New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-15
MIDWINTER AT HARVARD.
SUMMARY OF COLLEGE INTERESTS.


CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 5.-Ihe holidays
are over back again from their short
vacation. Eleven days are not enough according 10
the average students idea OF exemption from WORK ana
the customary growl against the Faculty has appeared
already IN the college papers. Two weeks are iitiie
enough and by hook or by crook most OF the under
graduates obtain that time. The vacation has been
busy one for many Harvard men. The theatIicas 10
New York engaged the attention OF several scores win
what success the New-York papers have related The
concert which was to he given by the G!ee
Club ut Philadelphia, AMI for which tickets bad
been sold and the necessary arrangements nearly
COMPLETED prevented at the last hour by the ac-
ton Of the college authorities The Adrocde act up III
howl OF indignation this action IN its first Issue after
the recess and made some very good points against the
prejudice or the authorities IN forbiddng oTEanizs-
students 10 give entertainments IN pubAc Tor
money The special ground OF complaint in thi' case
be the interference in time OF vacation, when
the students are supposed to be under college author
ty Il is argued however that II Harvard professors
give lectures in one place another, AID do not CON
ccaI their connection with the college there Il no
reasonable ground for refusing the like privilege OF aT-
pear!ng IN public to the students.
During the recess the question which has Interested
Haryorl men strongly for the past three months
whether Harvard Is To send crew TO Lnsan next
summer las been definitely answered, but answered to
the evldcn, disap continent Of al. That with such
strong crew Harvard l. denied the opportunity OF IT,
trcyus her defeat OF 1869 i regarded as great mis-
fortune to her boating record. Although very polite
.etjer WAS sent 70 Harvard from Oxford suuSes trat
,e real reasons for refusing 10 arrange race NtA IIaf
even a. iae 40 Tie Isl %. AUGUST were A'' gwen
have appeared.
l. seems PITY that Oxford refusal 10 row likely
TO lose Harvard al OF her las, years crew roae n'n
lad made engagements which they Wef" Wiling 10
break only on condition tnat talir services were nr'"'u
for transatlantic rage, yet there are enouth o me
old left 70 form nucleus on when 20 "uiIn AN
eight that, WIN proper management coN" "'t~"u,
doubt W4u another victory at Ncw-LoLdIn 40" i""t
Harvard has lost the ch upion-AIp al i'ool.' d He
baseball prospects are auvtn M but 'uc'uc'it il @
wolves upon her crew an the more 10 sustain INC
honor aud reputation Of Harvard and prevent deca'
by Yale while she has sach splendid stuff within re ch
The old cr W have for uaa,e.y male most excellent
choice ~ captain for the ensuing year AiH'l-" Ar
ms. never rovrd On the Varsity n race. Captain
Tri'nb. has ro0ed with the crew In ther practice DIS
Fa m 10 the CHRISTMAS recess, and had attained FORM
equal 10 any III he boat Ha rowed ON club crews
and ao on the Harvard ouT against the Union four on
Charles River last May. AS he "a now Junior fad
began 70 row on coming 10 college, he has had re-ry
three years experience. Owing 10 him. in h.s POSITION
as assistant treasurer, the finances 81 the
club nave been IN most excellent coHdi-
ton for the past two years aud he de-
serveay enjoys the reputation o. possessing good
managerial aal executive ability Among the men
from whom captain Tiuble viii select the 20 crew are
Atkinson. Tc.e.a1d, Howard and B-andegee, Of last
years Freshman crow, Otis s'nmo1s and Cruger. OF
the same class and candidates for the present Fresh
man crew II in addition 20 these, Of the - crew
should decide Of very good material and
average experience will second Trm5e In his efforts to
defeat Yale The following Freshmen are train
