The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-23
YALE NEWS OF INTEREST
TEN YEARS. p PROGRESS IN THE UNI
TERSITY.

Financial as Well as observation-disclosures
of Tuitions in the Art School-Other
Items.
The last Alumni Weekly contains the
following in regard to the progress at
Yale during the past ten years:
On May 20, 1885, ten years ago We'd
nesday, the University corporation held
meeting and elected Timothy Dwight,
d. D., LID, president of Yale col
lege. In the month of December fol-
lowing, the title yale University" was
first used in connection with the annual
catalogue of that year.
The most noticeable growth in this
period has perhaps been seen in the
erection of new buildings, of which fif
during the past decade, while two are
now in process of construction. The
dates are as follows:
Dwight hall on October II, 1886; Law
renee in 1884, Kent Laboratory in jan
uary, 1883; Chittenden Library June %,
1890; Osborn hall January s, 1891; the
Gymnasium and WEIGH hall in Sep
tember 1892; Infirmary, January %,
1893; Winchester hall, January, 1888;
Medical Laboratory, September, 1898;
Vanderbilt, White and Berkeley, Sep
tenlber 1894; new Law school, April,
1895; Chemical Laboratory. September,
1895; College street hall bought in No
vember, 1895; Phelps Memorial and the
York street dormitory in process of
construction.
The total number Of students enrolled
as members of the university has grown
in this time from 1,134 to 2,415; the
number Of professors and instructors in
all departments has been increased
from 122 to 22S.
The treasurers reports for this time
show an increase in available funds as
follows: University funds from $494,-
S69 to 81 ,295, 1888, academical funds from
1887, ,343 to $1,54S, $50, theological school
funds from SAB, $50 to $631, 1854, Sheffield
Scientific school funds from $160,S27 to
$247 1853, law department funds from
$11, 800 to SGT, $780, art school funds from
sos, ,166 to $107, ,576 medical school funds
from $27,6 to S2s,652, and the musical
department funds were first established
in 1895 and then amounted to $3.50.
The total increase in all the funds Of
the university is from 81. 1888 to 3d.
929, 500 or 81, ,795,662 The ten annual re-
ports of President Dwight mention
gifts which amount to a total of 49,
391 ,055.
In the last few months have also
come further gifts and legacies of $685.
900. 1t is probable also that the addi-
tional sum of s150,0OO from the Fayer-
weather bequest should be included.
The receipts from term bills of stu
dents in the various departments have
increased as follows: Academical de-
partment from $99535 to $264,594 theo-
logical school from $7,20S to S7,7s1, Shelf
field Scientific school from $26,2S5 to
s93. .995, medical school from 81, $50 to SILL
207, law school from 81, a1S to $17,7 ,720 and
art school receipts from this source
have decreased from 1925 to $1,76S.
OFFICIALS OF MOTT HAVEN
GAMES.
The following officials have been in
vited to act at the Mott Haven games:
Referee, William B. Curtis; marshal A.
D. Peck Of Boston; judges, Harry Mac
milan, julius Harder, j. #. G. Black
hurst and w. ]. Lenehan; timers, Rob-
ert Stoll, Mortimer Bishop, F. Fl. Wood
and j. H. Abeel, jr.
YALE BICYCLE SQUAD.
HILL Tweedy, MacFarland, Butler and
French comprise the Yale bicycle team
which is now in training at Manhattan
Field.
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