New-York tribune., 1889-12-23
PART II.
PAGES IL TO "a.
AMNG THE COLLEGES.
ALE'S NEW LECTURE HALL
ZEE ByLpING Is sUCCEss-A BIG BALL IN
JSUARY-YALE NAvY-THE FOOT
BALL DISCUSSION.

BALL DISCUSSION.
xewHaen, Dec II 1IspeciaD There was tone of
reesbe srptise in fale professors remarks as he
,Ised over,hc condition of the new recitation build
s yesterda. &Hc one Of the facultys committee
.,.. had Jus made tour of inspection Of the now
Early competed structure The building has been
.ne object Of such storm Of adverse criticism, that
n, sndngs oi The committee of especial interest.
has been oahed in addition TO the structures
A. rs general ssle of architecture being thoroughly
=, Of harmony With academic ideals. that convenience
"a been sacrificed TO attempts at striking outward
sets. and thatthe form and lighting of the various
,,ns had suiferd accordingly.
Yesterday was as severe test for the lighting ar
.ncements OF sy building as could well be found,
,d the recitation hall stood Il we'll Even tie small
,,ns in the basement were far from dark or gloomy.
AZ 10 the form o the rooms that did not Sem 10
,,,-tere with thet convenience in the eyes o the
0nmttee. Here ad there curving sides, with little
,,k or corner whee one of the turrets breaks in
axes The place OF theold rectangular shape but student
IA instructor viii lear and see one another without
the slightest difficulty.
The sysem for heating and ventilation is perfect in
asov and apparently without flaw i'll practice. An
,nrmous fan In tie cellar, driven by steam from
Ae tsr-of boiler-hotse behind Alumni Hall, has
,,scity for changing the air in every room in the
,.,Kpe in every ten minutes while electrical
pehcate tints and nett designs on the walls, with
,.rdsome fnishngs OF hardwood, make the interior
yey attractive. There IRE seats for 1,450 persons
m the building only twenty-seven less than the
rhoe number of students in all the departments of
M university. The two largest rooms will hold
ptween two and three hundred each. II is
vi designed to give up the recitation
,,ons in the old buildings. With the exception of
FEW Of the very worst, theg will still be used But
yhen the come back afer the present holidays,
"a md Osborn Hall open, the will see a much more
systematic and commOdious arrangement throughout
Al the recitatons and lectures. Each professor,
a, as possible, Will have his room, where he may
heep his various implements and books, where only
his classes will be heard and where he can consult
personally with his before and after the regular
hours without the interruption of outgoing and in
ooming classes. As of the sophomores are TO
rece in the hall, the freshmen have wisely been
kept out.
A thousand and more Yale stuients now merry
Making in every part Of the country. But they will
rot have had their fill when they come back. Three
weeks of socety's whirl will Just tune them up for
TIER own big ball, which is 10 come off about two
weeks after college opens, according to the stern
of the faculty, who do not wish this big break
b come in the middle of the tennis work. 1t is
break worth the making, think the students and
large part Of the faculty too for with It's attendant
germans and Glee Club concert, j. turns the eyes of
very large share OF the college society would upon
New-Haven and its big college, for almost week.
Visitors come III from every quarter OF the country,
the students throw OF the neglge costumes for which
lae are notorious and look their prettiest, and
for week the curriculum of a large part of the
University comprises only the poetry of notion
and the lessons of the heart
This years Junior Promenade promises TO follow
The rule and eclipse Its predecessors. The decOra
tons, which usually handsome that in previous
years many of the pieces have been aferward used at
the Inauguration Ball i'll Washington, Will be more
hyish than ever. and the big armory will become q
iaIy land As usual two shells viii be hung from
the ceiling and Yale's rich assortment of trophies Will
le displayed to their best advantage. There are
ie missed The rash-cOvered dancing surface
cntans from 5000 10 5000 square feet.
ander's orchestra will play for the twenty dances and
lnder's band win keep the feet tripping through as
ans Will go out AS usual. a whole gallery vii be
,sSen a generous portion of tickets but by the in
txorable laws of college tradition not 10 be
allowed on the floor These do their best IN get
even with the committee when supper served Those
who occupy boxes and reserved seats are served WITH
order and bOunfully.
Ysle's navy managers need money badly. They
want 81 900 10 81 900 more money to buy a new
launch. The cast longing at the bic foot
they not going 10 have slice of II. The football
men have not made up their minds on that yet.
big lump will 20 to the Field, which
It'll has very large debt, and convenient surplus
viii be carried ever TO next wear.
Harvards statement through her athletic COM
nttee. read with much interest by the Yale men
sho are here. The paper Is thought TO be, on the
rhole. a fair and candid statement. Neither Yale
,or Harvard claims 10 have heen blameless i'm the
past. But this wear they made bona hde attempt
10 DO better. Princeton has full credit for her victory
Now let us 20 ahead and do something IN the cauSe
pure athletics without waiting to be driven 70 IT,