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4 YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY. Published ocery Thursday during the College Terms and conducted by a Graduate itor and Associate Haitor, and Assistants from the Board of Editors a é YALE DAILY NEWS. SUBSCRIPTION. - $2.50 PER YEAR. Foreign Postage, 85 cents per year. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Checks, drafts and orders should be made payable to the Yale Alumni Weekly. All correspondence should be addressed, Yale Alumni Weekly, New Haven, Conn. ADVISORY BOARD. For College Year, ’96-7: H. C. ROBINSON, °53. J. R. SHEFFIELD, °87, W. W. Skippy, ‘65S. J. A. HARTWELL, ’89S. C. P. Linpsiey, 75S. L. 8S. Wrexcon, ’89. W. Camp, °80. EK. VAN INGEN, 91 8S. W. G. Daaaett, °80. P. Jay, °92. EDITOR, LEWIS S. WELCH, °89. ASSOCIATE EDITOR, WALTER Camp, ‘80. NEWS EDITOR, GRAHAM SUMNER, ’97. ASSISTANTS, H. W. CHAMBERS, °99. D.. DAe. RR: BUSINESS MANAGER, K. J. THOMPSON. (Office, Room 6, White Hall.) JOHN Jay, '98. Entered as second class matter at New Haven P. O. NEw HAVEN, CONN., FEBRUARY 11, 1897, INTERESTING FIGURES. Busy men do not find time for a study of statistics, but there are some published in this issue of the Weekly which are condensed to a small and convenient form and which will not be overlooked by the thoughtful friends of Yiale, They show, as well as figures can, the fundamental educational sys- tem of the University. There are dif- ferent systems of education, and their comparative values occasion a lively and not unprofitable controversy. Yale is the great example of a conservative academic education, and Harvard the great example of the most radical American ideas in this line. A very concise comparison of the different bases of these two educational sgsys- tems is given in the figures on the courses taken in both institutions. POSTALS TO ALUMNI. A postal has been returned to this office, with a request for information: as to its object and authority, which contained the following message, the Signature being withheld: “Dear Sir:— “I am trying to make up a list of the doings of Yale graduates since leaving College. By filling out the re- turn postal and replying by return mail, you will greatly oblige, ‘Yours very truly, We have replied that we don’t know why this was sent out or by what au- thority. We are of the opinion that the postals are altogether without au- thority. ‘There may be some most worthy motive in such a communica- tion” as this. if there is, it should have been disclesed or intimated in some way. In times past, it has been the cus- tom for those who were in competi- tion for an editorship on the Yale News, and whose contributions were received by the news department of the Weekly, to sow all Yaledom with return postal cards) requesting any and all means of information about Yale men. While always most anxious to secure all legitimate information about Yale graduates, the present Yale Weekly management has discouraged as far as possible all such irresponsi- ble efforts. We hereby serve notice on Yale alumni that we are not responsi- ble for any communications sent to them which do not contain our signa- ture or endorsement. We have no desire to close to those contributing to the News or the Week- ly any legitimate sources of informa- tion, but the practice to which Wwe have referred has become a _ burden- some and unfair condition of compe- tition for editorial position, involving expense which is unjustifiable. It is also, in its abuse, annoyng to grad- uates. We shall take even stronger measures hereafter to prevent it. We hope that graduates, if less dis- turbed by postal interrogatories in the future, will not be less mindful of our desire to receive from them all in- formation possible concerning them- selves, other Yale men and all Yale matters. SPSS gS OAC eee a DEAN BRIGGS ON CHEATING. Not the least interesting in the very suggestive report of President Eliot of Harvard to the Overseers, which in- cludes the reports to him of the heads of the departments, is the dis- cussion by Dean Briggs of the Aca- demic Department of the means taken there to crush out the habit of cheat- ing in examinations. In the report of the measures taken, the Dean goes in- to the ethics of the question and meets, as it seems to us, very squarely the excuses that are given for those who insist on helping themselves to a de- gree by means which are unfair. reprint his report on this subject en- tire in this issue of the Weekly. There is hardly any side of college life to- day, which affects the character of students, which is so important. <i By AS. A MOVE FOR CLEANLINESS, It is not altogether pleasant to find that the press of the College thinks it necessary to institute a campaign against dirt, but the Yale News con- tends that such a campaign is neces- sary, and we very much fear that the Yale alumni can find no good ground for attacking its premises. The _ sub- stance of what the News says is that college rooms are not well kept, that men have to resort to the employment of special sweeps in the _ buildings where they are allowed, and to special tips where only the regular employees of the College are permitted, in order to secure a fair degree of cleanliness. The News reproaches students for sub- mitting to such a situation and encour- aging it in this way. It is really a wonder, and it is in a way a reproach to the student body, that they have not long before in some formal and emphatic way brought to the atten- tion of the authorities the very unfor- tunate condition of their environment in this respect. > oo > wow PROFESSOR LOUNSBURY’S SPEECH. Those who read the account of the Wyoming Valley Alumni Association’s meeting must have been impressed with Professor Lounsburily’s appeal for additions to our library funds. The appropriation