The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
Y.ILE,s
Names OF winners OF Places ON the Editorial
Beard About to ne Announced.

Bsnrd About to ne Announced.
New HAVEN, Feb. 12.-Trnining for the Yale
DGiiH .Ne,rS is IS much a feature OF Yale life rs
training for the football eleven. 1t is harder
work If constant application be counted. anu. IN
Yale life. II brings honor. The en IS mightier
than the pigskin or the oar is n Yale maxim
that is proved by the list of men chosen TO mem
bership in the secret societies. Next week the
names uf those who have won places on The edi.
toriIl board u the .Netrs will oe announced, and
there is nearly As much interest among the
under classmen over the outcome of the contest
as there was over the result OF the Yale Prince
ron football game.
\ treshuan coming 10 Yale mas four chances
TO gain An editorshIp on the Tdte -NsIrs. He
may start when he enters college. work six
months with his classmates, be defeated IN the
race, try for another six months. again De out
clsssed, and keep it up Till the fourth period Of
six months is over. This brings him through
rs sophomore year. II ne mas not won a pace
by that time ne never will. TOR juniors and
seniors are not allowed to compete.
Last fall the competition began with about
thirty freshmen among the list OF Netrs heel
ers.' They were prominent about the campus
for l few weeks. bur the taint-hearted dropped
out or the ranks until there are only seven who
have kept up the light. Three will DO taken
upon the bOart next week. The trio who seem
sure OF an election are: George A. WEIGH
Cleveland: George P. C~hittenden. New YORK.
anu Morris Mason. Chicago. The other four
are Harry :. Ely Of Binghamton. F. y. Mason Of
WATERFOWL. Conn; Herbert Scoviile Of New
York. and Dudley Bates Lawrence NJ New YORK.
Two s~ophomores are pretty sure OF IN election
the coming week. 1t IS expected that the sue
cessfuI canGiGates will be Burns Henry OF De-
CTuIt anu Edward BeLden Green OF ClevelInd.
The senior BOARD may decide I'd take on me
staf u representative Of the freshman class OF
ne scientific department.; In tnAI event 1rurge
y. Grouse Ut syracuse viii get the place Ot one
Of these cwo. Three other Candidates rom the
sophomore class VINO have Kept 10 heir com
petition ior The board till this time ara F. L
Lockwood Of New York. J. ": Deerow OF Bos-
Ion, anu Dunlevy Milbank OF New York.
The competition has rules OF lis own. Every
- leeler must have HIS articles signed oy his
source Of authority. Thus. II one OF the work
ars obtains a ThSr an nj .Nori intarv,ayx 49,,
President Dwight on the prospects Ut n race
with Corneii. lie must have President
Dwights signature on the irSt sheet OI The in
terview 70 secure credit for his enterprise. An
other rule IS that all competitors must work
man and = sophomore to double up. divide their
territory, ana hand IN similar articles. The
senior editors truwned this DOWN. Now comb.
nations are penallzed.
Once in "A while a candidate is found whose
religious scruples will not allow him 10 work IN
sunday. The FIie Nslrs duas not get nut A
sunday edition. but II 10 published On Monday,
and The g heeIers' are kept busy ON sunday
hunting tr news. several have refused TO
work On sunday On NORA grounds, but rne COM
petition Is so fierce Lhat, IN the history Of ina
Nrhrs. only one candidate has ever gained An
election who omitted sunday work. He was
Arson Phelps stokes. Ir,. son OF the New
York millionaire. The system OF compet;-
ton cOmpels every candidate TO cover all
Yale. He has 20 be his own city editor.
force OF repUTters and proOfreader. Every mis-
spelled word or wrong initial detracts a certain
number from his credits. The system OF credits
allowed is ~ follows: \ log. 100 words; A
&c heat the number " words il contains ana
additional credit according 10 its importance IN
the minds pr the senior editors. \ log is A
campus nOte,d head anything that appears
on the irst puge.
The "hceicr's" work is done by : o'clock 1T
llgat. All his copy must he showed through me
door into the NCu'a office by thar time. The senior
editors make M The paper between chen lni 10
o'clock, ana II IS published about l O'Clock The
next afternoon. This Is the east uu-to-iata
feature ~ Y tle new gathering. The - hee!ers
Ar" sprr n getting their news into the office,
uut thr GATORS allow twenty-seven hours TO
eiap-c before tha news 10 printed. The Fd{c Nrtrs
was beaten on Yale ; reply 70 CornelIs PROPOSE
tiun Tor l boat race. nrUbaoiy one Ut the most
important pieces uf college news published this
year. The reply WAS given out about IL o'clock
lne evening. The fIls .NstCS editors had the
paper made up, tne " leelers had gone home.
ana. although nj the daily papers had the text
pt Y ale 5 answer The next morning. the FQ[c
NtirS' which came out at ! o'clock 4 in the after.
noon, hat not 4 line OF IL.
The senior editors OF tho .NetGs divide the
profits IT the end OF their year. The generally
receive about 500 Apiece. The Iusiness man
aser gets i double portion, or about $500.