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MARETT WILL CASE. Decision of Superior Court—The Case to be Appealed. o_o A decision in the Marett will case was rendered last week by Judge George W. Wheeler, of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut, which favors the payment to Yale University. of a sum amounting to about $14,000. This case was brought by the State of Connecticut against the trustees of the will about a year ago and now has been decided in fa- vor of the defendant. Judge Wheeler based his decision on the following facts: The will of Philip Marett gave a portion of his estate to two trustees who should dispose of the trust funds bequeathed to them among seven corporations and should appropriate ‘‘one tenth part to the State of Connecticut in trust, the in- come to be applied toward the main- tenance of any institution for the care and relief of idiots, imbeciles and fee- ble-minded persons.” He further di- rects them: ‘“Should any of the trusts not be aezepted the amount intended therefore shall be proportionately distributed in augmentation of such as may be accepted.” In October, 1889, Mr. Henry T. Blake, acting for the trustees notified the Treasurer of the State, Mr. Henry, of the intended distribution. Mr. Henry declined to accept the fund and in November, 1890, reported the mat- ter to the Governor. It happens that from January, 1891, to January, 1895, the General Assembly transacted no public business and in 1898, when the officia, f the State were changed the successors knew nothing of the fund. Nevertheless Mr. Blake caused a bill to be introduced into the As- sembly stating the facts concerning the fund and directing the State Treasurer to accept the trust. The bill was rejected. Judge Wheeler concludes that in not accepting the trust within a reason- able length of time the State has by its actions virtually rejected it and has therefore lost all claims to the fund. His ruling is that the sum of $90,000 should be divided proportion- ately between the corporations named in the will in the manner therein pro- vided. The State on the other hand con- tends that the fund could only be re- fused by an affirmative and positive act of the General Assembly and that it still has a legitimate claim upon the trust fund. The counsel for the State have declared their intention of carrying the suit to the Supreme Court and an appeal has been filed for its discussion at the next session. — —_——_++—___—_ ‘““The Bible as Literature.” A work on “The Bible as Literature” has just been published by Messrs. T. Y. Crowell & Co., Boston and New York. It consists of twenty-one es- says by twenty different scholars, mostly Americans, with an introduc- tion by Lyman Abbct. The papers were originally contributed to ‘The Outlook,” and have new been reprint- ed in this attractive volume. Among the Yale contributors are Dr. J. P. Peters, 73, the well-known Oriental scholar, “Literary Aspects of Gen- esis’; Dr. James M. Whiton, ’53, “Ruth and Esther,” and “The Book of Jo- nah’; Professor George B. Stevens, “The Epistles of Paul as Literature’; and Professor Albert 8. Cook, ‘The influence of Biblical upon Modern En- glish Literature.” -—— +>. Yale, Marvard and Princeton Alumni Meet. On Friday, November 20th, the Yale, Harvard and Princeton Chicago Alum- ni Associations met informally at the University Club. The affair was well- named a “Howler,” as the big crowd present kept up an almost continuous succession of cheers and songs for the three Universities during the whole evening. There were no set speeches, but several informal addresses were delivered amid much applause. The best of good feelings prevailed, and this meeting will doubtless serve aS a precedent for future gatherings, YALE ALUOMNe Saturday’s Unpleasantness Reviewed. (Charles Hopkins Clark in Hartford Courant.) Saturday was just the sort of dismal day for defeat. Nature, as if con- scious of the coming trouble, wept the earth wet; then Princeton came along and wiped the wet earth with the Yale team. The worst of this incredible statement is that it is true. There is a problem in psychology and physics which asks what would happen if an irresistible force should meet an im- movable body. This poser for philoso- phers was once solved by a simple child, who said he guessed it would ‘slide over.” That’s what happened Saturday. When the irresistible Princetons met the immovable Yales; they ‘“‘slid over’’ them, they slid under them, then they went around them; and, then they went through them, and, but for the creed and lessons of a generation, it would have been hard to believe the Yales were really immovable. Fortu- nately, that