New-York tribune., 1886-07-28
ENTERING YALE.

APPLICANTS AID OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NEW
ToN's THEORY
lTRok AN ocoASIoHAL CoRREsPoNDENr or THE TnIBuNH'
hEw-HAvEN, July 26.-For the past two years
small entering classes at Yale have given rise to not
little discussion Of reasons and presentation OF Sta
scs which have shown steady growth OF attendance
over periods Of FIVE OF ten yesrs, although individual
casses have been smaller than the average OF their
predeoessors But In q recent talk with professor
new idca suggested. The number trying pre-
liminary. final and total examinations this year was
4S1 for both departments the number taking final
and total examinations for both departments was 30s
194 for the academic freshman class and ia for the
scientific school OF these about 80 per cent or say
16O In the Academical and 96 In the Scientific, were
admitted with without conditions, the exact number
being record in the possesSion Of an ooer who u
instructed not TO make II public. Many Of those who
were examined Will present themselves at college
next fall The number Of those who pass the spring
examinations and do not enter Ia increasing.
Afer stating the question, Professor Newton, who s
authority for the above fgures said that no doubt
many presented themselves for examination simply
because their instructors urged them to do 90 even
they had other plans than g college education. 1t is
only recommend dation for school that its pupfs
can pass college examination but the pupis thenn-
selves many anxious to como just to gain
the certificate Of admssion to college In addition to
the diploma Of preparatory school The ambition u
commendable and so long as It does not materially
trouble the examiners It will not be interfered WITH
Doubtless It could be easily checked by requiring the
payment of fee for tho privilege Of attending the
examinations. No such check Ia or Immediately
likely be put upon the admission to the examine
tlons in New-Haven. NOT Is any agreement 10 enter
Yale required.
For entrance to examinations outside of New Haven
fee Of So charged the college has to be at the or
pense of sending professor to hold the sessions and
other expenses are incurred. Suoh examinations this
year held in nine places. Andovcr, Williston,
and St. Paul's schools Now-York City, Auburn N.
Y; Pttsburg. Cincinnati, Chicago and San Francisco
The largest number applying 10 one place was forty
each, at Andover and Chicago, and thirty la New
York This latter number unexpectedly large, as
public announcement Of the coming examination
made Tho petition Of one OF the city preparatory
schools, that examinations should be held there was
granted aud tho notice was privately circulated
The greatest difficulty likely to arise from the large
number who try the examinations not intending to
enter IL that they help to swell the number Of papers
which have to be patiently read by the professors AZ
pete examination there were this year scarcely fewer
than 800 papers, averaging at least i've sheets to
each paper In speaking Of the matter Professor New
expected at Yale than came l34 only untered but
Harvard there eighty such absentees II ls re-
lated Of popular and successful member Of 66 Yale,
whose father Is o member of famous 'o3 that after
entering Yale he passed the entrance examin alton at
Harvard, Just TO see what could do With them"
Speaking Of the much discussed topic Of the influence
of hard times college olasses Professor Newton SAID
that the influence noticeable in the ohefheld
than In the Academic department a. the hard timee
from 7 on for several years reduced the demand oi
civil and mechanical engineers but In the academioai
department the number whom hard timea compelled
to give up the expense Of college education Was quite
equalled by the number who, tmee being good went
into business, but trade being dull, took college
eOurae instead.