New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-26
FROM YALE COLLEE.
an. Y, Tribune.

coueporaence Of The N Y. Tribune
YALE COLLEGE, Dee. "a 1885,
The College bell has ruDg its last peal for the term
and as already settled tsef for two weeks rest IN
the old belfry. The brown sanded doors have swung
round and closed the enti aDces through when the
Winter winds have whstled 20 ercey for the pasttwo
or three weeks the passegeways there are no Signs
of life unless some lean College mouse may be wander
ing up and down. longing for the crumbs OF home MADE
cake which he has go frequently found in the Fresh
mans room. or the classes which have scattered tor
their homes
The Freshmen have just passed through their first
College examination. 1t is trying time for most OF
them. Their studies not only being extended but diff
cult. and the examination being such enc as to
thoroughly test their knowledge Of whatever they may
have been over during the past term, they naturally
enter tie examn alton with fear-and justly TOO, Tor
The examinations OF the Freshman year cause ,ue C,
parture of many student. The first yeT at aie Col
jeee thin out Glass wonderfully Daring the fresn-
man wear of the present Sophomore class some fo'y
or more we're dropped, being ab'u one-eurn OF tosr
hole umber IL the Glass before them Ill greater
nronort,s left having entered College with one hun
red and thrtysevep at tae end OF the 81 year taete
were wanting fifty, or more than onecfhrd. IL i; Is
-tIsBge how many etuden's at the enc "t eNamu aon
fpd that the New Haven air does mol 8Sfee WIN
them II,
The .Sopt omores have gone home, leaving behind
them their prize compositions for exsmlnahpn. Inc
result of II examination will raise new standard OF
merit among the Sophomores. At the hrst, the ques
tiop js: What sort of scholar T. then, when compo'
sitiops como, What sort Of writer T. Hatavoraole
cannot be given to either OF these two ques
tons the man mnst be content to hold low RANK IN
his class For this reason there lie great eagerness
among those who count themselves writer's TO
subj, cts hch to be announcedwhether they are
such SStdap'ed to their comprehension or st,le.
The euhisrts given for this terms prize omposuoEs
.r: Humility Of the True Soho ar " Influence OF
a Great POEM on the Early Hietory of Nation"
"Ibhut nee of National WfoDg-1oinS upon the ina
yiuu l." The siuGenis allowed TO choose from
u ZEE ilree The prizes of three grades, all small
suu 5, The bighe,t not being over w. lie premiums
tf Ynle do held out very great pecuniary induce
tnis Ia the scholar, yet ambition supplies tue de-
hcier cy and crea es abundant competition. Inc
Btrkey ClSIk and College prizes all small There
are. Owever the De Forests and Towoeends, when
ed opire it'll rum AID the Scholarships are quite
ell 8CGit on 10 ones purse.
NJ = Of Tn. Juniors have departed. There aie@,
howevtr. lingering 10 learn their appointments for
Ju ir Exhibition These not announced until the
fJst day of vacation; and "a many who do not expect
anything very high, and hence feel little delicate
sbout staying behiod yet feel sone anxiety to know
ether tehs their friends, send them as they were
al bounced this DOrblpg:
G,nk o,aiion-R z. Basket, we,,ber.SeIdv Vt
fSIo,erasai O,a,ioas-G. B. Mcclellan, OAbbeha Co.,
Mic ya S.%s h eo:se u.ors Conn., H. A.
Pratt, Lhcafeld. Conn T. sey nour Bloomfield y.
OJo Lss-p ApDOt, Tnuaueipoia, 10 = Shi'in-
@osd.toet, Conn; b A. Mis:, wofesstsr, Mass. +; ":
H. II. fuIrer. DenmaIi IA
sls', nsT.ns F. a:ne. Ss@9oli Sy Ns
rh T. wssa S.ss vss .si. ss"sfni .' Ds
Fshh.,eD, MAJ. D. F,setorn, KNOXVILLE Pa c. w John
LII r.bss; S cSSn sn Mis-: Canton cs@sr cspn
ssgt, %li;s;% Pm s~ S,,. l.aI VI
Second: g. p Andrews New Haven, Conn O. 81 Boynton
Cheshire Conn. Wci' wethei'dsld, Conn. w II Wood
s. anis rs " Ais.a: A. 1as e3Rh n'Ai
Ma aS, Ts%In;s. SsS Ts!ss Conn
wiz, Hartford, Conn W A Magill Waterbury, Conn W.
sseold: W s Andersen st. Louie. Mo E. F Blake New.
Haven Conn; MAtshsTl Chsi%sr. NeT;Y9rk City; z; p
Ss1 r s.. NOBLE m,- ad s.sSln
The Seniors psssing their last Winter va?ation
They already making preparations for their leaving
college, by commencing TO make up their class books
1t has been the custom fOr some years p.. fer class
graduating to leave behind some memorial of the class
A. first the daguereoypes of all the class insert
ed in frame and deposited in the College Library.
sertbai Of the planting of an vyyins at the foot Of
one Of the College buildings Their the lithorsphs Of
The whole eass taken, and each one furnished
with autograph Of every member Of his class. These,
tCseDer win eDgraSlbgs oil The dfercnt members OF
tie Faculty views of Yae College and of NewHaven,
were bound together in the form Of book and caltd
The ciassIook TIE class books Of the el,ss of Fifty.
Six instead Of graphs, contained Photographic and
Of ibe members of the present Seoior class
returning 10 The autographs, while many, who thick
that TIER beauty, their purse will warrant il
bavir stee! en2ravings taken. Sch DO * becomes
invaluable to who wrhes 20 preserve the memories
OF biz college days end though perhaps somewhat ex-
is've, Is much more worthy object OF expense
han most If tbs ttudt nts' projects
All The classes have gone. With their departure
they carry with them depth ofre igious feeling which
IL TO many, the resal: of a revival OF religion,
which has been in progress for tbs past few weeks and
though II 10 pied by the vacsti'n Il 10 expected
that IL will co. Time curing the following term.
Las. Sundsy evening, for the fret tine in many
YEAR, The Christmas Anthem wss omitted. 10 70 last
year ibr vccSI music, both atptayers and ia Sunday
sen vice had been performed by The Beethoven Society,"
y.luLtaJ, sssocstcn, electing It's own members and
Oh DOSING its owD officers Dorfng the last year how
ever from .cne restrictions placed Jon them by the
Faculty, they Iesigned their petition rs choir At
pe..bt the service OF evening prayers is conducted
without the aid Of music. fund for nstrus'iou Ia
vocal rusic having been left a. Me dispos.l Of the
Faculty, Professor Of Music was employed who,
with Tie aid Of hs cisss manages to worry through
sueh hymns ne are needed on Sunday. Beethoven
ssilI continues elects ito members practices aud
"Vivst Harmonic vers" y.