The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-10-15

The most enduring and most signif1-
cant monument of Yales two hun
dredth anniversary is a row of substan-
tial books, growing steadily larger day
by day, which may be found on the re-
ceiving shelves of every great library
in the country. AS these quiet volumes
do not appeal to the eye like torch
light procession, nor yet to the ear like
the many brass bands specially hired
for the celebration, they are attracting
comparatively little interest. Still, a
university is popularity spoken of as a
seat of learning; and if it's two CEN
turtles of growth have not been in vain,
learning should be pretty firmly estab-
lished on the Yale campus. 1t is to en-
phasize this vital phase of the matter
that the committee in charge have,
with the approval of the president and
fellows, arranged for a series of schol-
arly publications las partial indlca-
ton of the character of the studies In
which the university teachers are en-
gagged"
To the casual observer the most ex-
traordinary thing about these volumes
is that they are not bound in Yale blue
"a bit of good taste on which the COM
mittee is to be sincerely congratulated.
They are of uniform octave size, print
| ed in large type on heavy paper and
bound in serviceable blue-green cloth,
with the Yale seal on cover and back
Already twelve volumes have appear
ed, and most Of the remaining thirteen
will be ready before October 20.
The series Is scholarly rather than
popular; not many of the volumes will
find their way into the circulating IL
brary; but for the scholar and the
scholars library they are indispensa-
BILE. In subject-matter they cover
nearly then whole field of university
study-the philosophical sciences, in
Guiding language and literature; math-
ematics and the natural sciences; his
tory economics and Psychology The
president of the university, standing as
he does at the head of all the faculties,
and representing the sum and aim of
all these studies, opens the list with
book, not on his own speciality of econ
omics, but on "The Education of the
American Citizen This is, perhaps
the volume of the whole series, which
will appeal most widely to the alumni
of Yale, and to all who believe that
higher education is the surest support
and safeguard of American citizenship.
The remaining volumes are all tech
meal. Among those dealing with the
ancient languages and literature, the
most notable are: 1.-THE Great Epic of
india" an exhaustive study of the San
skirt vedas by Professor e. Washburn
Hopkins, Professor Whitney's success
sor in the chair of Sanskirt and COM
parative philology; Historical and
Critical Contributions to Biblical
Science, by members of the Semetic
faculty; Life in Greece In the Homer
ic Age" by Professor Thomas d. Sey-
mour; "Chapters on Greek Metric"
by Professor Goodell, the scholarly au
thor of the Greek commemorative ode
which will be sung at the celebration;
and principles and Methods in Syn
tax" by Professor E. p. Morris, of the
department of Latin, and general edi- |
tor of the series.
Coming to the domain of Romance
scholarship we have 1.-The Gallego-Sas
tliah Court Lyrics of the 18th and 18th |
Centuries" by Professor Fl. r. Lang; |
and in the department Of English Bib |
licai Quotations In Old English Prose |
w TlLGTS Dy ITOIeSSOI talDSII -. AOchs
and the first installment of work by |
Professor Lounsbury called Shakes
perean Wars" All students Of Eng
lish know how ably Professor Louns-
bury has treated Shakespeare's great
predecessor, Chaucer. The general field |
of philology is further represented by |
Lectures on the Scientific Study of
Language" by Professor Hans Oertel
and 1.-THE Elements of Experimental
Phonetics' by Professor E. w. Scrip
ture of the psychological laboratory.
Eleven of the thirty volumes COM
posing the series deal with mathematics
and the natural sciences, and several I
Of these are the work, not of an in
dividual professor, but of the entire
staff of one of the scientific laborato
res. The two volumes of Research
Papers from the Kent Chemical Labo-
ratory" include also the work of grad
nate students. The laboratories Of the
Sheffield Scientific school are repre-
,ented by volume under the editorship
If Professors Chittenden, Wells, Pen
leld and Prison. In the group of
scientific writings we notice also "a
short Treats on Victor Analysis" |
.dited by Mr.. E. B. Wilson from lee
ures, by the venerable mathematician,
Professor ]. Willard Glib, f. r. S., and
Light" by Professor Charles S. Hast
ngs.
Yale has always been especially
trong in the departments of economics
nd history Professor Sumner has
ontributed a text book on Sociology"
Professor j. c.. Schwab, secretary of
he bi-centennial committee, has writ !
en- on the Financial and Industrial
Conditions of the Confederate States Of
.merica," and various members of the
aculty of law have prepared Joint
,ork entitled 1.-TWO Centuries Growth
{ American Laws"
A university has two main functions
the training of citizens and the dis
overy of truth. The assembly of
lumni on October 20 will show what
ale has accomplished in one of these
irections; the Bi-centennial publica-
On shows the measure of her power
fulfill her second duty. 1t is pc
1liarly appropriate that this series of
works should be dedicated to
lie graduates of the university. 1t re-
aims for the graduates to show their j
1preciation of the honor and their 10y
ty to Yale by finding room for the