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of Philosophy, History, English, the
Sciences and Mathematics; a smat-
tering of Biblical Literature, and a
“trace” of Art, Music, Physical Cul-
ture and Military Science.
The educational outfit of the typical
Righty-six man, however, consisted of
twice as much mathematics, half again
as much classics, about the same
amount of English and Philosophy,
somewhat less Natural Science, three-
quarters as much History and Modern
Languages, one-third as much Politi-
cal Science, a mere dash of Art, and
none of the embellishments like Music
and Physical Culture.
A COMPARISON WITH HARVARD.
Similar figures may be obtained from
the recent report of the Dean of Har-
vard College, which enable us to com-
pare the amount of instruction given
in the various branches to the under-
graduate students of Yale and Har-
vard. Thus, the following table indi-
cates the number of hours of instruc-
tion per week given and received by
the undergraduates of Harvard and
Yale during the college year, 1895-96:
Subject Yale. Harvard.
: Hours. Hours
CIASEICE oikckan ss ane 4,439 2,016
European Languages... 2,663 5,281
Political Screr ce........6. 2,049 2,298
Pens teh ac: Sec 2,940 8,903
HISD ty: os.6..3 Sea 1,916 3,36
Mathematics. .Wsteerses 1,760 1,013
PRUMOSODNY (si... Pas rerbete 1,628 1,402
Natural Sciences........ 1,481 2,356
Biblical Litreature...... 211 48
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WETIBIC “iodis oa oes Sek ee 4
Military Science......... 36 117
Physical Culture......::. 11
TOTAL cos cake cara 18,356 23,179
It is geen from these figures that,
while the total amount of instruction
given at Harvard College, 1895-96, ex-
ceeded the amount given at Yale Col-
lege by 26 per cent., the instruction in
Philosophy, Mathematics, Classics,
Biblical Literature and Physical Cul-
ture was greater at Yale, while the in-
struction given in the other depart-
ments was less.
The comparison is fairer, ~if- the—in-
equality in the number of students at
Harvard and Yale is eliminated, by
expreessing the above figures in per-
centages of the total instruction given
in each college. This is done in the
following table:
Subject. Yale. Harvard.
Per Cent. Per Cent.
Cla asics :.. 6 capw cree eaeeewe 24.2 8.7
Eurepean Languages.... 14.5 22.8
Political Science.......... 11.2 9.9
Melish .:.:cedwaswee ses iiss 10.9 16.8
ELIStOry 5 coda a eaes oo oen’s 10.4 14.3
Mathematics  vcisciives ss 9.6 4.4
PRILOBODUY hs xecrisake ss 8 0% 8.9 6.1
Natural Sciences......... 8.1 10.2
Biblical Literature....... ack 0.2
Bg abogri ged teat Bik ace Ria Lita 0.4 5.6
DEUSIO a. CRE ie uoues 0.3 0.6
Military Science.......... 0.2 0.5
Physical Culture....... pile” DLL 0.01
The above figures
the relative amount of work done at
both colleges, Yale gives three times
the importance to classics, twice the
importance to mathematics, and one-
and-a-half times the importance to
philosophy that Harvard does in each
case. Harvard, on the other hand,
gives one-and-a-half times the impor‘
ance to the modern languages, includ-
ing English, nearly aS much more im-
portance to history, one-and-a-quarter
times the importance to the sciences
as Yale does, and gives about the same
importance to political science. A com-
parison of the lesser departments need
not be made.
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Representative Hockey Team
Organized.
This year is the first that any definite
trials for the hockey team have been
held. In 1896 a team was made up, and
it gained great credit in a number of
games, but it could hardly have been con-
sidered as representative of the Univer-
_ Sity. Under the present system no regu-
lar team has yet been made out, and a
general notice is given that whenever
there is any skating on Lake Whitney
there will be open practice at 2 o’clock
in the afternoon, and all men who wish
to try for the team are free to present
themselves there. Two teams, as evenly
matched as possible, will be chosen, and
definite note taken of the ability of each
mac. As there iS as yet no regular team
there are equal chances for each man to
play in the match games. It is not ex-
pected that any ice polo will be played.
A series of three games will be played
with Princeton, and before tahe first of
these a regular team will be chosen.
indicate that in.
FOR A FOUR YEARS COURSE.
A Petition in ‘** Sheff... Gains Many
f Student Signatures.
