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NEW HAVEN, CONN., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1898.
Prick Tren Cents.
WAR FEELING AT YALE.
Cruiser Fund Subscription Almost
Universal—_Forming a Battery.
Yale is full of war interest and war
activity and the feeling is stronger and
more dead in earnest day by day.
The increased number of men at the
military drills was the first sign of the
serious feeling that took the place, as
soon as the situation was actually de-
fined, of the humor which appropriated
all the serviceable elements of the in-
ternational difficulty.
Following that came the enthusiastic
endorsement of the plan to give some
suitable gift to the cruiser “Yale.”
The subscription has been practically a
universal one and the various class
meetings, which have been called in
connection with this work, have de-
veloped the greatest enthusiasm. <A few
informal and inconsequential rushes be-
tween the Sophomores and Freshmen.
have been thrown in, just to relieve the
tension.
Finally definite announcement has
been made of the organization of a
battery of Horse Artillery, whose equip-
ment has already been provided for, and
whose members expect to be called to
Niantic for training at once and into
active service as soon as they are fit.
The Cruiser Fund.
The desire to make some gift from
Yale to the cruiser Yale took definite
form on Thursday of last week when
committees from the different classes,
and different departments were organ-
ized by the Yale News and went
directly to their work. The underlying
plan was to secure a subscription of
small amount from each, and to make
the subscription nearly universal.
It was desired to have the subscrip-
tion from graduates and students of the
whole University, and to this end the
following committees were appointed to
receive contributions from their respec-
tive classes and departments:
°98—Edward Sawyer, A. D. Baldwin,
and H. B. Wright.
*99—C. A. Brayton, Jr., G. D. Graves,
and W. F. Whitehouse.
1900—F. B. Adams, J. D. Dana, and
P. A. Rockefeller. 3
1901 — W._ TT; Townsend, LL: M.
Thomas, and L. B. Carter.
98 S.—J. W. Alsop, W. F. Cochran,
Jr., and S. G. Moon.
’99 S.—Thomas LeBoutillier, S. F.
Shattock, and J. McL. Walton.
1900 $.—F. H. Swift, W. R. Bassick,
and O. H. Schell.
Law School—E. W. Beattie, ’98; W.
H.. Clarke; ‘09, and &. HH. Studiski,
1900.
-Divinity School—A. E. Fraser, 98;
H. A. Jump, ’99,-and H. W. Kidder,
1900.
Medical School—J. S. Loomis, ’o08;
W. J. Maroney, 1900, and O. R. Witter,
IQOT.
Graduate Department—Yandell Hen-
derson, ’95.
A meeting of all the committees was
held on Thursday afternoon for an in-
formal discussion of plansfor raising the
money. It was decided that each com-
mittee should determine the method to
be used in carrying on the subscrip-
tion in its department. For the con-
venience of those who might not ‘be
seen by members of the committees, it
was decided to make provision at the
Yale Co-operative Store for the receiv-
ing of contributions and subscriptions.
As a preliminary step it was voted
to send a large Yale banner to the
cruiser, and Yandell Henderson, ’95, H.
B. Wright, ’98, and S. G. Moon, ’98 S.,
were appointed to take charge of the
matter.
Edward Sawyer, ’98, was chosen
General Treasurer of the committees,
and H. B. Wright, ’98, General Secre-
tary.
Lewis S. Welch, ’89, of the ALUMNI
WEEKLY, was asked to take charge of
the funds received from graduates, and
to communicate with the alumni asso-
ciations with a request to receive and
forward subscriptions. The Secretaries
were accordingly addressed in a letter
‘ urging them to bring the matter at once
to the attention of their respective asso-
ciations and to push the work of con-
tribution with all possible speed.
RUSH WORK BY THE COMMITTEES.
The various committees took up the
matter with a promptness and enthu-
siasm which at once assured the success
of the fund. The Class of Ninety-Nine
met on Thursday evening, and were ad-
dressed by G. D. Graves, D. H. Day,
and M. Kellogg, who gave the plans of
the committee and made an appeal for
a generous contribution. Mr. Kellogg
also advocated the forming of a com-
pany from the Junior class. The sum
of $175 was subscribed from Ninety-
Nine, most of which has already been
collected. A further canvass is under
way.
A most enthusiastic meeting was held
by the Class of Nineteen Hundred on
Friday evening. F. B. Adams presided
as Chairman, and spirited addresses
were made by J. D. Dana, J. C. Green-
way, and J. M. Hopkins. Nineteen
Hundred has now subscribed $350 to
the fund, $200 of which has already
been paid in. The Class of Nineteen
Hundred and One met on Friday and
were addressed by D. H. Day, ’99, who
spoke on the purposes of the fund.
The contributions from the Freshman
class to date amount to over $200. The
Class of Ninety-Eight has already sub-
scribed $125, and a large number of the
Class still remain to be canvassed.
The members of the Scientific De-
partment have responded very liberally
to the fund, and many more subscrip-
tions have been promised. The Class
of Ninety-Eight Sheff. held a very en-
thusiastic meeting and were addressed
by J. W. Alsop and W. F. Cochran, Jr.
A canvass of half of the class resulted
in a subscription of $60. About the
same amount has been given by
Ninety-Nine Sheff., and a large num-
ber of the Class have not yet had an
opportunity to contribute. Over $100
has been subscribed by 1900 Sheff.,
and the committee expects to increase
this amount materially.
Yale Horse Battery.