had been already demon- strated. The past is still secure. There seem but two ways of account- ing for the reverse of Saturday. One is that President Dwight is in Europe. The University has never yet won in any athletic contest when he was out of the country. It will be remembered, too, that the corporation couldn’t meet while he was away; neither could Mr. Bryan, under those conditions, speak upon the Green. The next time the boys give Dr. Dwight leave of absence, they will do well to reflect first on the possible consequences. * * * *&€& £€ & KE KR HK KR KH KH OR But it’s over now. Yale has been beaten not by any disputed decision of the umpire or sudden fluke of luck, but by a team far her superior that de- served the victory. Yale knows how to win; she also knows how to accept defeat. We learn that Services were held in the chapel yesterday as usual, and that recitation rooms will be open for business today at the old stand. —_—__ 0 The Game Summarized. The following tables give a sum- marized account of the Yale-Prince- ton game last Saturday, showing who made the gains for each side, and where they were most successful in breaking the opponent’s line: YALE. = Ky Ky Ler) rz co : . 23 gQ ° cf oF pa 8s Po Q° co 2 ee (@ Ke @e Go go : 2 aa Bass... Same oy eee 1 0 0 1 FROME OPS ss ese cis sats 3 3 0 2 Migr pAy ieee os cess 2 2 0 5 LFUPSRORE a eR ees z Pe 0 0 COMTI 6 s50 oc occa BS ‘A 0 3 PRS aso ise ao sew’ 3 3 0 3 Wists sos a ee ce 7 5 2-89 Benjamin f..ccccce.ss Vice 3 4 a4 Van Hvery..... vex niet & 3 0 6 FRIAR ce cycces eke jches <8 4 0 4 5 TROLAIS. ove car’ sess Pes 36 26 10 108 PRINCETON. 8 e ® 3 aa z fe) a 0g ; ¢B 580 ® O8 Oe BO Go. 60 86,52 POR Ee ge ge : ’ oo So Pe ae” > ° : . at 2 Chepen.. 6... G... fe. Fe ee Hillebrand.. 3 9 1 2 10 rib iss os sae oe oe E 1 0 0 70 BATU 655 ek 31 3 20 8 128 Wiheeler.. ... wos. 0 9 3 44 Kelly.... 3 44 2 Sy: Tt Ee Bac. 1 ORE Ebene wegen cee 19 0 0 19 64 Totals.. .... ..14 6. 6 58 639 In the matter of kicking the figures are more even. Princeton punted elev- en times to Yale’s ten. The total dis- tances of the kicks were: Yale 330 yards, Princeton 420 yards. Yale was given the ball twice for holding and Princeton once. Prince- ton was offside three times and lost 15 yards by this, while Yale lost but five. Yale blocked two of Baird’s punts and twice tackled Baird before he could kick, while Hinkey was able to get off his kick every time he was called upon. ——_oeo___—_ The results of the leading football games played on Saturday are as fol- lows: University of Pennsylvania 8, Harvard 6; Lafayette 18, Wesleyan 0; West Point 10, Brown 6; Dartmouth 10, Williams 0; Naval Cadets 11, White Squadron eleven 5; Carlisle Indians 48, Penn. State College 5; Harvard, 1900, 26, Pennsylvania, 1900, 0. hits fifteen off the latter. M7 Eos FALL STYLES .. ‘* NOW READY. KNOX'S WORLD-RENOWNED THE STANDARD OF FASHION EVERYWHERE. 194 Fifth Avenue, under Fifth Avente Hotel, New York. 912 Broadway, cor. Fulton Street, New York. 340 Fulton Street, Brooklyn. 191 and 193 State Street (Palmer House), Chicago. e. AGENTS .. In all the Principal Cities. Six Highest Awards At the Columbian Exposition. 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Kieator Fi reies. sees PEs Shes PODS ae 7. deSaulles, SS., 2D... » 16 8.6 “So VSig 8 Smith, 8b. cs evieeree 2 te AG: <3 B05 9. Quinby, ss., 3b.... Seca Oe 0240 . Os 800 10. Greenway, p., lf...... Bae a OT 11. Bartlett, ¢€., S812... pS SoS eet Manteca 33.) 12. T'womibly, G.ce<-. a5 yt ce Le BL Greenway, in four games, struck out 82 men and allowed 14 bases on balls. In two games pitched Tru- deau struck out five men and gave 7 bases on balls. Twenty-two base were made off the former and In the series Princeton scored 81 runs to Yale’s 18, and made 20 errors to Yale 22, tg At Brown University by vote of the upper classmen it has been decided to designate the class of 1900 as the “‘Cen- tury class.” The full list of names voted on, in the order of popularity, was aS follows: “Century Class,” “Ninety-ten,” “Nineteen Hundred,” “Naughty Naughts,” “19—” “Double Aught,” and a “Green One,” “Ninety- Nit,” “te Deubie Nit” — asic Nothing,” “Grand Order of Chromos,” “Naughty Nit,” “Fin de Siecle,” “oO Two,” “Di-oxides,” ‘Double Aught,” “Naught but Aught,” “Goose Egg,” “Just Begun,” and “Centenarians.” «THE NEW LINK-BUTTON CUFF.” | “PATENT A APPLIED FOR. PRICES “Ib 130;45402 dee! E PAID. vE FREE RBRUG, \soFuoy N: v. GIy SEND. ORE, Rite ACrAGE 105 1S FOP SA Windsor Hotel Under new and liberal management. Fifth Avenue 46th to 47th Streets. NEW YORK. Offers superior accommodations at popular prices. 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