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No YALE ALUMNI WHEREKLY MR. ADEE'S SPEECH, The Credit for the Yale-Harvard Reconciliation. The report of the March meeting of the New York Alumni Association in the last number of the WEEKLY was made up largely from the notes fur- nished a WEEKLY reporter by Mr. Camp. He allowed the WEEKLY to pass over a lot of interesting things, because they were personal to himself. One of them has been presented by several graduates for publication and, in accepting it, the editor of the WEEKLY has exercised his right of non-conference in such matters with the Associate Editor. Mr. George A. Adee’s speech at the meeting on March 5 was as follows : Mr. President and Fellow Graduates: —To one who, after thirty years of athletic service for Yale, is at length compelled by stress of other work and duties here to give up active participa- tion in college athletics, it is govod in- deed to know that no cloud now dark- ens the athletic sky between Cambridge and New Haven. It becomes, too, a pleasure, a privilege and an honor to testify here to the loy- alty, the skill, the tact, the patience of Walter Camp, in successfully renewing the good old Yale-Harvard relations in all athletic sports for five years to come. May these friendly relations never again be ruptured. Without de- tracting from the credit due to others in New Haven, let us give to him the honor, for to him it belongs. No great- er work in this field has ever been per- formed, to my knowledge, by any one graduate. It is the crowning glory of Mr. Camp’s athletic career, and he de- serves the gratitude of all Yale men, for his services are indeed beyond re- ward. At our last Alumni dinner on Janu- ary 22d, a vote was taken against row- ing Cornell. This kept me awake all that night, for it seemed to throw ob- stacles in the way of renewing Yale- Harvard friendship and historic rivalry. It tended to widen the breach instead of healing it. And right here I have a confession to make. Impelled by a con- viction that something must be done before it was too late, I sent a tele- gram to Camp and the President of the Yale Boat Club, and here it is: ‘‘Be- lieving renewal in all sports vital, I personally favor accepting Harvard’s rowing terms, if honorable to Columbia and Pennsylvania, although Association voted differently last night.’’ I claim no part of the credit for the settlement of the agreement on that basis, for it was not settled at all until nearly three weeks later. But, gent'le- men, although now only ‘a looker-on in Venice,’’ that telegram gives me quiet satisfaction. I thought it was right then and I think so now. If that be treason to the Association, make.the most of it. WHAT IS GOING ON AT NEW HAVEN. A few words more. Put no faith in attacks upon Yale, her instructors or her graduates. They are doing their best. Let us not sit here a prey to evil reports, but go to New Haven and see for ourselves what the President, the Faculty, the students and the gradu- ates are trying to do, and what they are accomplishing. One graduate, Lampson, ’62—Heaven reward him—appreciated this. That cool- headed banker was fully aware that Yale—of all other universities in Amer- ica—was best worthy of the seven hun- dred and fifty thousand dollars he be- queathed her. Long may Yale and Harvard stand hand in hand before the world in sci- ence, education, pure ideals and pa- triotism, and apply them even to their athletic contests and relations, I have heard Mr. Camp quote the immortal words from Thackeray’s “End of the Play.” After many years on the Athletic stage, standing here, as it were, at the ‘End of the Play,’’ I repeat them, for they can never be worn threadhare: Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and old accept their part. | * And bear it with an honest heart Who misses or who wins the prize. Go, lose or conquer as you can. But if you fail or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman. Again we bid Walter Camp welcome here. Our appreciation of his past ser- vices to Yale had already been ex- pressed at the great banquet given in his honor several years ago. The touch of the lips of the four hundred sons of Yale who quaffed the loving