New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
YALE.

AAIsING THE STANDARD OF INSTRUMENT MAN
,Nc-FoR SEATS AT THE BIG GAME
N.w-uaven Nov. 10 (SpeciaD.-The workshop in
.onnec,,op with the psychological laboratory has
started on the task of raising the standard OF III
strument- making in America. Skilled "echa',io
and electrician has been under training LOT the
cast year Several very fine pieces of apparatus
have been made for other universities, the WORK
marshn being superior to that OF any European
psychological or physiological Observation-Disclosures
and equal to that Of the best makers OF physcai
instruments. The advance OF science oepeius
largely upon the perfection of Its instruments. anu
The object in the Yale laboratory is TO render II
nossible for all American psychological iapoia-
tories to obtain at home those nearest per1ecuoh'
In addition to furnishing instruments for use mere
orders have been filled for Cornell and Clark uni
yersites and the University Of Ncw-fork.
The second concert OF the eighth series IN 'he
Chamber course was held Wednesday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Max Heinrich VIII give sohs ie
citals on November 81 and March "a
The following the subjects announced lor es-
SAYS In competition for the Retts prize, which are
due on April /: "Cowper's Letters, lhe Lltera'!
Standards of Boileau and Pope. "Oliver Wendeh
Holmes" John Knox and the Scotch Reforma-
tion" 1.-The Annexation Of Texas. Tine Popuiist
Party: Its Platform, Leaders and the interests IL
Represents" The c. WHY'S Belts prize estao-
lished in 1890 by the Phelps Association in memory
of the late C. WHY'S Belts. of New-fork CITY,
offered TO the sophomore class for excellence III
English composition. The prize. being the income
on q fund of $1,000 is awarded annually to that
member of the class who shall have exnioited the
most meritorous work in the required compositions
of the year and in special essay on prescrioeu
subject. ,,, .
A meeting Of the Mathematical Club was held In
Sloane Laboratory Wednesday evening and paper
on 1.-THE Graphical Solution of the Planary Mouon
of a Rigid Body" was read by Mr.. starKwea.ner'
The regular meetings of the club are heid on lueS
day evenings and usually well attended lhey
are presided over by the different teachers IN math-
ematics.
Drs Anderson and Seaver are the authors OF a
new pocket manual for the Yale gymnasium.
Arrangements are now being made whereby the
in White and Berkeley dormitories VIII b be
electricity be used In place OF gas az ,he op
The exterior of the new Law School building Is
sheeId scientfc School is not far advanced va, ;1
toward completion. The exterior walls are put ut Ut
been done in the interior u. - 49,
A meeting has been held for the purpose OF or or
Haven, as part OF the Connecticut society; some Tne
jeet, and it it promises to be success Membership
in the club viii be placed at a low price, so that
for the coming year are the following members
Of the faculty. with their subjects after their
Common Schools; Professor C. T. Laid. "Psychol
ogy-Its Relation to Education" Professor I; r.
Lounsbury Shakespeare; Professor Bernadotte
Perrin, "A Biographical Survey OF Greek History ;
DR.. W. l.. Phelps, THE EliZabethan Drama"
Application blanks for seats the Yale stand at
the Yale Harvard game at Springfield on November
"a may be obtained at the Yale Cooperative Store
These blanks for the exclusive use Of Yale
graduates and undergraduates. The price ranges
from 81 80 to 81 so each Not more than three seats
will be sold to person Those wishing seats
together must apply on separate blanks in the same
envelope. No writing marks of any kind should
be put on the envelopes marked "Applica alton"
These applications will be received at No. 30 Van
derbl-ave New Haveh Conn Tickets will be
sent TO graduates by registered mail. if postage
stamps to the amount of L cents put self
directed envelopes.