YALE ALUMMNE WHEEXKLY
BANQUE? AT CINCINNAT
Thirty-third Annual Dinner of the
Oldest Vale Club.
The Cincinnati Yale Club held its 33d
annual dinner at the University Club,
Cincinnati, Saturday, February 13.
This is the oldest Yale Alumni Associa-
tion in the country, it having its or-
igin in a meeting of Yale men in that
city on November 26, 1864 called to-
gether by the late Alfonso Taft, ’33, to
take action on the death of Prof. Ben-
jamin Silliman, 1796.
The recent metting, while not a large
one in point of numbers, was neverthe-
less a@ most enthusiastic one, and
among the most successful ever held
by the association. C. Hammond Av-
ery, ‘75, President of the Club, called
the meeting to order at 7 o’clock, and
after the minutes had been approved,
memorial papers were read on the late
Channing Richards, ’58, who was
President of the Club in 1877, and who
died September 12, 1896, and on the late
Robert C. Price, ex °82, both of whom
were loyal sons of Yale. The following
officers were then elected for the en-
suing year: President, EF. H. Shaffer,
"77; Vice-Presidents, Joseph L. Adler,
86, John W. Herron, jr., °9158., and B.
P. Hollister, °92; Secretary and Treas-
urer, George H. Warrington, ’95; Ex-
ecutive Committee, George W. Jonhn-
ston, *83, Gouverneur Calhoun, ’91, and
I. M. Jordan, jr., ’95.
The following toasts were responded
to:
The Pacuny suo... W. L. Dickson,
The Alumni ..George W. Johnston,
Yale at Henley......Guy W. Mallon,
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Ben Wood Davis, ’75
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In addition to these regular toasts in-
formal speeches were made by Merrill
Moores and James M. Winters of In-
dianapolis. Mr. Johnston’s response to
“The Alumni’? was an exceptionally
fine speech. The list of those present
follows: Frank J. Jones, °59; W. W.
Seely, 62; B. F. Harman, ’67; George P.
Wilshire, ’71; G. H. Wald, ’73; C. Wam-
mond Avery, 75; Ben Wood Davis, ’75;
Rufus B. Smith, ’76; William H. Taft,
718; William L. Dickson, ’78;. F. D.
Goodhue, 77; W. H. Whittaker, ’73;
Arthur Stern, *72; F. H. Shaffer, 77;
George W. Johnston, ’83; Guy W. Mal-
Jon, 8; F. V. Andrews, °76; M. R.
Waite, 8; W. A. DeCamp, ’90; Arthur
Hspy, 90; John W. Herron, jr., ’91S.;
B. P. Hollister, ’°92; Stanley G. Bush,
‘92; Charles D. Jones, ’°93; George HE.
Mills, *93; Oliver C. Billings, ’938S.; H.
B. Mackoy, 94; R. C. Anderson, ’948S.;
F. J. Waters. °94; T. W. Gosling, ’94;
I. M. Jordan, jr., °95; G.. W. Warring-
ton, 95; E. W. Hobart, °95; D. M. Levy,
‘95; T. B. Paxton, jr., ’96; Neil Mallon,
96.
What the Recent
AER Pe ee Isaac M. Jordan, jr.,
The following came from out of town:
Merrill Moores and James-M. Winters
of Indianapolis; I. N. Bloom, ’78, of
Louisville; B. E. Wright, ’85S., of Lex-
ington; Charles Booey, 90, of Minne-
apolis.
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wey
New Freshman Courses.
With the beginning of the year. a
number of optional supplementary
courses have been added to the regular
courses in Freshman year. This extra
work requires only one hour a week.
The courses offered with the number
of studenis in each is as follows:
A comparison of the great transla-
tions of Plutarch ard a training in the
art of translation. Given by Professor
Perrin. Thirteen men.
A history of mathematics. Given by
Professor Beebe. Hight men.
Higher algebra. Given by Mr.
Strong, with regard to special prep-
aration for the Woolsey Scholarship
eyamination. lighteen men.
The solution of equations by analyt-
ical trigonometry. Given by Mr. West-
lund. This course will begin in about
a week.
A supplementary course in English
literature, consisting of recitations and
lectures. Given by Mr. Lewis, Sev-
enty-eight mien.
With the beginning of the next haif
term a course in Greek composition
will be offered by Mr. Brownson. This
course will be for special preparation
= the Woolsey Scholarship examina-
ion.
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Yale, Princeton and the University
of Pennsylvania will be invited to send
relay teams to the Spring games of
the Seventh Regiment of New York
in April.
An interscholastic athletic league
has been formed between Lawrence-
ville, Hill School and St. Pau’s.
New Haven’s Great Mistake,
(Hartford Courant.)
The action of New Haven in push-
ing up the Yale tax list about $400,000
comes at a bad time for the city.
Cheap demagogues there, have been
railing at Yale ever since the late
campaign began. Now’s a chance to
get even. That is the way it will
Icok, and a very poor return the city
makes for what Yale has given her.
To begin with, in the mater of repu-
tation, Yale University has made New
Haven one of the famous cities of the
world. Yale is Known and respected
wherever intelligence flourishes. New
Haven is known as the place where
Yale is. Thousands of people know
the city in no other way; none know
her in any better way. She has rea-
sen for pride and gratitude every day
in being the home of such a great
civilizing institution, so loved by so
many of the foremost men of the
day.
