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YALE ALUMNI WHEHEKLY
THE THREE CAPTAINS
Where They Come From and Their
Previous Records.
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Philip H. Bailey, ’97, captain of the
University Crew, was born in Windsor
Locks, Conn., in May, 1873. He pre-
pared for college at the Hartford High
School, and while there he played foot
ball for one year. He was a member
of the athletic team for two years.
Captain Bailey never rowed until he
entered college. .In his Freshman year,
he rowed No. 8, on the Freshman crew,
and was a substitute on the University
crew in his Sophomore year. In his
Junior year he rowed No. 5 on the
University crew, the position he now
holds. ;
Harry Mayham Keator was born in
Roxbury, N. Y., on November 21, 1873.
He prepared for college at the Stamford -
Seminary, New York, and Williston
Seminary, PEasthampton, Mass. At
Stamford, he captained the base ball
team. He entered Williston in 1890, and
played on the school team for three
years as a pitcher and short-stop, cap-
taining the Nine during his last year.
He entered Yale with the class of 1897,
and in his. Freshman year was taken
on the Southern trip of the University
nine as a pitcher. Later in the season,
he was transferred to the field, where
he has played continuously for the past
four years at right and center. He is 23
years old, is 5 feet 11 inches tall, and
weighs 160 pounds.
The captain of the Track Team is
S. K. Gerard, of New York City, who
prepared at Groton School. He played
on his School foot ball team two years,
and on the base ball team three years, —
being Captain the last year. He made
the Yale Track Team in his Freshman
year. In the Fall games of that year, he
won the 440-yard dash and was second
in the high jump. He won the 440-yard
open handicap at the Princeton Spring
games, his time being 493-5 seconds
from the 12-yard mark. Mr. Gerard
was a member of the New York Ath-
letic Club’s relay team, which defeated
the Boston Athletic Association team
in 1894 and beat the world’s record. The
next year he was a member of Yale’s
relay team, which won the Intercolle-
giate Relay Championship, defeating
Harvard, Princeton and Pennsylvania.
The time of this' race was 3m. 22 4-5 sec.,
which is the present world’s record. In
the Winter games of 1894, he won sec-
‘and will be ready in six weeks.
ond and in 1896 first place in the 50-
yard dash, his best time being 5 2-5 sec-
onds from the three-foot mark. He
has cleared 5 feet 10 inches in the high
jump. Besides these he has won many
other prizes in different events. His
experience as an all-around athlete 1s of
great value in his present position. He
will run 220 and 440-yard dashes in the
Intercollegiate games this year.
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Poughkeepsie probably the
Place.
The choice of the race course for the
Yale-Harvard-Cornell race on June 295,
has not yet been officially announced,
but all indications point to the fact
that the event will take place at Pough-
keepsie on the Hudson. Harvard and
Cornell are influenced towards this de-_
cision largely by good luck in the con-
ditions of the race last year, when the
wind and temperature were both un-
usually favorable. It was learned from
reliable sources, as the Weekly went to
press, that this decision can definitely
be counted on.
The Yale Navy has just ordered two
new shells for the coming season. Here-
tofore the Yale crews have for the most
part used paper shells, but this year
a cedar shell is to be triad. The order,
for this shell has been given to Davy, |
the Harvard boat builder of sea
he
shell will be 60 feet 6 inches in length,
about 23 inches. amidships, and _ will
weigh about 235 pounds. The rigging
will be according to the new measure-
ments made by Mr. Cook. A new paper
shell has also been ordered from Wa-
ters.
The University management has not
yet received any definite answer from
Wisconsin regarding their
visit to New Haven at the time of the
Spring Regatta. It is still hoped that
the matter can be arranged successful-
ly.
‘ Handsome Dan” Dead,
‘¢Handsome Dan” Yale’s mascot bull-
dog, died two weeks ago in England,
where he was taken by his owner, A. B.
Graves, ex.-’93 S., two months ago.
‘‘Dan” was about seven years old and
had won a large number of prizes as best .
‘American-bred bull-dog.
Mr. Graves
had started with ‘‘ Dan” on a trip
around the world. a Gres
proposed,
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TEN EYCK SPEAKING.
