New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-17
the first performance OF THE Merchant Of Venice
by the senior class Of Smith College Will be given.
YALE.

New-Tiavcn Conn. May 1.-THE most interesting
athletic OF the year thus far took place
on Saturday IN the shape OF the dual athlec games
with Harvard. This was the first athletic contest
between the two universities since the Infsundcr-
standing OF two years ago. The result was SUR
prise. 1t was the old story OF speedy ana uneH-
pected development OF poor material into winning
team The games throughout were marked by the
frendeSt Of feelings between the two universities
The Yale Union has elected its officers for the
first term OF next year as follows: president
Hiram Bingham jr '9S: vice-prcsident. c. L.
Darlington. 30: secretary. F. II. Holme. ~; treas
urer, j. X Clark. 90; Executive Committee X f..
Hume, IS: II. W Fisher, o. and F.. T. Noble 49,
The officers of the Sheffield Debating Club have
been chosen follows: President. O. H. Dowell,
'9s. s.; vicepresident. J. NJ. satterneld 'ss s.:
secretary l.. T. Stone, 49, s.; treasurer D. r.
shattuck 80. s. Executive Committee. A. K.
Afford. rs s.. and f. D. Pouch. sS s.
The annual Phi Beta Kappa banquet was hed
on May 10 at the New-Haven House. AT this pam
quet the '9s who held the required stand In
scholarship admitted to membership. The
POSTMASTER was W. ID. Makepeace, 81. and after
the welcoming toast and tho response TO II.
speeches were made on Phi Beta KAPPA" "Chi
Delta Theta" Sigma XII" Kappa Beta PHI and
yale Tradition"
At meeting held last Tuesday George Gebner
Schreiber SS. and Sidney Robinson Kennedy. '9S,
were elected leaders for the coming year OF the
University Gee and Banjo clubs. respectively.
Lieutenant Pearys lecture Arctic Expedi-
tons" was listened to by large audience OF stu,
dents Wednesday evening. Several men nave
sgnifed their intention OF accompanying him on MS
trip TO Greenland this summer. -
The programme Tor COMMENCEMENT week has
been announced follows: Sunday, June u
BaCcalaurcate sermon Monday. June 2S-Class day
exercises. class Grafton and poem In Battc Chapel
in morning. In afternoon. reading OF class histories
on the campus: in the evening planting OF class
ivy and senior promenade Law School anniversary.
Tuesday. June 29-Anniversary meeting OF alumni:
anniversary OF the Medical School: Yale Harvard
baseball game at the field: in the evening, the
Gee club concert, followed by the senior german In
The work OF the University crew has shown a
marked Improvement this week. Bob Cook has
been with the men every day, and will remain
with the crew until the race The varsity
or so as regularly as they met defeat in these same
brushes a month On Wednesday the mile
course was covered in less than five minutes, with
the slow stroke. The only change this week has
No. 4. Greenway being laid off for rest The
worst danger to the crew at present Is the posi-
bility OF entertaining. The weights OF the men
are away down. and with Greenway and Rogers
no apparent reason II is thought by some that the
Is already overturned. The order OF rowing
Is as follows: Stroke, Langford: J. Grswold: 8.
Allen; ). Captain Bailey: 4. Mills: 3. Campbell:
2, Whitney and bow, Rogers. Marsh and Greenway
also at training table.
The entering of eight in the Harlem Regatta
on Decoration Day has become certainty and the
men are rowing together every day. The crew will
IL have any connection with the Yale Navy The
project, however, has the sanction and substantial
support or the University management The order
OF the boat is as follows Stroke. Hewitt !, Marsh;
8, Parkhurst: = Captain Patterson; 4. Slocovich;
8, Mills; 2. Hitchcock. and bow McLauchlan. T. L.
Clarke is coxswain.