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TBI YAH MUfflfm. ■V«. f. NEW HAVEN, FEBRUARY, 184& °M.if*U*ta*u H* J. PROSPECTO&. -We would not inflict upon oor readers a long apology for our undertaking, nor would we weary them with a tedious statement of reasons for introducing a new publication into our college World. Suffice it to* say, that having observed the prevailing taste for a style of literature different from that at present among us, and feeling the necessity for a college journal, we resolved upon using our efforts to supply the deficiency. Our publication shall he emphatically a college journal—intended to afford some amusement for the passing hour and chronicle events that may interest the large body of students. Our plan is * simple one. We shall merely report the sayings And doings in and about college. A portion of the paper shall be devoted to reports from the different literary societies, with accounts of the debates and persona who figure therein. These shall be as accurate and as general as circumstances and the limits of our paper wfli admit. We design also in each number hereafter to devote a paragraph to some one of the faculty, taking them in the order of age, size and merit We have observed that the younger classes are lamentably deficient in information regarding their instructors. This .we would remedy; and, at the same time by showing the disadvantages under which many of these gentlemen have labored and their continued perseverance, would encourage young men to exertion. In short, we intend assuming a general su- pervision over the college. The publication shall be monthly, or more frequent as circumstances and our own incli- nations dictate. Each number shall be tastefully embellished with numerous original engravings, designed and executed by the best artists. The publication will be continued while ourselves are in college, and on leaving we hope to cast our mantle on worthy successors. In parting with, this our first number, we- advise you, on readers, to refrain from troubling your wite & find out who or what we are; for you will never discover more than, that— "We three brothers be?* Ir* one Mysterious Unity. The Editors. debates. ON THE EXPEDIENCY OF ENTERING THE LIBRARY BUIUWNG. LISONIAN SOCIETY. f HE debate in the Linonian Society, after some preliminary business, was opened by Mr. Steele of the Senior Class, who offered some resolutions, of which we were unable to obtain a copy, but whose substance was, that the BecTety consent to remove the Library to the-place prepared for its reception, on tne conditions, made known by the Faculty, provided the Faculty agree never to. attempt to enforce their conditions, or to*!seize upon, the library,"*-* and that the sum of five dollars be constituted a fund with which to provide horses and earts to transport the books, to their place of deposit. Mr. Steele prefaced his resolutions with some pointed remarks evincive of his excellent temper. He thought his resolutions commended themselves to every candid mind. He had thought much on the subject, and until recently had been deeply impressed with the impropriety of passing the threshold of the Library building on the conditions proposed by the Faculty. But the light of Day hod just shone into his mind, and he was now convinced that by passing these reso!utions the society wonld maintain its own dignity, and come off with glory from the contest in which it was now engaged. The gentleman's brilliant eloquence had completely silenced the aadience when Mr. Willard, also of the Senior Class, commeneed on a similar side of the question. He was willing to go for the resolutions, not as the best possible, hut as the best he. could hope the society would pass: the clause about t,he seizure of the books by the Faculty he waseji- tirely opposed to. During a course of several years .he had never known the Faculty to abstract even a translation from a private room,— they were not given to abstractions of any sort, and with all bis experience, he could not— would not believe they had any abstract design of taking our Library. Mr. Case said, for his part he had not yet been Steeled into the idea of recasing our Library. One objection had struck his mind very forcibly—he thought after we once were in we should never be able to get out. Mr. Steele said the gentlemahhad probably intended to be very cutting, but for his part, he did not quite see the drift of his remarks—the Case, .was rather a hard one, but he would try to meet it. He thought it would be just as easy to mpve the books out, after'they were once in, as it was no*v to move them in. Horses and carts would doubtless be at hand, and he hoped the society would never be too poor to appropriate a sufficient amount for that purpose. He had introduced this resolution because he thought it necessary to leave some record to show that the Library had been removed by the proper authorities, and not by stealth; and^as no authorities would be more necessary than horses and carts, he had endeavored to make provision for an adequate supply; if five dollars was too large a sum, the society could suit itself in this matter; of course the coat must be cut according to the cloth. Thus far the affirmative had had altogether the best of it, and matters now coming to a stand, the President rose to put the question.