New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-23
PRINCETON COLLEGE NOTES.

AccEssIoNs TO THE FACULTY-socIAL PHILOSOPHY
CAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS uLriMATuM IN
THE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP DISPUTE
lPRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE |
PRINCETON, n. j., Jan. 20.-Collcge work
was resumed, after the holiday recess. on tho 5h OF
January The health OF the students continues 10 he mn
exceptionally goud There has been Of serious
illness college began IN September The corpa of
Instructors has recently been Increased by the addition
OF four members. Mr. W. Il. Scott, PRINCETON IT.
who obtained the decree OF Pm D. at Heide berg and
while In Europe obtained considerable credit for some
original researches which he made In biology and Mr.
William Lhbey have been appointed Assistant Pro-
lessons Of Geography to Professor Guyot Mr.. II. F..
Wilson, q graduate nf the Troy Poyieehnlc Instit,te
Professor OF Graphics III the school Of Science
On Monday evening, the 10Th, President McCosh re-
sImed his ple8sant custom OF giving Library Mertin0a
10 all members ole the senior aud Junior classes arc
disposed TO attend Them These meetings are held IN
the Presidents library, and at each usually "A paper IA
T wn9d on PS0' al w ss%'G and after
to do 60, On Monday evening. Mr. Allan Mar
fellow OF Johns Hopkins Unversiy. read a paper on
Tue Logic OF the Epcureans. based. he said, upon "A
manuscript of Pnudemus found during the last cen
Jury at Hercuanenm Mr.. Marquand SAID he b..
eved that the manuscript had never before been
lated After the reading Of the paper dscussion fol
lowed. in which about dozen students took part.
More than 100 were III attendance This meeting Will
be followed by othsrs al intervals OF two or three
weeks Professor Archibald Alexander, OF Columbia.
Will read pager at tho next one.
take place ~ June were made AZ the close Of last t,r.
The successful candidates from Clio Hall were w n
Bcatie. OF Greenvlle y. - q +. Greene, Albany a. y:
r. c. lalOrk, Strubenyle, ONO, and j. A. McWiiiiams
scOtchtown, n. Y. From Whlg Hall there were an
pointed: A. +. Bnrt, Philadelphia. Penn; q. f. Nav
New-Y0Ik CITY; }. q. Hlbben PEORIA ILL.,, and Thomas
PEBBLES, Allegheny CITY, Penn.
Professor Weir. Of the Yale Art School has been en-.
gagged 10 deliver series OF lectures Art 10 fhs
students during the winter This Is tie course In
which Rev. W. O. Prime lectured last year aud Cen.
era ID CesuOa the year before.
Vigorous c have been made recently revive tho
Princeton Alumni Associations In New York Pm
delphia. with considerable sucCeae Tue PHILADELPHIA
association ia Ia have n meeting this week.
The Glee Club Will probably give concerts In Baltimore
Washington and Richmond during the sprug Vacation.
At recent meeting of the students, 10 resolved e.
put the water this spring. which will probably
massmeeng OF the college WAS called last night IN
decide what action should be taken with ret
erence 10 the letter Relating to the football
question which Ynle has recently had published
In several New-York ard Boston papers. resolution
declaring Princeton open 10 challeugs from Yale for
game during the spring carried after warm d.
bae. card from the F0ot-bal! Team directors has
been issued. maknga formal proposition TO Yale aud
giving the reason this step Princetcns position
the ampOnship question Is stated follows; The
college valves claims 1t has hitherto made TO the
cannot issue challenge Bat It declares readiness
accept challenge frDn Yale 10 play gano of football
any day between April rs aud May 49, aud with hold
itself open 20 said challenge until February L. the place
be- mutually agreed upon and II the contest be unde
oided at the end VI hour and half the playing
be continued In periods OF hour until one side or the
other 10 beaten.