The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-21
YALE 1S4O--1s45.
Diary Memorabilia Condensed-Old
 Times at Yale.

interest to other graduates who hay
 had less than half a century of late
 experience The "Old Times at Yale
 have their history and their fruitio1
 smallest, has not been derelict in dut
 to it's Alma Mater. But, as to that, Il
 notice is to be taken here. The dat
 of it's experience, however, is not with
 out novelty Condensed items are a
 follows:
 Catching Freshmen Statement
 of Facts by the 'Linonian, Brothers and 'Caliopean' societies were the frs
 ordeal, after admission to college.
 followed immediately President Day emphatic talk to the freshmen. "Keel
 your conscience clean and your bowel open. If you obey Nature, Nature vii
 obey and serve you"
 ] Next came election of Senior ant Junior Bully" who carried as did ev
 cry body, ebony canes, engraved in gil
 Yale" which was the rally cry in time of need. These titles were then abol
 ished "The Commons" followed, bu1 soon expired when accumulated tur- keys for Thanksgiving dinner, left but l one, unstolen, and it, over the door oi | the college treasurer, bore the inscrip- 1 tion "E. Furious Unum."
 "The Firemen's Riot of 1S41 was the first battle in the "Footbalr record One freshman lost four teeth, but others grew and he has purchased their successors-which never ache. No, South college won on that dreadful Saturday night, equipped with force pump and a carboy of sulphuric acid, borrowed (stolen) from Silliman's lab ratory. It was not used upon the mob because of President Days prompt in- tereference, and only spoiled some new clothing, home made, in which an in- terest was purely personal.
 It was a day of special exhibits. in the line of the discipline of the fresh men, by their superlors, the sopho- mores. Brass fence knobs furnished involuntarily, by citizens made bombs for explosive effects upon college win dow sills Smol1ings Out were impress sive, slckening and remediless.
 Tutors Lane" the Harrington Canal" the "Cave of the Regicides' on West Rock, the old store of Benedict Arnold at the foot of Meadow street; the visits of the young ladies from va rlous schools to lectures, the Apth- worps," Outs" and Grown street ' not to be overlooked; Chief Justice Daggett's lectures, himself in old time costume (naver surpassed) are recalled in detail.
 Beethoven society was then pre- emil nent. and at the Christmas even chapel exercises the Hallelujah chorus filled the galleries of the old chapel, while the escorts responded to the monitors reckoning in the pews below. And then Willis brought out his Glen Mary waltzes in the Lyceum, Percival was then most tender and receptive to call CTS when duartered at the city hospital. Hallack, also, in "Hallack's Castle on the shore was no less patient and sweet when his admirers paid their Saturday afternoons visit,
 And then Olmsteds stove supplanted the pestiferous airtight Miller, the ad- came to New Haven. The end of the world seemed near. The day was fixed The Methodist church on the Green was crowded. Some brought ascension robes" Suddenly the con- seemed to be immediate. A snow was falling The sky was lurid. Every Yale window voiced "firei" The West Haven paper mills were burned hat night, but New Haven was spared. 1 Politics took up much time. Cover 1ol Htpi a alantad and | naugurated with Yale appreciation. 1 Cider Knapp came to see us. The very | Dickens himself patronized us as quite | college" and when on hearing the l hurch bells, as then custom, rang 1 he fire alarm, and he took it to be | personal compliment, the serenade to | lis honor, before the Tontne was per iuently and succinctly rendered by the Battle of the Nile" in twenty stanzas. Then came Joseph Hoxie of New york and Leslie Coombs of Kentucky, II. as were we for Harry Clay He Coombs) speaking upon platform be- ind Center church. over the graves of he Regicides, saw an American eagle irclng over our heads, He predicted ictory. Our sight did not have his aith. or there was some other mistake. Then came the "anti-rent troubles I New York, "barn burners" the Tex S question, Hoar's mission to South arolina, Dr. Fitch discussed the Sab ath question, and DTS. Taylor Bush ell and Bacon followed in support he great meteorlc shower induced rofessor Olmstead to read to us let 1T from a farmer in which he de- ,ribed the shower of 1885 as stars nee deep in his garden
 One night Jericho taken was illus 'ated by a seven time round of the [ethodist church by students with orns. Then Long Island sound was ozen over, with skating adventures infinite peril. The Grand Olympic | eigh Ride" after Russian method, oon the lower green was simply tre- endous. The great comet hardly sur assed 1t in interest. . The explosion of the immense gun filed the "Peacemaker," which could l .row 225 pounds of cast iron over a ie, aroused interest from the terrible l agedy which occurred on board the ,w steam frigate Princeton on Wash gton's birthday. 1S44.
 Proof reading, when Professor Good .h took up Websters Unabridged Die , lnary in his room over the college K