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Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

yHEN a kite was flown without tails
|W/a new era was opened for it and tine the
behavior Of kite in the air proves
tor one thing that many of our precon-
ceived ideas of wind are wrong. There
are vertical as Well as horizontal strata
/ OF air, and a strong breeze is made up OF
4 little breezes, moving at diderent' speeds
and in different directions. These facts
which kites movements in the air DIS
close, account largely for the soaring and
flying powers of birds, who make IN
stinctive use of every wind, soaring up
ward on upward air currents and iiyins
against the main currents of the wind on
a breeze flowing against the general drllt'
! 1t has been found that a kite contain
| ing seventy square feet of supporting sur
face will exert a pull Of from sixty TO one
hundred pounds. A big kite of this kind
cannot be managed by hand, but the wire
must be carried up FROM a substantial
hand or steam windlass or Keeling ap-
paratus. The steel wire employed in the
experiment is the lightest and relatively
the strongest material known. with a ten
sile strength at the point Of breaking Of
quite three hundred pounds In this eN-
pertinent the kite IS made fast with a
long wire to the ring at the end or th-
mAil wire, the meteOrograph Is Attached
and another kite is fastened TO the rlns
by a shorter cord. As the kite rises the
the angle with the horizon becomes small
another kite is attached to give greater
lifting power. and so on until the required
elevation is reached. A pause Is made at the
highest altitude TO allow the recording in
struments 10 acquire the conditions OF the
surrounding air, the height Of the meteoro-
graph is calculated and then the steam
engine Is set to work To wind in the kite.
In this way several hundred records have
been taken. The kites have frequently as
cended to height OF more than twelve
thousand feet and at one time they
reached the elevation Of fifteen thousand
feet, or more than three miles above the
sea
The amateur does not need such expens-
i've outfits to do some very interesting
work He may become his own weather
prophet by sending up thermometers TO the
clouds he may tell the approach Of thun-
.derst orms by attaching Leyden Jars TO his,
kite strings; he may draw lightning from
the clouds. photograph In mliair, signal
with flags, OF send OF fireworks from an
elevation where the effect produced is
worth the labor involved.
A state OF perfection has already been
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

ercised both arms both sides of the chest,
every muscle Of the chest hips, legs and
feet. In a word, Japanese fencing calls
into play the entire body and system Of
muscles-calling upon man to exercise
his bodily strength besides keeping his
mental faculties alert.
There is no reason why any one. man
or woman, boy or girl, should not be
able to defend himself and punish the
offender in case OF a sudden attack in a
lonely place. especially at night, no mat
ter how strong or agile the assailant may
be.
"All that one requires with a knowledge
of japanese fencing Is a stick or cane to
repel the attack. As matter Of fact the
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

No one who has not seen an African
"kopje" can easily realize IL. II is not a
hill so much as the stump OF a hnl-what
is left OF 1t after ages of denuda lion but
the special feature Of 1t is that It is al
most Invariably covered with breastwork
OF powders Tropical torrents have
washed away the earth and all the soluble
components Of tie rock. ami what is left
consists of heaps and lines of detached
masses or sandstone. ironstone or granite.
The "kCpjes" are the Beers fertilization,
and they have any nunbs. VI them.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

many other things, often accomplishing
wonders in the way of intimidatlng the
adversary. If ne shows no fear then the
fencer should assume an attitude of Of
fence. TIE sword must be held with the
right hand close TO the guard, the left
hand lightly grasping the end of the
grip The third and fourth fingers Of
both hands are used for holding the sword,
the first and second fingers being used TO
control or direct the blow
This Is quite different from the Euro
pean style, where the thumb is used to
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

manshlp which still remains was of great
service to ~ in the recent war with Rus.
sia. The use of the two-handed sword
proved a decided advantage over one
handed workmanship. 1t was found TO be
far better in attack and defence, especially
against cavalry, spears and bayonets. In
japanese naval and military schools Off
GERS are thoroughly trained in two-hanied
fencing. The length of the sword handle
has been changed to eight inches. so that
the sword may be welded with one or two
hands
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

Greet the blow When the samurai were
the trained military men of old Japan
FENCING was the sole vocation of the
kniShts, but within a few years the ideas
or western civilization have prevailed. and
recently Japan abol shed the feudal sys-
sword.
YET the japanese knowledge of swords
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

Il would ask European fencers why, hav-
ing two hands, they use the sword with
only one hand They may answer that 10
enables them u hide one side of the body
from the adversary, leaving only the other
side TO be defended. | think this Is easily
answered by our success with our system
and the use OF the two-handed sword. IN
swinging for stroke with the tNu-handed
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

