Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-30

Hubbard, M A, Beloit College Shirland, III; David Dyffrynog Jenkins, College of New Jersey Wilkesbarre, Penn; Edward Duncan Kelsey, B A, Marietta College, Oberlin College Churchville NY; Isaac Althaus- Loos, M A, Otterbein Uni versity, Upper Bern, Penn Ivan Nicholas Matinchef, Oberlin College, Samokove, Bulgaria; George Edward Nichols, B A, Uni versity of Lewisburg, Philadelphia, Pa; John Richard Reitzel, Lebanon Valley Col lege Harrisburg, Pa; John Benjamin Saer, McGin University, Saint Clears, South Wales ;IWilliam Herbert Thrall, BA, Amherst College, Galesburg, Ill; Albert Marion Wheeler, B A, Oberlin College, Shelby, O; Charles Henry Wilcox, B A, Chicago, III Rev David Nelson Beach, B A, class of 1876.
 William Ward Bailey B A, New Haven; John Barrett, MiddIetown; John Pomeroy Bartlett Ph B, New Britain Edward Au- gustus Bowers, B A, New Haven; Sidney Elbridge Clark, Hartford; Livingstone War ner Cleaveland, Granby; Murray Corring- I lard Anthony Davis, Boston, Mass Peter Doyle, attorney. .at-law, Prairie du Chien, Wis; Willis Ira Fenn, Meriden; Emerson Young Foote, Ph B, New Haven; Norman Norton Fowler, Ph B, Agawam, Mass; l Oswin Hart Doolittle Fowler, Ph B, North | Wis; John Currier Gallagher, Ph B, New Haven; William Arthur Gardner, B s, Chica- | go university, Chicago, Ill; Harry A1van Hall, St Mary's, Pa; Edwin Cooper Haynie, B A, Springfield, Ill William Tarpley Hutch | ings, attorney-at-law, Danville, Va: Frank Eidridge Hyde, A, Hartford Charles Bar l ton Matthewman, New Haven; Allan Wallace Paige, Danbury Terah Haggin Patterson, l Georgetown, Ky; Epaphroditus Peck, Bris- tol; Walter James Scott, New Haven Ed ward Allan Smith, New Haven; Winston John Trowbridge, B A, New Haven; Harry Hinman Wadsworth, Pennington {; Chapin Hall Wetmore, Corry, Pa; Charles Putnam Woodbury, B A, attorney y-at-law. Easton; Clinton Spinner, B A. Sufield-31.
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 William Jerome Davis, ILL B, univ. of Y, attorney ey-at-law, Harrison, N J; Louis Hood, B A, IL B, Columbia College, attor- l ney-at-law, Newark, N J; William Dewitt Kellogg, IL B, attorney-at-law, Trenton, Ga; Miner Gibbs Norton, ILL B, PHI B, Union College, attorney-at law, Jefferson, O; John Carlos Talcott, IL B, A, Mt Union College, attorney -at-law, Jefferson O,6.
 William Henry Brinley, New Haven ; George Marland Bush, New Haven Charles 1 Warren Dana, New Haven William Whitney Hawkes., B A, New Haven; James Ebsnezer Stetson, New Haven Caryl Fenelon Seely Whiting, New Haven; Walter Churchill White, Branford; Walter Lonsdale Lea, Vir- ginia Charles Edwin Park, New Haven i; Dwight Alfonson Richardson, Ansonia-10.
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 Eugene Bouton, B A; Henry Clark Coe, B A; Herbert Russell, B A Civilians Colege) {; William Thaddeus Strong, A.
 The John A. Porter prize was not awarded as the essays submitted did not reach the re- quisite degree of excellence.
 The Alumni Dinner,
 The alumni dinner at Alumni Hall was a great success The hall was crowded. The class of 'S1 was served outside under one of the large canvas pavilions. Prayer was of fered by ex-President Woolsey. Upon the platform were President Porter, ex-President Woolsey, United States Senator Hoar, Gov ernor Bigelow, General Ashbel Smith of Texas, General Francis A. Walker, Rev. Dr. Bacon, Prof. Salisbury, Henry Farnam, Wm. D. Howells, Prof. Wm. D.. Whitney, Rev. Father Frisbie, president of St. Francis Xavier College New York, and others.
 President Porter opened the post-prandial exercises with highly interesting address. He was received with tumultuous applause. After genial and graceful welcome to the alumni he alluded to the beautiful renovation and modernization of Alumni Hall, and paid tribute to Mrs. Henry Farnam, to whom Yale was indebted for this elegant adornment of the great assembly room of the alma mater. A very considerable addition to the vested property of the institution has been made during the past year, report of which had been already given. To-day had come an offer to the corporation, proposal from l of Eba in city to erect physical laboratory at an ex' pense of fifty thousand dollars more or less (Great applause.) This, you know, has beer much needed here. In a report in October last to the corporation written by myself you will find this important want of the col lege mentioned, together with other require ments. Now, if other gentlemen will supply wants Nos 1, ? and Yale, will be still fur. ther most grateful and the gifts most vel comed. Applause and laughter).
 During the year arrangements have beer nearly perfected for the purchase of grounds for athletic purposes, some thirty or forty acres in extent, costing $21 1000, of which |" $13, ,OOO has been contributed, $4, ,0OO more promised contingent upon raising the whole leaving balance of $4, 900 to be raised. IT athletic contests Yale has demonstrated that she is not afraid of any kind of competition, (applause,) and if so be that in the next con- test Yale succeeds when so sure of victory ss certainly hope she will, with this addi tional victory I shall submit to your sober consideration whether, with large enough athletic grounds and the broad waters of New Haven harbor and other accommodations we should not be satisfied with contests al home and abandon all this kind of contests, whether with collegiate friends or profession als This will be submitted to your consid eration.
 Another institution has come into use, the University club. A house has been purchased | near the New Haven House where many members of the college take their meals and meet on common grounds and get acquaint- ed, which is under suitable rules and re- straints In this way we hope to serve the upper classes, and it is open to the alumni With this we hope to solve a social problem. The experiment. has thus far met with grati flying success.
 President Porter here announced the ap. pointments of Hon. Edward J. Phelps ILL. D., of Burlington, Vt, Kent professor of law, to fill the vacancy unified since the death of Judge Dutton in '69, and of HenryW. Farnam, of. this city, as professor of political 1 economy and history, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Gen. Francis A. Walker President Porter announced the ac- ceptance by Mir. Phelps of the appointment who would be here half of the year in the discharge of the duties of the position.
 In my own departm ent it has been thought best to give me some assistance and Prof. George T. Ladd of Bowdoin College has been elected to the position. We expect he will accept. This brings some relief to my duties instructor, for. as many of you are aware, a considerable part of my time has been occupied each week during the whole college year in this branch. am happy to add what was a surprise to me that gentleman h-s offered to pay as long as is necessary the salary of the assistant profes- sor. (Applause.) What makes it more sin