New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-23
YALE.

NewHaven Dec 22-Judge Samuel o. fren'lce'
~ Hartford has been engaged to instruct oo'ii 'e
iunor and senior classes In common la" anu ,
HEADINGS during the next term. Judge freAi'''e
will I'll the place formerly occupied ny Juuse re'.
Iohn Wurts who has been teaching the sup)ec's
~ elementary law during the last term. VIII mere
a,,ar continue as regular instructor In the pace
,ef, vacant by the removal of Judge Wiii'aih ~.
Robinson to Washington ID. I. MT ""r's VIA
also be an instructor In contracts.
The Christmas vacation for the academic oep"'.
ment began Wednesday and extends to January T.
The alton OF the Law Schooi WI" '@ 9N
tending 10 January 3. -,
Professor W. L. Phelps has been ehgaseu " sNe
six lectures on THE Elizabethan Drama eAoiu''e
of Shakespeare. ,, ,o-
Alfred F. judd 's7, and Frederick Tiiney, w.
have been elected to the editorial poaru Oh i"e
Courant" - r,o
The subject for the James Gordon Bennett prize
ESSAYS has been announced. and is as follows
civil Service Reform in the United states Us
HISTORY and Present Problems The essays must
no presented at L ., Osborn Hall, May So' oelore
70 o'clock Ali,
TIE Yale Glce and Banjo clubs started on tneir
trim Wednesday Nearly all of the men lett mere
tuesday for New-york There hrc forty men IN
the clubs exclusive of "heelers," and two prvatte
cars are provided for their accommodation, \ ~,
o %sn ars q qnd he trip Temper
ance drinks only will be furnished Tree onsu,ners
ana an s Grnes tree will be given ST. Louis on
which the will EXCHANGE presents rsov Civ at
2:So D. M. January L. They will then go 10 Ld hon
wood arriving at ,b p kewood it House in the even
ng. The stop at Lakewood is new ieatTte m n,sn
is looked forward to with much pleasure ,eane and
many win 20 thence home for short Nacauoh oe-
fore college opens on JanIsay nrize examinations
for rne the Class Of ISL toOWs In GTsS
Hesiod' and "Thecgenes in Latin NT IG ,Sa iater
{, T. rat
part Of May The Winthrop prizes the inSTme Gd
fnnd Of $500 given in is by Buenanan erNd To ne
junior FOR the most thorough e. gs nrae is
With the Greek and Latin poets me hiso ~ i for
5000 and the second is the balance OF the INCOME io
The year. .o wan made an investigation
was at Yale in the beginning Of this century sSS
ming from the frequent rows with the town boys in
which the collegians INDUCED me coderar d o
sanization in the college ranks and to TINS snd
each class elected its bully vi lhe iou N.Y. o,,ege
appointed, the senior was known as the co mIes
bu!ly." His insignia of office consisted or the famous
"bmijv club The duties connected with this honor
to act ct al Class saa mengs The bully
by no The GLASS s rGway Or on the Of
strength and was supposed TO be the best man ~
his class from physcai pon, OF S Sis sas
college bully and in his after career became oniei
Justice of The Con5 OF Of Gonneec1
college buy in 1879; Seabury Ford 20 another
Evarts 81. minor bully, was later secretary Oh
State. ,,.. ,, o,,,or
elected in class meetings or appointed by his prede
cesyor. He was the keeper Of the bully cn0 d in nd
was only shown to the public once year, az r, inc
ceremony of presenting 1t to the new quiz: MN
that Governor Yale had brought it TO New-iaven
to upon the Indians. and finding 1t unnscessary,
plausible story is that 1t captured in row be-
tween students and sailors at Fair Haven.