New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-25
VORK Begun Al YALE.
THE FRESHMAN CLASS UNUSUALLY NUMEROUS
ATnLE uCs-IMPEovEMENTs.

THE FRESHMAN CLASS UNUSUALLY NUMERoUs-
ATnLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
NEw-HAyEN, Sept. "a (hptoidD.-lale Col
lace opened anew to-day always, In Ba,ieH Chapel
lnc freshmen made their fret bow to President Porter
and. rs usual 1t was awkward effort Announcements
Of the hours Of recitation were given cut and the
upper csssen and the sophomore not the appearance
at The verlan members Of the class Of 1889 The FIRE
man class "a among tho largest that entered Yale
Itnunbers about 100 and Lody they fully up to
the standard SGT by their predecessors
The Sheffield Scientific School also began its years
work TODAY The freshman class in this department
Numbers ninety by far the largest class that has
ever entered toe school Increasing at the rate It has Tor
the past few years. the Scientific school VIII ter years
hence have larger attendance than the Academy Yale
alumni note with pleasure the size of the freshman class
this year To them a sign that tine curriculum at
Yale has National approval The class OF 80 was tho
smallest years the reason :Or TINS was vaIl"usS
attributed the nard times. an Oh year. aud by the
yOcer 10 the requirement VI knOwloGSe Oi
the ancient languages, especially creek Tor adhsslOh
Ihe example Of Harvard and other colleges IN
Offering opportunities for tue arsnit Of liberal studies
without clns for Snowledse OF the dcau iasuaSes as
necessary requirement shows It's value RON the idct
Of the remarkable additions 10 their entering classes by
thse who wish TO study the arts aud modern tongues
oniy TIe further maintenance OF creek and Latin
requtcnent Will tie deahblOw % Gales advancement
and usefulness educational institnton
mere wil be lively interest tascn IN athletics at the
college his year. Yale will have practically new foot
ball team. Among the names mentioned Ior II are
WALLACE, Young Wakinsop, Stephenson Harnlin, Lax
Ieechcr and Peters Those VINO are to try Tor places
on the eleven will tegn practice Saturday afternoon
The intercollegiate football league OF THIS year VIII
inrluhe Wesloyau the University OF Pennsylvania
PRINCETON and Yale Harvard will net put IN tean on
account OF opposition from the Faculty AS usual thi
struggle the chan plOn ,np pennaht will he between
PrincetOn nnd Yale. The former team went into
practice ago Frank Cole Of this city, Is training
HE rniversitg OF Pennsylvania team The only nein
hers ~ last years Varsity wRo are back In college
Ore Peters Paticn. Cowles aud Captain FlandeiS IN,
captau SAYS that he will net again. lie thinks TN
coming crew Will he least ten pounds lighter than
tnst Of last year The class crews wi" enter Into 'mns
dioe practice for the fail regatta
OF the innovations ths campus the new awrenc
pormitory Is the mos. prominent IL Will Do ready 10
OCCUPANCY Ia December and Is handsome bric
sirurtnre The Yale Young Mems Christian Association
buildlg will not bo finished before sprng IL " "a IN
building The Yale Co operative society an arrange
ucut whereby the students given stipulated dis
counts purchases starts Of with the gratifying mem
berslip Of 100.
The Yale Facuty express themselves highly please
with tie prospects OF the opening year The Freshna
Faculty consists Of Professor Beebe Professor seymOu
md Messrs. Reynolds, Waters and Nichols.