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New Haven, Conn., NOVEMBER 5, 1896.
THE McLAUGHLIN MEMORIAL.
The comparatively recent completion
of the book-plate, given for the vol-
umes won by the McLaughlin prizes,
fills out in most fitting form the me-
morial to one of the minds of Yale,
which, though it had only begun to
exert its power, when an early death
ended its labors here, had already left
its strong mark on the literary life of
the University. It completes, too, a
memorial to a spirit, as sweet as it
was strong, of a texture as whole-
some as it was refined. In fine, a
memorial to one of those men whose
lives and teachings make a college or
a university, and whose absence can
be atoned for by no substitute what-
ever.
A literary prize, marked as this is,
is most fitting as a memorial to Pro-
fessor McLaughlin. It can hardly be
said, however, to meet all the oppor-
tunities of the occasion. He who
would peipetuate a sweet memory,
and a helpful and inspiring influence,
could hardly find an opportunity so
good as the establishment, in honor of
this teacher of Yale of some chair, or
the building of some structure, or the
donation of a department of the Li-
brary, which would add largely and
nobly to the equipment of Yale in the
teaching of the English language and
literature.
lin ise el aiaeS ca titeg di
ENGLISH AT HARVARD.
At a meeting of the Board of Over-
seers of Harvard College held last
Wednesday it was voted, “That, in
the judgment of the Board of Over-
seers, every candidate for admission
to the under-graduate departments of
the University should give evidence
that he can writethe English language
with such degree of neatness and
skill in penmanship, correctness in
spelling and grammar, and with such
facility of expression as will enable
him to enter, without further elemen-
tary instruction, on the elective stud-
ies to which he proposes to devote
himself, including the more advanced
courses in English composition; voted,
that the Faculty be requested to press
steadily towards the attainment of the
above end,”
—
The determination of the Overseers
to bring into College only those who
are proficient in the elements of Eng-
lish composition, seems to be very
marked. There is little doubt that in
this step they have the sympathy of
all those who are seeking to raise the
standard of English in our’ univer-
sities. It is said that the preparatory
schools are inclined to answer Har-
vard’s complain of the poor prepara-
tion of the candidates by declaring
that the trouble was with the char-
acter of the examinations in English
—that they were too academic and
formal, in nature. However that may
be it is hard not to favor any plan
that will reduce the ignorance of their
own tongue on the part of those en-
tering our colleges to-day. It is really
deplorable.
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STILL A GREAT NEED,
The equipment of Yale for training
in debate was never more a matter
of concern than it is to-day. A fierce
campaign has closed in which the
services of the public speaker were
perhaps in greater demand than at
any previous time within recent his-
tory. All the talk about the decad-
ence of oratory and the substitution
of the printed page is quieted abso-
lutely, in the face of such a demon-
stration of the value of equipment for
platform service, as the last few
months of the country’s history has
shown.
There are many points on which the
graduates of Yale may congratulate
themselves in the present situation
and a great advance has certainly
been made all along the line in the
past two or three years. The interest
of the student worid has certainly
been aroused. The record in inter-
collegiate contests showsthis, and what
the Weekly is able to print to-day of
the present outlook further emphasizes
the permanent advance forward, on
this side. We know, 00, that some-
thing has been done by the Faculty,
aside from the assistance given in
coaching by professors. The Rhetoric
Department, under Dr. Baldwin, and
some special opportunities for debate
in other courses, give advantages
which were not to be had five years
ago. What is done is well done and
the Rhetoric Department has undoubt-
edly accomplished a great deal.
But the equipment in this general
Department for training for life-
work is still utterly inadequate. There
is no denying this fact. We do not
need to turn to Harvard’s curriculum
where the direction of the Faculty has
been going on for now nearly 20 years,
to satisfy ourselves of the great needs
in this Department. Where shall the
men and means come from for this
great task?
oe Alina FP Ran ne om
The facts about the Musical De-
partment of Yale, published else-
where, are very simple and unadorn-
ed, but they carry their own evidence
and explanation of the great success
which has from the first followed this
branch of the University’s system.
Sh ag gis oh
An Englishman’s View of Yale.
