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NEW HAVEN, CONN., WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1899.
CORPORATION NOMINEES.
Several Alumni Have Withdrawn—
Col. Osborn’s Letter.
The circular for the election of mem-
bers of the Corporation at Commence-
ment is issued to-day.
The list of nominees for the full term
(Mr. Kingsbury having declined to be
a candidate for re-nomination) is as fol-
lows:
*56—Joseph R. French, New Haven,
°63—Henry F. Dimock, New York.
’69—Eli Whitney, New Haven.
*70—Dr. Wm. H. Welch, Baltimore.
’78—Alfred L. Ripley, Boston.
’80—Norris G. Osborn, New Haven.
The nominees for the unexpired term
of the late Mr. Mason (four years) are
as follows: ae
’69—Hon. Wilson S. Bissell, Buffalo.
°69—Eli Whitney, New Haven. ©
*73—Frederick S. Parker, Brooklyn.
‘77—Wm. M. Barnum, New York.
*78—Alired L. Ripley, Boston.
78—Hon. Wm. H. Taft, Cincinnati.
’*80—Norris G. Osborn, New Haven.
Of the above nominees, Messrs.
French, Whitney, Welch, Barnum,
Taft and Osborn, decline to stand for
election; and Mr. Ripley declines the
nomination for the full term.
The following letter will be of un-
usual interest to a very large number
of Yale men.
Professor Franklin B. Dexter,
Secretary Yale University.
New Haven, Conn.
My dear Professor Dexter:—I am
deeply sensible of the unsolicited honor
conierred upon me by the alumni of
Yale, in placing me in nomination for
the Corporation.
It would be a great pleasure to serve
the University as a member of the Cor-
poration, but after mature considera-
tion and a conference with friends,
whose judgment ought not to be dis-
regarded by me, I have concluded that
I can serve the University better at this
time by declining to enter upon a con-
test.
Will you kindly inform the Corpora-
tion of my decision, and believe me, sir.
Very respectiully,
N. G. Oszporn, Yale ’8o.
May 5, 1899. |
This news will be a great surprise to
many people. The mention of Col.
Osborn’s name was made by individuals
and there was no concerted movement
on the part of friends to forward his in-
terests. The only definite public step
taken was a letter to the WEEKLY by an
alumnus. The letter was _ printed
anonymously. In spite of this fact, the
vote placing Col. Osborn’s name in
nomination was extremely large, almost
unprecedented. It came from all parts
of the country and from practically all
interests among. the alumni.
Col. Osborn did not intend to enter
the field merely to receive a nomina-
tion and then to withdraw. His friends
desired to place his name in nomina-
tion and he did not prevent their doing
so. Had the situation been a usual one
or remained as it was, when his name
was first brought before the alumni, he
would have allowed his nomination to
stand. The situation, however, was
quite unusual from the fact that in the
field were a number of candidates who
were actively supported by friends, who
were using all means possible to bring
their merits to the attention of the
alumni. The situation had reached the
point, as it seemed, where the friends
of any candidate, who remained in the
field, would be almost obliged to enter
‘ter fitting for® Collese: at St.
the contest in like manner with the
others. This would mean a warm fight
all along the line from now till the end
of Commencement. Col. Osborn placed
the matter in the hands of his friends,
who advised him that they did not
think, to put it bluntly, that the game
was worth the candle, and all agreed
that, under the circumstances, a man in
his position would do better for the
‘University by quietly withdrawing.
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Awarded to Dr. Kellogg.
For the second successive year one of
the two $600 Fellowships awarded an-
nually on competitive examination by
the American School of Classical
Studies at Rome has been given to a
Yale graduate, Dr. George Dwight
Kellogg, ’95, at present Instructor in
Latin in the University. Last year the
award was made to C. U. Clark, ’97.
Dr. Kellogg was born in St. Louis,
Mo., in 1873, being the son of the late
Hon. Sanford Brown Kellogg, ’43. _ Af-
Louis
High School, he entered the Class of
1895, of which he was the Valedictorian.
