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YALE ALUMNI WHREKLY fae % ‘ N Ee wSstet JOHN F. DRYDEN, President. A Prudential Policy is Like Honesty— The Best Policy. LESLIE D. WARD, Vice-President. A NEW GIBRALTAR STORY. The United States Cruiser Raleigh, on her way home from Manila, met the Spanish squadron, commanded by Admiral Camara on March 20, near the Rock of Gibraltar, to which The Prudential is so often likened, and an exchange of naval courtesies followed, the first since the outbreak of the Spanish-American war. The families of many naval men are protected un operated by The Prudential, full information of which can be had on application. THE PRUDENTIAL EDGAR B. WARD, 2d Vice-President and Counsel. der the various plans of Life Insurance INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA. Home Office, NEWARK, N. J. FORREST F. DRYDEN, Secretary. [Continued from 245th page.] does not believe thoroughly in the American people and their institutions can succeed as President of Yale. Now a word as to some of the other points. “No. 2. This is essential, but does not at all imply that the President should be a clergyman. If, however, a clergy- man combining the above’ charac- teristics can be found, I should prefer him to a layman for reasons ‘based on University tradition and Christian senti- ment. “No. 4. Some would go further and say that the man himself must be a great scholar. This seems to me en- tirely unnecessary. “No. 6. Some say he must have had a thorough business training—in fact, be preéminently a man of affairs. To this I do not agree. “The President of a great University should have more im- portant things to do than to have to spend his time following the stock mar- ket and making investments. All the financial interests of the institution— other than the appealing for funds— should be in the hands of the Treasurer and a committee of business men on the Corporation.” A STRONG PICTURE, A scholar and Yale enthusiast draws this picture of his ideal: “The President of Yale should be.a Christian gentleman of broad and liberal culture. He should be an enthusiast, but not a man carried away by emotion. He should be progressive, but not radi- cal. He should never break with the past, but should use our heritage so as to develop the institution. He should be an administrator, able to handle af- fairs and men, and capable of construc- tion as well as carrying out of large plans. “He should be a graduate of Yale, understanding Yale conditions and brought up in Yale traditions. He would gain in power, if he were a minis- ter of the gospel. While this is not es- sential, the task of the instructor is akin to that of the preacher and a man best fills the presidency when he is a prophet as well as a man of affairs. He would be more useful, for a short time, if already widely known. There is danger here that too much emphasis be put on a man’s prey- ious prominence. I would rather take a man of whom no one has heard, if he has great capabilities, than a man of so called national prominence, who has al- ready given ‘this best service, or whose training has not been in academic lines. He should be sympathetic and should love young men. This is essential. He should be a scholarly man; not neces- sarily a specialist, but one who can ap- preciate specialism. He should be a ready writer and a forcible speaker, He should be a good judge of men.” READY TO MAKE CHANGES. — A lawyer of Connecticut looks at the side of the problem of education thus: -~“T do not share the opinion of those | who consider it importarit that the President of Yale should be a ‘business man’ any more than I do the opinion of those who think he should be a clergyman. The prime essential is that -he should be a man familiar with the problems of university organization and fitted both by his breadth of compre- ‘hension ‘of educational questions and by his possession of the qualities that make a successful leader of men, to bring about the radical changes in curriculum and methods of instruction for which the time has now come. “If there is no man available possess- ing. these essential qualities, I believe that an older man should be chosen for a few years, until the Corporation can find the right man for a work so diffi- cult as that which must be performed in the near future by the President of Yale University.” AN INSURANCE PRESIDENT’S VIEWS. An insurance president strikes the cardinal principle of good administra- tion thus: “I believe that the University has out- grown the old idea that it was simply necessary to have an educator of the first grade as the real head of the Col- lege. It seems to me that while the educational side must always be pre- eminent, yet the President of the. Uni- versity should be a man conspicuous for his ability to choose subordinates of a proper character in every department, and also to attend to the temporal wel- fare of the University. In other words, he must be a man of broad experience in the world and of great executive ability. “In all lines of business