New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-16
FROM VALE COLLEGE.
Correspondence Of lib. N. Y Tribune.

Corr..pordepss Of The n. Y. Tribune.
YALE COLLEGE, oct. ii, 1876.
Here we are, perchcd away between these brick
walls while the tutors rubbing up our aruior that
we may cut shines in the battle of life. We have
no way of ascertaning what is going on IN the outside
world except through the stream OF news winch flows
up from New-loIk, eddyiDg against old Yale, where
We lie in wait ike many trout, ready to snatch up
whatever suits our appetites You may be sure many
a fat Yale trout darts eagerly at Z" The TRIBUNE.
Although we have our own politics, with all the ap-
paratus ior wire pulling, stuihnS, CASING
and "raLblng," yet we are wide awake with regard
TO the coming election, and on the right side too, as
the canvass of the voters in the college buildings taken
n few days ago. shows clearly The result OF the can
yass was as follows: Fremont one hHRdred ana mr.
teen; Buchanan, eight: Fillmore, four open 10 con-
ViCtion, one e.
buchanan and Fillmore may, perhaps, have lew
more ,,tDahi.ers among Yalerans, for this canvass
did NOT include those who room out OF college VINO
amount TO a hundred or two; but N all Prooaoli.y
canvass taken among these would not dlier much III
result from the above. Yale is o. n. III politics ana
always has been The LocCs in this city have often
tried to have the students prevented from voting be-
cause as class they always vote for free and liberal
| measures This is strong argument against the
| rotten Democracy of the present day, when takes
root in ignorance and ours IN the garden Oh wee
the SAD o. which is rum its flowers are scap, ana lis
fu,t bowie knives The only birds which Will lodge IN
lis branches sre vultures, and the only animal when
will lie in its cold dark shade is an old worn-out
Ruck which has been made sick by IT, and has not
strength enough TO crawl away
Yale is like a lump of leaven set down III cd Con-
pectcut Several of our number have been stumpins
the State during the past vacation, ana thcy orn9
hsck encouraging reports. Prot. Baily, also III
.tructor in Eocuon is eagerly sought Tor oy the sur
rounding towns as one OF the most ehe'uNe sPooAei
of the campaign ,.. 60.
we are 70 have boatraCe here soon between four
losts belonging To the Yale Navy AS ,he boats are
oil fast well manned and quite little interest Is iel'
IN yogsrd in il subioin their /. The Transit,
which took prize at the Hartford race on tue th
Julv last and was highly complmtrted ON Inc liar,
| ,o,J rnnors , The Ntreid which was much ad
uircd AT Springfield wear age when the rae between
| Harvard and Yale took place. Although the NeIeld
was beaten in the race when tired ny the "ihhln7
! crew she was found TO be the idsl9t Ooa 'uStv %
Tho Nautilus which took the first prize in ale re-
es,to a wear or two ago. {. The Wa-wa, name
WHICH uapy of YOUR readers who have lately GRADUATED
iron, Yale will not recognize az belonging 10 'e on
| Uslcvon originally the Shawmut. Inc race : eA'
nec,cd IN come of on Saturday the Isl OF November.
The Freshmen are still agtatng the question "ne''
er Ia restore the time. hsnOred foot ball game, "hlch
was omitted by the class before them ms Iesiau
c,ss is not so large one a. expected. They num-
| h,r only iSj The last elias. numbered lJi. Perhaps
next wear when Fremont Is IN, We shall nave Ia-'
The Sophmores are engaged in resuscitatug and re-
forming The Burial of Euclid, work which wa'
quite ssiully commenced by the present JUNIOR
| class.
The three secret societies of the Freshmen two OF
tide Sophmorcs three of the Juniors and two OF me
seniors III tourshng ana make huge drafts on 'he
| brains of Il cir members. -
thus with politics. boating societies, icot-odI
lessons, customs and wicket, there IL plenty OF work
both mental aud physical, for p