New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-14


AFTERNOON from the library. where the tablet
erected IN honor OF the Colgate who fell In the
th ar wi De unveiled. to the Opera House. where
I'M me , address by Major-General o. o. Howard will
YALE.
New-Haven. Conn. June 13-The senior class
pooN OF the academic department. which mas Just
appeared is radical departure from former class
BOOKS In many ways All the new features are
gooo The editors OF the class book are George l..
Parker and f. p. Newton The class Of 81 entered
Yale with 31S members and will graduate 279.
Nine men have been lost to the class by death. the
largest number lost by any class since the war.
The average expenses of the class in freshman
year were $3.50 3d. in sophomore year. ssO3 20; in
junior year. 1891 o. and in senior year, 1910 40 One
quarter OF the class has partly paid Its way
through college. Freshman year was voted the
hardest and most dsagreeable. and senior year
the easiest and pleasantest. Dean Wright was
again voted the most popular professor. and A. L..
Wheeler the favorite tutor. The course In mod
ern novels voted the peasantest elective ex-
perimental psychology the easiest and economics
the most valuable. The hardest required study Is
freshman mathematics: the most useless. psychoi-
ogy, and the most valuable physics. The vote as
to whether the elective system should be extended
to all classes resulted in 142 and 80 ayes Tho
most popular book is Lorna Doone" and the
favorite actor Joseph Jefferson. The vote for the
most popular prose writer resulted In tie be-
tween Thackeray and Professor Ladd Dr. John
Watson was voted the best preacher In chapel
for the four years. 1.-THE News" was voted the
most valuable college paper. and The Tribune and
THE Register" respectively. the favorte New
York and New-Hav papers The average age OF
the class at graduation will be about twenty-five
years and six months. Seventy nine men intend to
study law. thirtythree medicine. twenty-five the-
ology and the rest are divided between large
At a University meeting held on Tuesday even
ing the following were elected officers OF me base
Frank Hunter simmons. IS; vice-president. Gilbert
{. Greenwey, 81; assistant manager, Frederick H.
bT1 s%Tanse TWeedy 80 has been unanimously
elected captain of the bicycle team for next year.
next Year as as follows Charles F. Clemens IS L. S.
chairman. and Edward w. Beattie, 49, l.. s., bust
The senior class book of the Sheffield Scientific
School appeared few days ago, and has met a
are E a. Breat chafman A. Barnes
Chester and r. G. Lanpher and the fool has
The class agrees with the academic class in voting
Lorna Doone' the favorte book. Longfellow is
the Republicans lead with ninety-nine men; four
teen are gold Democrats ten are PopocTats three
The intercollegiate strength record. held by c. 8.
Chadwick 49, and raised to 2,lSs.69 Kilograms. or
100 pounds His record d. beats that % rsrrS %:
4sS kilos, and Verrills record by AGO klos. Chad
wick has been prominen; in athletics ever since
The freshman has been dentsy picked
smons. 90; No. 3: J: p: Brock. 90 No T. r.
MCGEE, 9e. s.; No. l. j. II. Niedecken. 90. and
stroke w B. williams. 90 The coxswan Is J.
Mel. Walton. '99. S. and the substitutes are r. !.
Schweppe. 90. and II. p. Wickes. 90. The crew Is
James O. Rodgers. '9s. 1t will start for Pough-
keepsie the last Of this week. together with the
Varsity.
The second annual banquet of Kappa Beta Phi
held at Savin Rock on Wednesday evening
The following men have been elected officers OF
the Track Association for next year; PRESIDENT
Isaac y. Swift rs: vice-presdert. Thomas r.
Fisher. 9s s.; assistant manager, James McDewitt
Magee secretary Dallas Cannon Byers.
Footballs have been given to about thirty men
for individual practice In punting, drop-kcklng
and passing during the summer.
torial Board Of THE Yale Medical Journal" and
will conduct the paper next year n G; Watsoann
'9s NJ s.; f. w Nolan '9S. NJ s.. F. p Henry, IS.
NJ s.; Julian II. Hurst '9S. NJ. S. and James Pull
man man and nd r ". Nolan business manager,
The work of the baseball team has been good
this week. The team, howeve. Is seriously hand.
capped by the illness of Greenway. the best
agains: Princeton in NewYork on Saturday Yale
will be rather at a loss In the box. The helding
batting and team work have all been good THIS
week. The base running Is still only mediocre
win is well again. in good condition. ana the man
for the place Hazen by his good work in the first
game against Princeton and In the practice since
has permanently taken the place OF Reed at sec;
ond Fearey has entirely recovered from his spiked
hand and has been pitching some this week
With Greenway in the box Yale seems to be about
Carter, Bowers and Arbuthnot have all coached
the team this week.
TRINITY.