New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-31
COLUMBIA Bors WANT FREE BzEa"
RssENrrsa AN Eyronr To SUBSTITUTE ron n
ascHoLARLY AcQUIRrMENT."


sThs Columbia Spectator" yesterday Published
circular which It has been widely distributed
among faculty and trustees OF Columbia College ana
the parents of OF the sophomore class In
the letter attention L. called to the annual triumph
OVER Lessadro held by the sophomore class which Al
most Invariably ends with beer racket" IS II
termed the three hundred or more students who at
tend The present class decided 10 have steamboat
excursion carly June with burial OF ia much dreaded
study at sea and q committee appointed to complete
The ARRANGEMENTS the slass stpusting, however thai
free beer should furnished FOR ell the students om
all the class Of both Schools Of Arts and Mines
When question was settled tho chairman OF he
committee resigned
ebratlon ~ the class would abandon this childish
tom which was begun when Columbia was much smaller
thin IL Is todsy similar obssryances have been OUT
grown by other large colleges Friends OF the college
and parents directly Interested In the sophomore class
have besn invited establish prizo 70 bear the name
n, tho class and 10 be gycn annually 10 the sophomore
exceling In Legcndre to be used In any other way
that the class should DESIRE II 1t viii establish pre-
cedent IN this matter. "a IL has already done WIN
arushingn-aboiIsh Il. ssvoal hundred dollars have
b.en promised already. The plan has the hearty APP
proya of President barnard and OF President Coodet OF
the Alumni Association. Nearly all tho trustees ana
many Parents have written the ORIGINATOR OF the plan
the father OF member OF the class, giving thof coiua
ana substantial sympathy to The enterprise
Judging rom editorial which accompanies the letter
In The a,or- tho students not kindly disposed
to the innovation It that some man. VINO shouid
know better" written the letter: that the ceieors-
ton as question which must DC settled by the Class
OF 90 alone and outside Interference should DC re-
sentcd' Addressing tho writer personally the boid as
sertIon is maie that this college is quito able % ak'
caro- OF itser ami the writer recommended 70 CONNIE
hls valuable Intentions" elsewhere. and ao" US W
drink forty kegs OF beer or 40 OCO II VIC pieiSe
Since the sent out some ten Gays ago. 'he
class committee has decided 70 give up the seamooa'
excurson and to recommend having torchght parade
in the city without beer" An officer Oh the conese
GAYS that II required the of student at Columbia
10 nut an end 10 rushing" and ADDS " 30 ho"' per
hans It viii take another death or two 10 put an emu "
the rretched orgy called the triumph over bcecnoro'
with s free beer racket II the college authoriue7
are poweess 10 prevent II (as suppose they areh then
every parent and guardian Interested ought TO DC hohea
and invoked T. interfere" recent graduate ci the eo
,epo toli Tribune reporter yesterday that the puoe
had no IDEA 10 what excess these umphs OFTEN lead
Young bows who have drunk anything intoxicating
min in the drinking IL is free and because every
body else IS drinking friends OF tho coheso in'or
est,d in this matter may address inc new 'on4 49,
Deyins I7O Jehers0n-aye. Brooklyn