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THE NINETY-SIX IVY. Slips from Two Graves to be Planted. A Word from Mr. Twichell. During the month of August the ivy planted last Coinmencement by the class of 96 was stolen by parties un- known. It was planted by the Ivy Ccmmittee, consisting of C. W. Wells, F. Cc. Lee and W. S. Woodhull. The ivy was procured from the grave of General Lee and it is thought by some that this aroused partisan feeling. The ivy committee has definitely de- cided to replace the stolen ivy next spring. Two slips will be planted, one from the grave of General Robert E. Lee and the other from the grave of Theodore Winthrop, ’67, who was one of the first. Yale officers to be killed in the war. In regard to the uprocting of the ivy last summer Rev. Mr. J. H. Twich- ell has written the following letter for publication in the Hartford Times:— To the Editor of the Times: Will you give me leave to say that the uprooting of the Lee ivy planted at the last Yale commencement— though the stealthy act of some irre- sponsible individual—I, for one, deep- ly regret. Justly objectionable as it appeared to me to pay public honor at Yale University to the name and mem- ory of a Confederate chief, it was— this being a free country—plainly within the right of the Academic class of 1896 to do it if they chose. Since they did choose it, I am mortified that their design has in such.a manner been interfered with. Their ivy should have been permitted to grow where they placed it, undisturbed. Much as I was personally offended by it, and earnestly as—speaking for those whose feelings I shared—I protested against it, I would willingly have done any- thing in my power to keep it from be- ing molested. Yours truly, JOSEPH H. TWICHELL. August 20, 1896. —_—____++e-—__—_— Prizes Offered by Plainfield Yale Club. A prize of $15 offered annually by. the Yale Club of Plainfield, N. J., ito _ that Plainfield student who passes the best entrance examinations for the Academic Department of Yale Univer- sity was divided this year between William E. Tracy and William M. Mc- Cutchen, their papers being consider- ed of equal merit by the Examining Commiittee of the Faculty. <A like prize annually offered by the club to the student from Plainfield, passing the best entrance examinations for the Sheffield Scientific School was not awarded this year, as the conditions named in the award were not fulfilled in the examinations. ———____ eo —__—_—- Kent Ciub Meeting. At a meeting of the Kent Club held in the Law School last Monday even- ing the following officers were elected: President, C. L. Avery, ’97; Vice-Presi- dent, ©G.° V. ‘Smith; (98; Secretary, Faust, 799; Assistant Treasurer, Burke, "97. The Executive Committee .con- sists of G. V. Smith, ’97, N. Candee, 797, and Arnold, ’99.. First Critic, Rog- er Baldwin, ’97; Second Critic, J. W. Thompson, ’97. An address was de- livered by Dean Wayland. a Om Gymnastic Prizes. Dr. W. G. Anderson offers a prize valued at fifteen dollars for the one who improves most in tumbling the year. The Julian Curtiss trophy, valued at fifteen dollars, is given every year for excellence in work on the horizontal bars. Besides these prizes the Y. G. A. offers six- teen prizes for excellence in work on the horizontal and parallel bars, in club swinging, rope climbing, tumb- ling, long horse and side horse and rings. The prizes will be competed for in two meets and will be given for first and seconds. The right to wear the University ‘Y’’ on the sweater will be given to the man scoring the high- est number of points, first to count five and second three points. coming YATE: ATU NEAL [Continued from third page. | ROBERT O. ROGERS, EX.—’89. Mr. Robert Ogden Rogers, ex-’89, died at Lake Placid, in the Adiron- dack Mountains, on June 21. The body was taken to Scarborough, Mr. Rog- er’s home, and there ten days later, occurred the death of Mrs. Rogers. The cause of death in each case was pulmonary tuberculosis. It was in the spring of 1895 that Mr. and Mrs. Rog- ers went to the Adirondacks, seeking relief from this trouble. Mrs. Rogers had been a confirmed invalid for sev- eral years, and about that time Mr. Rogers discovered that he also was suffering from the same trouble. They remained at Lake Placid in the sum- mer and at Saranac Lake in the win- ter. Mrs. Rogers had been very ill for many months before her death, and during this time Mr. Rogers, though failing much in his own health, had devoted himself almost constantly to her care. FUGENE N. SOLOMON, °F, Eugene Nathan Solomon, ’95, son of Nathan Solomon, a lawyer of New York City, died from a severe attack of appendicitis on Tuesday, the twen- ty-second of last month. His desease was of a very serious nature from the start and he was immediately taken to Mt. Sinai. Hospital where he re- mained until his death. His illness was of very short duration, lasting only a few days. This was to be his second vear at the New York Law School where he was studying in cr- der to practice law in that city. His life in College was simple and above all straightforward. To his acquaint- ances his uniform good temper made him a pleasant and welcome compan- ion but to his intimates his tolerance of the personal opinions of others io- gether with an uncompromising con- demnation of everything low and mean . made him an example of the best char- ° acter which the training of Yale can vive. He was twenty-two years old, being born on-Mareh 4, 1874. ee | °95 CLASS MEETING. At a meeting of a number of Nine- ty-five mien -who were in New Haven on Wednesday, September 23, the fol- lowing resolutions on the death of Eugene N. Solomon were adopted: Whereas, It has been the will of God ‘to remove from our number one whose manly bearing and lovable character made him respected and be- loved by all who knew him, and, fWhereas, We feel a deep personal loss in the death of our friend, Eu- gene Nathan Solomon; therefore, be it Resolved, That we ‘tender our sin- cere sympathy to his family in their grief; and, be it further Resolved, That a copy of these res- olutions be sent to his family and that they be printed in the college paper. (Signed) Robert Wilkinson, Cc. F. Clemons, Michael Gavin, 2d, John MacGregor, Jr., Committee. ee Name for the Freshmen. Many suggestions have been made as to a proper class numeral for the entering class. An abbreviation, such as has usually been made by omitting the first two figures, is in this case awkward to make. The following methods of avoiding the difficulty have been proposed:—‘‘Nineteen Hun- dred,” “Know Nothing,’ “Tiwo Cir- cles,” “Bnd of the Century,” “Double Goose Egg,” and “Naughty Naught.” So far no abbreviation has ‘been: ac- cepted for general use, the freshmen being indicated by the full title of 1900. Bes. 8 a PO Glee Club Prizes. The Glee Club management for this year has made an offer of two prizes of $15 and $10 respectively, the former for the best music and the latter for the best words handed in before No- vember 1, 1896. The right is reserved to withhold the prizes if none of the eontributions are deserved worthy of them, and also to use any of the con- tributions handed in. INAA: de ES HOTEL MAJESTIC AN ENTIRELY NEW PALATIAL HOUSE. American Plan, $3.00 per day and up. 200 Rooms, single and en suite. Forty- Six Private Bath Rooms. Specially equipped for Yale Guests. Cuisine unsurpassed. Metropolitan service. 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