The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-10
YALE NOTES OF INTEREST
TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF YALE AS 4
 UNIVERSITY NEXT MONTH,

Time-First Basket Ball Gamo in the College League to be Played at the Gym nasium This Evening--Debnting News.
 Next month will be the tenth anni- versary of the enacting of law by the Connecticut assembly by which the right was given to the president and fellows of Yale college to use the title "Yale University" This period almost corresponds with the length of Presi- dent Dwight's term, and it may be of interest to note the changes and growth of this decade. In this time the num- Der of students enrolled in all depart ments of the university has been more than doubled. In 1887 the whole uni versity contained only 1,245 students. seven less than the number now enroll ed in the college alone and one thou sand two hundred and seventy-dve less than the present enrolment of the unl- versity.
 The increase in the funds of the uni versity in this time has been almost proportional to the increase in stu dents. The treasurers reports for the last ten years show an increase in the university funds from s494, ,S69 to $1, 295,- 1S3; in the academical department funds, from $987, ABA to $1, ,54S, S56; in the funds of the divinity school, from $413,- 5S9 to $631, ,164, and in the scientific school funds, from $160,S27 to $247, 1859. Counting in the funds of the other de- partments of the university the total increase is approximately $1,750,O0O. which will exceed $2,000,000 when this years increment is added. This aver age increase of over $200;000 for ten years Is wonderful.
 During this period sixteen buildings have been added to the university plant Dwight hall In 1886, Lawrence hall in 1886, Kent laboratory in 1887, Chitten- den library in 1888, Osborn hall in 1889, Welch hall in 1892, gymnasium in 1892, infirmary in 1892, Winchester hall in 1892. Vanderbilt in 1894 White in 1894, Berkeley in 1894, law school in 1894, chemical laboratory in 1894, Phelps hall in 1895, and Pierson hall in 1896. The total cost of these buildings was very little less than $4,000000.
 In 1887 the number of professors and Instructors of the university was l26. compared to 239 this year. But the in crease in the number of courses open to students of the university is greater proportionally than the increase in the number of instructors. In 1887 a stu dent could select his studies from nine ty-fiye courses; to-day there are two hundred and ninety-three open to the university.
 Such a growth as this in all branches is marvellous, and it is doubtful II IL has ever been equalled in any of The older universities.
 BASKET BALL THIS EVENING"
 The first game in the college basket hall league will be played this evening at o'clock in the Yale gymnasium, with the Wesleyan college team. This league was formed last October at meeting of representatives from Yale, Trinity and Wesleyan, with the view of making basket ball of more interest among these colleges. Each team in the league will play two home games an two at the other colleges. The success of the league this year will probably lead to more extended mem bership and closer organization next fall as basket ball is now played in nearly all of the colleges of this coun- try, being especially popular in the University of Pennsylvania and in the University of Chicago. The game is entitled to be called indoor football and is an exceptionally interesting game for spectators to watch.
 As the management is very desirous of increasing the number of those in- ferested in the game they have decided to reduce the charge of admission to the nominal price Of fifteen cents. The Yale team will be chosen from the fol- lowing men: Marshall '9S, Rockwell '9S, Sanford '9S S., Jones '9S, Peck '97 S., Moore '9S, Hoffman '97 S., Peck '9S, Clark '99, Beard '99, Lewis '99, Sharp 1900. Adams 1900 Gillespie 1900. @
 LEONARD BACON CLUB.
 The regular meeting of the Leonard Bacon club was held yesterday after noon in Marquand chapel The subject for debate was, Resolved, That the Needs of Churches Sanction the Work of Professional Evangelists." The speakers on the affirmative were E. H. Price '9S T. S., and A. H. Harris '97 T. s.; on the negative, I. Blakeley '9S T. S., and F. B. McAllister '99 T. s. At the next meeting of the club Dr. T. T. Munger will lecture on Jonathan Ed wards, Yale 1720.
 LAW SCHOOL DEBATING.
 The regular meeting of the Wurts club was held last evening in room IS of the Law school The speakers were c. W. Halbert and H. T. Halbert for the plaintiff, and John MacGregor and Moulton for the defendant.
 The regular meeting of the Town send club was held in the Law school yesterday The speakers were c. T. Black and W. R. Johnson. The criti- cism will be given by F. T. Harvard.
 The first meeting of the Wurts Moot court, the new Law school debating club, was held last evening at o'clock in room 24 of the Law school.
 SHEET. DEBATING CLUB.
 Owing to examinations the Sheffield Debating club will hold no more meet ings this term. The first meeting next term will be on January 8.