The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-09
YALE NEWS OF INTERESp.

 The Gneist Library to be Returned-The
 Reasons Therefor National Association
 of Graduates' Clubs-The New Captain of
 the Varsity EIcven-Baskot Ball, Etc.
 Some months ago it was announced that a friend of Yale university had bought for the university library what was supposed to be the valuable library of the late Rudolph Von Gneist, pro- lessor of law at the University of Der lin, and formerly a member of the Ger man reichstag. The library, for which $2,500 was to be paid, was supposed to be rich in works on constitutional law, scientific books, and sets of various journals. It consisted of about 10000 volumes and dissertations. When the collection reached the Yale library not long ago it was found that only about half the works had belonged to Prof. Von Gneist, and that the collection had desired. An offer was then made for the Gneist works to the Leipsic book seller owning the library, and who had not been paid but was not accepted, and now the library will be packed up and returned to him this week. The National Association of Graduate clubs will holds it's annual convention and business meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 29 and 30. The representatives of tWenty-One colleges and universities that are in the federal tion are expected to be present. It has as it's object mainly the discussion of matters pertaining to the graduate work in the several universities and the issuing of the Graduate club s Hand book or Manual of Informa- tion.' A Yale organization, represent ing all departments of the university has been effected, a constitution adopt l ed and the following officers were elect ed: Prof. Andrew w. Phillips, presi- dent; w. M. Strong, vice president; J. Eldridge, secretary and treasurer MT Strong was elected delegate to the Ma tionaI convention, which will be held in Baltimore during the holidays. i THE NEW FOOTBALL CAPTAIN. James Otis Rodgers of Toledo, O., who has just been elected captain of 1 the university football eleven for the ensuing season, prepared for college at | Andover, where he played for two years on the school football team, explaining 1 it the last year. He has played tackle on the university eleven for the last | two years, and was substitute in his freshman year. After electine him cap tain the eleven marched through the campus cheering and ended up their jul | bilee with supper at Traeger's.
 BASKET BALL
 The schedule of the basket ball team, so far as has been arranged, is as fol- | lows: December 10, Wesleyan at New Haven; January 1G, Trinity at New | Haven; January 23, Central Y. M. c. A. l at Brooklyn; January 2S. Wesleyan at l Middletown: January 30. Springfield | Training school at Springfield; Febru- ary 6, Trinity at Hartford; February 13. Twenty third Street Y. NJ. c. A, New York, at New York
 NOTES.
 The Townsend club will meet this af- ternoon in the law school. The speak CTS will be c. F. Black and w. R. l Johnston.
 The Wurts club will meet this even- ing at o'clock in the law school. C. w. and H. T. Halbert and John Mac Gregor and Moulton will be the speak CTS.
 The subject for debate at the meet ing of the Leonard Bacon club in the divinity school to-day will be, "ResolV-
 ed, That the needs of tho churches sanction the work of professional evan
 gelists."