The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-09
YALE HAPPENINGS.
University Basket Ball Team Plays In
Middletown Tonight Harvard Grim
sons Comment on tho Recent Debate.

MluNletOWh O-NlEht~- dhrNurN NrIh~
sons Comment on the Recent Debate.
The University basket ball team will
play the z. M. C. A. team Of Middle
town in that city this evening, The de-
feat sustained by the Yale team last
Saturday in Waterbury was of much
value and the work this week has been
in the line of Strengthening the defec-
tive parts of the play, The efforts of
the coaches have been devoted to the
Improvement of team work, and they
have been quite successful. The
boys play fast, snappy game and
should win.
They will line up as follows: Adams,
left forward; Gillespie, right forward;
Clark, center; Peck, captain, left guard;
Rockwell or lockwood, right guard.
Speaking of the joint debate last
Friday the Harvard Crimson says;
For the third time . in succession
Harvard has lost in debate to Yale. The
defeat is naturally a bitter disappoint-
ment, as Harvard this year enjoyed the
advantage of choice of sides, while the
unprecedented number of men who
spoke in the trial provided more good
material than usual from which to Sc
lect the team.
THE contest was held strictly on it's
merits, and the best team won, showing
particular superiority in rebuttal, the
final test Of debating skill. The short
ness of the time required by the judges
to reach the decision shows conclusive
ly that they felt little cause for hest
tation.
1.-THE Harvard speakers, though they
have failed to reassert superiority over
Yale's steadily increasing strength in
debating, have nevertheless done all
that lay in their power to prepare them
selves thoroughly and the college may
feel confident that their efforts was in
no way discreditable.'
The meeting of the state council Of
education will be held in AS Osborn hall
on Saturday. Prof. Arthur T. Hadley
will lead discussion on Training for
Citizenship" The others who will
take part in this discussion are w. F;
Gordy, Dwight Holbrook, James T.
Moran "a, B. w. Tinker, c. B. Jennings
'87. In the afternoon there will be a
talk on Suggestions to American
Teachers from European Experience. 4"
F. w. Atkinson, Il. II. Forbes "a Mar
Gus White c. w. Deane and E. d.
Robbins IA will take part in this.
The Yale Alumni association of Buff
falo was organized last Saturday even
ing at a meeting held in the Buffalo
university club. The officers elected
| are: President, S. M. Clement 'S2; sec
| rotary and treasurer w. w Smith '93.
The executive committee is composed
of Martin Clark '97, Thomas Penney 81,
Jesse C. Dana 'S8, s. M. Clement 'S2
and w. w. Smith '92.
About 100 names were placed upon
the membership roll The association
| accepted an invitation to hold a joint
dinner with the Harvard alumni some
time in January.
The official figures of the enrolment
at Harvard have been issued. Every
state in the union and fourteen foreign
countries have sent students to Cam
| bridge. The grand total Is 2,S09, con-
sisting of: College, S04; scientific
| school, 406; graduate school, 274; divin-
ity school, 80; law school, 544; medical
| school, 563; dental school. 100: veterin-
airy school, SO: Bussey institution, 10.
The Robert Louis Stevenson club sub
scribed $50 towards the Stevenson mem
orial FUND.
For the next intercollegiate debate
Princeton has to submit the subject and
Yale has the choice of sides. h
The American Humorists' club will
hold a banquet next week Thursday.
C. f. Hay '99 will officiate as tQastmas-
ter.
Princeton will play a baseball season
of about thirty games; three with Yale
three with Harvard, two with Cornell
and two with Brown.
Mr.. j. w Showalter has consented tc
give another exhibition of simultaneous
chess in Calliope hall this evening al
7:15.
The meeting of the Renaissance club
to have been held last evening was
postponed until tomorrow night
The Hartford club held an informa
smoker at the Hotel Majestic last even.
ing. Principal Smiley and Professor
Morrison We're present from Hartford
The bowling contest is on in full force
There are forty-three contestants, rep
resenting all the departments in The
university.
No more meetings of the Freshman
union will be held until after the hol
days.