New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-06
FROM YALE COLLEGE.
Corsspopdence oi The n. Y. Tribune.


YALE COLLEGE, sept. 30, iS7.
By The Banner, which hs, lust been issued, | am
epab ed TO forward you the following statistics. Tie
Banner is the students catalogue, containing lists of
the societies secret and literary Of Poi Beta kapps,
of the boat clubs eating clubs, harmonic associations,
prizes awarded during the year, &C. As it contains
all the rames and general statisncs which the csta-
logue does, and sppears some time before It, II takes
its place in great measure in the college world. By
il we learn that there are in all five hundred and thirty
three students uhdei the OF our Alma Mater Ot
th.se mir eteen are sGents OF theology, thtrty-one
law students twenty eight students Of medicine, snd
tweriy -four suGents in philosophy and the arts.
o: the Academical students the whole NUMBER -
four hundred and thirty one, divided thus: Seniss,
mir ety.two; Juniors bundled and seven; Soph"-
uores one hundred and thirteen; Freshmen one nun
dr,d and nineteen.
ast ten years has been four hundred and thirty The
whole nun Der Of students last year was five hundred
and Iinst, eight, showing falling of this year OF
siIysiI. Vi tho students in Theology, there are iour
less this Year than iss', and in the department OF
philosophy and the Arts there are twenty-five less.
The Freshman class also Of this year want fifteen OF
last years.
T6r cecrease in plumbers Is probably owing to hard
tiu,es wait Of Protective TarH, &C., Tor We hhd
similar decrease at Harvard aud other colleges. AS
,eesrd. TIE "hotcrous Abolitionism Of Yale College
AZ IFS PrV'essors' which some Democratic papers
ale aeeoy beginning TO trump up as Tue cause me
a, feiepcy in numbers, tie following fact may speak
for itsef At the late commencement ten Soutnerners
Graduated Since then stUcA have entered. W neither
Souiberu arithmetic strtch three 70 cover sixty
liz is somewhat doubtful; however, where there's
will there's way. The whole number OF South
eu.rs ir the Academcal Department Is thiry.three,
represep,ing the District OF Columbia, haryiand Viz
gihs, Georgia Florida, Alabama, Alssissippi, Texas,
Missouri and Kentucky
OF the two literary societies. the Brothers IN Unity
mi. wear conc OFT twenty-five ahead great victory
but DO. greater than they deserve, for they worked
we'll ard parmv niou.y
Phi Beta kappa has enrolled twenty ac'lng mem
hers under Prof james ID. Dana, PRESIDENT snd Dan
j., C. Gilman Vce-President. The orator Tor the neIt
Ctnmtpc.ueIt il TO be Prof. Feon. The Poet, VIM.
4 Butler au'Lor Of Nothing 10 Wear" bis subeti-
mte. Jsu,es z Lowell. Ii wi be remembered tha:
tbe ,npleymert Of Wendell Phillips to deliver the
Phi Beta Kappa Oation at the late Commencement 90
the incs nation of the South as - cause de-
crease of DO lees than three SoutherIers from l ale
OF the iupior secret societies, tie "a pha Dslta Pn
Fya,eroi,v ruIrber ~ seniors, 20 Juniors Inc Psi
UpslJon Fraternity number - seniors, :. Juniors.
Ibe Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity number ~ sen
ioIs - Juniors. OF he Sophomore socsnes, hapPa
SIGMA theta numbers l3; Alpha Slgms I'M, 20.
B.,thov,u ol,bough srppsntedi 70 the Conegs chqir
by Cecis stil rske8ises III bas s chosce from the
,fes Of the classes as they enter aie 10 this coo,
peetisB il nay Le we'll 70 state that the old order oil
t,in,. he bep revived and evening prayers are bow
ocr.unsrjes with h, mn. though ine effect o. the
me-. l. 10 make cre Sigh or sbe Painy days of Beet