New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-27
YALE COLLEGE NOTES.


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CLOSE OF THE FALL TEBli-rHE FAVoRITE STUDIES
RECORD OF THE COLLEGE IN ATHLETIC CANES
IRE COLLEGE PULPIT.
NEw-HAVEN, Dec. 20.-The past week mas
been 0cvoted exclusively TO examinations, the last oil
which WAS held to-day, and with it closed the first term
Of new college year the tiae of examination draws
near many men VINO have been rather free and easy
during the term begin 10 look forward with fear and
trembling. And well they may, Tor the Faculty us
tribute conditions with lavish hand, and with most
reckless disregard OF the law Of supply aud demand
Not only are conditions most libc ally awarded, but
druhes driven out of what may be called "thc busy
hive on tie least pIOvOcajiOu. This remark apples
more to the lower classes and especially to the FRESH
men, with whom the end of tie ilrt term is critical
perl,d When man gets safely his ti.st examina-
ton he Lreathcs recr walks more erect and looks upon
himself as a new creature To The students the Fan
term Is the pIeasancs OF the whole year The meeting
again after the long vacation TIE feeling Of increased
Importance now that they Seniors or Juniors or SopE-
omores period of good weather for athletic eX
erclses. the THANKSGIVING Jubiee-bu no not that the
Jubilee dcadtAc Thanksgiving recess, the cnange III
The studies nd oftentimes the instructors as wcD-
all these combine to make this term the most enjoyable
OF all.
The Seniors have had Psychology under President Por
ter who both III the Rotations and IN his lectures has
earnestly endcavorcd to make this dicu study as easy
a. possible master In Geology Professor Dana has
given valuable instruction Not content VITA teach
ing rom the tcX1OOk ami illustrating vi specimens
from the cabinet, Ec has made from time to time during
Tie TERM excursions with those of tae class VINO chose
10 90 10 different points OF interest III the vicinity 81
New-Iaycn aud explained the geological forna
ton. This. together with his lectures on Corals,'
Evolution" aud "Cosmogony," has made this study
both pleasant and profitable But the o't liked study
OF the term has been Political Ecjnomy-Fa"-
cct's Mauual-under Professor Summer. The subject
lgrE IsHfi Is g'g "A
con in most Of It's statements and Professor sumner
IN ms daily talks has touched upon. explained, ana
illus rated almost eycTyt0pc, and especially the silver
question wIch Is now OF such vital interest. u TIE
it OF optional studies. German under Prof Carter
The 1vorcs In tie AFTER the elias. hat rccitatous
from Maizuers COLLECTION OF Old Ensish pOefv ana i,c-
turs on the literature oi gre iJlib, Hah Ier'd On
this cplrs al private reading ",ih cN"MpaioIsl vas
mi embraced So. cuCis Hcm ne i9iIoWMg AUTHORS:
sidney. Bacon, Fuller, Milton, Taylor browne, spencer
lien JonsOn Beaumont ana Fletcher, webster MasainSer
and Ford.
be tcn,m inferred, there added postgraduate de- |
s'c o. Al4,ti OF "a" "a. ~ III o''e ar, IN - :"
coming more and more stringent each We T. WIN me |
Junior cass ms year, the oi1,eis ue-ah the system oi
IgaikHg the Rotations, AM OF enforcing attendance
uo. ihcm Moreover, tie mrlrhers Of the school are
quIred 10 pass al examination a. tie emu oil TIE
Fail tenn cad OF OILY al annals. az heretofore To
'r s,,,e cIIt,.,t. INSTITUTION Is rrouircd 10 pass nm
i'' t,, T he ies of the II 1rorv Of Ligana
u o. te ted STATES, and the text OF Tie Constitution
Ior the ii 81 ln, in several years college has had
preaching nl regular psOI. Formerly, there VAS su
most part were strangers, and while The sermons
good ~ their WAY, they did mol seem To reach The stu
dents. The preacEels seemed 10 thhh tat bctase tcy
were coming a. centre q. lc4IEinS they must BRING
with them an intellectual sermon. forgetting that the |
students haO az tfUu& TIE "ccA ntch chE"-ed lH IN
t,cc'u1 pursuits, aud thai iEcy were now urea ana
wanted something nelcnt But Dr. barbour while emf
idea OF the WORK before lin He breaches not 80 !
much the MINDS to the heats OF ILL., audltnc. He
Auis NOT 50 buch 70 Niah u, uOe' maj p'he OF -.
Paul 20 set forth the pare and simple ,iutns OF Csps
gospel His sermons are simple earnest, ana To the
point. F,Om ptssase IA which the ordinary feanef
would Sc. nothing remarkable, he Viii draw a WhOle |
cgr life which strike home 20 The heart Of the student.
The result OF the change is noticeable. 3icn wAO would
may now be paying the closest attention. and while
further results may al this ime bo seen there Is no
gained say tin. Dr. BdrbOuris we.-@od. and mat lis
listened 10 with al least an apparent inter
In regard to Yale athletic interests not much need |
b. sdId for TIE lKIBUNE readers have been kept
bail were played among the various classes Tor the
championship nag, which was Won Oy the seniors, VINO
were also victorious last year. The tWOme sIX-OarCd
barge Lake SatJiI-tdl uy the Juniors, |
i'm lie very GOOD Tine of 1901 lac Juniors have the
bet boating record OF any class college Harvard |
after long delay, accepted fales cnaiel re, and The
Freshmen have challenged the Yale Freshmen Ia row
Summer, but there Is no probability that the cha
Iengt viii be ptcd Tie University uew-Or rather
whom the crew j. To Dee pcked-dre taking
daily exercise IN TIE gymnasium Subscriptions to the
navy : iy coming az fast can De expected
and everything indicates that Yale WILL at least, DE able
10 make "a faIr showing ucXt Summer.
Nales football team this Fan was the best she has
had, aud it II really unfortunate that msuuder
standing AROSE between her ana tue Othcr colleges The
fact the excellence OF the Yale eleven viii be
when IL taken into consideration that, with Tour new
men added 10 her team, she the Princeton
which had played all the Fall with fifteen men, aud had
beaten aiyard-nd scored two iouchd0wns 10 nothing
THIS, while virtually victory, because Of the agreement
made before the game, WIS technically draw.
The result II tIe played Dy Harvard Princeton
aud Yale follows: Harvard, games played, 4; won,
,; lost l. Princeton, games played 3; Won, p draw !.
Yale, games played, 4 WOu >; draw, i. Ihe college
cDampiOIshp, therefore, SIN remains with Yale.