The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-14
GIFT TO MEDICAL SCHOOL
ANNOUNCED AZ MEETING OF THE
 YALE CORPORATION YESTERDY,

 centennial Celebration to be Appointed Freshman Crew Candidates.
 A special meeting of the Yale corpora ton was held yesterday in President Dwight's office in the treasury building. President Dwight presided and the members of the corporation present were Dr. Chauncey M. Depew, Judge Henry B. Rowland and Buchanan Win throp of New York city, Edward G. Mason of Chicago, Rev. Dr. Joseph Anderson of Waterbury, Rev. pr. Cooper of New Britain, pr. T. T. Nun ger and Treasurer w. W. Farnam of this city.
 A gift was announced of S1,000 to the funds of the medical school from Mrs. D. c. Leavenworth of New Haven In memory of her husband, the late pr, D. C. Leavenworth of this city, a graduate of the school in 1865.
 It was, announced at the meeting that O. c. Marsh, professor of, paleontology. has formally presented to the university the valuable scientific collections be- longing to him, now deposited in the Peabody museum. These collections, six in number are in many respects the most extensive and valuable of any in this country, and have been brought together by Professor Marsh at great labor and expense during the last thirty years, The chronological collections are well known and were mainly secur- ed by Professor Marsh during his ex- plorations in the Rocky Mountains. They include most of the type speci- mems he has described in his various books.
 The collection of osteology and that. of American archaeology are also ex- tensive and of great interest. The present value of all these collections makes this the most important gift of natural science that Yale has yet re- ceived. At the meeting the corporation ac- cepted Professor Marsh's gift by a unanimous vote, and expressed their high appreciation Of his generosity to the university.
 At the meeting the corporation decid- ed that a committee be appointed to prepare plans for the proper celebra- tion of the bi-centennial anniversary on October 1, 1901, of the granting of the charter to Yale college.
 FRESHMAN CREW CANDIDATES.
 Sixty-eight candidates for the fresh man crew have presented themselves at the gymnasium. The names and weights follow:
 Academic-E. N. Skinner 155; J. D. Bogart, 15414; P. T. Gilbert, 145; R. l.. Atkinson, 159; A. B. Berger 149; T. c. Carson, 159; F. s. Kellogg, 159; E. w. Smith, ITO; J. M. Carlisle, III; J. w. Catron 1SO; J. s. Taintor, 146; A. w. Lindsley, II. P. Olcott, 173; c. B. Wa terman, 156; R. N. Newport, 167; R. c. Mitchell, 159; A. s. Williams, 135; A. C. Coxe, 156; P. D. Moody, 157; w. s. Ew- ell, 156; H. H. Babcock, 1858; L. M.f Thomas 164; J. M Patterson, 157; s. Dillingham;, 15o; F. F. Series, 150; l.. E. Hemenway, 145; F. Beltz. 155; W. J. Hoysradt 15s; w. W. Hoppin, jr., 145; H. Auchinloss 165 A. Judd, ITS; D. Key . holds, 162; J. A. Parker, 15S; R. P Ty- Ter, 156; F.. W. Wheeler, 142; J. S. Crosthwaite, jr.,, 156; w. D. A. Westfall, 1e5; G. B. Kip, 159.
 Sheff.-A. V. Guide, 162; E. W. Heller, c. c. Starr, 15O; H. s. Preston, 159; J. w. Mercy 153; J. D. Ireland, 1858; J. F. Synes, 148; T. Kelly, 167; A. B. Dowd, jr., 179; s. Bell, 155 T. s. Montague, 1SO; H. Brown, 1e0; w. H. Swenarton, 15O; R. IT. Gillett, 147; L. C. Glenny, 150; E. N. Snitzer, 143; R. D. Ka1me, 150; A. R. Cluett 175; w. G. Charles, 1856; J. A. Rithet, 145; I. l.. Lyons, 157; c. D. Wood, jr., 145; A. G. Underwood, IA; R. O. Hosmec 157; B. N. Skinner, 157; C. Dow, jr, 156; J. M Watts, 159; G. c. Wurts.
 Law school-Hickey, 156.
 MODERN LANGUAGE CLUB.
 At the meeting of the modern lan- guage club, which will be held in c Osborn at o'clock tomorrow evening, Mir. W. H. Bishop, instructor in modern languages in Shelf, will read a report on Vacation Schools for French in France and Switzerland"
 These vacation schools, which are ex- clusively for the benefit of foreigners wishing to perfect themselves in French are becoming quite prominent abroad, the leading one at present being under the Alliance Francaise" at Par is.
 OTHER ITEMS.
 The junior tea this year will be given by Mrs w. w Farnam.
 The sophomore tea will be given on Monday, January "A, from to by Mrs. H. L. Hotchkiss.
 The Yale-P Princeton joint debate will be held at Princeton on March 25 1S9S CRITICISED BY THE ALUMNI
 WEEKLY.
 The Yale Alumni Weekly had an editorial article yesterday on the bad spirit and pettiness of intercollegiate negotiations on athletic sports. It says of them:
 Instead of representing the spirit of gentlemen who wish to arrange stimu- lating athletic carnivals for the great est satisfaction to those most directly and indirectly concerned, they look to a disappointed world like shade money changers instruments of Iexchange, shredded and perforated with sharks teeth. Their effect on the college world is rather worse relatively than the temporary effects on the country at large of hot presidential campaign Men conducting these negotiations often appear (no matter how incorrectly as actuated with no less royal instinct of appropriation, and consumed with no less desire to fool people than a Russian minister settling the Eastern A >i1I T