yYALE ALUMNI WEEKLY
THE FIRE AT HARVARD.
Charles Eliot Norton Made Professor
Emeritus—Dinner to Doumic—
Olney’s Lecture.
[Correspondence of YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY.]
Cambridge, Mass., March 4.—The
fire in the Hilton block near the Col-
lege Yard last week, which came so
nearly ending fatally for Student Hen-
ney, who was forced to jump from a
fourth story window, calls attention to
the unsatisfactory condition of the fire
department in Cambridge and the in-
sufficiency of the exits in buildings
where students have their rooms. Many
of the private dormitories are con-
structed of fire-proof material, with iron
fire escapes furnishing ample means of
escape. The College properties in the
Yard, however, are without outside fire
escapes, the College authorities relying
on rope escapes which are placed in
each suite of rooms. Whether these
rope appliances are adequate has now
been called into question.
MEETING OF THE OVERSEERS.
At the adjourned meeting of the
Board of Overseers held last Wednes-
day, it was voted that the committee
appointed on January 12th to present
to the legislature a bill for the exten-
sion of the right to vote for Overseers
be instructed to proceed in conformity
with the terms of the vote by which it
was appointed. The meeting also voted
to concur with the President and Fel-
lows in appointing Dr. Charles Eliot
Norton Professor of the History of
Art, Emeritus, in promoting Mr. Bar-
rett Wendell to a full professorship in
the English Department, and in ap-
pointing Mr. Charles Pomeroy Parker
Assistant Professor of Greek and Latin
for five years from September 1, 1897.
M. RENE DOUMIC HONORED.
The course of lectures by M. René
Doumic on “Some Aspects of French
Romanticism” opened on Tuesday of
last week, and three lectures have now
been given, The» course is largely
attended: On Wednesday evening, J.
H. Hyde of the Senior class, the Presi-
dent of the Cercle Francais, gave a
dinner to M. Doumic and to his brother,
who is his associate on his trip to this
country. Among those present were
Professor Bdécher and Sumichrast of
the Modern Language Department,
Dean Shayler of the Scientific School,
Dr. Marcout, Professors James, Baker,
MacVane and other members of the
Faculty, and Professors VanDaell of
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
nology. After the dinner, a gold medal
was presented to M. Doumic by the
Cercle in token of its appreciation.
Assistant Professor de Sumichrast
has received a letter from M. Gaston ©
Boissier, the permanent Secretary of
the French Academy, expressing the
appreciation of that body of M. de
Sumichrast’s services in directing the
production of the Athalie at Harvard,
and in translating the play. It further
expresses gratification at the intelligent
work of the Cercle Francais at Harvard.
EX-SECRETARY OLNEY’S LECTURE.
The lecture of Hon. Richard Olney
in Sanders Theater last Wednesday
evening in the course on “Civic Duties
and Reforms” proved a masterly effort.
Mr. Olney tok as his subject “The
International Isolation of the United
States” and snoke at length without
notes. He deplored our present politi-
cal and commercial isolation, which
causes us. to stand aloof and leaves us
without a friend among the powers,
among whom we are regarded as an
international poser. He maintained
the Washington’s Farewell Address
was not applicable to the conditions
existing at the present time, and that
the United States cannot now longer
continue the Washingtonian policy.
J. WESTON ALLEN.
President Tucker’s Lectures.
The first two lectures of the course
on the Lyman Beecher foundation will
be given by President Tucker of Dart-
mouth College, in the Marquand Chapel
on Thursday and Friday of this week,
at 3 P.M. Members of other depart-
ments are cordially invited to attend
the lectures. The subject is “How
Preachers are Made and Unmade.”
, course.
OBITUARY.
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in 1852. Fora year he was Principal of
the Oxford Academy, Oxford, N. Y., at
the same time studying law in the office
of Henry R. Mygatt. He was admit-
ted to the bar in 1855, and immediately
began practice in Chicago, from whence
he soon removed to Minneapolis, where
he has been even since. On his arrival
in Minneapolis he went into partner-
ship with F. R. E. Cornell, afterwards
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
In 1859 Mr. Vanderburg was elected
judge of the fourth judicial court, be-
ing the first resident of Minneapolis to
occupy such a position. For over
twenty years Judge Vanderburg filled
this office, driving over a large part
of the circuit. In 1881 he was elected
to the bench of the Supreme Court to
fill the place made vacant by the death
of his partner. He was twice re-
elected and held the office until 1894.
Judge Vanderburg’s whole judicial
career extends over a period of more
than thirty-five years, marked with un-
tiring industry, spotless integrity, good
judgment and profound understand
ing of the law. |
Judge Vanderburg was twice married.
His first wife, to whom he was married
on September 2d, 1857, was Julia
Mygatt of Oxford, N. Y. She died on
April 23d, 1863, leaving two children,
a son William Henry and a daughter
Julia M. The son is now living, but
the daughter was drowned in 1871. On
April 15th, 1873, Judge Vanderburg
married Miss Anna Culbert of Fulton
County, N. Y. She and her daughter
Isabelle survive him.
RANDELL HUNT, ’76s.
Randell Hunt died at his home 2008
Pierce street, San Francisco, on Jan-
uary 24th, after several weeks illness.
Mr. Hunt was widely known as an ex-
pert in his profession of Civil Engi-
neering and as a contributor to the
professional literature.
Mr. Hunt was born in 1856. - Enter-
ing the Sheffield Scientific School in
1873, he graduated with the Class of
Seventy-Six, in the Civil Engineering
Within a year after gradua-
tion he was employed as engineer in
the Department of Parks, New York
City. In 1878 he went to St. Paul,
where he held a position as engineer
on the City Staff. He removed to
Fargo, Dakota the following year, and
there practiced his profession, survey-
ing and building bridges throughout
this section of the territory. During
the years 1880 and 1881 he occupied a
position on the United States River
Commission. He again took up his
residence in St. Paul in 1883, and was
engaged on government work in con-
nection with River and Harbor Im-
provements. In 1888 he went to the
Pacific coast, locating in San Francisco,
where he held many positions of trust.
A wife survives him.
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Does Anyone Know?
The Class Secretary of Ninety-Three
has written to each of the following
men at least twice since January Ist,
and received no answer. Any member
of the class who knows the address of
any of them will confer a favor by com-
municating with Noah H. Swayne, ad,
120 Broadway, New York City: George
J. Briggs, Harvey P. Butz, George M.
Foos, Ben Hodge, 8S. C. Hutchins,
Charles W. Mills, Franklin A. Moore,
W. H. Murphy, Albert H. Putney, H.
I. Sackett, H. S. Vaile, I. Wachsmann,
Albert B. White, J. H. Wigginton.
Immediately upon receipt of those
addresses, a printed list, showing the
correct address of each member of the
class, will be issued.
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Eighty-Five Reunion,
There will be an informal reunion of
the members of the Class of Eighty-
Five, at the Yale Club, No. 17 East 26th
st, New York, on Friday, March 18th,
1898, at 6:30 p.m. All members of the
Class are cordially invited to attend,
and it is requested that answers, to-
gether with $3, price of ticket, be sent
to Emile Schultze, No. 7 Beekman
street, New York City, as soon as
possible.
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Ninety-Five Notice.
There will be a Ninety-Five dinner
at the Yale Club, 17 East 26th st., New
York, Saturday, the 12th inst., at 7:00.
Any Ninety-Five man who may not
hitherto have received notice and who
wishes to attend, should send word
immediately to Lanier McKee, 17 East
26th st., New York City.
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