Yale Letter

The past week at Yale has been taken up for the most part with preparations for the Junior Promenade, which takes place this evening. An idea which was put into practice for the first time this year was that of having the annual French play on Saturday night before the Prom instead of in the fall term. Two farces; "L'Avocat Pathelin" and "Le Baron de Fourchevif," were successfully rendered by the French Club.

Mr. Charles E. Coxe '92S, has presented the University with twelve copper cups of unusual value. These are to be known as the Willisbrook Competitive Cups and will be awarded to the winners of various events in a series of indoor track meets. Mr. Coxe's idea was to stimulate interest in track work during the hard period of winter training.

The Yale City Government Club has sent letters to a hundred and fifty colleges and universities throughout the United States, inviting them to form similar clubs in the interests of good government and to co-operate in a movement for an intercollegiate federation of such clubs.

Mr. Camp announced during the week that the Reserve Fund of the Financial Union is now over $96,000 and has made the suggestion that a committee of graduates and undergraduates be appointed to regulate its disposition. This money will be used in the near future to meet the pressing need for a new boathouse, new football stands, and a baseball cage.

On Friday appeared the first issue of a publication called the "Yale Monthly Magazine." The magazine has much the same scope, on a smaller scale, as the modern monthly magazine, publishing stories, essays and verse. Articles are accepted from graduates and undergraduates of all departments of the University. Liberal prizes have been offered by the management both for literary work and for cover designs. The managers have not disclosed their identity.

Yale's first intercollegiate basketball game was played with Princeton on Friday evening, Yale winning by a score of 28 to 22. The work of both teams was much below standard in every department of the game. Yale, however, did well during the last few minutes of play.

Yesterday the various class and Sheffield teas were given. In the evening the Musical Clubs gave their annual concert, and following this, Germans were given by the several classes and at the Sheffield club houses. The festivities will be brought to a close this evening with the Promenade itself which promises to exceed all previous ones. The 1907 committee is as follows: C. Sumner, chairman, W. McC. Blair, T. P. Dixon, R. E. Danielson, H. P. Fabian, C. Truesdale, S. F. B. Morse, H. H. Woolsey, and E. L. Pratt. The Sheffield representatives on the committee are R. C. Tripp and K. Behr of the Senior class.