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mained, with slight fluctuation*for about
ten years. Then, from 1884-5 to 1889-
go, there was a yearly increase. In the
last mentioned year, a larger number,
136, was enrolled than ever, before or
since. For this unusual increment no
explanation is needed by those who are
familiar with the condition of other
leading Schools of Theology in those
years, and with the development of
their resources and energy later. ‘There
followed a return to the former average.
of about 100, which has continued to be
the rate of attendance for the last five
years.
A SEVERE STANDARD.
It must be remembered that the Yale
Divinity School has never consented to
introduce an abridged or “partial”
course of instruction,—to make optional,
for example, the study of the original
languages of the Scriptures. On the
contrary, not long ago it raised the
standard of requirements for the degree
of Bachelor of Divinity, with the dis-
tinct foresight that one result would
be a reduction of numbers, or at least a
hindrance to their enlargement. As a
rule, three-fourths of the students are
Bachelors of Arts. Such as are not
graduates of colleges must have studied
Greek and such other branches as quali-
fied them to enter upon the theological |
course.
Every year numerous applicants. for
admission to the School are refused as
falling below the standard of qualifica-
tions prescribed. Nevertheless, the
number of students is twenty per cent.
greater than when Dr. Taylor was at
the height of his power and influence.
It is larger than the number taking the ©
‘regular course in any other Congrega-
tional Theological School, East or West.
THE “OVERPLUS OF MINISTERS.”
So much has been said of late in
public prints of an overplus of ministers,
that it would not be strange if young
men should be to some extent deterred
from beginning to prepare for the minis-
try. The statements referred to doubt-
less have some influence, although they
are not unfrequently a hasty generaliza-
tion from what may be the fact in cer-
tain congested centres, or mistaken
inferences from denominational statis-
tics. Now, as formerly, important par-
ishes often find it difficult satisfactorily
to fill vacancies in the pastoral office.
It is well to have it understood by
those who are tempted to make too
much of numbers in the list of
students, that judicious. theological
teachers are more concerned to main-
tain and to elevate the standard of
ministerial training than to swell the
dimensions of their catalogue.
H. D.
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F. G. Brown Elected Captain.
At a meeting Tuesday night, Dec.
5, of the University Eleven and substi-
tutes who played in the Harvard and
this Fall,
Gordon Brown, 1901, of Flushing, N.
Princeton games Francis
Y., was unanimously elected Captain of
next year’s Eleven. Mr. Brown pre-
pared for Yale at the Groton School
and has played left guard for three years
He has just
entered his 20th year, is 6 feet three
on the University Eleven.
inches tall and weighs 196 pounds.
Winter—
Even Mild Winter —suggests
_ the gay season in society.
That means late hours
and silk hats and opera
hats and all that kind of
thing. The Knox hat
is of course the hat—
Silk, opera, slouch, or any
kind. |
Intercollegiate Hockey.
At the annual meeting of the Inter-
collegiate Hockey Association, composed
of Yale, Princeton, Columbia and
Brown, on Wednesday, November 22,
in New York, ottcers for the ensuing
year were elected. Yale was repre-
sented at the meeting by S. Campbell,
1900, Captain of the Yale team, who
was elected Secretary and Treasurer,
and L. A. Strong, 1900S. J. T. Wil-
liams of Columbia was elected President.
Princeton was admitted to member-
ship and Pennsylvania dropped, as she
had sent no delegate. It was decided
to ask Harvard to join, and to arrange
a series of games between the members
of the Association, aS soon as an answer
had been received.
The first game of the season played
Friday, November 24 on the St. Nicho-
las Club Rink, with the New York Ath-
letic Club, resulted-in favor of the Ath-
letic Club by a score of 7 to 0. Both
teams played well considering the lack
of practice, Inman and Smith for Yale
and Fenwick for the N. Y. A. C. doing
particularly good work.
The Yale line-up was: R. P. Smith,
P. G., goal; J. Brock, 1900, point; A.
C. Coxe, 1901, cover point; S. Campbell,
1900, Capt.; F. C. Inman, 1902 5.; ae
S. Bronson, 1900; G. .S. Work, 1903,
Forwards.
In the game, Saturday, December 2,
the St. Nicholas Skating Club hockey
team defeated the Yale team at the St.
Nicholas rink bv 3 goals to 1. The
game was an interesting one, in which
the Yale players showed great improve-
ment over their work in the game
against the New York Athletic Club, the
previous Saturday. Some of the indi-
vidual work was very effective, but in
team play lay Yale’s chief weakness,
largely due to lack of practice. Two of
the St. Nicholas goals were made in
the first half, and one in the second.
Bronson and Inman made the only
score for Yale. 3
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Freshman Football Numerals.
