New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-10
IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
NOTES FROM COLUMBIA, THE NORMAL COLLEGE
AND THE COLLEGE OF THE CITY
OF NEW YORK


OF NETWORK.
The people living near tho Columbia College build
ings are entertained every afternoon by rather
novel exhibition About thirty young men. dressed In
oulandsh costumes. race around the college block
in Indian file. stopping until they have covered
about three miles They are the candidates for the
varsity and freshman crews, in training. Robertson
81 the captain. is coaching the Varsity candidates
while Mckleham, 30, has the freshmen IN charge
Both sets of men every day except sunday, rain
or shine and Saturdays. extend their run. tro'ins
mp the avenue and covering ten miles before they re
turn. The candidates all working hard and both
crews will be strong on the water.
DIR. l.. H. Jacoby. Of the Astronomical Department
OF Columbia College. who has been accompanying the
United states Scientific Expedition 10 Africa to OBJ
the eclipse has been invited by DR.. GIL
the director of the ROYAL Observatory at the Cape u
/ Good Hope. TO stay time with him and make
a heionetric triangulatOn Of the stars about the
minor planet Victoria order that the recent inyest
cations Of the solar paraax may be verified and
completed. Professor J. X. Rees, Of Columbia, 10
whom DR.. Jacoby wrote concerning this matter II
greatly pleased at the honor done To his assistant and
to the college, Dr. Jacoby will not return to Colum'
bia until next October.
At recent meeting OF the advisory board on attn
letics At Columbia. IL decided to amalgamate tho
different athletic Interests Of the college under the
head Of a single finance committee. Eight graduates
and eight undergraduates will compose the committee,
and this committee will have complete charge Of The
finances OF college athletics and will also decide the
general question Of athletic policy.
The freshmen will give an entertainment for tho
benefit Of their crew March ~ at the Berkeley
Lyccum. The college glce and banjo clubs will
take part and also the college orchestra. while X. VI.
Murchis0n j. ID. Dove, A. X Alexander. IL. b. Cul-
ver H. ". Wall, Comachio. Hess and shayne, will help
to amusc the audience with Chinese, Dutch and negro
acts"
The young ladies Of the Normal College edit papa
called 80 The Normal College Echo" 1t is YET a
young though promising representation Of college
journalism. with its April issue II will enter upon
| It's second volume. The literary department is well
sustained. and contains many bright. newsy articles
Of college interest. The business department has
been comparatively small but is rapidly in
crcasng owing 10 the efforts of Miss Ada G. H.
ravcnor. The entire editing is carried on under the
auspices of the Alpha Beta Gamma society, OF which
President Hiss S" Gertrude smith vice president Miss
| Helen setthcmer, recording secretary; Miss ). u'
Bowtell corresponding secretary, Miss Hooper 1
urcr Miss Ala {. X Tavcnor, and librarian, Miss
Helen Phillips. ,.,,
on law, tomorrow's lecture will be on oontracte IN
regard 10 domestic relations. ,, ..,o.
Ihe Alumni Association intend 10 es'apnsh snu'"'
for the practical study Of botany. x,., c,u.rs il
the military discipline which the young ladies ais
play on entering tho assembly room for Gyei ea
ccses In e morning. enc m ssvea ue each sr
standing in front of her seat chord Is struck on
the piano and every seat is adjusted another chord
and every one Of those hundred girls seated
the whole time taken In accomplishing tho airansc
mcnt being not more than two minutes.
Arrangements have been made for the Dramatic
Climb entertainment, which is TO take place AZ tio
| Berkeley Lyoeum on March Is and 20. The proceeds
are be gwen the athletic association. The per
formancc Will begin with The Real Cedric Errol'
tyavesty on Little Lord Fauntleroy," by Bayard
| WELLER aud Mason Cornes. with W. T. Wood, go; IN
the title role This is To be followed by Turned Up,
| an original comedy in three acts by Mark Meliori'
in which J. J. X Hackett '0l, will impersonate Cara
way Bones. 49,, An.
At recent meeting OF the Athletic Association tls
! following officers elected x. J. Parker, w.
president: c. F. Thumm, 81, vice president; F. n
Patterson, 80, secretary and ". NJ. Craft y2 treas,
urer games oommlttec-W. c. Boyrer, 30; f. slegei'
Mich. 40; J. c. Cakes. '0l and r. H. Baynes. %.
! The Association of Graduate Members OF the Me-
| chanical Course held its annual banquet FRIDAY
evening, February 81, at Morelo's. Tie occasion W.
| thoroughly enjoyed by all present.