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FOR CORPORATION MEMBERS.
A Plea for Other than Connecticut
and New York Members.
To the Editor of YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY:
Sir:—In the recent articles that have
appeared in your paper relating to the
filling of the two vacancies in the Cor-
poration which are to be filled at the
next election, with the exception of the
article signed by “Alumnus” in your
issue Of March 15, it appears to be
assumed, quite as a matter of course,
that both of these vacancies must need
be filled from the alumni of the State of
Connecticut or the City of New York,
that is to say, from those residing al-
most under the physical shadow and
quite within the immediate influence of
the University; and “Alumnus,” in his
article, takes the distinct position of
opposition to what he calls “the fallacy
of Western representation in the Cor-
poration.” It is not unlikely that
“Alumnus,” by his express opposition,
only gives voice to a current of senti-
ment upon which the above-mentioned
assumption is based.
That assumption, and the grounds
therefor and that opposition ought to
receive the serious consideration of all
alumni before they are admitted or
yielded to. “Alumnus” then says, in
substance, that the East, North, and
South are entitled to be represented in
the Corporation as well as the West.
Granted. But where, since the death of
Mr. Mason, is or has been the repre-
sentation in the Corporation of the
West, the South or the North? The
exact existing situation is that the In-
side (namely, Connecticut and the City
of New York) has the whole Corpora-
tion, and the Outside (namely, the
West, South and North) ‘has no part of
it; and the assumption above mentioned
and express position of “Alumnus” are
that the Inside shall continue to have
the entire Corporation.
“Alumnus” appears to concede, thow-
ever, that there should be in the Cor-
poration “a man of Western ideas.”
But has he not himself fallen into the
fallacy of assuming, as he does, that one
at least of the two new members, both
of which he would have chosen from
the Inside, would be “a man of Western
ideas?’ It is, of course, possible that
one or both of the new members might
be such, measurably so at least; but
the contrary is the more probable, and
besides it might require demonstration
to satisfy the Outside of his or. their
representative character. Further, the
successor of Mr. Mason should not
only be “a man of Western ideas,” but
he should be one who is in touch with
the Outside and so be able to impress
its sentiments upon the essentials in
the affairs of the Corporation.
Thanks are due and rendered to
“Alumnus” for giving the reasons why
neither of the existing vacancies should
be filled from the Outside, the chief of
which are (1) the unlikelihood of a
Western member being able to attend
all regular and special meetings, and (2)
his inability “to run up on a moment’s
notice for special committee work, in-
spection of sites, conference with archi-
tects, etc.” It is to be assumed, it may
be granted, that whoever, if any one,
shall be elected from the Outside, will,
with reasonable constancy, give atten-
tion to the duties of the office, by
attendance on meetings and otherwise:
but it could and would be hardly ex-
pected or required, that a Western or
Southern member, if he be a true repre-
sentative of the Outside (for he is likely
to be a man of affairs), should run up
every time a site is to be inspected or
an architect to be conferred with, for
that would be reducing the province and
representation in the Corporation of
such Western or Southern member to
too narrow limits as well as requiring
him to perform an equal part of all
details.
The true representative of the aggres-
sive and progressive Outside would be
one who, by his character, standing,
thought and ideas, should rather. im-
press ‘himself upon the essentials in the
policy, government and controlling pur-
poses and plans of the University, edu-
cational and otherwise: and the details,
the committee work (even of the Pru-
dential Committee), the inspections of
sites and the conferences with architects
might largely or wholly be left to the
“ninety and nine” other members of
the Corporation who are in close
proximity to the University.
It is seriously submitted, whether it
is wise or expedient that the Corpora-
tion should be composed solely of those —
in closest touch geographically with the
University and its affairs. Will not the
University be the better for a larger
horizon in its governing board? And
has Yale (the greater Yale, if you
please) no need or disposition to keep,
be or get in touch with the Outside, a
great field, geographically at least, from
which she has hitherto had a fair quota
of students, now alumni, whose interest
in the real welfare of the University is
not second to that of those who are
so fortunate as to live in close proxi-
mity to the University. The Outside
has only had a single representative in
the Corporation for a part of the time
since the elective representation in that
body went into effect.