cup we gave him then Will always linger there. Some silent now forever, One by one will all those lips be stillea— How soon we may not know— Until those loyal hearts and true Are all at rest, And Walter’s cup becomes a heritage, Hallowed and priceless to his boy. ‘Madison The “Sheff.” Petition Move- ment, The issue of the ‘Weekly, which came out February 11, contained an article on the recent movement among the undergraduates of the Sheffield Scientific School for an extension of the course from the present term of three years to four. A petition was drawn up and circulated among the members of the two upper classes, with the very satisfactory result that it was signed by a large portion of each class. The petition reads as follows: “The undersigned members of the Scientific Department of Yale Univer- sity hereby respectfully petition the Governing Board for the addition of one year to the present three years’ course: “Ist. That a better preparation for | life work may be had in this- Depart- ment of Yale University.” “2d. That the members of this De- partment may stand in a dignified re- lation to the members of the Academ- ical Department of this University.” The matter has been brought up before the Faculty but as yet nothing definite has been given out for publication. There are many objections which stand in the way of at least immediate suc- cess. At present the matter is in a very un- settled condition, but the feeling is still strong among the undergraduates to have the year added. Should the plan not be discouraged by the Faculty the petition will continue to be circulated and brought before them at Commence- ment, when the signatures of graduates of the School may have been added to those of the undergraduates. Inter-Class Athietic Cups. There are in the University Trophy Room three cups, given by Mr. J. De- Witt Cuyler, of Philadelphia, in 1893, to be contested for in three branches of Interclass Athletics. These cups were given in memory of Mr. Cuyler’s broth- er, Thomas Cuyler, with the idea of stimulating an interest in Interclass Athletics. One cup was for the Spring Regatta, one for the class football, and one for the class athletic teams. The respective cups could be won by any class victorious for three successive years in one of these events. It seems that little interest was. taken in these- gifts throughout the College, for the cups still stand in the trophy room ap- parently forgotten. Mr. Cuyler is naturally interested that the cups should be put to some use and it has been decided to make changes in the conditions on which it is porssible to win one of them. A class does not now need to be victorious three successive years, but merely three out of the possible four. Also it has been provided that a class winning one year in any one of tnese events shall be allowed the privilege of having its name and record in the event engraved upon the cup. This will materially add to the value of the cups, and will prob- ably stimulate more interest in the matter throughout the various classes. <n 4 Not Descended From Elihu Yale. Henry Clay Yale, who died Friday morning, February 26, was not a direct descendant of the founder of Yale Uni- versity, as has been stated by some press reports, but is déscended from Thomas, the brother of Elihu Yale. His family line was as follows: Thom- as, brother of Elihu, son Theophilus, son Samuel, son Street, son Samuel, son William, son Henry Clay. Mr. Yale was a member of the whole- sale dry goods firm of Townsend & Yale, of 345 Broadway, New York City. He suffered from a complication of diseases, and after an illness of 12 days he died at his late residence, 52 West Thirty-ninth Street, New York City. The immediate cause was _ passive pneumonia. Mr. Yale was born August 12, 1829, in Meriden, Conn., being the youngest son of William and Mary Yale. He went to New York when he was 19, and after being connected with various firms he formed, in 1855, a partnership with E. M. Townsend. He has been a trustee of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Avenue and _ MThirty-first Street, New York City, since its reor- ganization. He was a member of the Brion League Club and the Merchants’ ub. In 1858 