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ORATORY AT YALE.
About a hundred people in Battell
Chapel to hear the TenEyck speaking
shows a pretty state of things. We
respectfully ask those who know—what
is the matter? Ten years ago, the
literary spirit of Yale was declared
moribund. To-day there are signs that
it is convalescent and these signs are
proudly and properly put forward
on all occasions. Ten years ago, Bat-
tell Chapel was filled when the time
came for the Junior Exhibition and-the
Campus was very keenly alive as to its
outcome. The choice of speakers for
the Junior Exhibition is based on
purely literary standards. How do
these things hold together? Is the in-
terest in things literary and forensic
genuine?
One thing everybody knows. Yale’s
debaters are a very comely set of plat-
form performers nowadays, but it was
hardly more than a generation ago
when their presence tried men’s souls.
The metamorphosis has been due to
the most ‘heroic efforts on the part of
coaches and men. Would it not be a
good thing to have this kind of train-
ing more general? Should it not affect
also those who are not chosen for inter-
collegiate debating? Our athletic con-
tests allow training in physical grace
and soundness for many hundreds of
men.
It is evident that the responsibility
for this state of things does not rest on
the man who is assigned to train the
speakers for these occasions and to
the superintendence of such work in
elocution as the Faculty demands.
These speakers are quite invariably en-
thusiastic in their commendations of
the work which is put upon them.
But, though orators may be made, they
are not made while you wait. After all,
are we training men much more ef-
fectively than we were in the days of
consistent forensic defeat for platform
service. If we are not, why not? A
good deal of the taik that is liberally
given to undergraduates on sundry
occasions on the responsibilities of
educated men in public service, seems
a bit ridiculous, when we are doing
no more for training men in a prime
essential for such service.
ought to be and are not.
EFFECTIVE MEN.
When Harvard is gathering herself
for some particular effort, her students
are very apt to invite Mr. Theodore
Roosevelt for an address. He seems
to have an intense conviction on the
value of the best Harvard spirit, but
evidently believes there should be more
of it, and that it should more con-
stantly impel to action and enthusiastic
support all the members of the Univer-
sity. He seems to be very successful
in pumping this feeling into the under-
graduate mass. He always talks to
them about the necessity of everybody
turning in and doing his part, and is
very apt to pay his respects in easily
intelligible language to the indifferent
and passively critical. His influence is
of the kind one expects from the
knowledge of the man as gained from
his record and writings.
Yale men are always interested to
see him working on his fellows at Har-
vard, and also follow with no little
sympathy and approval his good work
in political life. Whatever differences
of opinion they have, they, with
college men in general, feel that Mr.
Roosevelt’s way .of going into the
public service is a good example for
all college men to follow, according to
the measure of their means and time
and ability. The spirit of enthusiastic
work in the public service is certainly
capable of imitation. The Evening
Post thinks Mr. Roosevelt is blood-
thirsty, but that is rather a mild ad-
jective of disapproval for the Post; and
it is of course to be expected that we
will not all agree on ways of looking
At national life and national duties.
We have also heard Harvard men
sneer at what they consider to be Mr.
Roosevelt’s superior way of carrying
himself; but Harvard is not the only
place to have sneerers, although they
sometimes seem more numerous there
than elsewhere and often contribute to
Yale victories. There is a certain divi-
sion of alumni of all our colleges and
universities whose principal business in
life is to sneer and say sarcastic things,
and, through the smoke of the after-
dinner cigar or the constant cigarette,
flash a bolt of fierce judgment which
annihilates men and parties and insti-
tutions and whole sections of the earth.
These men always have important ob-
servations to make on the way things
They do
nothing. 7 :
We have been thinking about some
of these people in reading the last little
volume from Rooseveit’s pen, called
“American Ideals and Other Essays.”