{From an Interview with Ian MacLaren.] -
In the magnificence and splendor of
the buildings and appointments there
is nothing equal to it in Oxford or
Cambridge. There are not men in
England rich enough to erect such
buildings as the Vanderbilt dormitory.
The Yale gymnasium is magnificent,
being far ahead of anything in that
line abroad. The Faculties are very
much larger, which, of course, makes
the work more ‘efficient. <A _ single
building such as Vanderbilt or Welch
would be called a college. Except
those advantages which time. alone
can give, Yale compares most favor-
ably with England’s best universities.
VV EA y
THE MUSICAL DEPARTMENT,
No department of the University is
showing more gratifying growth and
development than the Department of
Music. Each year the number of pu-
pils very nearly doubles itself. The
courses are open to undergraduates
and graduates as well as to special
students, and both sexes are eligible
for admission.
There are more women than men
among the special students who have
entered this year. As the practical
courses are naturally more generally
popular, the rule has been made that
the courses in piano, organ and violin
instruction are only open to those who
have already been admitted to One or
more of the theoretical courses.
The theoretical courses are six in
number and the pupils are 99this year,
as compared to, 53 of last year. They
are divided as follows:
The first course which is in har-
mony, has thirty-five pupils, and is
the study of harmony in two, three
and five parts, and the writing of ex-
ercises from figured basses.
The second course in counterpoint,
the study of the different orders of
counterpoint in two, three and four
voices, and the simpler forms of free
composition, has fifteen students.
The third course in the History of
Music is a popular elective among un-
dergraduates and has twenty-seven .
students. The course consists of lec-
tures on the development of music,
sketches of famous composers, and
practical illustrations are offered.
The fourth course in strict composi-
tions with the study of fugue, canon
and free treatment of thematic ma-
terial. There are nine pupils in this
course.
The fifth is in instrumentation and
has seven students and the sixth in
free composition, only open to those
who have completed the work in the
first, second, fourth and fifth courses,
includes the writing of part-songs,
glees; and extended work in the so-
nata-form, and. has six pupils.
these courses are conducted personally
by Professor Horatio W. Parker.
The students of the piano are 26 in
number. Professor Samuel S. Sanford
hasmade the worka very popular feat-
ure and under his instruction two pu-
pils were prepared to play with the
New Haven Symphony Orchestra.
Professor Sanford has also interested
himself in the College Choir and di-
rects one rehearsal each week. The
choir has fine material this year and
the improvement over past years is
very mark.
Professor Troostwyck has 9 pupils,
four of which have shown such pro-
ficiency that they have been admitted
to the New Haven Symphony Orches-
tra.
‘Mr. Harry B. Jepson has deserved
success in the organ department and
16 students are in this course.
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In the College Pulpit.
The schedule of preachers for the
present fall term has been announced
as follows:
November 8—Revy. Teunis S. Hamlin,
D. D., of Washington.
November 15—Rev. John De Pew, of
Norfolk, Conn.
November 22—Rev. Henry Van Dyke,
D. D., New York.
November 29—Rev. H. M. Curtis, D.
D., of Cincinnati.
December 6—Rev. A. H. Merriam, of
Hartford.
December 13—Rev J. H. Twichell, of
Hartford.
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Valuable Gift to the Peabody
Museum.
The Peabody Museum has recently
secured a specimen of high geological
value. It shows vertebrate footprints
in the Devonian formation where hith-
erto no evidence has been discovered
of animals higher than fishes. The
footprint best preserved is about four
inches in length and two and a quar-
ter in width and was apparently made
by the left hind foot. It was found
in Warren County, Pennsylvania, by
Dr Charles E. Beecher of the Pea-
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that institution.
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Mathematical Courses,
Two new courses in Mathematics
have just been opened by Professor
Pere y F. Smith, which are offered to
graduate students oniy. The courses
are in two divisions, one in Plane An-
alytical Geometry, and the other in
Differential Geometry. The former
course is planned to acquaint the stu-
dent with modern ideas in plane an-
alytical geometry, and is sub-divided
into two parts: one dimensional
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etry. The recitations are held in
Room B, Alumni Hall, on Wednes-
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