New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
THE OPENING YEAR AT YALE.

THE OPENING YEAR ar YALE.
COLLEGE MACHINERY GETTING IN WORKING ORDER
-sUuJECTs FOR PRIZE EsSAYs-CHANGEs IN THE
FACULIT-THEN ATHLETIC GkoUNDs-roFlCs
OF INTEREST TO LOVERS or MANLY SPORTS.
lFRON OCCAsIoNAL COREEsIOSLEST OF THE TKIBUAE.I
NEw-HAvEN, Oct. 20.-It takes long time
for ic cocse 10 gather itself together and to settle
down the Old routine, after the long summer VACATION
Everything IN and about COLLEGE and strange
class has graduated, and the nsruce "i their face
made familiar by two OF tUree years of
ton seems impress everyone with the feeling tbar
something is waning, something gone Tbs II particu-
larry true Of Yale Such Difference is paid 10 s"uiUr
dignity the members Of the graduating class are IL
reality about all there is OF college. Every thng Is
managed by them ald the senior society Influence Is
such that In University mectugs an UndeTclassman
rarely ventures word, lest be snoUld appear pre-
sunlpiuous and "spon his chances" for 2 senior
society election B1t this Il only Of the ridiculous
notions entertained by under-ca4smcn OF senior
societies. seniors opinion IL "f such
weight and his presence of such Importance that
a Freshman class meeting is hardly deemed meeiln-
unless some scn1rs present SO it Is not to I've won
dercd az that it takes the College long time to sep out
fruu the luris Of class ana no that OF an
other About suffice 10 set the College mills
grinding again Then an the College interests acquire
their former activ-tootha. with It's grand Opportu-
general athletics and las, but, 1t Is 10 be hoped, not
least literary work with its prizes in composition, its
.Iowuscnd." aud the DE Forest prize
literary season formally opened IaSl week by
The uuuouu en-, " he subjects Tor the ro"usCnd com
positions aud the De Forest "rauon. Tney are a.
/. Ncr-England Character As Developed by Ncw-Eng
me relations Of the Presidents Cabinet TO our s.
ten at Government.
4 iU1 VISION. Of De Tncqucviilc'A Democracy in
America" Tested by tho Fac's oi the Present Iime.
q Fac Relations Of Psychological Studies to the Practi
cal Lie.
= Thr Desire Of Physical WeiiBclng "a Affected by
ID .nocr4tlc state OF society.
o. Tuc Machine In Politics.
f. H. pejhaps worth wullc to notice these subjects
They -nr for orations some 81 them ar very
s,y filai few uislur- could up" on Che Rcla
mons at Psychological studies the Practical Lie "
would care 10 listen small 1.-THE Drsirc al Physical
liuus ~ Affected Toy democratic STATE oi society
OF tle average e0ilcglaa Is not apt to produce
my t4iGg yrIy staLtnns "u ,m' -, d., I'm, :"
Tue awarding tnc Dr. Pores PrIe-the hIghrst utter
r, honor III COLI, l-uud CcrtIlEy b2 d1ur Win JUS
and umpartillty II strange mat The tactics 81
m, ,iur. and tue sabus uf lobby shnnId play any
ne Srt M ne recent axtri.Iig ui that prILr TO
M ss 81 S~l pu1ic opinion cried uui - loud aEs,Lsi
"a, decision tu.,i oar u tic committee 'uy "c"nM
edged tat awAri wds NOT Just, aud that majority
S subjects or me John A. Porter prize essay have
been announced and arc =" iolo"o .
IIr Wee Presidency. bIs functions. ihtcilnl- 81
t, trainers the CunStitu'iUu regarding the uh,e
Live fIo,e inten,.ous been r,anladn
Problem, ~ II .aH,r Education, personal govern
mrlt IN Am cJcse- electives; Icsei", mcnts Of
t,. ul,rr,Ity. 81
'tI Enychs IN EngIsh Thought tn the Hucccuth Cen
cooperation Of the Christian Church the social
, Caasart,r and value Of late Archaeological Dis
O. HmIranccs TO Prosperity in tEe Scnthen states
The ,oul,, odd to- il'yr,seH capital ,,o,,.,,,,,n
the cry OF ew!'ven, and Tor 'upro'nS It's sanitary
Cnn,ncttion vs. Patronage a. Method Of Appoint
mcnt a. t,r Minor civil service.