,uz for their crew: 3 ibcOck, BALDWIN, C1a.faat,
Hoar HoYt lawrence. Ledtherbc", Mcdonald, Per
llns Townsend and Warren, BaEer (cnN. Charles
Hammatt Bartlett, Of Bangor Ne. Is their captain
.1-FrI ~ flrTr al = Yer
where he fitted ege and consequently has already
had some experience. At q meeting OF the Freshman
class held before the u was voted 10 arrange
race With Yale II possible II not then 10 communicate
with Columbia The crew il composed Of average ma
torla aud leaving the river, where they r)Wed
about three weeks iours and sizes the men have
worked regularly In the boathouse On the hydEauc
machines used by the Varsity
The report OF President Eliot for the year ls77-'7e
has TaeJdvantaees OF scholarships to
the college recipients and the public are thoroughly
discussed Tho remarkable healthfupess OF the
college during the past noticed. -Four deaths oc-
Cured among student-hree in the college ana one
in toe scientific ScnoO. Two died Of brain disease one
~ pneumonia auu one oil aistnIA. an 10 UIe VI ,ue
ure nr overxerton incident student NE 70 resi-
dence Cambridge. The general bea, thI"ess OF the
vcr-It5 dormtones j. remdIktDit. itre nae Deeh
no epidemic therein OF fever dlphheria dY-eIery, or
any zymoc dsea.r iHr n1I5 ~" ,snrd 70 the
method OF rIamnation the president ys ihst II la
IesDcCt- better than the Old, 3ud thr IAlttr VIII
not bc maintained ait1r 1850. The number "l cdhd-
dates at preliminary examination last year
VS. slghtly smaller than IN l.'1 or j. tH IS
l--s OF the September preliminary exam natiou, or by
the requsIon of the teachers ctrtIncttt Aal tne
candidate + prepared in the subjects he presents OF
NAV that the hardness OF the times IL Eliminating
the number bows who preparing FOR tue college
The president refers 10 the privilege ~ voluntary
attendance. expresses the opinion mat II Vl soon
he extended 10 all classes. He next spraE- OF the
t n - If Aur9st ast al 900 Ola serious
g
IL manly due TO the greater demands made
bv students who ere acclstgmel 10 i've
" fSa drGeit OF S. 3-4 50 in the combined accounts
ca ed university college ana hJrsry ~ 10 be regretted
but Il Is asc-IDed 70 certain Exceptional 4pehduses Ol
inc wear SITS. Thus more than $4,000 "as spent
m that year upOn improvements In B'ylston Hal and
the Mineral Museum, aud more tnan $1,000 Sss aso
paid Tor furniture and lltinS ~ le IaOiS ..e
proper: "The growth. which was rapid RON 4ooo 10
1870 has been arrested Tor Two Yea- pas{. IN sAVr
toe university, Ike all institutions OF educauOn, re
Igon charity. feels the pressure OF INC lLts AZ
present, however, the corporation sees no goou
reason to fear that II will become necessary 70 re-
duce salaries diminish we humber oL Vycne' -"
impair 10 ans alprcC4D.G 'i- 80 az ~
lectures outside the college curriculum are being
gwen at the pesGi !ae Dy & sn the s
dIrl.SI', ar adS Of England and scotland = a
course b. DR. T. A. Wasaburi, Of New-l orh Dc ofe IN
-. go course IN sandcr.- Tncs;re Memorial
HAN under the auspices Oh the Natural History 30
cIuty. =, .....
tom OF the college papers. Already rooms are ueus
secured aud arrangements made for the spreads ana
fer-ii- ~ class day .Ae LASS committee have Gu
S.ye Nj George " P3ch, OF Ncw-YorE, as the closs
Sn7tocrap MI Pach has butt large waiung room
aooiilu r- present studio on Cambudgc-St 10 pre-
vent he cr1wdinE and jdrrng which last year proved
tAtalto the success Of some OF Tue h-stLHre. 4Le
increment .red j. la-Ec-slln one, cors rnccd eK-
lres,y Tor taxing Arctic views III connection VITA Sr.
i.ru.f'- pO.ir expedition, and the pictures are
-at-g uv Nj. PacA'. bet cLulovt+. = NJ. Pacl
o very reu raj satisfaction 10 tIr ci-S Of 1875 .~st
- ne prpseLt senior Class nave reason 10 tx
i.,- yltA the additional pans % uc taken TINS year,
finer set Of photographs than ha- been Latc l't II!
preceding class.