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4 VALE. ALUWNT WEEKLY Published every Thursday during the College Terms and conducted by a Graduate Editor and Associate Editor, and Assistants from the Board of Editors of the YALE DAILY NEWS. SUBSCRIPTION. - $2.50 PER YEAR. Foreign Postage, 35 cents per year. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Checks, drafts and orders should be made payable to the Yale Alumni Weekly. All. correspondence shouid_ be addressed, Yale Alumni Weekly, New Haven, Conn. ADVISORY BOARD. For College Year, ’96-7: H. C. Rosrnson, 753. J. R. SHEFFIELD, 87, W. W. Skippy, ‘658. J. A. HARTWELL, °89 Ss; C. P. Linpsuery, 758. L. 8. WELCH, 89, W. Camp, °80. E. Van INGEN, 91 S. W. G. Daaaerr, °80. P. JAY, "92. — EDITOR, Lewis 8S. WELCH, ’89. —_— - ASSOCIATE EDITOR, WALTER CAMP, 80. NEWS EDITOR, GRAHAM SUMNER, ’97. ASSISTANTS, H. W. CHAMBERS, ’99. D.: Bi Day, 88. _— TREASURER, E. J. THOMPSON. (Office, Room 6, White Hall.) JOHN JAY, ’98. Entered as second class matter at New Haven P20; New HAVEN, Conn., May 13, 1897, THE DEBATE. Yale was squarely beaten in the de- bate last Friday. Princeton is to be very heartily congratulated. Her men routed Yaletrom a position very strongly taken. It was a victory of oratory. Yale had better material. Princeton used her 'raterial better. Yale’s speakers were men of brains. Princeton’s debaters were prominent for their spirit and “dash. The men from New Jersey were good reasoners, but not invariably so. A more resourceful foe would have broken their line hopelessly at least at one important point. The victory was a good square debating victory and Yale. has lessons to learn from it. The College at large ought to be well ashamed of itself for its indifferent sup- port. There were lots of empty seats in College Street Hall. Is the debating interest quite as genuine and quite as general as it was supposed to be? —_———__o___—_———_- THE 2.25 RULE. Some criticism has been expressed, on an article in the last issue of the Weekly, on the 2.25 rule, because suf- ficient emphasis was not placed upon the fact that this regulation placed the responsibility where it belongs, to wit— on the individual student. Its aim is to benefit him. Its promoters say that he must be taught to look out for him- self. He must not depend on his Cap- tain or his Division Officer. Of course that is true, and yet in most things of that sort, we never take facts in a too coldly logical way. The Freshman, for instance,( for he is the man most to be csnsidered,) is liable to be tempted not to look out for himself properly, by conditions for which he is not responsi- ble, and which are not, in themselves, bad. The athletic system is as inex- orable, in its way, as the Faculty sys- tem. It takes a long time for a man, ‘even one who does not plunge _ into athletics, to become accustomed to the life here; to get on his “college legs,” $0 to speak, How much more difficult is it for one who is at once drafted into the football squad for instance! There is almost as much incentive, from the standpoint of college reputa- tion and the individual’s reputation, to keep a man above the 2.25 mark, as there used to be to keep him above the common average. The aim of every in- YALE ALUMNI VW Ee ry telligent system of discipline ought to be to prevent trouble. A few exam- ples may be necessary, but when this line of examples gets very long something about the system is wrong. ———909—___—_— It is reported from Easton, Pa., that the Yale University nine attributes its defeat at the hands of the Lafayette nine, last Wednesday, to some unfortu- nate kitchen complication with an ice- cream freezer on the day before. It is true that a good many members of the Nine did not feel very happy fast week, and the fact had its due place in the small talk of the day; but we had to learn from distant newspapers that any- body here thought for a minute of excus- ing their defeat on this ground. It has not, as far as we can learn, been sug- gested by anyone in authority or out of authority, who had any means of know- ing. We have not even heard of any members of the nine intimating to their friends