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YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY
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ADVISORY BOARD.
H. C, Roprnson, 53. J. R. SHEFFIELD, ’87.
W. W. Sxrppy, 65S. J. A. HARTWELL, ’89 8.
C. P. LiInpsitey,’75 S. L.S. WELCH, ’89.
W. Camp, ’80. E. VAN INGEN, 79158.
W.G. Daaeett, ’80. P. Jay, 792.
EDITOR.
Lewis S. WELOH, ’89.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
WALTER Camp, ’80.
ASSISTANT EDITOR.
E. J. THOMPSON, Sp.
NEWS EDITOR.
FRED. M. DAvVIEs, '99.
PRESTON KuUMLER, 1900, Athletic Department.
Davip D. TENNEY, 1900, Special.
Entered as second class matter at New Haven P. O.
NEW HAVEN, CONN., APRIL 28, 1898.
SEND IN WAR NEWS.
As a glance at our news columns will
show, the WEEKLY will follow as far as
possible the news concerning all Yale
men in connection with the present
war. Request has already been for-
warded to correspondents to advise us
at once of news of enlistment, promo-
tion, or any other interesting circum-
stance concerning any Yale man in
connection with the war. Of course,
there are many organizations, especially
in the eastern part of the country, in
which Yale alumni number largely.
We particularly request those con-
nected with these organizations to give
us all the information they can at the
earliest moment possible.
As the war proceeds, of course news
will be all the more interesting. In the
case of casualities it is particularly
desired that all details be forwarded at
the first moment possible. If the
alumni will make this a personal matter
and will report in full concerning them-
selves and any Yale acquaintances,
they will assist very materially in im-
proving the service of the WEEKLY at
a time when its news regarding the
Yale family will be more earnestly
desired than ever.
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CRUISER FUND MUST BE RUSHED.
Let us not delay for a day or for an
hour, this work of Yale endorsement
of the Government and Yale apprecia-
tion of the honor which has been done
her by the Republic. The plan for a
dignified and inspiring gift for the
cruiser has already met with the ap-
proval, practically unanimous, from
the students of Yale. At the general
Committee meeting on Monday, the
total report of refusals to  sub-
scribe would not equal one in fifty
among all the students. The sum of
nearly one thousand dollars, already at
hand, showed that twice that sum could
be counted on if the occasion arose.
It is impossible thus far to definitely
name the form of the gift. The assur-
ance on behalf of the Committee that
this gift would be chosen only after
thorough endorsement by the Univer-
sity itself, and by the most representa-
tive alumni whose opinion can be se-
cured, and, of course, by the Navy De-
partment itself, will, we are sure, set at
rest any doubts as to the propriety of
any plan which shall be adopted.
This much is clear. The opportunity
has been risen to by Yale as a peculiarly
timely one, and the Government has
already shown its very hearty appre-
ciation of this response. Plans now in
the works will effectually dispose of
any objection arising from the tem-
porary nature’ of the cruiser’s connec-
tion with the Navy. A memorial will
be secured, which, when the Yale goes
out of service of the United States
Navy, as she probably will, can be re-
turned to New Haven or, if the Uni-
versity desire it, can be placed in some
fitting spot at the national Capitol. It
would be particularly fitting to have
such a memorial here. We have few
enough of them to indicate the re-
cord of loyalty on the part of Yale
men. It would be very helpful in years
to come, to be able to point to some
splendid figure or piece of rich work-
manship of any nature, as an evidence
of*the quick and unwavering loyalty of
all Yale.
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THE PRESIDENT’S REPORT.
President’s Dwight’s annual report
issued last week, and already in process
of distribution to all of the alumni, is
unusually meaty. It not only comes
out flat-footed on the: needs of the Uni-
versity and doesn’t hestitate at figures
ample for such needs, but it opens up
interesting questions of University
government and University develop-
ment which are particularly the province
of such a report. It is not necessary
to review it at length here, for it is
to be assumed that the alumni will be
careful to study it. The amounts asked
for as necessary in the immediate fu-
ture are indicated in another editorial.
Nothing pleases us more than the
development of the idea that the
teacher at Yale must be something
more than a man preéminent in his pe-
culiar branch of learning. The per-
sonal equation is distinctly set down as
necessary for consideration in the
choice of those who make up the Col-
lege staff. It may be possible to
dwell on this point more fully later.
It shows a particular sympathy with the
idea of intimate personal relations in the
teaching of men, which act directly on
the character. This has always been a
part of the life of the University.
It is refreshing, too, to see the plea
for an early recognition of teaching
talent. The idea of keeping a man
waiting for his full professorship until
he is thirty-eight or forty years old is
not* acceptable to- President Dwight.
An argument for a business-like under-
standing in the treatment of men who
hope to make their life work of teach-
ing at Yale, which is consistent with
business principles and with equity,
will receive their hearty endorsement
not only from teachers, but from all the
friends of the institution.
As for the College itself, the Presi-
dent points a direction in which the
idea of government of the students is
progressing and he believes the de-
velopment a necessary one. It is the
relegation of the questions of discipline
to a picked body of men peculiarly
adapted to that purpose. He reasons
very forcibly against the idea of settle-
ment of these cases of discipline by a
body of men, soon to reach a hundred,
who are never chosen with any respect
to talent for the handling of men. It
is plain that the College government
has already progressed considerably
along this line.
