Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-04-01
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Ur. sporty FaVOEo tho NOW OOAOf OA
she Letter Box and Suggests an Inn.
provement-Library Hours During
she Reeess-Columbia Proposes TO
Have q New Athletic Building
Upper CIassmen Suspended-The DIFF ,
ferent Trainers to Arrive sOon-Glee !
and banjo Mon to Play Base ball.
Postmaster Sperry was not at all indignant
over the Saturday night escapade of the boys
painting the old Chapel letter-box blue
daub over its coat of bright red. In fact,
the officials yielded gracefully, and an order
was given to respect the wishes of the
students. So painter was sent up to finish
in q more artistic manner the work already
begun, by better application of the blue.
Mr.. Sperry improved the idea by instructing
the painter to put the word "Yale" on the
box.
The following are the library hours during
the recess:
The University library will be open during
the morning hours only, from $3.50 to /, and
the Linonian and Brothers library from 10 to
10 on Wednesday and Saturday. No changes
will be made in reading room hours.
The faculty of the medical school are con-
sidering the advisability Of making their
course four years instead of three. At the
next meeting of the faculty the matter will
be decided.
Bates, the Harvard pitcher, has gone to
Florida for his health.
The candidates for the Amherst nine have
been reduced to fourteen, who will 60 inn
mediately to the training table.
At Columbia it is proposed to build q
large athletic building within few blocks of
| college. One of the features of this building
will be a large and thoroughly equipped
gymnasium. In addition to this there will
~ av,r,id ito nyro hy al VOC
swimming baths, bowling alleys, billiard
room, fencing room, alumni assembly and
| reading rooms, restaurant and lunch coun-
| ter.
The crew this year will be an exceptional
| ly heavy and powerful one. The crew and
| their weights, as they have been rowing
lately. is as follows: Bow. Rogers 80 S., 1876
81, 1870 pounds; 4. Ferris 81, 100 pounds;
5, Heffel6nger '91 s., 202 pounds; 8, Hart
| well, P. a., TT pounds; 2, Newell 80, 1888
pounds; stroke, Allen 80 S., ITO pounds;
substitutes, Klimpke 'o2, 166 pounds; Ballet
'92, 1874 pounds, Simms '98 s., 40 pounds.
The average of the above eight men. who
have been rowing recently, is 1872 IA, and
for the eight, including the substitutes, is
TT. This is very high average for thus
early in the season.
Several upper class men were notified q
few days ago that their presence in New
Haven was not needed by the faculty until
| June at the semi-annual examinations. The
faculty has taken this step because these
students were found to be handing in the
dean church papers every week, while they
| we're absent from the services Of the church
they were supposed to attend. There are
are many students who attend church al
other places than Battell, but the faculty
strictly requires them to hand in a statement
each Monday to the effect that they re-
NAMED In church during the whole service
No greater offense could be committed II
the eyes of the faculty than q false state
ment of this kind to be made and the act il
therefore severely punished by SUSPENSION
of twelve weeks.
A meeting of the Gun club was to be helc
last night for the purpose Of electing cap
tain of the club, but owing to the absence o.
most of the members an adjournment wa
made without transacting any business.
DR.. Seaver has announced that he woulc
like to meet those seniors who intend t.
teach school. He has received communica
ton from several schools where teachers wht
can also instruct in athletics are wanted.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, the trainer for the Mot
Haven team, has arrived and will immedi
ately take charge of the men. Mr.
Corcoran, the bicycle trainer. will
begin training the cyclists in about tw'
weeks. and about the first of May Mike Muir
ply, Yale's former trainer. will put in al
appearance and give the men a few points
The track at the field is to be rolled and pu
in condition to day If pleasant so that tn
men eau run there during Easter vacation.
A championship series of base ball game
will be played between mines from the Gle
and Banjo club at Old Point Comfort Of
Friday and Saturday. The members of tn
clubs say that they will bar out Stage on tn
ground of professionalism. Several recep
lions are booked for the boys at O. P. G.
and they will return the compliment by Civ
ing base ball game for the amusement o
their friends.