A petition is being circulated through
the Sheffield Scientific School for the
purpose of bringing before the Faculty
a substantial proof of the views of the
undergraduates of that Department in
regard to changing the present three
years’ course of the Scientific School to
four years. It has been signed up to
the present date, by nearly every man
in the Senior and Junior classes. The
Freshman class has not yet been can
vassed, but there is no doubt that the
class is almost unanimously in favor
of the change. The reasons as set
forth in the petition for appealing for
the lengthening of the course to four
years are:
First, that in all the engineering
courses and in many of the others,
insufficient preparation is given for an
entrance upon life work. The courses
do not advance the student far
enough. Graduates of the Sheffield
Scientific School are obliged to com-
pete in after life with specialists from
other universities, who have spent
four years on the profession which
they have been obliged to cover in
three.
Second, that members of the Sheffield
Scientific School are not on the sam®
level as those of the Academic Depart-
ment, owing to the three years course.
They are not allowed representation in
the management of the various athletie
branches, except nominally, in the
management of the Junior Promenade.
or the Sophomore German.
THE SCHOLASTIC. ADVANTAGES.
The petition in favor of a four years’
course was thus stated some time ago
in an editorial in the
Monthly :—
Prof. N. S. Shaler of Harvard, in em-
phasizing this demand, takes ground that
a five years’. course undergraduate course
in our scientific schools is needed for
their real efficiency. Clearly, where the
first year is occupied in a general prep-
aration for the special courses, leaving
but two years of. direct training in.-engis
neering branches, the course must be
hurried and wholly inadequate.
To be sure, a post-graduate course of
two years is recommended by the Faculty
and gives a preparation for the engineer-
ing degrees that is highly esteemed out-
side. Yet so few remain for this, due
partly to the lack of precedent, partly
because other schools offer a more prac-
tical training—that the prospect is to
most, uninviting. Such obstacles to the
higher training here would be removed
by our lengthening to a four years’
course. |
The finishing of the graduate’s train+
ing and much of the apprenticeship in
practical application, which he now re-
ceives so inconveniently and uncertainly
in the first years of professional life,
might be, to a great extent, imparted
by the additional year, which, from its
position as clinching and finishing the
earlier lessons, is worth any two of the
previous ones.
The attainment of knowledge is not in
an arithmetical, but more nearly in a
geometrical ratio to the time, and the
increased proficiency of the student in all
branches, it must be acknowledged,
would be great. Opportunities would be
much enlarged for’ instruction in the
French, German and English, and would,
with the preliminary work in them which
is now required, give to the student a
thorough working knowledge, indispensa-
ble to every scientist. At present, un-
less he continue these studies alone and
unaided, his deficiency in them is in-
evitable and humiliating.
The additional year will allow for a
most thorough course, theoretical and ap-
plied, in natural science, a training of ut-
most value to the engineer, and one which
with the general broadening along all
lines, will provide the more liberal edu-
cation—the education which levels distinc-
tions between Scientific and Academic
students. At the same time the special
training in the several courses will be far
more complete and efficient, and the
graduate decidedly better fitted for work
in his chosen calling.
Against a growing sentiment of the
public that young men should enter life
work as early as possible, with such
preparation as may be, the University
has ever thrown its influence. Its object
is to send out men in every way quali-
fied for the work of life. In scientific
callings the time is near when no one,
otherwise prepared, can find a place, The
opportunity here for the University to
enlarge its influence and usefulness is too
patent to be overlooked.
The instructors of recent gradua-
tion are said to be strongly in favor of
the move.
The social side of the question is an
important one. ‘There js at present
little in common between students of
the Scientific and Academic Depart-
ments. It is strongly felt by the
students that the trouble lies in the
one years’ difference in the length of
the two courses, and that it would be
Scientific
‘a great advantage to Yale if they
were of the same duration.
A mass meeting of the members of
the Scientific Department is to be held
this week, and the petition is to be put
into the hands of a committee, who
will send out copies to every graduate
of the Department, requesting his
Signature. Should the petition be as
well received as it now bids fair to be,
it will be presented to the Faculty in
June.
NEWS FROM OTHER COLLEGES.
HARVARD.
The President and Fellows of Har-
vard College have recently received
and accepted the gift of $5,000 from
Mr. J. Howard Nichols, as the founda-
tion of the Howard Gardner Nichols
Scholarship for undergraduates, in
memory of his deceased son, who
graduated from Harvard with the
class of 1893. In the assignment of the
income from this fund, it is requested
that students from North Alabama
have the preference, if of good char-
acter and _ scholarship. Mr. Nichols
was greatly beloved in that seciion
and it was there that he died.
President Eliot of Harvard has of-
fered to Secretary Olney the inter-
national law professorship of that in-
stitution. Mr. Olney is considering the
favor and provided it does not inter-
fere with his regular practice, which
he is unwilling to give up, he hopes to
accept.
