New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-22
NE " IA VEN.
YALE LIT" MEDAL-PHI BETA KAPPA
ArHI ETIC SCHOLARS

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New-IIaven Jan. 21.-The committee chosen to
decide upon the successful candidate for the Yale
Lit, medal have awarded 1t to Herbert Augustin
Smith, of the Junior class for his essay entitled,
university LIFE Professor H. A. Beers, Professor
A. f. Hadey and Harold r. Griffith were the commit
tee of award. The Lit" medal, which Is OF gold ana
of the value Of $685. offered at the beginning OF each
academic year for the best written essay. Competi-
ton is open TO all undergraduate subscribers. In
order to secure a perfectly impartial decision each
essay must he signed by fictitious name and he accom-
panied by an envelope bearing the authors true name
The work offered in competition for the past two or
three years has been poor that award has been
made. Person, 'S6, the last recipient OF the
medal, which regarded one of the highest literary
honors open TO Undergraduates
The PHI Beta Kappa society of ale has Just elected
seventeen members. This society Is one Oh the
Oldest fraernltes In the country and the Yale ChaP
ter was one of the first formed he organization Was
at one time very hourishing here, and the lecture
course which it provided was valuable one 1t SUI
fered decay, however, at one time and for number
Of years no members were elected Through the
efforts of Professor Newton the society reOrgan-
lied few years since, and II Is now considering
series OF lectures. High standing is the only require
ment for membership, and The philosophical and high
Grafton men are elected without regard to any personal
or social qualities. III this respect 1t is different from
other Yale societies. The 80 Phi Beta Kappa men
are William T. Aiken, John W. Banks, Lester Brad
ner IT., George LOggl, Joseph X. Ensign, Charles r.
Kent, William McQusid, William II. Page, Harry L.
Reed Oliver Richardson Edmund ID. scott, Ferdinand
schwill, H. a. smith, Ii. f. alker, Andrew L. Win
ter, q. ". Woodruff and Horace WYE. The initiation
occurred Thursday evening The officers Of the So
ciety President, Theodore NOOlseyi vice preNl-
dent, Professor H. A. Newton; secretary, Professor
Tracy Peck; treasurer }. ;. Smith. The pin worn by
members unlike any of the other Society pins, and
is watch charm IL consists OF guid shield
which the Greek letters PM Beta Kappa, and
index I'm the lower right hand corner pointing to
collection of seven stars in the dagonaly opposite
corner.
a comparison Of the junior appointment list shows
that during the last SIX The order OF the classes
IS as follows: e4, 49, 'o7, 80 So, 80 and 50 But
the number OF appointments In proportion 10 inc
number of classes places 81 at The head The order
this reckoning, which IS, of course, the true test
of scholarship, IS 81, 80. 80. 81 rs, 90. The
list dis proves tie often repeated Statement mat
athletics ruin scholarship. Woodruff and Gill; two
members of the university crew and foot bail eleven
football eleven, is also on II. NOyeS, the only 80
man on the university ball nine, IS found among the
appointments In addition to these the names of
many men who have rOwed on their class crews and
engaged in general athletics to be foundnotably
Sheriff. and sherman, first prize winners In the inter
collegiate games at Mott Haven last spring Brad
ner was also prize winner at that time. Mosle and
Vernon rowed on their class crew in freshman year
and have rOwed also since then. The first seventeen
In the class comprising those who took phllosOphl
cal and high orstions all prominently connected
with college athletics.
Yale boasts of having had the first astronomical
An epidemic Of itch IS raging In the italian and
Russian districts Of this city
The Rev. II. Clay Trumbull delivered the first OF
the Lyman Beecher course Of lectures for 1883 az
the Maryland Chapel Thursday afternoon. His sub
ject was " The Sunday school: Its Jewish Origin and
The Rev William Kukus of baltimore, Will deliver
the of tho Berkeley sermons at Trinity Church.
January 90.
Professor Seymour Is president of the Archaeological
Institute OF America.