Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-03
Friday, February 3, 1888.
CAMPUS NOTEx.

Captain Stevenson Improving The | Kent Laboratory Occupied Hill. 1 house High School in the Van-The Coming Games at the Second Reet-
 rnent of Events.
 There are now only sixteen candidates for the freshman crew.
 Twelve designs have been offered for the
 Shelf. freshman cane.
 The final trial for the vacancy on the Glee
 club will take place this evening.
 The first of the class tug-of-war pulls
 comes off this evening.
 Graves '88 S., half back on the eleven, has gone to Florida for his health. 4
 The Fairfield county alumni hold their an-
 nual winter meeting at the Atlantic House,
 Bridgeport, February 13
 The chemistry optional is now reciting in
 the Kent laboratory. It is hoped to have
 the building entirely finished by Easter
 The Chicago club banquet at Redcliffes | February 21. Tickets are to cost $4 and may be obtained from the members of the
 committee-Heyworth '88, Rogers 'S9, Newell go and Isham '91
 Captain Stevenson ot the University crew, who went home recently to recC yer from a ! severe cold, is reported as much improved ' days. Meantime Carter is acting captain of l the crew.
 A quartette from the Glee club are to sing I at the alumni meeting in Hartford this evening.
 The Glee and Banjo clubs will give a con- cert at Unity Hall, Hartford next Wednes- day evening. How will they divide the re- ceiptss
 Twenty-thres men are on the Shelf. senior appointment list against eighteen last year. Of the preparatory schools from which the men come the New Haven High school is far in the lead, having seven men on the list; TO other school has more than one.
 Following are the appointments. These henors are equal to an oration appointment or better, in the academioal department: {, Arthur C. Alexander, Oahu college Honolulu,
 J. 4. Archibald, Scranton, Pa
 S B. Berger, Denver High school, Denver Col.
 c. B. Berger, Jarvis hall, Denver Col
 R. s Curtis private instruction, Stratford Conn.,
 Q: M DeWof, Hopkins Grammar school, New d F: H, Farquhar, York Collegiate school, York, ,:t H [; IsbeIl, Cheshire Episcopal academy Union
 Felix Kleeberg, Russell's school, New Haven. cds. K. a; lockwood, New Canaan Institute, New Charles Norris. jr., Cutters school, New York
 E. E. Norton, Hillhouse High school New Ha- F: T. Parlin, Munroe High school, Casselton, Da- George B: Richards, Episcop pal academy, Phila- E. W. Robinson, Hinhouse High school, New Ha- F. T. Sherman, St. Louis university, St. Louis,
 P. E. Smith, Hillhouse High school. New Haven.
 Percy F. Smith, s. B. Father, New Haven
 s F. w. Spanutius. Hillhouso High school New Ha- H C. Talor, Union school, South Norwalk Greens
 z. A. Futile, HilIhouse High school, New Havan.
 Morgan Walcott, Urban school, San Francisco Cal New York city.
 The advertised list of events for the first evening of the winter sports in the Meadow street armory includes: High kick, tug-of- war, pole vault, rope climbing, standing broad jump, vault, half mile run and bicycle race, two miles These events arc open to mem 5ers of ar.y college, but since the circulars were printed the manage ment have decided to have either wrestling or fencing, possibly both, open to Yale men oD1y. On the second night of the games only to all amateurs will be: 50 yards oash, Al yards run. one mile run, one mile walk, 4SO yards hurdle race, running high Jump, tug -of-war, putting the shot, obstacle ! race, and potato race. It will t,e noticed hat there are two tug-of-war contests, one I or amateur teams the limit of weight will | 'e 6oO pounds and any belt allowed, while | 'ollege teams will pull under inter-colIegi- | Ite rules with tight rope at eco pounds, im- t of weight. The Manhattan Athletic club have an- bounced their intention of sending up l cam ot seventeen picked men, including Ed ! yard Langs of Columbia Medical school, ! champion walker of America; Conneff, the | Shgilsb champion distance runner; H. M | 5anks of Columbia, champion 40 yards | unner of America; and Herbert L. Mitchell | 50 E., who is now running the half mile in ess than two minutes
 Circulars have been sent out to Harvard, Cornell, Unive rsity of Pennsyl- ania, Amherst, Trinity, Williams. Colum- ia, College of City of New York, and to the ! ianhattan, Olympic, New York, Pastime, 'rooklyn, Staten Island and Nassau athletic | lubs. Columbia and Princefon will proba- y send tug of-war team, and Harvard, ! olumbia and University of Pennsylvania { i'll send large teams Yale will be ably rep scented, sZd the gam es bid fair to be 3 big lnneaS z =