An American spends on an average 50
4 year for food a Frenchman Sis, Ger
man S45, a Spaniard $S3. an Italian s24 and
a Russian $40. The American eats 100
pounds OF meat year. the Frenchman "
bounds. the German Ga pounds, the Italian
y mounds ana the Russian 81 pounds or
bread the American consumes $50 pounds.
The Frenchman $40 pounds, the German eco
pounds. the Spaniard $50 pounds. the ltal-
ian 4Oy pounds and the Russian Go pounds
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

twenty-five to thirty llamas Is well-to-do,
and Is an indepentea, transportation COM
pany in h.ms IT, II 5 rates are tiXed by
custom as old as he traIe Itself and never
change.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25

The care that the watches OF railway
men receive Is shown In the regulations
recently adopted by a Western railway
for It's employees. Seventeen Jewellei
watches are required. and they must be
supplied with Braguet hairsprings. The
watches must be Inspected every three
months and must be submitted 20 the in
spector once week for registration. No
employe is permitted 10 set his watch or
to change It's movements unless It should
chance 10 run down.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-25
KMESAK ~
Master of fencing
in Toxic College
on a tour Of the
UJorld to intro
duce the Japa-
neSe method Of
Sword Combat

TT MOTHER new fad has come to
Z New York-Japanese fencing. If
u you hear clash of armor and
IA clang Of steel as you saunter
through the brown stone districts
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-26
DESCENDANT OFF SAMUEL RUS
SELL.

Among the graduates from Yale this
week is Louis Otto Bergh, son Of Louis
NJ. Coppert Bergh and four times great
grandson of Rev. Samuel Russell, in
whose study at Branford, the univer-
sity was founded over 200 years ago.
Rev. Samuel Russell is buried in the
graveyard adjoining the Russell farm,
which has been in the possession Of the
family since arriving in the country.
The grave is marked by a stone slab
supported by four square posts, and
was recently repaired by a great grano-
niece, preserving the original form,
however. Mr.. Berghs father, of the
firm of Cady, Bergh & Son, was archi-
tect for many years Of the Yale build
ings.
Mr.. Bergh, the younger, has borne
good record, distinguishing himself
in oratory, has received the appoint
ment of English professor at Annapolis,
entering upon the duties this coming
autumn.
When the original Russell house was
torn down few years ago, the doors
were taken to New Haven and are in
| the museum.
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NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL COURIER 1900

ciety devolves upon each one awarded
this privilege. Speaking Of the demands
OF society he said college graduates
were especially prepared to exercise in
telligent Discrimination and, while
some of the graduates, perhaps, would
never think for themselves, the major
ity would receive great stimulus along
this line from their college training
Discrimination, he declared, meant
more than simply labelling this ''wor-
thy and that that unworthy 1t
means the refusal to countenance the
unworthy, and the active support Of
hee worthy. 1t was this power of &C
tive discrimination. ne said, which
takes the place. in this country of
revolution, and by a simple majority Of
the citizens a political change was able
to be effected peacefully"
The so-called demand of society for
subserviency from its members is false,
| for all our American institutions have
| for their aim freedom of the 1ndivid-
ual. Here he said college education
wal OF great assistance to live your
lives and our lives regardless of the
lives of the rest of the world at large.
In closing, he said: "To society, then,
our responsibilities in return for the
privilege of college education are two
fold; as graduates, loyalty in living out
the principles and ideals acquired here
that Yale may become more votal
leavening force in the ma ton; as citi-
zens, intelligent, active, discriminative
that we may not forfeit the privileges
of citizenship for want Of accepting Its
responsibilities; and in our private
lives independence Of thought and &C
ton; that the progress Of society may
be swifter and steadier."
Following the ration the songs
'tAmici" and GAS Freshmen First We
Came to Yale" were sung by the class
After these Wilson Shaw McClintock
the wit of the classfi and roommate O
Tom Shevlin, delivered the class his
tory. Touching upon several of Thu
celebrities and many Of the incidents
of the career of the class, be kept hal
the members and the audience in con
tinual laughter. This was followed b!
the singing of Bright College Years
in which the alumni Joined, and tn
crowd gradually dispersed over tn,
campus.
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OFFICERS Objected.
vale Advisorv COMMITTEES,

Yale Advisory Committee.
It is announced that the officers of
the New Yale institution, the alumni
advisory board, have been elected as
followsI
Chairman, N. F. Judson OF st. Louis;
secretary, Arson Phelps Stokes, 1r.,
secretary of the university; executive
committee, the chairman, John Perrin
of Indianapolis; Elmer P. Howe, of
Boston; Henry T. Rogers, of Denver;
Thomas Thatcher of New York; James
G. FLANDERS of Milwaukee and Edward
j. Phelps of Chicago.
The executive committee reported at
q meeting of the council held yester-
day on the constitution, the permanent
working arrangement to be followed
and other progress made by the COM
mittee since the gathering of the mem
beers of the board Saturday.
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YALE CORPORATION.
Appointments Of Instructors on Aca
demical Department.

