New-York tribune., 1872-02-26
Y4LES CELEBRATION.
wAsHIYGToNs BIRTHDAY IN NEw-HAvE

wAsHNGTONS BIRTHDAY IN NEw-HAvEN
PROF. MARSH 5 ExPLoRATIoNs-NR. BEECHER's
LECTUEEs-ANNUAL VISIT To THE SCIENTIFIC
sCHOOL-PROF. BREWER on GOVERNMENT
WEATHER REPORTS.
PROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OP THE TEIBUNE
NEw-HAYEN, Feb. 23.-I don't think 1t was
fore-ordained that Washingtons birthday should be
celebrated in Yale College by the combined forces OF
Science and Theology" in q series of public gather
ings than usually interesting TO the outside world
but It has happened this year that three events gave
the day especial note. Prof. Marsh. having just
returned from his Rocky Mountain told Wednes
day evening" the story OF his explorations while yes
terday the Rev. Henry Ward Beccher another Of
his admirable lectures 10 students Of theology and the
State Board OF VsitOrs OF the Sheffield Scientific School
assembled to make their annual visit to the school, and
to hear lecture from Prof Brewer The United
States Signal Service" Let offer three Notes" on
these three occurrences.
You know Prof Marsh is such devotee OF palnntol-
ogy, fossils, oid-bones" the students that
lie has thrice been TO the hse-knOwn regions Of the
Western Corllcras collecting" In 1870, and again in
1871, he took with him large squad Of Yale boys
some recent graduates and some undergraduate
whom he enlisted as collectors and cOllabOra-
tors. The second party returned short
time ago. and full OF stories OF what they and
did their boxes and barrels are full Of rocks and
bones. An outline OF this journey given by Mr..
Marsh to the Connecticut Academy" local scientific
club which has been kept up IN New-Haven with q
pOnderOus and constitution since the
days Of Dwight and the formaltes Of the last
tuTy. On large physical map or the United states
the the party traced IN kansas Nebraska.
and Colorado, TO the shoshone Falls the John Day
Valley. and TO Oregon, thence to San Francisco
and homeward by the way Of the Isthmus The trip was
almost exclusively geological the discovery and col
lection Of objects hitherto unknown to the scientific
world having been prominently kept In mind. As mere
a. Oll Of
and fish, exhumcd and brought home, would be dry as
the bones Themselves, forbcar from giving it. The
party back IN excellent health and spirit. well
with their researchcs the results Of which aro now
TO be- worked up and published
Mr. Beecher has made, for him. extraordinary
hit in the lectures he giving, nominaly "On Preach
ing" before the students OF the Theological School In
reality he Is discussing the work and methods OF
tor WHO aims 70 persuade and anybody, preacher
lawyer lecturer statesman would be dcghed to hear
from such master bis experience and obser 5atons.
Tue lectures given in the beautiful Marquand
Chapel, which holds perhaps 900 persons. It
| il crowded. Ministers Of all names, and pro-
fessors and students OF all departments crowd to
hear: and each successive week and de-
/ lighted with his uncommon common sense" his VII,
his kiudnes and s keen perception Of tho peculiari-
ties OF speakers and hearers pupit and pews The two
lecuues oil this week on Illustrations and their
! Use" and on Health as an Element Of Power" The
roided py elderly doctors Of divinity while the young
theological candidates form the body OF his audience.
and college students, with a spunklng Of ladies' M
! up the corners. He has brief In his hand. but
it does not hold lin When be sees that point
Is made he passes rapidly to another throwing out
constantly his experience, aud on that
OF his brothers and friends giving excellent rules Tor
conduct audience pithy and so fresh that
they are ~ be remembered they are TO be list
ened TO- Toward the feast the dessert comes
on "You may ask any questions" Is the signal for
sharp-shooting on both sides. Then his extra
! ordinary powers come out In a single son
tence a witty turn, III story, he throws
food Of ght upon dubious question Never making
the questoner. never turning to laugh the ser
ous business OF influencing the human SOUL never De-
ttlng himself his subject he hits at routine, formal
ty pretense ineiciency, and invites to mannes7. SIN
! ccrity timeliness and eamestness Only verbatim
report and hardly that could do justice 10 his dscOurses
We should have O healthy and useful body Of cIer
r!nen II more OF them could hear such lectures 1t was
thought that the lecture Of yesterday would DO the last
/ but two more arc to follow next week
while LII Beecher was lecturing the Divinity School
company OF thirty gentlemen. more or less, were visit
ing the Sheffield Scientific School Of Yale College. to
which, with evident enjoyment Mr.. Beecher had given
! his morning. Gov. Jewell, ex-Cov. English and many
other bcnefactors Of the school went from to room
inspecting the apparatus, drawings, and collections visit
ng the site OF the hall erecting for the school,
and finally, listening portions Of the annual report.
! The principal facts brought out were crafty
ing increase in the donations to the school (s4o,0OO
in money during the last two years corresponding IN
crease in the number Of students he total this being
1861: an evident tendency to postgraduate study GO
beipr engaged in m determination to do full justice on
the one hand to pure and applied science and on the
other TO literary aud linguistic culture; and, finally the
ease with which young who receive ths training
ara able To secure useful and lucrative en-
| plovmeut as men OF science, teachers. explorers
uaturalists civil engineers, chemists, and the like
After an informal supper at which speeches were made
by President Porter the State dgnitares, and other
prominent gentlemen, the company attended lecture
bv Prof W. H. Brewer Oh "The Weather Reports OF the
United states Government" The lecture was one OF The
| course annually given by the Sheffield professors.
Mr. Brewer put before his hearers large map OF the
United States on which all the signal stations were
boldy Indicated a series of diagrams exhibiting the
weather Of February Il and l5 1872, enlarged from
! the maps Of the Signal Service, and examples
| Of baroneters and thermometers He gave a
| sketch Of the condition OF meteorological science.
told the history OF the Signal Service, explained It's
! methods Of observation, reporting to washington.
deducing the probabilities and publishing the results
spoke strong Of the efficiency OF the corps OF
which Gen Myer Is the chief and urged an expansion
OF the system over the country 80 that st more use
| full results may be obtained. His remarks in
cluded the mention OF many amusing Incidents which
had come under his notice, showing that men VINO are
working I'm the open air-a painters skaters ana
others-now adjust their daily E y. "orH W
the predictions OF Ola IIODaDhlueS' AUS '00'"i0
| closed the day.