The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-04

the field. The Varsity scored twice and the college team once. De Saulles made a brilliant 60 yard run and a touchdown, after catching KICK by Hine.
 The entire half hours work was characterized with that vim and snap which have assisted Yale to many Vlc- tories. The plays were well executed, the interference formed quicker and more compactly than any time this sea- son.. The Varsity backs would dash through the college line for two. hVe or ten yard gains, almost at will. They seemed to fully realize the fact that the Harvard game is only few days distant.
 SHEET. TRIAL DEBATES. The Shelf. trials for the Harvard de- | bate were postponed and took place last evening in room 32 North Sheffield hall. The judges were Prof. Henry w. Farnam, Prof. Robert N. CorWin" and Dr. Wilbur Cross.
 i The following men competed in the | trials:
 From '9SS., A. K. Afford, E. T. Tefft, o. H. Dowell, w. K. Jelke, J. M. Satter- field, w. F. c. Tichborne. R. R. How ard; from '99S., l.. T. Stone, A. J. Os- good and S. K. Shattuck; from 1900 S., I c. D. Lockwood, P. D. Troup and R. H. l Gillette.
 THE TEACHER PRIZE AWARDED.
 The Yale faculty committee on the l Thacher prize has definitely decided that the prizesof seventy-tive dollars | rx,;lJ ha oI1 lad FY>idov aVnnjnpr in the final trials for the Harvard debate. It will be given to that speaker in the academic department who, in the opin- ion of the judges, shows himself best able to meet the demands of inter- collegiate debating.
 The judges in the final trials will se- feet four men from the fifteen speakers instead of three as formerly The four men will constitute the team, three ot whom will debate against Harvard, but just which three will not be definitely decided for some weeks.
 THE YALE 2:25 RULE.
 As a result of what of late, since Yale athletic defeats, have been grow ing complaints among undergraduates of the rule requiring that members o1 athletic teams must reach and hold 8 2:25 grade of scholarship-on scale o1 40O-if they are to retain or take places on those teams, there have been ru mors that the faculty might consider modification or, possibly, repeal of the rule.
 The rule, members of the faculty ex. plain, was not extemporized, but Was passed after careful consideration ano unanimously to meet what was founc in practice to be the growing evil o1 falling scholarships among athletes particularly football and track athletic men, who have come to be together large numerical part of each class The rule, as the faculty ayers, is sim ply protective of special body of stu dents, too apt to be near the danger line of scholarship, and will in the enc protect rational athletics also. Thai the rule does not apply to low scholars outside of athletics is simply because they cannot be grouped into danger class subject to a specific alluremen' from studies.
 The rule does, in fact, apply to sucf groups wherever the faculty can tinc them. The academic faculty applies i to musical organizations, as well as athletics. The scientific faculty zoe: further, and extends it to connection with any college periodical. The las proviso has been sharply criticised, or the ground that writing for college periodical is a fair substitute in itsel ! for scholarship.