New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-13
YALE COLLEGE NOTES.
OPENING OF THE FALL TERM To-DAY-MoyING-
HEATHs-THE READING-RoOM.

OPENING OF THE FALL TERM T0-DAY-MoVING-
HElTns-THE READING-ROOM.
NEw-HAyEN, Sept. 1.-THE first term of
the collegiate year will open tomorrow morning.
For day or past the great joy OF hotel proprie-
tors and boarding house Keepers students have been ar
irving on every Not only, however are those who
furnish food and lodging benefited by the advent OF the
students the entire city receive some share OF
tue 81 100000 thercaDouts, which the members
OF Yale College annually bring into New Haven. There
is much truth in the remark which an expIcssman made
"a student last night He said, III TIL ye wat, It's
moighy duike here the Simmer widout ye feers."
Thcfe is mistake Newayen is different place with
the students and the people realizing this, are ready
to give a warm welcome back.
Many two three days previous TO the open
ing in to get fully settled before Thursday
ing For, at o'clock that day, when the bell rings
for morning prayer, the work OF the term begins ana
trivial Tor absence are not greatly IN demand
The senior, however by yirtue oi the hgh position tey
have reached not usually required To report, AFTER
prayer Till the hour Tor the evening recitation
Daring yesterday aud to-day the campus has presented
rather busy appearance for nearly every man IN college
is moving. II almost universally the custom here to
change rooms every year; for the farther man adj
vance in his the better the room lac is likely get
Sometimes when man is fortunate in getting, during
JUNIOR which SATISFIES nli, he
VIII retain it, but tins ~ The exec tOh Inc lule Is
10 every year. To assist III TINS "ofK tere are Oh
the CAMPUS almost countless nunDef or colOred men,
WHO greet at every turn with, Anything 90 90 10
day boss aud who either nave most exalted opinion
i'm regard the value thelr scrvicea, on hnk the
average student the undsputei proprietor Oh fchy
yielding gold mine.
There is to be upon the campus another class of
men, who are just Enthusiastically known as the class
above mentioned They the members OF the incom-
ing class The amount Of innOcency which many new
men display both in their general carriage ana the ques
tions asked thought to be astonishing Yesterday aud
to-day are the days for the second entrance examination
The number who passed the first examination In Whole
or in part both for the acadepca ana the scientific de-
partnents, somewhat larger than usual Ihe nun,
her of those succeed in getting into tue acadenis
department Will probably be between 10 ana 10 ior
The sc,entic about srventy-tye Tue definite number
will not be known for three or Tour weeks - H.,
There has been two deaths among the college meh our
ing vacation william Armstrong Labaree, OF the Junior
Cls cincinnati Ohio was taken sick and died about
weok after reaching home at the close OF last college
wear william Parmlee Hotchk'ss, OF the sophomore
Class New Haven drowned about three weeks ago.
xbils bathing at Rock, near THIS cry Inc ueath
OF two men who so universally esteemed Dy ne,f
classmates deep feeling OF sadness througnoue
their respective classes Rufus Richardson tutor IN
Greek was IN VIZ Nc York TndlbemdsmI Mr. Richard
son has IN college hosts OF friends VINO WISH hin any
amount of health and happiness
The immense form of "Cbiek," the college Waterman.
is no Longer seen the campus The faculty II seems
did not properly appreciate "Chcks services ana cast
him out upon the charities of cold world
The Rev William NJ Barbour, late OF Bangor seminary
and who is hereafter to be "Chittcnden Professor OF
divinity and College Pastor OF Yale college, VIII DC III
stalled rs pastor OF the college church Oh Friday next
The programme the exercises has not yet been fuy
made ant but while a council Of the neghDorlng Con
gregationa Churches have been invited 10 Dc present
The exercises, will probably be brief ana snnpie ana
without the least OstentatOn.
In the way Of building or repairing Dut t' mas oeeh
done during vacation The most noticeable thinS IL the
,onge I'm the locality Of the reading groom which has
been removed from South Middle College where u mas
been located for many years to the second hoor OF the
Cabinet Building. While tue new readingroom wil NOT
be IA convenient as loahug place just before reetaon
the change mast be considered great improvements
rho re,dlneroom here is not. in many colleges,
= nryate ORGANIZATIONS but Is managed by me college"
aud All members the AcadenlcaI Dtd,theh,u are
s,yei for lis support. IL Is well supplied with an ths
hnst English and American magazines, WIN All tne oau
INC rensous wccklies and vita das from most OF the
ir cities of this country, While several Oh the lcang
nars are duplicated As ut the oher colleges SO mere
Tnr TgIBryg il probably the most read ana the Dest
Jil.ed of ALI the newspapers.