The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-15

received waa eighteen Eset long one day.
but the biggest day was November l. the
day on which applications for the Princet0n
game closed They came In 80 fast that
an extra day was required to enter them
The force OF employees meanwhile had been
enlarged as the work increaeed and by
November 1 there were forty OF them
at work.
The working force. outside OF the two or
three at the head OF the department. oOn-
sisted entirely Of students OF the university.
They were mostly. poor students, who by
this means had a a TO earn some much
needed money. They received from 10
to SO cents an hour, n during the busiest
season put In all their a time. day and
night, In various capacities In the ticket
distribution.
\, When all the applications had been re-
corded In sheet book there began the pre-
big dope. This was before the tickets had
been sent out and consisted Of reassorting
the applications 30 as to bring the spectators
together in the proper groups. Here was
where the task OF adjusting and ttttng
together all the various ends and divisions
80 nicely "A automatically that there
shOul be no dissatisfaction and no waste
came in. It required clear Judgment and q
thorough knpw1edge Of tho plan Of the
stands n their capacity. For instance
IL there weren't enough applications to III
q certain section set aside it became neces-
sary to make the occupants of an adjoining
section jut over into its neighbor and
occupy the unused space.
The tickets were grouped according to q
general plan, and this done and the appli-
cations all in and recorded, the allotment
of seats was in order The first step was to
take the sheets apart. The app0rtionfng
by lot-there is no first come first served
about It., no preference whatever shown
to anybody, except that certain sections
are set aside for the various classes and
groups. But there is no preference what
ever for individuals.
The first section allotted is the cheering
section at h middle Of the field, and here
naturally most of the undergraduates are
assembled. OF the classes seniors como
first, It being their last yea in college,
then juniors, ~sophomores and freshmen in
turn. Next come graduates, and IL there
are any seats left over after the dIstribu-
ton they are put out 80 that reputable
members OF the general public may get
them.
To begin the allotment numbers cor
responding with the numbers on the sheets
are placed in a box. A lumber is then
drawn out. II IL il, say, No. 81 that number
Is turned to on the sheet, IL avs John
Jones, 50 and so-whether he is an under
graduate Oh what. His tickets are set
aside in the section in which no belongs.
at the same tune il being noted and borne
in mind where he wants 20 go, IL he has ex-
pressed a preference in that regard. The
AhAANtNA VI AA' Con WAo AhVA
I'M his name written across the face OF
his tickets. II he il a graduate his tickets
are mailed to him, unless he has said that
he will call for them; IL he ID an undergradu-
ate he calls for them in person. The un-
form! in line in classes for
their tickats.
A force OF forty is needed for the heaviest
part OF the work, Inc II is kept going day
and night in shifts during the final week.
As some of the working students are gradu-
ated each wear new men have to be broken
in each season. The work at Yale is rem
dered more extensive than elsewhere
because of the fact that the Princeton
and Harvard games come or consecutive
SATURDAYS and practically the task of
distributing tickets for two big games
comes all at once.
OF the 10000 tickets sent out to Yale APP
phcants for the Princeton and Harvard
games this fall just three went astray,
one because of an error in the mails, one
because the applicant wrote the wrong
address, one because of an error in the
department.