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ia Votume VI. No. 1. A UNIVERSITY LOSS, “Memorial Tribute to Professor Hu- bert A. Newton. The death of Professor Newton, which occurred on the 12th of August, removes from the Faculty the last one of the older generation of its Pro- fessors. Professor Newton entered Yale the same Academic year in which Dr. Woolsey was installed as President, and had therefore ‘been connecied with the University. fifty years, covering the entire administra- tions of Doctors Woolsey and Porter, and ten years of that of Dr. Dwight. Graduating in 1850, he was elected jutor in Mathematics in 18538, and in 1855 ‘his great ability was recognized in his appointment to a full Protes- sorship at the early age of twenty-five. Atver a year of study in Hurope he en- tered upon bis work at Yale ‘waich he carried on with little interruption till his death. In‘all these years be- sides doing an unusually large amount of class-room work, he has found time to direct the studies of many grad- uate students in Mathematics and ‘to make, each year, solid contributions to the store of human knowledge. ; Professor Newton ~ was for many years a member of the Publishing Committee of the Connecticut Acad- emy of Arts and Sciences, and. also served as its President. He was one of the early members of the Amer- ican Association tor the Advancement of Sciences and presided over the Mathematical Section in 1875 and laver became iis President. He was one ol the original members of the National Academy of Sciences and made many contributions to its meetings. . He wais aiso a fellow of tae Royal Philosoph- ical Society of Edinburgh and an as- sociate of the Royal Astronomical So- ciety of London. He received the honorary degree of LL. D. irom Michigan University in 1868, and a few years ago received from the Na- tional Academy the Smith gold medai in recognition of his original work in science. Professor Newton ‘was Editor of “The American Journal of Science” for thirty years. He con- cribuced the dennitions in Machema tics and Astronomy to Webster’s Inter- national Dicuonary in lsvv, anid ar- ticles on “Meteors” and “Meteorites’’ to Johnn’s Cyclopedia, and to the Hn- eyclopedia Britannica. He had great influence in framing legislation for bringing the metric system of weights and measures into use in this coun- try and in their introduction into the Arithmetics. AS A MATHEMATICIAN. Professor Newiton’s studies in Math- ematiecs were largely on the side of Geometry, and in the geometrical rep- resentation of the principles and pro- cesses of analysis. His contributions to the Mathematical Monthly in 1858-9 and 1861 on the construction, of eurves, his work in the revision of Loomis’ Analytical Geometry, and the paper on “Transcendental Curves” (Newton and Phillips), together with many unpublished papers presented to the Mathematical Club, show his work in this field. His researches in Meteorology, nota- bly his paper on the “Temperature at New Haven,” (Loomis and Newton), together with his lectures on this sub- ject, are of great interest and value. He was one of the highest author- ities in this country on the subject of Insurance and in this line is a publi- | Continued on second page. | Associate: NEW HAVEN, CONN., THU Pierson Hall Completed. Pierson Hall, the new University Dormitory, situated on York street, near Elm, was completed on Wednes- day, September 16th, and was handed over to the authorities on the same night. This Dormitory, which is a handsome and valuable addition to the University buildings, was occupied — iby students as soon as College open- ed. It is open to students of all De- partments and is occupied this year by post-graduates, Aicademic Soph- omores and a few Freshmen. : The building is 120 feet long by 46 feet wide and is five stories in height, not including a high studded base- ment. The material used above the gtome courses, which are too-faced red sandstone laid in quoined courses, is fine brick and terra cotta. The main entrance is in the center of the front, facing on York street. It is a wide doorway leading through a ves- tibule to the corridor. The corridors on each floor extend parallel to the front of the building and are very at- tractive with their floors of mosaic and walls finished with white pressed brick. At either end of the corridors are the stairs which are constructed according to the prevailing fashion of iron. s‘work ‘having stone gteps. On each floor there are four suites of double rooms, each suite consisting of a large study and two small bed rooms; and twelve single rooms. The building is open ito the light on all sides so that nearly all the rooms re- ceive the sunlight at some time in the day. .The rooms are wainscotted and finished in polished oak. On the sec- ond and third floors there are bath- rooms, containing shower baths, but no tubs. ‘The building will be ‘heated