The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-21
INTERESTING YALE NOTES
THE UNPRETENTTOUST TOMB or ELI-
M YALE IN WILES.

Movement to Erect Fitting Memorial by
Yale Men-Entrles for the Athletic Games
To-day-Elms Planted ON tho Campus
Professor summers Lecture-Wurtz Club
Officers-Other Items.
MINNESOTA CLUB BANQUET.
The annual banquet of the Minneso-
ia club at Yale was held last evening
at Heubleins, and was attended by
about thirty members of the club. At
ter the spread several toasts were re-
sponded to, II. II. Halbert being toast
master. The toasts were as follows:
The Faculty. Nv. A. Granville 'S3S
The Heavenly Twins. ...,........
.................F. &c, Weyerhauser DC
Minnesota. ........A. w. Clapp '9S
Minnesota at Henley. ..............
..... -. -. &c. r. Langford '97S
Our Infant Industries. e. f. Hinkle '99
Minnesota at Henley. ..............
The officers of the club are: Presi-
dent, f. E. Weyerhauser '9S: vice presi-
dent, j. E. Shaw '97S.; secretary and
treasurer, c. L. Heffelfnger '97. The
committee in charge of the banquet
consisted of F. M. Crosby, A. G. Clapp
and r. f. Hinkle. Those present were
H. It. Hurlburt '95, G. II. Armstrong
1865, D. D. Burrill '9S, A. w. Clapp '9S,
w. Cochran '99, +. M. Crosby '97, ]. L..
Forepaugh '96S., c. e. Heffelfinger '97.
e. F. Hinkle 's7, G.. r. Longford 97S.,
c. Livingston, jr., 9sS.. c. o. Purinton
'97S., G. B. Rhodes %, I. H. Simpson
'97, e. N. Saunders, jr., 80, j. e. Shaw
'97S., 7. B. Wells '96, II. f. Weyerhauser
49,
EXETER SMOKER.
The annual smoker of the Yale Exeter
club was held at Stewards last even
ing. 1t was an informal affair, Prin-
cipal Ames of Exeter was present and
made short speech, as did also Capt.
Treadway of the Varsity crew. who is
president of the club.
The following interesting letter in re-
gard to the tomb of Elihu Yale, an
early governor of Connecticut and
founder of Yale college, appeared in
the Yale News yesterday. Some action
towards providing a suitable memorial
will probably be taken:
Editors of the Yale News:
The prospect of a large excursion Of
Yale men to England this summer
leads me to speak Of matter that has
been In mind since early last fall.
Twelve miles south of Chester, and
but little over the border into Wales,
is the town of Wrexham. In the spa
cious churchyard and not far In front
of the beautiful facade of the church,
stands a plain tomb surrounded by a
fence of slender. rusty iron pickets.
On the south face of this memorial,
which is only about four feet high, one
may read:
M S
Eliugh Yale ESQ,
was buried the twenty second of
July, the year Of our Lord
MDCCXxI.
On the north face is inscribed this
quaint bit of history in verse, after the
fashion of the time:
| Born in America, in Europe bred,
In Africa Travelled, and in Asia we'd
| Where long he lived and thriv'd; in
London dead.
Much good, some Ill he did; so hope
| all IS even,
| And that his soul thro' mercy IS gone
to Heaven.
| You that survive and read this tale,
| take care,
For this most certain exit to pre-
pare;
Where blest in peace, the actions Of the
| just
Smell sweet and blossom in the silent
dust"
On the vest end is chiseled in sharp
er characters:
Restored by the Authorities Of
| Yale College, U. S., 1874.