The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-24
COLLEGE BEGINS TO-DAY
AssISTANCE RENDERED TO FRESH
 MEN BY YALE Y. n, c. 4.

btructlOn Cards Io-uay-IianS TOT GlaSs Gymnastic Drilis-G George lay of Phiia- delphia Engaged as Assistant to Dr.
 Anderson.
 The Yale campus now begins to take on the business-like appearance which it wears for ten months out of the twelve and within the quadrangle all has been hustle since Monday the students having had much in the way of room furnishing and fixing to do be- fore recitations begin this morning. Expressmen are reaping harvest and the students say that the Jehus are charging prices high enough to revenge themselves on the boys for being away from town all summer,
 Entrance examinations closed yester- day and all freshmen must report at Alumni hall between and o'clock this afternoon to register and receive cards of instruction. At the same time a committee from the Yale Y. M. c. A. will be present and take a sort of re- lgious census of the members of the class of 1900. The denomination, if any, to which each man belongs will be ascertained and soon after can vass of the class will be made to secure the memberships of it's members in the college Y. M c. A. The Y. M. c. A. rooms in Dwight hall have been the busiest places on the campus this week. Before college closed in June a recep- tion committee was appointed, consist ing of L. M. Bass, G. c. Brooke, E. B. Garnson, F. T. Murphy '97 D. F. Rog- CTS, E. Sawyer. l.. M. William '9S, c. A. Brayton, w. H Field T. Wright '99, J. w. Best, E. H. Brewer '97 S., A. Cheney, T. c. Greenway '9S' s. These gentlemen returned to college early and have been at Dwight hall for week to receive the new students, as- sist them in securing rooms and board ing places and give them any infor- nation or assistance desired. During the summer a committee consisting of w. D. Beach 97, F. M. Burgess '97, H. H. Townshend '97, H. w. Fisher '98, R. E. Hume '9S, R. K. Root '9S J. l.. Gil- son '99, F. B. Merrels '99 and c. H. Walker '99, visited all the boarding houses within a radius of a mile of the campus and prepared catalogue of desirable board and rooming places. This catalogue gives the location, price and accommodation of each place where rooms or board may be secured, and has been found to be of great as- sistance by the members of the incom- ing class.
 A neat little booklet has been issued by the college Y. M. c. A., giving much interesting information,s valuable to those about to enter Yale and after the June examinations a>copy of the book let was sent to all those sub-freshmen who pasesd their finals at that time. Yale is the only American college in which the faculty gives out to its Y. M C. A. or anyone list of the fresh- men who pass June finals, and the giving out of this information has greatly facilitated the work of the stu dent committees in assisting the mem- bers of the new class. The booklet above mentioned is neat little volume bound in fine blue leather having the name Yale" stamped in gilt type on the outside of the front cover. Among other information for freshmen which the book contains is the following: Some peculiar customs with regard to Yale freshmen have grown up with the college and are part of its history. In order to avoid embarrassment and the stigma of freshness" the freshmen will do well to observe the following: Not to smoke pipes on the street or campus; not to carry cane before Washingtons S birthday; not to dance at the Junior promenade; not to talk to upper classmen about college secret societies; not to study, read or sleep during the chapel exercises; not to sit on the fence unless the freshmen nine wins the baseball game from the liar yard freshmen; not to forget to rise for the "chant" at the opening both of the Sunday service and also of the week day chapel. This is a new departure: not to bow to the president at the close of morning chapel, the privilege being reserved for seniors; not to play ball or spin tops on the campus, the privilege being also reserved for seniors.
 The Yale Y. M. c. A. was the college association to get out such a booklet, and last year the idea was copied to some extent by two or three other col leges. This year about a dozen colleges in various parts of the country have issued books modelled after the Yale book in every respect, even to the type. The edition of the Yale book for this year cost the college association about $2OO
 Class religious meetings will be held at Dwight hall every Sunday evening during the ensuing year. in addition to the general religious meeting of the university, which will be held Sundays at the same place.
 The Bible class work this year will be in charge of H. B. Wright '98, son of Dean Wright. Programs of the Bi- ble study for the year are now being printed.
 Every room in Dwight hall has been thoroughly renovated during the year. The interior of the hall has been re- painted, the woodwork oiled and the rooms repapered, all costing about '$1,- GOO, which was paid by subscriptions from the alumni
 The gymnasium will be opened to- day to students for the first time this season, and tomorrow night at eight o'clock the first class drill of the year will be held, Dr. Anderson being in charge, assisted by George May, his new assistant The class drills in gym nastics will be continued during the year and will be held Monday, We'd nesday and Friday evenings of each