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YALE’S BI-CENTENNIAL $ BUILD-
INGS.
The only question about them is—can
Yale have them? The plans are shown
in full here. They are described on
the first page of this paper. They have
been talked about by the President and
his speeches reported at great length in
this paper,—until the whole body of
Yale’s alumni and friends are aware of
the purposes and hopes and needs of
Yale. The time has now come for Yale
men to answer the appeal that has been
made to them in behalf of the Yale
of the twentieth century.
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YALE TRACK ATHLETICS.
Mr. Brooks’ letter, printed elsewhere
in this issue, is quite naturally well
worth reading. It is especially timely
and in sympathy with the prevailing
spirit of the new athletic era of Yale,—
the era of ideals, of athletics for all, of
sport for the love of sport, and when it
is none the less a disgrace, than in the
old days, to be overcome, if you have
not put forth the best efforts of which
you are capable. Track athletics ought
to become an integral part of the sys-
tem of athletics and the outdoor life,
all the year round, at Yale, or they ought
to be dropped at once. We are getting
thoroughly disgusted with the spectacle
of Yale doing things half way. Let
there be an end of it. If Mr. Brooks’
plea were for an artificial form of sport,
for which interest must be especially ex-
cited, and which had no value for the
development of the individual, we would
advise him to quit his exertions. But
such is not the case, The reverse of
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these things is true and we are glad to
hear such a good, frank talk from him.
As in other branches of athletics, the
Yale leadership is excellent this year and
we look for better things.
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ALUMNI CO-OPERATION FOR YALE
As the columns of the WEEKLY abun-
dantly testify, Yale alumni are well or-
ganized, and they are well connected
with the University through these or-
ganizations. They ought not, however,
by any means to remain contented with
the present condition of things. Most
alumni associations can accomplish a
great deal more than they do, both for
Yale and for their members. The
alumni of other colleges and universi-
ties are following Yale’s lead in this
respect and are accomplishing a great
deal through their organizations. We
do not begrudge them anything, but wish
them godspeed. At the same time, Yale
must be awake and her graduates must
not feel that Yale alumni are the only
alumni who are working for their alma
mater.
President Hadley either began or
closed nearly every speech on his west-
ern trip with a tribute to the loyalty of
Yale men, and with an emphasis on the
fact that only by this sentiment of loyal
cooperation can Yale realize her great
hopes. These are not words of oratory,
or courteous appreciation of hospitality,
or the forced compliments from one who
wishes to get the aid of others. They
are the words of truth and soberness.
Yale alumni cannot think of them too
often.
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FEWER AT THE PROM,
Not so many people for the Prom.
This is an interesting thing to observe.
It is hard to explain. There are specu-
lations on it elsewhere, which may go
for what they are worth. We are not
troubled. The Promenade will not die.
There is no more danger of it than that
there will be an end of moonlight nights
and sunsets and other glories. Some of
the artificial environments of what is
now called the Prom may be changed a
good deal, but the realities of the Prom
will never be abandoned. The sub-
stance, or better, the heart of the Prom
is too close to the heart of young (and
old) Yale. There may be different
places and times and seasons, but
whether it be Armory doors or the great
bronze gates of a Memorial Vestibule,
the Saint will ever swing them open with
something more than graciousness in
his manner when the Prom girl
knocks.
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THE BASEBALL PRESIDENCY.
The retirement of Mr. Reuben C.
Twichell from the Presidency of the —
Yale Basebail Association is regretted
by all who know Mr. Twichell, and that
means by a large part of-the Univer-
sity. He is of the right kind for a
Yale officer—very emphatically so. A
captain is greatly helped and a Univer-
sity benefitted by stitch management as
Mr. Twichell has shown himself capa-
ble of giving. Yale affairs more and
more demand the service of such men
and any failure of popular elections to
secure them, for any reason whatever,
will call for rebuke and rebellion. It
is very fortunate that Mr. Adams was
placed in Mr. Twichell’s office. The
standard will be-well maintained. It is
a very happy selection.
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In the speech of President Hadley at
St. Paul, in which, for the most part,
he went on other lines than in his pre-
vious Western speeches, or treated old
themes in a new way, the fact was
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brought out that the former Treasurer
of the University, Mr. Farnam, con-
tinues to serve the University in a most
important capacity as Chairman of the
Building Committee. This is worth
calling attention to, because it simply
adds to the long record of valuable
service given without any compensation
to the University by Mr. Farnam. It
still further increases his claim to the
gratitude and regard of the entire body
of Yale alumni and friends.
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BOATING AT HARVARD.
Immediately upon the announcement
of the burning of the Harvard boat-
house the graduates in New York
increased their original gift for the
house by $15,000." Mr. Weld also
announced that he would furnish the
Weld, Newell Clubs a_ swift, new
launch. Harvard is thus reassured as to
the proper care of her boating interests,
and Yale congratulates her upon this
evidence of the confidence of her grad-
uates and friends, and the substantial
form which this confidence has taken.
The burning of the boathouse was most
unfortunate, but it seems now that it
will cause only temporary inconveni-
ence at the most.
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History of Ancient Philosophy.
“History of Ancient Philosophy,” by Dr.
W. Windleband. Authorized trans-
lation by H. E. Cushman, Ph.D., from
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Dr. Cushman’s translation of Windle-
band’s. “History of Ancient Philosophy”
has made available for English readers
a book which is well known and highly
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For the special student of philosophy
it is an excellent manual because of its
clear, concise and comprehensive exposi-
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estingly is an insight given into the
thoughts of those early thinkers who
were unsatisfied with the mythological
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gods and goddesses, and who believed
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upon the world of experience would
yield a truer knowledge of its real na-
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idea of natural law; how Empedocles
distinguished force and matter; how
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elements; how the Pythagoreans at-
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philosophic thought to the history of af-
fairs which shows, for instance, how the
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theoretical ethics.
_ The book is also well adapted as an
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The translator remarks in his preface:
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tts
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to force his way with no indulgent
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osophy is helped to the progressive con-
struction of an adequate philosophical
system of his own.
The book has recently been adopted
as a University text-book.
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