The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-24

YALE ITEMS OF INTEREST
SPRING MEETING OF CORPORATION
TOBE HELD THIS EVENING.

TO BE HELD THIS EVENING.
Matter of Giving Diplomas to Seniors
who Enlisted VIII Probably be Set
tled-Omega lambda Chi Celebration
Last Night-Calcium Light Parade TO-
night-Entries in BerI5eIy Intercol-
Iegiate Games.
There will be several matters Of great
Importance to Yale discussed and in all
probability settled at the spring meet
ing of the corporation Of the university
to be held in the treasury building to-
day. In President Dwight's report, re-
Gently published, he asked for about 49,
100000 to be used in erecting new build
ings and making some much needed re-
pairs. This report will be fully consid-
cred, as will also plans for the bi-cen-
tennial celebration, which will take
place in October, 1901.
Thus far no formal expression of the
intention of the faculty regarding the
giving of diplomas to those seniors who
have gone to war has been made, and
this matter will very likely be settled
by the corporation.
A temporary successor to Professor
Tracy Peck as head of the Latin de-
partment will in all probability be nam
ed. Professor Peck has been granted
a years leave of absence, which time
he will spend in Rome and will be at
the head of the American classical
school.
Several tutors and instructors will
be promoted to assistant professor
ships. Other matters will also come
before the corporation.
OMEGA LAMBDA CHI.
The members of the class of 1901 at
Yale are now full hedged members of
Omega Lambda Chi, having last night
survived in excellent shape the exceed
ingly trying and painful ordeal of run
ming a gauntlet composed of men from
all classes and departments Of the uni
versity. 1t was the occasion of the an
nual celebration of the society at which
time members of the freshman class
are introduced into the mysteries of the
organization with a form of initiation
that is very striking. The freshmen
are to be congratulated on the plucky
fight made by them and the manner in
which they conducted themselves after
ward.
A cor sa1a aIy fIn low 5yy M ~
and sophomore classes collected at
their respective fences and spent some
time in singing well known college
songs and in cheering, while the fresh
men congregated near Dwight hall in
silence. The word was given to form
pairs, and about five hundred men from
the three upper classes, headed by j. o
Rodgers, last years varsity football
captain; f. HI. Simmons and r. ]
Turnbull, began a tour of the campus
and visit to all the college buildings
AS the line passed where the freshmen
were they were ordered to fall in. There
were about three hundred of them
Every building was visited and the Ions
cheer was given at each one. The mer'
ry crowd were too much excited to walk
and so they skipped. After going en-
tirely around the campus the long line
headed for the narrow passageWay be.
tween Old South Middle and Lyceum
This was the Thermopylae through
which the freshmen had to pass tt
complete their initiation and show theil
sand. They displayed plenty of sane
and withstood the onslaught of the up
per classmen in a praiseworthy man
| ner. AS the upper classmen Wen
through the pass they lined ZIP on eth
er side and awaited the coming of the
| freshmen. Some Of the men living il
| the rooms adjoining the pass had filled
all the spare vessels which they ha6
on hand with water. They mistook thu
| seniors and juniors for the freshmen
| and turned the water on them instead
| of on the freshmen, as intended. IAi'
| furnished much amusement for tht
| large crowd of onlookers. The met
| didn't seem to mind 1t, but set to WORT
| to initiate the freshmen in proper style
| They succeeded, and the event will lopt
| remain vivid one in the college caree
| of the class. They were kicked cuffeC
and jostled about in manner and will
such force that they will feel the effects
Afor some time.
| Owing to the fact that the faculty ha
several times threatened to remove thu
sophomore fence If any clash between
| classes occurred after the freshmen
had given a cheer and the rest of tn,
| students cheered them everybody lef
the campus and the talk turned to to
nights celebration.
CALCIUM LIGHT NIGHT.
| Tonight, in college life, Is what i
| known as Calcium Light Night"
| is the time when those composing tn
three junior societies, Delta Kappa Ep
silon, Psi Epsilon and Alphi Delta Phi
parade the campus gowned in their so
ciety regalias. At the head of eacl
procession are carried several immens
calcium lights, while the men bur
sticks of different colored fire. Thei
peculiar songs are sung during tn
march and visit is paid to the dormi
| tories.
AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION.
A suggestion has been made by
graduate that strict record of the uni
versity mass meeting held in Colleg
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