New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
INTERCOLLEGIATE CONVENTION.

INTERCOLLEGIATE CONVENTION.
RULING OUT SPECIALISTS FROM FUTURE CONTESTS
MARKED CHANGES PROPOSED IN THE AssoClA-
TON.
The intercollegiate Literary Association met
yesterday in convention at the Filth Avenue hotei'
Pursuant TO action taken at the last convention JOINT
committee Of students presidents Of the colleges con-
neced with the association and number OF other gen.
temen interested its work assembled In the morning
There we're then present DR. MsCosh, Dr. Crosby Gen
Webb Dr. Campbell, President Brown, C. T. Lewis, T. W.
Field and others This joint committee adopted certain
suggestions which reported to the convention OF
students at 2 p. m. At this convention only
students were present The following colleges
and universities were represented: Hamilton, Yves
eyan Northwestern, Cornell, Syracuse, University
of the City Of New-YOrk College OF the City OF new
York. Rutgers, ST. Johns, and Williams. d. McCosh
was present for few moments, and said, briefly, In re-
gard to the suggestions presented that they had re-
ceived the unanimous appreciation OF the JOINT commit
tee He added that 1t now necessary to put the
association a permanent basis, and such basis as
would command confidence; otherwise 1t could not be
hoped that any endowment fund would be raised. IN
limiting the membership to students for the degree OF
Bachelor OF Arts it had been the aim OF the committee
10 put all students entering on the same basis NO one
liked to compete except with his peers None should De
allowed in tie lists who had entered special courses p'
only those who had given attention to general culture
He Thought this object was obtained by limiting the com
petors TO students for the degree OF A b. FINALLY 10
secure permanently the association should nave
sentaton of faculty, students aud fellows.
Dr. McCosh then withdrew and the delegates hogan
their deliberations Eugene Prayer Of Cornell p esidhe
There was protracted discussion upon the rst sugges
tion TO limit the membership of students to candidates
for the degree in arts 1t arged that this was 100
conservative basis and excluded students III courses
as thorough as the classical On the other hand IL was
claimed that line must be drawn somewhere ana j,
included others than those studying for TINS degree IL
could not exclude any Thus the end OF the association
would not be attained, specialists would he the nam
competitors Finally it. decided that as far as the
students were concerned membership should be limited
to those "pursng for their first degree OF 20
those VINO had taken their first degree within year.
and to avoid yitiatiEg the aims of the ASSOCIATION
all competitors would be obliged 10 submit 10
tbo examiners statement showing the stud
les they had pursued. The examiners would
then decide II tie applicant were proper
person TO enter the lists. The other points of the sug
gcsCns did not meet much objection, ana in thc iniih
we're rs follows The association Will ADMIT as hieuerS
in addition to students, representatives from The iacu
ties Of the associated colleges ana new eeincnt
lows These Fellows Will consist OF all VINO nave pteh
examiners candidates for honors, al VINO nave taken
prizes and such other persons OF cmnence IN arr nto
turG and philosophy as the Fellows may choose 10 ec
10 their number. The management OF the association
will be vested in board of regents. 10 consist o one
representative each faculty interested one suden
elected by the Junior aud senior classes OF each asoc
aed college. and like number OF Fellows to be chosen
by themselves. The general officers shaii De CHOSEN n
TIE first ballot and shall two years The regents
shall aDnoint nm executive committee 10 meet IN New
York and carry out The resolutions or the asNoclato III
the board of regents votes shall ne by proxy. -,
A committee of five then appointed TO put the sug
cestns In shape and report to the executive committee
of the association Tue committee OF hVe were 10 per
form ther duty that meeting OF the regents con'd De
held on the 10th March next. II did not clearly al
pear from the final discussions OF the delegates wetIer
or not Their acton in regard incorporation of these
changes IN the constitution were final and binding upo
the colleges which they represented The oihl0h pre-
vailed npparcnty that future action might De 1kcn AZ
y the present executive committee OF the associa