Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-24
College Itenass

College Items.
 Penikeese rehearsal last night at Carlls. The next and last rehearsal is Tuesday morn ing.
 The decision on the best piece at the De- Forest prize speaking was announced in less than fifteen minutes after the professors as- sembled.
 The drowning of the Columbia coxswain yesterday is one of the saddest accidents that has ever occurred in connection with college athletics It is thought that Plessner may "cox" the Columbia crew in the race today if it is rowed.
 In their practice pull yesterday the Colum- bia crew pulled stroke that varied from 36 to 39 to the minute. Harvard pulled an av- craze of 34, and Yale spurted at 42 and A. The course was laid off yesterday. In the Yale Harvard race Prof. Wheeler will be referee and Bancroft and Collins will be the judges for their respective crews
 Admission to the commencement praise service tomorrow evening will be by ticket All those desiring can find tickets at 142 or 176 Farnam.
 
 the game with Princeton this afternoon. Princeton is said to be in the best condition for the game and will play strong game.
 Betting on the Yale-Harvard race is about even. The Harvard HeraZd says: s'The general impression at New London is that Harvard will beat Columbia Saturday, but after a close race Yale will beat Harvard next week"
 Students at Cambridge University are not allowed to TOW on the river unless they pre- sent certificates of ability to swim from their parents or from the University Swimming club"
 The Columbia Harvard freshman race will be rowed June 29.
 The game arranged with the University of Michigan will not be played. The Yale nine will probably take a. tour in the West during July.
 Amherst beat Brown Tuesday, 10 to g.
 The alumni and friends of the graduating class are beginning to arrive.
 The Boston papers complain of Jones' overland pitching.
 Names for the moving grand stand at the race should be left at Beers.
 The Baking Powder War.
 The Royal Baking Powder company is still making enemies among those who are manu- featuring and selling impure articles for leav- eniEg purposes and their name is legionl and this fact shows that it is continuing it's vigorous work in the interests of the public This company set out some time ago to ex pose the character, and so far as possible to break up the sale, of adulterated baking pow ders. Having found from an examination of & number of specimens procured from gro cers that they were generally of an inferior character, some devoid of all leavening prop critics and many of tn m actually poisonous, it brought the matter before the public, de- nounced the makers by name in the press and to the health authorities. The affair was speedily taken up by physicians, Boards of Health and Legislatures throughout ths country, chemists were employed to make scientific tests of the various powders in tho market, and the government itself directed analyses to be made before it would purchase the supplies needed for army, navy and h. dian uses. The result more than justified the charges so boldly made by the Royal company. Not only were the majority of baking powders in the market found to be largely adulterated, but many of them were ascertained to contain alum and other poi
 
 render them positively unsafe for use in hu- man food. The information spread through out the country and created profound sen- sation. AS result many of these injurious mixtures were driven out of the market, and the sale of all of them seriously interfered with. No occurrence of recent date has been so far reaching as this in it's beneficial indu- ence upon the public health, and the boldness of the Royal Baking Powder company in the inauguration of such warfare, and their energy in carrying it forward with such i'm portant results, were universally commented upon and appreciated In making the charges they did not hesitate to enter into competition with every other baking powder in the country, and it is public satisfaction that in all tho tests and analyses made the Royal Baking Powder was placed at the head of the list and declared by Boards of Health and by the government chemists, Drs. Mott and Love, to be the superior of all others in strength and absolutely pure and free from all inferior substances.
 In continuing this warfare against the adu1- terated food more particularly the alum and otherwise impure and inferior baking pow ders which unscrupulous manufacturers are endeavoring to force upon the market in this locality, the Royal will undoubtedly meet with the old time opposition and abuse. We are confident, however, that the public will also appreciate, as heretofore, both the ob- feet of the "alum men' and the action of the Royal company, and award full justice to the company that has 50 fearlessly stood up for it's protection from all such adventurers.