Mr. Yale married Miss Amelia White, of Brooklyn, who died about 10 years ago. He leaves one son, William timid Yale, and two married daugh- ers. The privilege of publishing the Ban- ner for 1897 has been awarded to Hen- iz ee soe "08, and: Wred= Ms ert, ’98. ‘ THE ATHLETIC WEEK, Annual Winter Track Games-— Base- ball and Crew News. The annual Winter indoor meeting of the University Athletic Association was held Saturday evening, March 13, in the Second Regiment Armory in conjunction »with the games of the Connecticut National Guard. The pres- ence of some of the best athletes in ‘the country, the closeness of the con- tests and the fact that Yale met Har- vard and the University of Pennsylva- nia for the first time this year, fully Warranted the large attendance of 1,500. In addition to the Harvard and University of Pennsylvania. entries, Princeton and Columbia Universities, Haverford and Wesleyan colleges and the Boston and New York Athletic Clubs sent representatives. The number of prizes taken by the Yale ‘Athletic Association was four firsts and four seconds. Harvard took two firsts and one _ second; University of Pennsylvania took one first and two seconds. ‘lhe team relay race between Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, the event of the evening, was won by Yale, T. R. Fish- er, ’98S., the last runner, passing Will- iams, U. of P., within 20 yards of the tape, and coming in the winner amid great enthusiasm. The other mem- bers of the Yale team were F. P. Gar- van, ’97, B. Johnson, 1900, and S. K. Gerard, ’97. The summary of events in which col- lege men were entered follows: 50-yard dash, 33 entries—Winner, R. =. Dyer, '98S., 7 feet, time 56 2-5° sec- onds; second, F. H. Bigelow, Harvard, scratch; third, A. H. Leed, ’978., 8 feet. 50-yard hurdle, 19 entries—Winner, E. -C. Perkins, ’98, scratch, time 6 2-5 sec- onds; second, W. P. Remington, U. of P., 7 feet. Mile run, 26 entries—Winner, Dick Grant, Harvard, scratch, time 4 min- utes, 87 2-5 seconds; second, L. W. Sul- ivan, C. N. G., 70 yards; third, J. ¥. Cregan, Princeton, 5 yards. Team relay race, Yale vs. University of Pennsylvania—Won by Yale, 3 min- utes 40 3-5 seconds. Putting the shot, 12 entries—Winner, E. E. O’Donnell, ’98 M. S., 5 1-2 feet, distance 438 feet 5 inches; second, E. B. Morris, ’98S., 7 feet, distance 43 feet 2 1-2 inches; third, R. Sheldon, ’98S8., scratch. Pole vault, 11 entries—Winner, W. G. Cooke, ’97, 12 inches, height 11 feet 3 inches; second, R. G. Clapp, ’99S., 3 inches, height 10 feet 9 inches. Half-mile run, 26 entries—Winner, A. Grant, U. of P., 5 yards, time 2 min- utes 8 8-5 seconds; second, C. H. Ord- way, 1900, 40 yards; third, J. C. Shen- gle, U. of P. One-mile walk, 6 entries—Winner, J. P. Adams, 1900, 30 seconds, time not given; second, W. B. Fetterman, jr., U. of P.; third, W.- Darrach, °97. Quarter-mile run, Y. A. A., 26° en- tries—W inner, H. F. Benjamin, ’988S., 16 yards, time 56 3-5 seconds; second, A. Middleton, ‘97S. Running high jump, 18 entries—Win- ner, W. G. Morse, Harvard, scratch, height 6 feet 1 inch; second, R. C. Mer- win, ’978S., 2 inches, height, 6 feet. THE NINE OUT DOORS. For the past few weeks the Universi- ty base ball squad has been practicing in the cage. The practice has consist- ed mainly in stopping ‘“grounders,” throwing to first base and sliding bases. The candidates have been coached off and on by Walter F. Carter, ’95, but the greater part of the coaching has been done by Captain Keator. Last Satur- day, for the first time this year, the squcd was taken out to the field. Mr. Carter again coached. The outfielders were not assigned to their positions, but the basemen played as follows: H. W. Letton, ’97S., 1b.; E. F. Hamlin, M. Dig. 20s 3. Camp, 1900, 6. 