that they considered the victory of the visitors due to anything but su- perior playing. We refer to the fact of slight symptoms of tyrotoxicon some- time last week, on the part of the ball- players, merely to indicate the only pos- sible source for this story. If they were out of sorts from something which they had eaten, it was their own fault, but no one here even goes so far as to say that that was the reason for their being beaten. It was a case of straight defeat, by a team playing a superior game of base-ball, and it has not been considered anything else. Any report to the con- trary may be described by a short word of three letters. — —__++____ Phi Beta Kappa Banquet. The annual banquet of the Phi Beta Kappa Society was held at the New Haven House last Monday evening, May 10. Covers were laid for eighty- five. The invited guests were: Prof. Tracy Peck, ’61; Prof. A. M. Wheeler, 57; Prof. Simeon E. Baldwin, ’61; Prof. George B. Adams, ’77, D. 8.; R. C. Lam- phier,. ’97S.; and R.. L. Munger, OF. Walter D. Makepeace, ’97, was toast- master and the following toasts were responded to: Com. Clark.’ Wi, ANCICOMUIC ies oo eg Ge ce See “Thine, too, these golden keys, immor- tal Boy?!” RESPONSE. soc veh nic wiv ens ote S. BH. Bassett, ’98 “A good crier of green sauce.” Phi Beta Kappa..... Prof. Tracy Peck, "61 “Mhink clear, feel deep, bear fruit well.’’ Chi Delta’ Theta.:....... Cc. P. Mitchell, ’97 “Te hath eat paper, as it were; he hath drunk ink. Here will be an. old abusing of God’s patience and the King’s English.” SUZIND, GNA «psec eons R. C...Lamphier,. ‘978, “Bair Science frowned not on his hum- ble. birth.’’ Kappa Beta Phiii.....is. ‘Fe doth nothing but talk of his horse. Yale Tradition..:Prof. A. M. Wheeler, bY R. L. Munger, ’97 “Moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque.”’ —_——_~+0e—___——_- University Notices. The examinations in competition for the Woolsey Scholarship will be held in Alumni Hall on the mornings of May 17, 18 and 19, beginning at 9 o’clock —in Greek on Monday, in Latin on Tuesday, and in Mathematics on Wednesday. The examination in competition for the Berkeley Premiums for excellence in Latin Composition will be held in Alumni Hall on Tuesday morning, May 18, beginning at 9 o’clock. Members of the Class of ’98 intend- ing to enter the examination for the Scott Prize in German, are requested to leave their names with Prof. Palmer, not later than Wednesday, May 19. Those who intend to compete for the, Scott Prize in French are requested to leave their names with Professor Lu- quiens, on or before the same date. The examinations in competition for the Winthrop Prizes will be held in Alumni Hall on the mornings of May 17 agd 18, beginning at 9 o’clock—in Greek on Monday, and in Latin on Tuesday. Members of the Junior, Sophomore and Freshman classes who wish to re- tain for another academic year the College rooms which they now occupy, must sign a new-room agreement and leave it at the Dean’s office on or be- fore Saturday, May 22. No student is allowed to retain or choose a room in the College buildings whose dues at the Treasurer’s office, including the eee the present half-term, are un- paid. YALE-HARVARD DINNER. San Francisco Alumni to Join Forces, Yale California Banquet. The Yale Alumni Association of Cali- fornia held its annual meeting, Satur- day, May 1, at the Cafe Zinkand, San Francisco. The President of the As- sociation, Prof. Thomas R. Bacon, in the opening address, expressed the grat- ification of the alumni on the Pacific Coast, at the renewal of athletic rela- tions between Harvard and Yale. At the conclusion of his address, he laid before the Association an invitation from the Harvard Club, of San Fran- cisco, to unite with them in giving a dinner as a pledge of the fellowship which subsists between the graduates of these two Universities. The fears of the timid were quieted by the assur- ance that a joint committee would se- lect the songs, and that the banquet would be held before the foot ball game. The invitation was enthusiastically ac- cepted. The two associations have nev- er met in this way before, and, though the most cordial