New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-12

49,, an, s,,v complimentary tickets shall he issued to
each college and also TO Springfield The price oi "i'
eion shall not exceed 80 cents. steamer WHICH n"s
be guaranteed to 20 at the rate OF la miles All hou "
be provided to follow the boats. 1t shall DO al the us
nos Of the regatta committee four days before the race
The citizens Springfield have guaranteed 10 carry o'
their part the agreement The quarters oil tne crew"
will be the same as last year The course has not YET
been designated but 1t Will probably either DE that Oh
lst wear finishing at Long Meadow the one advocated
nv Mr.. Bagg"a graduate OF &c." and the author OF
"Four Years at Yale" having its finish at the city
rumor has been pretty generally circulated 10 Tue
effect that Capt r. J. Cook will at Springfield TINS
ia entirely erroneous It probably grew out OF the iac'
that Mr. Cook rowed in the boat during Capt. colin
recent illness Mr. Collin has fortunately recovered anu
has again taken ais place NJ tue ftfw ber ths water
il smoother and where the crow Will row from 'o "
seven times "a week.
subject OF no little interest at present the spring
regatta which Will take place on saturday the lV'h
inst on Lake slltonsta about two miles from the city
This race promises to he OF considerable interest az
the Juniors, sophomufcs, and Freshman nave Peen
making efforts 10 send able crews Ihrre WIN NO V
barge between crews from inc Law anu leu,. a,
Schools besides other for winch entries nave UI
yet been made Members Of the University ere" wiz
not row. least not with their respective cIhss Crc"S
The announcement OF the Freshman Societies cam
paign COMMITTEE whose duty it is to give pledges TOT
their respective societies to members OF the incoming
Glass; have revived in the minds OF old graduates memo
ries OF stirring scenes Formerly IL the custom TOT
members Of these committees to capture every sus-
pcous looking young the moment he set Ma foot III
the city After the fight him between the rival 5oci
ETY. men was overland these fights, much to the surprise
and bewilderment of the unsuspectng newcomer VINO
barely ped being torn IN pccos, were no htHS
aair-hc treated like prince. free mack ciFtel
him the hotel, his board was PAID during
the entrance examination and ne was the recipient u
other fayOrs, wondering mrdnWhlc Wnhl IL
great man he nad suddenly become. But all the is
changed now For few years past nothing IA thr me
of plcdgng has been done until after the opening OF Tue
Fa tcInl when members OF the committees, one from
the three societies. together To me lrc'hhrh
and sim, " or them pledges. No arguing is done, for
is assumed that he nave informed themselves III
regard and workings OF the societies, anu
have made up their minds where they intend 10 20 Inc
freshmen then accept the pledge from the representa-
tive OF society to when he intends To 20, ana the
matter a. thus quietly settled. Las year tins pan was
not exactly followed though the pedging was done III
an orderly manner. IL would he well If the above pan
permanently followed lt has Dcen comlhrhdru ~
the Faculty WnO since they have already discussed me
subject OF abosing the Freshman societies, VIII issue an
interdictOn against them on tGc least prOvocdtiOn.
The scientific school has luSt received beqiest OF
e 900 from Mrs King IIigsn, who died on April
TO- aged 70 years Mrs. Higgn was native OF South
mort Conn niece OF Mr. Joseph T. Sheffield Of this city,
and the widow of "A wealthy Liverpool merchant. Sc'-
era years ago while VISIT TO TINS country, hAc gave
an endowment $1,000 10 the scientific Scho J. III
when she had become much Interested By her VIII she
bcuucathcd over 42I,OOO 10 thcR uDc chdlOdo' hiS'
tutiOns OF Liverpool
William +. Tsowbridge Professor OF Dynamica En-
cheering Of tine Sheffield Scientific school was on Tues
v elected To the PROFESSIONALLY Engineering Of Column
ba College with - salary OF - 800. fl thought mat
he viii certainly accept the Fashion, ana great regret al
his probable departure from Newllaycn Is expressed