— This had the effect to put several members on their feet, who appeared much put out to find they could not all put in at once. At length Mr.. Coon, of the Junior Class, got the floor, and began to pour forth a torrent of resistless eloquence, to which we shall not attempt to do justice. He said, he thought there were insurmountable obstacles in our way to the Library building—as a general rule it was always desirable to flunk, but all general rules have exceptions, and he thought we could do no better than rush* He wished:to see J^e society preserve a proper reference to the opinions of the Faculty, and yet maintain its own dignity,—and we could only do. this by letting the Faculty see we were not to be imposed upon, but had rights which they must, and should respect.— The resolution regarding the seizure of the VYeW books, he approved of—so fer as it went,—there; was great danger that our library would apt be. oar own six months after it was removed to the new building. As to translations, it was probable the Faculty had hitherto refrained fron> making off with any of the gentleman's; because, when wanted, like Freshmen when called upon to speak, they were among the missing. He thought the best way would be t» take the Faculty in a body before the Governor and make- them swear to keep' their hands from picking and stealing: such a course could not fail to prevent all difficulty on this aqpre. Mr. Willard said the gentleman seemed to. forget that we were dealing with men—men who would die—at least a part of them: as for some of the Faculty, he did not know that they ever would die, the probability now was that they would not, but tor the rest he could an- swer they would die ; and this fact was a sufficient guarantee that no wrong would be attempted. Mr. Hawley, also of the Senior Class, here rose, and after reading a resolution of the Faculty requiring an annual report of the state of our finances to be made to the College Librarian, offered another resolution, by which the society consented to remove the library, provided farther, the College Librarian piomise never to divulge any information he may receive from us relating to our financial affairs. Mr. Barmakd, on taking the floor, was greeted with the tumultuous a.ppl«.u«o whioh .ttlwaya welcomes him. He began-—" I think it quite ' time, Mr. President, we had done with these)' Bunkum speeches; and to tell the truth, I am sorry to see my own class participate in them so largely. The Faculty have stolen a march on us, and expected by attacking us unforewarn- ed, to find us unarmed, but they here found us. prepared for the conflict, with our Steele in good order and condition—which though it may not cut, has the better -quality of being able to cure. J shall not descend to the petty squabbles in which we have been engaged for the last hour; but shall argue the question on first principles. In the first place it is not strange that the Faculty have passed these resolutions, for in so doing they have only carried out a par- dinal principle of their nature—namely: always to condition where it is possible. The best way for us to proceed is to give tit for tat, and con- - dition the Faculty in turn, as the resolutions under discussion do: it is the first time we have had any opportunity to retaliate on them, and though I hope it will not be the last, we ought not to let.it pass unimproved." Here Mr. Barnard resumed his seat, amid prolonged cheering and loud cries of ''•Hear, hear.** At length he- arose, apparently with great reluctance, and re-commenced speaking, or we should say, reading :—" Hard, hard indeed will-be the contest for- freedom and the struggle for independence, yet it is a hard Case (here Mr.. Case was observed tajyink) rendered still harder by the hardness of tlie hearts of the Faculty. But we must not indulge in any illusions of hope, but resist unto. death,, for as sure as these books go into the Library building we are a gone Coon. (Hereupon Mr. Ccon smiled.) One gentleman in- particular is^desirous of going in by Day-light,, but this is aTJteioonshine, as every man must see; andifthere is any fear lest the College* •Librarian disclose our secrets, the -best way would be to put him under lock and key, and; thuaite will be completely under our thumb.— \
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Title | YYg11 G137, The Yale Gallinipper |
Place of Publication | New Haven (Conn.) |
Date | 1846-1858 |
Call Number | YYg11 G137 |
Language | English |
