The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-04
YALE NOTES OF INTEREST
TALE MEN PROMINENTLY con-
NECTED WITH OTHER COLLEGES.

Interesting Article in Yesterdays Yale
News-List of Lectures as Announced
Phi Beta Kappa Lecture Postponed
The Y. G. A. Meet.
The Yale News yesterday contained
the following article in regard to Yale
men who are now at the head of and
who have been prominently connected
with other colleges;
Yale has long been known as the
Mother of Colleges and more col
leges have been formed by Yale grad
yates than by those of any other instl-
tuition. AT present there are no less
than nineteen colleges and universities
i'll the United States which have as
their presidents men who have gradual
ed from Yale university.
Among the larger institutions are
John Hopkins university, of which
Daniel c. Gilman. A. NJ, LII. D., 80, is
president. He has held that office since
the foundation of the university in
| 1876. William r. Harper, Phi. D., d. D.,
rs, Phi. D., has also been president of
the university of Chicago since it's or
SANITATION in 1890 The University of
California, the largest university west
OF the Rocky mountains, has for it's
president, Martin Kellogg, A. NJ, LII.
D., so. Besides these institutions both
Cornell and Princeton universities were
founded by Yale graduates, who, how
ever, no longer act as presidents of
those colleges.
There is large number of the small
er colleges of which Yale men are pres
| idents. In the west there are Beloit
| college at Beloit, Wis, of which e. D.
Eaton, d. D., LII. D., rs, T. S., is
president; Benzonia college of Benzo-
| MIA, Mich, of which Rev. James G.
| Rodger, A. B., rs, is president; Doane
college of Crete, Neb., of which David
| B. Perry M. A., 69, is president; Olivet
college of Olivet, Mich, of which VIII
| lard G, Sperry, D. d., is president,
University of North Dakota. of which
| Webster Merrifield, M. A., II, is presi-
| dent, and Whitman college of Walla
| Walla, Washington, of which Rev. $. B.
l.. Penrose, 80 r. S., is president
| But not only among the western coll
leges are Yale men acting as college
| presidents, but in all parts of the coun-
| try OF the eastern presidents there
are c. II. Levermore, Phi. D., '79 pres
| dent of Adelphi college, Brooklyn, N.
Y; Rev. Boothe G, Davis A. M, pres
ident of Alfred university, Alfred, N.
Y; E. D. Morris, d. D., AS, dean and
| acting president of the Lane Theolog-
| ical seminary, Cincinnati O.; George
w. Anterior, LII. D., SO, president OF
| the Pennsylvania state college; Austin
| Scott, Phi D., LII. D., SO, president OF
| Rutgers college, Brunswick, n. j.; F.
| V. N. Myers, L. III. D.. "a l.. s., dear
1 and acting president of the University
! of Cincinnati, o.. and w. E. Waters
| ph. D., rs, president of Wells college
Aurora, N. Y.
In the south Erastus Milo Cravath
| d. D.. "a, is president of Fisk universe.
ty, Nashville, Tenn; Fl. B. Frissell, d
D., IA, of the Hampton institute a.
Hampton, Va, and William P. John
son, LII. D., of Tulane university, New
Orleans, La.
LECTURES ANNOUNCED.
The following is list of the mos
important lectures and musical events
which have been announced In more O.
less connection with the university work
and which come within the reach of al
students
February s-"Primitive Religious Elk
preston: in the Object" Professor 2
C. Brinton, NJ. D., LID.
February 1O-"Development of tn
Christian Religion" Rev. G. Georg
Currie, D. d., Baltimore, Md, In Trim
ity church,
February 11-Mrs. Sidney Laniel
wife of the southern poet, will rea
from her husbands writings, Unite
church chapel.
February 14-Dr. George A. Gordo
of Boston will speak in the Unite
church, under the auspices of the Men
Sunday Evening club.
February 15-"Primitive Religion
Expression: in the Rite Professor I
G. Brinton, Nj. D.. LID.
February 16-University chambe
concert.
February 1.-THE Great Quadrilat
eral: an Interpretation of the Bishop
| of the Anglo American Church. Rev
Algernon S. Crapsey, Rochester N. Y
in Trinity church
February 22-"The Lines of Develop
ment in Primitive Religion Professo
Brinton NJ D., LID.
February 24-"Christ's Preaching an
the Apostolic Church." Rev. j. Levi
Parks, D. D., of New York city, i
. Trinity church.
February 2S-Dr. Alexander McKer
zie of Boston will speak In the Unite
church under the auspices of the Men
club.
March 4-Concert by the New Have
Symphony orchestra in College stree
hall.
March Lecture by Dr. Edward ES
erett Hale of Boston in the Unite
church under the auspices of the Men
Sunday Evening club.
April 6-University chamber concer
April 22-Concert by the New Have