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ADVISORY BOARD.
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C. P. LINDSLEY,’75 8S. L. 8S. WELCH, ’89.
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W.G. DaGGETT, ’80. P. Jay, °92.
EDITOR.
Lewis 8. WELCH, ’89.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
WALTER Camp, ’80.
ASSISTANT EDITOR.
E. J. THompson, Sp.
NEWS EDITOR.
FRED. M. Davis, 99.
ASSISTANT.
PRESTON KUMLER, 1900.
Advertising Manager, O. M. CLARK; °98.
Assistant, BURNETT GOODWIN, ’99S.
Entered as second class matter at New Haven P. 0.
NEw HAVEN, Conn., Marcu 15, 1899.
THE ALUMNI, THE PRESIDENCY
AND THE CORPORATION.
As the WEEKLY grows older and its
constituency becomes better acquainted
with it, new opportunities naturally
arise for the use of its columns in the
service of the University. In view of
certain traditions, or we might say prej-
udices, in regard to the public treat-
ment of certain subjects, it is just as
well to reaffirm the WEEKLyY’s position
in regard to news about Yale or views
of Yale men, Just as much as it aims
to be a fair reporter of Yale news, tell-
ing of things as they are, which are
properly a part of the public record, ~
so it tries to be a fair clearing-house
for Yale views in so far as they may
have current value. We wish to say
this again just at this time when so
many live topics are before Yale.
The Yale community, which extends
all round the world, is not divided into
parties, but is full of different opinions
about men and things. As far as these
opinions have value, we like to cir-
culate them in the WEEKLY, but the
circulation of them means absolutely
nothing in regard to the WEEKLY’s posi-
tion towards them. So far as we think
it best to take a position, we will take
it in the editorial column. Our other
columns are free for news and views.
This week, for instance, we print a let-
ter about the representation from the
West on the Yale Corporation. It is
printed because it seems to us an inter-
esting contribution to the question of
the election of members of the Corpora-
tion. It mentions names, but only be-
cause their discusston is necessary to
illustrate ideas.
Just so in.the presidential matter.
It is the greatest question that has come
to Yale. The WEEKLY is the means by
which Yale men may talk to each other
and to their officers, and by which their
officers, if they wish; may talk to them.
So what points are profitable for gen-
eral discussion are entered upon here.
Even more so than in the Corporation
matter, do we desire to avoid the dis-
cussion of persons and so far we have
been able to avoid it. We do not an-
ticipate the necessity of changing this
policy, but should it come, it would be
only because it was necessary, i. ¢ 7 j
for the free circulation of ideas.
- But let us say one thing just as em-
_phatically as we can. The WEEKLy is
interested in no candidate for either the
Presidency or the Corporation. It is
interested in the principles of choice
and in gathering facts that may be of
value in making a choice. For a long
time we held our peace in regard to the
Presidency, barring the reproduction of
an occasional paper on the subject.
The air was too thick, with more or
less excited discussion, and the horizon
was too black with candidates, to admit
of a very helpful treatment. Excite-
ment has given place to cool considera-
tion; embarrassment over the great
surprise and emergency has changed to
a business-like consideration of the sit-
uation; men’s minds have begun to
clear in regard to certain necessary ele-
ments of a proper choice, and the list of
candidates is assuming less formidable
dimensions. If what the WEEKLY
offers is of value in helping to a deci-
sion on this very great question, and_-if
anything which has come to its posses-
sion, but cannot be put in print,
shall be found of service, our object in
canvassing the sentiment of the country
in regard to the Presidency will be ac-
complished.
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HARVARD-YALE FIGURES.
The WEEKLY is very glad to print
this week a letter from Professor Briggs
of Harvard on the statistics of the Yale
and Harvard education printed in the
issue of March 1. If Dean Briggs
thought it advisable to emphasize one
or two points in regard to the makeup
of these figures, it is certainly wise to
bring out these points more clearly,
for no one could read them more in-
telligently and more fairly than he. If
the points which he thas mentioned will
help to a clearer understanding of them
by the general reader, it will be satis-
factory to the WEEKLY, whose one ob-
ject in putting them out was to set
forth facts of interest. The figures did
not aim to show the amount of work
done by the instructors, but the amount
of instruction imbibed by the students.
This is fairly indicated by the number
of men in a course multiplied by the
number of hours a week. It is not a
perfect criterion, but to our mind the
most available and reasonably fair. It
is assumed that readers understand the
fact that the Yale curriculum, by pre-
scribing so much classical, mathemati-
cal and philosophical training, affects
the size of the figures in these depart-
ments. It is very pleasant to find mem-
bers of the Harvard Faculty treating
such a statement in a Yale paper in
exactly the spirit in which it is offered.
Such men have doubtless never had any
other attitude towards contributions
emanating from another university.
But the time has been when both at
Harvard and at Yale, there were hun-
dreds of men, and able men, too, who
judged all things from the standpoint
of their own universities, who con-
sidered the relations of universities as
one against all others, and who would
have found a partisans bias in a table
comparing for the students of the uni-
-versities, the proportion of those with
red hair or blue eyes.
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CARELESSNESS.
The report of the meeting of the
Alumni Funds directors in this issue is
interesting for more than one reason.
It not only shows, what ought not to be
the case, that the fund is behind previous
records at this time, but it brings up a
point which every man meets who has
done public work, even among those who
are so directly and intensely interested
as the Yale constituency. We refer to
the pure carelessness in not responding
to notices.
| One of two things is clearly
the duty of the man who. receives a re- |
quest to help out a Yale project. If
he is unwilling or unable to respond at
all, he ought to say so at once. Such
frank replies are always appreciated.
