Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-08
HEARD ON THE CAMPUS.

Debate.POol TOurnament-Gymn sium GoAsests-Yale Athletic Associ. ation COntests-Yale Yacht Club Origin of College eSong-Fencing En. tries-Freshman Crew.
 The musical society of the Yale divinity ,chool, which was organized several years sgo, has reorsanized this year with the fol lowing oficers: H. 0. Meserve '94, presi- dent; J. w. Rice '95, vice prssident; H. o. Hannun, secretary and treasurer. The so- ciety has recently formed double quartet, which will sing at the commencement ex- ercisss of the divinity school as we'll as at | all meetings of the musical society. The quartet is composed at present of: First tenors, B. A. Jenkins '95, A. Binkhorst '96; second tenors, F. M. Moody '95, J. E. Born camp '96; first baes, H. 0. Hannun '96, 0. O. Tyler 's5; second bass, O. E. Ewing, P. G., s. G. Heckman '94.
 The musical society has already held sev- eral successful meetings, and proposes to hold number of entertainments during the remainder of the college year. The pro gram has not yet been arranged.
 BASEBALL GAMES WITH PRINCETON.
 The management of the university base ball nine has arranged games with Prince ton on the following dates: Saturday, 4sy 26; Saturday, June 9, and Saturday. June 9.
 PHI BETA KAPPA LECTURES.
 The second in the series of Phi Beta Rap pa lectures will be delivered on Friday evening at o'clock in room Al, Osborn H v,{l1 T his lecture on "Waterloo," which gave such success last year. All members of the university are cordially invited to be present.
 POOL TOURNAMENT.
 Yesterdays play in the University club pool tournament resulted as follows:
 Semi final round-H. W. Farnam, (scratch) defeated P. Finley CD, 75-65.
 8. 8; Ladder (sO. defeated D. 0. Adams (25). 75-51.
 The final round will be played today at 1:45 p. m.
 GYMNASIUM coNTEsTs. The following are the total points scored by the contestants in the gymnasium con- tests of the Yale Athletic association: Mile walk-Bannell '94, 33; Thrall '96 S., 30; Allison '94, g; Hoyt '95 S., 8; Perew '96 S., 4; Farren '96 8 3; Darroch '97, 8; s. Bissell '97, 9; White 1.
 Running high jump-J. Thompson '97, 30; Gerard '97, 21; Ladd '95. 17; Cody '95 s., 15; Gillespie '94 s., il; Dodge '96, l 10; s. Roe '95 S.. 9; Bowers 'S7, 6; Frank '95 S., 5; Sheldon '96 1.
 Y. A. A. CONTEST. The fcst of the wrestling contests in the Y. A. A gymnasium games are to be held at the gymnasium on Friday evening l at 8 o'clock. The men are to be wei2hed on Friday evening at o'clock. The entries for the different events are as follows:
 158 pound class-Lee '95, High '95, Cooke '94 8, Jones '96, Ives '96. Adams '96.
 144-pound class-Jones '94, Burns Taris '97, Hall '94 S., Fuller '96.
 130 pound clss-Emmons '95 S., samp- son '97, Peck '96, Sebloeck '97, Catlin '97, H. Lee 96 s.
 In addition to the wrestling the shot putting contest, which was postponed, will be decided. YALE YACHT CLUB. The annual meeting of the Yale Yacht club was held in No. 176 Lyceum last even ing.
 The treasurer reported surplus of $169 50. The election of officers followed which resulted as follows: Commodore, G.. B. Miller '94; vice commodore, H. W.Har- ris '95; rear commodore, Delsno '95; secre- tary and treasurer. Buck '94 s; board of governors, Clark '94 s, Adee '95, Finke Wells '94 8.
 The treasurer announced that new and larger club house had been procured at Morris Cove, which will be opened on May 1, and that 1t has been decided to get 8 bers. The following important amend ments were made to the constitution: Each member, upon his election, shall pay an initiation fe, of $2 and the annual dues shall be $3 for all members. If said sums are not paid within two weeks after election this election shall be declared null and void. Former members must pay their annual dues before May 1, otherwise the above initiation fee will be charged ,'' and "rhere shall be a governing board of seven members elected at the annual meet ing, who, together with the fsg officers and the secretary and treasurer, shall have entire charge of the management of the club" A book containing the roll of members and the fleet will be issued very soon and 1t Is necessary that all who wish to oin the club hand their names to some one of the governing board as soon ss pos- sible.
 | HARVARD VARSITY CREW.
 BOSTON, March 7.-Fourteen Harvard men went into training to-day for posi- tions on the varsity crew and rowed for the first time on the river. They are as follows: J. R. Bnllard '96, of Dsdham; E. R. Fennessy '96. of Boston; R. P. Blake '94, of Bos- ton; B. M. Tawnsend '96, of Bos- ton; O: G. MuIchie 's5, of Calais, Me ; A. H. Brewer '96 of Jamaica Plain; J. Pur- diu '95, of Boston; Fl. H Richardson '95, of Brookline; W. H. Cameron '95. of Jamestown, N. Y.; F. Davis, jr., '95, of New York; G. 8. Derby '96, of Boston; O.. Brewer '96, of Jamaica Plaip;s R. B. Beale '94, of Brookline; L. Davis '94, captain, of Boston.
 Burglar Fitzpatrick Dead.
 BRIDGEPORT, March 7.-Edward J. Fitz- patrick, the burglar, died at the general hospital at 9:25 this morning.
 AN INTERESTING DECISION
 Handed Down From the Supreme
 Court Yesterday-Of Importance to
 the Oyster Interests of the State.
 The supreme court yesterday handed down decision which is not only of great local interest, but affects the oyster inter. ests of the whole state. For years there has been contest in the shore towns of Connecticut between the clammers, go called, and the oyster growers. The clam mers have claimed that the state of Con. nectieut had no right to authorize the designation of natural clam beds for the purpose of oyster cultivation, and in de- fense of their claims and opinions they have frequently entered upon the beds and dug clans in defiance of the owners. These trespasses have resulted in many conflicts, and in an almost countless num- Der of small justice and city court cases. These cases have never, until the present time, reached our supreme court and the question has never before been decided, whether 6 natural clam bed could be desig mated for the purpose of oyster cultivation. In the case of the State versus Bassett, which was decided by the supreme court yesterday, which was a case of trespsss upon one of the Fair Haven oyster beds and in which case this question of such vital importance to the oyster growers was raised, the supreme court decided that the state of Connecticut had authority to des. ignate natural clam ground for the pur- pose of oyster culture, and also had au- l thority to authorizs a town committee to designate ground in its stead
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