New-York tribune., 1884-02-19
COLUVBIA COLLEGE AFFAIRS.

TIE ,rw crocK-A YOUNG WOMAN STUDENT
MALICIOUS REPRESENTATION IN THE WORLD.
new sidereal clock has just been mounted in the
Columbia College Observatory 1t was made by
Howard & Co.. of Boston, under the direction of Mr..
Vambet and consists of a double three-legged
Denuison gravity eseapement and compensation
evstem of steel bars and zinc tubes. The pendulum
boh is of lead, and weighs forty pounds. The CLOCK
cost over 300. It will be connected with the chfO-
nopraph i'm the Observatory, and used by students
in making star observations. By IT. side III "a rev
days will be mounted the Dent sldereal clock gwen
To the college by Mr Rutherurd. Morkmen are
engaged in polishing al the instruments gwen Dy
MIR Rutherfurd and when that fs done the lnstru-
mcnts will be placed in the Observatory. PTOiessT
Rees said yesterday that it was hoped that addl-
tional room would be provided for the Old lnsttu-
that all might be used. Wires are bong run IN I .o
Observatory and in n short time that portion o. tne
new building will be lighted by the electrlc @ lghI.
Seated at one Of the tables when the reporter
called was a yOung lady pcrusing aeOpy OF CH5u-
yenct President Barnard was asked later IL cocouc
cation had been introduced III Columbia IN sp''o ot
the adverse decision of the trustees He sad tilaC
on the contrary the new stndant was III the ODsef-
y1t0rv hy the consent of the trustees she was
graduated from Wellesley College last year, ana
wishing TO pursue certain branches or astronomy
further than her class had zone, she appiled Io to
Board of Trustees 70 be allowed to take up certtlu
studies Her request was denied, but later IL was
sLovvn that She would not 90 in any of the larger
classes of the college, and further that her PIePd-
rat On was such that she could easily go on wIt1
the regular WORK or tine highest tldSn'o' Iio
then allowed her to enter ~ student IN pract@cai CA
astronomy and gave her permission 10 assist III Ihe
work of the Observatory. The Board haG hot le-
versea its former decision in reference 70 cOeduca-
tion by allowing her to enter the class. DI' DaI,
nnrd said flat the new student had been treated
with the greatest courtesy By the former members
of the class and the book IN which she had DeGn
studying "a higher work than that formerly taught
i'm m, cIas5-was substituted at the request OF the
Young men. Professor Res said that the new pook
had been under UlSclSSlon prev W JIG On'iJ VI
the young woman.
Tks UOrid Yesterday contained long article con-
cerning Il boisterOus and unruly class II CoIumOia
College" 1t said in part:
Only a fow weeks ago. while the sophomores were
engaged in rcaatlons before their tutor H. - Nornlhg
star of BROOKLYN. in his seat ana nfeu pdchaSc
OF potasie sulphe, exceedingly OOn0xo ous sleII,S
substance the head OF the unpopular nstructOI' ,
ann was SIRE and the missile struck Professor scout 4iI
in the face, beslnearmg It from foiehead to chn'
tn punlsh him for this offence it was said that the
student was expelled from the college. I. IL. frl-
denbcrg, another sophomore. was sald I'd nave Deeil
suspended because OF MISCONDUCT III 1iol''''i
President Barnard pronounced The Uorlds story
a gross and malicious Misrepresentation. Moru-
ingstar was not expelled, he SAID, but only sls-
pended until the spring examination III May ne
Was not accused of firing package or potLsolc
sUlphdc but he was seen to throw handiul Oi
crumplel paper al the blackboard, which reb0unded
ana hit Professor Scott. Dr. Barnard added Ii'at
the student assured him that he dld not htchd 90
he rude bat lie was suspended. Ihls occurred
nearly "A month ago. Regarding the suspension Oh
Erldfr berg the president said that he, too, thIeW
paper in a classroom but not IN Professor Scott
room. ,. ...t
to say:
# the article had appeared in any Journal Of reputation
bould have denied Il formally but a. 1t was pu5ushedln IN
Tbs BoId my only answer Is, IL Is ac0nslomeraoh Vi
absolute ialschO0d