Thirteen members of the Academic
Freshman class, four members of the
Scientific Freshman class and one Law
School first year man received their
class numerals for playing in the Har-
vard and Princeton Freshman games.
They are as follows: 1903—H. M. Wal-
lace: Captain. Ho Cy Holt, ©. 4e Bamiin,
C. T. Brown, W. A. Blount, A. Craig-
head. W. H. Peckham, J. Eliason, M. C.
MecChntock, _F.- W; -Wilhelmt SS: 3B.
Sutphin, W. P.. Jobuson, H.. DE. Clark;
1902 S.—W. Bailey, A. Barnwell, W. G.
Ogiesby, 5. R.° W. Griswold; - Law
School first year, G. Gaylord.
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The College Choir.
The great improvement of the College
Choir in the last: four or five years, and
the character of the musical part of the
Chapel service generally, although some-
times overlooked by members of the
University, is one of the first things to
be noticed by returning graduates.
Each year has seen a stricter discipline
and a better spirit for earnest, conscien-
tious work from the men, and this year
a number of the members of the Choir,
recognizing the value of the training, are
singing without any reward whatever,
some of them having refused Church
positions in the city rather than leave
their work in the Chapel.
Naturally, this earnestness to do the
best is reflected in the rendering of the
music, and several very ambitious.
anthems have been well given this year
in which the solo work of Ralph Schnee-
lock has been excellent. A well known
preacher, who filled the Chapel pulpit
recently, said he believed Yale had the
best college choir in the country.
Assistant Professor Harry B. Jepson,
Yale ’93, who has had charge of the
training and building up of the Choir
for the past six or seven years, and to
whom great credit must be given, ex-
pects to have the Choir sing at one or
more of the series of organ recitals he
will give during the Winter term.
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The American Society of Naturalists,
of which Professor Farlow of Harvard
_ University is President, will hold its
annual meeting in New Haven, Decem-
ber 27 and 28. 3
‘and M. H. Belbher, New York
Cornell Wins Cross Country.
- The Cornell Cross Country team de-
feated the team representing Yale ina
six and a half mile run, at Ithaca, Dec.
2, by the score of 36 to I9. Captain
A. J. Sweet of Cornell finished first in
the fast time of 38 minutes and 36
seconds. H. P. Smith, Yale 1900, was
second, about 80 yards behind, finishing
strong. J. P. Adams, Yale 1900, Cap-
tain of the Yale team, who was expected
to do good work, was taken with severe
cramps before he had gone a mile and
although he finished the course, he was
the last to cross the mark.
The runners finished in this order:
A. J. Sweet, Cornell, 38 minutes 36
seconds ;* H. P.s-Smith,: Yale 1900,7/36
minutes 54 seconds; C. CT. Torrence,
Cornell, 39 minutes 15 seconds; J. C.
Finch, Cornell, 40 minutes 21 seconds;
A. O. Berry, Cornell, 40 minutes 31
seconds; E. P. ‘Stroger, Cornell, 4o
minutes 33 seconds; W. D. Waldron,
Yale 1903; B: G. Teele; Yale 1o02;-W:
(Butts, Jr, Yale 1002 S.. ane) -P.
Adams, Captain, Yale 1900.
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Junior Society Elections.
The following members of the Class
of 1901 were initiated into the Junior
societies, Tuesday night, November 28:
Alpha ‘Delta Phi—George Maxwell
Clark, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Lester Morgan »
spier,; Glens. Falls, .N.-¥ ss =-Wikbam
Arthur Stickney, St. Louis, Mo.; Mer-
ritt Heminway Merriman, Waterbury,
Conn.» Henry Pratt: Judd, Honotulu,
H. I.; Theodore Salisbury Woolsey, Jr.,
New Haven, Conn.
Psi Upsilon—James Leonard Boyce,
Chicago, Ill.; Barton Talcott Doudge,
New York City; Edward Chauncey
Rice, Jr., New York City; George Mil-
ton Smith, New York City; John Can-
field Tomlinson, Jr., New York City;
Harvey Thomas Weeks, Jr., Chicago,
Til.
Delta Kappa Epsilon—Fred Gould
Harris, Cleveland, O.; Frederic Rey-
nolds Haight, New Haven, Conn.;
Thomas Carleton Carson, Syracuse, N.
Y.; Ernest Walker Smith, Hartford,
Conn.; Herbert Scoville, New-York
City; Arthur Shaler Williams, New
Haven, Conn.
Zeta Psi—Harold Bradford Colton,
Hartford, Conn.; Everett Victor Meeks,
Meriden, Conn.
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Yale Gymnastic Association.
