New-York tribune., 1899-02-13
YALE.

Nev-Haven Feb 12-The success Of the Yale
hockey toom during the winter has been remark
able and deserves the praise OF the University
The team has gone through the season without
suffering single defeat at the hands or coliese
team and has lost only to such excellent CLUBS
as the Brooklyn Skating club. Regular training
has been observed by It's members. and the candi-
dates have been coached as carefully ana syste-
matically as the football team or the crew. Inc
season for hockey Will not be over unti la'e III
March. and the team will soon make TRIP 10
Philadelphia and Pttsburg.
Fifty-two candidates for the baseball nine nave
reported and the men will begin work on February
% The freshman candidates will be called out
Monday The University crew has been able 10
row on the harbor only two days this week, using
the new barge which has been found satisfactory
Regular work on the harbor will probably not he
done until after Washington's Birthday All tho
coaching I'm the harbor has been done by Captain
Allen while Mr. Gallaudet has had charge OF the
freshmen In the tank
The Rev. Or. Henry Dyke. OF New-York,
gave two lectures in Marquand Chapel last week
While I'm New-Haven Or. van Dyke said about the
presidency of Yale
Speaking as a Princeton and an adopted
aumnus OF Yale. II is my opinion that the neNt
president of Yale should be a native graduate OF
headed and above ali full Of that mysterious and
valuable something which Is known as Yale spirit
10 large issues the splendid work done by Presl-
dent Dwight. II such can be FOUND among
the clergy II will he great credit TO the profession
and probably a great advantage TO the University
But If he cannot be found in that profession then
he should be looked for wherever there Is chance
OF getting him.
At the last meeting OF the Phi Beta Kappa So
cicty several important amendments to the consti-
tuition were considered and will be brought up for
decision at the next meeting. These amendments
follows:
The society shall elect as members all who
have attained a philosophical Grafton stand In the
work OF sophomore and fires eshman years, ana IN ad-
dition n number from among the first NIFTY men IN
the class sufficient 70 bring the membership up 10
thirty.
All those not already members who at the end OF
Grafton stand on the work OF junior and senior
years shall then be elected members OF the society
The society, by three-fourths vote. may eiect
as honorary members such persons OF distinguished
scholarship not undergraduates. as II may deem
worthy.
For some time there has been much agitation In
regard TO allowing the members some choice IN the
matter OF electing their successors. The first
amendment Is the outgrowth Of this agitation. An
other important change is in the proposition OF re-
strlctng the membership to thirty This Is
radical change.
The guns presented by the University 70 the
cruiser Yale last summer will probably be returned
10 NewHaven at an early date. John A. Porter.
secretary to the President. has been urgent
worker in the attempt have the clause for the
return of the guns inserted in the Naval Appropria
tion bill. Word has been lately received from Sec
retary Porter that the clause has been fayorably
considered. The guns when returned will probably
rest in the trophy Of the gymnasium.