New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18
NOTES FROM HIRVARD.
TIE oUARrER-MILLENNIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SIUDFNTS

TIE QUARTER-MILLENNIAL CELEBRATION-sPECIAL
STUDENTS.
IRON An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April 15.-Ihe college Is
just sgatiug the question: WHAT shall be the form
OF the celebration that of the hundred
tetn year of the founding OF the collegel and 1t
be thought fitting that both the authorities aud
the that are 10 be ar
ranged Harvard College was founded In 1886 by vote
passed at an journed meeting ofthe Genora Court Of
the Colony OF Massachusetts Bay he'd for that purpose
on October % od style of that The language of the
vote The Court agree to give four hundred
pounds toward school college The sum Of four hun
red pounds as at that considered something enor
nous Besides this the revenue or the ferry between
Charlestown and Cambridge was given. The ensuing
year $3.50 the General Court Of the Colony appointed
"twelve OF the most eminent men OF the Colony"
(among whom JOAN Cotton AMI JOhn winthrop
to take order for college at Newtown" TIE name
"Newtown was soon changed to Cambridge in honor OF
that English university where many of the c"lonisa haa
been educated John Harvard dying next year. ana eaV
ing whole property ana his library t5oo vol
ulnes the college, the question OF when the college
should be opened and under what name was quickly de-
cded 1t should be- opened that year ana be named
Harvard College. The first class was formed In that
same wear $685. In 1912 the general government OF
college and the management OF the funns were Pceu
hands OF Board Of Overseers maze up OF the
Cover or and Deputy Governor OF the Colony "and All
Cambridge WATERFOWL, Charlestown. Boston. Ro1bury
and Dorchester" The college. therefore, founded in
1886 IL was opened and the first class was formed In
1888 and the managing officers appointed not until
l6I2 The celebration proposed Will be OF the founding
college by the orer OF tne court nssea Oetnoer
49, 1886 IN spite OF the Tact that Harvard College
began ia existence as such not t 1888 Early tails
sprDg cole papers began to asltau the question
Of the celebration ami To express dissatisfaction
that the college had not already made some prePh,
tons toward such a celebration as sn"ulu
be worthy of tue history ana traal'iohs Oh inc ooSe
Il prop ,sed that the students themselves Eet up
celebratIon If authorities were gong 10 40 nothing
toward so htting COMMENCEMENT. ~" Az, p =, 80
being earnestly discussed ny inc stu cut Mum 1t m
made known that the college was gong To c"hmtmOr-
oundlrs and that plans ha been LOT o.s ,,ne
discussed to the when ana the no" ol the
IL had been Thought necessary 10 MAKE auy ah-
nouncenents until some certain result h"d oecn
reached -..,,J a.to,-o-
tnn Of Inc founding Of Harvard, to be held On Nove
Der next. Ii IL expected mat the otdte on0't' '
and probaby Jamrs Russell Lowell VIII deliver the Or"
ton day. OF course no pains VIII DC on''1 "a ~
make The day A great in Harvards history IL Is
that the 25Oth ann yersiy oi ne
INK OF Harvard will next Iaii Dc .e,ept rate r
facts anou John Harvard will be made known al th"O
day and the record OF his life oe made part Oh Tue co
legr history. A.. ,,ori,y NTH
regard To special students. Heretofore young MA"
with "A desire spend few pleasant years at WIG oUa
leve " ch could give MIN society anu entef'n
ment could take his place In the COLLEGE lahA' oo
men OF purposes, simply ny sho"Ins W 'oi!
Irnirut Authority that he had fair schooling III couon
rmsh branches The result that IN four years Ine
number Of these special students rose from 'i NV"
ITO A large uroportun Of these men are uhhtte" 10,
ga NE and vet they NIL Rooms ana crown
the already hafd pressed lor po~e, vny
Inodatc To remedy this growing eVli .no 'o'o -
IN, each special student be r"quifed 10 app Al
harr. !, We xamners aud show severe test that lie
as been good rtudent ana that u - p rp
for the time he viii be at college is 10 "oik 10
~, honest way This vote will undoubtedly decrease
the number and raise the character oil theso s'uuo