Evening journal., 1897-03-11
YALE BOYS IN TROUBLE.
Al! Because They Sent Varsity
Colors 20 Corbett.
FACVL17 AND ALUMNI saoczFD
The Appeai ~ Juniors Tor 0en,lemaG
Jim GO Go In aud win' wni Briar
suni.hmsut-They Dlseiaim Represent.
Ing -niser,lty Sentiment

ENn'sh"tu' Anet bifci1tm Aepresfnts
ine rnisersity Sentiment
Nsv AAvEN. March n Thor, g trou
eit 10 ale feoause ci rho let'ei wi!ci ig'
luckies- undergraduates sent 'o Nj jaime,
J coroett the qentlemanly briusor wish
irs hu Success ir b. somire coute. O.
with Nj Robert Fitsslmmons Wher the
news was lrst published thai The ie,tcr
anc Yale tSR had bcen sent tc ,he prlle
agh,ef, thore came many tel0rrams from
graduates ench asking that the pnriiculaf
young m1n In whom lie was interested
whose name was signed 20 the letter would
deny the authenticity of the signature
There was apparently general disbelief
that Yale Juniors had really been the an
thors ci the touching appeal 10 lin 20
&c In and win
Iher came the announcement that the
letter was genuine and the faculty ha.
been holding Indignation meetings ana
thinking things to do 60 extricate Yale
from her present humiliatng positlon
The sonders OF the letter were all called
before the faculty and told that they must
not only Assume an responsibility for tho
letter. but rotract over thclr signatures
that the students of Yale had anything To
do with 10 being sent
fhe Letter 60 C"sbcst.
Accordingly the students made the foi.
lowing statement:
The mcmhcrs of fic irnior class who
wrote thr lettcr that appeared To the New
York papers wish a. state thar they. will.
ingly retract all phrase, IN lt which pre-.
tend 70 represent The scniiment of the ami
Versity
The original letter. which wns inspired
by q birthday party. is as follows
" We Of TIE junior class of Naic univcr
slty desire 20 express o.. shu our hearticst
wishes for your success IA the yittle on
St Patricks day Ever since your arst
visit to New Haven last fall and your ap.
pearancc on our football deld tho college
nc large has folt the deepest interest and
hope for your triumph Here 40 Yale wo
realize how much brain and sclence count
IN all athletic contests We regard you ns
the highest exponent of the hralny boxer
hence our implicit fa.th and confidence 10
the outcome of the h3ttle
We learn M vnur splen iid fngsiral
condition aud oan See lniy one lnish lor
this light Now Jim w, hope ihat ,on
will hang This Yale nag q yolf training
quarters and IA your 'orrsr 40 tae slns
side aud remembor that 10 waves 20 sou t
message 81 Nnic luck and Yiuok Nolua.d
win. iud delight the hearts oi ill rue l8.e
men
The signers are " widsworth Jr..
Washington Bru,r CLARK Chi'iso'
C. Mclauchlan Cleveland FORSYTH
Wickes New York Freleri,s Gsrnschan
| New NuiS, Robert J. Turnhul tr Mar
| ristown. y o. payne Wa,rotv NeN
( York John ~ Rogers Sow F1rs. ra.
! las q. Byers. put-bure MnrfAn ntlulo.
! New York a. Murus N-N Nors O. 81
Sheehan. Wesi Haven n Simmsas
Brooklyn
The Whitney mentioned Is SOD n ix.
Secretary William & Whitney. ard ths
/ Morris q son OF the late Gouesfusuf Morris
cor0etts lively appreciation
Corbett with more lively appreciation
| than he displays nf even oittits ieff lr
| shamrocks. Irlegrarhrd hack thAt hr .y1g %
/ put che dag IA his curuer on the tay .ns
/ fight The thousht 20 Nnir ins wtf.ls
| good luck 90 the Intellectual exponsns af
upper cuts has heen to Tale ,neu As . 81
| nag before his eyes would be g. o bul
What punishment the faculty will in.
dict Is not known. hut Judging from the
serious manner iu which the AFFAIR has
besn takeu the penalty wiil nnf ne light
| The students declare thcs viii van % mass
]
the letter. and this has only becn tempo
rarily averted by the prominence and pop
| pularity OF those no sigurd rhelr ntui's
TO the letter
The Yale flag referred 70 was = siikcu
banner OF the university 'nlors itis 20
inches long s inches wide and n.tr- ,he
word Yale in lrtter~ inchrs high
The Yale Ddily News. The official puli'
cation ~ tnr university in 90 editn,ia'
says:
The letter written and sirnad hy few
men Ga the junior class Is utterly disnwu
rd and rrpndntcd hv Yale und~rgtadu
ates IT. sruders douhtiess composed the
document with rhe idga that u would ho
goud Joke but where this comes in % 10
hard To- ~cc even inr men in cnllcce while
iutsiuer- and graduates win certainly CON
slider % q iuosi serious thins.
Io-uif go sai- Men.
The very fact that it pnrportcd 10 rep
resent tho opinion OF the university on an
svent that should Dc and is Of no interest
here absolutely prevents 70 being consid.
cred as a Joke. nor l. the harm 10 has done
Yale and thu strong condemnation of 10 by
the many communications sent to The
News very funny things By pretending
Go give college sentiment. Or even iinply
! ing that there Is college sentiment on such
subject the letter Is direct iusuit to
''yery Yale man
Then. too, the disgrace % the uniyer-
sity in having It's iiag appear Ia that prize
lighting ring cannot he measured or per
haps appreciated at once. No ono here will
he able 10 deny ruthfully that the banner
was sent by Yale men, pretending TO giye
lalos feeling but the first stop toward
creating an understanding Of the ruai
worth Of this happening has beeu takeu
by the men who are 10 blame for w.
II seems roo bad that Yale men should
he the first 20 throw mud &C Yale. but n
Is certainly 80 IN this case. and all thut
the guilty ones can do ts 90 beg pardon for
o.
Advsrtising For armos Plate.
WAsRiSGToN. March ~ Secretary OF
Nave Tonv has aunroved the advertise