New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-13
The NEW YEAR AT HARVARD.

NEW BUILDINGS-POEITICAL ECON0MY-ATHLETICs.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRBUSEl
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 9.-HaTvard Col
ege finally opened on Thursday September 81 The birth
of a new class into the college world witnesses many
changes in the growth of the college During the
mer months the new Law School building has nearly APP
preached completion and Is to-day perhaps tue most
elegant and convenient building Of the kind in the
try Work on the new jefferson physical laboratory has
also been pushed forward rapidly and already the first
three stories Of this immense building nave been COM
peted. Holiness Field, the old football ground has
suffered complete change and would hardly Tecogs
by those who accustomed to use last year.
The front half of the field is occupied by the new hy
cal laboratory and the has been graded almost 10
the smOohness of a bllard.tabe, covered with lOam
and will hereafter be known the Athletic Grounds"
Of the college. running tr ok, composed OF layer Of
eighteen inches Deep covered with thick layer
Of cinders and Oue-tourth Of mile in length has been
laid out At side OF this track, the physical
laboratory grand stand will be erec.ed itspredced
that these grounds when finished will be surpassed
by any grounds Of similar nature in the country Tho
beautiful new Medical School building in Boston
petes the list Of Haryards most important summer
improvements.
The new freshman class bids fair to be the largest class
ever entered Its number not yet known. butit
will not fall far short Of 275 members Some Of It's ah
etes have already appeared the football and base5a
fields but it will months to develop and show its
true athletic strength.
The athletic outlook of the college is decidedly bril-
liant large majority Of the members OF the
crew that had such walkoVer at Newton
don have returned to Cambridge, and the prOss
poets OF another victory Yale next June arc
bright The candidates for the football team are more
numerous than before early IN the college year.
sufficient number Of last years team returned TO the
various departments Of the University TO make the
lection Of composed wholly ofveteran players pos
sble without the aid Of the candidates for
football who assemble daily in Jarvis Field. Cap
tain Appleton has distinguished himself during the past
two years on the eleven and he promises TO be OF
best captains that Harvard had. OF HarYard's
prospects In baseball it yet too arly to speak Most
OF last years team have returned, and if Captain La
Moyne proves competent for the position 20 which he
chosen there will be reasonable excuse Tor
repetition of last years unfortunate record.
The only changes OF Importance IN the courses OF
study Of the college the largely increased facilities
for the study OF Political Economy, under the lnstruc
ton Professor Dunbar, Assistant Professor Laughn
and Mr.. Taussg. The college offers seven courses
in this branch. divided as follows: 1-Mlls Principles
Of Political EcoDomy; Lectures on Banking end ths
Financial Legislation OF the United States 2-Hlstory
Of Economic Theory and Critical Examination Of Lead
ing Wrters 3-Dscusson OF Practical Economic les
| lions. 4-ECOnOmlc History * Europe and America
Lana Tenure in England France aud Germany; Theses.
6-IIistOry OF Tariff Legislation IN the United states
7COmparisOu Of the Financial systems o. France Eng
aud, Germany and the United States Il2t there = q
largely increased demand IN the college for instruction
Political Economy aud great interest IN H. Is shown
by these largely increased facilities and the oFeruo"ns
| Cla7,-rOOus. ,,--,
feature IN the morning religious services ne cn'l IS
now composed OF fifteen OF twenty young boys WHO
have been carefully drilled during the summer months
tits rumorcd that II The II rrard Daily Herald, which
underi its management OF last year Na2 OaL} GIPPSu
Ing daily college paper Will De started ~ lle
persons who started me Herald ana VINO ran 50
successfully, financially and otherwise durlLS the h''
year It's existence