Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-19
VICE AT YALE.

The Correspondence Between Con. gregational Clergymen and Presi- dent Dwight-Interesting but Pri-
 vate-Dr. Newman Smyth speaks
 FOrcibly and JudlcIOusIy.
 Yesterday Dr. Smyth, in reply to the question whether it was true, as reported, that the Congregational clergy of the city had seht communication to the President and faculty of Yale college with regard to betting on athletic games and other i'm moral practices of a certain class of stu dents, and that the college authorities had paid little or no attention to 1t, said to representative of the JOURNAL AND CoUR- TER:
 "It is true, as has already been pub lished in the papers, that letter with re- gard to betting was sent to the President and faculty. President Dwight, however, had acknowledged the communication and sent back in behalf of the faculty e reply to it. The clergymen were desirous of having the correspondence published, ss they thought 1t would be gratifying to many friends of the college to read clear and strong utterance from the faculty on this subject, and that the matter very much needs to be discussed.
 Dr. Smyth was asked to give a copy of the letter of the clergymen to the press, but he said that President Dwight had de- clined the request of the clergymen to have the correspondence published, and. | unless some special reason should make | necessary the publication of the letter of | the clergymen, he should not feel at liberty to give to the press Q copy of their l letter. Personally should be glad to do | so, as I think that the more this whole | subject is discussed in the newspapers the better for all the interests of public morals it will be-"
 Dr. Smyth on being asked with regard to the contents of the letter said 1t wal conceived in perfectly friendly spirit to the admistration of Yale, and called stten tion to certain evils with regard to which some public deliverance from the admins tration of the college would be welcome but he did not seem inclined to specify further the contents of the correspon dence. He said, however, that 1t did no touch on the disorderly conduct of certain classes of students, about which a grea deal had been said of late, nor did 1t refe, directly to the fact that cer tain class of students were habitue of the pool rooms of the city. Dr. Smyth said he supposed the exploits of such stu | oCutb III Cuo TOOmS Ol Lu6 cleN were probably as well known to the fac ulty as they are coming to be to many citi zens. He thought that 1t was time tha
 some authorities, the town if not the col lege, should at least take action to proven we'll known rowdy class of students iron insulting women on the streets and walk ing children from their sleep at night b, drunken and obscene songs. It ought no
 to require long record for such conduo
 to prevent student from obtaining a de
 gree from any college. He won
 dered if the administration of tn
 university could be aware of the growth
 impatience of large portions of this com
 munity concerning such things. He al,
 not think the ministry of the city woul
 be inclined to keep silent much longer ol
 many of these things with which they hay
 become too familiar. It seemed to hin
 that these demoralizing tendencies hs
 been rapidly increasing during the pas
 five years. He believed, however, tha
 the vast body of Yale students wer
 as fine a set of young men a could be got together anywhere an | that the college sentiment would suppor
 the faculty in any action which might b | adopted to disoountenance and to chec more effectuslly the conduct of too larg ! and too long undisturbed hummer class
 who bring the whole university into unde
 served reproach. He thought that wkil , these unpleasant features of college life a
 tracted attention and needed the applies
 tion of some vigorous correctives, the ou
 side public ought to know chat the gres body of influence and companienshi among the Yale students Is of healthfr : and high and most honorable character.