New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-24
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
YALE.

New-Haven. Conn. April 23-The first meeting
OF the committee appointed by the corporation to
consider and report upon the project to erect to
Nathan Hale. OF the class Of 1773. statue upon
the campus. TO be unveiled and dedicated at the BIZ
centennial celebration In 1901. held at the
Graduates Club on Saturday, April -. The COM
mittee is as follows: Senator Joseph r. HawIey,
OF Hartford: Professor j. f. Weir. OF the Art
School: the Rev Dr. T. T. Munger. 81 g. K. Mer-
win. OF New Haven: Morris W. Seymore, CO. Of
Bridgeport Howard Mansfield. II. OF New-York
Jonathan Trumbul OF Norwich. Conn: George d.
Seymour and Lewis w. WEIGH. 80 OF West Haven
The Mclaughlin memorial prizes offered to those
members OF the freshman class presenting the best
essays on Go'dsmth's and Sheridan's plays. have
been awarded TO Mason Trowbridge. Of Chicago
first prize, and ID. l.. James, OF Kansas City Mo-.
second prize These prizes are books purchased
from the income OF fund OF 81 900 established In
1893 10 commemorate the late Professor Edward
Tcmkins Mclaughlin 49, and to encourage the
work cs English composition in the freshman class.
The Winston Trowbridge Townsend prizes have
been awarded TO Walter Lawrence Chamberlain OF
Springfield Mass: Robert Haskell Cory, OF Engle-
wood. N, j. and to Ike Gray Phillips Of Win
chester. Tenn. These prizes are given by Judge
William X. Townsend in memory Of his son, who
was member OF the class Of 1901 and are annu-
ally awarded for excellence in English composition
In the freshman class
The final trials to choose Yale's representatives
day. April Is c. p. Kitchell. Of the Law School.
presided and Professors A. T. Hadley and b. Perrin
and DIR. f. V. Reynolds acted as judges. The SUBJ
tect was that Of the final debate. Resolved That
the present system of electing United States Sena-
tors Is preferable to a method by popular vote -
Each speaker had ten minutes. The six men from
whom the three debaters TO meet Harvard will be
chosen are these: j. K. Clark, 90: W. ID. Make
peace. l.. s.; J. NJ. Hopkins. 90; NJ Trowbridge,
'02:. r.. A.. Lord. l.. s.. and f. Is. Boise. 90 TO
J. X. Clark was awarded the Thatcher prize OF s7J
for presenting the best debate Of the evening.
The Yale Gun Club has begun its tri-weekly
spring practice mt Schutzen Park In preparation
for the meet of .he intercollegiate Shooting
citation. TO be held May in Philadelphia.
The class and scrub crews have been at
work for about month most Of the time In the
tank Beginning this week all the crews will row
daily In the harbor. weather permitting until the
spring regatta. which will take place about the
middle OF May.
The 1900 Record Board will follow the custom
OF its predecessors. and conduct inter-appontment
baseball series for the class OF 90. Suita Bile
trophies will be awarded the winning team. Men
the university team Will be barred from par
tlcipating In these games
IN medava history In the absence OF Professor
Adarns next year has been called TO instructor
ship In medieval and English constitutional his
tory in the University OF Minnesota. The course
VIII be given by Dr. Frank Strong, OF the historical
department.