During his course he received honora-
ble mention for the Chamberlain En-
trance Greek Prize; and was awarded
the Woolsey Scholarship, First Berke-
ley, First Robinson in 1893, 1894, 1895,
Bristed from 1894-8, Waterman from
1893-8; since graduation also the Clark
Scholarship. After a short trip in Eu-
rope he entered the Graduate Depart-
ment in Classical Philology. In 1896-7
was appointed Assistant in Latin, tak-
ing the Sophomore Classes of the late
Dr. Guy V. Thompson during his ab-
sence in Europe, and during the last
part of the Spring term, the Fresh-
man work of Prof. Ingersoll. In 1898
he received his Ph.D., the subject of his
thesis being “The Use of the Subjunc-
Sentences in
the
tive in Independent :
Cicero’s Correspondence.” At
GEORGE DWIGHT KELLOGG, ’95.
March meeting of the Corporation, Dr.
Kellogg was appointed to a tutorship
in Latin. During this coming year he
will study in Germany and Italy.
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Yale Union Elections.
At a meeting of the Yale Union held
Friday, May 5, these officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Ashley Day Leavitt, 1900, of Melrose,
Mass.; Vice-President, Richard Henry
Edwards, 1901, of Lisle, N. Y.; Secre-
tary, Philip Cory Walcott, 1900, of
Rutherford, N. Y.; Treasurer, Ralph
Olney Wells of Hartford, Conn.; Exe-
cutive Committee: William Sloane Cof-
fin, 1900, Chairman; Kenneth Bruce,
1900, and William Hills Hutchins, 1901.
HARVARD DEBATE,
Whe Subject, Speakers, and Order of
Arguments.
The annual Yale-Harvard debate will
be held this year at Sanders Theater, in
Cambridge, Friday, May 12. The sub-
ject for debate is “Resolved, That the
present method of electing United
States Senators is preferable to electing
by popular vote.’ As Yale chose the
negative, Harvard will open the debate,
her representatives speaking in the fol-
lowing order: Raymond C. Bolling,
‘1900; John A. A. Keith, ’99; Raymond
T. Parke, 1L.; alternate, Thornton S.
Alexander, ’99. The Yale team, which
has now been definitely selected from
the six men chosen at the final trials,
will speak in this order: Edward B.
Boise, ’99; John K. Clark, ’99; Frank-
lin A. Lord, 1901 L.S.; W. D. Make-
peace, 1901 L.S., alternate. A presiding
officer for the debate has not yet been
decided upon, but two of the judges are
Professor Bliss Perry of Princeton and
Professor Gardner of Brown.
A banquet will be given for the Yale
team after the debate, at which it is ex-
pected that the judges and others will
make addresses.
YALE’S SPEAKERS.
A short sketch of each of the Yale
speakers follows:
Edward Baldwin Boise, ’99, of Grand
Rapids, Michigan, took his preparatory
course at St. Paul’s School, near Con-
cord, N. H. He was the Managing
Editor of the school paper and won the
Ferguson Scholarship. At Yale he
won the Woolsey Scholarship as well
as a Berkeley Premium. His ability as
a speaker has been gained chiefly at the
Yale Union, of which he is President
for the present term. He is twenty-one
years old. :
John Kirkland Clark, ’99, was born
at Springfield, Mass., and prepared for
Yale at the Brooklyn Polytechnic In-
stitute. "He has been a member of
every intercollegiate debating team in
the University for the last two years,
excepting the one with Princeton, when
he was in ill health. In 1896 he was
on the Freshman team which debated
with the Harvard Freshmen in Cam-
bridge. He won the Latin composi-
tion prizes both in his Freshman and
Sophomore years. The Waterman
Scholarship for Ninety-Nine, which
amounts to $700 was also awarded to
him, and in the last final trial debate
he took the Thacher Prize of $75.
Franklin Atkins Lord, 1901 L.S., of
Moorhead, Minn., is twenty-two years
of age.
uated from the University with the Class
of Ninety-Eight. He was the Man-
aging .Editor of the Yale Literary Maga-
gine last year. He is at present a mem-
ber of the Kent Club in the Law
School.
Walter Dunham Makepeace, ’O7;
comes from Springfield, Mass.,, and is
a member of the Junior class in the
Law School. While in College he did
very creditable work along literary
lines. He is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa and Chi Delta Theta.
