The New York herald., 1875-12-02
INTERCOLLEGIATE CONTESTS.
HOW SOME BRIGHT YOUNG MEN AVOIDED THE
MENTAL META FERvIDIs EvITATA RoTEs YES
TERDAY AND DESCRIBED LINES THAT POSSESS

HOW SOME BRIGHT YOUNG MEN AVOIDED THE
MENTAL META FERvIDIs EvITATA RoTEs YES
TERDAY AND DEscRIBED LINES THAT POSSESS
THE PROPERTY OF AsYMPToTIs.
Yesterday was an interesting day at the University
OF New York competitive examination took place
in Greek and mathematics HERALD reporter was
duly despatched to the spot where the pulrs 0ymPic
was to be gathered by the asprants who had not to
fear the meta fcrptdis euiatd 1t with din
Guilty that the HERALD discovered the Chan
cellors room, in which the examination was being
held BY the courtesy OF the examiners he
was allowed to enter. The room is literally panecd
with pictures, of no small merit The assaults OF
Boreas through the floor are checkmsted by thick
Brussels carpet The examiners sat in corner Of
the room aud their bland, considerate, gentlemany
METHOD PUTTING QUESTIONS
must have set the examined much their Among
the latter is young lady whose Hellenic pro
pensities have induced her To enter the lists
leges The assembled students propounded to
themselves the question why lady preferred lighting
men on sophocles to making point lace; dairy work
was not hinted at. No conclusive answer was
elected but the most manly dchcacy on all sides testi
fled the general appreciation OF the pluck Of Cor.
nelis Greek athlete The examination was both oral
and written The HERALD was allowed TO witness
both. Knowing enough Greek to distinguish alpha from
omega and beta from theta he is in position to say
we're frequently very severe, but this was probably
previously so arranged in order TO get at the
respective merits OF candidates who on ordinary ques
tons had run a pretty even race The atmosphere
was instinct with Hellenic life First and second
Aorsts huttered round the room Alpha priytve
bowed 10 the verbs In mi.
THE ATTIC THE IONIC AND DoRrc FORMS
duly interchanged salutatons the oxytone and par
oxyone accents duly feted and all the beS
of the Greek Grammarian were in turn uncaged and
handed TO the youthful Greek tanners
1t must be said that the examination
In all rIfn rhnfa
could have stood the heavy crosshre Of pathological
queries directed at the contestants II would, per
must be said that the Syracuse man, Mr.. H. M.
Wheeler, stood up to his work like gamecock, and
put his spurs into the literary question propunded TO
him with the most unerring precision
The ordinary duties of the university faculty were
omitted out OF respect to the other colleges The
standing committee OF the intercollegiate Association
which has the whole contest in hand ia composed OF
Mr. John G. Tomlinson, Henry O. Alvord, OF the New
York University and Nelson ) Spencer, OF New York
College.
The examiners in Greek and the aspirants to acade-
mic honors are as folows:-Rev. Dr. W. Chambers
or Quincy, Mass The following are the names Of tho
students examined yesterday:-E X. Downs, williams;
Miss Josephine Thomas, Of Cornell; Henry Veghte.
Rutgers Ernest II Crosby, New York University; IL
d. Gardner Hamilton; II N. Wheeler Syracuse UnL
versity John Currer Northwestern University George
B. Smyth, New York College; David II. Hunt, s.
Johns, Fordham
Prizes-$300 and 5000.
The mathematical examination will be appreciated
from one specimen OF the questions asked II may be
recommended as a cure for dyspepsia
Find the equations OF the asymptotes to the hyper
bola OF which the equation is
b2x2-a2y2-2cx+ 2ey +f=O,
and show that the lines possess the property of ssymp
totes
The examiners In mathematics foows:-Ad-
mira c. H. Davis, OF United States Navy; Simeon
Newcomb OF United States Naval Observatory, Wash
ington, d. c., and Professor P. S. Niche, OF West
Point
The candidates are Thomas Craig Lafayette; G. b.
Halstead, Princeton; James + Eaton, Williams; e. h.
Palmer Cornell; G. L. ID. Washburn Rutgers; George
r. James New York University; J. Love, Hamilton; l.
NJ Spooner Syracuse 4. NJ. Harris Northwestern
University; n. s. Spencer New York College; r. p.
Jones' St Johns. Fordnam
Prizes-&3O0 and 5000
All results will be announced at the oratorica con-
test TO at the Academy OF Music the evening
OF January 4, 1875
In oratory eleven colleges to compete Ten essays
have already beer submitted TO tho Committee. Tho
oratorica prizes are $500 and $3.50 The essay prizes
are 5000 on each of two subjects