New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-02
COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN SU4MMER.
PLANS FOR THE COMING YEAR
u NEW BUILDING FOR THE sTUDENTs-"hEhA
THE PROFESSORS ARE SPENDING
r,tUE VACATION.

THE VACATION.
There Is an indefinite something that anec'S 'ne
Columbia College student when he visits his ALMA
Mater in midsummer. 1t may be the closed doors
and windows, or the absence OF the cro"u oi "oli-
dressed young men who, apparently, have nothing
else 10 do at college than to lounge about the campus
and ON the benches all day, 1t may be the unusual
uuet and the effects of the hot July sun, but what
ever IL is it makes him feel that as the old porter
OF the buildings says there is something here that
isn't here"
The grounds are by no deserted however,
At present number of laborers arc busy erccuhg
three-story building the site of the old tu1et-
like boiler house of the college. This new ouhdhg'
which will be ready for occupation by the time the
college will open again in October Will contain the
boiler apparats on first floor and the new testing
spiaratus OF the School Of Mines together With the
apparatus of the school of Electrical Engineering
which will be started in the fall The president 5
house. which is between the building now in process
of erection and the street, is quite deserted upon
President Barnads death the trustees OF the college
decided to use the building for recitation rooms here
after, and so Mrs. Barnard has moved out of tho
pudding She is spending part of the summer at
sharon Springs and Will 60 10 her cottage in Itch
Hold, Conn, later In the season. In The lail she
intends TO return this city and move into an apart
ment 1t has not yet been decided what classes VIII
recte in the house, but alterations in rooms and
accommodations are in progress.
Acting President DriSer is enjoying much de-
Served rest at Penllyn, Montgomery County, Penn.
Only few Of the professors of the college are in tbs
city at present. Professor +. Waller was about the
college last week, having Just returned from Chau-
tauoua where Professor II. H. Boyesen is at present
Professor III. J. Van Amrngo is spending two weeks
I'm Connecticut but beyond that lie will not be absent
from the city for any Length of time Professor W. c.
Peck Is at his home in Greenwich, Conn.,. and Pro-
IT afto cfav ob0 ha
thsce weeks after It's close has gone 10 HIS homo the
deast spot on earth 10 him. he says Finn Castle Va
Professor o. n. Rood is at StochbTidge, Mass. 1t
was his assistant the department Of physics. a. T.
Parker who was killed two weeks ago while riding
on freight train at Perth Amboy N. j. Professor
Chase Professo Hanln Professor p Dep Ricketts, and
Professor Newberry all in the city. Professor
c. F. Chandler the dean of the faculty Of the School
Of Mines is at hts home I'm West Hampton but he
comes 10 the college every few days. Professor b. T.
O,Connor who recently mslu1ed niece of President
+. A. p. Barnard, is enjoying the summer with his
wife as Glen Cove n. Y. Professor Ware IS IN Milton.
Mass and Professor Dwight, the warden of the Law
School, IS IN Clinton.
A number of professors are abroad this year Pro-
lessor Il T. Peck, Dr.. A. W. V. jackson and DR..
M. L. Earle are visiting educational institutions and
tuyestg eating different systems in Europe; Dr. r. j. H.
Cotthel is In Berlin, and Dr. d. X. Dodge, who, 1t Is
rmored will bring wife back with him, IS In Copcn
hagen, where he spent last summer Montpelier,
yt seems 10 DO a sort Of headquarters for the pro-
fcssoas of political science. in Columbia College, for
Professors Munoe Smith, F. J. Gcodnow and seg-
man are there. Dr. DUnnns, however, is at Raqueie
lake. Professor J. T. Goodwin is in Washington, n IL.
Professor John ID. Quackonbos is also in New-Hamp-
shire In his cottage the shOreo of sunapce Lake.
New-IoDdon, where, for many years, he has been
known as "the best fisherman on the lake" Pro
lessor Charles sprague Smith lie also fond OF fresh
water ana is visiting the lakes of Maine. Professor
richmond Smith l. at his home In west Hampton.
mr. CARPENTER Is at COtyt, Mass. Both superintendent
n T. J. Porter and Professor George ii. Baker, the
librarian of the college, are at their posts OF duty,
although they may take flying trips later on IN the
summer. -, H.. ou a,,.,0.
The vacation ut in The School OF Dimes there are four
acttve summer schools mechanical engineering, sur
yeying practical mining and practical geodesy Inc
,ork Of these shoots Is of such nature thai Tho
sdens are not obliged % come TO the college They
meet this professors and take ps into the country or
10 mines or factories and do practical Work IN these
rlaces The summer School Of Chemistry, which was
started last year. was not continued this summer.