New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-27
AMONG THE COLLEGES.


AN ADDITION TO BE MADE TO BATTELL CHAPEL.
New.l.sven. March ae (speciaD.-The catalogue OF
the Yale Divinity school came out yesterday Among
the chief features Is the large increase In the scholar
ships fov needy students Ten new scholarships yeu
,nc 40 each have been added for Junior students
who have been college graduates ard have obtaned
percentage Of 70 in their college course. Five new
scholarships for high stand men In the graduate ess
have been added. The total number Of students ID
the seminary Is 100.
The Gift OF $4,000 from Robbins l'attcii' OIL new
York and his sister. Mrs. Eldridgc. OF Yarmouth
Mass ha, made II possible for the faculty OF 'aic 10
enlarge Batell Chapel. This they propose to no. not
withstanding the great opposition to the plan Inc
proposed addition will seriously mar III" arch''ec'"r
appearance OF the chapel and that Of Durfcc Hail.
which adioins It. II Is proposed TO add about SUI
additional seats, Increasing the capacity OF 'he pun"
ing about one third. This decision has been taken DIV
.ome as settlement OF the question concerning com
pulsory chapel attendance. For several years tne
more progressive alumni OF Yale have lett 'h"' u'e
practice OF compelling chapel attendance should De
abolished and they have spoken and written upon 'he
subject extensively With the exception Oh rrcsr
dent Dwight, most OF the members OF the iac"iN
have been inclined TO the same view, but fie''u'"
Dwight Is emphatic In declaring that That feature VI
III. college should b. maintained. ana now that aooi-
tIonal room Is be provided 1t l. prooaoc '"'' "e
will carry his point for considerable time longer.
The annual banquet OF the outgoing board u eoor'
OF "The Yale Literary Magazine TO inc ihooh''s
hoard took place Friday night, mt lieuoieih care.
The toastmasters Winthrop r.. D"is"' ""
francis Parsons The toasts responded 10 were ~
>.uorS. "I,Ancien Ecgimc,' Winthrop f. Dwight
.The New Administration" Ralph ID. faine' Inc
racuty J-nn,asked.n Professor II. N. Reynods' ho,'
Rules Irwin Il. Laushlin; The West from a .''
Window A. Lawrence Greer "Ihc h'se VI "'
Ougarrhyr Robert b. Wade; "Reverics OF f'''"cio'
paw.r HOLLYWOOD The incoming board Is composed
hair
.a;,or Henry Emo Robert II. Nichols and Eawaru D.
pooa Those retiring are Winthrop f. Dwight c"'r
man. Richard c. W. Wadsworth, hhahciai " 49,
John H. Field Francis Parsons ana Lcmuei a. "'''
The menu cards very handsome. On 'he lro'.
ouer cover was a miniature REPRODUCTION OIL 'he lo"'
Tage Of the magazine. Yale b''e noo'"' INV ~
bow. held the pages together ,a
Tho work OF revising the elective anu ic9.
eorrse OF students in the academic depar'h'n, VI
has been unusually thorough TINS year. .'o Nv"
h.r Of elective courses has been greauy "'e'
nh. whole number OF offered In the prospeo"
~ 1909 and 1894 is 147, against rs Hs' Sc' CIV
1oo the wear before. The following list gives III.
number OF courses offered In each group OF STUDIES anu
the increase last years list fmiosop"s, a q
crease A; political science and law = i"''e &,
history 10. increase 2; modern languages
creose o: English literature. IL, increase o. anc'en
,. os increase .: Biblical literature. 10, IN
.es. the fine arts A, increase g. physical SCIENCE
On ,,cresse mathematical. l, decrease music d.
increase O: total, 147 10 will be OBSERVER ''i"' ~
,, Increase Is in the natural and physical sciences
2. while In only Inc OF WORK mas IL secure" ~
N limit the number OF electives-mathemauos'
most radical change made In the required "oiN Vi Wv
undergraduates Is an arrangement by which the soph'
WOW. vesr will be the elective. to eonsneraoN
greater degree than at present SIX threeho' 'o"
are offered each member OF the class Oh WIS" Nv"
must be chosen, equivalent to hf'ech houra VI Lao
room work. Tho courses are Latih "ieeh' man
matics. modern languages. English ana p'!s"'' NV
ohorce gves evidence Of liberal spirit on the part
q, the faculty In putting The modern languages anu
English on the same footing with inc ciass'oS %
otner,a,,cs and IN adding the study OF physics winch
heretofore has constituted part OF the require" W
NJ the Junior class. The change Also puts 'he SUN!
Of physics one year ahead in the course anu ai''~
optional work to the sophomores instean OIL o'S Wv.
juniors and seniors as formerly Inc iherc.9e "
electives will also extend to the Junior year. III Tue
prospectus for next year the members OF that c'
viii no allowed twelve instead Of nine hours work IN
electives only one Of three hours cosu'uons
their required work. The required course Is In mental
and moral science om IN tue rsared and such latitude
Is given that this Is really an eleeuNs, ,, scnncc
Professor Duncan offers course OH The Phi'1 ,,
phy of Herbert Spencer and one on foPIlars IL IL
The same general work in physiological psychology as
last year with the addition ct course IN edncaoh'
psychology is significant that Professor r. .:
Phelps ex Minister TO England again offers coarSrs
in law He is expected TO return 70 nae III 1nar
Ssrrses IN social science are open to the
us1al The new professor offers courses IN EuroPIal
ss ana Er ns n, s'Sy his
of several in Biblical literature by iresae,'
Rr Se ana S p p @oasrn %
vet red will conduct the required WORK Oh 'ne
ssSns geology roft ss% fa o %
pteroogy and hryoogy An instructor wnoso