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NEw HAVEN, CONN., May 28, 1900.
SOPHOMORE SOCIETIES.
In another column appears the state-
ment of the society problem as it ap-
pears at this writing. The WEEKLY is
of the opinion, after a careful canvass
of conservative opinion, that this ac-
tion on the part of the Faculty is the
least that the Faculty could do at this
point, and that it will prove the wisest
course provided the matter is brought
to a practical solution during the pres-
ent term. While. the details of any
change, which may be adopted, may
properly be left over until the Fall and
thus give abundance of time to work
out that which is best, it is felt that the
principles of final action should be laid
down inside of the next three weeks so
that there shall be no doubt in the minds
of any as to where Yale stands.: ;
It is: our opinion that the develop-
ments of the last ten days have further
demonstrated that the existence of a
small secret society early in the course,
is, in the present conditions of Yale life,
detrimental to the general - interests.
The societies have shown that they are
practically impervious to public senti-
ment, as far as their organized relations
to the college are concerned. If this
were not so, their members, who make
up a large part of the best men in Yale,
would have .been the first to take up
this matter of reform and put it
through in a satisfactory way. A small
society, shut off by a wall of closest
secrecy from the rest of the College,
without such means of keeping in touch
with, and therefore true to, the best
public sentiment, as is afforded the so-
cieties of the last year by their body of
graduates, is bound sooner or later,
unconsciously to its members, to drift
into collision with Yale’s best inter-
ests. | |
After a careful reconsideration of the
whole matter, it is impossible to see
how the present societies can be re-
tained in any other form than that ap-
proved by the Conference Committee.
Any change less radical than that, will
at the best, settle the matter for a short
time only. It would probably not do
so much as that. The more thought
is given to the matter, the more the
best sentiment tends towards a single
set of societies below Senior year. This
can be accomplished by some consoli-
dation between the present Sophomore
and present Junior societies. There
must be societies in Sophomore year
and that field must be so well taken
care of that no illegitimate secret or-
ganizations or alien clubs have a
chance. We would go into this matter
of societies extending over two years
and so arranged as to maintain rather
than to weaken the class spirit, except
for the feeling that the societies them-
selves will work upon this and other
similar suggestions and bring the mat-
ter to an issue, satisfactory to the best
Yale sentiment.
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WEST POINT’S TRIBUTE.
The spirit of the soldier and the gen-
tleman prompted the gift of West Point
to Yale. The act and the spirit of it
are deeply appreciated here. We have
no better prayer for all intercollegiate
athletic relations that they become as
wholesome and as friendly as those be-
tween the United States Military Acad-
emy and Yale University.
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DIVINITY SCHOOL GRADUATION,
Whe Address—Three Great Needs of
the School Outlined—The Class.
The graduating exercises of the Yale
Divinity School were held in Battell
Chapel, Wednesday morning, May 16,
before an audience that filled the body
of the building. President Hadley pre-.
sided, and there were with him on the
platiorm, Dean George P. Fisher, and
Professors Brastow, Porter and Curtis,
of the Yale Divinity School Faculty,
and Rev. Dr. Charles Ray Palmer of
the Yale Corporation. After prayer
and music five members of the graduat-
ing Class read addresses as_ follows:
“The Elements of Vitality in Preach-
ing,’ by William DeVerne Beach, Yale
97; ““A Two-Fold Emphasis for Present
Religious Teachings,’ by George
Manley Butler, Ambherst ‘97; “The
Accent of Certainty,’ by Clement G.
Clarke, Yale ’95; “The Significance of
Miracles in Revealing the Personality
of Jesus,” by Joseph Barwell Lyman,
New York University ’94; “Schools
and Prophecy,’ by George Redington
Montgomery, Yale ’92.
The address to the Class by Rev.
Dr. Alexander McKenzie of Cambridge,
Mass., who emphasized the opportuni-
ties and responsibilities of the members
who were now going out to work in
the world, was a very striking one, and
held the closest attention of the audi-
ence. In the announcement of the
scholarships and prizes the Susan
B. Dwight fellowship went to George
M. Butler, Ambherst ’97. This fel-
lowship, which is one of $500, and
entitles the holder to a year in
graduate study at the University,
was originally awarded to J. B. Lyman,
New York University ’94, who re-
signed. The Sanders Prize of $50 was
awarded to George R. Montgomery,
Yale ’92, for an essay on “Social
Science.” The Class graduates twenty-
eight men, of which a number have been
already permanently located. Nearly
all the remainder have been provided
with work for the present.
The alumni dinner of the School was
held in the United Church Chapel at
1.30 o'clock in the afternoon. Rev.
Charlex A. .insmore, oo l.s., Of
South Boston, Mass., presided and
after speaking of the needs of the
School introduced Professor L. O.
-Brastow, who said that among many
things the Department needed were
three that stood out above the rest, the
first of which was a chair of Practical
Theology. That, at present was com-
bined with Homiletics and should be
handled separately, as the burden was
now .too great for any one man to
carry. The second need was of a de-
partment of Apologetics, which is now
handled so far as any handling was at-
tempted, by the chair of Systematic
Theology. The third need was for a
department of Comparative Religion.
Professor Brastow estimated, roughly,
that it would take $300,000 to accom-
plish the improvements and broadenings
of the School he had named. He did
not expect it all at once, but he thought
an attempt should be made now to fill |
at least one of the needs.
Rev. Frank Luckey, ’887T.S., the
next speaker, made a motion that a
committee of three be appointed to ap-
point a second committee of five, who
should undertake the work of canvass-
ing the alumni and the friends of the
alumni, with the end in view of raising
the endowment named by Prof. Bras-
tow. The motion was seconded and
passed. Dr. W. J. Moulton, ’93 T.S.,
was asked to report on the condition
of the alumni associations of the
School, which were being formed
throughout the country. Dr. Moulton
reported that three had already been
formed, as printed in the WEEKLY,
one at Boston, one at Springfield and
one in Connecticut. He said two
others were now in process of forma-
tion, one in Central New York and one
in Wisconsin, the organization of which
would be completed before July. Con-
tinuing, Dr. Moulton urged the increase
of the endowment of the different chairs
of the School so that the salaries of the
professors there would be on the same
level as those in the Academic De-
partment.
After a brief address by Dean George
P. Fisher, President Hadley was intro-
duced and spoke of the increasing
bond of sympathy and strength between
the Theological and Academical De-
partments, and the growing spirit of
cooperation between the two, in which
there lay strength for both. Other
speeches were made by Rev. Edwin E.
Aiken, 81, of North China; Rev. W.
W. Leete, 80 T.S., of New Haven, and
Rey. Charles L.. Morgan, 975 J.S., of
Jamaica Plains, Mass., and it was not
until 5 o’clock that the meeting broke
up. ° |
In the evening a reception to the
alumni, the graduating Class and the
members of the School was held in the
Lowell Mason room, at which Mrs. F.
©. Porter and. Wirs...b ode Saetis
received. About 200 were present, in-
cluding a number of the Academic
Faculty.
At the business meeting these officers
of the Yale Divinity School Alumni As-
sociation were elected for the next
year: President, Kev. N. M.: Calhoun,
"74'T.S., Winsted, Conn.; Vice-Presi-
dent, Rev. E. A. George, ’91, Williman-
tic; Secretary, Rev. H. A.: Bridgeman,
"81 T.S., of the Congregationalist, Boston;
Treasurer, Rev. W. J. Mutch, ’85, New
Haven; Nominating Committee, Prof.
George B. Stevens, 80; Rev. H. L.
Slack, '77, and Rev. W. (= 1am op,
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