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ADVISORY BOARD.
H. C. RoBinson, °58. J. R. SHEFFIELD, ’87.
W.W. Sxippy,’658. J. A. HarRTWwELt, °89 5.
C. P. LINDSLEY, 7% 8S. L. S. WELCH, 89.
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EDITOR.
Lewis 8S. WELCH, ’89.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
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ASSISTANT EDITOR.
E. J. THomMPsoN, Sp.
NEWS EDITOR.
FRED. M. DavriEs, ’99.
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PRESTON KUMLER, 1900.
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Assistant, BURNETT GOODWIN, ‘9958.
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THE TENEYCK SPEAKING.
The decision in the awarding of the
prize at the TenEyck speaking was,
as usual, accepted with conflicting feel-
ings. No decision was ever made that
pleased more than a portion of the au-
dience. But the differences of opinion
centered about different points of view
and no one has doubted that the prize
was given to a man who showed he
was very worthy of it. This judgment
does not rest on his own personal
popularity, but on the work he did that
afternoon.
Since this is the fact, and since inter-
est is growing in this subject of speak-
ing, a word is in order on the present
méthod of awarding these prizes. It
may be true that on the whole you
could not find a body of men who
would look at speaking of that sort
in a fairer and more intelligent way than
the Yale Faculty. But it is a fair ques-
tion whether it is wise to leave the de-
cision to stich members of the Faculty
as happen to attend. There does not
seem to be any sense of responsibility
in the matter about it, except on the
part of a few who are always where they
are expected to be.
The system is haphazard and the ef-
fect on the College is not good. The
whole Academic Faculty, with due de-
liberation and discussion, might come
as near a perfect decision in this matter
as any body that could be chosen. But
it ought to be the whole Faculty, or
else a fairly large committee chosen by
them for this express purpose. This
committee could come from outside, or
could, if thought advisable, come from
the Faculty. There ought not to be a
thing left undone to accord the matter
the full weight which is its due, and to
provide a result which would be ac-
cepted as coming from a body peculiarly
chosen on the ground of ability in this
line of judgment. The matter ought to
be well threshed out, and certain per-
tinent questions answered. Is it well to
eliminate the personal equation? Are
scholars and teachers the best judges
of the art of oratory? Is it practical to
get any better judges than they? Are
we trying to encourage oratory? Is
there any chance of developing it under
present conditions?
The mere fact that this year’s deci-
sion was an excellent one does not
lessen the importance of attending to
this matter and that promptly.
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_ The American Biographical Publish-
ing Company of Chicago announce a
Biographical Encyclopedia of the United
States. A friend has been kind enough
to send us a copy of one of the advance
sheets, which is offered to those whose
biographies are desired, as a sample of
the quantity and quality of the sketches
which the Encyclopedia puts forth.
From this “invaluable work of refer-
ence’ we learn that the Hon. Theodore
Roosevelt of New York graduated from
Yale University in 1880. We thought
our list of Yale governors published
soon after the Fall election was com-
plete. It was fairly long and had good
timber. But it was easy, of course, to
pass over the inconspicuous state of
New York and the comparatively young
man who happens to be in charge of it
at present. We wish to make our sta-
tistics complete. If we really hada
chance to do it, how we would welcome
the “Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Yale
1880,”’ to the list of Yale graduates and
the company of Yale governors!
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DINNER BY MR. SRARS.
Money Raised for Bi-Centennial—Mr.
Ripley’s Corporation Candidacy.
At a dinner given to President
Dwight by Mr. J. Montgomery Sears,
Yale ’77, at the Algonquin Club, Bos-
ton, March 23, the first-active steps were
taken towards raising a fund to build
the new alumni hall for Yale’s Bi-cen-
tennial in 1902. The need of promptly
subscribing for this fund was the theme
of most of the speakers. Attention was
called to the fact that $750,000 must be
raised soon, or the building could not
be completed in time, and all were
urged to give as much as possible to
the fund. Subscriptions made before
the dinner for the hall, had amounted
to $25,000, mostly from the Committee
in charge. Mr. Sears, is credited with
$10,000 subscription.
A paper endorsing Alfred L. Ripley,
Yale ’79, for the Edward G. Mason
vacancy in the Corporation was cir-
culated and almost unanimously signed
by the 100 guests present. ;
The speakers of the evening were:
President Dwight; Alfred Hemenway,
’61; Prof. Andrew W. Phillips; Samuel
J. Elder, ’73; Hon. Isaac K. Stetson,
79 S.; Judge M. P. Knowlton, ’60; E.
P. Howe, ’76. Besides the speakers
already mentioned the following guests
were present: Judge Baldwin; General
Rockwell: Frank Allen; A. L. Aiken;
B. K. Anthony; Dr. Geo. S. C. Badger;
Hezekiah Bissell; S. Arthur Bent; Geo.
E. Bowman; Howard A. Bridgman;
N. Willis Bumstead; Walter I. Badger;
John H. Butler; H. A. Buffum; A. J.
Copp; Malcolm G. Chase; Dr. Joshua
Coit; Rev. Mr. Calkins; W. R. Callen-
der; C. F. Chapin; Rev. Chas, O. Day;
Morton Dexter; H. B. Durfee; S. C.
Bushnell; Robt. K. Dickerman; W. E.
Decrow; Henry Dunnell; Samuel P.
Darling; Hon. Asa French; Abner
Post;: H. S.. Fraser;"- Asa P.: French:
Reginald Foster; James Foley; Ed. H.
