Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-16
BULLETINS SPECIAL YALE LETTER
ExPresdent Taft Points Out Importance of mpartiality of American Universities in European Situation Academy Graduate Gets Schoarshp-Large Registration Causes Changes at Chapel Service.

New Haven, Oct. 15.-Hon. William ! H. Taft when recently interviewed by Yale students in regards to the Euro pean situation pointed out very de- cisiVely the importance of impartial tity in American universities. Briefly | he stated that we should take the eX- ample of the national government and every Yale man should take home to himself President Wilson's wise in junction as to neutrality. Unless these precautions were followed, we would l be drawn into this awful welter of blood which is casting a gloom over the entire world" He expressed the opinion that it was important that all | the citizens of the United States and iespecially those who are supposed to represent intelligent public opinion, as the men of the universities, should be extremely careful in their public ex- pression of partisan sympathy with either side. He said that we in this free country of ours little realize how | much importance in Europe is attach | ed to expressions of opinion by the press or by the members of uni versity. The government in many European countries is prompted or in- spired by such expression of opinion. | In a time such as this the countries
 at war are most sensitive to the ex- pressions of sympathy or of disap- proVal by neutral people. All friends of humanity hope that the time l will soon come when President Will son may believe it to be opportune | to renew his offers of mediation. His influence in the performance of this
 high dutyt will be affected seriously
 if neglecting his injunction. university
 men give the impression that the in telligent public opinion in this coun-
 try is definitely formed so that the
 presidents tender will be from rep
 resentative of the friend on the one
 side and of the enemy on the other. A new development of the university
 life at Yale was the establishment of, a branch station of the Western Union Telegraph company in the college sec- ton. This recent improvement Is Tor | the sole convenience of the Yale stu ticket department, in easy access to the entire university. The main fea- ture, that of giving out scores of the
 various football games,' has proved a great attraction for Yale men.
 This week Timothy Parker Lathrop
 of South Canterbury. Conn., vas
 awarded the Connecticut High nool Tuition scholarship from NeT Lon-
 don county. MT. Lathrop graduated
 from the Norwich Free Academy last June and entered the academic de- partment this fall. These Connecticut High school tuition scholarships were established by the university with the approval of the state board Of educa- ton and they provide for full tuition for the first year in either of the un- dergraduate departments for the sue
 cessful candidates from each of the counties and from the principal cities of the state. Nineteen of these schol- arships were awarded Connecticut
 freshmen this past week. From New Haven High school, w. A. Pearson and | F. l.. Johnson. From New Haven coun- fty. A. R. Hyatt of Meriden. From
 Hartford High school, Leslie M Hill
 of Hartford. From Hartford county,
 E.. B. Kelsey of Bristol. From Bridge port High school, Robert Luippold of 1 Bridgeport, from Fairfield county,
 Herman Babel of Bridgeport. From Waterbury High school, Benjamin 1 Meyers of Waterbury. From Litch- field county, Philip Sling of New Mil ford. From Middlesex county. Clar- ence N. Ostergren of Portland. From
 Holland county, w. A. Sumner of
 Rockville From the state at large, Ivan B. Martin of Winsted. The Wind
 ham county scholarship was not awarded this year, there being no candidate.
 Other scholarships were those known as the New Haven High school schol- arships, established by the university
 at the request of the board of alder
 men, the board of education and the
 principal of the high school of New Haven. Allan s. Rush and Irving c. Sheppard were the recipients of these awards.
 On account of the enlarged registra- | ton in the college it has been neces- sary to make other arrangements in ! the seating of the students at Sunday chapel. This year in order to accom-
 modate the extra number of freshmen together with the visitors who are
 taking a greater interest in these ser vices, some students have been asked
 to attend church services in New Ha-
 ven churches. Sunday chapel, which
 has in past years been compulsory for
 the Yale students, has created wide interest among New Haven church
 goers in that every winter number of the influential preachers of this
 part of the country speak at Battel
 chapel Dean Jones has deemed it
 unwise to remove the seniors, to whom considerable attention is given at this
 service and also in order to create
 among the freshmen a deeper interest
 in university activities it has been thought best to retain the freshman
 section. However. a large number of the junior class have been asked to attend service on Sundays at church.
 es of their own denomination in New