New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-06
COLLEGE COMPETITIONS.
urr ,yrrRcoIIEGIATE CONVENTION.

or KEW oFFIcERs-FINANCEs-TH COMPEI-
r,vr rxAMINATIONs THIS YEAR To BE IN MATTE
NATIcs. LATIN. GREEK, AND MENTAL SCIENCE
The third annual Convention OF the Inter-
,egiao Association Of the United States was heid yes
80 at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The President l..
Uarr6 Of Princeton College, presided. The prhcip"
busn,ss before Association was the election OF nc"
oscers and making provision for the competitive exam
nations OF the ensuing year. Owing TO coh' aN0
lions in the bylaws and resolutions governing 'o
elation the printed bylaws were declared ho
aud some confusion was caused The ioiio"i"e
we're accredited; y croora
ppa1,eonibw $ SSyfrs g. A. Brown, L. j. fosentha
Mins-I N Ciibert x o. kline F. nottingham
TyiTeIsty-F. NJ. Bristol c. p Wheeler j.
IL Hs@@ NJ Eliot II MeMasteE P WGoTOr'
Kg,sersW ., me CITY Of NewYorkH C. Alyord t. H.
CTos,6s = II ne Sy Of NewYorkC Pntzc S. Burchard
r. r. Me-, NC, lcIi'smf yer. j. " sweeney, w wlstaeh
Tssfa3yeite-J II. CoyOde, 5. a. Martin. j. b. HENRY
Cornel-D. j. Tompkina $500, - ,,c..o
stewart and J. H. Stewart delegates to the Convention
Gov the University Of South Carolina announcing Tue de
sire of their University take part in the proceedings
They were not present, however.
President Karge congratulated the ASSOCIATION Oh inc
NJ the second annual contests. lie was sorry 10
-. ,. col uiccipson could not be present TO give the
Convention the ben at Of his scholarly and literary ex-
ie,ce Uo understood that Col. HggnsOn Thought IA
vorab,y o, extending the competitive examinations
Tho Treasurer reported that the receipts OF the past
oar were 81 OG4 75 the expenses we're $3.50 a. eaVmg
Of 1894 % Tho receipts at the door the even
ing OF the oratorica contest were 5000 90 making "s
go IN the treasury Of 81 224 49, Mr. Tomnson OF the
r-,orsi.v of the City of NewYOrk for the standing
Committee reported the business OF the Committee IN
nrensring for the recent contest ana compeuuVeeAa
iratons An objection made to the acuoh OF tue
subcommittee in extending the time Tor receiving co'n
petye essays This action was excused on 'he GROUND
., precedept The committee appointed 10 solicit SUD
ecriptiops for the sinking fund reported that by mis-
aar,,opdlng money given for the sinking fund had
s.o6 into the hands Of the Standing Committee ana
had been used to meet expenses "A committee OF one
from each college appointed to nominate oeers or
the ensuing year
In view OF the fact that documentary evidence was
at hand to define what parts Of the published bylaws
we're really bylaws and what were resolutions only
committee was appointed follows 10 revise the cons
ton and bylaws: Princeton c. G. Green; Dartmouth
O. A. Brown; Williams r. j. Kent; Syracuse L. o.
Kinney; Northwestern University, c. I. wheeler;
Hamilton H. McMaster; Rutgers, III. Veghte; st. Johns
g. B. Sweeney Lafayette. s. A. Martin; cornell d. D.
Tompkins; University Of the City OF New-York, E. r.
Rice College Of the City of New-York, L. s. Burchard
An adjournment was then taken until afternoon.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembed at $50 T. IN. Ihe Com
ittea on Officers for the Ensuing Year submitted the
following who were elected With the understanding that
any Seniors among the officers who on leaving college
should he unable 10 attend to the affairs OF the Ass0cia
ton should announce this that juniors could be ap
pointed in their places:
Presden-E Il. Crosby, University OF The City OF New
Vice Presdent-F,C c. Perry, Dartmouth ,-u,r.-.,t,,
ses1tTy-I N Ns@p' HS@Sn On''e''
sisSSps Cdmtlee"Corne D. j. Tompku,; College of
e GT o. Xe W,paS Hamilton j. NJ Elliot NorhWe
sa UPsry N ss yc Man r HUSS NJ
" Jacobas University OF the City Of New-York' H. C. Al
Ng TTustcss~wHa@ Cullen BRYANT How9gd Potter, John
.Adyisory toamteeTce T. W. ~ gginsPn ; Wmela" Reid
The Committee on Constitution and Bylaws reported
slight changes TO the former and remodcling Of the
bylaws The following resolution OF thanks, offered by
Mr.. Alvord, was adopted unanimously:
Resoired, That the thanks Of this Association be ex
Lewis and Diminock TO the examiners in Mathematics,
Messrs. Davis Newcomb. and Michie 10 the Judges IN
in ESSAYS Messrs HIggnsOD Fields, and White for their
paustasug and thorough Performance Of the duties as
Johnston. and Mr. j. H. Gregory for material help ana
cooperation, and to the Rev Dr. Prime for the ability
with which he presided at the oratOrical contest
Acommitteee appointed TO report the expedency Of
enlargng the competitive examination. reported in favor
Of Mathematics, Latin and Mental Science as subjects
for examination. long discussion followed as to the
expedency Of dropping Greek IL was finally decided to
add Greek 10 the three subjects mentioned, partly for
the reason that friends OF the Association are
especially interested in Greek; also because 1t Is
foundation study in most American colleges; more
over. II thought that 10 make compen-
tive examinations productive of good the same
subject should he taken up from year to year
Il was suggested also that II would reflect
on the scholarship and OF the Association to
drop Greek after lady had secured tho first prize IN H.
The Standing Committee in conjunction with the judges
to be selected viii determine what topics in the different
branches Of study selected shall be taken for examna
ton Winter. II voted that any student taking
prize should not compete second 0me In the same
branch Of study resolution passed providing that
each college represented should appoint committee OF
three form general committee to solicit scriptions
for the sinking fund OF the Association The Convention
adjourned at ~ m. to meet next wear I'm y, " York,
where the examinations and OraOreal contest viii take
plsSe.