New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-17

THE LITTER CLUBS T. THE RESCUE SOCIAL
ATHLETIC PERSONAL.

ATHLETIC personal.
New Rrunswick. y j.. Feb rs CSpccian.-In many
WAYS Rutgers is undergoing changes which will
materially alter the conditions Of life among the
students, Heretofore nearly all students at the
College l,ive been hoarder,. Tie toWn,pcoplc have
been depended on almost completely 10 furnish food
and lodgings for students, and with the exception
M "A limited number who had rooms at the seminary
dormitory an have gone 70 boarding houses Then
the Delta Phi fraternity hlt Is pretty chapter house
ON Hamilton IT, and the other fratcrncs have rapidly
followed. The en- P,i, were the second to have a
chapter house and theirs, on College ave, Is larger
and handsomcr than the Delta PMS and ., well
surrounded by pleasant grounds. Tho Icta Ph' have
"A house now however. which Is better than either
II the others. II stand, In Collcecave.. next the
grammar school building. and is beautifully located
Yn hiyh ground. with terrace descending I" the
street and has for many students The erection
and purchase Of these chapter houses has drawn the
college mcn closer together and while Wit drawing them
moro from Intercourse with the townspeopc. has
brought them into closer intimacy win resident
graduates II il expected that other fraeIntieS that
now have club rooms viii soon cree buildings, ana
with these and the large Wnants dormitory, now
nearing completion. plain boarding with quiet nome
influences" Will be thing OF the past
Rutgers has serious need Of larger gymnasium &C
commodatlons The IIcrtzog Hall gymnasium. In
which the men now practice. Is growing inadequate
with tho steady Increase In the number OF students
and before long will be found necessary To erect
building for gymnasium purposes larger than that
on Seminary Ilill' The matter has already been
discussed by tho Board of Trustees
The success Of the Junior hop last week In the
Assembly has decided the question Of holding semi
yearly receptions and hereafter the Juniors Will do
the honors I'm the winter. while the seniors VIII cole
brate their departure from college by giving mop
on the evening of commencement after the presidents
rcceptlon The two dances are now functions Of
coIIece life ana neither Will cncroach on the Others
territory.
The college organ. "Thc Targum," is improving
under its present management, especially IN the
matter Of college news. The latest number was very
much like one n the old time issues when the paper
was on the top of prosperity The grammar
school organ The Argo.7 is also IA crcditable pub
LEGATION. 1t has several neat poems IN tho latest
Thc student, are to adopt some insignia or badge
10 dcsi matc their college connecticut similar 10 those
worn by other college men committee wmch
include, C. II. Stranz Malcolm Lud1m Ellis Bishop
and W. Bingham, hns been appointed to make
Among the bills introduced in the Legislature is one
providing for the establishment Of state mctcoro-
logical college to be connected with Rutgers. The
0ad Of Directors includes tho director and secretary
Of the state Agricultural College and third person.
10 be commissioned by the Governor.
The Monday sight club held It's first annual
banquet last Monday evening and the feast was very
enjoyable Among those who responded 10
l9asl. we're f. r. Van 4Saa Van e. w yam and 13S "
strong. The president Of the club, W. ID. Ward, was
The following have assured positions on the base
ball nine for next season: Citing, pitcher, &. Mabon
catcher: Bishop. first, j. Ha6an, second llrett
third De witt, short stog. There Will be lively
The spring ied meet of the college athletic associa
ton is 70 be held on the college grounds early
benn NT held doors. but Recreation Hall, the
only building in town large enough to be available