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YALE NOTES.
Subject of John A. Porter Pri2es-Ltt


| Subject of John A. Porter Pri2es-Ltt
Essays-Golf and Football Items.
The following subjects have been an
nounced for the John A. Porter prize
essay competition of 1901:
| l. Political Dissent
O. Platonism in English Poetry,
| 3. Recent Changes In Regard to the
Seat of Authority in Religion.
| 4. The Northern Boundary of Greece
| Created historically and dlplomatical-
Ily).
| 5. Relative Position of the Germanic
and the Latin Peoples in the Sixteenth
Century and To-day
| G. Symbolism In Modern French Lit
erature.
7. Cotton Mather.
| 8. Poetry of the Civil War.
9. Western Christendom in 1900.
10. Parliamentary Reform in Eng
land In 1882 and Electoral Reform in
France In 1847-S-a Study in Compare
tive Politics.
H. Origin and Character of the Jew
ish Sect Of Essenes.
Persons who desire any further in
formati on this subject may address
the "John A. Porter Prize Essay Com
1nittee, care of Yale Alumni Weekly,
New Haven"
All essays must be handed in before
May 1. 1901, and may be left at the
Alumni Weekly office.
This prize, established in 1872 by the
Kingsley Trust association and valued
at $3.50, Is open to all members of the
university.
The essays for the gold medal, valued
at $25, given by the editors of the Yale
Literary Magazine. will be due Decem-
Der 1, 1900. Any member of the aca-
demic department may compete and all
will receive the same consideration. The
prevalent idea that the juniors are ia
vored In the competition IS entirely mis-
taken. The essays in competition for
the medal must be written under an
assumed name and enclosed in an en-
velope bearing the assumed name and
also containing smaller envelope in
which the writer's real name.
Blanks to be filled out by those desir-
ing remission of tuition may be had at
the DEANS office. Such blanks must be
filled out and handed In before Novem-
Der 1. The sum of 100000 is annually
applied by the corporation for the relief
of students who require pecuniary aid.
There Is also a loan fund, the income of
which is used for scholarships, which
has been constituted from the repay
ments made by students who have pre-
viously received aid from the college.
The officials for the Harvard-Y Yale
football game to be played November
"a are: Referee, Matthew McClung, jr.,
of Lehigh; umpire, Paul Dashiel of Lee
high.
There will be team match between
the Yale golf team and the team of the
Apawainis club of Rye, played at the
Rye links to-day.
The following men will constitute the
Sophomore Wranglers for the coming
year: G. r. Aldrich, G. s. Arnold, r.
Bristol, G. B. Chadwick, H. H. Clark,
E. r. Grove, e. R. Clark, G. A. Coch- |
ran, T. P. Draper, c. l.. Duval, B. Ellis
worth, J. X. Evans, r. Farrell, jr., M
C. Fitch, W. S. Fulton, l. Goddard. f.
S. Goodwin, G. A. Goss, r. A. Grannis,
jr., d. Green, r. Hazard, G. Hitchcock,
jr., H. James, D. K. Kee C. Mckenzie, |
r. l.. Mcknight, W. H. Peckham, II. A. |
Plummer, J. r. Robinson, n. |. Root r.
H. Thacher, j. B. Thomas, jr., A. Tulin, |
W. B. Tyler, f. p. Townsend, II. M. |
Wallace, E. r. Whltcomb, o. j. Willis. |
H II. Clark will act as temporary |
chairman.
Play on the new eighteen-hole course
of the New Haven Golf club on Pros
pect street was commenced on Wednes-
day. The couse consists party Of the !
ground used In the old nine-hole course, |
with the addition of a large tract of
land on the north. A tournament will
shortly be held by the club to decide the
championship.
The fall regatta will take place on
November 3.
Ali candidates for the cross-country
team are urged to come out for fall
practice at once,
The October number Of Record of
Christian Work contains an article by
P. D. Moody 1901 on the Mortified
Christian Workers conference.
The Hill School club will hold a smok-
n next Monday evening at 7 o'clock at
,3S Durfee.