New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-12
N1EE-c0LLEGIlrE coNyEN7l0E

THREE COLLEGES DECIDE TO WITHDRAW.
SYRACUSE ANp nANIIToN LEAVE TIE Association
Erlur IHArLNrAYElTr WILL Also WITHDRAW
CHARACTERIZATION or nv BYLAW COVERING
TllE CA>T.
At a meeting Of The trustees of The Inter-
C,lir.Llic Iaicrurg Association II thr I.iA Avenue
Hole ,-i. riay the ia.Gcs oi The A.,I.t,rn were dis
cu.srd and ways and means w,~' devised wh'I, u IS
bnr.i VIII srcu., an endowment nul OF -11,ooO
Within month.
III. ncr,nts then assembled. There wcrc present
Regent. representing the different colleges ~ hc organ
zrtou. ~ follows: COLES of th" CITY Of Ncw-lok j.
T. Williams and J. /. CHnubrr, Cornell. T.. j. Moint
LAFAYETTE H. !. Srgiu NJ. e. Bailey and ltcfdcut Si
EN- li rniy,rsty. Conrad IIancy nnd }. !. rnr;-
T. w. fcgr,s and g. {. wctiuorc; Princeton,
ihG Roy Dr h2,n ma H. ); n"dER kI' ;,r' =.
Mead aaI l.. T.. coffin: Williams, \. Alien. .. v. frI
o,-nil mud q T. lewis; ana Fellows j D. Srwcll i. &
rouuinson. l.. Fr,ycr au1 II. T.. 3hcucy. ir. nani-
tor college, JOHN. Hordtaul, and syracuse jni'cr-
Inronr Fra},r he president was In the chair Col.
r. ". Lson reported thar The cprnmiii"c {" consider
ne ndy-aiaIity cf .il>ututmg fellowship, tor money
Wizos, would like further Tine Tor consideration. Iti-
Wa- gIau'cdto them, with Iowcrtoac committee WIS
appointed to cause prize cctin 10 he engraved aJ
contestants during the fjur
years. The addresses 81 Dr. McCosh and Colonel IG-
enson, delivered last Tuesday evening at Association
Hal. Werc ordered to De printed II Was decided
circulars continuing the nmnc, al pgiLr-nen aud any
other particulars when would interest IN m"nDcr' OF
the Association, should be distributed yearly. d. II.
Olmslead moved that c0pirs oi oratoBs to be
spoken ~ the annual cuiftc-t sbOnd lie given
10 the 4udges OF Ora!ory by December |, pre-
ccn- the ttla M order 'hn those persons might better
their duties 81 by j & Tuutllu-.,
tEat alton must he hcGrl br properly iud. aud
tlat Inspection Of the manuscripts would prejudice
IN" ludH'H Inc hatier was p"S'p"hr uilll the next
stated meeting Anew b,-iaW passed eject that
0l FIRST prize could contend Second lime in
same department. Inere b'hg only general committee
finance. II WAS tirrargr,l and ID. II. DlmsteHd /.
Wentworth Hggnson, II. Is. Mncaury, jr j. g. Tomlu-
son ANA W. d. EdhiunHS were appointed 10 take charge
Of financial matters Some question the powers
Ibis committee having been rnIsod 10 decided
with such d"ca'c business, bu would chccrfuly Gloss
H. eyes 10 the method, provided only that the
Ihe Regents having adjourned, the entire Association
Of president ana viccfircsidcnt. The NJ.
tendance WAS small. iugcne irNGr was reelected
erc, was chosen Sicc-prsieni. H. r. Macauley, jr.,
chairman 81 committee Ia consider The adyisaby OF
ported that the committee had report 10 make as
The members hnd al resigned uItrl appointment
IT thcn sttcd had hcen received nom
syracuse University, Hamilton College and 81. Johns
t"riainl, announcing that those Institutions had with
drawn from the Association. These letters
we're not read hot wne ordered lie.
bylaw o. thc AssociaiiOn drawn In accord
ance with tho laws OF this susie declares mat
personal withdrawal by cxpulSioi or nv cS,n T., g
eligible Eligibility ceases when member leaves ms
college without having taken prize IN the contests n
the Association. During "A dcsuOry discussion tc ,fr-
cree drawn from this Interpretation was that Those
three colleges connected with the h-,pc,tio ,.ntu
each mdF dual student III the three uper GLASSES had
personally sgniffd bis withdrawal on uui The c1llcge
should have been expelled 0Or nonpayricnt of ,es, or
uHt ouch member or the present three unper rlascs
shall become an aiurDnus. Members Of The different
faculties also can only get out By personal withdrawal
nnlcss expelled. further Inference was thar nuy two
OF tiuco members Tor perhaps one inenDer) OF
these colleges could elect Themselves regents.
and contestants, and enter the lists for any
Pre- at ANY examination ~ the Association. l..
L. NOME, OF Syracuse University, stated that q
large number OF the students college intended to
retain their membership and interest and tnnt their
course met the approval OF President Haven aud othrr
members OF The faculty. This s;atement was greeted
VIVA applause ahd Tue Association then adjourned, TO
meet on the fourth Friday in September, lS5s
~ understood that Lafayette College nns decided 10
withdraw also. for The reason That the professors there
VIII not cannot coach up the students who desir.
TO contest. President Cnttel says he has great
interest IN The Association, but that he cannot
do every hing is hoped In much Lafayette car
RED on the second prize IN crt0ry, Thursday even
ing and In the great difficulties to DO cncon-
tered IN getting out, that tie intention Of
Will he recOugidegSc.