Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-28
YALE NOTES.

YALE NOTES.
Opening Address Before Yale DIv1n.
tty Sehool-Yale,s Numerical Force
In tho New Classes-Activfty on tho
Campus - The Commons - Coop.
Ttckets-Rooms and Rents-The
Convention of the American Inter-
Seminary Alliance at Divinity
school Next Month.
The opening address before the members
of the Yale divinity school will be deliv-
cred to-day, September 20, in the Mar
quand chapel at p. m. by Professor
George z. Day, D. D.
The fourteenth annual convention of
the American Inter Seminary alliance will
be held at the Yale divinity school, begin
ming Thursday, October 26, and continu-
ing through Sunday, the 2ssh. Eight
delegates went from Yale to the conven-
ton, which was held last year at the
Auburn Theological seminary, and sue
oeeded in getting the convention to- come
here to Yale this year. Yale had been
trying for 1t several years previously.
The late lamented Bishop Phillips Brooks
was to have been one of the speakers, but
it ia probable that Rev. d. A. Gordon of
Boston will come in his place Bishop
Randolph of Virginia and Rev. Robert E.
Board of Foreign Missions Of New York
will be among the speakers. A. D. Clel-
land of the senior class Is chairman of the
general committee and q. Il. Flint of the
post graduate department Is chairman of
the committee on arrangements.
There are sixty seminsries between here
and Chicago which belong to this alli-
ance.
In spite of the most serious drawbacks,
the next Yale catalogue will probably show
the usual increase in the total number of
students, and what the number would have
been under favorable circumstances is hard
to tell. There will probably be about 1926
men in the academic freshman class, against
1853 in '96, while it is estimated that there
will be about $40 in the class of '96 S.,
against 200 in last years class. These es
Inmates are based upon the number of men
taking the examinations for admission.
The scientific school is especially handi-
capped this year. Besides the hard times,
which will prevent many from entering all
departments, as we'll as causing unusual
| losses in the other classes, about thirty OF
forty men will be affected by the famous
| act of the state legislature giving the state
grant to the Storrs schocl.
The men In the upper classes who enter
| ed with scholarship will have them con.
tinued until they graduate, SO they viii
| not be troubled in the least. 1t has al
ready been noticed that most of the west
| ern men who are now in town are com
| planning of being ''hard up" and are fal
more economical than they ever were be
fore.
| Yesterday showed great signs of activity
on the Yale campus. General superinten
| dent of the campus Hotchkiss has the en-
tries all opened for the incoming food O.
students. Each hour yesterday Iarg.
crowd was added to tho population on th,
college grounds. Freshmen, sophomore
and juniors are already here nearly in full
force, but the mighty seniors are delaying
until the last moment before the recita
lions open to day.
The cooperative store is open also
There is one noticeable improvement il
their schedule which is offered to the uni
versity patronage this year. Formerly tt
membership tickets have been 50 straigh
each. New tickets good for the entir
course are offered at the rate of IS apiece
This will enable this years freshmen t.
procure for SIS what the other classes hav
paid So for. The regular 50 tickets goo
for one year only, will also be sold as here
tofore.
The Commons have opened to accom-
modate those who came early for entranc
or condition examinations and meals ar
furnished at the uniform rate
This morning the Commons" will ope
for regular boarders only. Over As
students will eat at the "Commons" thl
yesr. There are about 200 waiting to e
places at the tables, and 1t is probable tbs
something will be done to accommodate
them within month or 80.
On account of the removal of old sout
not near as many students can be accom-
modated on the campus this year. Whe
the three new dormitories are complete
next year this will be remediad, but
present many students are obliged to see
rooms off the campus, and the New Have
landladies have set their prices accordin,
ly high. The rents asked for rooms 9
High, York and Wall streets and otht
streets near the campus are complained {
as being ''steep," and thoee fifteen
twenty minutes walk from the campus
and even further. are sought for. TT
faculty has placed a carefully selected lii
of all available rooms at the Co-operatiy
store, which will be great aid to all ne
corners.
The announcement of Professor E.
} McLaughlin's successor has not yet bee
made by the corporation. 1t is though
how-ver, that the one selected will be "
P. Phelps, one of Professor Mclaughlin
assistants. Mr.. Phelps is one of the MOI
popular of the younger instructors at til
college. He graduated in 1887, and is tt
son of DR.. s. Dryden Phelps of this city.
| Mr.. Frank P. Goodrich, who was forme
ly an instructor in German in the colleg'
| will take Professor Gustav Gruener's plac,
Professor Gruener was just last year mad
an assistant professor, but he is 10
obliged to spend year abroad on socour
of Ill health. Mr.. Goodrich has just r.
turned from years absence in German,
where he took degree at Halle.
Bowden 81 will be one of the freshma
tutors in mathematics this year, and F. "
Williams 70 an assistant Instructor in hi
tory. The only new professor is Pre-
lessor Bernadotte-Perrin of Adelhert co
lege, who has been made a professor
Greek.
Professor E S. Dana and Professor Ell
gene L. Richards have both been in poe