8.,,and,.0. MM. Fincke, ’97, 3b. The University baseball schedule for this spring has been arranged and approved by the Faculty. The list of games printed below is complete, and all others published so far have been without authority and incorrect. The games on dates between April 14 and April 20 are included in the Easter trip. : April 8—Johns Hopkins at New Ha- ven. April 7—Wesleyan at New Haven. April 10—New York League at New LOrk: April 14—Manhattan College at New York. April 15—Georgetown University at Georgetown. ; April 16—Hampton at Hampton. April 17—University of Virginia at Charlottesville. April 19—University of Virginia at Lynchburg. April 20—University of North Caro- lina at Danville. April 24—Williams at New Haven. April 28—Amherst at Amherst. May 1—Brown at New Haven. May 5—Lafayette at New Haven. May 8—Wesleyan at Middletown. May 11—University of Virginia at New Haven. May 14—Andover at Andover. May 15—Brown at Providence. May 19—Amherst at New Haven. May 22—Orange A. C. at East Or- ange. May 26—Lehigh at New Haven. May 29—Brown at Providence. June 2—Holy Cross at New Haven or Springfield. June 5—University of Vermont at New Haven. June 12—Princeton at Princeton. -une 19—Princeton (in case of tie) at New York. June 24—Harvard at Cambridge. June 29—Harvard at New Haven. July 3—Harvard (in case of tie) on neutral grounds. MR. COOK WITH THE FRESHMEN. The work of the crew has steadily progressed during the past week on the Harbor. The weather has permitted good work every day. The crew on Sat- urday rowed as follows: J. H. Simpson, ‘97, stroke; G. Langford, ’97S., .No. 7; P. Whitney, ’98, No. 6; P. H. Bailey, 797, NO} Dota TD. Marsh, '98;: No. 4: B -G. Campbell, ’97, No. 3; R. Hitchcock, "97S., No. 2; D. F. Rogers, ’98, bow. Mr. Cook has been giving more of his attention to the Freshmen than to the University oarsmen. All the candidates for the Freshman crew are now rowing on the harbor, being drilled by H. B. Wilcox, ’98, in the pair oar in the early part of the afternoon and then coached by Mr.C ook and J. O. Rodgers, ’98, in their barges. The men have been changed about considerably in the va- rious positions so that no regular or- der of rowing can possibly be given at this date. On Monday, March 15, the order was as follows: Schweppe, stroke; Greenleaf, 7; Flint, 6; Allen, 5; Green- Wa 4; Brock, 3; Simons, 2; Patterson, Ow. > +, > a at Date of Dual Athletic Games : Settied. The annual meeting of the University Track Athletic Cup Association was held at Springfield, March 12. G. B. Morrison (Harvard ’83) was elected President, and C. Gillette, °97, was made Secretary and Treasurer. It was decided to have a relay race this year, but it will not be decided until later whether it will count for points in the final total. The meet in 1898-will in- clude a relay race as one of the events for points. As decided two years ago, the mile walk will be dropped from the list of this year’s meet. The date for the games as fixed by the constitution will be May 15th and the meet will be held in New Haven, the last meeting in 1895 having been at Cambridge. <> a, > a ee Yale-Harvard Football Game. The Faculty met, March i1, to con- sider the advisability of extending the foot ball season next Fall until Novem- ber 27, the date on which the Foot- ball management wished to have the Yale-Harvard game played. ‘The Yale Faculty decided to allow the extension, but as the Harvard Faculty would not consent to the change the game can- not be played any later than usual. te date will probably be November University Tennis Meeting. At. a University meeting held on Monday, March 15, the following men were chosen to serve as officers for the University Tennis Association during the coming year: President, Luther G. Billings, 98, of Washington, D. C.: Vice President, Robert HE. Stone, ’98S., of Chicago, Ill.; Secretary and Treasurer, Clarence P. Dodge, ’99, of New York city. a a A>» wey Yacht Club Officers, A meeting of the Yale Corinthian Yacht Club was held recently and the following officers were elected: Com- modore, S. D. Babcock, ’97; Vice-Com- modore, F. M. Wilson, 797; Rear Com- modore, Bruce Clark, ’98; Secretary and Treasurer, C. A. Goodwin, ’98. Gov- erning.board, BR. der. Tytus, "97: 7, F, Lorillard, 98S.;..W.-O.: Cox, °98S.< A. Davis, ’99, and F. Wickes, ’98. It was also decided to buy a new cup, to be offered in the new half-rater class, in addition to those already open for competition in two classes at the regular Spring races. It is not yet known whether a race will be held with Harvard this year. It is her place to make the challenge and no word has yet been received from Cambridge on this matter.
