The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-10
NEWS OF THE UNIVERSITY
DR. |. E. MENDEL APPOINTED 4iS- SISTANT PROFESSo oR IN SHEET.

SISIANT PROFESSOR IN SHEET. Coaches Very Jubilant Over the Fino Con- dition of Varsity Charlottesville An nual Report of the Treasurer Shows Remarkable Financial Year-Other Notes.
 At a meeting of the corporation of Yale university held yesterday Dr. La fayette B. Mendel, who has been con- nected with the department of physio- logical chemistry in the Sheffield Scien- tific school as assistant instructor since his graduation as Ph. D. in 1893, was appointed assistant professor in that department.
 On the recommendation of the gov erning board of the scientific school it was voted to establish the degree of master of science. to be conferred on graduates of two years standing or up wards, who have taken a first degree in science and who pursue successfully higher course of study in science un- der the direction of the governing board. This course will involve at least one year of resident graduate study, followed by an examination and the presentation of thesis
 Yale coaches and managers are in high spirits over the fine condition of each candidate on the university squad. They are in condition to do battle for their lives The injuries sustained in last Saturdays game have all been re- covered from, and no one was injured yesterday.
 As the day of the Harvard game draws near the work of the eleven inn proves. The men seem to fully realize the importance of winning that game and use every effort to have the plays perfect. The work yesterday was some what retarded owing to the wet condi- tion of the grounds. The ball was slip pery in consequence and much fumb- ling was the result However, the work was quite satisfactory. A strong team lined up for the college and directed all their efforts toward forcing the varsity line. They were not very successful; in fact, they made very few gains and lost the ball several times on downs. The open practice lasted only about a half hour A half hours secret practice was had before the lineup before the public.
 To-day's' practice will consist of two thirty-five-minute halves, and the var sity will line up the same as it will in the game against Harvard.
 The annual report of the treasurer of Yale university, given out yesterday shows a remarkable financial year in the history of the institution. The in- crease in permanent funds of the uni versity for the year ending July 31, 1897, has been s412, ,497, as compared with cor responding figures of $155,54 for the previous year. Adding $4,759 given for an isolating pavilion in connection with the infirmary, $1O,7sS for the law school building fund.- $971S from the Univer- sity. Fund association and minor gifts, the total addition for the year is car ried up to $445,055, or the largest in- crease for any single year in the history of the university, except for the year when it was a. beneficiary under MT. Sheffield's will.
 The chief items of the increase are as follows: Balance from original Payer weather legacy, $18,467; first payment T $75,000; from estate of T. c. Sloane, re- verting to Yale after his widows mar riage, $199, ,O54-this sum having been transferred to the library; and as an addition to the Marett fund-after the failure of the lawsuit to allow the state of Connecticut to modify the legislative decsion-s19 ,7s9.
 The Sheffield Scientific school also ob- tained from the original Fayerweather legacy s9,233. The medical school ob- tained $50,000 assigned it by President Dwight and paid by executors of the late George Bliss, and s25,OOO legacy from Mrs. Mary c. Hunt. One hundred and seventy-six shares appear as a gift to the law school from a friend not named, and are scheduled at $12,600 J.. w. Hendrie gave $10,00O to the law school building fund; Mrs. Henry Far nam, $1,0 900 each to the library, for re- pairs to Farnam hall and to the medi- cal school, and J. H. Whittemore, $2, 400 to the theological school.
 The university funds are now $1 567,- 495 as compared with $1,3O1, ,69S last year; the academical funds, $1, ,663, ,953, as compared with $1,572,16S last year, and corresponding figures for other de- partments are: Theological school sS646, ,433 and $643,097; Sheffield Scientific school, $3S6,O23 and $377, ,1S3; medical school, $103, ,651 and $2S,651; art school $107, ,575 and same in 1S96 and law school, $100,4S9 and $S4,223. The musical department has no vested funds. The Loomis fund is S312, ,415, from the income Of which the sum of $5,174 was paid to each of the two sons of the late Profes- sor Loomis. The Peabody museum has a general fund of $36119 and a building fund of 3,3S3, as compared with $9S, ,6SO last year.
 The table annexed shows the present condition of the various funds, as com- pared with ten years ago:
 1897 1887 University ........... .$1 ,567, ,495 s 5O2, T0j Academic ............. 1,663,953 1,O3O, 40 Sheffield Sci. School. 3s6,O23 160,9S9
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