The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-13
Y4LE NoTEs or INTEREST.

Ynle-princeton Gymnastics Meet-uniNer-
slty Pool rournament--Dr. Phelps is
Wanted by Baltimore Woman's College
Other College News.
DIR. William Lyon Phelps, who is as
sistant professor in English literature,
has just received a call to the head of
the English department of the College
for Women at Baltimore. DR.. Phelps
has made fine record at Yale and is
exceedingly popular throughout the
college, especially with members of the
senior class. He it is who originated
the course in modern novels at Yale,
which has been widely discussed. Be
fore coming to Yale DR.. Phelps was
an instructor in Harvard. He is a son
of the late Rev. DR.. S. Dryden Phelps
of this city.
YALE GYMNASTICS.
The following men of the Yale Gym
nastic association will compose the
team going to Princeton on March 20 TO
assist in an exhibition with the Gym
nastic association: f. A, Lehlbach '9S
f. r. Lehlbach '97, II. 4. Anderson '9S
S., l.. d. Kellogg '9S, III. A. Loomis go
C. f. Cloth '97, A. II. Terry '9S, j. b.
Burnet '9S, B. l.. Cadwalader '9S, George
L. BUST, jr., SO, captain. The events
which win form Yale's part of the pro-
gram are as follows Parallel bars
horizontal bar. flying rings, tumbling
and club swinging.
The Princeton Gymnasium team and
events are as follows:
I Triple horizontal bars--Gymnastie
team.
II. Flying trapeze--Ralph Derr 81 and
L. b. Turner '96, captain.
III. Double trapeze-R. w. Beymer IS
and G. G. Blackmon '96.
". Balancing trapeze-F. M. Paul 90.
V. Tumbling and acrobatics-Gym-
nastic team.
The exhibition will be held in the
Princeton Gymnasium, the teams alter
mating in the several events.
DEBATING.
The regular meeting of the Leonard
Bacon Debating club of the Divinity
school was held Wednesday afternoon
in Marquand chapel. The subject for
debate was: Resolved, That public
assent to a creed should not be made
a condition of church membership"
The Baldwin Debating club met yes
terday at the law school. The question
for debate was Resolved, That drunk
enness is an excuse for crime" Minor,
Gavin and Halbert spoke for the af-
firmative; Buckingham, Clark and Nc
Muchen for the negative.
A meeting of the Wurts Debating
club was held in room "a of the law
~ a. 1ne I.r
and Baldwin spoke for the plaintiff and
Moulton and Fl. I. Halbert for the de-
feRaaant !, >, !. ! ..,,,+ ,as, !. ~,
the Baldwin and Wayland Debating
clubs till after Easter.
CLUB TOURNAMENT.
The following are the results in the
University club tournament thus far:
First round-Boyle, is, defeated
Mitchell, 17-75-63: Brewster %, defeat
ed Stewart, 1S-75-5S; Mason, %, defeat
ed Burton, 2o-75-59; Darte, II, defeated
Corbett, 20-75-56.
Second round-Hoyt, 20, defeated
Lapham, 0--75-74: Lawrence, 8, defeat
ed Fisher, 15-75-71; Sawyer, 49, defeat
ed Barnes, 25-75-6o.
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Sage, 40-T5-73.
One of the best matches of the tour
nament was that between Lapham and
Hoyt. With the score "a to 81 In Hoyts
favor Lapham made a run of IS, but
Hoyt got the necessary one ball in his
next play.
WILLISTON CLUB.
A Williston club has been organized
in the university and the following off
GERS elected. p. c. Peck '96. president;
F. F. Brooks sc s., vice president; Fl.
NJ. Keator '97, secretary and treasurer,
A committee to arrange a smoker be-
fore the end of this term has been APP
pointed by the president.
The regular meeting of the Mission
Study class was held last evening at
645 in the missionary room, Dwight
hall.
JOTTINGS.
The formal entry with the affidavit
of the university crew was sent We'd
nesday to J. f. Cooper. secretary of the
Henley Royal Regatta.
The annual open spring games will
take place at the field on May g
The Yale union will be represented
at the Harvard Princeton debate next
Friday by W. II. Clark 90 and C. U.
Clark '97.
In the semi-final round of the univer-
sity chess tournament Gilman 80 de-
feated Cooke '97.