to-day the man who is able to properly select men and to intelligently direct their efforts, is the successful man, and these broad qualifications are what appear to me es- sential in the new President of Yale. This may appear to those who view the matter from the standpoin of the inside as a commercial view of the case, but I believe thoroughly that it is a wise position to take and that such a choice if it can be made will be for the benefit of the University.” FROM CAMBRIDGE. Yale graduates under Harvard’s eaves have been interviewed and the impres- sions ‘have been thus gathered: “They generally unite in the desire for a man of culture, general executive ability, some business experience, of Practical and progressive mind and fairly young. Many are desirous that he be a scholar of some note,—this feel- ing prevails more than I had expected— and they favor as a rule having an orna- mental man, who in social ways casts a good impression of refinement and cul- ture. In general, no preference is felt for a minister, though, one or two would consider that important if their qualifications were equal, from reasons of tradition and personal feelings of re- ligious nature. The points that influ- ence the ordinary younger minds are, scholarship and impressiveness as a University representative (good public speaking, prominence in the public eye, etc.) This is of course, entirely from personal observation and I take no re- sponsibility.” Professional Schools. YALE MEDICAL SCHOOL. 86th Annual Session, Oct. 6, 1898. The course leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine in Yale University is graded, covers four years, and consists of systematic, personal instruc- tion in laboratory, class-room and clinic. For announcements, send to the Dean. Hersert E. Smit, New Haven, Conn. Boston University Law School. NEW HALL, ASHBURTON PLACE. 400 STUDENTS. SAMUEL C. BENNETT, DEAN. Opens Oct. 5th, 1898. Boston, Mass. New York NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL “*cis. ‘DWIGHT METHOD’? OF INSTRUCTION. Day School, 86 Nassau St. Evening School, 9 W. 18th St. ‘ o years; LL.M.inthree years. Prepares sone = i ptates, *Number of students for the past. year (1897-98), '759, of whom 269 were college gradu- ates. The location of the School in the midst of courts and law offices affords invaluable opportunities to gain a knowledge of court procedure and practical affairs. GEORGE CHASE, Dean, 35 Nassau St. SCHOOLS. THE CUTLER SCHOOL, No. 20 E. 50TH ST., NEW YORK CITY. Two hundred and twenty pupils have been prepared for College and Scientific Schools since 1876, and most of these have entered YALE, HARVARD, COLUMBIA or PRINCETON. THE KING SCHOOL, One hundred and twelve boys have been success- fully prepared here for college in recent years. Of these a large number have entered Yale. Ten boarding pupils are taken at $600 each. H. U. KING, Principal. THE PRATT TEACHERS’ AGENCY Recommends teachers to colleges, schools, families Advises parents about schools STAMFORD, CONN. WH. O. PRATT, MANAGER | 70 FIFTH AVE., NEW YOR GCoNNECTICUT— WALLINGFORD. The Choate School for Boys. Mark Pitman, A./1., Principal. REFERENCES : Hon. W. G. Choate, New York. Rey. Edward Everett Hale, D.D., Boston. Rey. Newman Smyth, D.D., New Haven. Hon. Nathaniel Shipman, Hartford. ‘Two and one-half hours from New York. THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL LAKEVILLE, CONN. An endowed school, devoted exclusively ‘to preparation. for college, or scientific school, according to Yale and Harvard stan- dards. A limited number of scholarships, some of which amount to the entire annual fee, are available for deserving candidates of | slender means who can show promise of marked success in their studies. EDWARD G. Coy, Head Master. Out-of-Door-Life and Study for Boys. THE ADDRESS OF THE THACHER SCHOOL is Nordhoff, [Southern] California. CHESTNUT HILL ACADEMY, CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA, PA. The courses of study and the methods of instruction are adapted to the requirements of the best colleges. Catalogues on applica- tion. JAS. L. PATTERSON, Head-master. Connecticut, Greenwich. Academy and Home for 10 Boys. Academy, 73d year; Home, roth. Noted for suc- cessful mental, moral, and physical development of pupils. Thorough teaching, genuine and beautiful home. Unsurpassed healthfulness. References. TH. Root, Principal. GIRLS’ SCHOOLS. Miss ANNIE BROWN’S Hg BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Primary, Preparatory, Academic and Musical Departments, Preparation for college; certificate accepted by Vassar, Smith and Wellesley. Ad- vanced courses and advantages of New York City for special students. Otis Elevator. 741, 713, 715, 717 FIFTH AVENUE. ST. MARGARET'S. SCHOOL WATERBURY, CONN. Miss MARY R. HILLARD, Principal. Reference by permission to President. Dwight, Yale University; Principal C. F. P. Bancroft, Phillips Academy. aioe SEMINARY WOODSIDE @F® FOR GIRLS. Ce HARTFORD, Cont: Address now for Circular for Sept. 27 : 99. MISS SARA J. SMITH, Principal,