Something more than three years
elapsed after Chief Justice Waite’s
death before Mr. Mason, the next
Western member, was elected. ‘‘Alum-
nus” not only expressly writes down
Chief Justice Waite as “an illustrious
figure-head in the Corporation;” but
also disparages to some extent the ser-
vice of Mr. Mason. It may be that
neither of these Western members were
as constant in attendance on meetings
of the Corporation or its committees as
the local clerical and lay members, in-
cluding those not alumni of Yale; but»
“Alumnus” and those agreeing with
him may find it more difficult to dis-
cover in Connecticut or the City of New
York a true representative of the Out-
side than to convince it that Chief
Justice Waite and Mr. Mason were not
each entitled to their places in the Cor-
poration as fair representatives of the
Outside upon the essentials in the
government and controlling purposes
and plans of the University.
It has been supposed that there was a
broader gauge to the service of at least
a Western member of the Corporation
than “running up to inspect sites and
confer with architects’; but, if not,
“Alumnus,” the Corporation and the
University can rest assured that a true
representative of the Outside will hardly
be found who would accept service on
such narrow gauge, and the University
will be a decided loser by restricting
the scope of the duty and service of
Western members of the Corporation
to such narrow limits.
“Alumnus” also names Tudge William
H. Taft, and says he will not do for a
member of the Corporation. “Alum-
nus” is right, if he wants a Western
member to run on the narrow gauge
above suggested, but “he is wholly
wrong, if he wants, or the Corporation
needs, a member of the broader gauge
and pattern also above indicated, since
no truer or more fitting representative
of the aggressive and progressive Out-
side can be found than Judge Taft, who
would, if elected, be able to render all
the service that the University and the
Outside ought reasonably to expect or
require of him. Accordingly, the sug-
gestion of the nomination and election
of Judge Taft is hereby seconded, with
the closing suggestion, that, if “Alum-
nus” correctly reflects the sentiment of
the Inside as to the non-desirability of
a Western member in the Corporation,
it would better be certainly known now
than later.
AN OUTSIDER.
March 25, 1899.
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Southern California Meeting.
The second annual meeting of the
Yale Alumni Association of Southern
California was held at the California
Club at Los Angeles Tuesday evening,
March 21, 1899. The following Yale
men were present: Rev. Charles W.
Camp, ’44; Rev. Charles B. Sumner,
62; John B. Wood, ’6s: Dr. H. M.
Bishop, ’65 M.; Edward S. Thacher,
72. George C, Power, °74S.: JL S.
Torrance, ’75S.; E. V. Baker, ’77; °A.
. ~Armstrong, $82S.-. Rey. A.. D.
Bissell. "82 D.; N. W. Bell, ’83; Dr.
F. B. Kellogg, ’83: I. B. Newton, ’83:
Albert P. Campbell, ’84S.; Clinton J.
Curtis, ’ex-’84; George H. Bixby. ’86:
Rev. Franklin L. Ferguson, ’88 T.S.;
David Lyman, ’89S.; Harry L. Bixby,
‘02 George S. Sumner, ’93; Howard J.
Fish, ’93S.; Max H. Kershow, ’os:
Edward P. Newton, ‘97, and W. W.
Andrews, ’08.
These officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, E. V. Baker,
77; Vice-President, A. W. Armstrong,
"82; Secretary, N. W. Bell, ’83.
Dr. Francis B. Kellogg, "83, was
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“Yale and the War,” which was to have
been answered by J. S. Cravens, ’93,
was omitted on account of the unavoid-
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Death of Dean Murray.
Dr. James Ormsbee Murray, Dean of
Princeton University, died at this home
in Princeton, N. J., Monday, March 27,
aged 72 years. He was born at Cam-
den, South Carolina, and graduated
from Brown University in 1850, and the
Andover Theological Seminary in 1854.
Up to 1874 he held several pastorates in
Massachusetts and New York and in
December of that year accepted the
chair of English at Princeton. He was
elected Dean of the University in 1883,
holding that position at the time of his
death. He is survived by a wife, one
daughter and four sons.
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will not be able to take an active part
in the development of Harvard’s
Ninety-Nine team on account of his
business affairs.
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