s,yrrA. improvements n.ye Ucen made In the college
building, d,UH- "a" aclo"' zoe pIlu'Pa' "ic N''nI
the conn ere ADDITION 81 lac "id ScwefAr ,! stem +i
ID" Ls,,u'ion .. " 1;.Sm3 f he yhoi~ up1s
a. dug az during the Summer tor the laying o. pipes
AMI tn, b.iius, entirely rcicd at cost vi Tl4.Ouu
The University crew has been pTJctichS dhy ia the
haIbor under super ision OF louiS tIHi wa" WIS
landed l,s summer At Ncw-London. st"rrs, who has
] ,,r t,r,., years lu tnr University Td,, viii Dot
, I'm, wear On account protractcd niress during
va, ~ tr,,r ,r nolting again Or the vino ere
,r lnatrd last summer, is N the Yale Law School
gu,I wlll null with the crew next summer tclS"ih,
auu Unu r. Rogers and substitutes. Parrott
I All OF last ears crew, now To"lng and
viii continue training during The WiGtrr lhefelshhs
cr IN tnr rIs ht will thought. eas, and AMY
nrd During the summer the Ou1t-hOhse MAS newly
uatpted. A boat has alHO uo'l "ui,l ny mast /
rIrofor, the boat has not been cunt uhui snort un"
new ORGANIZATION VAS formed at tho close OF the terra
last summer called the Yac Yacht Club This club had
s first REGATTA saturday, ia when eight boats par
r,c,Inrd They we're Nvleunc, Peerless, lily ids,
i Rupie IN the first class; and la Cgae, Hl ac MOD
esv aud Aveugr the second class. The course was
tr, Long wharf the buoy oil the hgut house aad
return; distance, eight miles, Inc NNichhv O"heh Wy
/ J. Phrlps 'S3. was the winner.
The past year, o2o,OOO has Oeen suDecllotu
for tr new Aht iC Park, aud 9l4OOO OF The aibouhl
MS already been Collected Tne cuBt OF the land Tor
the Para IA @2l 900 anu the EXPENSES OF hIPIoSms
II vii Lr about 81 600 Tue Purk Will contain Dat !
d.ld 4lOxiyJ feet. viii be urraigud taaI iuuJ
ban ana L.crVsse ciB be pLyed thereon lhele "n Lso
h "A -erouu ba teld 33OA27O feet Ia the rear 81 TAG
playground plot OF ground 4VO cel square WIZ
a.. r,a,rved Tor cricket There viii ahO be TWO Clue
oo,sYs with dressing and Oaih To"ins Al TIE rsLt O
nnl not far rom the Ia the Pdrk there VIII Oe
an avail ruler track VI I'VE laps To the mile The space
within this track will be used for tchls, ahd Othef
atblrc erclses IN OF the grand stand winch
will be double, facing both the track and the Dali
,r.,aI th.rr will lie a loo yaIdr dash
The Yale Orchestra, whlcb hdu oilsht nonsu s0me
wat ceckered carver has dsDsndd and will not oe re-
organized. . lie. h,.. naou ,ar, ,,t, |
y.ur Proesser Ladu, formerly UI BOwuon, bas been /
lcled Professor Mental aud Nora Philosophy, and
f,-.a pace tnstruCups senior
eIsn. Ia tuuse branOes. The uou f. D. Phelps las Urrh
.lrr,rd Professor Constitutional Law snd VIII begin
M iittirz ia the winter HidIey hs the POSI-
top made by tue Fe8SnItlOn OF Professor carter
no accent the Presidency Ut Williams College anu III
sp,ncn lie ela-seA German. Ac-srs. rgit ~, aud
Iuop.r -, have been added tO the corps OF tutors
The preseut freshman class Is sali one Oi tbe i4I
men admitted only eighteen passed tho exAlDnatiChs
without conditions. % THESE elgueen, nne we're lrOln
the New. haven tugh 5cnoOi ave rou Tie hopAlhs
School. InuEe were sIKuy- h'o applicants iof
ADMISSION 10 ina Scientific school
Tht rr hn a,ldeJ college library uuilns
the uaHt G.G75 vO.lID6s and ITO pthlhirs Lot
late PREDECESSOR David sntb NJ d., ieIt ~ FoiAes no