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The Yale Catalogue.

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The Yale Catalogue for 1888-89 has appeared. Among the changes which have taken place during the past year are the following: The vacancies in the corporation caused by the death of Rev. G. J. Tillotson, and Chief Justice M. R. Waite, have been filled by Rev. George Bushnell and Hon. Chauncey M. Depew.

Two prizes are added to the list, namely, the Lucius F. Robinson prize for Latin, founded in 1887, and the Henry James Ten Eyck prizes, founded in 1888. A number of new instructors and proctors are announced and the amount of freshman prestribed Greek is increased. The Christmas recess is lengthened five days.

There is a large increase in the attendance of students in all departments except the Art School where there is a decrease of eleven. They are distributed as follows: Graduate department, 79; College, 688; Sheffield Scientific School, 308; Art School, 47; Divinity School, 133; Medical School, 35; Law School, 105. Total, 1365. The College has increased 74. The entire University shows a gain of 120 over last year, and 231 over 1886-87.

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