The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-27
ADVANCES AT YALE Secretary Stokes Prepares In teresting Statement Gov
 ering Last Decade.
FINANCES NEARLY DOURL ED
Real Estate Now Worth S2,5OO.OOO- Trebled in Extent in Time Gov
 cred by Report.

Secretary Stokes has compiled the following outline of advances in Yale during the past decade It will ba seen that the ten years just closing have been the most prosperous Tn the history of the university.
 The total funds Of the university and its departments, not including income producing dormitories, have increased from little over s5,ooo,Ooo to about s9.5oOooO. This shows the decades financial increase to be almost 90 per cent
 The new buildings erected at the un- iversity during this period include the | university clinic. the new library building, the Sheffield Vanderbilt dor mitories, Marsh hall of the Forest school. Lampson lyceum, Byers hall Hammond Metallurgical laboratory Kirtland hall, Woodbridge hall, Wool sey hall, the dining hall, Fayerweather hall, Memorial hall, the medical labor atories and the large additions to Hen drie and Kent halls These, with the Oliver, McLane and Carnegie building funds now In hand represent total in vestment of about s2,5O0 900. The val ue of the university plant has been in- creased almost 100 per cent. in ten years
 The req, estate ot the university has been added to by the new university campus, the Sheffield Vanderbilt square, and by the provisional securing of the Hillhouse property. By these purchas- es centrally situated real estate secur- ed for the university purposes has been trebled in extent.
 b. hookc ir he lthrariac pf fhn versity have increased from 2I5,O00 to 500,000 or so per cent.
 The faculty, including all officers of instruction and administration, has in- creased from 26s to 47i, about 80 per cent. During this period many strong among them Professors E. J. Phelps, Townsend, Wayland, Penfeld, Seymour, Bourne, Marsh and Gibbs, but many younger men Of power have been call, ed in from the outside to strengthen the Yale faculty. among them Torrey in Semitics, Bakewell In philosophy Hen drickson in Latin, Callender and Elm cry in economies, Rogers in law, Har- rison In zoology, Warren In romance languages Judd in psychology Pinchot Graves, and Touney in forestry. Brown in mathematics, Schuchert In paleontol- ogy, Ramsey in obstetrics, Walker In church history, Vernon In pastoral the ology Irving in economic geology, Blumer In medicine, Flint In surgery, while other men of recognized posi- ton, such as Cross and Lewis In Eng fish, Gregory in geology. Bumstead n physics Smith in mathematics, have been promoted to more important posi-. tons. At no time Tn yale's history has | so much care been taken Tn securing | the strongest available men for pro- | fessofships as In the last decade
 The students have increased from 1 25oo to $500, over 30 per cent Tn the | academic department the increase hae been slight The largest increases are l in the Sheffield Scientific school and | n the Law school
 The Alumni body has increased dur l ing this period by 5000 Approximate | ly one-fourth Of all the graduates since the foundation Of the institution have gone out from Yale during this period | The number at it's beginning was about ls,000; at present about 24,o0o There ] has been no decade In the university's s 1 history where the graduates have been so active. Many new organizations have been formed, among them tho l Western Federation of Yale clubs. the new Yale club In New York. the Yale Mission college in China, and the Class uates' commencement dinner has be- come recognized institution. The i Graduates club in New Haven. al l though not confined to Yale men. has moved into new quarters and become a i strong factor in Yale.
 The corporation has outgrown any supposed seetarian and geogra phica 1. limitations. The election by the sue l cessors or the original trustees Of MT. | Merrill, New York layman. and Dr. Richards. New York Presbyterian n
 minister, show clearly that the Con
 gregational ministers of Connecticut i who by tradition had composed the ma 1 Jority or the corporation desirtd that l the university be actually as wen as legally an undenomlnat!onai body
 The university council bringing rem resertatives Of all departments toqetb- e- to consult on matters of urivcrsit,. interest, was established n the carly oays or erss!cent Hadley's adrinistra-
 The Alun,n! advisory board has been established, making all sections of thc country feel that they are re oreserta I I n the councils of Vale
 The investment committee has heen The Investment committee has bean es- [ tdblished consisting of layn,en co-nnris- ing repr5seatativs busivkss men Of New York who are not members nf the ! corporation. such IS MT Bannara fhe i presndent o:tae New York Trust cornpa- " ana NJ Kelsey, president Of the lil!e Inarantte and Trust companv. The laws oI the university have ba.n i co-ordinatsG, put into definite shsne and publishes, bringing all depert~ ments into the same relationship 10 the j centra. neinlstCation Progress In i this matter of organization and admin istEatioa has been greatly helped by | tae cnanSe or The ofsces of ths officers or the university from the acader7ic 10 ! 'Ae new university campus