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AS ATU MeN EE OGY Fa tors as F YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY SUBSCRIPTION, - $2.50 PER YEAR. Foreign Postage, 49 cents per year. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE, Checks, drafts and orders should be made payable to the Yale Alumni Weekly. All correspondence should be addressed,— Yale Alumni Weekly, New Haven, Conn. The office is at Room 6, White Hall. ADVISORY BOARD. H, C, Roprnson, 53. J. R. SHEFFIELD, ’87. W. W. Sxrppy, 65S. J. A. HARTWELL, ’89 8. C. P. LINDSLEY, ’%5S. L.S. WELCH, ’89. W. Camp, ’80, E. VAN INGEN, 791 §. W.G. Daaeetr, ’80. P. Jay, 792. EDITOR. Lewis 8. WrELoH, ’89. ASSOCIATE EDITOR. WALTER Camp, ’80. ASSISTANT EDITOR. E. J. THompson, Sp. NEWS EDITOR. FRED. M. DAvriss, ’99. ‘ PRESTON KuMLER, 1900, Athletic Department. Davip D. Tenney, 1900, Special. Entered as second class matter at New Haven P. O. NEW HAVEN, CONN., JAN. 20, 1898. PROFESSOR MARSH’S GIFT AND YALE’S OPPORTUNITY. It is not necessary here to emphasize the very great importance to Yale and to Science of the gift of Professor Marsh to the University. The facts are before the graduates and the friends of Yale, and it is quite superfluous to say that feelings towards him of the deepest gratitude are felt by all the family of Yale. <A giit like that, gathered at such lavish outlay-of energy and funds, for upward of thirty years, is unique in the history of benefactions to the Uni- versity. It is an act by a son of Yale which should bring its own peculiar inspiration to every other son of Yale and to all her hosts of friends. Besides all this, it has its own peculiar signifi- cance at this, the beginning of the season of preparation for Yale’s great anniversary. To appreciate this, it is in order to recall a few facts of impor- tance. Professor Marsh is a Yale graduate of the Class of 1860. As some of our readers know, he is a nephew of the late George Peabody, and thus he se- cured the donation that gave Yale the present Peabody Museum, as well as a reserve building fund that then seemed adequate for future additions. After obtaining this great gift for Yale, Pro- fessor Marsh served his alma mater faithfully, without salary, for thirty years, as professor of paleontology, refusing all offers to go elsewhere. This was the first professorship of paleontology ever established, and Yale was thus in the lead of all other insti- tutions of learning. Besides bringing together with untiring zeal these vast scientific collections now presented to the University, Professor Marsh has found time to describe many of the important specimens new to science, ' and make them known to the world in more than two hundred and fifty pub- lications. These priceless collections, now the property of Yale, are only in small part open to the public or available for study, owing to the limited space in the present museum building, and must long remain so if dependence is placed alone upon the .small reserve building fund left by Mr. Peabody. This should not be. A sum equal to one-half the value of the present gift added to the fund now on hand would put up the main museum building, for which the site is waiting and the plans are already studies after leaving Yale. drawn. The collections now given by Professor Marsh would fill this build- ing, and all could be ready for the Yale bi-centennial in 1901. Will not some friend of Yale crown the work so well begun by Peabody and Marsh, and make this museum worthy of the Uni- versity and of Science? TAE BOATING SITUATION. The story of what has gone on be- tween Cornell and Yale in regard to a return race at New London this year is told in another column. Those who understand Yale’s principle in guiding her athletic course can hardly have any difficulty in following the steps taken in this instance, and we think they will approve the straightforward course of her representatives. They will certainly be glad to know that there is no disposition here to forsake the New London course—the distinctly university racing ground, with all its natural advantages and its associations of keen and glorious times in the past. They will also be glad that Yale is not to be tempted into the pursuit of gen- eral championships. and has not grown sensitive to the comparative prowess of other institutions. Yet most Yale men were glad when they heard that a challenge had gone