The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-14
AN IMPORTANT MEETING


UIOQTlQupQ IrOn flrSI IuSG.J
Ter the close of the bi-centennial cele-
bration. He was born in 1927 and is
still in excellent health. The corpora
ton appointed a special committee to
draw up resolutions on Professor
Fishers resignation There is no other
member of the Yale faculty VINO mas
been SO long associated with the uni
yersity In a PROFESSIONAL capacity.
Announcements were made of two
importan gifts to the university.
Through the generosity of Benjamin F'.
Barge, Esq, (class of 1850 of Mauch
Chunk, Pennsylvania, new set OF
prizes has been instituted in Yale col
lege. The prizes are to be known as
the B. f. Barge Mathematical Prizes
and are to be awarded annually to
members Of the freshman and sopho-
more classes, a first prize of $685. sec
ond prize of SIS and third prize of
$40 being set apart for each class. 1t
is the desire of the donor that these
prizes shall be awarded in general for
the solution of original problems. Mr..
Barge, the donor of the prizes, has been
identified with important movements
towards the publication of politics in
his native safe.
Mrs. Mary Robinson Cheney of Hart
ford has given to the university the
sum of $4,000, the income of which is
to be devoted to a scholarship in post
graduate work. The scholarship is
given in memory of Henry C. Robinson,
the uncle Of the donor. The terms of
a re IA ollo
ing the scholarship to be awarded to
any student of high ability and scholar
ship who is pursuing work in connec-
ton with the Graduate school.
The corporation took important ac-
tion towards doing Yale's share to
help solve the Philippine problem. Tt
was voted that free tuition should be
given to five Filipinos of exceptional
fitness and high character to be chosen
by Judge Taft of the Philippine COM
mission 1t Is hoped that all these stu
dents will be on hand at the beginning
of the next college year and it is
Thought that their presence in New Ha-
wen will help both to give them
broad education and enable their
american brothers to understand their
ideas, capacity and ideals There
seems to be no reason why a few men,
chosen by Judge Taft or the commits
sion for exceptional attainments, should
mot do as much for the future of their
own home land as the few Japanese
students early sent out by the Japanese
government have done for modern
japan 1t is likely that the civil SER
vice commission at Washington will
make an effort to secure the co-opera-
ton of many of the leading colleges in
this country in a general plan to edu-
cate a few leaders for the Philippine
people.
The treasurer's report was presented
to the corporation along with the bud
get for the coming year. Both were APP
proved 1t was announced at the meet
ing that the total registration to date
for the year is 1886. This makes an
increase over last year of nineteen
men. 1t was also announced that the
total number of tickets sold for the
Yale public lectures has already reach |
ed S72. Last year the number enrolled
In the courses for teachers was 1877. AL
though the public lectures are Of a
somewhat different type it will be seen |
by this comparison that the university |
and the city are coming into closer re- |
1ationship in an educational way than |
they ever have in the past.
The honorary degree of Master of |
ARTS was conferred upon Professor
Graves, the director of the Yale Forest .
school Mr.. Graves was graduated
from Yale in the class of 1892