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ADVISORY BOARD.
H. C. Roprnson, 538. %J.I}. SHEFFIELD, ’87.
W.W.Sxkippy,’65S. J. A. HARTWELL, ‘89S.
C. P. LINDSLEY, 75S. L.S. WELCH, ’89.
W. Camp, ’80. E. VAN INGEN, ’91 S.
W.G. DaagettT,’80. P. Jay, °92. .
EDITOR.
Lewis S. WELCH, ’89.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
WALTER Camp, ’80.
ASSISTANT EDITOR.
E. J. THOMPSON, Sp.
NEWS. EDITOR.
FRED. M. Davigs, ’99.
ASSISTANT.
PRESTON KUMLER, 1900.
Advertising Manager, O. M. CLARK, 798.
Assistant, BURNETT GOODWIN, ’99 S.
Entered as second class matier at New Haven P. O.
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NEw HAvEN, Conn., Marcu 1, 1899.
THE CORPORATION.
Two vacancies in the Yale Corpora-
tion must be filled by alumni this year.
The time for formal nominations has
not yet come, but two names have al-
ready been definitely placed before the
graduates in the columns of the
WEEKLY. They are the names of good
men, whose claims it is a pleasure to
set forth. If no other names are forth-
coming, the vacancies in the Corpora-
tion will be well filled. If other names
are presented, we hope they will be as
strong ones. Indications are that there
will be very lively interest in the selec-
tion of these representatives of the grad-
uates in the highest governing body of
the University. The anxious interest in
Yale, at this time of her crisis, promises
a much more general and thoughtful
use of the elective franchise than is
usual.
We certainly hope this will be the
case. There are few higher interests for
a thoughtful alumnus than the welfare
of his alma mater. With what tremen-
dous possibilities is the future of such
a university as Yale fraught? What
powers are now in her hands? Think
of the place of this country among the
nations of the world, and then think of
the position, actual and possible, of
Yale in this country. And Yale is now
rounding out one eventful period of her
history and coming to the threshold of
a new century without a leader. And
the leader that shall be chosen shall
make of her a still greater power, or
shall rob her of her future and more
than half close the door of her oppor-
tunity. ‘He must lead Yale at the front
and the far front, or he must fall to the
rear with her. That is truth.
Why then should not every son of
Yale be deeply interested, when he is
given the opportunity to affect the per-
sonnel of the Yale Corporation? The
new President may be chosen before
the new Corporation members are
elected and he may not be chosen before
then. No one knows. In any case the
new President will have to rely from the
first upon the new Corporation to carry
on his work. ‘
As for the WEEKLY, it is open for all
suggestions and arguments on this
most important matter, provided only
the arguments do not go into useless
personalities. By its position the
WEEKLY is debarred from taking sides.
We don’t altogether like this necessity,
but we recognize it. At least, we can-
not now foresee any circumstances that
would make possible any other course.
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CORPORATION NOMINEES,
Something about Two Men who have
been Named.
In the last issue of the WEEKLY,
Henry F. Dimock of the Class- of
Sixty-Three was placed in nomination
for the position on the Yale Corpora-
tion to become vacant by the with-
drawal of the Hon. Frederick J. Kings-
bury, at the close of the present aca-
demic year. The nomination of Mr.
Dimock by a number of representative
men among both the older and younger
alumni, has led to considerable inquiry
about him on the part of those who have
not chanced to know him or to know
of him well. In response to a request.
from the WEEKLY, a man who does
know Mr. Dimock very well has pre-
pared this sketch of him as a student
and as a graduate:
“Mr. Henry F. Dimock was graduated
in 1863 with a high oration stand and
after having taken the first prize in each
of the Sophomore composition competi-
tions which were held in those days. His
position in his Class was one of excep-
tional dignity and influence, because of
his strong character and attractive per-
sonal qualities, as well as his ability, and
this position has been maintained
throughout life among his associates of
that time, and also extended to the
much larger field of the acquaintance-
ship made during the thirty-six years
that have passed since his graduation.
