The New York herald., 1922-06-20
YALE'S IVY PLANTED
( IN RAIN AND SHINE
Showers Mar Sheffield Cere-
mony, but Sky Clears Up
for Academic Graduates.
NEW HAVEN OVERFLOWS
Great Crowds Gathering for
Harvard-Yale Ball Game
This Afternoon.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
New HAVEN. June 10 Yale Univer
sity to-day began the celebration of her
221st commencement with the largest
number of graduates in New Haven
that has ever returned here for re-
unions. Every train entering the city
bore large groups of alumni. and to-
morrow thousands of others will come
to view the Yale-Harvard baseball
game in the afternoon.
This was class day. In the morning
the graduating class of the Sheffield
Scientific School gathered in Wander
bilt Square, where surrounded by hun
dreds of friends and relatives. they
toyed with their long clay pipes while
three eloquent members of the class
exhorted them to works of achieve
ment.
A slight rainfall failed to mar the
gathering. although women's hats and
dresses were cast out of shape The
Shelf oration was delivered by James
William elise, Jr.. of Seattle: Elliott
Deforest Of Minneapolis delivered the
class prophecy. and the class history
was read by Malcolm Joseph Boyle Of
Chicago. The planting of the class ivy
ended the exercises.
The academic class day exercices were
held on the campus and since the sun
had appeared and was shining full and
strong. the gathering was not only large
but colorful. Here also the newest class
Of grads" planted their class Ivy. The
GRAFTON was delivered by Robert Folger
Solley Of New York, the class history by
William Gayley Lord of Tarrytown, N.
Y, and the ode was read by Henry Put
nam Stearns of New Hartford. Conn.
The annual luncheon of the Yale Law
School Association was held In the din
ing hall, over 200 graduates attending.
Dean Thomas w. Swan told the grad
yates with pride that there Is no better
law school in the country to-day than
Yale.
Among the classes holding reunions is
that Of 1862, sixty years out of college,
and fourteen members intend to be here
for commencement. Among these are
Henry Holt of New York. Richard H.
Greene of New York, Charles Z. Hub
bard Of Boston, James H. Crosby, class
secretary, of Bangor: Francke H. Bos-
worth, NJ. D., Of New York Arnold w.
Catlin. NJ. D., of New York: the Rev.
Charles B. Sumner Of Claremont, Cal. !:
James Robinson of New York. and Rear
Admiral Edwin Stewart. U. S. N, of
South Orange, n. J.
The senior promenade began at 10 40
O'CLOCK this evening, with large at
tendance. and was scheduled to last
until a late hour tomorrow morning.
when many formal supper parties will
be held.
The address Of DR.. Angel. president
Of the university. to the alumni to-mor-
row morning, Is awaited with great in
terest by the members of the reunion
classes. for this will be the first meeting
for many of them with Yale's new head.
Afterward. the reunion classes will
parade to Yale Field to witness the
Harvard baseball game.
The commencement exercises will be
held on Wednesday. followed by the
alumni luncheon. The only announce
ment regarding degrees is that >one will
be conferred on President Harding.
probably in absentia.
Among prominent Yale graduates ar
riving late to-day for Commencement
were: Francis =. Garvin, '97 former
Alien Property Custodian; James r.
Sheffield. New York. 'S7; r. c. Wander
bilt, New York: Judge r. C. Stoll of
Minneapolis: William G. Rockefeller of
New York. '92: Henry S. Graves. form
ery Chief Forester of the United States
Richard Cole. '02. Hartford, and the
Rev Francis B. Barnett OF PHILADELPHIA.