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YALE ALUMNI WHEHEKLY [Continued from 39th page.] fortunes.” No doubt new circumstances, such as the multiplying of instructors, may call for important changes. But it is a pleasure to rely upon it that you are not likely to be indifferent to the essential advantages in the traditional customs. We congratulate ourselves that the Corporation has given us a President who knows what, in the modern sense of the word, a university is,—especially when we remember how widely the idea is diffused in this country that any man of note, of exceptionally good parts, 1s conversant enough with the science of education to manage a great literary in- stitution. The wide range of your own studies will be a safeguard against put- ting all branches of knowledge on a level as instruments of intellectual discipline, and against the temptation either to de- preciate the modern sciences and ran- guages, or to decry as means of train- ing and culture the languages and litera- ture of antiquity. Especially do we find a happy augury in the fact of your sympathy with the design of the founders of Yale and of its long succession of guardians. We recognize in common that the intent has always been, not alone to equip a body of specialists for one or another particular vocation, but to lay a broad foundation for good ser- vice in Church and State. Hence the importance attached to the forces con- cerned in the moulding of character, and consequently to the inculcation of moral and religious truth and to the worship of God. Times change; instruments and methods may change with them. But we need no assurance that you esti- mate aright the end in view, in which lies the worth of special agencies em- ployed to secure it. One other ground of satisfaction on the part of your associates you will per- mit me to mention. It lies in your lively interest in whatever affects the honor and welfare of the country. For under- graduates the College may well serve as a watch-tower of observation and a school of reflection. The struggles of the arena are for a later date. In the case of universitv teachers, it may be, in the long run, most conducive to their influence to stand aloof from the every- day contests of party. But when a con- flict arises in which fundamental prin- ciples are at stake, a timid silence is ignoble. At such times, in this land, fearless utterances on the part of edu- cated men are imperatively ‘called for. A spontaneous concurrence of the uni- versities and colleges in resolute en- deavors to shape public opinion, in any crisis of the kind referred to, we are sure that you would welcome. Har- vard, our elder sister, is with us to- day to remind us of examples of cour- ageous leadership. This rally of higher . institutions of learning on the present occasion may suggest the power which, at critical moments in the nation’s life, might be called into action. Now that we are nearing the dawn of another century in the history of Yale, ‘may the early years of your administra- tion prove the harbinger of an extended era to match and even to outdo the pros- perous period now drawing to its close! © Almost immediately after the cere- monies, the President’s reception in the Art School began. The attendance promised to include a very large num- ber of the graduates who began to be heard from in the last day or two of preparation. The parade in the evening had been attended to with the utmost detail by the committees and students, assisted by members of the Faculty who had been in charge of it. Dr. Boltwood of the Scientific School has been partic- ularly energetic, and some of the special features of the parade are due to his inventive genius. Wale Courses for Teachers, The courses for the benefit of the school teachers of Connecticut, both public and private, established in the Graduate School a few years ago, are continued for the college year 1899- 1900. The courses are open to teachers who are graduates of colleges, or who are qualified by reason of previous stu- dies, to pursue successfully the subjects of their choice. ten exercises to be given on Saturdays, in either the Fall or Winter term. FAST MAIL ROUTE With Pullman Parlor Cars on day trains, Pullman Buffet Sleeeping- Cars and Pullman Compartment Sleeping Cars, and Free Reclining- Chair Car Service between . 05 AND Kansas City, Leavenworth, Atchison, Omaha, St. Joseph, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Denver. Through Service to Joplin, Carthage, Wichita, and Southwest Missouri Points. Observation Vestibule Compartment Sleeping-Cars between St. Louis and Kansas City. SOLID VESTIBULED TRAINS Between St. Louis and Kansas City consisting of Smoking=Car, Day Coaches with high=back seats, Reclining-Chair Car (seats free), Pullman Buffet Sleeping-Car and Buffet Parlor Cars. Sst. LOUIS TO Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, Los Angeles, and the Pacific Coast; Austin, San Antonio, Laredo, Galveston, Houston, and other important cities, via the —ee—lron Mountain Route. Known as the “TRUE SOUTHERN ROUTE.” A. course’ consists: of: Teachers who take these courses are en- rolled in the University Catalogue but will not be considered as candidates for a degree. As an aid to the study of the different subjects, lines of reading will be marked out, and, whenever it is possible, the subjects will be illustrated by charts or models, or by laboratory experi- ments, while hints and suggestions will be given as to the methods of study and teaching. There are altogether thirteen courses of study offered, as follows: “Introduc- tion to Educational Psycholosy,” Pro- fessor George M. Duncan; “Educational Theory,” Professor E. Hershey Sneath; “Science of Society,’ Professor W. G. Sumner; ‘Literature of Sociology,” Professor William F. Blackman; “His- tory of the Great Powers of Europe and their Relations with the United States,’ Professor Arthur M. Wheeler; “American Political History from 1800 to 1876,” Professor Edward G. Bourne; “Modern English Poets.” Professor Charlton M. Lewis; “English Tragedy,” Professor Henry A. Beers; Latin Lit- erature, under the two heads of “Litera- ture of the Republic” and “Literature of the Empire,’ Assistant Professor James W. OD. Ingersoll; “Biblical Master- pieces,’ Professor Frank K. Sanders; ‘Physiology,’ Professor Russell H. Chittenden; and “Elementary Botany,” Dr. Alexander W. Evans. Tickets covering a single course, ten exercises in each course, cost $8.00; tickets covering two courses, not neces- sarily in the same department of study, one in the Fall and one in the Winter terms, cost $12.00. No course will be begun which does not have at least fif- teen persons: The Fall term began Oct. 7 and closes December 9, and the Winter term begins January 13 -and closes March 17. Application for ad- mission to these courses should be sent to Professor Andrew W. Phillips, 90 High street, New Haven, Conn. Coliege Golf Tournament. The University Golf Tournament, which was begun on Monday, October 9, has reached the final round as the WEEKLY goes to press. E. M. Byers, 1901, and T. L. Cheney, 1901, are the aspirants for final honors. The play has been of an excellent quality through- out the tournament, and T. M. Robert- son’s, 1901, record of 78 strokes in the qualifying round broke all previous rec- ords. He was put out of the tourna- ment in the semi-finals by T. L. 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