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About Yale Alumni Magazine | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1898)
ba Mt ge EO Rg et Rg Wi Se te ae Se ie eae | < Poh is Te geen eat napa eee Fas : Baty A eae aaa rn ao 2 oer »* = py, WALES ACT UN WHWKT SS ee i wy Lt al de Fe] jd PEN | FOR EVERY $1,000 OF LIABILITIES THE Hie eee IT CAN SHOW $1,260 OF ASSETS. IMPREGNABLE PRUDENTIAL. Yale Men who want AN OPPORTUNITY to secure a position affording a good income and exceptional chances for advancement are invited to correspond with the Home Office, making application for Agency. THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA. Home Office, Newark, N. J. John F, Dryden, Pres’t. NEW YORK LETTER, WMiarvard Entertains Yale—Return Reception Probable—Notes. [Correspondence of YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY.] Perhaps the most pleasant and note- | worthy of recent college happenings in New York was the reception tendered the officers and members of the Yale Club by the Harvard Club at its house on Forty-fourth street, last Saturday evening. That the members of both Universities appreciated the opportu- nity of meeting one another was evi- denced by the crowd present through- out the evening, and it was at times dificult to say whether Harvard or Yale was more largely represented at the gathering. From every standpoint the affair must be considered to have been a complete success, and anyone who was present, even if only for a short time, must admit that such meet- ings are of undoubted value in cement- ing the friendly and cordial feelings now entertained by the alumni and undergraduates of the two Universities for one another. What added in a great measure to the pleasure of the evening was the entire lack of formality. After a short busi- ness meeting, President Carter, of the Harvard Club, delivered an address of welcome, and later on _ interesting speeches were made by Mr. Beman, of Harvard, Mr. Thatcher and Judge Howland, of Yale, and one or two others. Supper was served in one of the rooms on the: second floor, and afterwards a crowd gathered around the piano on the same story to listen to individual selections by various gradu- ates and to join in Harvard and Yale songs with equal enthusiasm. Outside on the landing, an orchestra played throughout the entertainment, while in the billiard room on the third floor there was singing by impromptu quar-. tets mingled with cheers for Harvard by Yale men and Yale cheers from Harvard graduates. The management of such a large reception must have been a strain upon any club, and the Harvard committee was with justice highly praised for its effective work. As a natural consequence of this courtesy on the part of Harvard, there is at present no little talk about a return meeting at the Yale Club. Just what steps, if any, have been taken by the officers in regard to this are as yet un- known, but it is conceded that if possi- ble a similar invitation should be ex- tended to New York’s Harvard colony. It is, ef course, true, as is pointed out in informal discussions among the members, that the Yale house is smaller and would not probably lend itself so readily to a large entertainment of this kind. Still it is urged, on the other side, that the house is deep, and that by opening the dining room and throwing all the rooms on the first and second floors into one, as far as possible, a ° fairly large floor space could be ob- tained. Before long there is to be a dinner and meeting of the Council at the Club and, although there is no authority for so thinking, it is believed some definite action will be taken on the matter. A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE. In connection with the discussions as to the size of the present house, it is interesting to look ahead to the future of the Yale Club in New York. The Harvard organization is, of course, much older and now has a handsome and well appointed house, while the Yale Club in its first year has been enabled to lease its attractive home on Madison Square. As the Club grows, it will necessarily feel the need of larger quarters, and it remains to be seen whether or not this need will manifesi itself before the end of the three years the lease has to run. At present there are over seven hundred qualified mem- bers, which is a splendid showing for the few months the Club has been in existence. From now on the rate of increase in membership will be, of course, less rapid, but from present indications the Club should continue to gain ground right along. If this pre- diction is verified, and the interest manifested by both the older and younger members remains undiminish- ed, there is no reason why the Club should not, at no distant date, com- mence to think of a newer and larger home. EVENTS OF THE MONTH. i After the meeting of the Council, already referred to, it is probable that some announcement will be made as to the next club night. Apparently the committee have found these entertain- ments are sufficiently appreciated, for they have promised more of them from now on to Spring. It is said that there will be one of them about the twentieth of this month, but beyond this indefi- nite report and the rumors of some > class smokers there is nothing to re- cord. Some of the members of Ninety- Six are now discussing a