New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-20
AMoNG.. THE. COLLEGES.
YALE.

New-Haven. Conn.,. April 19-The final COMPETE
ton for the choice OF representatives for the Yale
Harvard debate held last Tuesday From the
eleven competitors the following were chosen: A.
r. Stokes, tr, '96; r. s. Baldwin. l.. s.. and w. H.
Clark, '96. c. H. Studinski. 49, and Mcfarland
r. g.. alternates. The Thatcher prize OF $75 for the
greatest excellence shown In debating. was awarded
to A. p Stokes IT,, 49, At meeting of the Politi-
cal Science Club. held in the evening, general
discussion of the arbitration question took place
This was attended by the selected debaters Pro-
lessor woolsey. 70: Judge Simeon f. Baldwin. '6l
Professor Sumner, SO. and Mr.. James Hillhouse
Of New-York were among the speakers
With the warm weather of last week has come
ne college life the fence. This Is now the fore
most feature of the life of the campus, and the
lightly gathering and singing are kept up with all
he devotion paid to an old tradition
A geological excursion under the leadership OF
Professor II. s. Williams, was made in the vicinity
" New-Haven recently. The party was composed
Of about fifteen men. including number from
Harvard under J. 3. Woodwork. Instructor IN
geology at Harvard.
Professor Weir delivered the last Of his art lect-
ures Thursday evening on "A Glimpse OF Hoi-
land in the Time Of Rembrandt
The new Phelps memorial gateway IL now near
completion, the exterior work being already nm
ished and the interior work well under way; II Is
commencement The building rises impo os Sds
the other buildings on the ,ns ana arenas mas
lecture into one harmonious whole: Work on me
new York st dormitory Is being pushed rapioiy IoI
ward, and it will certainly be ready FOR occupancy
With the Easter trip over and three games pp ayyedd
since the baseball team Is how practlcal! Hou,Lea
into its final form. The fielding, although ritneI
slow is on the whole good for this time OF .he
year The pitchers are all doing me work, ou. ore
batting is little weak still and he team 9or w9 hs
not quite what 1t ought to be. Candidates LOT tne
class teams have been called out and are now
hard at work every day at the held Inc mel ,
class series which will be played of the nrst ~eeR
in Nav promises TO be the most holly contested IN
The annual spring games Of the Athletic Associa-
ton will be neld at the field Wednesday. . ..,
The interest Of the University at large IN poauns
has been considerably quickened by the announce
ment that the spring regatta is 10 Oe nero III ps
two weeks. There are now seven crews Oh .he
harbor the Varsity the four class crews S ann IN hs
two crews which have recently been FORMED IN tne
sophomore class called the 'gentleinens esni,
and the "Coystrels." Rowing, particularly IN the
athletic department has become this year more OF "a
students. and not confined to the Varsity and
The VARSITY rowed in a shell last Monday for me
f,rst time this year. Their form is good Tor inns
lack OF graduate coaches The burden OF the coacn-
ing has fallen almost entirely upon captain irraa
way for tho last month. The regular substitutes
are Nv rowing in their respective CLASS crews IN
able that the will row at Henley In thelr pres
ent order This is: Stroke Langford; T. Captain
Treadway; 6, Longacre: 8. Bailey; 4, Rodgers D.
Beard: Brown and bow bow Sm nd nv tbs faculty Of
the winners of the Mac11aughn memorial Iund
prizes They are: First prize. John Plaze Morton.
Of Los Angeles. Cal. and. second prize. John VIC.
awarded for the best literary translation OF some
classical work Mortons was Of Platos Cato and
Doniphan's Of several letters Of Pliny