L. C. Rood a Harvard undergraduate,
has broken the world’s amateur record
for lifting a dumb-bell. He  per-
the feat at Hemingway gymnasium by
lifting a 211 pound bell and putting it
up perpendicularly above his head with —
one arm. However, in straightening
his ‘body he lost his balance and let
the ball fall, but as nothing regarding
the straightening of the body appears
m the terms of the contest, it is
thought that the record will stand. -
The performance was done in public
and has been testified to by several
witnesses... Mr. Rood is 20 years. old,
is 5 ft. 6 in. in height, and weighs 145
pounds. The previous record of 201
pounds 5 ounces was made in 1874 by
R. Penwell, of New York, who
weighed 215 pounds.
Harvard and Columbia are to hold
a debate some time in March. Columbia
has the choice of subject and Harvard
the choice of sides.
COLUMBIA.
Columbia University will have a
crew this year. That was the decision
reached at the last meeting of the
Columbia Union when Rev. Dr. W. S.
Rainsford delivered an ardent address
advocating a crew.
The sentiment of disapproval among
several of the graduate members of
the Union was so strong that three
prominent officers handed in their
resignations, which were accepted, and
it was unanimously voted to have a
crew. Nearly $6,000 has been promised
for the support of the crew and enough
more can probably be raised not only
to cover all expenses but also to meet
the debt of $3,000 left by the Univer-
Sity crew of 1896.
PENNSYLVANIA.
George W. Woodruff, Yale ’89, will
again have charge of the Pennsylvania
eleven next fall. His selection as head
coach has been ratified by the directors
of the Athletic Association and he has
accepted the position in which he is
to have entire control of the team
with no interference from well-mean-
ing but “ill-advised” graduates, as
was the case last year,
A new system of entrance examina-
tions is being planned at the Univer-
Sity of Pennsylvania for the College
and the Law School. Special attention
is to be paid to English, but the
changes will not be completely intro-
duced until 1899.
CORNELL.
Cornell football authorities have con-
cluded arrangements by which Glenn
S. Warner will act as head coach for
the team next Fall. Mr. Warner gradu-
ated from the College of Law in 1894
when he captained the Cornell team.
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Trophies for the Intercollegiate
Debaters.
The joint debate committee of the
Yale Union has accepted a design sub-
mitted by The George H. Ford Co., of
New Haven for the trophy, which is
to be presented annually to those
members of the Union who represent
it in intercollegiate debates. It is a
gold watch-charm in the shape of an
old Greek coin. The obverse of the
coin bears in relief the head of Demos-
thenes, and the reverse is to be en-
graved with the name and class of
the debater, together with the debate
and date thereof in which he took
part.
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Wale in B. A. A. Games.
The annual indoor meeting of the
Boston Athletic Association was held
at Mechanics’ Hall, Boston, Saturday
evening, February 6 Harvard’s time
3 minutes 1-5 seconds, in the team race
with. the University of Pennsylvania,
was the fastest ever made in the hall.
Two relay teams were entered by
Yale. One: of them, consisting of
Rogers, ’98, Noyes, ’98S., Hinckley, ’97
and Gerard, ’97 was defeated by Holy
Cross and the other, on which were
Johnson, ’99, Johnson, 1900, Garvan, ’97,
and Fisher, ’98S., won from George-
town University. In the final lap of
this race Fisher was matched against
B. J. Wefers; the champion American
sprinter, and great enthusiasm was
shown regarding the outcome. Fisher’s
lead, however, at the beginning proved
too long to be made up.
The management is well satisfied
with the showing made by the Yale
team and the men express themselves
as being particularly impressed by the
courteous treatment which was shown
them by the officials of the B. A. A.
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Football Suits Awarded.
The following men of last year’s
football squad have received “Y’’ suits
and caps: Bass, Rogers, Chadwick,
Durston, Fincke, Van Every, Hine,
Murray, Chamberlin, Murphy, Connor,
Benjamin, Mills and Hinkey; and suits
without the “Y’ and caps have been
given to Alport, Hazen, Ely, McFar-
land, Chauncey and Gerard.
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N. J. A. C. Meeting.
‘The second annual indoor games of the
New Jersey Athletic Club wil be held on
Saturday, February 18, in Madison Square
Garden, New York City. Special features
of the games will be the ten-mile run and
the two-mile steeplechase. Teams have
been invited from Harvard, Yale, Prinece-
ton, Pennsylvania, Georgetown, Colum-
bia, New York University, Pastime A. C.,
St. George A. C., New York A. C., Xavier
A. A., New West Side A. C., New Jersey
A. C., the principal military organizations
and a large number of smaller clubs.
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A Chance to Win Admiration.
(N.Y. Tribune.)
If the Yale and Harvard negotiators
would try to get together half as hard
as’ some of them have tried to find
obstacles keeping them apart, they
would run a great risk of receiving
testimonials of admiration and egrati-
tude from the alumni of both instity-
tiens.