dinner or reunion of their Class, it being some time since they have gotten together as a body. Ninety-Seven has been more fortunate or enterprising in this respect in its first year out of New Haven, and the last of this month or the first of next will see the second of its big meet- ings. From time to time little crowds from various classes gather at the Club for dinners or reunions, but as they often fail to announce these affairs very publicly, it is hard to get reports of them in season for the WEEKLY. University Athietic Club. The University Athletic Club of New York City was founded in 1801 by prominent college athletes, to create a headquarters for college athletes and a point from which might spring the best things from collegiate sports. -letic facilities for its members. -well-arranged gymnasium The prospectus said that the object of the Club would be to cultivate the love of athletic sports in the amateur spirit without a trace of professional- ism, and incidentally to furnish ath- Prob- ably no club in the country exercises so much influence in its line as does th University Athletic Club. : Most of the founders were members of other clubs where they could enjoy all the ordinary club advantages, but had another object at heart—the ad- vancement of undergraduate collegiate athletics in general. The founders of the Club were, George A. Adee, Yale 67; William W. Skiddy, Yale ’65S.; William H. L. Lee, Yale 69; Henry S. Brooks, Yale 86; Olin G. Jennings, Yale ’87; from other colleges, C. . Mathewson, W. S. Tod, Edward S. Rapallo, Cor- nelius C. Cuyler, Evert J. Wendell, Tracey H. Harris, Wendell Baker, Guy Richards, Richard Trimble, Edward D. Appleton, George W. Green, Henry S. VanDuzer, Robert C. Cornell, Henry W. Banks, Jr., and Collin Armstrong. Mr. Adee was the first president and held this position for four years. The prominent amateur college athletes all over the country were asked to join the organization, and in that way the list of members soon embraced the names of the best men in the country. THE PRESENT CLUBHOUSE. The Club rented the old clubhouse of the Racquet and Tennis Club, in Sixth av. and Twenty-sixth st., for a term of five years, *and last May took possession of the present clubhouse, No. 19 West Thirty-fourth st. This building is connected with another house, which is large enough for a and _ five courts, and it is the object of the Club to make the changes, in order to sup- ply athletic facilities to those members who are members cf no other clubs. The Club members are college men, the requirements for admission being similar to those of the New York Yale Club. Of its 400 members, about 300 are residents of New York. The en- trance fee to the Club is only $so, and the annual dues are $50, while non- resident members pay only half of these amounts. The University Athletic Club is being looked upon more and more each year as a mediating body in case of disputes, and the fact that all colleges are represented makes each feel sure of impartial treatment. The Club has acted as a Board of Arbitration be- tween Yale and Princeton in a minor baseball controversy, and in a baseball misunderstanding between Harvard and Princeton. The recently revised foot- ball rules were prepared by a commit- tee from the Club, who this year have been informally requested to call the rules committee together, but no action will be taken until an official commu- nication has been received from the larger colleges. The committee consists of Paul Dashiell of Lehigh, Sears of Harvard, Walter Camp, ’80, of Yale, Bell of Pennsylvania, Moffatt of Princeton and Dennis of Cornell. The present officers of the Club are C. C. Cuyler, Princeton, President: Lawrence E. Sexton, Harvard, Vice- President; Clark Williams, Williams, Treasurer}. + Sanford. Barnes, ~ -Jr., Yale ’o1, Secretary. The Athletic Com- mittee is composed of the following members: George A. Adee, Yale ’67; Walter Camp, Yale ’80; Lawrence E. sexton, Harvard; Evert J. Wendell, W. A. Meikleham, Tracey H. Harris and C. F. Mathewson. —_——+0—___ To Answer Questions. A new system was adopted in the University Library the week before vacation, by which a person unable to find the answer to a question can put the same on a bulletin board, and any- one knowing the answer or references to authorities on the subject is request- ed to write the information below the query. A bulletin board with printed slips has been provided for this purpose at the left of the long desk in the Chit- tenden Library. It is requested, that the answer (or references. to authori- ties on the subject) be written below the query; that both query and answer should be signed with the writer’s name; and that the inquirer will please re- move the slip when his question is an- swered. Although anyone is invited to answer the questions, it is expected, as most of the queries will no doubt be histori- cal, that the librarians and professors will give much of the information. This system has met with the greatest success in the Harvard Library, as well as in the Boston Public Library. The New Exchangeable Policy « OF THE... Phoenix Mutual Life ... Insurance Co., Of Hartford, Conn. Provides insurance for life at a low premium, with guaranteed Cash, Paid-up, Loan and Extended In- surance Values. 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