Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-12
The Bulletins Special Yale Letter
The HehStand Men-Max Henry Foley of Norwich in First
Division of Honor Men-President Taft to be in New Ha-
ven on the 19th-Giford Pinchot Addresses Forestry
SchooI-YaIe Rowing Receives Strong Impetus-The
New Stroke Discussed-Interestng Statistics.
interesting statistics have been com


I piled showing the number of men in
! the senior classes of academic and
| Sheffield who are engaging in extra
| curricular activities, that is, athletics,
! literary work, musical clubs, etc, be-
/ sides their regular college work.
OF the 287 men in the academic class
| of 1912, 1872 are shown to be engaged
| in no outside activities, and of the
/ Sheffield seniors there are 1870 who
have no extra curricular activities. The
| fact that the majority of the students
| believe that they can do justice to
themselves and their studies only by
| deVoting themselves to the curriculum
would seem to be shown by the figures.
| At the same time, many of the major
| ity are undoubtedly doing outside
work not strictly classed as college
activities.
On the other hand, the activities are
! far from evenly divided between the 46
| per cent of the men who are taking
| part in them. Thus three men are
| engaged in seven activities, three men
| in six, eight in five, 20 men in four,
| 20 men in three SO men in two, and
| 100 men in one outside line. AS re-
suit. a few are overloaded with work
and the question arises as to whether
! a more even distribution would not re-
suit in the benefit of all concerned
The Yale undergraduates Of the up
per classes are now in a delightful
state of anticipation as they await the
| big social functions of the week to
| come, the one time in all the year, with
| the exception perhaps of Commence
ment, when the college blossoms forth
as the rose, as the happy juniors enter
| tain their ladies from all corners of the
country and life for them is all a
dream. For Junior Promenade is the
one magnificent feature of the social
| side of four years Of Yale life that
stands out above all other germans.
| dances. receptions and like affairs
| without number.
The multitude of details in prepara-
| ton for the varied programme of Prom
week has been worked out as carefully
as ever, with q few extra events for
| the entertainment of the guests thrown
| in for good measure. The early ar
| rivals viii have an opportunity to see
| the Yale Dramatic association Satur-
| day in the New England comedy The
| Devils Disciple, which was presented
with such success throughout the
west during the Christmas vacation.
Then, too, the Yale hockey team meets
| the seven from the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology For Sunday the
entertainment is Of a quieter nature.
| In the musical department of the
! university this week was a, noteworthy
| one with three important events TAX
| ing place On Monday afternoon the
| first Of a series Of eight recitals was
| given by Prof H. B. Jepson on the
| great organ at Woolsey hall. The
| Whiting recital. an exposition of cham
| her music of Mozart and Bro Inns, was
| given Monday evening as part of a Sc
! ries that is being given at Harvard
| Princeton and Bryn Mawr.
The New Haven Symphony orchestra
| gave its only evening concert of the
| season on TuesdaS ~,lth brilliant sue
| cess under the ~"uduction of DR. Hora-
| ito Parker ana assisted by Zimbalist
| the Russian boy violinist. who has be-
| come well known in this chUntSj since
his debut last October in New York
As has been predicted. the ban
/ placed on the freshman class of the
| Sheffield Scientific school following
| their attempts at burning bridges in
| accordance with college tradition early
| in the fall was removed this week al
a meeting Of the faculty off proba-
! ton, the members Of that class MAY
now enter the various activities aftel
an enforced vacation of three months
| They will particularly augment the
| freshman resources in the indoor track
! work which has Just begun in swim
ming and in crew work