He hits this class of people very per-
sistently; not always with a _ great
variety of blows, but always hard; and
we have really enjoyed seeing such
good slugging going on. There are
not so very many people among Yale
alumni who are indifferent, critical
and inactive towards the affairs of their
College, and all other affairs, but there
are some; and there are a good many
who might digest, with profit to their
constitutions, as: men who have rela-
tions to other men, the © practical
truths which Mr. Roosevelt dwells on in
these essays. They are all sturdily put,
and some with unusual strength. His
is the gospel of action in a public life
of which each one is a part; of per-
sistent and patient endeavor in our po-
litical work; of practicality, consistent
with an unyielding adherence to high
ideal. He would have every college
graduate be as speedily as possible an
integral part of the political com-
munity in which he lives and have him
help, according to his opportunities, to
work out the political salvation of that
community.
When reading such books and think-
ing of the possibilities of public service
of college bred men, we feel all the
more grateful for those men and in-
fluences that have made Yale a place
pre-eminently for the formation of
character; where men are trained to
deal with men at first hand, on the
basis of their individual worth, without
regard to any other considerations
than those which a man himself by his
character and mind creates. May Yale
never cease to guard, by all means
and at any sacrifice, her college life,
in its form of truest democracy.
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THE YALE Y. MC. A.
Election of Officers—Features of the
Year’s Work.
The annual meeting of the Young
Men’s Christian Association was held in
Dwight Hall on Monday evening,
March 28, and with the election of offi-
cers for the ensuing year the work of
the present administration virtually
ends. All of the men chosen to office
for 1898-99 have been actively engaged
in Christian work since entering Col-
lege; Charles. HH. Welles; Jr:, ’90; the
President-elect, was chairman of the
Ninety-Nine Freshman Religious Com-
mittee, and is a Class Deacon.. L, S.
Treadwell, ‘99 S., and Matthew Mills,
1900, the Scientific and Academic Vice-
Presidents are also deacons. Paul D.
Moody, 1901, the incoming Secretary,
is Secretary of the present Freshman
Religious Committee and is a son of
Mr. Dwight L. Moody, the evangelist.
W. -.E... S$. Griswold, -’90, who was
elected Treasurer, has been a leader of
the Junior Bible Class during the past
year.
The Association also took steps at
this meeting to incorporate itself under
the: laws of the State, so as to be able
to hold property. The need of such ac-
tion has been imperative ever since the
acquisition of the building at 138 Col-
lege street last Spring, now used by the
Scientific branch of the Y. M. C. A.
The incorporation was effected through
the assistance of Samuel H. Fisher, ’89,
a member of the. Graduate Advisory
Committee. Under the newly adopted
arrangements the graduate advisors and
the undergraduate officers will consti-
tute the Board of Directors of the new
corporation. The Graduate Committee
at present consists of Richard C. Morse,
762; James B. Reynolds, *84; Samuel
H. Fisher, ‘890; J. G. Phelps Stokes,
’92 S., and William Sloane, ’95.
Mr. D. Stuart Dodge, 757, who has
served as the Treasurer of the Com-
mittee ever since its establishment,
presented his resignation as a graduate
officer at the meeting, and it was only
after a vigorous protest that his wishes
were finally acceded to. No name was
submitted to fill the vacancy. An-
nouncement was also made that Henry
B. Wright, ’98, the retiring President,
would act as General Secretary for the
coming year to succeed T. F. Archbald.
It is deeply regretted that Mr. Arch-
bald could not have been prevailed upon
to retain his present position for
LIBERALITY JN
LIFE INSURANCE.
A case in point is the recent an-
nouncement of the New York Life
Insurance Co., concerning the effect
on policies in this company held by
those who might enlist in the army
or navy of the United States, in case
of war. The company has sent out
a notice that all those now holding its
policies and all who may secure its
policies between now and the actual
outbreak of hostilities, if that time
ever comes, would receive the full
benefit therefrom, without the pay-
ment of any other than the regular
rates now in force.
NEW YORK LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
JOHN A. MCCALL, Pres’?.
-upon his duties somewhat.
Scranton, ’98; W. Scranton, *o8;
Yale Law School.
For circulars and other information apply to
Prof. FRANCIS WAYLAND,
Dean.
another year. It will be remembered
that he left Auburn Seminary last
Spring, where he was pursuing studies
preparatory to entering the ministry,
in the middle of his course, in order to
take the place left vacant by the de-
parture of Mr. Sallmon to Australia. <A
severe illness early in January broke in
Notwith-
standing his administration has been
one of marked success. He has contrib-
uted to the work two very essential
elements, broad sympathies and a deep
consecration.
