New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-04
YALE.

Now-Haven. Conn. Oct 3.-ColleGe opened 'o'
the year on Thursday. with perhaps more c'"'aeS
from the last year than usual INC rc5'S'i"'O''
showed slight increase in all dcpart'"'''s' go
though The academic freshman class VIII pi"''D,
he a ll,tle smaller than the sophomore class u
the sane department. President Dwight IS DacK
| A. his post and the faculty has rot undergone
any radical changes The only resignation Is thd'
| OF Albert s Wheeler. who has been N'Sr"V.o'
IN German n the Sheffield Scientific Schoo' lo'
over twenty-five years. In the same oop"' ''''''
Assistant Professor Louis V. Prison has been pro-
NOTED to a full professorshp In Inorganic $1,000
Charles T. Beccher assistant professor OF i'9'oi
cal geology has been promoted 20 Uh'ois','
profcssors1ip in this subject. and has been in'ue
a member Of the Governing Board Oh Inc o"V'"0'
Scientific School Professor Beecher VIII a'So 40" y
charge of the geological work IN the "''""
School He has been connected win id'e io'
nine wears Among those who have peeh pro-
noted from Instructors 10 assistant professors are
Robert n Corwin Yale SO. who was Instructor
OF German in Shelf: Wilbur l.. cross WHO mas
taught English in the same department. anu -
W. D. Ingersoll, Latin instructor IN the coiIeSe'
Dr. Ingersol was valedctorian of the class Oh -
The following have been appointed Instructors III
the University: Herbert De Witt Carring'oh' oi
jr So of French in the Scie ltihc scn9oi hodI.
ugueps 49, % 20 FT nf ebc m 'S in the Scientific
school: Jay g. Eldridge. go of German, IN ne
Scientific School. Professor Lounsput! WE p' g.
semi jmrins the coming year and Professor John
l.. Clark will not resume his work ourms '"e
fan term owing to sickness arr.reemen,s for the
academic department is the appointment VI ,,h a
1Sn d %he M n matters nIHS M nanca and viii
have the general supervision OF me ca'F msriv
grounds and buildings OF the University io'i"eii'
exercised by the treasurer.
The greatest change which has taken p daIS
during the summer is in the D' foo,ba
game 10 be held here on November ~, AS NE
former stands were entirely INADEQUATE Tor IN, ,ne
seating Of the usus! crowd IN a'I.nuaIc ~ haon
game the erection Of two new stands has Deen
a5TaHgsd the io enr 1he Of OF ht & is
peted and will accommodate -" pe1sohs' anis
W yShq M ao seat & is to be
nent AS the Varsity football field is in the same
TO bny as STRIP W" Of land scx feet for this stand
Work has Just begun on the latter stahd. put II
Will be finished in time Tor Inc rrncfa o hi,
the north and south ends Of the field. TO accommo,
taken to have all Of these stands perfectly safe
a fence has been put around the field. and the
appearance as the old alc-Haryard football hed
at Springfield No carriages VIII ne aiIo"eh go. on
the grounds. because past experience mas SHOWN
that they do great damage by cutting UP the
ground.
Sheffield Scientific School. 20 he held on OCTOBER
%. are nearly complete. and from the answers a.,
be Sede The asS IN "a the
loving M N W ski9dy S a M Memo ss5 9
gent, II J. L. Houghteiing 20: f l.. Ryerson;
76; F. L.. Bgelow. 81 a. F. Kountze. a. and
Edward Van Ingen 81.
The lecturers for the coming year in the Divinity
School have been selected. and follows:
Lyman Beecher lecturer: President Tucker Of
Dartmouth. subject not announced. Other speakers
are Professor John Bascom Of Williams "a Colese
Of NewYork. subject not announced and the
Rev. George w. Knox. OF Rye. " Y, THE In
iuence Of Eastern Thought on Western Theology"
The annual wrestling matches between the
freshmen and sophOmores were held the night be-
fore college opened. and resulted in a victory for
the freshmen The procession was formed outside
OF Osborn Hall. and was led by band and the
seniors with torches 10 the scene OF the contests.
Bartlett. 20. won the lightweight; Thomas. ol. the
weight.