New-York tribune., 1878-09-28
before physician could reach him He was formerly
merchant Ia this city.
THE NEW COLLEGE YEAR.
NOTES FROM YALE.


TFRoM AN OCCASIONAL coRREsPoNDEST OF THE TRrBUNEf
HEw-HAvEN, Conn.,, Sept. 26.-College has
begun with the usnel invoice green freshmen and
anxious parents The present Freshman class bids air
TO be the largest record The prelmaary caalogue
shows hundred and thirtyhree already and over
hundred more out on conditions. 1t is curious
fact that the Senior Junior and Freshman classes
ber exactly the this fret edition of the catalogue
There ia talk Of admitting all conditioned fresh
men to their class Immediately and allowing them until
Christmas to make up their conditions
The Summer vacation has wrought both changes and
improvements All will miss Tutors Richardson and
Graves, and all will rejoice at the tnal eOmpleton OF
the chapel the addition Of she turrets English hteFa
ure, which has heretofore been required study the
Juniors is now made optional under Professor Nor
throp, while Professor Beers hts whole atten.
ton to the Seniors. Professor Packards health Will
keep him away until October 1, and Dr. Perrin Of 80.
hears his optional class In Greek.
Last week the University Boat Club held its annual
meeting resulting in challenge ~ Harvard Professor
Wheeler the treasurer made some very appropriate and
extended economy In the future. The presi
dent Of the Boat Club instructed take all possible
measures TO restore G ame honored Thanksgiving iu'
Dlee TO It's oid place. aId tnere - nope 'e & tnS & Sen s
overlook the Fushes and the Sophomore societies.
The "subjects for Townsend Compositions and DeFor
est Grafton" follows l. The Beuevolence Of Law;
2. The Republican Poets OF the English Commonwealth
ferlOu; D. n lHe Elhicdl III ANtS D.
The Unrest the Age in its Literature o. Capt.
tai and Labor z. Comparative influence OF Byron and
Wordsworth English Poetry OF To-Day !. The
Strength and Weakness OF our Political lnsttutons
Compositions must be handed In February 5.
Professor Dana took the seniors their first Eeel0
cal excursion last Saturday and explained the origin OF
trap dykes about New-Haven.
The first meeting OF resurrected Linonia wsbvery
slim. ~
The university bali nine has lost i've men. 3,
The customary nightrushes have resulted In favor Of
the freshmen consequently the sophOnOres are not
pugnacOus.
W. N Parker Is president of the Glee Club, and T. l.
Smith is treasurer.
number OF seniors took tramp through Eurofe this
Summer. a.'
Last year there were more than sixty men Ia the
Junior optional class LATIN this year there are ye
The English literature expected 70 be easy, and
drew away from all the other OptiOnals.
The Senior optional class astronomy consists Of two
men They have had seats assigned to them In alpha
betical order.
The Freshman Society limitations were a fZzle.
Henry Holt has in press the following wOrksiof the
Yale faculty Political Economy by Professor Francis A.
Walker OF the Scientific School Jurisprudence by Pro-
lessor j. Patt OF the Law School, English Language,
by Professor T. R. LOunsbury, of the Scientific School
Century Of American Literature, by Professor Henry
A. Beers.
The departure Of having the students moving done
for then under the supervision Of proper authorities,
has proved itself great convenience Very many arti-
cles have from the but they seem 20
have been taken during the annual nOuse-c Gaming
time.