If he feels unable to respond at once,
but thinks he may be able later, it is his
duty to intimate that and, if possible,
to name some day when he will try to
contribute. If he can subscribe just as
well at the time of the receipt of his
notice, as at any other time—which is
generally the case—then his subscrip-
tion should go at once. He gives twice
who gives quickly. If the men who are
asked to subscribe will only remem-
ber their own similar experience, they
will not give any trouble on this score.
If they have not done that kind of work,
then they ought all the more keenly to
appreciate the undesirability of adding
to the burdens of those who are not
only contributing such money as they
may, but adding their own time and
labor, simply to help things along.
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THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION.
The first of a series of papers on the
problems before the next administration
at Yale is published in this week’s issue
of the paper. As to the value of the
writer’s contribution, we will let our
readers judge.
These papers are written with appre-
ciation of what has been thus far given
to Yale and done for Yale in the admin-
istration now closing. They recognize
its very strong points, and if they in-
dicate what is yet to be done, it is only
by way of showing to what opportu-
nities and necessities the broad path ‘of
progress has led.
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Bequest to Yale.
According to the press reports, Her-
bert Stewart, formerly of New London,
who died in New. York on March 4,
left to the Sheffield Scientific School
a bequest of about $40,000 to be used
for a scholarship, and about $60,000
more, provisionally. The income of
the fund is to be used for the edu-
cation of poor young men born in New
London and. Waterford, Conn. The
President when seen on Tuesday had
received no official notification.
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The intercollegiate shoot between
Yale, Princeton, Harvard, and Pennsyl-
vania is scheduled to take place on
' May 6th at Philadelphia.
O. M. Johnson, 1900 and J. M. Hop-
kins, 1900 have been awarded the con-
tract for publishing the Yale Banner
for 1899, their bid being $600.
_ The Yale Literary Magazine will hold
its sixty-third annual banquet at the
Tontine, Tuesday evening, March alist.
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LYMAN BEECHER LECTURES.
Dr. John Brown, of Bedford, for
Next Year—Prof. Smith.
Prof. George Adam Smith, of the
Free Church Theological College,
Glasgow, is expected to give the first
lecture of his course at the Divinity
.School on the afternoon of April Oth.
His special subject is “The Preaching of
the Old Testament.” The design of the
course is to consider the question how
the Old Testament is to be handled by
the preacher, in the present state of
Biblical Criticism. Among the special
topics to be considered are the history
of the Old Testament canon, the
authorship of the books comprised in it,
and the subject of inspiration as related
to them.
_ The course promises to be one of re-
markable attractiveness and value. No
theme could be more timely. Prof.
Smith is one of the foremost of the Old
Testament critical scholars. His writ-
ings on the Prophets are readable and
inspiring, as well as erudite.. He blends
a devout spirit with thorough and cour-
ageous scholarship. During the past
year he has been engaged in the pre-
paration of the biography of his friend,
Henry Drummond, which has lately
been published.
The lecturer on the Lyman Beecher
foundation for the next academic year
(1899-1900), is to be the Rev. John
Brown, D.D., of Bedford, England.
Dr. Brown is an eminent Congrega-
tional divine. He received from Yale
in 1887, the degree of D.D. He is a
successor of John Bunyan in the pas-
toral office at Bedford. Among his
literary productions are the “Life of
Bunyan,” a work of great interest and
value, his volume on the “Pilgrim
Fathers of New England and their
Puritan Successors,’ and his recent
work on “Apostolic Succession.’ Dr.
Brown, besides being an eloquent
preacher and an excellent speaker out
of the pulpit, is justly esteemed in Great
Britain for his uncommon literary
ability, and accomplishments.
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Prof. Ladd’s Trip Abroad.
As briefly stated in the issue of last
week, Professor George T. Ladd, head
of the Department of Philosophy, will
not resume his College duties next Fall,
but plans to spend the coming year
abroad. The object of his trip will be
twofold—to deliver several lectures in
Japan and India and later to spend some
months in travel.
He expects to leave San Francisco
about the middle of August for Japan.
There he will first deliver a course of
lectures of two or three weeks, at the
Imperial University, on Philosophy
and afterwards will lecture in other
places in Japan, probably spending a
few weeks at Kioto. He will go from
there to India and will deliver a three-
weeks’ course of lectures in each of the
three “Presidency cities’ of India,
Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. - Leav-
ing India about the middle of March
he may visit Ceylon, although that is
not, as yet, definitely decided. The re-
mainder of the year will be spent in
travel, visiting Egypt and afterwards at-
tending the International Congress of
Psychologists at Paris in the Summer
of nineteen hundred. He expects to
take up his College duties again the
Fall of that year.
To Steer the Crew.
In response to Captain Allen’s call for
coxswains for both the University and
Freshman crews, the following men
have reported: J. M. Walton, ’995S.;
H. C. Neal, 1901; G. P. -Chittenden,
roi; ~A. P. .Waright, 1001; -©. Potter,
yooTS 3) Ae Br: Arnold,«190252 Ms “K.
Armstrong, 1901S.; A. B. Clark, 1902;
P. D. Clark, 1902; R. O. Clock, 1901 S.;
W. E. Davis, 1902; E. Fitzgerald, 1902;
H. A. Fuller, 1901 S.; H. W.. Knox,
1902; W. B: Luther, 1902; M. A. Stern,
1902; R. Sturges, 1902.
Yale Law School.
For circulars and other information apply to
Prof. FRANCIS WAYLAND,
Dean.