by the Corporation of the $200,000 recently accruing to the University or soon to come into its possession from the estate of the late Thomas Sloane of New York, is not, of course, sufficient for the develop- ment of such a library as Yale’s Should be. Without investigating too carefully, we venture to remark that the income from this fund will, to a great extent, take the place of Univer- sity funds that have hitherto been used for this purpose and will now be used for other pressing interests of the institution. It is quite true that a considerable sum will be at the com- We- mand of the library as the result of this appropriation, but, as we said, its treasury will be still far from full. We have printed so many facts and . figures about this, and comments on it by those who speak with greatest authority, that it is not necessary to go into details and statistics or em- phasize the importance of the question. All we ask is that the friends of Yale will not forget the overshadowing im- pertance of the library and its actual needs, when they consider what they ean do for the University or talk with those who have some good things in mind. > > voy THE YALE NEWS. The management of Yale’s good daily is again transferred to the men of a new genera- tion, and again is it our pleasure to assure the friends of Yale, that the paper is still in good hands. The News is alive and it has courage. Wecongratulate those who have given it this character. We believe in those on whom rests the responsibility of strength- ening and developing this character. There are radical changes in management, yet to be made, before the paper becomes all that it can be. > <>» Eo Re 16 A MEXICAN ORGANIZATION. An Appeal to Yale Alumni to Form a Club. -An enterprising Yale alumnus, Mr. George B. Massey, of the class of ’95S, has writen to the Yale Weekly with the object of forming a Yale Alumni Asso- ciation of Mexico. It is well known that there are many Yale alumni in that country and this act of Mr. Mas- Sey’s will meet with their unquestioned approval and hearty cooperation. Mr. Massey desires the following notice to appear in the Weekly: “If those Yale alumni in Mexico, or any one having knowledge of any such will communicate with George B. Mas- _ Sey, ‘968., Cindad © Porfirio |. D'az, Coahuila, Mexico. they ..will, aid greatly in an attempt to form a Yale alumni organization in the Republ'c.”’ Yale has alumni associations in all parts of the United States at present and the extension of these organiza- tions into foreign countries will prove that Yale loyalty is a universal trait in her graduates. hy, La» Ne Cas A New Racing Enterprise. A. new class has been organized this year in the Yale-Corinthian Yacht Club which has interested a consider- able number of men, who are unable to enjoy the advantages of yacht rac- ing. This is the half-rater class, the class which proved so popular last Season at places on Long Island Sound. During the Fall term a number of yachting enthusiasts in the WUniver- sity discussed the formation.of a class for dory racing. These boats were to be twenty-two feet six inches over all, and six feet six inches beam. The ecst of such a boat, with sails and rigging complete, was to be $100. So much interest was taken in the class and so many men handed jin orders for boats that the scheme be- came greatly extended. The mana- sers found that for the same price, they could secure a half-rater of the “Question,” or as more. generally known, the “cracker box,’ type. As this boat would be much more able than a dory, the change of plan was adopted. Thirteen orders for these boats have been received. All the boats are to be from one design and rigged exactly alike. The measurements are, over all twenty-one feet, water line fifteen feet, beam seven feet, and sail area »50 square feet. The boats are to be delivered in New Haven by April 1! and will be then handed over to the owrers. From the first of May until the close of college, races will-be held every week under the rules of the Yale-Corinthian Yacht Club. The Club will furnish a challenge flag for these races and will also present a handsome silver cup to the boat winning the most races. Ags the boats are to be all from one de- sign the races will be won through superiority in seamanship and the sport for this reason will be the more interesting. Steins or 2:3 3 $usus ~Cankards. In FLEMISH » WARE decorated in colors, GERMAN .* fd Ngee ZG} LMS ie g WARE, brown. = g DOULTON, blue = 3 with College Seal = 3 Growlers “Here’s to & 3 good old Yale” are 3 shown by # 2% & zg THE 3 GEORGE H. FORD 3 COMPANY. © 3: TID IDINIPINININININ -S In the College Pulpit. The following preachers will oc- cupy the College pulpit during the winter term: . February 14—Rev. George Gordon, D. D., pastor of Old Seuth church, Boston. February 21—Rev. William K. Hall, D. D., pastor of First Presbyterian church of Newburgh, N. Y. February 28—Rev. Alexander Mc; Kenzie, pastor of Shepard Memorial church of Cambridge, Mass. March %—Rev. Prof. Robert Thompson, of Philadelphia. March 14—Rev. Chauncey W. Good- rich, of Orange, N. J, March 21—President M. W. Stryker, of Hamilton College. March 28—Rev. Henry A. Stimson, of New York City. >was oe. Ellis J. F. King has been secured as the track coach ty the Leland Stanford, Jr., University. 1851 - A CORPORATION - 1896 having Forty-five Years’ successful business experience offers for sale 5% 20 Year Income Bonds, which are just as good as Governments. For prospectuses, terms, etc., address the Pheonix Mutual Life Insurance Company OF HARTFORD, CONN. Or Agents in any of the large cities or towns. JONATHAN B. Bunce, President. JOHN M. HoucomsBeE, Vice-President. CHARLES H. LAWRENCE, Secretary. NEW-YORK LIFE Insurance Company. JANUARY 1, 1897. 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