The Yale Fence.

The following resolutions were adopted at a mass meeting of the undergraduates of Yale, held May 2, 1888:-

"Whereas, We are assured from the great generosity of his gift, that the donor of the new recitation building is in the highest sympathy with the interests of the University, and will, therefore, gladly listen to the united voice of her students and alumni; and

"Whereas, The Campus offers other much more desirable locations for this building than the one selected; and

"Whereas, The erection of this building on the site proposed will separate the Fence from the Campus and entirely destroy its true character; and

"Whereas, the Fence, as the centre of the social life of the Campus is the highest promoter and most marked exponent of the manly democracy of Yale life, and to the alumni one of their most cherished memories; be it

"Resolved, That we, the students of Yale University, do earnestly petition the Corporation to use the means in their power to prevent the erection of this building on the site proposed; and, be it further

"Resolved, That a committee be appointed by the chairman of this meeting to present this petition to the Corporation and to procure for it the signatures of the alumni.