New-York tribune., 1889-10-21
ATHLETICS AT PRINCETON.
THE FOOTBALL TEAM IN BETTER CONDITION.

| THE FOOTBALL TEAM IN BETTER CONDlIloN-
NEW SYSTEM OF LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
Princeton, N j., oct. 90 GpeciaD.-The football
outlook has frightened considerably in the last week.
However the result OF yesterdays game with stevens
demonstrates again tho weakness OF Prncetons rush
line The loss OF George, Irvine and Cook, members
OF last years eam IS rreparable At present Prince
ton badly needs I'll Georges place at centre
rush. There Is material I'm the college, put ~
was not brought out I'm time 10 do much good thIs
season. Cowan has taken his old place In the rush
lne and his brilliant work adds new Impulse ana
spirit to the team Wagenhurst has returned TO
college and will play his usual steady game as right
end. Thus far Poe has filled the place OF captain
admirably. He keeps HIS head and plays a ste@dy
game The following men are at tho training taoio
at present: Ames 90; Brown, g.; Black, 'Ol chan-
ming, S.; Poe, 01; Wagenhurst, Wood, w; 1ahe"as'
30; Cowan, and J. Riggs, '9o.
The annual cane spree between the sophomore and
freshman classes took place last week. and resulted
in complete victory for the sophomores
During last week tennis tournament was held by
the freshman class and proved to be tho most sue
cessful Of the held in the college. 1t has
shown that there is good material in the new class,
and plenty of it. Belts carried off tho first honors.
with Condict Case and Brokaw close contestants for
first position.
Edwin NJ. Hopkins, 'se, who a Fellow In
Mathematics last year and Is at the pre- ont time
candidate for the degree OF Phi D. recently elected
10 tho chair or EnBnsh Literature IN the University OF
Kansas. Mr.. Hopkins is the eighteenth Princeton man
called to professorshp who graduated from the
college under the presidency Of DR. McCosh.
The absences allowed by the faculty, with compul-
sorry chapel each morning, have for some time past
been considered too limited. The outgrOwth OF the old
regulations has been large number Of written
for absences incurred, poured upon the faculty each
week for consideration. The faculty have attempted
TO alleviate this annoyance by passing regulations
and putting the system upon entirely new basis
Under the new rules the collegiate year is divided into
four quarters, OF nine weeks each. The absence gra
tuy for tho seniors and Juniors for each quarter is
twenty for the sOphOmOres freshmen aud specials
eighteen. Students who have not full schedule of
exercises will have their graf y decreased proper
tonaely No special gratuities viii be allowed TO any
college organizations, except the college choir
committee upon absences consists of the dean, with
four members Of the Academic faculty and from
the School Of Science. Each student who desires to
have absences excused Is required appear personally
before the committee and state his grounds for the
request. Absences incurred by athletic teams while
participating in championship games and the college
glee club on Its annual tour, will be charged
against the grauitv With the increased allowance,
the committee intend 10 excuse absences from
chapel or recita1Ons, except for special A
professor may debar any student from taking the ex
animation in his branch who has absentcd himself
from than onesiXth of the regular exercises and
deal with him as a conditioned student.