Vou. VII. No. 32.
NEW HAVEN, CONN., THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1898...
_ Price Ten Cents.
MAXIMS FOR THE YALE.
Bow the
A Brace of Guns for Her
Gift from Yale.
A pair of guns for the bow of the
Cruiser Yale, is the gift of Yale. Since
the last issue of the WEEKLY this course
has been decided upon by the Commit-
tee. It was in line with the plan most
acceptable to the Navy and at the
same time to the men of Yale, graduate
and undergraduate. The plan was ac-
complished by the quick and energetic
and well directed work of Mr. John A.
Porter, ’78, the Secretary to the Presi-
dent, who took the Washington end of
the plan in hand and put it through.
These guns were placed on the Yale
before she sailed and she now carries
them as most effective pieces of arma-
ment for her work. When the cruiser
next puts into port, which should be
within a few days, these guns can re-
ceive the simple inscription plates,
which will indicate their source. The
scription will read: “Presented to the
United States Cruiser Yale, by the stu-
jents and graduates of Yale University,
May, 1898.”
The guns are of Maxim make and
rapid fire The description received
from Washington says they are three
pounders, with a range of two and a
half miles. They are evidently of the
semi-automatic plan and can be aimed
and fired easily from twelve to fifteen
times a minute. The projectiles of this
style of gun pierce four inches of armor
plate and should be effective against
the attack of a torpedo boat. The guns
are nine and a half feet long.
The total cost is $5,200, and the sum —
must be at once forthcoming. At writ-
ing, not less than $3,000 is needed to
meet the bill. The original subscrip-
tion was on the dollar basis and so the
amount to date is not where it other-
wise would be. As large subscriptions
as any can give are now solicited.
The total amount received from the
graduates at this office to date is $600.
The different alumni associations have
only begun to be heard from. Cincin-
nati has done very handsomely and
good work is under way in Hartford,
Buffalo, Boston, Philadelphia, Water-
bury and many other places.
A more detailed account of the sub-
scriptions will be made in another issue.
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Phi Beta Kappa Catalogue.
The catalogue of the Yale Chapter of
Phi Beta Kappa, which has for a long
time been in preparation, appeared from
the publishers this week. This is the
second catalogue ever issued by the
Yale Chapter, and in it are included the
names of members and officers from
1853 to 1898, with a comprehensive his-
tory of the society from its foundation
in 1776. The first catalogue appeared
in 1852, giving the members and history
of the Yale Chapter from its organiza-
tion in 1780.
The present catalogue was issued un-
der the editorial supervision of a com-
mittee from the Class of Ninety-Eight,
consisting of James Robinson Smith
Charles Welles Gross and Peter Hagner
Holme, who have carried out the work
inaugurated by the Class of Ninety-
Seven. The book is an attractively
bound and neatly printed volume of 126
pages. The title page bears a copy of
the seal used by the Chapter when only
three chapters existed—those of Wil-
liam and Mary, Yale and Harvard.
The last catalogue (1780-1852) con-
tained the names of 1640 members, and
the present one gives 1300 members—
a total of 29040 in the 118 years of the
Chapter’s existence. Of this number
about 1240 are now living. A few im-
portant facts in the life of each mem-
ber are given, together with degrees
conferred, occupations, and important
official positions, and the present ad-
dresses of living members. The histori-
cal sketch of the Society is contributed
by George Dwight Kellogg, ’95, and a
short review of the Yale Chapter as it
now exists is given by the editors.
Phi Beta Kappa has come to be a
firmly established institution at Yale.
The Chapter has graduate and under-
graduate officers, and every year pro-
vides a University course of lectures
by distinguished speakers. The Senior
members hold bi-weekly meetings to
which hereafter will be admitted the
Junior members, who are initiated at
the Spring banquet. The Society will
soon be able to occupy the new rooms
being fitted up in White Hall, the
free use of which has been given to the
Chapter by the Corporation. The Yale
Chapter rests entirely on a scholarship
basis, the only qualification for mem-
bership being the attainment of the
rank of Philosophical Oration in the
Junior and Senior appointments. The
standard of the Society has been raised
from time to time, increasing the value
of membership and the honor of an elec-
tion. The year 1901, which marks the
125th anniversary of the founding of the
Society, will be observed by a reunion
of Phi Beta Kappa men, to be held
during Yale’s 200th anniversary cle-
bration. The Society at present has
forty chapters, and fifteen new colleges
will apply for charters in September.
Mr. Kelloge’s sketch of the history
of Phi Beta Kappa is very carefully
prepared, and affords an interesting
view of the growth and advancement
of the Society since the inception of
the first Chapter in 1776 at the College
of William and Mary. Yale was the
second College to possess a Chapter,
and the story is often told of the found-
ing of the Chapter in New Haven by
Elisha Parmelee in 1780, while on his
return from Virginia to found a Chapter
at Harvard. The early history of these
chapters is full of interest, and the in-
troduction of Phi Beta Kappa into New
England is one of the romantic inci-
dents in American College history.