S. E. Bassett the Winner—His Speech
in Part.
The annual Junior Exhibition contest
_for the Henry James Ten-Eyck prizes
in speaking took place Thursday after-
noon, April 8, in Battell Chapel, and
“Was won by Samuel E. Bassett, of Wil-
ton; Conn. The Academic Faculty acted
as judges, and the following was the
Order of the speaking before an audi-
ence of about three hundred persons:
E. C. Streeter—‘‘Heinrich Heine.”
A. D. Baldwin—‘‘The Opening up of
South Africa.”
R. W. Archbald—‘English Admirals
of the Highteenth Century.”
L. S. Levy—‘‘Sectionalism in Ameri-
can Politics.’’
R. K. Richardson—‘‘Joan of Arc.”
H. B. Wright—“Armenia.”
Ss. E. Bassett—‘“‘Sectionalism in
American Politics.’’
G. M. Ripley—‘“‘Joan of Arc.”
The closing portion of the winning es-
Say was as follows:
we “There is needed among the rank and
‘file of our citizens a patriotism that
Tecognizes something ineffably sweet
and sacred in the words “my country.”
Though natural obstacles separate, the
Mystic efficacy of these words should
bind together the most remote parts of
-the nation, ard make all countrymen
brothers.
Our fathers thought it but 4
small thing to give their lives for the
country. It is too great a sacrifice for
us to give up our prejudices. Discussion
“between two men will never settle a
question while one regards the other
as a deliberate knave.
‘“Sectionalism/ cannot! fail to arise when
men of lifelong integrity are accused of
dishonesty by partisans of another sec-
tion. An insult from a foreign power is
quickly resented. But the fair fame
of our country suffers a deep stain
when sectional quarrels spring up.
“Tiiberty is om trial in this country.
The United States stands for free gov-
ernment. But the world will never learn
to love liberty and adopt free govern-
ment if the self-governing cann“t live
ait peace. A patriotis:n thet will so
unite the country that civil’ conflict
shall never again be possible, is as 1ec-
essary as that which in times of war
has shed its last drep of blood that the
country might live.
“We have learned at tremendous cost
that our country must always be uni-
ted in government. Shall we not also
be united in feeling?”
WINNER OF THE TEN EYCK.
Samuel Eliot Bassett, of New Haven,
Conn., who won first place in speaking
in the Junior exhibition for the James
Henry Ten Pyck prizes, was born in
Wilton, Conn., August 11, 1873. He is
the son of. Dr. B. F.. Bassett of the
class of ’47. .
He prepared at the Wilton Academy,
Wilton, and at the Hopkins Grammar
School in New Haven, winning there
the Greek Prize awarded annually at
Commencement. His career at Yale has
been equally successful. He is_ the
Thomas Glasby Waterman Scholar for
-the class of ’98, and is a high stand
man, having secured a Philosophical
Oration.
'Seranton Alumni Dinner.
The first annual banquet of the Yale
Scranton Alumni Association will be
held in the Board of Trade Building cf
Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday, April 20.
President Dwight will be present, and
WwW. J. Torrey, ’99, will speak for the
undergraduates.
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The University Hand Ball Team de-
feated the team from the Brooklyn
Polytechnic Institute in the Polytechnic
Gymnasium, Saturday, April 10.
Why should an Educated Man be Handicapped ?
One certainly is if he goes into business of any kind without knowing what is likely to
be required of him. Those who know what is Best in Academic Education can appreciate
most keenly the best
But don’t be educated in this way unless you must.
PRACTICAL EDUCATION.
Education in the minor details of any business may be obtained, it is true, by experience.
IT’S EXPENSIVE. Employers charge
dearly (in reduced wages) for what they teach. The long wait for a fair salary means more
than the small outlay and short time required for thorough training in
EASTMAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, Poughkeepsie, N. Y..,
The Best Training’ School of the Land.
Write for its catalogue. It will prove interesting reading, | If you cannot well attend the
College you can certainly afford a course of instruction BY CORRESPONDENCE.
lax” By the way, Lieutenant-Governor Timothy LL. Woodruff, of New York, Yale ’79, finished his
education with a course at Eastman.