Subject | Yale University |
Type | Journals/Magazines/Newspapers |
Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/5944821 |
Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/ |
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Transcript | TBI YAH MUfflfm. ■V«. f. NEW HAVEN, FEBRUARY, 184& °M.if*U*ta*u H* J. PROSPECTO&. -We would not inflict upon oor readers a long apology for our undertaking, nor would we weary them with a tedious statement of reasons for introducing a new publication into our college World. Suffice it to* say, that having observed the prevailing taste for a style of literature different from that at present among us, and feeling the necessity for a college journal, we resolved upon using our efforts to supply the deficiency. Our publication shall he emphatically a college journal—intended to afford some amusement for the passing hour and chronicle events that may interest the large body of students. Our plan is * simple one. We shall merely report the sayings And doings in and about college. A portion of the paper shall be devoted to reports from the different literary societies, with accounts of the debates and persona who figure therein. These shall be as accurate and as general as circumstances and the limits of our paper wfli admit. We design also in each number hereafter to devote a paragraph to some one of the faculty, taking them in the order of age, size and merit We have observed that the younger classes are lamentably deficient in information regarding their instructors. This .we would remedy; and, at the same time by showing the disadvantages under which many of these gentlemen have labored and their continued perseverance, would encourage young men to exertion. In short, we intend assuming a general su- pervision over the college. The publication shall be monthly, or more frequent as circumstances and our own incli- nations dictate. Each number shall be tastefully embellished with numerous original engravings, designed and executed by the best artists. The publication will be continued while ourselves are in college, and on leaving we hope to cast our mantle on worthy successors. In parting with, this our first number, we- advise you, on readers, to refrain from troubling your wite & find out who or what we are; for you will never discover more than, that— "We three brothers be?* Ir* one Mysterious Unity. The Editors. debates. ON THE EXPEDIENCY OF ENTERING THE LIBRARY BUIUWNG. LISONIAN SOCIETY. f HE debate in the Linonian Society, after some preliminary business, was opened by Mr. Steele of the Senior Class, who offered some resolutions, of which we were unable to obtain a copy, but whose substance was, that the BecTety consent to remove the Library to the-place prepared for its reception, on tne conditions, made known by the Faculty, provided the Faculty agree never to. attempt to enforce their conditions, or to*!seize upon, the library,"*-* and that the sum of five dollars be constituted a fund with which to provide horses and earts to transport the books, to their place of deposit. Mr. Steele prefaced his resolutions with some pointed remarks evincive of his excellent temper. He thought his resolutions commended themselves to every candid mind. He had thought much on the subject, and until recently had been deeply impressed with the impropriety of passing the threshold of the Library building on the conditions proposed by the Faculty. But the light of Day hod just shone into his mind, and he was now convinced that by passing these reso!utions the society wonld maintain its own dignity, and come off with glory from the contest in which it was now engaged. The gentleman's brilliant eloquence had completely silenced the aadience when Mr. Willard, also of the Senior Class, commeneed on a similar side of the question. He was willing to go for the resolutions, not as the best possible, hut as the best he. could hope the society would pass: the clause about t,he seizure of the books by the Faculty he waseji- tirely opposed to. During a course of several years .he had never known the Faculty to abstract even a translation from a private room,— they were not given to abstractions of any sort, and with all bis experience, he could not— would not believe they had any abstract design of taking our Library. Mr. Case said, for his part he had not yet been Steeled into the idea of recasing our Library. One objection had struck his mind very forcibly—he thought after we once were in we should never be able to get out. Mr. Steele said the gentlemahhad probably intended to be very cutting, but for his part, he did not quite see the drift of his remarks—the Case, .was rather a hard one, but he would try to meet it. He thought it would be just as easy to mpve the books out, after'they were once in, as it was no*v to move them in. Horses and carts would doubtless be at hand, and he hoped the society would never be too poor to appropriate a sufficient amount for that purpose. He had introduced this resolution because he thought it necessary to leave some record to show that the Library had been removed by the proper authorities, and not by stealth; and^as no authorities would be more necessary than horses and carts, he had endeavored to make provision for an adequate supply; if five dollars was too large a sum, the society could suit itself in this matter; of course the coat must be cut according to the cloth. Thus far the affirmative had had altogether the best of it, and matters now coming to a stand, the President rose to put the question.