New-York tribune., 1899-12-16
YALE UNIVERSITY.
PROPOSED LINES OF DEVELOPMENT lNDl-
GATED BY PRESIDENT HADLEY-
UNIVERSITY PREACHERS.

New-Haven. Conn., Dec. b-Presdent Hadley
speech at the New-York Yale Alumni dinner en-
phasized some important points In the policy OF the
new administration The site Of the new Alumni
Hall he said was selected In order that there
might be room for growth. The present campus Is
overcrowded The buildings must not be shut
IN. and the whole building scheme must regard the
future as well the present The plans Of Carrere
& Hastings are being remodelled. and as yet moth
ing in the way of designs can be made public. The
seats in the hall will be arranged so that they
can be removed ard the hall used for the junior
promenade or for college examinations. According
to President Hadley, when the new building Is
erected Yale will have of the noblest examples
of college architecture in the world
In connection with financial matters the presi-
dent stated that Yale needed 100000 TO make first
class botanical garden in the property OF the late
Professor O. c. Marsh, left to Yale for that pur-
pose and $4,000 to found a school Of forestry
Clifford Pinchot So and Henry S. Graves, 92, are
in the employ Of the Government, and are recog-
nized authorities in forestry. Yale thus stands,
through these men. in advantageous relations with
the Government, and there is every reason why she
should take leading place in this important study
As regards the curriculum. the president simply
stated that the faculty laying plans to make the
course Of study more systematic in order that each
student he approaches senior year shall do
more advanced work in the line he has elected. so
that his course Will actually prepare him for some
business profession. While President Hadey did
not go further than this general statement it may
be said on good authority that important changes
are TO be made in the courses Of study especially
In the matter of required work
new research club TO be known as the Geo
logical Club has recently been formed. The club
Will hold its meetings bi-wceky, and will discuss
the neld OF geological studies. These research
clubs now number fourteen, and accomplishing
a large amount of work. Three clubs have
been formed during the present term. a good indi-
cation OF the activity In university circles
The university preachers for the first half Of the
winter term are announced as follows: January H.
the Kev. Z. e: Jefferson, OF New-York January q
the Rev. Dr. Henry van Dyke, OF New-York; Jan
uary q, the Rev. DR.. Amory H. Bradford of
Montclair, N j.; February 4, the Rev. DR. Henry
a. Stimson OF New-York: February H. Robert E
Speer, or New.York. and February Is the Rev DR.
mares a. res =. nan, OF Union Theological Seminary.
An interesting list OF figures has appeared I'm "The
Yale Daily News showing the representation Of
the principal cities in the two UNDERGRADUATE de-
partmehts only; The statistics given as follows:
NeW-l0rk sends lSS students. New Haven 1877: Chi
cago S; Hartford, 60; Brooklyn "a; Cleveland 80:
cincinnati =; St Louis, &c; Pttsburg %; Washing
ton, 26; Buffalo, "a; Philadelphia IS: ALBANY II.
lulu, ~ ~ O
The small blaze in North College extinguished
without dnhculty. has again revived some discus
sion as 70 the security of the dormitories Al
though they are not provided with fire escapes
their construction is such to render a serious
connagratlon almost impossible, and the question is
not worth the attention II has received
TWO important undergraduate Scholarships were
awarded this week. The Thomas Glasby Water
man schoIarship was given TO Allan H. Richard
son, Ol, or Waterbury. n. Y, and the Scott HURT
scholarship TO Robert " Spencer of Jasper n Y