The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-30
CHANGES AT YALE.
New Halls and Alterations in Old Ones During the
 Vacation.
ADDITIONS TO THE FUNDS
Librarians Interesting Report---For- estry Summer school We'll
 Attended.

lHe CoiIeSe year dt ale opened with many physical advances in evi- dence. The Oliver recitation hall of the Scientific school has been com pleted at cost of about $l00, GOO, and Is one of the handsomest structures of the university, Haughton hall the new dormltory of the second campus, just north of Fayerweather hall, IS up to the second story, and the excl- vation has been made and much of the masonry finished for the Carnegie swimming pool. Farnam hall has been remodelled and will bring increased revenue to the college The Divinity school has been connected with the col lege steam-hcatng plant The old campus has been extensively regrad- cd and new stone walks laid.
 In the Art school the dpl cations thus far are double last year, and the Divinity school will probably show a small increase In ,Ge academic de- partment the lmportln. change has been made of lengthening the tIno given on examination papers. In 1oth the academic department and the Scl- entihc school there appears to he a steadily increasing number If candl- dates who secure Yale credits and then trade" them for credits at other colleges.
 Transfers of funds to the Yale treasury from the estate of Archibald Henry Blount of Orleton Manor, Hart fordshire, England. have been sub stantially completed and the treas urer has received approximately S3S7, GOO, from which about sS.500 will have to be deducted in legal and other fees, leaving about $S9S'500 net which Yale will receive from tho un- looked-for bequest The estate was originally appraised at about $450 0OO In settling it. the English legacy taxes were heavy, amounting to about $62,- 900, The bequest of s500.00O from the estate of Frederick C. Hewett, '5S will come to Yale uuconditlonally The legacy of about s75,000 from tho estate of George E. Griggs '72, will come in after the expiration of the lift interest of his widow For a profcs. sorship of history. $50, GOO has beer given by Mrs. Jane s. Townsend o New York widow of Ralph M. Town send. not Yale graduate
 The report of John c. Schwah. uni versity librarian. shows expenses fol the year of s67,iSi, as compared witt s4S,a19 last year Salaries rose iron S2l51S to $29,6il, and there were cx tra expenses of S5.607. The increas, was due chiefly to the heavy expense connected with the shifting to the net building, and were met chiefly iron an accumulated surplus of ss,O00 ant special appropriations of the corpora ton. The library staff has been large ly increased, anu SO,o00 cards added in the new catalogue The accesson of works during the year number S6, sos, If winch 1856 were by purchase li09s by gift or bequest, and 3,S5A b, , exchanges of Japanese works alone SEQ have been added A noteworth. addition Is that of 1000 books, pam phlets, and manuscripts relating t' South American subjects
 Statistical returns show that the in creased internal facilities result in en larged use of works inside the library and falling off in the number of book drawn for outside use. The plan . making the library clearing hous for class records has been successful The library buildings on the campu now have about l51. 900 boks, and al lied libraries l5o,o0O more The Ii [ brary funds are s609,905. with an an nual income of about s26,000
 The forestry summer school at Mil ford, Pa. has been well attended, an the plant has been enlarged. Aterh schol in New Haven, particular atten ton will be paid hereafter to advanc cd courses for students from othe forestry institutions and to those wh desire to specialize
 !, Prof. Schuchert of the Peabody Mu scum has passed a part of the sum mer in geological work on the 1slan r of Anticostt and has obtained col lection of fossil specimens In tn northwest, and in the region formerl worked by Prof O. c. Marsh, Pro , Lull has secured a rare collection C vertebrate fossils The two collec tlons fill S4 boxes.
 The university dining hall Ina opened with l,1S8 sittings, the larges number on record, which will prot ably be somewhat reduced as the stu dents drift away to new eating club To During the year past the hall Ina paid not only running expenses, bu for improvements,
 The new quadrennial catalogue c living graduates will be published i c a few days. At the normal rate of ir n crease, 1t will 'show somewhat nor h than 14509 Yale graduates alive will contain summaries of gradual e occupation and residence Graduate 1 have already sent in orders for 500