New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-09
cOLLEGE CONTESTS GIVEN UP.
FAILURE TO RAISE AN ENDOWMENT FUND.
III. COMPLrTIJNs ~ THE MTrEco LLEGI>TE LII
EGA.Y ASSOCIATIONS SUSPENDED.

III. CoMPLr.TIpN, ~ THE INrIEC.LLEGIrE LII
ERA Y ASSOCIATIONS SUSPENDED.
The intercollegiate Literary Association has
II, up ghost, II least for ho pres nt The primary
cas OF lis early failure Is rth Of funds An effort
WIS IN ,de recently TO raise endowment fund aud it's
sat mat $1,000 promised 70 General Alexander ).
webb. President o. tne "a soc.aton aud Of The Col
lege Of the city Of NewIork' o. condition
tnIt $4,000 should DE raised. Tie later
sum WIS Lol obtained. and CORE pOndence
with the coll ges IN TIE as'. ciatlon cld Iot
elicit much cnthusasn behalf # the annual contests.
Tie trustees the assOcauon-PItsident Nc'0sh' '"
Hgy.nson, Charlton +. LewIs. Dwight Il. Oim-te'd.
4 al Marquaud tnl Gene al WrDi-uaye therefore re-
solved OWin2tO the apparent decline or interest on
tie part Of cOneEes cOuutctc. with the association, hey
do not reel warranted carrying The contests al
present. ana accordingly suspend hem until revival
Of interest calls for their resumption A. tie same
tine the trustees express tie opinion that the
purpose Of the association good on.
IN aiming 10 prOyd' "a body whose NM
upon the OF the COLLEGES would be beneficial,
wie the competitive examinations would advance the
scholarship Of most OF tue Institutions Of learning Of this
country.
TIE association originated with ng held at
Hartford Coma. February 10 1874 \ call had been
issued Oy Williams aud PIuce.On Col eyes iny,,iu- cacn
of the colleges Of the Une1 seud IL gates to
an IntercOl eSa.e Literary Convention at the Allyn
House IL that city. Il explained IN the call thar 1t
had subject u fepiuUcA "a 10 'tuttu IS rum
institutions met contestants except t.
display their physical powers. and 1t Thought mat
scholarship, essay WILING AMI oratoy might
be both easant aod prohOie Correspondence with dis
unguisned educators and professional men bad shown
hI Presidents McCo,h Porter Cha bourne aud stcarHs
Chancellor Crosby. Colonel II gCins ana others we're
N sympathy with the movement Fourteen Colleges
sent delegates he Convention who agreed that the
ultimate object should be to create some central T
buull TO test the results OF the training al tie various
colleges ana universities OF the country, thereby leading
them make comparative study Of their respective
methods A comprehensive series OF examinations
would De necessary Ou could ony be created
ly degrees nd 1t was ecded 10 begin with
petitions which should b. easiest 20 carry out namely
contests in oratIry and English composition Prlzrs
Gere accordingly offered thes' departments only
nc the nr-t competition IN 1S74 Greek ana
Mathematics were added the following year, ami
in 1876 Latin and Mental Science judges were APP
pointed annually IN each department and prizes were
awarded which were partly furnished by assessments
laid upon the several college, and partly 10y private
contributions. Among the patrons Of the assoc elton
were Mrs. Jo. II Jacob Astor Mrs, Jonn Taylor john
ston. james Gordon bennett Dwight II. instead Levi
Z. Morton. aud iir. Gregory VI M.rOeheid ID, Mass.
SIX colleges TOOK part IN tn first cOutest-C rnell.
Princeton Williams Rutgsr', Lafayette and the Uniyer
sy OF the city OF Ne0York. Later other institutions
joiucd the ass0ciau1u. among tac number being the
Co ego OF ,he city Of ScW-York Madison University.
