Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-01
THE YALE SENIORS.

Facts and Statistics Concerning the Graduating
Glass.
From the New Haven Palladium.
The class book of Yale 'S5 appears this
morning as a practically now college publica-
ton. 1t is an improvement upon and an cn-
. largement of the "Class Statistics" Of for
mer years. The compiler is Edward II.
Chandler, and the result of his work is very
creditable Some 20 cuts are used in illus
trating the book. Some of tho more impor-
tant facts about the class of 'S5 are as follows
There are I22 who will take degree on
June %. OF those 30 were born in New York
state and 20 in Connecticut; were born
abroad, and the rest in - different states of
the United States. At present 81 reside in
Connecticut, 30 in New York, and the others
in two other states. Sixteen live in New
Haven, in New York, in Chicago and in
Brooklyn.
A large number have distinguished an
cestors, some of whom are Gov. Wentworth
of New Hampshire; Cows. Bradford and
Wyllys, of Connecticut Nine. do Maintenon,
second wife of Henry ~. of France; Roger
Williams, Elder brewster, of the Mayilowcr,
and Edward the COnteSSor. Six are SONS of
congressman two of supreme court judges,
fifteen of members of their state legislatures
and three of mayors; the fathers Of sixteen
are lawyers of twelve ministers of six physi-
clans and of eighteen merchants. Thirty-ono
of those fathers are college graduates, seven
teen being from Yale. Twenty eight have
had brothers at Yale.
The average age is % years months IL
days Tho oldest is 80 years 3 months IL
days Wiggians, the valedictorian, is the
youngest, being 10 years months % days
old. Twenty will graduate under q, seven
will be over . years old. The average
weight is unusally high, being 1922 pounds.
Gleason weighs l22. The average height is
g feet inches, ranging from Eaton feet "a
inches, TO Plessuor, feet inches. The
largest hat is ~; smallest, G3s. Five wear
No. 10 shoes, and two are comfortably in No.
IS. Collars range from II to II. Seventy
claim mustaches, although in the case of
good many This claim is disputed.
Thirty nine sing bass, 10 tenor, and IA air,
% play the piano, q the violin, the flute,
the guitar and IL tho banjo Nincty-three
dance, both round and square dances all
but attend the threatre, and 1913 play cards.
Tho waltz is tho favorite dance, Modjeska
aud Booth the tavorites on the stage, end
whist the most popular game of cards.
Seventy-two are church members, divided
as follows Congregational, % Episcopal,
l6; Presbyterian, II, Methodist, 81 Roman
Catholic and Baptist, each Reformed
Dutch and Jewish, each. Thirty mine have
actively engaged in Sunday school work
since entering.
The average expenditure of the course has
been 81, ,2632S. Thirty-six have spent over
$1,000 year, while several, with scholar
ship assistance and money earned, have not
spent that amount in the whole course
Nearly $4,000 has been earned by the class
during the course, seven having made over
$1,000 apiece. An average of $500 has been
spent in the total cost of room furnishing
Five dollars and thirty-nine cents is the
average price paid for board per week.
There are rs Republicans in the call, IS
Democrats, and II mugwumps y 5S are
free traders and Al protectionists.
The general athletic record of tho class is
very noticeable. Nine times have 'S5 men
beaten the best Yale record and twice
the intercollegiate record. The class
tug-ofwar team has been tho winner five
times.
Over half the class have been in love and 10
are known TO be engaged.
Thirty-eight hope to study law II theology,
II medicine, 8 banking teaching, and l6
business.
One man is familiar with Hebrew,
Syriac, Aramaic Samaritan, Anglo-Saxon,
Sanskrit, French, German, Latin, and
Greek. Twenty-seven have been abroad.
Prof Phelps is the most popular professor |;
political economy the most popular study