New-York tribune., 1878-10-07
NOTES FROM YALE COLLEGE.

lFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUHEI
NEw-HAvEN, Oct. 3.-Professor Beers has
laid the following conrse OF reading for the senior
optional class In English literature Ben Jonson Ep-
Gene; Beaumont and Fletcher PhIlaster; Webster.
White Devil; Milton, Paradise Lost; Sir t. Browne,
uydriotaphia; Pope. Moral Essays, and Rape OF the
Lock Swift Gulhvers Voyages Fielding. Tom Jones
Boswells Johnson COwper The Task; Wordsworth
Idiot Boy White Doe OF Ry stOpe, Lines Written Near
Tintern Abbey. Ode on Immortality: DE Quincy Con-
fesons OF Opium Eater; Byron Manfred and BeppO;
Shelley, Ode a skyark and Lines Written IN Euganean
Hills; Coleridge Ancient Mariner; Keats, Hyperion
and Eve of ST. Agnes.
Considerable excitement was caused last week By the
ATTEMPTED capture and final escape OF supposed bur
gar from the united efforts Of two policemen. As il
turned out the supposed burglar innocent negro
lately from South Carolina, who thought that he
sauted by two students, policemeus uniform, with
the intention Of making him a subject for dissection
and made a complaint that effect at the police of
fee the next morning.
Iu the sehoolmeetngs lately, Professor Sumner
has taken firm stand In opposition TO the lowering OF
the teachers salaries in the public Schools aud has
made some unusually strong and witty speeches
During the last week small audience, consisting
mostly Of members OF the faculty and their families has
twice gathered, by invitation to hear addresses I'm
Ga, by w. f. Sinclair OF the Bombay Civil Service
The articles which appeared in The Chicago Adcanoe
last Summer, which were accredited to the Rev. Mr..
s. Hobrook. who founded The lae Oouront and failed
TO be graduated from the Theological School in Spring
of 1875 a
Mr. Richard Rathbun lael assistant geologist OF the
geological survey of Brazil, and former member OF tie
United States Fish Com lssion, will work upon fish
mission material IN the Peabody Museum this Winter.
WIGHT OF 80, bas left college. Tnis is the fourth
man lost from last Summers university Seven
teen men will compete for positions this year. Pro-
fessor ID Cady Eaton, formerly professor In the
School, Has returned 70 the city. Dean Stanley
tended prayers in the Batte Chapel Friday morning the
27th. The Banner viii be out about the middle of
this month Burpee aud Green get IL out Professor II.
J.. Wright has returned from twO-years' stay in Eu
rope, and nstructs The freshmen this term The Fall
gatta will come OF October IL. at Lake SaltODst ~.
There will be barge between the crews OF 70, 80
between fOur-Ours OF the Dunham CLUB, and barge
race between the freshman crews
TRe Theological school 10 very much smaller than
usual this year The junior class does not number
than twenty and the whole pumber OF students is less
than seventThve. The Law sohOel openeu to-day with
class OF thirtysix menlhe largest entered
and seventeen OF them college graduates.
To the great sorrow OF tse whole college community
the Faculty In their meeting this morning, abolished
the Thanksgiving jubilee forever Another good old
actsr last jubilee. might nfer, thai led
the Faculty their decision but they opposed TO
the spirit of such performances and unwilling TO
tend sem encoursg cement In any
During the past year large number OF works in
French and German. principally felton, have been added
to the Society Library
Ths daily duties OF the ringer OF the college bell now
cease noon; must keep track OF his time for his
sWn afternoon exercise
George r. Ferguson OF the junior class Sheffield scen
hfc School, has Just been appointed Cadet Engineer
United States Navy, az Annapolis Md Twenty-Five