The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
Yale Alumni Hear Him-"De-
tends" Bryan-762
Graduates.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Juno 23.-Speak.
ing to the alumni OF Yale at their an
nual luncheon to-day ex-President Taft
made a strong declaration against the
existing conditions in college athletics.
especially on the baseball field.
There Is a difference between college
and professional baseball said Mr..
Taft. land when tho college man with
his talk. his jTbes. his muckerism. goes
even lower than the professional. II Is
high time for reform. I am a strong
believer in sport. But such expressions
as put his eye out when directed at an
opponen, fall far below all college stand
ards.
w know that the college ball player
is a gentleman off the field. Then II is
our duty to make rules n laws that
will keep him a gentleman on the field,
Rulings should be made barring the in
sistent chatter.
However. there have been great re-
forms. l can remember when a man
WAS perfected in athletics in the first
u u years OF college. Then he became
a pluperfect athlete and spent three
sNalo lh Nv Ii" SNAoois ioNilt "
years In the medical school and still
another three years in the school OF
religion. Happily. that period is past
and now college athletics are under
graduate athletics and that is as II
should be.
still there Is rom for a greater
reform. This was brought to my atten-
| ton to-day when l was shown a letter
received by a member of the freshman
class. The letter offered TO the man in
| particular all his expenses at another
college and a guarantee Of q position
paying $4,000 a year after he graduated
II he would attend that college and give
1t his services. This is no new con-
dition. but II is one that should be put
out OF existence.
There Is too much scouting for ma
terial being one by fond alumni socie-
ties. 1t savors much Of the professional
scout Of baseball. II can be wiped out
easily. for the men who are at the pres
ent time making these offers, which they
think are for the benefit OF their alma
mater. are men OF calibre, n II they
are shown that II Is wrong. IL rules are
drawn up prohibiting such practices. the
men who are now engaged in them will
stop OF their own accord"
s7ss,OOO in Gifts.
After the finish Of the commence
ment exercises this afternoon the alumni
dinner was held. President Hadley
announced that gifts received during
the year and previously announced to-
tailed SS5s,OO0. These included s3bO,OOo
of the Lauder Foundation In the medical
school and a bequest OF sl6S.oOo from
the Maria Do Witt Jesup estate.
The gifts Just received or promised
amount to about $4,000, They include
an ANONYMOUS gift OF $4,000 for the
dispensary fund. $1,000 0 from the six
brothers and sisters OF the late Lee NC.
Chung, former Treasurer or tho United
States and treasurer OF Yale. for a
scholarship $500 for the DR.. otto o.
Ramsey memorial scholarships estab-
lished by the women OF New Haven ana
vicinity, and s25 900 for the rebuilding
OF the Newbury organ.
OF the commencement gifts from the
alumni the largest was sl0,G7o from
the eight living members OF the class
of 1865, Sheffield Scientific school. the
class OF 1850 came second Slth "a gift
OF $500, while the class OF 1880 do
mated $1,000. According to President
Hadley the Alumni University Fund As
ISOLATION showed contributions for prIn- !
cipal OF $42, 800. for income 1880. and
interest on fund s33.7 95. which with
reunion pledges still unpaid made n total
for the year OF $12l.046. The total
receipts OF the alumni fund since IT'S
organization have been sl.4SO.0oo. or
this amount approximately s63o'ooo mas
been given to the university FOR use as
income. The principal OF the u m now
stands at 100000.
Miss Davis Gets Degree.
Al the commencement exercises hon.
orary degrees were conferred as io-
lows:
Masters Of Arts-Miss Katherine
Bement Davis, Commissioners or Correc-
ton in New York city Edwin Musser
Herr Yale PHI. b., "a, president of the
Westinghouse Air Brake Company ana
OF the Yale Engineering Association
Melville Elijah Stone. general manager
Of the Associated Press. 80,
Doctor of Science-Charles Wardeil
stiles, professor OF zoology In the United
States Public Health and Marine Hos
pItal service and discoverer of the cure
for the hookworm disease.
Doctors of Divinity-IIenry Sloane
Coffin, Yale II. a. '97, pastor OF the Mad
ison Avenue Church, New York Lauress
John Birney. dean OF the Boston Uni
yersity school OF theology.
Doctors Of Letters 49, George Foot
Moore, Yale Is. A. ~, d. ID, '97. profess
sor of the history OF religion, Harvard
University William Roscoe Thayer. edi-
tor OF the Harvard Graduates Maya
inc. author of THE Life and Times of
Cayour" and other works on Italian
history.
Doctors OF Laws-Ralph Adams Cram.
| leader OF the Gothic yevival In America
| and supervising architect OF Princeton
| University Charles Evans Hughes, JUS
| tice OF the United States Supreme Court
| ,nd tnrner Ioyarn1. uf ESw York.