The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-12
YALE NOTES OF INTEREST
$5O, ,OOO MORE EBE0UEITHED ToYILE
 BY THE LATE c EORG F BLISS.

Corinthian Yacht Club Officers Elected-A
 shefr Debating Society to be e0rganlz d.
 Now Record B ,ard Meeting-'96 Baseball
 Manager Elccted--other Fresh News
 At the meeting of the Yale Corinthian Yacht club held last evening A. B. Hughes '95 presided and S. D. Babcock '97 acted as secretary, owing to the ab- sence of the regular club officers. MT. Babcock read the treasurer's report,
 The following officers were elected Commodore, A. Dew. Cochrane '9SS., vice commodore, J. D. Sawyer '9S; sec retary and treasurer, S. D. BabcoclS '97; governing board, F. H. Benedict '97, l.. L. Lorillard SIS, B. Clark '9S, T. II. West '96S,, R. Dep. Tytus '97. It was announced at the meeting that there would be no race with Harvard this year, and that the club would occupy the same house which 1t did last year. The house will be opened April 20
 At a meeting of the sophomore class held last evening Sawyer '9S was elect ed manager of the class baseball team.
 A meeting of the new Yale Record board of editors was held in the Record rooms last evening and !. c. Sawyer '97 was elected chairman, and c. A. Beers '97S. business manager. A smoll- CT was given to the members of the in- coming board at the close of the busi- ness meeting.
 A meeting was held last evening In North Sheffield hall for the purpose of taking action on the matter of forming a debating society in Shelf About thirty students were present. Several professors in the scientific school were also present and spoke in favor of a de batting society being possible, saying they would do all they could to make such a society success. A commit tee consisting of three from the senior class and two from the junior class was then appointed to draw up a con stitution and bylaws for a new debat ing society and report in one week. The committee consists of Nicholson '9SS., Marty '96S., Collins '96S., Rich '9TS. and Lester 97S.
 The first and second basket ball teams played an exhibition game last evening on the main floor of the gymnasium, which resulted in a victory for the first team by a score of to [. The first team Is composed of the following: H. W. Peck, If; c. c. Jones, If; w. F. Kirk, C.: I. W. Sanford, r.g.; W. H., Peck, l.g. The second team consists of D. T. Hoffman, If; F. T. Lewis, If; J. K Clark. C.. F. T. Ryder, r.g; and G. W. Moore, lg.
 The ground for the new dormitory having been broken the work will be pushed ahead as rapidly as possible in order to be ready for occupation as early as the 18th of September. The building, 122 feet in length and 55 feet in width, will extend from the D. K. F. building to within five feet of the Heat on house. The cottage and barn which are now located there will be moved. There will be sixty single rooms and forty double ones; the former being located in the center of the building, the latter at either end. The entrance hall, seven and one-half feet in width, and lined with enameled brick, leads to a hall which runs north and south through the entire length of the build ing, being eight feet in width. At either end are two windows looking out on a small court. The stairways will be at the ends of the hall and lead to the upper floors, which are all fire proof, On the second, third and fourth floors over the entrance hall will be toilet rooms, lined with enameled brick, the floors being of slate. The balcony made of iron, which will extend the entire length of the facade at the fifth story, will be q new idea in Yale dormitories The contract has been let to Smith, Sperry & Treat whose bid was ap-
 proximateIy sS0,000. The firm construct ed the Sheffield chemical laboratory Kent and Sloane laboratories, Welch White, Berkeley. Farnam, Durfee and Lawrence hall, Battell chapel, several | society buildings and the boiler house QUARTERS AT HENLEY. & The Yale News says: Arrangements have been made for the accommodation of the crew while in England. They
 will be quartered in quiet club house
 near Henley during the entire stay | The Grosvenor club of London, which | has grounds at Henley, has granted l the privileges of the club to the crew
 and a prominent boating man has offer | ed to look after the two shells which | will be taken over.
 The course is almost straight, with | the exception of a slight bend at the start. The river is only 130 feet wide so that but two crews can start in each
 event.
 l The first heat is started at and the 1 last at D. m. If any boat is not al
 the line at the appointed time it loses ] it's chance for competing. The regatta | lasts three days.
 The prizes contended for are the | Thames Challenge cup, the Ladies l Challenge plate, the Stewards Chal- 1 lenge cup, the Wyfold Challenge cup
 the Visitors Challenge cup, silver gob-
 lets (pair oars); diamond souls and l the Grand Challenge cup. The Yale
 crew will enter for the last named only POOL TOURNAMENT.
 | The drawings and handicaps in the | preliminary and first rounds of the | University club tournament are as fol | lows: Preliminary round-E. Hawes
 IS, vs. J. F. Pierce IS; A. W. Lawrence | 5. vs Keator, 25; J. c. Converse, 15
 vs. Burton, 20; Nolan, 20, vs. Linea-
 weaver, 25; Draper, ,, vs. Kip, 2S.
 First round-T. L. Clarke, %, vs win
 ner of Hawes Pierce; Boyle, 1S,- vs Mitchell, IT; Hoyt, 20, vs, Gregory, 39
 H. G. Lapham, 0, vs. O. H. Miller, 15 Shoemaker, 15, vs. winner of Lawrence. | Ill