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The names of the successful competi-
tors for Fellowships in the American
School at Athens are Benjamin Powell,
Cornell 1896, graduate student at Cor-
nell, 1897 to 1899, and James Tucker,
Jr., Brown 1897, student at Berlin, Ger-
many.
He prepared for Yale at the ©
Hopkins Grammar School and grad-.
Entries and Officials—Results of Pre=
-Vious Meets.
Harvard and Yale will meet at Yale
Field, Saturday afternoon, May 13, for
their eighth contest since the formation
of a dual league in track athletics in
1891. Bleachers have -been erected at
the track, large enough to accommodate
one thousand people. General admis-
sion will be fifty cents, and reserved
seats, opposite the finish of the races,
may be secured for fifty cents addi-
tional. Tickets go on sale Wednesday,
May 10, at the Yale Cooperative store.
Of the previous meets, Harvard has
won four and Yale three, and one more
Crimson victory will. give Harvard
the permanent possession of the cup
offered by Walter Camp, ’80, and Henry
S. Brooks, ’86, of Yale, and Wendell
Baker and George S. Morrison of Har-
vard. The scores were as follows, the
meets being held alternately at Cam-
bridge and New Haven: 1801, Harvard
85, Yale 27; 18o2; Hatvard 61; Yale sr:
1893, Harvard 67, Yale 45; 1804, Yale
50, Harvard. $3:' 1805: Yale 6s, Har-
vard 47; 18907, Yale 80, Harvard 24;
1898; Harvard 56, Yale 48.
THE OFFICIALS.
The following men have consented to
act as officials:
Referee—W. B. Curtis; N. Y. A. C.
Judges at the Finish—B. S. Weeks, N.
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EE Sulhivan Novy AS €.
Judges of Field Events—H. H. Bax-
ter, Ni Yow. ©: Joh Grakam,” Brow:
Asi 4. Astanuini.cN AY ore. C:
Starter—W. H. Robertson, N. Y.
chy:
Clerk .of Course—J. J. Dixon, Na-
tional A. C. aes :
Assitant Clerks—J. M. Magee, ’o9, Y.
A. Az: BF, Ro Nourse, H.-A. “7A:
Marshal—J. C. Greenleaf, ’99 S.
Assistant Marshals—H. S. Brooks;
‘Walter Camp; G. B. Morrison; N. W.
Bingham. |
Scorers—G. B. Billings, B. A. A.;
%. Ff. Pvans. 60. ;
Inspectors—P. L. Lowell, B. A. A.;
Bo W. Lord): Ba A Ady J. Brown,: ‘99;
H. A. Callahan, ’99.
Announcer—Peter S. Prouty, F. A. C.
Timers—C, C. Hughes, delegate at
large, A. A. U.; M. Bishop, N. Y. A.
CR. Stolh Nico #. &
ENTRIES COMPLETE. —
The following is a complete list of en-
tries in the various events:
: 100 YARDS DASH.
Harvard—A. M. Butler, 1902; E. J.
Green, 2L.; D. G. Harris, 1900; J. F.
Quinlan, 2L.; T. E. Burke, 1901; J. de
Roche, Jr., ’99; C. D. Daly, 1901; E.
H. Smith, 1900; E. J. Sanderson, 1900.
- Yale—F. A. Blount, 1900; F. H. War-
ren, ’09S.; D. Boardman, 1902; T. R. |
Fisher, 2d ’909 S.; B. F. Doudge, 1901;
C. J. Gleason, 1900; I. Richards, Jr.,
1900 S.; C. Dupee, rgot.
220 YARDS DASH.
Harvard—E. J. Green, 2L.; J. T.
Roche, Jr., ’99; A. M. Butler, 1902: fs
E. Burke, 1901; J. F. Quinlan, 2L.;
E. J. Sanderson, 1900; C. H. Schweppe,
1902; P. L. Fish, 1901; W. G. Clerk,
1901; A. L. Dean, 1900; H. J. Winslow,
1902.
Pyle, Boardman, 1902; T. R.
Fisher, 2d, ’99 S.; C. F. Luce, 1900; C.
J. Gleason, 1900; C. Dupee, 1901; C. &.
Ordway, 1900; I. Richards, Jr., 1900 =
