You might not like them . You might even hate them but it's hard to argue with what they pulled off. Yale used to be a place of future leaders. The picture down below includes Henry L. Stimson (standing on the far left) who was Secretary of War under Taft, FDR, and Truman. Also in the picture is Alonzo Stagg one of the greatest athletes America has ever produced. Also in this 1888 picture of the Yale "contingent" is the man standing fourth from the left: Irving Fisher, the most influential American economist of the 20th century. Yale university from Henry Stimson- to hysterical students who are offended by Halloween costumes. As you can probably guess, today's Yale students couldn't pass Yale entrance exams given in 1888. It appears today's Yale students aren't prepared to be America's future leaders.