Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-27
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Shelf. senior Civlls Go or for . saood Time-Buslness ana Rleasure-The Junior Ex. This Afternoon-Yale A Ac. quires . Valuable Acquisition in Athletlcs-A Probable Successor to Stagg.
 Yesterday about eighteen of the Shelf. senior civils, accompanied by Mr. Walcott, their instructor, paid the much postponed visit of inspection to the Housatonic railroad bridge. They left the city at 9:SO, becoming ly astired in old clothes and sweaters, and were off for good time as well as study. At the bridge they remained till late in the af- ternoon and took great many measure ments. All of the six spans were measured in outline and the east span in detail. Whether or not the bridge, according to their calculations, will prove to be safe and economical structure remains to be seen, as it will take some time to work out the re- suits. Taking some of the dimensions was extremely hazardous work, necessitating a climb to the top of the web-like structure, from the icy regions of the north. But scrambling around with an agility prob. ably inherited from the time when our fore fathers were in the "missing link" period. Some were so unfortunate as to take cold bath in the river below. During the inter- vals in the work there were many opportu. mites offered and not refused for fun and skylarking. They returned to the city lit- | tie past five o'clock. | There is some talk of going over to New London and making study of the new bridge lately erected over the Thames. The senior civils will be examined Satur day in astronomy, Monday in hydraulics and | Thursday on strains and theory of Hexure. l w. B. Woodward, '92 s., has been elected chairman of the Boys club committee of thu freshman class.
 l The freshman nine will play the Hill schoo nine at Pottstown, Pa., probably May 10.
 Thursday afternoon all recitations will b omitted in order to give the students chance to attend the junior exhibition, as i now is known, the Ten Eyck prize speaking The contest will take place at o'clock fl Battell chepe1, as usual. Each speaker will be limited to twelve minutes for delivery. A the close of the speaking those members of tn faculty present will adjourn to the treasur, building to decide upon the best orstion, fo | which prize will be awarded consisting, c the income of fund of $2,600 which wa established in 1888 in memory of Henr pointed the following men to act as ushert A. J. Parker, A. G. Robinson, Bunce, Hor pin, T. Hart. Tweedy, Twombly and Bar croft.
 Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Columbi have made arrangements for holding entranc examinations in Paris next year.
 Harvard has free wool club with a mem bership of thirty-two.
 Yale has a remarkable acquisition in a athletic way in person who has just entere the sophomore class. Ermon Ridgway, wh recently left the Northwestern university, very fine base ball player. He pitched fo the nine of his former university and wi probably go into the box for Yale whe Stagg leaves the university. He is a yer fine pitcher, having good control of the ba and possessing speed and difficult curves He was practicing with the nine at the del yesterday and did good fielding: Yale he never been in better condition to win th base ball championship than at presen With eight of last years team in the univel sity and several very fine players besides, ought not to bs difficult to put an exceller | nine into the field.