Appointments Of Instructors on Aca-
demical Department.
At a meeting of the corporation of
Yale university held in Woodbridge
hall, June 25, 1906, the following new
appointments in the academical depart
ment were made:
Arthur William Van Buren,, instruc-
tor in Latin.
John Dougan Rea. Instructor in
Latin,
Robert Thomas Kerlin, instructor in
English.
John Milton Berdan, Phi. D., instruc-
tor in Z glish.
Ebert Nevins Sebring Thompson,
Ph. d., instructor in rhetoric.
Frederic Thomas Blanchard, assistant
in rhetoric
Arthur Packer McKinstry, assistant
in rhetoric
Robert L. Schuyler. instructor in his
tory.
In the Sheffield scientific school the
new appointments are as follows:
DR.. w. r. Longley, instructor in
mathematics
Carl F. Speh, assistant in chemistry.
William K Simpson assistant in me
chanical drawing.
Carl Oscar Johns, Phi, D., instructor
in chemistry.
Stewart L. Minis, instructor in his
tory.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-26
KNOWS NOW
Doctor Was Fooled BY His Own Case
for Time.

It's easy to understand how ordinary
people get fooled by coffee when doc
tors themselves sometimes forget the
facts.
A physician speaks Of his own ex-
perlence:
81 had use coffee for years and
really did not exactly believe it was in
turing me although I had palpitation
of the heart every day.
FINALLY one day a severe and almost
fatal attack Of heart trouble frighten-
ed me, and I gave up both tea and cof-
fee. using Postum instead and since
that time 1 have had absolutely no
heart palpitation except on one or two
occasions when I tried a small quaint
tv Of coffee which caused severe irrita-
ton and proved to me I must let II
alone,
"When we began using Postum II
seemed weak-thaS was because we did
not make 1t according to directions
but now we put little bit of butter in
the pot when boiling and allow the Pos
tum TO boil full fifteen minutes, which
gives 1t the proper rich flavor and the
deep brown color.
81 have advised a great many of my
friends and patients to leave off coffee
and drink Postum; in fact, I daily give
this advice" Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Many thousands of physicians use
Postum In place of tea and coffee il
their own homes and prescribe it to pa
tients.
There's a reason"
A remarkable little book, "The RoaC
70 WeIlyille, can he found in packages
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-26
PRIZES, GLASS OF 1908.

For excellence in all the studies OF
freshman year-divided between Roger
Baldwin Cotton, Fordwick, Va, and
Nathaniel Herr. New Haven, Conn,
with honorable mention Of Carl Ham
mond Thurston, worcester, Mass.
For excellence in physics-Nathanie
HEM, New Haven.
For excellence in German-Joseph
ALLEN Peck, New Haven, with honorable
mention of Lester Amber Nothnagle
TrunbulI, Conn, and Harold Turnbull
Pritchard, Waukegan, III.
For excellence In F'rench-NathanieI
Herr, New Haven, with honorable men
ton Of Hervey Lytton Foster. Brook
lyn, N. Y.
- For excellence in chemistry-In chem
istry B.--Morris Seide Fine, New Ha-
ven, with honorable mention of Ma.
thaniel Herr, New Haven, and Stanley
Howell Jones, San Francisco In chem
dstry A.-Nejib Horhannes Jebejian, 3
A, Central Turkey college, 1903, Ain
tab Turkey.
For excellence in mechanical drawing
willis Worthington Hale, Cleveland
with honorable mention Of Frederic
Quintard Boyer, Norwalk. Conn.
For excellence in Mathematician
Hammond Thurston, Worcester, Mass.
with honorable mention of Roger Bald
win Cotton, Fordwick. Va.
For excellence In English-Rober
Baldwin Cotton. Fordwick Va, will
honorable mention of Loutf Hagop Ba-
bikian, 3. a., Central Turkey college
1905, Aintab, Turkey; Howard Byrnes
Norwich, Conn, and Nejib Horhanne
Jebejian tB. A., Central Turkey college
1903, Aintab, Turkey.
For excellence in Spanish-In adj
vanced Spanish Rossite
F'oote, Guilford, Conn, class of 1907. Il
elementary Spanish Joseph Allen Peel
of New Haven, Henry Dewitt Smith o
Hartford, Carl Hammond Thurston o
Worcester, class of 1905
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BATTEIlh CHAPEL.

