The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1894-06-27
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News.
Yesterday was alumni day nj old
Yale, and old Yale was out in force at
the alumni meeting in the forenoon, In
strong force at the class dinners and
suppers later in the day, and an Inn
mense force Mt the bail game Mt which
Yale came out ahead 2 10 0. 1t was n
good Yale day all around. Joy and sat
isfaction was written on the faces Of the
old grads at the alumni meeting, and
the intense joy and satisfaction OF
young Yale over the victory wasrenect-
ed in the faces of the older men, while
fair wearers Of the blue, who were also
out in force ut the game, never, ii Is
said, looked sweeter or more entranc-
ing. The troop Of '54's men, who
lunched at Governor Morris residence
atnoon, looked guy and gallant, and
seemed to renew their youth In the
presence Of 80 exuberant Yale spirit
as prevailed, then news of anoth-
er important victory for Yale
came In the afternoon which
was speedily noised abroad in Yale
circles, exciting much enthusiasm in
the victory Of the University in its first
round in the big suit of the college
against the Storrs Agricultural school.
The news added TO the general jubilee
feeling, and was regarded rs a sub
stantial victory and indicative Of the
final complete success Of Yale in this
contest.
There was great hilarity late in the
evening with young Yale after the class
suppers had begun to take effect, and q
miniature 4th Of July demonstration Of
fireworks seemed to be in progress.
while ever and anon the Yale cheer and
Yale songs rent the air and brass bands
were playing their liveliest music.
Present at the alumni meeting at
Alumni hall in the morning were John
A. Dana, Worcester, Mass, 1874 Fred
erick d. Avery, Columbia, 1874; Will
lam w. Taylor, Wilmington, DEL, 1884;
N. A. Lewis, Goderich, Ont, 1914; G. s.
F. Savage, Chicago, 1874; Edwin
Wright, Boston, 1874; d. w. Beadle,
Toronto, Ont, 1874; Y. NJ. Brown, New
Haven, Conn.,, 1874; G. p. Wilcox, 1874,
2S2 Prospect street; II. d. Smith, Plain
vile, Conn.,, 1874; Virgil NJ. d. Marcy,
Cape May, n j., 1874; w. J. Weeks,
Yaphank, U. s., 1874; Arthur Ward, M.
D., Newark, N. J., 1874; Isaac At
water, Minneapolis, 1874.
Professor f. w. Fisk of Chicago Theo-
logical seminary responded for 40. Not
alone in these stately buildings did Yale
rejoice, but far more infinitely in the
spirit that is behind them. He added a
word of caution as to the pursuit Of
athletics to too great an extent.
Rev. William II. Fem of Portland,
Me-, spoke for '54. He also spoke Of
Yale's material prosperity which the
grand new buildings testified to, and of
the splendid advances made by the uni
versity in other directions. He also
told an amusing and we'll known coon
story. -,.f
President W. G. Sperry Of Olivet COL
lege, Michigan, responded briefly for
the class of $50. For the class of $50
Burton N. Harrison Of New. York re-
sponded.
For the class of '91 Joseph G. Estill
said that the class was loyal to Yale.
He thought the best thing about Yale
was that it made men good citizens.
Charles A. Brinley spoke for the Shelf
field Scientific school. For the class Of
10, Magrane Cox made an earnest
speech, in which he deplored the decline
of the democratic spirit at Yale. He
read from the class statistics of the
class of '94 to show that that spirit was
dying out. The reason generally given
was the increase in the cost Of getting
through Yale. The class statistician Of
1914 evidently thought that was the
cause. The press has attributed that
cause generally. Is that true? I have
examined the records and L find that
there has been no great increase. 1t
cost the class of '94 but $40 a year more
than the class of 10 to get through
Yale. That is not great increase, not
enough.to cause falling off in the dem
ocratic shirt What the cause is shall
not nresume to saw hut lei; every Vale
man cherish that spirit.
Samuel e Darling smoke for the class
of ,69 and Rev. Fl. p. Frissell. principal
of Hamnton Institute. He did not think
that Yale democracy was on the de-
"a 8 Tshel1 of Denver smoke for the
class of ,88 The old alumni committee
was reelected. -
Harry n Rowland of New York.