The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-04-23
YALE MEN READY TO FIGHT
Il MILITARY COMPANY WITH SIXTY
SENIORS As MEMBERS.

| Enlistment Rolls Closed Yesterd ay-stu-
dents Invited to Enlist in Cavalry Troop
A, of New York City-Plans for Big
| Student Demonstration To-night--Other
Campus News.
The sophomore class as well as the
others are making preparations to or
ganize military company. Their
plans have not taken definite shape as
yet, but their fife and drum corps was
successfully organized yesterday after
noon. The meeting, which was held at
265 Lawrence, was largely attended,
and much enthusiasm was shown. The
corps will be composed of sixteen or
twenty pieces. The following men have
handed in their names as candidates
for places: Flies, Newcombe, Els
worth, Shelby, j. P. Adams, Gillespie,
Smith, Clark, Field, Bruce and f. b.
Adams; drums, Decrow, Seabury, Otis
Winter, Borcock, Cheney, and Russes.
The buglars will be Totunl, Walworth,
Mccormick, Clark and Ellerbee; bass
drum, Howell.
They will meet tomorrow for prac-
tice, but further than that no arrange
ments have been made.
SPRING HANDICAP GAMES.
The opening handbag games of the
Yale Athletic association will take
place this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The
handicapping will be done by an official
of the A. A. u, and as there are large
number of entries the games should
prove very interesting.
The following officials will be In
charge:
Referee-G. f. Sanford '94.
Judges at the finish-D. c. Byers '9S,
T. F. Fisher, jr.. '9S S., r. M. Graft '9sS.
Judges of field events-R. j. Turn
bull '9s, A. c. Harrison 'sS, c. D. Che
ney 'es, M Delano, 9S.
Timers-Dr Hull, E. d. Hendee, d.
B. Lyman '94.
Clerk of the course--I. N. Swift 49,
Assistant clerks of the course-J. M.
Magee '99, A. G. Goodyear SO.
Judge of walking--W. C. Dole.
Starter-Keene Fitzpatrick.
| YACHT CLUB NEWS.
The Corinthian Yacht club will open
it's club house at Morris Cove on Mon
day if the weather permits. smoker
will be given in the evening at which
quartet from the glee club will assist
and it is desired that all members OF
the club will be present. The new club
house is two doors north of the one
used last year and though it is some
what smaller it is much better suited
for the purposes it is to be used for
The house has been rented for the
months of May and June, and every
thing will be done to make it attrac-
tive for the members.
NEWS NOTES.
The debate between the Leonard Ba-
con club and the Kent club has beer
postponed Further notice will be Civ
en- later.
The Rev. George Fl. Gordon, D. d.
} will deliver a lecture in the Leonard
Bacon club house next Monday even
ing at o'clock in Marquand chapel
| This subject will be Thomas Chal-
mers" All members of the university
are invited to be present.
The third lecture in the Yale Tnior
course will be given by F. Hopkinsor
Smith of New York on Tuesday even
ing, April 26, at s o'clock in the Ar
school The subject of the lecture will
be the EQUALITY of tile Picturesque,
and all members of the university arr
. cordially invited to be present.
The regular meeting of the YALE
; union was held at o'clock last even
, ing in Union hall. The subject for de
, bate was Resolved, That the United
, States should interfere in Cuba will
the avowed purpose of expelling Span
ish government" The Affirmative will
, be led by H. R. Shipman go and TIN
/ negative by H. F. Brinton 9s.
The last regular meeting of the Wig
{ wan Debating society of the sophomor
class was held at Stewards Thursda,
evening at $50 o'clock. The subiec
I for debate war Resolved, That immi
l grafton should be further restricted.
!, d. d. Tenney lead the Omega camp OIL
the affirmative, and w. G. Kicker TIL
: Alpha on the negative. The debate wa
awarded to the affirmative The Alph;
[ camp during the season has won fou
e debates and Omega two.
L. lie eleCIlOH VI OlltG6TS IOc Inc GIlSu
e ing year took place and resulted as fol
, | lows: President, Julian Day, and Eu
gene Ong; secretary and treasurer
: Preston Kumler The next debate vii
: be held on November 8.
q SENIOR BATTERY.
When it was announced that Their
> was to be company of artillery mad
up from the senior class there was
great ruch of fellows to secure places
BY IL o'clock yesterday morning tn
full number of sixty had been mad
up and many were disappointed
their desire to join.
Among those prominent in organizin
the company are D. c. Twitchell. Mau
rice Ely and Joseph Fewsmith. Ar
engagements are fully under way for tn
equipping and mounting of the entir
| company. 1t is proposed to use tn
new and improved Colt Machine gun.
JUNIORS ENLIST IN TROOP A.
When it was learned that the crac
company of New York city, Troop A
had room for more men, quite mum
Der of the Junior class decided to max
applications for the vacancies. Yester
day morning Max Kellogg left for tn