
Saarsees ., shs ,ass u 'sS. Many Of
d. ollM Yale foo,bal. and baseball
nara. tAoas acyoad the draft age. were
Ass with THAR s.Aoses.
Ths dAy's sommsn :em eut programme.
4ssS tttE.e tbee9e4S TOR 'hS shASo''sy Va
As yr.saases Thors was 8 meeting
y q. sadscry b sAsd os ne corporHH-
h2a ~ 10 oeisok In WaaasTdgs Hall
clswss by q iaashsaa Of the boare
sat Ia, soryora,ioa az the srsanate't
siuh rns corporation ,.cld Iva com
asassm sus m ,st!ng shsa afternoon. The
FAaans Of do class ,yy took place
"a ths aampas Ae 4 s'ciock THAT woune
sp D. ssaesai programme as the sny
The dig Aay for the sradustos VII
!, so.xn ,rrsw They vote io- tha Tsm
ssrs ot shs corpo ration aud attend thu
knnaai meeting Of the alumni! II
epssyus Memorial Rail-, were Prcsiden
aailss and other Yale men OF promi
aWse VA deliver addresses.
Asm ,ria. servicss for the late Dear
asny Parks Wright will be held II
Sastsll Chapel al $3.50 p. m.
Patriotic exercises will be held il
hs Hswt.t quadrangle at which justice
lohn Proctor Clark, Of New York. ant
or. Hsdley vii, be the speakers.
War Calls All but
IS of Wesleyar,'s