— This had the effect to put several members on their feet, who appeared much put out to find they could not all put in at once. At length Mr.. Coon, of the Junior Class, got the floor, and began to pour forth a torrent of resistless eloquence, to which we shall not attempt to do justice. He said, he thought there were insurmountable obstacles in our way to the Library building—as a general rule it was always desirable to flunk, but all general rules have exceptions, and he thought we could do no better than rush* He wished:to see J^e society preserve a proper reference to the opinions of the Faculty, and yet maintain its own dignity,—and we could only do. this by letting the Faculty see we were not to be imposed upon, but had rights which they must, and should respect.— The resolution regarding the seizure of the VYeW books, he approved of—so fer as it went,—there; was great danger that our library would apt be. oar own six months after it was removed to the new building. As to translations, it was probable the Faculty had hitherto refrained fron> making off with any of the gentleman's; because, when wanted, like Freshmen when called upon to speak, they were among the missing. He thought the best way would be t» take the Faculty in a body before the Governor and make- them swear to keep' their hands from picking and stealing: such a course could not fail to prevent all difficulty on this aqpre. Mr. Willard said the gentleman seemed to. forget that we were dealing with men—men who would die—at least a part of them: as for some of the Faculty, he did not know that they ever would die, the probability now was that they would not, but tor the rest he could an- swer they would die ; and this fact was a sufficient guarantee that no wrong would be attempted. Mr. Hawley, also of the Senior Class, here rose, and after reading a resolution of the Faculty requiring an annual report of the state of our finances to be made to the College Librarian, offered another resolution, by which the society consented to remove the library, provided farther, the College Librarian piomise never to divulge any information he may receive from us relating to our financial affairs. Mr. Barmakd, on taking the floor, was greeted with the tumultuous a.ppl«.u«o whioh .ttlwaya welcomes him. He began-—" I think it quite ' time, Mr. President, we had done with these)' Bunkum speeches; and to tell the truth, I am sorry to see my own class participate in them so largely. The Faculty have stolen a march on us, and expected by attacking us unforewarn- ed, to find us unarmed, but they here found us. prepared for the conflict, with our Steele in good order and condition—which though it may not cut, has the better -quality of being able to cure. J shall not descend to the petty squabbles in which we have been engaged for the last hour; but shall argue the question on first principles. In the first place it is not strange that the Faculty have passed these resolutions, for in so doing they have only carried out a par- dinal principle of their nature—namely: always to condition where it is possible. The best way for us to proceed is to give tit for tat, and con- - dition the Faculty in turn, as the resolutions under discussion do: it is the first time we have had any opportunity to retaliate on them, and though I hope it will not be the last, we ought not to let.it pass unimproved." Here Mr. Barnard resumed his seat, amid prolonged cheering and loud cries of ''•Hear, hear.** At length he- arose, apparently with great reluctance, and re-commenced speaking, or we should say, reading :—" Hard, hard indeed will-be the contest for- freedom and the struggle for independence, yet it is a hard Case (here Mr.. Case was observed tajyink) rendered still harder by the hardness of tlie hearts of the Faculty. But we must not indulge in any illusions of hope, but resist unto. death,, for as sure as these books go into the Library building we are a gone Coon. (Hereupon Mr. Ccon smiled.) One gentleman in- particular is^desirous of going in by Day-light,, but this is aTJteioonshine, as every man must see; andifthere is any fear lest the College* •Librarian disclose our secrets, the -best way would be to put him under lock and key, and; thuaite will be completely under our thumb.— \ |