An interesting etching Of Battell
chapel is on exhibition at F. w. Tier
mans art store, Chapel street. This
is the latest etching by the artist
etcher, Robert R. Wisemen, whose paint
ings and etchings of familiar scenes
about Yale and New Haven have Civ
en- him a wide recognition. Mr.. Wise
mans new etching will directly inter
est Yale graduates. The subject is
"Battell Chapel, Yale Campus, Early
Morning" The effect of the light indi-
eating morning, the truthful drawing
of the architecture and characteristic
groups Of students as they leave the
chapel after prayers make this etching
most desirable souvenir Of Yale uni
versity life.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-26
CLASS OF 1907.

Honors for Excellence in All studies or
the Junior Year.
John Alexander Baker Ginning engln-
eering), Wallingford, Pa.
Charles Eben Canada electrical en-
gineering), New Haven.
BENJAMIN Rossiter Foote (electrlcal
engineering) Guilford.
Carl Emil Green Civil engineerlng1
washington Depot, Conn.
Fairfax Hall Cbiology), Binghamton'
N. Y. ro
Yuen-n Hsia, Nanyang college
Shanghai electrical engineering)'
Hangchow, China.
Douglas Turner Johnston (select),
Coopertown. N. Y.
Frank Robert Langdale, jr., (metal-
iurgy), New Haven, Conn.
John Stokes McCune Chemistry Co
lumbus, 0.
Kenneth Gerard Mackenzie (chemis-
try), Westport, Conn
Lawrence Riley McWeeney (mechan-
ical engineering), New Haven.
Ralph Julian Marsh chemistry
New Haven
Louis ALBERT Oldershaw Civil engin-
eering), Montclair, NJ. j,
Joseph Rosenbaum mechanical en-
gineering), New Haven.
George Amory Thomas chemistry,
Louisville, Ky.
Honors in Special Studies Awarded tc
Students Not Recipients of General
Honors.
John Hamilton Derby, jr., Sandy
HILL, N, Y, in chemistry.
Benjamin Rossiter Foote, Guilford
Conn, in advanced Spanish,
Russell Tyner Gard, Frankfort, Ind.
in mining engineering.
Samuel Clarke Harvey, Woodbury.
Conn.,, In biology.
Milton Alfred H Gilman. ST.. Louis
Mo. in German.
Earl Partridge, Minneapolis, in Ger
man.
Karl v. Raymond, Rowayton, Conn.
in French and German.
The Rogers Scholarship.
For excellence in the studies Of TIL
chemical course, awarded to Kenneth
Gerard Mackenzie, Westport, Conn.
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METCALF AT LAW SCHOOL
CONTINUED from First page.)


Revolution and That in Russia"
Charles Dudley Marshall, on 1.-THE
Peace Of Portsmouth.
Birdsey Erskine Case on '"rhe Inter
national Police Power of the United
States on the American Continent"
The winner of the prize as announq-
ed later was Birdsey Erskine Case,
with honorable mention to all The
Judges were e. M Gallaudet, LII. D.,
president of Gallaudet college at Wash
ington, ID. c.; Hon. C. LaRue Munson
of Williamsport, Pa, and Edward H.
Rogers of New Haven.
Mr.. Case treated his subject very In
terestingly. He said in substance:
'~The west has given plenty of opportu-
nifty for the study Of Independent gov
ernments in their best and worst states
In the seventy-fve years of South
American republics very few have
shown any semblance of real republi-
can government. The policy of the
United States government has beer
that the worst of these governments is
better than any forced upon them, vel
we do not do enough police duty.
1.-THE South american governments
hate us heartily when not in trouble
but when in trouble with foreign
country they rush to us for shelter un.
der the terms Of the Monroe doctrine
They never will develop until they car
| keep faith.
"If we are to maintain the same pol
Icy our police power must be co-exten,
sive with the Monroe doctrine. We owe
| 1t to them and to ourselves that some
thing shall be established worth pro
| tecting."
After another selection by the or
chestra President Hadley entered es
cortlng the principal speaker of tn
afternoon, Hon. Victor M. Metoalf, SEQ
rotary of commerce and labor, to tn,
platform. Seated on the platform wer
also, in addition to those already men
| toned. Justices Brewer and Brown o
the United States supreme court.
In introducing Secretary Metcal
lPresident Hadley said: "Thirty.fou
years ago as a humble freshman
journeyed out to Lake Saltonstan t
witness the annual races AS 1t ohanc
ed That year the freshman crew cam
out ahead Of the sophomore crew caus
ing Joy in freshman hearts and as
man crew, though he was the great
man cref, / thought he was the great
est man that ever lived. Ladies an
gentlemen, the stroke4oar Of that cre'
was Victor NJ. Metcalf.
AS Secretary Metcalf rose to speak b
was greeted with an ovation whic
lasted several minutes His subjec
was THE Service and the Influence G
| the Lawyer on the Political History G
Our Country" His speech will be foun
in another column.
Secretary Metcalf came 70 this cit
on one of the government lighthous
tenders, on which he is staying durinl
his engagements in this city. He is &C
oompanied by his secretary, Mr, CLARK
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-26
,a1ns STEAM YACHT.

