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‘‘Within the last ten years the Gradu-
ate School has increased in numbers
from 42 to 227. The courses of study
‘have increased in a still greater ratio.
In each department of its work one or
more clubs have been established
which are centers of vigorous intellec-
tual life. In these clubs the profes-
sors, the instructors, and the gradu-
ate students meet to discuss - the
world’s work in the several depart-
ments of study and to bring to light
the results of their own independent
researches. There are in all ten of
these clubs with a membership of from
twenty to fifty each. One of these
holds its meetings every week. Others
once in two weeks and others every
month. Some of these clubs have per-
manent places for meeting, some have
already established libraries of con-
sultation, and in many lines the results
of research have been published.
“The laboratories for the natural and
physical sciences with their wealth of
equipment, their apparatus and special
libraries, are none the less essential to
the best work in these lines, than are
buildings thoroughly equipped, for
work in other departments. The classi-
cal building, the new Phelps Hall is
the model. The large meeting room
for the club open every day and even-
ing and containing the consulting
library, the photographs, the casts,
the lockers where the students. can
keep their work when they leave the
building, the rooms where the. profes-
sors meet their advanced classes, the
studies of the professors, and the reci-
tation rooms of all of the under-
graduate classes in this department—
all these combine to make the building
a veritable classical laboratory.
“The bearing of these departmental
clubs opening up paths of research,
in their influence on one another, and
upon the work of the professional
schools is most surprising. But their
influence reaches down and pervades
the undergraduate work. They vitalize
the instructors and the instruction.
Yale has no place for a teacher who
has no ambition to add to the world’s
knowledge. These centers of activity in
the Graduate School are the altars
where burn the sacred fires of learning.
They create the pure atmosphere
which sustains and invigorates the in-~
tellectual life of the University. The
marvellous growth and prosperity of
Yale is but the outward manifestation
of the vital forces within her. She has
but just begun to grow. Notwithstand-
ing her increase of buildings, the addi-
tions to her Faculty, the large dona-
tions to her Library funds, and to her
scholarship funds. in the recent past,
she is not satisfied with what she is
and what she has. Under the leader-
ship of our own President Dwight she
looks forward to the completion of this
century for the perfection of her plans,
made along the lines of devlopment
laid down one hundred years ago, with
the confident expectation of even a
larger fruitage than has been yielded
in the last ten years.”
YALE’S HISTORY.
The Rev... Benjamin W. Bacon, ’81,
spoke on the theme, ‘“Yale’s' Historic
Past.” He brought up the fact that
the first commencement exercises were
held in 1702. Speaking of the liberality
the sons of Eli had always shown in
their gifts to alma mater, he said that
in 1831, when money was a scarce
article, an appeal from the University
was answered with $100,000, most of
the contributions being sums of less
than $100. “This has been done more
than once,’ he said, “and it will be
done again and again. Yale’s history
is in the future, and it’s yet to be
made,”
“What Yale has done for us,” was
the sentiment to which response was
given by Howard Mansfield, ’71, who
said, among many interesting things:
“Yale taught us how to study—how to
do whatever intellectual task we have
before us. That ‘lesson, I think, cam
be better taught with fewer subjects
of instruction.”
The sentiment
plauded.
“Yale,” he proceeded, “sets the key-
note of American life—that allows to
every man an equal chance with every
other man. But there are some
things Yale has not done for us and
which we lack.
“Many think culture is not a need
of this generation. In one branch of
culture Yale can do what has not yet
been done—impress the importance of
was warmly ap-
good manners, never insisted upon
and never especially taught. Years
ago the student never thought it quite
right unless he was riotous to @
troublesome degree—had a personal
disregard of the rights of the Fresh-
man and the property of the com-
munity. He did not realize that
courtesy is consistent with bravery
and persistence toward an end. But
the College in growing into a Univer-
sity has outgrown many follies former-
ly regarded as our special preroga-
tive; and I cannot but believe that the
thousands that attend Yale to-day be-
lieve that general rudeness and
riotousness are unworthy of the Uni-
versity and unworthy of them as
students. For this we can thank the
high standard set by the athletes.”
The Rev. Frank R. Shipman, ’85, was
brief and bright on ‘‘College Ideals in
After Life.” He said for one thing:
“An ideal is a bird that is never shot,
stuffed and put in a museum. We
know that it breasts the ether high
above us and that there is blood in
its arteries. No one can be poor who
thinks of the world as a place to
enter and being good to other men is
good to it.”