The most apparent growth in the
work of the Association during the past
year has been in the Sheffield Scienti-
fic Department. The building so gener-
ously presented by Mrs. Cochran has
been put to good use and the meetings
have been well supported. Last Wed-
nesday evening the Sheffield Freshman
class met and elected its three class
deacons to serve for the remainder of
the course. The men chosen were:
Horace S. Brown of Longmeadow,
Mass.; Howard Richards, Jr., of New
York City, and O. H. Shell of Harris-
bares Pa... « |
_Unusual interest in the rescue mis-
sion at East street has led to steps
to broaden its present scope. The at-
tendance at the Sunday evening ser-
vice has grown to an average of nearly
one hundred a_ night, a remarkable
showing considering the unfavorable
location of the butldiag. It is a ques-
tion whether the work should be ex-
~ tended to a new field and two missions
be run or a more favorable situation be
secured. : ,
On April 7th and roth the annual
conference of the Presidents of the New
England College Y. M. C. A. will be
held in the rooms of the Springfield
Training School, at Springfield, Mass.
Yale will be represented by C. H.
Welles, Jr., ’99, the President-elect, and
T. F. Archbald, the retiring General
Secretary.
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The “ Lit.” Banquet.
The sixty-second annual banquet of
the Yale Literary Magazine was held at
the Tontine Hotel, on Wednesday
night, March 30th. F. A. Lord, ’o8,
acted as toastmaster. The list of toasts
was as follows:
The Outgoing Board, F. A. Lord, ’98.
‘*Queevy, quavy, Spanish navy,
Spinkle-um, spankle-um,
I—O—U—Out.’’— Voungster's Rhymes.
The Incoming Board,
H. A. Callahan, 99.
‘*Up to you!”’—Brick-layer’s Confessions.
Harvard, R. S$. Dunn.
‘* Oldest and largest.” —Statistics.
A Bird’s-eye View—From Olympus,
Professor Perrin.
‘* Godsare human, if you know them.” —ZurzZides.
The Spirit of ’76, Professor Hadley.
‘*‘ Like a dutiful son he stayed at home.””—Plutarch.
X..A. 8. The Uninitiated,
Professor Beers.
‘* Poor Tom’s a-cold.”,—A7ug Lear.
As You Like It,
Professor W. L. Phelps.
‘** Just as easy !’—Juterpfolations of a Juggler.
The following were the guests:
Professor H. A. Beers, ‘69; Professor
B. Perrin, ’69; Professor A. T. Hadley,
"76; Mr. C. M. Lewis, ’86; Professor W.
L. Phelps, 87; Mr. H. A. Smith, ’8o;
Mr. C. W. Wells, ’96; H. Borden, ’o8;
H.:E: Butler, 7908; E. i Butler, ’98: C.
D. Cheney, ’98; R. M. Crosby, ’98; M.
Delano, ’98; W. F. Dominick, ’98; M.
U. Ely, ’08; R. S. Dunn, Harvard: M.
L,, Heatey, .o8: 1... Fitch: 08 S.: R. He
Gay... Oo; 1. W. Hamill, ‘08; J. J.
Hazen, °98;. E, Howe, .’98; F. Ker-
nochan, ’98; A. C. Ledyard, ’08; J. QO.
Lockman, ’98; T: S. McLane, ’98; J. C.
McLauchlan, ’98; R. Martin, 908 S.: be
9. Mason, ’98;-R. L. Munger, ’97; G.
patker, O00; EH, C_ Perkins, "98; J. A.
Ripley, ‘98; J..O. Rodgers, ’98; E. Saw-
yer, ’98; GG. Schréiber, “08; J.
F. H
Simmons, ’98; H. K. Smith, 08; I. N.
Swift, ‘98; R.. J. Turnbull, ’98; D. GC:
Twichell, ’98; _P.. Whitney, ’o08: F
Wickes, ’98; F. E. Williamson,’ ’og:
Chauncey W. Wells, ’96; N. A. Smyth.
97, and G. H. Nettleton, ’96.