YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY
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“ BYCITEMENT” AT YALE.
Khe Students? Way of Taking the
International Situation.
Next to the President and his Cabinet
the Yale student is more possessed in
his mind as to the situation interna-
tional than almost any others of his
fellow Americans. A war sermon in
the Chapel failed to bring his blood
to a boil. He is, however, keenly alive
to the picturesqueness of the situation.
Life is more interesting with papers
and people getting very excited.
will be ready if a time comes to act,
but he is getting the juice of the orange
now.
On Monday afternoon a few Sopho-
mores, being impelled thereto by no
exciting cause apparent to anyone, be-
gan parading on the Campus in front
of Farnam Hall. Their cheers for
“Cuba Libre’ soon attracted more of
their classmates and the company, now
augmented till it numbered about thirty,
marched to Pierson Hall on York
street, where a large number of Sopho-
mores room. Here about thirty more
recruits were enrolled. From Pierson
the company marched to the Hutchin-
son on Crown street, where still more
Sophomores joined the parade. In
front of the Hutchinson the recuits were
divided into companies, while every
man who was able to secure a sword
appointed himself an officer. Two pri-
vates were dispatched to secure drums.
The adjutant reported, after inspect-
ing arms, that the company was pro-
vided with one musket, two brooms,
two flags, and various swords and
sabres. These arms were lelics, for the
most part, of the Civil War.
From the Hutchinson the Sophomores
under the command of Provisional
Colonel Julian Day, proceeded to the
Green, where they marched, counter-
marched, and charged imaginary regi-
ments of Spaniards, to the considera-
ble interest of the crowd which had
gathered to watch them. After this
drill the company marched through
Phelps Gateway, gave a cheer for Cuba
Libre and disbanded in front of Far-
nam.
“THE WAR CLUB.”
A short time ago circular letters were
sent to chosen ones of Ninety-Nine,
advising them of the opportunity to
join a select fighting organization to be
known as the Yale War Club. The or-
ganization was to travel somewhere and
sometime on the Richard Peck, which
was announced as “chartered” in the
first official paper of the Club. Fully
enough men responded to fill all the
official positions, of which the following
are the most important: Admirable,
Main-Mast, Fore-Mast, Missing-Mast,
Ballast, Anchor, Winder-of-the-Watch,
Spinner-of-the-main top.
A lusty type of young America was
drafted from the force of youth who
sell war extras on Chapel street, who
soon learned how to salute all the offi-
cers of the line. This severe lesson
being learned by the “crew” the Club
was declared organized on a war basis,
and the officers held frequent speech
with one another, and thoroughly can-
vassed the situation, preparing to strike
a hard blow at the first sign of trouble.
It was found necessary to send fre-
quent telegrams, by one of which the
Admirable was summoned hurriedly to
his post of duty from one of the chief
play houses of the city.
FIRST PLAN EXECUTED.
The main part of the history of the
War Club is yet to be made. An expe-
dition started South under sealed
orders, and within an incomprehensibly
short time ciphered back to headquar-
ters that it had carried out the main
part of the program. A person who is
‘“close to the administration” has since
been in conversation with a gentleman
well known to the reporter of the paper,
whose reliability he can unquestioningly
vouch for. The friend of this paper’s
correspondent’s friend says he _ has
the strongest circumstantial evidence
for the assertion that the main work
outlined for this expedition was “to wet
the Dry Tortugas.” It was felt that
this would do more to relieve the
situation than any other move.
With this light on the policy of the
War Club the rejoicing that followed
the receipts of the news from the South-
ern Squadron can be understood. But
the pleasure was short-lived. The cable
had hardly coaled, when the brief word
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Portrait Copyrighted by Rockwood, 1897.
THE GREAT WARNER LIBRARY COMPLETED.
The Special Introductory Club Price To Be Advanced.
THE completion of the remarkable Library
of the World’s Best Literature is accom-
plished. It is indeed the literary event of
the present generation. All that remains
now, in order that complete sets can be de-
livered to the thousands of people who have
taken advantage of the introductory price as —
offered by Harper’s Weekly Club, is the
printing of the last volume. When this vol-
ume comes from the press, as it undoubtedly
will some time during the present month,
the special price and easy payments, that
are just now offered by Harper’s Weekly
Club, will be withdrawn, and the regular
subscription canvass at full prices will be
inaugurated.
We have no hesitation in advising our
readers to take advantage of the present op-
portunity, as we believe the Warner Library
is a work of such extraordinary character
that sooner or later it will find its way into
every home of culture and refinement.
That such a marvelous survey of the lit-
erature of the world, with exposition and
criticism of the foremost living men of
letters, can be had for a sum less than the
cost of the simplest collection of single
volumes, makes this a Library which, from
the standpoint of economy alone, no lover
of books can afford to be without.
A postal card sent to Harper’s Weekly
Club, 91 Fifth Ave., New York, will secure
full particulars regarding the favorable terms
upon which it is being offered (during pub-
lication) to Club members, and which will
positively be withdrawn as soon as the last
volume comes from the press.
In calling the attention of our readers to
this passing opportunity, we believe we are
doing them a special favor.
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‘“‘No, boys; I have not been burning
the midnight oil to get all that material
for my address. I have not spent hun-
dreds for books of reference. [I could
not have got these up to date facts and
figures in that way. :
“TI simply send to Romeike for
Press Clippings.
‘‘Day by day he sent me editorials and
original articles collected from thou-
sands of newspapers and periodicals
which are read in his offices, and I only
had to arrange the material.”
ROMEIKE’S
Press Cutting Bureau
will send you all newspaper clippings
which may appear about you, your
friends, or any subject on which you
want to be “‘ up to date.”
A large force in my New York office
reads 650 daily papers and over 2,000
weeklies and magazines ; in fact, every
paper of importance published in the
United States, for 5,000 subscribers, and
through the European Bureaus, all the
leading papers in the civilized globe.
Clippings found for subscribers are
_ pasted on slips giving name and date of
paper, and are mailed day by day.
Write for circulars and terms.
HENRY ROMEIKE,
139 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK.
Branches: London. Paris, Berlin. Sidney.
came: “Crew has deserted. He gives
no reason.” As the WEEKLY went to
press, the War Club was still without
this branch of the service. Frequent
attempts at enlistment had been ren-
dered ineffectual by the craze for em-
ployment in the minor parts of the
Elizabethan dramas now being given
every few hours on the Campus.
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Contents * Law Journal.”
A feature of the March number of the
Yale Law Journal, of especial interest
to graduates, is an article on the Lamp-
son Will case by Safford E. North,
Surrogate, of Batavia, N. Y., who ren-
dered the decision upholding the will.
The issue is essentially a Yale num-
ber, containing, as it does: an article by
Judge Samuel O. Prentice, *73, on
“What Causes of Action May be
Joined in One Court under the Con-
necticut Practice Act’; The Townsend
Oration, “Lynching: Its Cause and
Cure,” pronounced last June by Joseph
E. Proffit, ’79 L. S., and an editorial by
Prof. Theodore S. Woolsey, ’72, on the
responsibility of the Spanish Govern-
ment for the Maine disaster.
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