As the WEEKLY goes to press, about
one hundred students principally mem-
bers of the Academic and Scientific
Senior classes have definitely decided
to join a battery which will go to the
front with Connecticut’s quota of
troops. It is expected that the battery
will be made up entirely of Yale stu-
dents and graduates. A special invita-
tion to graduates of recent years is
printed elsewhere.
The plan of the Battery has been
very carefully worked upon since the
first assurance of hostilities. Messrs.
Parkhurst and Chappell have been both
at Washington and Hartford, and have
conversed with all the National and
State officials whose permission is
necessary or advice valuable. The plan
was originally for a machine gun bat-
tery, but it seemed best finally to
change to a battery of horse artillery.
A full complement of 175 men will be
required and the armament will be
six 34% inch rapid fire guns.
The training is of a very severe order
and drill will begin in the near future
at the State grounds at Niantic, whither
tents and equipments are already on
their way from Washington. Con-
stant drills will be held there, and in
the near future the men will probably
be transferred to Chattanooga. The
next transfer will probably be to
Tampa, Florida, in order that the men
may become acclimated to the weather
which they will probably encounter in
Cuba. By that time-it is hoped that
the training will have put them into
good condition and that they will be
ready for active service.
The difficulty of the work and its
serious nature have been fully .con-
sidered and appreciated by the men
who have been instrumental in organiz-
ing the Company. They understand
the very important and very active part
taken by horse artillery in engagement,
and the fact that the army is short in
this direction and that any effective
battery will probably be called into
early service.
It was first expected to restrict the
company to Scientific and Academic
Seniors, but later the opportunity to
enlist was thrown open to the entire
College. As is indicated by an
announcement printed elsewhere, the
organization will welcome graduates of
a few years standing to their ranks, as
they desire to secure the best material
possible and yet keep it a Yale com-
pany. They realize that they must fill
up their complement at an early date.
AS TO DIPLOMAS.
As to diplomas, no action has been
taken by either the Academic or Scien-
tific Faculties. It is expected, how-
ever, that there will be no objection in
the Academic Faculty to giving men
their diplomas who are called into ser-
vice between now and the end of the
year, and who have up to the point of
leaving maintained the stand which
would entitle them, if kept up, to their
degree.
Yale Naval Militiamen.
About fifty Yale men, graduates and
undergraduates, are members of the
New Haven branch of the Connecticut
Naval Reserve, and will go out on
patrol duty with the force when called
upon by the Government. The patrol
will not extend over the entire Sound.
The Connecticut Naval Reserve and
the Second Battalion of the New York
Reserve, stationed on_ four torpedo
boats (converted yachts), six gunboats
(converted steamers) and four ocean-
going tugs to be used as dispatch
boats, will guard the. strategic points
of the entrance to the Sound. Head-
quarters will probably be established on
Block Island and the patrol will extend
over and include Point Judith, Mon-
. tauk Point, Gardiner’s Island and Block
Island.
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Important Insurance Ruling.
The generous attitude of the Pruden-
tial in regard to policies on the lives of
those in the Army and Navy or in the
militia of the several states is given in
the regular advertisement of the com-
pany elsewhere. Policies hold with-
out assessment or any special condi-
tion—Adv.
10 ALL ALUMNI
The Appeal of the Committee for
Gift to Cruiser Yale.
The following very important an-
nouncement is made by the Committee
on the fund for the gift to the cruiser
Yale to all alumni of Yale:
fo the Marat ot Vale.
A committee, representing all the
classes and departments of the Univer-
sity, has been at work for several days
raising funds for a gift to the cruiser
Yale, which will show the appreciation
of the honor done the University by the
Government and will attest as strongly
as possible the loyalty of all Yale men.
With only five days of work and a sub-
scription in which no one was urged
to make his gift more than a dollar,
nearly one thousand dollars has been
raised here; and before the canvass is
done in the University, it is confidently
hoped that this sum will not fall short
of fifteen hundred dollars. :
The Committee appeals to the
alumni of Yale in all parts of the coun-
try to -assist in this work. The time
has been short and the need of instant
action was felt. It was impossible,
therefore, to communicate in advance
with the alumni and secure the appoint-
ment of a committee representing all the
classes and associations. It seemed
necessary to make New Haven the
center of work and to allow the com-
mittee already appointed to do that work
for the present. If you believe in the
motive of the gift, you are therefore
urged to send your subscription to New
Haven at as early a date as possible.
Only one dollar is asked for from each
alumnus, but any larger sum will, of
course, be very gratefully received.
A further alumni representation is
being gathered on this Committee, but
cannot be given in this issue of the
WEEKLY. This much, however, can be
said: Any important step, like the
choice of the form of the gift, will not
be taken without full consultation with
representative graduates and their en-
dorsement and the endorsemnt of the
entire University in mass meeting
assembled. The Navy Department has, |
through Mr. Roosevelt, expressed its
great pleasure at the action of Yale,
and has suggested one or two forms of
gift of a nature which can serve as a
permanent memorial either at New
Haven or Washington after the cruiser
Yale has become again the steamer
Paris.
As early a response as you can con-
veniently make is very much desired,
and you are strongly urged not only to
send in your own subscription, but to
use your influence in securing sub-
scriptions from others. Please send
your checks to the Cruiser Fund, YALE
Atumni WEEKLY, New Haven, Conn.,
and make them payable to YALE
Atumni WEEKLY, Agent, or to Edward
Sawyer, Treasurer.
For the Committee,
Henry B. Wricut, Secretary.