New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-07
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
THE NEW TERM AT PRINCETON
ATHLETICS WELL UNDER wAY-FooTbAlh- ~ L


e,rr CLUB AND PHILADELPHIAN SOCIETY.
Princeton, n. j. oct. tspeciap'-ine nc" 0on0siaVo
-. las fairly opened at Princeton. number Oh the
who have spent their vacations on different
P.,.c exnedltons have returned 10 I'LL their ao-
,orsa places In the rectaton-rooms. Inc foot
IN ,.,,n has been practising since The opening OF
OSi n,t II is apparent, from the practice games,
coioee, Int four old members on It, Princeton has
,'',,, claim on the championship this year.
h'. ,,h the generosity OF an unknown friend OF
1a,cce A vast Improvement is being made In The
inc 'o.'o oaunds An embankment the north
-, removed and the east and north sides arc
s'u0 e,,oa IN A new One-third mile track VIII be
~'9 ,,b = level straighaway for 100 yars ard 22o
IAN The new grand stand will be one Of the largest
%, s,est in the country, with seating capacity OF
a., . 900 The Improvements in the athlcuc hold
"',p Give new impulse to field sports Cary VINO hodS
the record Of the world a. IVY anus spii' ~
,ho class of '93 this month
rtn now building for the electrca engineering
- g .bout completed and the work on the boiler
- for the same course is being rapidly pushed
snrot The foundation for Brown Iial. the Gift Of
Mr. Susan Brown, Is in progress
rbe bnor and sophomore classes have elected
,beir annual officers. The TeSn!t oil The Junior eec
,,n,' Us. President J. :. Black, York Penn; vice
'o' dent. ". C. spccr Harrisburg Penn; secretary
IA ,.ss,ucr c. A. Gorgon, Fanneisburg Penn: base
IN manager F. c. Jones. South Charles
com Ohio. The sophomoles elected: President
Nex Fauand, Newark, y. J.; vlce-pleS
ao,t Bovder Phuizy. Augusta, Ca; secretary
e b. wood, Fargo. OAK; treasurer, F. NredenDrsn
Freehold, y. ).
. ming of The near future. Both societies have OUT
grovo their buildings. and besides. the Wing ian
ipgdlng has been pronounced unsafe necessliauns
,ie ,ociety's meeting I'm Examination Han, ana nav
mg their rraaiUs room in room In the college OIL
nee The Clio society still using their DulIohs'
Plans fer the new buildings have been suDmlNeu
They Will be of brown stone, two stories mgh' ana
b.c apsrtmcnts for reading room and library. audi
enec-room reception and parlor rooms Inc esd
mated cost Of each building viii be about S4oOoo
Work on the new buildings is expected to begin
sui 80 Confe,ence committee. which has done good
vory duus it, snort existence In Princeton organized
by cle,tiug J. J. Charlton, 30. president anu >.
My 81 secTea s.s oI Lne bX ibe class TO
present The complaints and requests OF the students
Tie Gee tlnb held meeting this week and elected
e. J. Blair 80 manager. and ". :. Whitehead, 81,
a. slant manager. Trials were held by the Ieauef,
caused by the graduation Of old members OF ne
club G. r. Guciiu. 90. the leader OF the Banjo ClGb'
offered tiiss 10 those desiring q Try for the cu Oh
Wednesday evening. About twenty men presented
themselves as candidates rqhaw SS is is n the %n Gf
god material in college TO fill the vacancies III DOM
clubs ...-. -. ,.o,, g., o,.,,,os. orr,rr
the last week for The championship IN me c9Iege'
Although Inc courts were heavy and the rain In
tercred, the playing was up 10 The standard In, ";
V. Johnson. 92, won the championship; lie VII be
sent 10 represent Princeton In the intercollegiate
Tournament 81 New-lavcn tomorrow ...
The Philadclr Aian society received the new mon
to membership last evening. About $50 sig
nhca their desire 70 become active or associate li,
members Of The society. This is the largest admit
TANGO 10 membership made at any one time IN the
history OF the society and Is criterion Of me re-
lgOus and moral standard OF the entering class OF
about 200 men.