New-York tribune., 1906-06-27
ALUMNI DAY AT YALE.
DIR. HADLEY'S REPORT
Justice Bre1cer .Booms Secretary
Taft for Presidency.
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New Haven June 2s.-This alumni day at
Yale and the old grads were back in great
numbers 20 attend their class reunions and enjoy
the other festivities of commencement week Six
classes in fantastic costumes. The class OF 'OS
made a great HIT when IL walked lockstep across
the baseball diamond dressed in black and white
striped convict suits Fifteen members of the class
Of So were present. including Justice Brewer and
Justice Brown of C United States Supreme
Court; Theron Brown and Professor A. q. WiIkin-
]. benjamin Dimock, 81. Mayor OF Scranton.
Penn. acted chairman of the annual alumni
meeting held in the morning. He strongly urged
Yale men to 90 into politics. Alfred Hemenway.
81. of Boston, responded for the older alumni;
James p. Neale SO. of Scranton. Penn. for the
younger sons of Yale and Professor John Hays
Hammond. 76, spoke on the needs OF the univer-
sity.
The last speaker Justice David J. Brewer, SO. re-
ferrcd to Secretary Taft man who had safely
guided the country through the intricacies OF the
Philippine situation and was at present carrying
successfully the great canal problem, and pre-
dicted that he viii carry TO the Presidency the
same strength of character he has shown in deal
ing with the other problems
And when he is n the White House said Jus
tice Brewer amid great applause. Il hope. and l
know. he will put into his administration those
same high principles taught by Yale which he IS
already showing In his public life"
In his annual report President Hadley discussed
some OF the needed improvements in university or
ganlzation. He said that there should be fewer
heads OF departments and that their salaries should
be larger. There too many fun professors ac-
cording to Dr. Hadley.
"A process has already been begun he said as
a result of which many of the professors who have
hitherto received 50 $50 TO receive $4,000 AS
soon the university finances admit. these salaries
will be increased to 5000 or possibly 5000
President Hadey said that committee OF the
university council was arranging for increased op-
portunties for the publication of new discoveries
in various lines.
In speaking Of the many changes in the faculty
of the university President Hadley announced
that Dr. George Blumer, OF San Francisco, Woulo
succeed the late DR. Ely In the Medical School
BY the will Of Professor George E Day. President
Hadley said that a likely TO exceed $4,000
would ultima tely become available for the building
Of a missions library. Morris K. Jesup has added
$4,000 TO the Charles Jesup Fund TO promote ef-
fcfency in instruction In addition to her previous
gifts TO the university. Mrs. Lucy H Boardman
left in her will 600 for scholarships $4,000 OF this
going to the corporation be used al its discretion
and $40 900 TO the Sheffield trustees for the benent
of students IN the scientific department Presi-
dent HadIey said that the additional subscriptions
to the general university endowment fund amount
ed to about $3.50 600 and that the alumni funo SUD
scriptions would exceed those Of last year me
Carnegie pension payments. he said. would be SUD
sttuted for those OF the university and Yale would
beneht bv them this year by about S4.Oo
Director Chittenden. OF the Scientific school, an
nounced that the Wet fund was s2sS472 He ex-
pressed mild disapprovsl Of the private society dor
mtory system of the school, and said that the SUD-
iect must receive full consideration. He announced
a gift OF $500 from the class OF 7s az the nucleus
of a fund to be known as the Brush fund for sani-
tary engineering.
The following honors and prizes are announced IN
the Sheffield Scientific School:
Two-vear honors in special studies: In rnathe-
matics n T Burgess J. c. Raywortn. "a nat
ural sciences, c. NJ Morse. In physical sciences
R w Osborne, z. W. Tillotson, n. L. Mara. n
social sciences, H. B Jamison. G. T. T1leslon y
L. Warren In classical languages and ntersturs, azure
l. Il Hughes. In English. G. ANDREWS Harcy
Beal, W. p McCune, F. H. Markoe; u ns-oS "; -
W P Hail. E G. Howe, s. r. Reed ,,,,
Recipieuts OF the Sheffield Graduate scholarisnpS
i. e. Armstrong, New Havenj O. A Biatchnt1ey
New Haven; Nathaniel Grant, Kansas CITY MO-
c, F. CTundelhnger, Sewi3kley. Penn; Il L Se"
ard New Haven; 6. r. White, Dan bury. SSnn;;
Frizes-Ciass Of 'OS-For excellence IN mecnahioaA
engineering A C. Wells AInityvtlle. N Z; 1or eA-
ceiience in civil engineering, C. Gr Savldls n -.
Anatolia College, 1900. Sansoun. Turkey N ASA
Tor excellence In electrical engineering W. .. Leg
gett ir West Haven Conn. for excellence In
mining engineering. H. R. Robertson, New aaSen
Conn the Tucker prize in sanitary engpeGp5h1Es IN
nan prize in geological studies. w l. UlIlcny hart
ford Conn; the William r. Beiknap prize IN Do
logical studies, I. 8. Rleiner, New Haven, conn
Sisss OF 'O7-The Rogers Scholarship. Tor excel
Ieoce in The studies Of chemical course, X u
ocLe WeStport, Conn.