New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-04
GETTING READY FOR YORK At YALE.
STUDENTS PREPARING TO RESUME THEIR sTuDIEl
CHANGES IN THE FACULTY.

STUDENTS PREPARING TO RESUME THEIR sTuDlEl
CHANGES IN THE FACULTY
New-fiaven, Sept. 3 (SpecaD.-That the new year
will open auspicously for the collegan regards tho
efficiency Of the faculty may be we'll assured. for not
wtthsandng the fact that Yale has lost several val
liable instructors during the past year, the rputa-
ton Of the men whom she has secured 20 I'LL thcif
places is not Of kind 10 give any reasons Tor rear
on that score. The university has frequently felt
Itself hampered in regard to professors owing TO the
low ebb Of It's finances, and this state OF affairs has
been emphasized by the recent encroacments OF the
Chicago Universiy-an institution other colleges have
also suffered from Notwithstanding these impedi
ments, Yale has always maintained faculty that has
been her pride. state Of affairs attested TO by inc
that other institutions have looked toward her
to supply their deficient ranks. This year Wit
nesses several changes in the list Of instructors at
Yale, and faces which have been missed for the
past year will again be gladly welcomed by the return
ing students. The weknown professors are return
ing by one, refreshed by their vacation for the
work before them, and soon the whole faculty VIII
be in the city again.
The most important changes this year have been
In the modern language department. For many years
past Yale has held the best instructor In modern lam
guages the country but Professor Knapp could not
resist tho Inducements offered by the Chicago UNI
versty and will begin his dudes In his field
The college has also lost efficient Instructor In the
same department and from the same source Mfr.
Eugene Brcgeron who for several years past has bcen
instructor in French, has also left for TIE University
Of Chicago. To take the place Of Professor Knapp,
NJ. Jules Luquiem, Instructor In the Romance Lam
guagcs at the Massachusetts Institution Of Technology,
has been appointed. M Luquem born ut
lausanne Switzerland, and received large part Of
his education in Europe afterward taking a course
at Yale, where he received The degree Of Pm. d.
While at Yale he studied under Professor Whitney.
liz In rcle for
ncquirments linguist, and under his direction
the department Of modern languages Is bound to be
progressive.
There seems to be large intuition OF young blood in
the newly -organzed faculty and the appointment Of
William Lyon Phelps. Of New Haven. instructor In
the English department, seems to have been made
with this point In view Mr.. Phelps Is graduate OF
Yale In the class OF 1887 having been secretary OF the
Y. NJ c. A. during his senior year After leaving col
ege he taught for a year In Dobbs Ferry. when he
took postgraduate course at Yale, giving special
attention to English literature. lie then In.
structor at Harvard and about tn accept place
in the Chicago University when Yale came forward
with It's offer, which he accepted Mr.. Phelps Is q
SON Of the Rev Dryden Phelps OF this city,
Carlton W. Brownson. OF Brooklyn, ~ Y. has been
appointed instructor In Latin and Greek. Mr.. Brown
son graduated from Yale I'm 1887 taking the salutaory,
and has since taught In NewIIaven and elsewhere
one Of the most difficult places that the corpora
ton has had to fill that Of Professor Dana, who
has held the chair OF natural science for 50 many
years Professor ii. l.. william, Of Cornell, has at
last been selected and The choice is looked upon favor
ably by all friends Of the university.
In the theological department +. X. saunders. Of
Ohio will be- the Instructor in biblical literature.
He is mt present Instructor In Hebrew In the same
Institution. Professor George ID Watrous OF this
city, and Mr. Beers have been ap olnted professors in
the law school, In the art school Harrison w.
Professor sumner. the popular professor In political
economy been in bad h. ltl the last year, and
has been spending some time in Europe This fall.
however he will be- rack once moe.
The students who have conditions drifting into
the city one by one. and the tutors beginning to
reap harvest The campus Is beginning to have An
air OF preparation. and in "A few weeks everything viii
be ; lively Is