Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-29
YALE NOTES.

A Grand scramble-A MishaP On she
 Return Home From Yale Field- Andsver Mems Meeting Last Night
 Tutor Taft HI With Typhoid Fever. The Springfield Republican of Sunday contained an interesting article on Yale's football team, headed by picture of Cap- tain Gill.
 Wallace '68 and Wurtemburg N. 8. coaoh- ed the football practice yesterday. The barge "University," which carries the men to and from the Field, came very near up- setting at the bridge over the creek as it was returning to the campus. The driver drove too near the edge of the road and the out side wheels sank down in the 'sand. Those in the wagon jumped out and the horses were whipped up until the barge was on the bridge, where the football men occupied 1t again.
 A meeting of Andover men, P. A. '86 and P. 8. '88, was held at 176 Lyceum last night to decide what to do in regard to the biennial alumni banquet. which will be held during the winter. A committee of three, H. A. Barnes 'o2, A. H. Preston '91 S., and F. D.. Tucker '92, was appointed to confer with the other '88 men of Andover, who are now
 
 banquet this winter.
 H. D. Taft, tutor in Latin, is ill with ty- phoid fever. MT. Sandford 'S8 is filling his position as instructor temporarily.
 A change in the library hours, which is very satisfactory to those who draw books, has been ade. Hereafter Linonia will be open every morning from 9:30 to Ii, and from 1:30 to p. n., and on Saturdays from l 80 to 4 p. m.
 An informal meeting of the St. Paul's club was held in 259 Lawrance last evening. It was we'll attended and was @ social affair. The date for the annual dinner of the club has been fixed by the committee for Novem. Der -8.
 | Yale's first championship game will be played this afternoon at Philadelphia with the University of Pennsylvania. A compar- | Princeton can be made from the score of this 1 afternoons game.
 Yale Kent club Last Night. The Kent club opened last evening to one of the largest and most enthusiastic gather. ings of the year. Dr. Wm. J. O'Sullivan, the president, was in the chair. After the pre-. liminary business was disposed of motion was made by one of the members of the club that Professor Boettger of New York, who was in the room, be requested to address the club. This was carried unanimously ,and amid the applause of the members Professor Boettger began his address. His subject was "Phrenology, or, the Science of the Mind. Tho advantages to lawyers of g full know ledge of the subject bestowed aided them te | estimate the mental and other pecu1iarities of witnesses. He illustrated its possibilities | by selecting two members of the junior class whose heads were very nearly antithetical ir most respects. This gave birth to much latent humor, and many useful points were scored by the professor for the benefit of his auditors. He closed amidst general applause After the short address by the professor oi phrenology the regular debate was opened by MT. Treas go for the affirmative of the fol lowing: "Is the general tendency of large commercial combinations mainly evil," He was followed by Ar. Frere go, leader of the negative, and Mir. Kellogg '91, second affirm ative, and then as second on the negative. MT Gavegan '91. MT. Freas then closed for the affirmative. The debate was very animated logical, and teeming with statistical, pithy arguments on both sides. When the debate was engaged in by tho general membership present it found the most ardent supporters on both sides, the discussion being earnest and interesting. The meeting adjourned al | 9:15 p. m.