There is a note of sadness struck
when the possibility of the destruction
of the old Library building is pointed
out. It may be possible to save this, but
it means the destruction of what is to
many the most attractive structure on
the Campus. The silence on the ques-
- most enthusiastic approval.
tion of further demolition of the old
Brick Row gives some ground for hop-
ing that plans are being perfected for
preserving at least one building in
some place as a memorial of old Yale.
President Dwight follows his usual
plan of making no reference to the sub-
ject of athletics, which form such a very
large part of the life and interest of the
students here.
The only reference to debating is
comment on the work of the Leonard
Bacon Club of the Theological School.
Among the personal tributes is a
paragraph of very warm and sincere
eulogy for the late Dr. Guy V. Thomp-
son.
The value and generosity of the gift
of Professor Marsh to the Museum is
one that commands President Dwight’s
He meas-
ures Professor Marsh’s act in no un-
certain words as one of the most con-
spicuous benefactions in the history of
the University.
Every alumnus
President’s report. .
should read _ his
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If you haven't already done so through
your Alumni Association, will you not
kindly do your part towards making the
Fund for the Cruiser ‘Yale’ what it
should be, and send your subscription of
a dollar or more to the Cruiser Fund,
YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY. Checks should
be made payable to YALE ALUMNI
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Treasurer.
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WHAT YALE NEEDS.
Those who call Yale wealthy and
powerful, and also those who know she
is not, and who are always seeking to
do what they may to meet Yale’s most
urgent needs, are both interested in the
statement by the President of the Uni-
versity, in his last report, as to what
is actually essential for Yale’s proper
work and her standing among the uni-
versities of America. It is given in the
table below, Concerning it all the
point made by President Dwight ought
not to be forgotten. He thinks that
these additions must necessarily come
within the next six years. Here is the
list:
Asniversity. Halle ..o63 . 275%. $500,000
Completion of Law School
Bunda <)., io. iveeieses 35,000
Clinical Building for Medical
BCHUGK se. A. CA eeu eee 100,000
Central Portion of Peabody
Museum Building.....:.... 150,000
Biological Laboratory for
Pcientihc SCuGO! aeads A ox 150,000
Department Buildings—Math-
ematics, History, Political
Science and others, (at least) 300,000
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.
Joun A. MCCALL, Pres’.
te Ee Grim,
THE “KIT” BAG
Stands pre-eminent to-day
among the traveling requi-
sites suggested by the exi-
gencies of modern travel.
It found its inception in
England years ago. The
“Kit” of 1898, now offered
by us, is in very truth a
“finished product.”
BROOKS & COMPANY,
Chapel, cor. State Si.
Yale Law School.
For circulars and other information apply to
Prof. FRANCIS WAYLAND, .
‘Dean.
Two new Academic Dormi-
SORIOR Oe ee ee. $200,000
Graduate School Dormitory.. 100,000
Art Gallery and Museum for
School ‘of Fine: Arts: ..2:.. 200,000
Endowment Funds, Theologi-
Gal Sew OTS fot ok bcs a aues & 100,000
Endowment Funds, Law
DEHOO ¢ 5.450 7e: > ee eee 200,000
Endowment Fund, Medical
DEHOO!L i.e eee 8h: bees. ees 100,000
Professorship of Architecture
16 GATE OCHOG! i 5u ek, -. 60,000
Increase in endowment Battell
Professorship of Music..... 30,000
Addition to general funds 3
DOATSICGt SeCOOL, c.., -. .. o. ; 150,000
Scholarships in Graduate ~
ONO i455 ae Gs 125,000
Professorships in Graduate
CHOOL .... eee. 100,000
Endowment Academic De-
Darimew oo. We ee 200,000
Endowment Scientific De-.
PALENPOul. cia. 4:5 a ees 200,000
Fund for retiring allowances.. 200,000
igniversity Punds.....007<.. 200,000
Endowment Yale Infirmary.. 35,000
Endowment Yale Observatory 50,000
Endowment for Library...... 200,000
Completion of Endowment
if Seinitie fihairs. :. 29472. 50,000
$3,735,000
This total would be increased by
about another half million if we had
included the maximum sums men-
tioned in several cases by the President.
Wherever his recommendation was
other than a definite sum, the smaller
sum mentioned has been taken.
The President adds that the plans of
the Bi-Centennial Committee contem-
plate securing from $1,500,000 to
$2,000,000 before October, 1901, and of
this sum a very large portion must be
secured within the next year and a half
in order to accomplish the results
which it is hoped will be complete at
Bi-Centennial, one of which is the
building of the commemorative Univer-
sity Hall.
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Those who act as correspondents for
the WEEKLY in whatever capacity are
very strongly urged to use all possible
haste in forwarding news of any event.
It is very desirable that the report of
a dinner should be sent off the night
on which it occurs or at the very latest
the next morning. Copy for any one
week’s issue can, with great difficulty,
be handled after Tuesday morning and
it should reach us as much before that
as possible. Alumni notes. should
reach us by Saturday.
At a meeting of the Wayland Club
on Wednesday, April 20, at the Law
School, the following officers were
elected for next year: President, R.
L. McClave, ’99; Vice-President and
Treasurer, H. Sherwood, ’99; Secretary,
99. he Executive
Committee will be appointed later by
the President.