The class of 81 has the steam yacht
Gunhilde at its disposal for reunion
week. 1t is 2OO-foot craft. 1t brought
twenty five members of the class to
this city. Its anchorage is at Long
Wharf. The Gunhilde is owned by
William L. Hardness of New York, a
Standard Oil man, and a member Of
81, who is here for the class reunion.
Yesterday afternoon all the 81 men
who were in town were invited for a
sail down the sound. The steamer re-
turned in the evening. She will sail
from here Wednesday night, having on
board all the 81 men who are In town
and will take them to New London to
the Yale Harvard boat race.
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GLASS OF 'Ss REUNION.

The good old class Of 80 has arrang-
ed fine programme for the week. The
class reception was held last evening
at the house Of Joseph r. French, Of
Bishop street, this city, who is the
class secretary. The banquet will be
given in Woolsey hall this evening and
the Oldest living member of the class
wolcott Calkins of Newton, Mass, will
preside. Several songs have been writ
ten especially for this occasion to the
tunes of Benny Ravens, o." Son of a
Gamboller," and GLORY, Glory, Halle
lujah" 1t is expected that twenty
seven of the forty-one survivors will be
present at the reunion. The class Of '56
is represented on the supreme court
bench b yJustices Brewer and Brown,
both of whom will be present at the
reunion. Some Of the others who re-
turn are Col. John T. Price, who was
member of General Blair's staff. A.
George wilkinson, the dean Of the pat
ent office at Washington, and Luke w.
Finlay of Memphis. Tenn. Senator
IChauncey NJ. Depew will not be present
on accounted il health,
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nrs1eNlArroNs AccrprEn.

The resignation of Prof. Sidney I.
Smith. Phi. D., and Thomas r. Louns-
bury, Ill d., both in the Sheffield
scientific school, were accepted. DR..
Smith has been professor of compare
tive anatomy in the university since
1875, while Prof. Lounsbury has been
connected with the university as head
of the department of English in the
scientific school since 1871.
The resignation Of the Rev. Augustus
Field Beard, D. D., of Norwalk, Conn,
who has been member Of the corpora
ton since May, 1898, was presented and
accepted with deep regret. DR.. Beard,
as a clerical member of the corporation
Of Yale university, held this position as
one of the successors to the original
trustees.
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YALE'S GALA WEEK;
CAMPUS FESTIVITIES
CONTINUED from Second Page,>

Yale university, 1904, New Haven.
The Tucker prize in sanitary engi-
neering-Roy Alton Klein, Thompson
vile.
The William r. Belknap prize IN geo
logical studies-William Leroy Ulrich,
Hartford, with honorable mention OF
Francis Breese Davis, jr,, Fort Edward
N. Y, and William Seward Allen, Wash
ington, D. G.
The William r. Belknap prize in DO
logical studies-Israel Simon Kleiner
New Haven.
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IMPORTANT LAW SCHOOL PROPO-
SITTON

1t is announced on high authority
that an important proposition has gone
from the Yale Law school faculty to
the corporation FOR action. The propo-
sition, 1t is stated, involves the exclu-
sion hereafter from the Law school un-
der the requirements of admission of
|students who have not obtained col
lege degree. alternative propositions be-
ing qualification Of two years in COL
lege and of giving the degree only to
men who have taken high rank in
scholarship, others being given GER
titicate. Dean Rogers Of the school in
his annual report to be printed to-mor-
row comes out very strongly in favor
Of the college degree as requirement
of the school He argues that such a
requirement comedies with the ten
dency of large American universities.