Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-03-09
NEWS OF COLLEGE INTEREST.

That Democratic Spirit At Yale
Lectures This Observation-Disclosures
Loomis' Reception-A Freshman's
Invent1on-Other Notes.
Saturdays Yale News had vigorous
editorial on the decline of Yale spirits,
ASKING the cause, and deploring the fact.
In commenting on this it might be said
that this decline of spirit is effected by
the removal of the fence and the conse-
quent failing of class spirit, and more
than that, the loss of that democratic
spirit which formerly characterized Yale
men in their dealings with their class
mates. The present senior class is the
last class to have had show at the old fence
at the corner of College and Chapel street
and to them the extemporized fence in
front of Durfee has never taken its place.
The subsequent classes have made little
use of this innovation, and in reality have
no place which will serve the purpose for
which the old fence was 80 we'll adapted
that is, to engender and foster that hearty,
democratic spirit always 80 characteristic
of men at Yale.
A large number of students attended q
brilliant reception given by Prof. Loomis
on Saturday afternoon in Academy hall.
Forty-two couples took part in the dane
ing.
The college pulpit was occupied yester-
| day morning by Rev. E. J. Selden of
Springfield, Mass. He preached an able
| discourse from the text found in Hebrews,
| eleventh chapter, verse ten. In the eve
| ming he addressed the students in Dwight
hall. -
| Over 5000 was realized from the auction
sale of the law library which belonged to
the late Soich Tsuchiya. The prices OBJ.
tanned were high, some volumes selling
within few cents of the original cost.
The death Of the little Japanese student
was particularly sad and there was not g
member Of the school but had tender
place in his heart for him. Many of the
books we're purchased as mementoes.
Mr.. Beecher, who acted as auctioneer
had manifested a great interest in him who
resided in his family during his stay il
New Haven. After he had completed hii
! education it was the intention Of Tsuchiys
! to go back to his native home and practice
his profession. With this purpose in view
he worked with an indomitable will, bur
being endowed with weak constitution
was not able to keep up the unequal con
test.
Professor Nicholas Murray Butler, Phi
D., of Columbia will lecture this evening
| in Osborn hall before the Philosophical
club. The subject will be ''The Study O.
Education as Science"
M. L. Bee1er, '94, has invented an in
strument for tracing the curvature of tn
spine, which will be hereafter used by DR.
Seaver in his measurements. 1t is analog
GUS to the paragraph, but more accurate
It has been exhibited to the freshman clas
in mechanics.
The Berkeley association was addressed
on Saturday evening by Professor John F
Weir of the Yale Art school.
Mr.. S. H. Hadley, the head of the well
known McAll mission of New York, viii
address the Y. M. G. A., of the universit,
in Dwight hall this evening, on "Some o
the Dark Sides of New York Life" /
most interesting talk is expected.
A meeting of the former members of tn
Boston Latin school who are now in Har
ward was held in Gray % last Frida
evening, and completed the organization
of the Harvard Boston Latin School assc
citation. Mr. T. B. Williams, Harvard, '8e
was chairman. There was large attend
| ance.