MR. COOK’S ABSENCE EXPLAINED.
Mr. Samuel J. Elder was substituted
for Mr. Robert J. Cook to speak on the
toast, ‘Yale Muscle.” Mr. Elder tried
to throw some light on Mr. Cook’s ab-
sence, and explained it by saying:
“There are certain negotiations pend-
ing between a university which I shall
not mention (laughter) and another
university, and Bob knew that any-.
thing he might say to-night would be
printed in large type in the papers
and construed as to relating to the
situation.’’
Mr. Elder, continuing, said that for a,
long time the papers had been full of
‘statements to the effect that a change
of athletic management and the insti-
tution of new practices were needed
at Harvard. ‘‘The papers have been
actually in error,’’ he said. ‘*The rep-
resentatives of Harvard have acted in
a most manly and sportsmanlike man-
ner, and if there is a failure of agree-
ment between the 'two universitiesit _
is ‘because of agreements and condi-
tions that cannot be overcome, b:cause
they are one in spirit and sportsman-
ship, and one in respect of the sports-
manship of each other.
“When you are speaking of Yale
muscle you must remember that back
of it always are the principles of de-
votion and sportsmanship, which ren- a
ders her invincible and which, though
we were unsuccessful across the water
and in New York last Fall, will al-
ways give Yale a preponderance of vic-
. tory.
“The old Yale democracy, the old
Yale principle that any man could
have a place in the crew or team who
was able for it will always bring suc-
cess”? z
Mr. Elder paid a beautiful tribute to
the late Gen, Francis A. Walker.
“That adopted son of Yale who be-
came Yale in every fibre of his being,’
Mr. Elder described him. To &
Harvard man who said: “Why,
General, you are surely willing to al-
low Harvard to win once in 16 years,”
Gen. Walker was represented as re-
plying: “No, sir. Its glory enough
for Harvard to tie a game once in 16
years. She never ought to win.” This
story was very popular. |
“Yale’s Present Needs,” was the sub-
ject dealt with by Mr. Alfred L. Ripley,
"78. He considered first the material
needed. ‘‘Yale needs a larger plant,more
dormitories, more lecture rooms and
an alumni hall. Yale will soon be 200
years old, and you could do nothing
better to recognize that event than by
erecting a spacious building ‘to bear
your name and be devoted to your
needs,”?
OTHER GREAT NEEDS,
Mr. Ripley also considered the necd
of more funds with which to pay in-
structors, and with which to endow the
library, and he considered a better
feeling between the City of New Haven
and the University as a need. In
athletics we need more games, but less
paper leagues and less paper cham-
pionships. “Our best tradition is that
worth, not money, determines the value
of the man. Yale still holds the same
opinion. The time must come when
man’s worth is not measured in dollars
and cents.”
Colonel Norris G. Osborn, ’80 had the
subject, ‘‘Yale Men in Public Life,”
which he employed to bring in a series
of excellent stories and he closed with
a most eloquent peroration on the
value of the Yale spirit which in-
structs us to sacrifice all else to the
performance of duty.
Return of the Louisburg Cross.
(E. 8. Martin in Harper’s Weekly.)
An interesting communication re-
ceived by this department of the
Weekly -is dated and postmarked
“Cambridge, Mass.,’”’ and has reference
to the recent return of the Louisburg
cross, which was stolen about a year
and a half ago from the porch of the
Harvard Library. Referring to a
statement of the circumstances of the
return of the cross, given in a recent
paragraph in the Weekly, the com-
municator says, in neatly printed
capitals:
“You stated that the cross was found
hanging to the @é@oor-knob of the
Library. Permit me to correct your
Slight error. The cross was tied to the
stub from which it was taken. Of
course the Library authorities un-
doubtedly informed you that it was
hanging to the knob, a statement
which was entirely false. To be exact
in details, it was bound to the stub
with a porpoise-hide shoe lace, and
had a note adressed to Justin Windsor
glued to the center of it. You would
confer a great favor on us if you
would burn this letter.
AP. AY of Cambridzee.”:
Any reader who relies on the his-
torical accuracy of the information
thus imparted will please do so at
kis own sisk. The suggestion that the
Weekly received from the Library any
information about the return of the
cross is, of course, unfounded.
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