Drop from things immaterial to
things material, and think what Yale
does for: New Haven financially.
Twenty-five hundred students must
spend there a good deal more than a
million and a half of dollars. Then
there are the Faculty and all de-
pendent on them, living in New Ha-
ven because the University is there,
and disbursing in the aggregate a
large sum, and there is all the money
scent by visitors, by returning gradu-
ates, and by others who go there be-
cause of Yale. It is moderate to esti-
mate the total amount of money that
Yale brings to New Haven at $2,000,-
000 to $2,500,000. At a 5 per cent. in-
terest rate that represents the income
of $40,900,000 to $50,000,000. The city is
by so much richer than if the Univer-
sity was not there.
It is said that the assessors see a
difference between dormitories on the
Campus and those off that sacred
square. Both belong to Yale, both are
used for identically the same purposes,
both are essential parts of the college.
It is a pretty fine distinction that
makes. one such taxable and the other
exempt. And it is pretty small busi-
ness to strain the law against an in-
sitution to which the community is so
immeasurably indebted as New Ha-
ven is to Yale.
As nearly as we can make it out,
the property is assessed because it is
rented and yields a revenue. It is
true the students do pay room rent.
But look at the absurdity of such a
construction of the law. It amounts
simply to taxing Yale because she is
poor. If the College w:. so rich that
she could let her students have rooms
free, then there’d be no revenue from
real estate and so no such ttaxes. As i
is, she is taxed because she hasn’t
wealth instead of because she has.
Moreover, if Yale was so rich as to
house all students free, where then
would be all those New Haven house-
holders who make a nice living by
renting rooms to students? If all
could go inside free, nobody would be
renting rooms outside and a profitable
New Haven industry would cease.
They ought to think a good many
times there in New Haven before they
turn against Yale University.
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Meeting of New England A. K. E.
The New England Association of Del-
ta Kappa Epsilon held its annual ban-
quet February 16 at the Parker House,
in Boston. Arthur C. Walworth (Yale
65) presided, and speeches were made
by sraduates of many colleges.
The following officers were elected:
President, Samuel L. Powers, Dart-
mouth ’74; Vice Presidents, Henry Hyde
Smith, Bowdoin ’54, and Dudley F.
Bailey, Colby ’65; Secretary and Treas-
urer, H. P. Codington, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology ’95. An execu-
tive committee of five was also elected.
The colleges reresented were Yale,
Brown, Bowdoin, Rutgers, Colby, Will-
iams, Dartmouth, Amherst, Wesleyan,
Rochester, Syracuse, and the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology.
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The Yale Basket Ball team defeated
the Yonkers Athletic Association in
Yonkers, Monday evening, February 22,
by the score of 10 to 9.
The annual intercollegiate relay race
meeting, under the auspices of the
University of Pennsylvania, will be
held on April 24, Silk banners will be
presented as trophies to the winning
teams, and watches and cups to the
individuals. Special prizes will be
given in the championship race.
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Elections to Sigma Xi
‘At the recent meeting of Sigma Xi,
the Scientific honorary society of the
University, the following were elected
to membership: Prof. Harry B. Ferris,
Prof. Graham Lusk and Dr. Charles
J. Bartlett, of the Medical School; Prof.
Percy F. Smith, John C. Tracy, Will-
iam J. Comstock and Silas B. Paterson,
of the Sheffield Scientific School; Dr.
Charles E. Beecher, Wendell M. Strong,
Dr. D. Albert Kreider, Jacob Westlund
and John M. Gaines, graduate students
and instructors; William Darrach,
Arthur W. Ewell, Edward H. Hume
and Phillip F. Ripley, from the class of
"07. From the class of ’97S., Civil En-
gineering Course, William K. Pike and
Harrie W. Peck; Electrical Engineer-
ing Course, Edward A. Bredt, Robert
C. Lanphier and William K. Shepard;
Mechanical Engineering Course, Ed-
son A. Hoffman; Chemical Course, An-
son G. Betts, William Valentine and
Levi Wilcox; Natural History, John H.
Porter.
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Second Glee Club Chosen.
The following men will compose the
Second Glee Club for this year, stars
appearing before the names of the new
men:
First tenors—S. N. Spring, ’98, C. P.
mwodge,, “99, *C. M. Fincke,’’97, *E. F.
Andrews, ’98S., F. Webster, 799, *H. R.
Dennis, ’99, *J. D. Carson, ’99.
Second tenors—J. S. Porter, ’99, L.
M. Williams, ’98, W. F.. Cochran, ’9858.,
mm. 1. Noble; 799, *A. G. Hupfel; jr., FP.
Gs “Tl. Di... Newmeyer, -799,. *C. HH.
Walker, ’99, *A. E. Richards, ’98.
First bass—A. R. Baldwin, ’98, G.
W. Langford, L. §S., T. W. Miller, ’97,
J. I. Lineaweaver, ’97, FE. D. Vincent,
fo. "Kh. be Hume, 9s, C. A. Comer,
ee 90, *ies De Pouch, “jf, SS:
Second bass—E. M. Sicard, ’97, R.
EF. Dyer, ’98S., H. S. Borden, ’98, E.
‘Tineton, 97, Hh. M. Wison, jr, °"9s,
*FT, A. Hatch, ’98, *W. J. Grippen, ’975.,
fe oom. Ping, 799.
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