The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-26
STUDENTS FROM YALE.
What Sort of Music Is to Be Expected from the
Glee Club-FamOus Athletes on It

The Yale Glee Club is the oldest college
glee club in the country. It has been Civ
ing concerts in each year since 1851. and it's
origin 10 lost in the mists of college tradi-
tion, though 1t Is said to q been estab-
lished In the time of President Naphtali
Daggett for the purpose of chanting the
epic production ("Hasty Pudding") of the
Timothy Dwight who was to be the first
president of that name rather more than
ore hundred years ago. Since the date
named, however. the Yale Cleo Club has
been we'll known oil over that part of the
United States east of the Rocky mountains.
Composed exclusively of Undergraduate
students. it changes from year to year, but
the club remains the same, bringing with
it year after year the breezy freshness of
college life.
A college glee club is not ambitious. 1t
does not attempt classic music. Such an
attempt would be rldiculously out of place.
More than that, classic music is not what
people 90 to hear when they attend @ col
lege concert. The sin ging is not that of
men who have made music the study of
their lives, but simply that of strong.
wholesome young men with good voices
trained as we'll as might be expected and
no better. The singing may be open to the
criticism of those who seek perfection. but
it pleases those without much knowledge of
music who wish once in q while TO renew
the memories of college life or to gain q
knowledge of what collegians enjoy. The
| members of the Yale Glce Club are by no
means poor singers. They are selected
from among two thousand students by a
severe competitive examination, in which
twenty voices are rejected where one is &C.
copied. They receive careful training from
the college director OF music. and do not
attempt music too difficult for them to rem
der scceptably. A strong feature of the
glee club has always been the wnrbling.
and the last ten years have added q
whistler to the club. The position of
college whistler or warbler Is as much
to be sought after as that of
captain of one of the athletic teams. Many
of the famous players and oarsmen have
been members of the glee club. Stage, the
famous pitcher, and almost equally famous
left-end. sang first tenor with the club
here two years ago. Captain Mccormick
plays first base on the nine and sings sec
ond bass with the club. The famous left
tackle OF the gridirOn field tackles the banjo
with his right. while full-back practices
line interference with the guitar on the
| rear row Of seats. The wbIstlina of Mr.. Sol
ley. '94, is said to be simply 'Out OF sight,"
while the leading second-bass man. Mt.
Green. outdoes the late Mr.. Glasscock by
going one-half note lower than Mr.. Whit
ney after ~grounders. Laurie Bliss does not
sipg with the club this fall. being laid up
with a severe attack of "~CharIey-horse.D
For more than thirty years the club has
made an annual trip through the West or
South during the Christmas holidays. This
years itinerary is as follows: Harrisburg,
Dec. %; PitteburR. Dec. % and "a: Gin
cinnati, Dec. &c and "a; lndianapoiic. Dec.
%: Chicago. Dec. 20: Cleveland, Dec. 80 and
81: Buffalo. Jan. 2; Rochester: Jan: 3: Utica.
Jan. 4; Albany, Jan. 5. and New York, Jan.
6. Everywhere the club goes It's coming is
made n social event and parties or dinners
are made for it everywhere on the trip.
The members of the local Yale Alumni As
ISOLATION give the club a reception at the
Columbia Club Wednesday afternoon.
The glee club is composed exclusively of
amateurs, and the members realize nothing
whatever from the concerts. The expenses
of the trip are, of course. very great, as the
club has its own special tram; but the
profits are enormous; and those 90 10 sup
port of college athletics. The proceeds of
this trip will start the crow at work with
the first of January on its long and severe
course of training for the Harvard race on
the last of June.
The Banjo Club is an agreeable addition
to the Glee Club. and Ia said TO be equal to
the club that played with the Princeton
Cleo Club. which is saying a good deal for
any banjo club. A comparison of the pro-
gremmes of the Princeton and Yale clubs
shows that the vocal and Instrumental
music is much of the same character: but
that there is more fun on the Yale pro-
Tho concert will be at the Grand
Opera-house. and the sale of seats begins
this morning. at o o'clock.