New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-26
THE WIS TER TERN Ar YALE.

IT'S CLosE-THE NEW ARRANGEMENT OF TERMS
TIE JUNIOR EXHIBITION - LECTURES TUTOR
DAyA-sPoRrING INTERESTS - HARVARD AND
YALE.
NEw-HAvEN, March 22.-The present term
will close on Wednesday week IL might perhaps
be more correct say the first half OF the present term
will then close, for. under the new arrangement the
secopd term with recess OF week in the midde) Is
made to include all the time from January to Juy when
uod IN be divided into the second and third terms But
virtually there Is no difference The bills are rendered
rs usual the studies are changedand Doth Instructors
and students accustomed TO speak OF the ast ha rs
pext term The only difference is that there Is now 10
examination but probably majority OF Inc students
voud prefer one now willie the matter is still fresh III
their minds Had the entire year been divided evenly
into t,vo forms with final examination at the end OF
eacn and with at the holidays ana III the spring.
"A il the case at vassar. some benefit would have been
derived from the change
The Junior Exhibition, the great event OF ihe ter Iooh
laco This afternoon This consists entirely OF speaking
al Tho sneakers are selected as follows All members OF
the class who get appointments rs hsh AS hrst uspuer
the number this year IS, which is much larger
than usral-are required to write essays FROM 'neso
,be 10 best are selected the speakers at inc junior eA
btion Each one OF these receives prize OF @lo anu
N, one who is Judged best by the Faculty both the mat
ter and the delivery being considered receives an ao
,ra, nrize Of $50 Below the names and subjects OF
those Who spoke to-day: George L. curtis, cIhIn'eu
y. Y, "Cayour and ltalan IniS ,in ~ John Stuart
WI :" Roger j. Is. Foster, Boston, Mass Cleopatra;
Edward B. Whitney on OF pgot Nm lame. Ham
mr., Iowa 1.-THE Mission OF e&ander hinnton III!
Coe, New,Iaye4; M1 Tbo Sr CarIye Louis Hood
Tewark y j. The Political Aspects OF Puritansin E'
W Wh II IAN fon Of Judge Aphonso Tafl OF Cincin
n.t The Vitality the Democratic farp me pIlIf
vas awarded to Mr.. Beckwitn. Battell Shapci was
& ilIed and the gay culors Of the many ladies' IN az
tendance presented pleasing contrast Will l's suds
d sIeps wore the regulation dress suit About nall
~ fine juniors celebrated the occasion py wearing
cans throughout the day This performance was .ic
case OF udcrous burlesque ON the part Of number OF
Seniors who dOnned cheap hSh-cio"no" 'o''o" '-P
with the priee-mark still adherihs'
pohabIv no other town the whole country has had
rho chance OF hearing many good lectures ths winter
"a this The course eight lectures at the All scOo
was tried as an experiment, ana us success mas Dee
most gratifying Each lecture had good ana some OF
them especially Mr. Donald c. Mitchell er9w'Su , auu
encrs inen there has been the course OF 10 Iestus
calculated more especially for chalcs az N0Itn VI
mn iIal; the course, opened by Charles Dulty war
@ haears e Kent Club Of the Law School; he course
M ebt lectures before the seminary by tle Kew DT fh
IL Itroks and tle course Of three Religious It In
nPPeat Rrifan by the Rev. DR.. John Han Dr. HAIRS
lectures were exceedingly Interesting ana eseciaS te
last one in which he grew earnest anu ~ ~
me "cfures of the Rev Joseph Cook OF BOSTON
and Others all OF which have attracted more OF ic5s Ut
tentOn.
Mr.. Edward s. Dana, Tutor in Mathematics and
Curator OF the Neurological Cabinet mas just iSueu'
through John Wiley & Sons textbook on mineralosy'
with treatise on chrysallography and physical min
or,Iogv Mr. Dana IA the son OF Prof. James d. Dana,
ora has a smooth unbearded pleasant, boyish-loOking
face thonch Inc Is about y years OF age lie was grad
nted in $50 has studied abroad and Is unexceed IN
- danartn,ent Ills book cannot fail To meet with a
fayorable reception especially as Prof Dana whom MI
Unxiey Considered one Of the best geologlss III the
world has been heard acnOw ledge that MS son under
stands that branch OF science much better than he does
Tutor Dana ia one OF the two or three popular men on
the Faculty Indeed he is by far the most popular OF all
The officers of the Harvard navy have examined the
Thames at NewLondon. with view of moving the race
there next Summer. and there Il straight course
with high grassy banks they in favor Of selecting