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Intercollegiate Athletic Ass’n.
The Executive Committee of the In-
tercollegiate Athletic Association met
on April 26th, at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel,.. New:Yorks-Mr:-E. Q: Mec-
Vitty of Princeton, and Mr. I. Newton
Swift of Yale, presented a report on the
case of Captain E. J. Brown of the
University of California. Mr. McVitty
reported that Captain Brown had failed
to prove his charges of professionalism
among the college athletes in the East;
the Executive Committee therefore
suspended him for two years and re-
commended that he be expelled from
the I. A. A. A. A., at the next meeting
of the Association. —
_ Mr. W. B. Curtis of New York, who
is to be the referee in the Intercollegiate
Games on May 27th and 28th, presented
the names of several judges of the dif-
ferent events. A complete list of offi-
cials will be decided upon at the meet-
ing of the Executive Committee on
May 6th,
LIGHT BATTERY
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ORGANIZERS.
D. C. Twichell, °98.
H. Parkhurst, 798 S.
F. V. Chappell, 798 S.
C. C. Jones, 98.
Intercollegiate Golf.
The annual Intercollegiate Golf
Tournament, held at Ardsley-on-the-
Hudson, began Wednesday with a
thirty-six hole medal-play match for the
individual championship. The match
was open to all college undergraduates.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Columbia
play for the Intercollegiate champion-
ship. .The make-up of the Harvard
team will be chosen from the following:
J. F. Curtis, ’99, Captain; W. Bayard
Ciuttine,. |r, 1900; Jz H.. ‘Choate; gr.’ 2
Law; G. McC. Sargent, ’99; I. Town-
send Burden, Jr., 1 Law, and M. 5S.
Barger, 798.
Yale’s team will play in the follow-
ing order: J. Reid, Jr., ’99; R. Betts,
’98: R. Terry, Jr.,.’98, Captain; W. B.
Smith, ’99; T. M. Robertson, 1901; R.
H. Crowell, ’98.
Princeton—W. D. Vanderpool, Louis
P. Bayard, Jr., J. Stuart, J. J. Blair, Jr.,
C. H. Murphy and W. Childs. -
Columbia—W. H. Dixon, Cornelius
Fellowes, Jr., Louis Livingston, Jr.,
-Benjamin Darrach, H. C. Mortimer, S.
F. Morris, Jr., and Monson Morris.
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Please do as much as you can as soon
as you can to make up the $5,200 for the
Maxim guns for the Yale. The more
promptly the sum is made up the better
for Yale. Please do not wait for a per-
sonal call. Checks can be made payable to
YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY, Agent, and sent
to this of fice.
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New York Concert.
The annual New York concert of the
University Glee, Banjo and Mandolin
Clubs will be given at the Waldorf-
Astoria on Wednesday, May 18. The
names of the committee in charge are
not yet decided upon.
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Owing to the continued rainy weather
the annual closed scratch games of the
Yale Athletic Association, which were
to have taken place last Saturday, have
been postponed until this afternoon,
Thursday, May 5.
A YALE PLATOON,
Final Result of Horse Artillery Plan.
—Consists of Forty Men.
Since the last issue of the WEEKLY
the plans for the organization of the
Yale Horse Battery have undergone a
change, which though disappointing to
the men, could not discourage their
earnest attempt to put a body of fight-
ing men at the service of the Governor.
It was originally intended to recruit the
full battery from Yale students, and one
hundred and fifty had signed the papers
when word came from Governor Cooke
that Battery A of Branford, which was
an old and well organized body, would
of necessity have the preference in fill-
ing the battery requirements in Con-
necticut’s quota of troops.
It was suggested, however, that as
the Branford battery was not complete,
the Yale men might go as a platoon of
that battery with their own officers.
This met with the approval of Captain
Honce of Battery A, and Messrs.
Parkhurst and Chappell, who have
borne the brunt of the work of recruit-
ing here, accepted it as the only thing
open to them and set about meeting
the changed conditions. As an entire
platoon consists of but forty men, the
first forty who applied for service two
weeks ago were given the preference
and these signed State enlistment papers
on Tuesday night. Besides these forty,
twenty men taken in the order of their
original signing and holding numbers
from I to 20 will be taken along. If
any of the preferred ones fail to pass
the physical examination his place will
be filled by the lowest number holder
in line. |
The volunteers assembled in the
Second Regiment Armory Wednesday
morning, and were marched to the 11.30
train for Niantic, accompanied by a
crowd of 500 sttidents, who cheered and
sang patriotic and College songs till the
train pulled out of the depot. Drilling
will begin at Niantic to-day.