Gilbert; Rev. Theo. J. Holmes; Henry
R. Hinckley; Allen Hubbard; Fred S.
Hoppin; John J; Hall: Chas fe ae
lier; L. L. Hopkins; Sidney Hosmer;
Chas: FE. Hubbard: Z L.. Holbrook;
Amos L. Hathaway; W. A. Houghton;
E. P. Howe; Geo. L. Huntress; C. M.
Ipeersoll: (Dro i. 2: fosline Be ow,
Kitredee: Dr KRaight’: Dr. Sv
Kimball; Daniel S. Knowlton; W. M.
Loverine: F.C... Lambert; - Robt: :G.
McClung; Rev. Ellis Mendell; F. T.
Murphy; Marcus Morton; Rev. Ed.
M. Noyes; Prof. Wm. H. Niles; Ed-
ward P. Noyes; John C. Olmsted;
Henry CC. Ordway: W.G, Peck: (FB.
Perey; Chas: ~P: | Pheips> Chas. oa
Payne; G. D. Pettee; General Rock-
well; A. L. Ripley; G. P. Richardson;
Arthur J. Richmond; Jas. O. Rodgers;
G. W. Rollins; Hon. Isaiah K. Stetson;
J. M. Sears; Wm. T. Sedgwick; Gra-
ham Sumner; Chas. P. Stetson; Henry
-C... Stetson; . Dr... M. Seely: W. G.
Seeley; Joseph C. Smith; Dr. Chas. L.
Scudder: “Daniel. L. Santortd; ~ Dr.
Doremus Scudder; Rev. C. M. South-
gate; Chas. L. Thomas; Samuel Thorne.
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Professor George Adam Smith’s
Subjects.
The subjects for the full series of the
Lyman Beecher course of lectures this
year, to be delivered by Professor
George Adam Smith, have been re-
ceived by Professor Fisher and it is
now possible to announce _ them.
Should any rearrangement be found
necessary, it will be promptly and con-
spicuously announced.
The general subject of the course is
“The Preaching of the Old Testament
in the Light of Modern Criticism.”
The lectures are to be delivered in
College Street Hall, and the hour in
each case will be 3 o’clock in the after-
noon.
The different subjects, as now ar-
ranged are as follows:
April 6—“The Liberty and Duty of
Critcism,” -
April 7—“The Course of Modern
Criticism of the Old Testament.”
April 12—“The Old Testament as
History.”
April 13—‘‘The Revelation of God in
the Old Testament.”
April 14—“The Spirit of Christ in the
Old Testament.”
April 19—“The Hope of Immortality
in the Old Testament.”
April 20o—“The Prophets.”
April 21—“The Books of Wisdom.”
Union Debaters Win.
The second annual debate between
the Yale Union and the Sheffield De-
bating Society, held in Osborn Hall on
Wednesday, March 22, was won by the
former society. The subject, “Resolved,
That the introduction of a system of
ministerial responsibility would increase
the efficiency of the Federal. Govern-
ment,” was supported on the affirmative
for the Sheffield Society by W. J. Eh-
rich, 1900S.; A, Wolodarsky, 1900 S.,
and P. Troup, 1900S. The negative
was supported for the Yale Union by
C1. Darherton.— oo; E,W. Ong,
1900, and G. D. Graves, ’99.
E. B. Boise, President of the Yale
Union presided, and Mr. C. G. Clarke,
95; Mr. C. H. Studinski, ’97, and Mr.
C.. as iat Karen. <07 1. acted. ,.as
judges. :
REMRING RECORD BOARD.
Some of the Changes Brought About
During Their Administration.
When the board of editors from
Ninety-Nine assumed control of the
Record a year ago, they resolved that
during their incumbency. the paper
should at least appear on time. For
they realized that nothing is so damag-
ing to a paper’s reputation as that air
of shiftless management due to con-
stant lateness.
Contrary to custom, they have kept
in use the same cover design which was
handed down by the Ninety-Eight
board, since they thought that frequent
change in the outward appearance of a
paper tends to produce unfamiliarity
and consequent lack of interest.
Believing that subjects of interest
could be treated in a light manner and
still have force, the editorial columns
received their special attention and an
attempt was made to weed out all mat-
ter written merely to fill space.
The editors wished to make the
columns a place where one might look
for sense in an attractive form. The
introduction of the editorial cuts has
done much for this department.
The most radical reform has come
in their decision to elect the incoming
Senior board in a body in the Spring
of Junior year. They gave several rea-
sons for this change. They argued
that the man who was elected early
in his college course often thinks
that his work is done, and that his busi-
ness from that time forward is to comme
down to the office perhaps once in a
term and assist in rejecting Freshman
contributions. Thus the board loses the
work which it might expect from the
maturer mind. Experience has taught
that the work done by the last three
or four men competing for the only
open place in the Junior board, is often
of higher quality than that contributed
by any of the editors who have re-
ceived elections. Yet these unfortu-
nates can’t be elected, because, while
they were making up their minds to
commence heeling, the plodder has ac-
cumulated his credit and filled his place
on the board. By the new system the
Senior editors can lay their hands, not
suddenly, on the best seven men with-
out difficulty and be able to pick out
and reject what will later on prove
editorial dead-wood.
MORE WORK FOR SENIORS.
It will of course put more work upon
the Senior board. But the burden is
bearable. At present there are entirely
too many under editors. The Senior
will always plead an engagement so
long as there is an ambitious Sopho-
more to do his bidding. With one man
for each job and no one upon whom
to shift the responsibility, the Senior
will at least earn his salt.
There will be little place for class
politics in the new system. No editor
can promise a heeler an election in re-
turn for the latter’s assisting him to the
office of chairman or business man-
ager.
Viewed dispassionately, the system
seems to be a desirable innovation, but
whether it will prove successful, usage
alone will tell. The college at large
seems to favor it, since the opposition
so far has come practically from one
source.
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