Trouble in the Yale Societies.

The society system of Yale has been the subject of considerable discussion during the past few years and during Yale's decadence in athletics was at tacked as the reason of it. The same fault is being found at Harvard now, and, although the society system there is widely different from Yale, it undoubtedly lies at the bottom of much of the existing dissatisfaction there. That the society question is a live one at Yale still is shown by the fact that both of the senior statisticians have asked for candid opinions on the subject. The alumni, too, have taken an interest in the matter and have been working to remedy the evils. One of the greatest troubles has been that there were so few desirable societies that some of the best men in the class have to "get left" on account of the limited number of men taken in. This is especially true of the junior societies. Psi U. and D. K. E., which have usually taken in about 40 men, but who have decided to limit the number to 20 in the future. This condition of things has led to the re-establishment of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, which was founded at Yale in 1837, but on account of internal dissentions was broken up in 1873. Among the prominent men who have been members of the society are President Dwight, Professor Chauvenet and ex-Governor Harrison. The society will be established on the four year's plan and numbers of each class. A number of under class-men have already been pledged.