New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-12
YALE.

New Haven. Conn. Feb. 1.-THE high-stand o.
c!ety Of Phi Beta Kappa has made an important
change for the better In the way In which its
meetings are TO be conducted in the future. Here
tofore the meetings have been held a month
In either classroom or clubroom. and have been
addressed by some members OF the faculty This
has made them rather formal and irksome. and the
Phi Beta Kappa has had mono Of the spirit OF
society. but has been merely a name in recog-
milton OF high stand 1t Is planued to have
future meetings held in the college OF the
members. and that they shall be entirely informal.
Papers will be read by undergraduates. and
effort will be made bring the members OF the
society together more.
The subject for the annual Princeton de-
bate. TO be held this year Princeton March
%, is, Resolved. That National party lines
should be disregarded in the choice Of councils
and administrative officials OF American cities"
Princeton has chosen the subject. and Yale Will
have the choice OF sides. Princeton will select
the names Of twenty TO act as judges. and
Yale Will select from this number three regular
Judges and three alternates. The Yale preliminary
trials will be held February IS. and the final
trials on February "a The approach Of the Prince
ton debate has brought out discussion as TO the
advisa bility OF having six men selected az the
final trials instead Of four. so that there may be
a regular and a scrub" team doing active work.
The selection of four men for three places has
produced competition because Of the Dissemination
Of any Of the four TO be reegsted 10 the pace
Of alternate but ID is suggested that coMpettOIl
six selected Will be so nuch the more uSetul
as well giving room for two good teams whien
will debate against each other FOR places on the
regular team right up 10 the day OF the deoate..
The University Extension Centre has arranged
for series OF lectures by Professor ". H. Good
year. YIie, 81. curator OF the archaologlcaI oe-
par.ment of the Brooklyn Institute. Professor
GOODYEAR win give four lectures on Cathedral
Professor Arthur NJ Wheeler will give his lecture
on Waterloo" on February q.
The Varsity crew squad now numbers twenty,
Captain Whitney rowing as follows First
crew-Stroke W b Williams. 30: I, J. II. Niedeck-
en- 90: 6 F. ". Allen. 100; 5, J. W. Cross, 90; T. X
A MCGEE 80 s; 8, j. P. Brock, 90; 2 r. p Flint
49, S: Bow. Payne Whitney. IS Second crew
Stroke J. c. Greenway, 90, :, w. f. 5. Griswod.
90 6 Harleigh Parkhurst. '9s. 5. s. W; F. White
house 90; l. H. L. Wckes. 90, 3. 4. Marvin. F9'
Q r. VI. Patterson. 90; bow. d. r. rogers, ~.
Ii will he surprising If this years Varsity crew
is made up in great part from last year VIC nc
larger share Of Mr.. Cooks time last spring, ana
they know his idea Of a stroke better than me
oarsmen of other classes. The first two weeks OF
rowing have shown visible Improvement ana the
present early outlook IS encouraging the great
question of this years crew will be 70 md a
stroke who is a fighter. The crew VIII he strong
and heavy. No man Is sure OF place thls year
Rogers and Greenway. OF last years VARSITY crew.
are not rowing in the first boat; ana thr4ush h
me season seats Will be awarded FOR the pest
mastery Of Mr. Cooks stroke. and not Tor past e1-
perence Captain Whitney and Allen, the other
Two men in college who rowed on last year crew,
have so far held their places in the hfst oodt
with ease -. <xoshr,on h.sabsu
CANDIDATES has been responded 70 by sixty-hxe
men This squad Is going through me oI t.
narv cage practice with outdoor runs. Inc VARSITY
men will begin work in a day or So