by steam and contains throughiout the most improved systems of venti- lation and plumbing, and is entirely fire-proof, ‘The double roomis range in price from $5.00 to $7.00 and the single from $2.50 ito $3.50 per week, beinig slightly cheaper than the rooms in the newer buildings on the Campus. ee Fire in University Dining Hall, Shortly after midnight on Septem- ber 5, Chin Lee, a Chinaman. who conducts a laundry in York street, dis- covered a blaze in the University din- ing hall. He summoned the fire com- pany in Park street in time to pre- vent the blaze speading further than the lower floor. The fire had its start in the store room, ‘but its cause is unknown. The entire lower hall, laundry and store- room were gutted and some damage done in the dining hall proper by smoke. A large quantity of supplies which had just been put in prepara- tory to the mear opening of college were also destroyed. The total loss is $2,000, covered by insurance. The damage is now almost wholly re- paired. : —___ + Freshman Football Officers. The annual meeting of the Freshman ciass for the election of officers for their Football Association took plaice in Alumni Hall last Monday evening. EK. EH. Garrison, ’97, presided, and after he had urged wpon those present thie responsibility of the positions to be filled and the mecessity of selecting good men, thie elections were held and resulted as follows: President, Ogleby, 1900; Vice President, Edidy, 799 S.; Sec- retary and Treasurer, Cheney, 1900; Assistant Secretary anid Treasurer, Lowndes, 799 S. RSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1896. ner beer tet Price Tren Cents. ‘THE LATE PROFESSOR NEWTON. From a photograph taken in his study. YALE'S HENLEY TRIP, A General Review with English Press Comments. —_—— It would be impossible for anyone, who closely followed the career of the University crew in England last J uly, to say that the expedition had provea a failure. The members of the crew themselves, disappointed as they were at their decisive defeat after months of hard work and hopeful anticipation, will always look back upon their visit to Henley as a most pleasant and sat- isfactory trip. And om the other side English sportsmen unite in expressing their great admiration for the American oarsmen, both as athletes and as gen- tlemen, although their style of rowing met with criticism and disapproval. It was the earnest desire of the Hen- ley enthusiasts that Yale might win one or two heats in the regatta and so Zain more encouragement to make an- - other visit at some future time, and they showed genuine disappointment when Yale drew Leander for their first race. At the very commencement of their visit the Yale oarsmen were treated ‘with marked courtesy by the Mayor of Henley, who met them at the sta- tion accompanied by several of the aldermen and councillors, and wel- comed them heartily. He wished “to extend a cordial greeting to the rep- resentatives of the premier university of the United States.” He thought it soing a trifle too far to express the hope that they might be entirely suc- cessful in the regaita, but he could promise them that if they won, the cheer would be just as hearty and sincere aS if an English crew had won; “because,” he said, “our only de- Sire is that the best crew should win.” The Mayor and members of the town corporation were then introduced to the crew and the former in person helped the men to unload their shell and accompanied them to their quar- ters. A GOOD IMPRESSION, The Henley Standard made the fol- lowing comment in regard to the crew:— “A finer set of men than the Yale crew one could not wish to see. We heartily welcome them to Henley and trust they will have a very pleasant visit. -We hope the coveted trophy will be won ‘by an English crew, but Should it not be so, our desire would be that the victors will be found in the splendid representatives sent by the premier university of America.” The London Truth speaks in their issue of June 25 as follows: “A friend who has seen the Yale men is delighted with them, * * #* They are a nice set of fellows, * * * Their. rowing, however, is sadly dis- appointing. At present they have ab- solutely no length. They bucket bad- ly and do a lot of arm work with a short snatchy stroke. It is very like the Cornell style and is not likely to be successful,” A writer in the Leicester Post says a little later:— Many interested spectators follow the daily practice of the Yale crew, as it is now beginning to be recognized that they will certainly make a stiff fight of the Henley contest. At first the shortness of their stroke seemed to expert critics to put them out of the running altogether. But this has now given way to a longer stroke and a much better swing, a modi- fication of tactics which has led to the immediate result of improving. the esti- mate of their chances) The rig of the [Continued on seventh page. |