to Ithaca. The general course of Yale’s boating policy had been broken into last year, when she went to Pough- keepsie to resume her traditional con- tests. with Harvard. There she met Cornell, and what might be called a return engagement was naturally to be expected. Cornell had courteously re- ceived Yale into what might be called her own race on her own waters. She had gloriously beaten her and she had carried herself aiter that notable tri- umph in such a manner as reflected most creditably upon her spirit. It was felt most fitting that Cornell should therefore be invited into what might be called Yale’s waters and perhaps into Yale’s own race. Nor did it make their pleasure any the less to learn that Cornell had been offered the choice of © courses. There was a cordial support of this reciprocal act, but the feeling was firm that the incident, as pleasant as it was, should not become a prece- dent or involve obligations for the future. Sufficient permanent obliga- tions were already in sight, and each year must be left open to be guided by its special circumstances and oppor- tunities, the contest with Yale’s natural rival in all sports remaining always the particular feature which no other ar- rangement could be allowed to threaten. Yale’s friends in general, therefore, re-echoed the sentiment of Mr. Whit- . ney’s dispatch. The desire was strong for a race and the regret was keen that Cornell had proposed a condition that Yale could not accept, in justice to herself. There has been no disposition to criticize Cornell, but a sense of dis- appointment that she had not appreci- ated the strength of Yale’s conviction on .this cardinal . point..°-ft is, ‘er- tainly a relief to know that Mr. Whit- ney did his best to make this position plain. The history. of the coénference is a necessary supplement to the official record as shown in the communica- tions which have passed between the two Universities. - = ew} Mr. Woodruff on “ Yale Luck.” Among the many good speeches at the Wilkes-Barre banquet was one by Mr. G. W. Woodruff, ’890, one of the most successful Yale athletes of his day, who has made an unusual reputation as a football coach at the University of Pennsylvania, where he continued his Mr. Wood- ruff spoke somewhat as follows. to the toast “Yale Luck” :— “Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of Yale: “Bearing in mind the old adage, ‘Fools for luck,’ we, as Yale men, might very properly wax indignant that the barbarian world attributes much of Yale’s startling success to that unwor- thy cause. But there is consolation in the thought that, although luck is ridiculed when found as the transient tutelary divinity of foolish and upstart mediocrity, it is applauded as the dis- ciplined slave of talent and fairly wor- shipped when, as the brilliant-winged Ariel of genius, it traverses space at his unconscious bidding and returns, in a twinkling, laden with tinbelievable treasures of knowledge. We may well say that systematic and continuous luck is skill and ability. Such luck fools never know, and the adage is a natural result of those instances of lucky chance which are remarkable for their very infrequency—even as an ordinary hill seems a mountain in a prairie country. I am glad to believe that Yale luck belongs to the admirable class of dili- gent talent. This is shown by the uni- versal applause—sometimes unwilling —which follows Yale’s systematic suc- cesses. Her infrequent failures are but evidences that the Yale family has talent father than genius, and that her robust, sandy sons are obliged, some- times against grave odds, to work out their salvation with fear and trembling. This is only another instance of Yale luck, for, though talent, with its neces- sary accompaniment of vigor, pluck, perseverance and broad- mindedness, is a matter of heredity, genius burns up the fibre of a family in one generation and leaves naught but ashes for the inheritance of direct posterity. “Cornelia, like mother Yale, was a lucky woman. But what mother can hope for the luck of being crowned with the jewels of admirable children? We all believe in breeding. We know that, barring accident, a vigorous, high- strung, noble mother will be properly proud of her off-spring. “I-am a firm’ believer that, barring genius, all men can-be replaced. We find that when any son goes out from under the roof-tree of Yale after years of unusual success, the world cries: “Who can take his place? Yale can never again have the luck to get such a son as he!’ But we, who have worn the kilts beneath the elms, and have seen our next older brothers fight and win for our common Mother, and have felt the heartache of seeing them proud- ly walk out from the elm-shadows with Yale’s mother kiss burning on their brows, and have diffidently girded our loins and stepped into the broken ranks, determined to partially fill the seemingly hopeless breach, fearful of our unworthiness, proudly hopeful of our Mother’s smile, come modest vic- tory or worthy defeat; thrilling to feel that our idolized predecessors’ have halted in their life-march and are wav- ing back to us confidence and encour- agement—we know that Yale never grows old, that through all time she will bring forth in proper season more and more: vigorous children and that her greatest and proudest luck is that Nature has rigidly decreed the produc- tion of like from like.” —_- NEW YORK LIFE - INSURANCE COMPANY. * JOHN A. MCCALL, PRESIDENT. This Company has been in success- ful operation since 1845, and has now over 300,000 policy-holders and over $200,000,000 in assets. It ofters the most privileges and on the most favor- able terms, of any Company. Under its new system of classifying and com- pensating agents, it offers to young men continuous employment and a life income. Its policies and agents’ contracts will interest all stiidénts, es NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, 346 & 348 Broadway, NEW YORK. SILK AND OPERA HATS & tt IN THE FASHIONS OF THE DAY QUALITY UNSURPASSED & * Ww ws * a a Od Sole-leather Hat Boxes, Kit Bags, Portmanteaus and Coat Cases, in reliable qualities. : BROOKS & COMPANY, Chapel, cor. State St. Yale Law School. For circulars and other information apply to Prof. FRANCIS WAYLAND, Dean. Scranton Alumni Dinner. The second annual banquet of the Yale Alumni Association of Scranton, Pa., was held in the Board of Trade rooms, Monday evening, January 3d. The Association was very largely rep- resented. There were also present some members of the Wilkes-Barre Association. The guests of honor were Rev. Joseph H. Twichell, ’50, of Hart- ford, and Mr. Eugene A. Smith, ’59, of New York. The Board of Trade rooms were very handsomely decorated for the occasion, and the banquet table was arranged in the form of a “T”’ with those to respond to toasts at the head. The president, Colonel H. M. Boies, 59, acted as toastmaster, and the toasts and speakers were as follows: “Yale Dns sie: : Rev. J. H. Twichell, *59. “Embryonic Yale,” W. H. Buell, . “Undergraduate Yale,” W. J. Torrey, ’99. “Yale in the Eighties,” James W. Oakford, ’84. “Yale Alumni,” Eugene A. Smith, ’59. “University of Pennsylvania,” John L. Wentz, M.D. “Cornell University,” George G. Brooks. “Foreign Universities’ (with special reference to such as are. located in the state of New Jersey), Rev. James McLeod, D.D., Prince- ton, ’60. THE GRADUATES PRESENT. Besides the speeches on the program there were several in addition. The following persons were also present at the banquet: Judge E. N. Willard, ’67; Henry Belin, Jr., 63; Everett Warren, 84; W. W. Scranton, ’65; Judge R. W. Archbald, “917 “Dr: Ni Y. Leet, ’56; J:*B-Neale,)065-.S. Be -Fhorne, .*96; Ax 7 bate Gost £.../1.. Bliss, -03 S.; George Woodruff, 289; Dr. P. F. Guns- ter, °72 5.5 1 WwW. Botts, 88; i. Connell, 05; To, Connell, ~oaz.; D. E. Peck, 96: * VV... Curran, ‘go. A. D. Baldwin, ’08; Worthington Scran- ton. On. R. W. mrchoara, Jt. Os: GC, fiir, bowe.. o7;,- G. <>. Jennings, "Og: 3.3 Frederic Connell, 84; R. Stocker, 9771. M. Lynch, 973 Chas. Lif Long, 82; C. S. Woodruff, ’78; Sel- den Case, 06 .3. WV. 323: Easton, ‘OSs Mei flat Mos Si aj Ms Boies, ’o5 S.; Wir Robison, os 'S.;: 2: Belin, sO8 ik 1. BIO Wells) <Jr:,77003- “A. Z. Huntington, 95 S.; C. W. Abbott, ’90; C. AleBelm: f0030' &. dis Conner, : -Jr., HOAs. orieees, 90 S.s AV: J. Hand, 87; J. B. Woodward, Wilkes-Barre; to28. rmmicn, oi; 1. “S$.” Hardie, Wilkes-Barre; A. G. Hunt, ’87. During the evening the Scranton Orchestra furnished music. At a meet- ing held before the banquet the follow- ing officers were chosen for the year: J. B. Dimmick, ’81, President; Everett Warren, ’84, Vice-President; A. G. Hunt, 787, Secretary and Treasurer: Executive Committee to consist of. the foregoing officers and H. A. Boies, ’88, and Worthington Scranton, 98.
