Morning journal and courier., 1883-12-08
College NaWR.

Yesterday morning President Porter de- tained the students few minutes after pray CTS and spoke of the extravagant rumors of fever which have been circulated lately, es. pecially in the New York papers, He said that after careful investigation he could state that the fever which has prevailed both in the college and the city is not typhoid, but malaria, and that the cause is not local He further said that the sanitary arrangements here were excellent and cannot be charged with the recent sickness. The cases report ed so far have been most of them contracted elsewhere and the others are due to the care- Iessness of students themselves.
 On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings of next week the Kent club will hold mock triaI:in the Supreme court room at the court house. Mir. Lawlor will act as l chief justice and Messrs. A. E. Talcott and s. c. Loomis as associate justices. The coun, sel for the prosecution will be Mir. o. F. | Murdock, assisted, by Messrs. w. s. Pardee and B. D. Evans. Those for defense Messrs. ! McCro'y, Macintosh and s. Judson. MT. c. c. Psvey will be arraigned for the alleged | murder of his first wife. Should MT. Pavey be unable to be present NIT. j. R. Parrott will 6cG as SuDSLLuIe. On the nrSG night the 1uTy | will be impanelled and the witnesses for the prosecution will be examined. On Wednes- | day night the witnesses for the prosecution will testify and on Thursday the arguments will be made.
 This morning the Record will announce l the following prizes: For the largest num- | Der of published poems (23), Beirne Lay, | '64; for the best story, G. E. Vincent, 'S5; ! for best light essay, Joseph Wood, 'S4. The prize in each case is ten dollars. gsMr. Yin cents story appeared in the issue of Nov 10th and is entitled, "A slide" Mir. Woods | is entitled "The right 10 kick, g la Janets' la Morale' The second sophomore \ editorship has been given to Sheffield, Phelps, l '86. No freshman editor was appointed ow- l ing to the inferioritg of the contesting pieces | Several amendments to the constitution of the navy proposed by the graduate commit. | tee appear in this issue.
 l F. 5. Jones, '64, has taken the agency for the Boston and Albany railroad and is pre- | pared to furnish reduced rates to those going | west for the vacation.
 The University crew have given up the Davis oar used for the last two years and I have returned to the old straight spoon oar recommended by Bob Cook
 At the concert to be given at the Calvary Baptist church next Thursday eyeninS Messrs. Jones, Knowlton, F. and O. Strong l will sing.
 Owing to his absence in New York the president will not deliver his lecture this noon.
 The following resolution has been adopted by the senior class in the Law school: l lnasmuch we have lost by death our classmate James Leighton, the seBior class of the Yale school do desire to express for loss O one so talented, admiration for his earnestnes and sincerity, and to extend desp and heartfel l sympathy with the family of him whose memor, | shall ever be treasured with regard and respect | HOWARD Fl. KNAPP,
 | EDWARD B. GRAVES,
 ARTHUR s. OSBORNE, For the CIaaa
 WI, E. TALcorr,
 JoEN ?. KRLLoee,