New-York tribune., 1878-11-09
COLLEGE TOPICS.
THE NEW YEAR AT HARVARD.
NEW BUILDINGs-THE cLAssEs-FOor BALL. b

THE NEW YEAR AT HARVARD.
NEW BUILDINGs-THE CLAssEs-FOoT BALL. BASE
BALL AND BOATING.
lFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. Son Thursday,
September &C. the academic year began In all the de-
partments Of Harvard College, and now the college,
with its 100 instructors and its 1850 students has
fairly entered upon its two hundred and forty-third
year. Cambridge is dull 1t s often said but when was
it said that Harvard students duIlf Once
more they occupy Nheir quarters, TO the de-
light OF the landsharks about Haryard-square.
The new gymnasium for which ground was broken just
before the year closed last June, begins TO show ITS am
pie size and substantial structure The work IS not car
red rapidly the eagerness OF It's coming patrons
would like, but there TO be no lack OF thorough
in the construction ana the college cOnsumptye"
who seeks to tone up his dilapdated constitution by the
of this species of help you to health" is content TO
wait another year and put up with the close quarters
and closer air of the old GYM, satisfied that, whenhe
building finished he will be fully repaid for his
long suffered inconvenience. BY the way, speaking OF
college consumptives" reminds me that overheard
the other day a group Of Harvard students some OF
whom Lad pulled an oar in the NewLondon boat race,
discussing Qcave off the "dls if you ke) Kearney his
polished speech and his cultivated manners Sale one,
81 would like to set Kcarney In the old tub
with an car his fists, and make him hit
her up to forty minute Tor bit, and then see II
he had wind enough lett TO howl about college con.
sumptvcs.'" "Yes," says another and why didn't he
wait until the fellows back before backguardiDg
them. WOuldut there bc a circus if he should come
here now and talk in the Square 4"
The ground for the new recitation building has been
broken but owing to the illness during the Summer. of
the architect the plans been delayed, and work
will be done on the building this Fail. No other
building is begun as the Summer has not
been particularly productive OF bequests and
eve arc poor" will still be the chorus OF the
corporation. In the faculty, The temporary admin
strauOn Of the Deans Office and privileges by Professor
A. s. Hill in the absence Of the Dean, Professor C. f.
Dunbar in Europe, is the change which causes more OF
comment than any other among the students, owing
to the peculiar fascinaons which belong to this Office
among which may be mentioned the practice. on Ger
tain afternoons of the week. OF holding receptions at
which the students and the faculty, through their
resentatye, brought into closer communion and are
expected mutually advise each other for the good OF
the college, The administrator OF the Office is person
toward whom the students feel drawn in manner un
usually strong The freshman class this year Will mum
Der about 2lO or last years senior class only ten men
lost their degrees-a number unusually small The
three classes left from last year are understood to
be somewhat diminished in szea loss due TO practice
in vogue at Cambridge Of dropping man from his
class II he has not seen fit 10 comply with utterly
foolish and arbitrary regulation OF the faculty. which
requires man 10 obtain 40 per cent OF the maximum
mark for scholarship. This regulation is one OF few
that still left of the OdfashOned practices OF this
college. 1t worked very well when young came TO
college to study but now, when, everybody knows
they come for general culture, sir" it seems highly un
fitting and is cOnfoundcd uisagreeabe hindrance,
you know" to broad development Of the student mind
of to-day.
The athletic interests have already received at
tenton. notice Is posted Inviting all who desire TO
try for positions on the University foot ball team to
appear Holmes Field every day at $3.50 p m. The
nne according their usual custom at the beginning
OF the college year. held election for captain during
the ensuing year. and chose James Anderson Wright.
jr, of Philadelphia, and of tho class OF 1879. Mr..
base for the Harvard nine so efectuay that large
share Of the success which has made the record OF the
bered that Mr.. Wright has 10 succeed IN command Of
base bali that ever stood upon the diamond.
OF the old nine, Wright, Num-, Winsor Howe
is stil in the medical school, but will not play Latham
student Of the law In Boston, and Tying, the brilliant
with his wonderful oas both with and behind the bat
The elected Bancroft CAPTAIN after the Newton
don race will this year. election
will be held weeks to choose his successor. OF
the old all except gate and lAttauer are back at
Cambridge this year, and all eligible for positions on
the crew Smith. schwartz, ana STOW have hl- |
those who are familiar with the annual refusal old
Varsity to row. the present state 0 to
aquatic honors is cause Of alarm. II Is safe TO say
that later ALL or at any rate, all but one or
two of these will occupy seats In the 70 boat
WIN they go to EngandI This question has been |
often asked by those interested III Harvard boating
few weeks ago In The Boston SUaddy Herald, over the
signature of "a Graduate, article appeared strongly
recommending the dispatch Of Harvard crew 10 Eng
land next summer match with one 4 the Eug-
sn University crews. This action VIII depend alto |
gether upon the nthusasm shown By graduates upon
whom would fall large proportion oi the heavy eK-
which the trip TO England OF boat crew would Gu
tail In The Crimson Is printed toe following para
graph: 1t is said that prominent gentleman con |
neced with the college has offered 10 subscribe ~ 900
toward sending the crew to England. III tins he |
true, and others are equally or plopOIt tOnatcly well
disposed favor this project there IL strong likelihood
that Harvard will he represented On English waters next
Summer" UNDERGRADUATE sentiment seems pretty |
strongly in favor OF sending crew abroad. What Is
wanting chic fly expressed enthusiasm on the part
of the themselves TO work their best for this
object and the general cOunteDancc Of those graduates
VINO in habit Of interesting themselves In boating
matters. One fact that Is particularly noticeable at the
Harvard bOat-hOuses Is the absence OF skul
Ontsde OF the Varsity boat and In fact the absence OF
all students, with the exception OF very few from the
river Fashion among Harvard students that II isn't
the thing 10 make effort of kind TO walk
the lighthouses and upon the requires effort
Therefore there little general rowing Harvard
students.