The weekly true Democrat., 1908-06-12
LETTER FROM ROBT. M'ooRD.


votes we're counted, but since we can ID
no better, let's accept whoever 10 elect
cd. Now that the contest is practically
ever, perhaps there iS room IN the
columns OF the True Democrat for z
letter from one who seeks no votes from
his tallahassee friends. but who Writea
simply because be can not be heard.
write from the top Of East Rock, an
elevation OF some Ave hundred feet
above the city OF New Haven. Our
work IN Yale is finished; my classmates
have gone IN different directions, some
to their homes, some TO their sweet
hearts, and others to their fields Of
labor. L have chosen 10 remain few
days longer before saying goodbye 70
New Haven, and thus have mounted
my bike and wheeled over winding
gravel roads, shaded by overhangtng
trees, until brought to the top OF this
rock, where, famed by a stiR breeze
from the Sound, can see the city and
Its surroundings at their best
Here at this elevation one can see for
miles in any direction. To the north,
Is a rolling country which In winter
appears like q vast body Of woods re-
Gently burned by wild fire, but now at
this season OF the year having Just
enough growth to make the view ex-
ceedingly beautiful A little river may
be clearly seen winding for several
miles along the valleys between hills;
Il widens occasionally into lakes, and
then passes on in a curve around this
rock on which am sitting until some
two miles below, II empties into Long
Island. Turning to the south beyond
the city / scan a long stretch Of Con-
necticut shore lying along the Sound.
II seems can almost see Providence,
r. l., far up the shore on the east,
while the skyscrapers OF New York are
ali but visible as I peer through the
blue Of the west. On a day like this a
sail through those quiet waters would
not be the least Of all pleasures.
Between me and the water lies the old
college town, New Haven. Yes, up here
30 close to the great metropolis 1t is
only a town. II IL were In Florida or
Georgia IL would be quite a city, for
there is a population here OF no less
than 100000. New Haven does not,
however, impress one as being city,
but rather as an overgroWn country
town. There is no rush, no hustle, no
putting on Of city airs, as one may see
in Atlanta and many other places. But
there is something attractive about the
old place that makes one linger long in
this season Of the year before leaving
her streets lined with tall and stately
elms, and her parks planted with
groves Of treses.
look down upon New Haven this
spring afternoon and behold a city
beautiful. But the greatest attraction
down there is not dependent upon green
elms and spring perfumes for her hold
ing powers, Yale University keeps her
men as we'll through winter SHOWS and
sleets. She gathers them under her
feathers while wintry winds howl. and
not one is illcontent with his place.
Three thousand FIVE hundred men are so
fortunate as to be students In this in
stitution, while nearly FIVE hundred
men are honored with positions on
Yale's teaching force.
The advantages for learning here are
unsurpassed, the free enthusiasm in
athletic sports keeps every man awake
for Yale, but the best Of all at this
university is the spirit OF democracy
that pervades the institution. There Is
no 81 am holier than thou" attitude
assumed by any man here, no matter
whether he be the son of the rich, IA
nous or aristocratic. Every man is
by his fellows treated as a man and
gentleman until found otherwise, and
then he is frozen out. Thus the asso-
cIatiOns In such a body OF men are not
lightly considered by those who would
promote in themselves Christian man
hood and brotherly relations toward
all. There Is a close fellowship be-
tween men In different departments Of
study.
p Speaking especially Of the Divinity
school. IN which / have done a large
part of my work the past three years,
there is here a different spirit to that
which characterized most theological
schools in past About a dozen differ
ent denominations are represented In
the student body. In the class which
graduates this year are one Episcopal
ian, four Methodists, four Baptlsts,
three Congregationalists one United
Brethren, one Quaker, and one Disciple,
making a total OF fifteen representing
seven different churches. The first few
months the men Of this class were to-
gether we knew each TO what church
the others belonged, but before the fret
year was over we could not remember,
and did not care which brand Of church
claimed him. VIII there be any Of that
narrow denominational spirit in any Of
these men who go out 10 take up their
work In the pastOrate? No, they will
be far removed from any such feelings.
So far as ] know, not one Of the class