-. Johns College Of Ford am tine Northwestern Uni
yersity OF illinois. syracuse University, University Of
Pennsylvania. Wesleyan University aud Hmm
ilton Co cgc. The association was c1ntgOie
nc the START by the UNDERGRADUATES OF
the various colleges who were annually elected the
position of Delegates IL deemed important 20 iu
troduce more permanent element and new cOnsttu-
ton was framed, d~tribuunE he control among the
students OF the colleges AID ulv res th- faculties OF
the, Institutions aud the honorary Lows C0us, ing OF
prlz-nen examiners and sucl o,hcis as m-ut b'
crcted This constitution went mo ef.ct March 30
1877 In tnc winter Of 1877 It was decdea To put
ASSOCIATION III % prosuer'us hdaIc al condition II pos
sble and tne presidents OF the co es id other ur0m
lnrut gentlemen we're invited ID on 81 -eStons 10 k
lnS To thit eHd. LIE IMPRESSION pf'Nddtu thhi
permanent mpd could Dee easily ubt lined
II the association were r,su iuc"rpoT-
ated aud responsible trustees were elected
Ins was accordngy cone. bus poe end ~ nt ma was
IN SIG To raise scholars ip fn9d Of $1,000 To- nsIre
the PAYMENT o. prizes large enough {" cal 0u' live
competition from tie col e. s. pr ihc .b.crIpous
81 500 rach rom MT 10 n la}'"r JOINS! do add MIS-
John Jacob Astor, tne prolrct va Hot -u.c.-.fi.
much mIcres colrg gate chce-. each petiB lnsi
tuition being well represented IN the .i'uc'.
Cornell UnIyerIiy captured tar IONS snare OF the
prizes IN Toe ~ tAree contest land at the Xt cOuyen
ton representatives OF otler col eye, nilmlicd That
competitors would be- desirable. Iue eug- slion that
competitors should he chosen from those WHO had Jus
Arts was vigorously uppOseJ by Cornell anu II ncct0n.
1t was decided thAt competitor must bee pursuing n
general col cgi4te uny,r.i course TO- the decree of
snu our students r,i,ing .cniraj or special conrse -
Judges IN Oritory ard I-sd}-vruuc or rXtnn,rs IN
Latin and Greek, Menn Science ami Matthew AlcS
William Cullen Br' ant, GearEr li1m Curtis. +. ".
III gginsOn BlyaIt iaylHr. c. otrdmdu. q. L. Fields
President POr"r Il Yale C.h se Professor Benny Df--
Ter. OF Columbia Prcsd II Sc, I've u Amherst Professor
Charles Snort, General Joseph Il. Hawlcytue Ey Dr. f.
H. Chapu, Charlton I. LOWS hc Esy. T. ". Ihlub r.
Professor Albert Hrranrss, rae keY. NvttOn Marry.
Professor Z ter :. Niche ot Wet rOiu,. Professor
Simon NcwcImb, Professor Asp. Hal. thc l. lied
States Naval Oo-cTyatury. ana L e.. Hazard. Tlo ol-
lowing colleges runaned II tIc -sJciatlOn ny the
time tn dee, OF tle trustees aieldy m 'nllned
PnceiOn ire UuiVcrs y and College ~ tine CItV ot
NcwYork, Williams, MADISON University. Ri the
University vi PCnusy wanna And the NJtnWt stern UNI
ycrslty.
President W, bb sIid recently B. a TRIBUNE reporter
that tue association could not BE- carried without
money, and that may persons Thought the colleges
ought 10 bear the expenses Il never rcgrted Anythng
IN my life" e c0nDu ii, "tuan the suspension
these contests. They useful CIV an lncgn-
Freshmen. aud am persuaded they
did great dea OF good COnDdentay, think the
OF the association was little IN advance ~ the age, bu
II sufficient money snOuld bc picdGed future 10
put 70 firm nDancal basis the contests would be
resumed"
RESTORING RESPIRATION.-PTofeSsOr Fort has
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