New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-30
THE COLLEGE LITERARY CONTEST.

JUDGES.
The examiners for the next annual contest
OF the intercollegiate Literary Association have been
appointed and tem have siguihcd their accept
ancc The sui octs have also been selected on tor OF
the committees there are single vacancies but as they
VIII he Immediately filed it deemed advisable for
RE other two members OF the committees Ia choose the
different subjects at once ia order give much TINE
as possible 10 the competitors
In Oratory each address shall De the speakers own
production ana shan exceed 10 minutes IN delivery
fnd il masking tie award The judges shall have regard
botA TO matter aud Each college VIII TIC eEti-
ted 20 one representative. The judges are BayaId
Taylor ana +. IL. Chaplin.
The subject, for essays The Growth and Progress
Of Political Parties in the United states since the 1orna-
zion OF the Federal Union and the Advantages and
Disadvantages of the American Novelist" Eaci essay
must bear fictitious name or cipher which must be also
Endorsed on sealed letter accompanying IT; this must
also bear the name Of the college from which the essay
proceeds The length Of each shall he strictly Inn
tied to 5000 words The association shall De entitled to
manuscript copy of each prize essay hut tie essay
shall be the authors DISPOSAL should lac wish u PRINT
it, lach college viii be entitled 20 two representatives
The tine for receiving essays will be Nov The judge
are T. wentworth Higguson. J. T. Fields, and Richard
Grant White.
The examination in mathematics will be EXTENDED 10
all the subjects usually taught III the collegiate natho-
maSca cOuise-algcbra geometry tilSohonetfy; Hn%
lvtlcal geometry, dleicntih ana integral cticiiH>
fDeciol merit viii be assigned I, clcares, lness ana
viror of eXu3uallon ana reasoning, rather tGap Ia the
mere power oi answering the qUeStons. Each college
will be allowed one representative; rag examiners ar
Simeon NeWc0mb, T. > Nichic and y. Han
In Greek. competitors WI he tNaInlued IN TIE
"Acainenlnon" of A.schylus, the OratOns ION the
Crown of Dcmo,thcnes and d>chnrS, ana Greek com
uo.Iton. The last subject j. regarded - ~ Ef"a import
ance ana excellence ia il Will Zee essenta I" success In
tie exampe, even for tIal. words constructions
viii bc ieull,d ;c student except those fouud III
the seventh book Of Ncnophons AuaoasiS Lach co'sc
will be entitled 10 one representative The examiners
are L. W. Chambers and Charlton T. Lewis.
The snuiects IA. examination lu I1iU are cicero
"De OiCiis:" LUcretiuS, ode Rcium NatUtd, tO)k
VII and Iac.tts. De GerIuania," for winch Hams teNt
4, recommended COn,eutors viii be also examined IA
reading al sgt from author OF the iasslcai ilOd
aud i'm translation INTO Lain, 10 which particular alton
iinu is invited Each college will b. entitled 10 one rep
rscutative. The examiners j. H. Noise and Ny ttOh
Haury. ...
IN Mental Science the books upon which examination
vail be based Herbert spehc rs - lrSi Prcies
and the same authors First Principles OF Psychology
vol l. Each college viii he entitled 10 ore IclTtsrnta-
tive The examiner are Noah Porter ard j. IL Seebe.
The association will meet to-day AZ tbe fhih Avenue
Hotel at 1850 a. III. 10 adopt TIE new constitution