Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-10


 John w. overton, 1917, was re- elected captain of the next years cross country team, at banquet held for the team Tuesday night. Overton has been the biggest point winner for the team. winning first place in the Prince ton and Harvard dual meets and in the Intercollegiate cross country run at Boston. November 20.
 It was announced on Monday that A. c. Grove has been appointed as- sistant coach of the Yale university hockey team. MT. Grove will assist Head Coach G. A. Hornfeck. MT. Winnipeg teams. which are considered among the best in Canada, and gained considerable reputation in Western Canada as a hockey player. His suc- cessful career as hockey player thoroughly qualities him for the posi- tion of assistant coach. At the first university team practice on Monday, 50 men reported.
 The collection taken up between the halves of the Yale-Harvard football game at Cambridge, amounted to S11, ,4S2.39, which far exceeded any previous sum collected upon such an occasion for aiding the war sufferers. This sum was more than S4,000 larger than that collected for the purpose
 
 vard-Princton game, the most import ant one held in the stadium last year the total was less than $4,0OO. The largest single contribution was $40 two $20 bills rolled tightly together A change in the policy of the Uni Versity Christian Association with reference to a larger term of office for the University Secretary and the ap- pointment of Charles S. Campbell, In okal H,1y Inc, university officials at the beginning of this year. The graduate committee have decided that this secretary shall hold office for a term of years instead of one year. Those who have been in timate1y acquainted with the work of the Christian Association feel that there has been much loss of efficiency because of the year by year change of the entire staff of secretaries. The lengthening of the term of the Gen. former system as far it concerns the other secretaries As in the past there will be the Academeic and Sheffield secretaries, and this year a Graduate School secretary as we'll MT Campbell graduated in the class of 1909. He is member of Phi Beta Kap- pa, and was a class deacon, president of Dwight Hall, and member of the track team, holding for one year the intercollegiate record for the pole vault.
 Last week President HadIey re- ceiVed a telegram from Henry Ford asking whether it would be possible for some undergraduate to accompany the party of advocates for peace to the University. MT. Ford was i'm mediately informed by telegraph that | such an arrangement would be entirely out of the question. as it would be l contrary to the policy which Yale | has always followed in regard to these matters.
 Fifty-five men reported last We'd nesday night in answer to the first call for candidates by the basketball 1 association. That the number of men ! who reported is smaller this year than 1 last is due to the fact that under the new three year rule put into effect for the first time this year, freshmen are barred from playing on the uni versity team. Captain Arnold of the l 1915 championship team, pointed out 1 the stronger points of last years squad and showed how these same faculties might be assured the 1916 | team. Captain Taft outlined the | methods of practice for the season and | pointed out the strong points of the i que. He was followed by Coach | Stowe, who spoke of discipline in prac- tice and his expectations for the team. 1 Practice commenced on Monday. In order to bring about a closer re- | iationship between the University and | the New York Yale Club, the Club has 1 arranged a series of undergraduate 1 smokers at which representatives and 1 graduate students will speak. The ] first of these smokers was held at | the Club in New York, December g, | President Hadley, Secretary Stokes and Otto T. Barnard were the speak | CTS of the evening. The subject dis cussed was The University-Its Gen eral Aims, Its Organization and Gov ernment; The Relation of the Club to l the University" The alumni have | little oportunity of learning of the aims of the University. and this ignor- ance prevents intelligent and effective | corporation between the Alumni and l the University. These smokers are | but the pioneers of a movement which 1 for some time has been felt necessary. The University has initiated the pro- | ject and it is expected that the Alum nj Association will reciprocate the ad- | Vances.