The Yale Gymnastic Association will
hold two contests during the College
year in the Yale Gymnasium; the first
to occur Saturday, December 9, and the
sécond, in the latter part of February.
In each of these two contests, the man
having the highest score will be given
a “Y,’ and the Freshman scoring the
greatest number of points will be per-
mitted to wear his class numerals.
The contest on December 9 will con-
sist of performances on the horizontal
and parallel bars, work on the long
horse and a rope climb.
The work of each contestant will be
marked on a scale of thirty and the
winners of first and second places in
each event will be given cups.
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Intercollegiate Gymnastic Ass'n,
For several: years past efforts have
been made from time to time ‘to have an
intercollegiate gymnastic association
which should include the larger univer-
sities and colleges of the East, but from
one catise or another these efforts were.
unsuccessful up to this Fall. There was
a growing interest in the dual contests
which were held during the Winter and
Spring, and on Wednesday, Nov. 29,
delegates from Yale, Princeton, Co-
lumbia, Amherst, New York University,
and Haverford College met in the Co-
lumbia University Gymnasium in New
York and laid plans for an annual meet-
ing of the gymnasts of these six insti-
tutions. A committee of three was ap-
pointed to draw up a constitution and
by-laws. This committee is: W. L.
Otis, 1900 Yale; D. M. Deming, wee
ni-
versity. Officers were also elected as
follows: President, W. E. Mitchell, Co-
lumbia: Vice-President, W. L._ Otis,
Yale; Secretary, H. H. Jenks, Haver-
ford; Treasurer, A. H. Mitchell,
Princeton. It is hoped that Harvard
and University of Pennsylvania will
come into the Association later.
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Although no definite date was set for
the first championship contest, it is
probable that it will be held in the Co-
lumbia Gymnasium some time in March,
1900. The work will consist of figures
on the parallel bar and horizontal bars,
swinging rings, side-horse, and possibly
tumbling and club-swinging.
1900 8. Elections.
A meeting of the Senior class of the
Sheffield Scientific School was held
November 23 to elect the Class Day
officers. The result follows:
Class Book Committee—lI. E. Bur-
dick of Dansville, N. Y.; H. Allen of
Pittsburg, Pa.; H. S. Brown of Long-
meadow, Mass.; R. H. Hawkins of
Pittebure;; Pa.
Cap and*Gown Committee—T. L.
Montague of Chattanooga, Tenn.; J. H.
Bartholomew of Ansonia, Conn.; A. B.
Maynard of Utica, N. Y.
Cup Committee—W. E. Dowd, Jr., of
New York City; C. H. Littell of Buf-
falo, -N. Y.s 4. Richards, Jr. of North
Attelboro, Mass.
Graduate Committee—J. D. Ireland of
New York City; C. M. Dow of James-
town, N. Y.; J. A. Allen of New York
City.
Class Book Historians—H. V. Gifford
of Toledo, O.; J. R. Emerson of An-
sonia, Conn.; J. H. Inman of New York
City; C. D. Wood, Jr. of Brooklyn,
N. Y.; O. H. Schell of Harrisburg, Pa.;
W. E. Hall of Ridgway, Pa.
Statisticians—W. W. Taylor of Stam-
ford, Conn.; W. L. Cowdrey of Pitts-
bare; 2 Pa4) liGW Morey. of. Denver,
Col. :
Picture Committee—C. W. Hickok of
Harrisburg, Pa.; E. A. Strong of Hart-
ford, Conn.; E. W. Heller of Newark,
N
Class Day Historians—R. H. Gillett
ot. Washineton; Ds C.; 1. L. Lyons of
New Orleans, La.; C. D. Lockwood
of Stamford, Conn.; H. A. Webster of
ag or Ill.; R. A. McGee, Plainfield,
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Class Day Committee—H. Richards
of New York City; A. K. Chittenden
of New Haven, Conn.; E. H. Clark of
Chicago, Ill.; C. J. Parker of Coventry-
es N. Y.; R. W. Betts of Brooklyn,
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Supper Committee—D. L. DeGolyer
of Evanston, Ill.; C. R. Gorden of
Rochester, N. Y.: J. A. Holland of Cin-
cinnati,
Triennial Committee—A. M. Brooks
fee rronure Pak WV £) 6ORoess OF
Knoxville, Tenn.; H. S. Hotchkiss of
New Haven, Conn.
. Dance Committee—T. H. Hall of New
York City; T. F. Symes of Denver, Col.;
W. G. White of Waterbury, Conn.; R.
Townshend of New Haven,:-Conn.; A.
em Cidett oti froy N.Y;
A Harvard 1899 Sentiment.
[Harvard Bulletin.]
In the name of common sense let us
suppress the man who looks for victory
as a matter of course.