Of few men can it be said that their
friendly counsel is so freely sought and
so freely given, and so highly esteemed.
“His influence upon public affairs,
national, state and municipal, in wise,
unselfish guidance, that aimed for the
right and the good of the whole rather
than of party, has been equally power-
ful, although silent and known only to
the inner circles. He is one of that
small group of men of powerful intel-
lect, strong will, and upright character
who, refusing all office and public ac-
claim, exert a controlling influence in
the settlement of so many of the most
important public questions and policies.
“Of Yale he has always been an in-
terested, loving son, to whom his old in-
structors willingly turned for advice and
help. Woolsey, Porter, Thacher, who
had known him as a student, turned to
him for help on special occasions, and
never in vain; and the last of these
three said, shortly before his death, that
he had always thought Dimock the
ablest man in his Class and one of the
ablest he had known among students.
“After having practiced law for a few
years in New York City he became the
Manager of the Metropolitan Steam-
ship Company, and has ever since been
closely identified with shipping and
transportation interests, holding direc-
torships in several steamship and rail-
road companies, such as the Boston &
Maine, the Cromwell, and the Metro-
politan lines. He is also a director in
the Knickerbocker Trust Co., the
Western National Bank, and the Do-
minion Coal-Co. For some years he
was Dock Commissioner of New York,
and he was the author of a bill regu-
lating the use of the docks, which
Governor Tilden said was the most im-
portant and valuable bill he had signed
during his term of office.
“His life has been successful in all
lines, and if he should be elected to the
Corporation, Yale would have in him
not only a zealous friend, but also a wise
and prudent counsellor, in all her prob-
lems, the highest and broadest, as well
as those of detail.”
COL. NORRIS G. OSBORN.’
Also, at the WEEKLY’sS request, a
friend of Col: Osborn has prepared the
following sketch:
“Norris G. Osborn, whose name has
been advocated for the vacancy in the
Corporation caused by the death of Ed-
ward G. Mason, of Chicago, has had an
interesting career, known in part to
most Yale men, but of course unknown
to many, not residents of Connecticut,
~_ where, as his birthplace and life-long
home, Col. Osborn thas naturally cen-
tered his interest.
“Born in 1858,.he prepared for Col-
lege in that historic old institution the
Hopkins Grammar School, which has
sent so many sons to Yale, and became
a member of the Class of Eighty. Im-
mediately on graduation, he entered
newspaper work on the staff of The
New Haven Register, with which he has
since remained, becoming successively
its telegraph Editor, Managing Editor,
and finally Editor. In 1886 the College
conferred on him the degree of M.A.
“for important public service,” being
in general recognition of the interest he
had displayed in public affairs. _
“Col. Osborn at the present time is
a Trustee of the Episcopal Academy at
Cheshire, one the best known mili-
tary academies in the country; is Vice-
President of the National Sound Money
League, as the successor to the late
David A. Wells of Norwich; and one
of the Trustees of the Connecticut In-
stitute for the Blind at Hartford. Until
recently he was one of the Board of
Directors of the Connecticut State
Prison. He is also Governor of the
Connecticut Society of the Founders
and Patriots, and a member of the So-
ciety of the Sons of the Revolution.
In 1892 Col. Osborn was Chairman of
the State Delegation to the Democratic
National Convention.
“‘In recent years Col. Osborn has been
a frequent guest and _ after-dinner
speaker at Yale gatherings held in vari-
ous parts of the country, including those
at New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Brooklyn, Hartford and other cities.
He has also lectured frequently through-
out the State of Connecticut on _ his-
torical subjects and topics of general
interest.
