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...college presidents has been held in New Haven for the past two days. President Dwight of Yale presides and the general object of the convention is a discussion of branches of education taught in the colleges. The convention will discuss ways by which a better feeling may be established among the students of the different colleges in place of the rivalry that now exists in consequence of the competition in athletics. The subject of college athletics itself is one of the most important under discussion. The conference may result in the formation of an association of the presidents...
...social element grows among the students from year to year. The apartments of Fay house are, indeed, too restricted to allow of as much congregation under its roof as may be thought desirable, but the accommodation is made the most of, and the spirit of fellowship is greater at present than at any other time. The Idler club and the Emmanuel society are among the means of bringing the students often together in a familiar way. To those the English club has lately been added. It is intended "to arouse an interest in the study of English," and specifically...
...annual Fall Athletic games held last month, no college records were broken although a number of close records were made. No particularly promising material for this branch of athletics has as yet been shown among the freshmen. In order to keep up the interest in and encourage long distance running a series of Hare and Hounds runs are to be held Saturday afternoons...
...Among the many gifts that Yale has had, none have ever been received with more pleasure by the students than the new Gymnasium. For a long time the present gymnasium has been a disgrace to Yale, it being in ever way unfitted for the purpose. The work of tearing down the buildings on the lot where the new gymnasium is to be erected is well under way and it at last looks as if the long wished for building was soon to be a reality...
...college authorities are making arrangements for an exceedingly interesting course of lectures on electricity to be given this winter at the Jefferson Physical Laboratory. Among the speakers are the greatest electricians of the present time...