New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-08
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
Johns HOPKINS.
TESTING ELECTRICAL ooNvEETEEs

TESTING ELECTRICAL CONVERTERs
baltimore Nd, Dec. : (specaD.- Encouraging prog
ress has been made IN the electrical dep'I'"'"' =
the Johns Hopkins University. thorough 'e7. VI
the efficiency. OF "converters' has been maue' Inv
arr apparatuses for changing the alternating currents
small in quantity but high IN voltage or pre's''0
10 currents Of greater quantity but 10" voltage o
simplifying incandesccnt lamps The results VI '''
tests are of great benefit to the. electric "S", n
panies and to consumers. In the last SesSio" NV
rcau made important tests win lil''.'V ,,.H
lamps showing the length Of time the u'Ic'o"' u.s.
OF lamps will burn Professor Henry W. nov" ,a
achieved wide reputation I'm the ec''1o" "o'
hv his eyneriments He has devised several oSf"o'
with a view 10 producing current IN the mosV CIV
non,cal manner. II is probable tat d. q" 49,
day a new building specially adap'eu ioi
machines and the study Of this sciehce VIII W W.
structed and special attention VIII De give" " .,'o
develonmcn4 Of this branch OF the university Inc
.Tobns Hopkins has already done more toW"'u a"N"''
,, elect-,cal science than any other general hsuVu
ton Of Ie,Srning in the world. Some valuable adoi-
tous have been made for the library III 'he past
six months. .,,
The resignation Of DR.. Edward Mussey Hartwell
ms associate physical training and director OF inc
gymnasium great surprise DOM u '"o l"'ui'S
and the students HIS place will be hard 70 I'LL
Ic will remain until January 1, when he will take
his new place As director of physical training III the
nubrc schools of Boston. The directors OF the uni
versity athletic association will urge the trustees
10 appoint A. A. Stage the Yale pitcher, to d.
Iartwells place
The Hopkins trustees have decided to rc-cslaD!s"
the marine laboratory under the supervision OF pr
William X Brooks The laboratory Will De IN inc
bahamas, and win reopen 10 students in biology an
excellent field for the prosecution Of original studies
and researches. which had been closed to them iW
several years, owing TO the scarcity of funds. Tic
laboratory was maintained for several years at variols
points on the Chesapeake lay and at beaufort y =
In these annual trips valuable studies were maze III
propa cation and maintenance of the oyster, winch
mas been published and widely circulated. Prof 'ssm
Brooks has become authority on oyster culture
In 1856 the laboratory sought wider field. ana III
vision OF Dr. Brooks, prosecuted their stGcleS al
Green Turtle Key, IN the Bahamas The results Wcic
so successful that the next year party OF twei'a;
consisting not only OF Hopkins students Dul Vi
professors from other colleges, spent March April,
MAY and June at Ncw-IrOvdence, near Nassau Inc
thld year the university unable 70 Sepc OUT ull
ORGANIZED force. but Or. ii. Y. Wilson. who Is now
resident naturalist at the Government fishing slstol
az Woods HOl. Mass. spent several months n "rcGii
Turtle Key I'm the study Of marine life. There VIII
be twelve 6ftoen in the party 70 spend next sprung
in the bahamas. and the "trip IS anticipated WIN con
siderable pleasure. OF course nearly all the men IN
the biological would like 10 but Professor
Brooks win select hi, associates for the expedition