“As Col. Osborn was a pioneer in the
fight for increased lay representation .
on the Corporation, it is exceedingly
fitting that he should now be himself
a candidate for membership in that
body. He has been an ardent cham-
pion of Yale when the University was
subjected to public “misrepresentation”
and unfair attack, while ever ready to
criticise freely when such criticism was
deserved. Another of Col. Osborn’s
services has been his work for fthe
elimination of the old “town and gown”
feeling which so long held city and col-
lege apart, and he endeavored by all
means at his command to secure a
more cordial understanding between
both. One result of this effort has been
the election of several members of the
Yale Faculty to honorary membership
in the New Haven Chamber of Com-
merce. :
“Tt will interest many of the friends of
both men to know that the late Ed-
ward G. Mason, in a _ conversation
- shortly before his death, intimated that
he might, through the pressure of other
cares, be obliged to resign from the
Corporation and added that the knew
of no one so well-fitted for the place,
and so fully in sympathy with his views
on Yale policy, as Col. Osborn.” ;
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“News” Banquet.
The twenty-second annual banquet of
the Yale Daily News will be held at the
New Haven House on Friday, March
3. Among the speakers will be Profes-
sors A. T. Hadley and W. L. Phelps.
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Pennsylvania Alumni Banquet.
The first annual banquet of the Yale
Alumni Association of Central Penn-
sylvania was held at the rooms of the
Harrisburg Club on Friday evening,
February 24. Among the speakers were
Professors J. F. Seiler and William L.
Phelps, 87; George W. Atherton, 63,
President of the State College of Penn-
sylvania; Hon. L. D. Gilbert, ’65, and
C. LaRue Monson, ’75 L.S. ‘Harvard
was represented by Dr. J. Oenslager,
Jr., and Princeton by Hon. J. B. Mce-
Pherson. Disappointment was felt be-
cause Governor W. Stone was un-
expectedly prevented from being pres-
ent.
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The Norwich Convention.
The thirtieth State Convention of the
Connecticut Young Men’s Christian As-
sociation was held at Norwich, Conn,
on Feb. 23-26. An exceptionally strong
list of speakers included Rev. Alexan-
der McKenzie of Cambridge, Rev. W.
G. Ballantine of Springfield, Dr. Lucian
G. Warner of New York and Professor
Frank K. Sanders of Yale University.
The college conference was held on
Saturday at 2 P. M. in the Central Bap-
tist Church, delegates from Yale, Wes-
leyan and Storrs being present. Dis-
cussions were led by W. S. Coffin, Yale
1900, Mr. Flinchbough of Wesleyan and
Professor Peebles of Storrs. An hour
in the regular afternoon session of all
the delegates was also given up to col-
lege work. Yale’s representatives at the
conference were Professor Frank K.
Sanders, H. B. Wright, ’98; Howard
Platt,:.-90; W.°S. Coffin, 1000; A. F.
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Professor Weir’s Lectures.
A series of four lectures on the sub-
ject, “Some Principal Centers and
Masters in Art,” will be delivered by
Professor Weir in the South gallery of
the Art School during March. The
dates and special subjects of each lec-
ture will be as follows:
Thursday, March 2—“Florence and
the Renaissance.”
Thursday, March 9—‘Rome and
Michael Angelo.”
Thursday, March
and Albrecht Durer.
Thursday, March 23.—“‘Holland and
Rembrandt.”.
All members and friends of the Uni-
versity are invited to attend the lectures.
Yagegy, 1901, and Hugh Satterlee, 1902.
16. — Nuremburg
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Basketball Victories.
The Yale University Basketball Team
ended its season by scoring two vic-
tories at Poughkeepsie last week. The
first game, played on Friday night,
February 24, was against the One Hun-
dred and Fifteenth Separate Company
team, and won aiter an exciting strug-
gle by a score of 12 goals to Io. On
the following evening Yale overwhelm-
ingly defeated Cornell, 49 to 7. The
line-up was as follows: Forwards, L. L.
Beard, ’99; G. M. Clark, 1901; Cen-
ter, A. -H.. Sharpe, M.:S.: Guards, J. K.
Clark, ’99, and C. D. Lockwood, 1900 S.
The Thacher School.
A short article about the Thacher
School in Southern California appeared
in the Outlook for Feb. 4, from the pen
of Edward Everett Hale. Sherman D.
Thacher, Yale ’83; and William L.
Thacher, Yale ’87, are associate head-
masters.
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