New-York tribune., 1890-01-27
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
TRAINING FOR THE YALE CREW.
SOCIETY WEEK OVER COUNTING THE 'O'A
HARD WORKING ATHLETEs-DEATH
OF PROFESSOR PLATT.


OF PROFESSOR. PLATT.
Ncw-IIaven, Conn, Jan. 90 (apeelap'
is over AT Yale and the excessive gayeV VIII i'o 10
followed by tradesmen's duns and VAN ieoIc'S' III"
Jpnior Promenade Of 80 was decdedly the most eN-
pensivc affair Of its kind that can be Teooueu i" '
bistorv of Yale HID 10 this date These annual socia
events began at Yale In 164s, at thal 'u"o pul"e %
known as the wooden spoon entertainment "9
was intended burlesque on ,i'o Ioeu"'' 'a. ,
exhibition and in imitation OF the custom III osuV
at Cam;ridce England of naming the last man Oh
the iunior appointment list the "wOoueh SPoo''
nttor a time the recipient OF the wooden spoon at
NJ ,vas selected because of his popularity As 'he
wears passcd the wooden spoon ENTERTAINMENT ti'"
more and more popular and the programme Was oiVO"
exceedingly entertaining, but various oduSc' i'''
,ed the facultv to prohibit a continuance ol tno
nractice and the wooden spoon ahalrs ehueu III io'
Tho FIRST JuniOr Promenade was held In Music liaH'
Of that time the largest theatre in the STATE Ill lo'
IT was originated for the purpose ol Iaisihs no"0'
dcfrav the expense of band when olscou'Scu muN
at the Junior exhibition, and was 50 suoCoSsiu |s
- at once became settled thing that others shouiu
follow. -, ,,o,on q
:, ,ss, 4hc @prom- was held in the Hyperion d
nou,h larger building than Music Hall III the uaSS
when the latter building was the sceNc VI ia'
chief social event, few trophies huhs III nun.
thc balconies were considered extensive ueooi i"uoi'
Cor.rastod with the prom" of TO day the oiu N"''
nan events seem tame indeed. The Hyperion SUN
haca,no too cramped for the "prom anu 'non
Armory was selected NewIOrk decorators, NC" iol"
caterers and NewYork musicians succeeucu i' 49,,
New-IIavcners formerly supposed 10 DC NoiS w 49, 49,
and thus has the "prOm' proven 10 Dc ai wen
ouirnc a lavish expenditure Of money III Is sIeH.
g.. CON oil ,c7,o participate and the few sluuehs l"'
- Cord the expense doubtless derive certain
hind of bene6t but 1t is understood u'aV so'o"4
members ST the faculty tnnk II uh"iso ~ PO'''
continuance of so costly social event
rho close Of college gayeties marks the beginning
of hard work on the part of lales a'ie'eS M'o oP0
- 80 tho how of lalc's boat TO cleaVe the water
in advance of Harvard the Thames next June INC
candidates for places in the boat are 0" .
vir,rously Four days in the week they ueNoo wv
,,l,,- IN the work and Wednesdays ana odluIu"Hs
me time is increased TO three hours Az 'I0.A
wv a ,ho mon start on a run Of from three TO
60 miles The last halfmi of the ou'"aN "Trip
is covered by hs,l and toe walking 10 alo" 'io i'
10 catch their breath a little, ana tlei lNc 4"N ~
at a considerably faster pace thah lho l"" ~
when the men reach the gymnasium lheS ue,o'0
, iDutos 10 light work with chest weShts'
1dian clnbs and dumb bells, the object Dems 70
., a triae before the harder work begins l''o
most fatiguing part of the SSHlIdsiui" "' 49,,
series of body movements intended 10 s"o"e'"1
,crs loins and back. The heels are hePV Sq"''O'
~, The floor and the knees bent at the same ul"o
- va ,Io hack A. stif As possible This is repeated
.,n,, 100 times and thea change Is maze u
ho,ying movement, which tests the muscIcS oi "'
l,ius and the lower part Of the back lic "iU' az
,,,ced on The hips, the knees ana bdVA ai0 h'P' "
r,,ht a, possible while the body Is neiI from from I Ie
hips. Without haltinG 1or rs rs Tp,ds T,i,tin. ON
a. an their backs ana with tlcir IiIIu9 -. raf
@ Ina ,Se Anor aid holding the legs slraisht -I,er @
repeating this seventy yvc umes, eAsC so,iv va minute,
%uu i'm the boat and the rest OF the cahuiua,eS WV &
N1n chest weights and Indian cIuDs , uH'h vrt ~
~, the Loat comes such Is the practice "OIh VI
Yale athlete The winning Of college bo1irs'T thc vim
cnnsidered a great event. but those VINO 10 'io , W."
Ill Tho pr4iSp
OF nard work required of them Is cohslueI&So' & ved
G@peai a rom Saptain Linn, OF the Harvard team
asiur for a conference at SQrlnSheM ul' wen a.U
la scniied his consent. lac thinks series i UI "a ~
hi6ttion games between Harvard and Yale VIII VIII m pc
arranged and that similar aIrdngehehV WIN ~ 10
made between Princeton and Yale Coleee heI , nee
are of the opinion that unless there Is ueede1 oaEo
in the existing circumstances SOleSe 1aeya pa 1ortimS
the coming year Will be considerably IeSs ',Hs ths
than il has been for many year. Ma.y 6f al 'iio
alumni urge that after thorough rhe
reached the college league Should De IvOrVu a i,
result OF the conference IS awaited WIN u'uSuai i
Many Yale graduates will remember Nehemiah Nehemiah
Bowden. one OF the chapel stewards and lanll99r
at the Ahensenm , yt M Sfa % or the Students u
fis acquaintance. Mr.. Bowden died suddenly lev rev
Professor Richards IS afflicted with spinal diil-
Guilty, superinduced by an attack OF = Ia er1ppet,
The theological students are devotlng one sierno0h
each week 10 discussions and addresses on The Official
and professional factors in ministerial lieItQ Wiae
extent should they be cultivated = Inc deDates arc
Frank Dole. formerly athletic trainer at the Uni.
yersity of Pennsylvania is applicant for similar
place at Yale Mr. Murphy for the last three years
5ales trainer has connected himself with the Detroit
Athletic Club. He a good trainer and Yale VIII
not easily lind his equal.
The Individual trophies won by the Yale crew az
New London last summer. consisting of cigar cutters
of Roman gold, have been completed They are ap
propriaely inscribed and are the handsomeat trophies
yet
The death Of Professor Johnson r. Plat takes from
Yale Law school Of its most able and popular in
structOrs, and who in Nalc's social life Wa "A
leading figure. Hundreds Of students all over the
United states will mourn the death Of the kind hearted
man who never knew man wccl, without doing
him favor. II has not been decided who viii
succeed the deceased professor but it is quite probable
that ii will be George ID. Watrous son OF the late
President WatrOus. Of the Consolidated Railroad. and
a partner of Professor W. X Townsend. Mr.. WatrOus
is graduate Of Yale and during the last two years
has been instructor in the law school He pO,scssc,
unusual ability and is exceedingly popular with the
students.