relations exist between them, it is not likely that the practice will become permanent, as each has a large and enthusiastic membership. Prof. Edward B. Clapp, now of the University of California, formrly of Yale University, rendered his report as Chairman of the Committee appoint- ed by the President of the Association a year ago to procure funds by sub- scription from the members of the As- sociation, and to devise ways and means of maintaining, at Yale University, a graduate scholarship, the annual in- come of which was to be at least three hundred dollars. He stated that the efforts of the Committee had met not only with entire success, but with the cordial approbation ~ of President Dwight, speaking on behalf of Yale University, and that a further most welcome result of this action on the part of the Association was the in- creased interest manifested by the stu- dents of the University of California in Yale University as a place for ad- vanced study and investigation. Upon the conclusion of this report, Prof. Ba- con read a letter lately received from Prof. A. W. Phillips, Dean of the Grad- uate Department of Yale University, offering to the recipient of the graduate scholarship established by The Yale Alumni Association of California, an - additional scholarship: of the value of-a year’s tuition in the Graduate Depart- ment at Yale. The Association thereupon unani- mously adopted a resolution to maintain a scholarship upon the same footing as last year. A subscription: was ta- ken among the members present in support of the scholarship;the amount realized was. $162.50. Prof. Bacon re- ported that absent members had agreed to contribute approximately one hun- dred dollars more. The President of the Association was authorized to ap- point a Committee to complete the fund. The officers elected for the ensuing year are: President, Mr. Charles Page, 68: Vice President, Mr. Gordon Bland- ing, °’71; Secretary, Mr. Edward L. Brayton, 794S.; Prof. William A. Setch- ell, ’87, and Mr. William B. Pringle, 795S.. additional members of the Exec- utive Committee. After the transaction of business, supper was served, and was followed by informal speaking. T. R. Bacon, "72, described the old Sophomore socie- ties, and gave an account of their de- mise. Inquiries as to the decline of the Freshman societies failed to elicit a response. J. R. Folsom, ’698., gave some recollections of Prof. Mark Bail- ey, and told of his dispute over the question of emphasis with the theo- logical student who was going to put his head in the lion’S mouth. W. A. Setchell, ’87, explained the four-year question in the Scientific School, and We Tho CIADO,. FOLD: 88; of President Woolsey, paid a tribute to Martin Kellogg, ’50, President of the University of California. The past year has been one of the most prosperous in the history of this Association. Its meetings have been well attended and the natural result of efforts on behalf of Yale University have followed—increased interest in her success and more cordial relations be- tween the alumni. Che Ruchelor of Arts, Is praised by all Yale men, and is the mouthpiece of the Alumni. ‘““¢The Bachelor of Arts’ pursues a commendable policy of conservatism. It is always on the side of the RIGHT, and is growing to be regarded as containing the best general Alumni sentiment in regard to Col- lege matters. College papers are usually prejudiced, but the Bachelor of Arts is not in this sense a College paper. Itis out of College.”’— Huchange. Only $3.00 per Year, including Camp's ‘‘Football.” — in speaking . DIZ SE HED eA DE, Ny ~UWG v hak Say S oes SHED Zp ree ae y: ( estat “> HOUS aN Iga ra I 7 _* jae DS I HE b © (2 wee : 68 ) F [MANUFACTURERS _. “ aM ochely Ting 2 Mevals, prizes, TP eS) By SouvenirsinGold, Silver. y Metal. Wood, Fabrics, | Porcelain & Stone-Ware | FACTORY & SHowROOMS Chapel, cor. State St 6 2 OF ” Mp; yer ents gee (. LY Se Oe Voie SR CPV HRIAG %0, NCE haygee ts Wildy 2% ” ant 3) awe } Chon el Ne Seg Wy Wee Cf WF YC ITD Mr. Mason to Succeed Himself. ‘Edward G. Mason, LL.D., of Chicago, of the class of 60, and Prof. William H. 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