New-York tribune., 1890-01-27
IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
MOTIFS FROM COLUMBIA, THE UNIVERSITY AN

MOTIFS FROM COLUMBIA, THE UNIVERSITY ANr
THE COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEwYoRK.
Two topics are absorbing the attention Of Colum.
bia College students at present: the semi annual eX
amnatiOns which begin to-day and last until February
G. and the installation OF ColumbIa's new president,
seth Low, which will occur on February 3, at The Met
ropotan opera House.
IL will be exactly twenty-siX years on February
since Dr. Charles King resigned the presidency 4
Columbia College ON october 3 OF that year Il 196A)
President Barnard was installed. The exercises IN
that occasion were begun by reception In the college
library then the assembly formed in procession under
the direction Of Professor Peck and ~ l. Van Duler
and marched into the chapel, where Dr. Duihe made
the prayer Hamilton Fish, who occupied the same
place Of trust that he holds as chairman OF the
Board of Trustees performed the installation and
handed President Barnard the KEYS and charter Of
the college which duty he viii perform for the second
tine on February 3. Professor Marine then made an
address I'm behalf Of the professors of the college,
and Dr. Anderson made the address for the alumni,
and President Barnard himself pronounced the benc-
diction 4 reception at the presidents house in the
evening closed the exercises.
Mr. Low will be the eleventh president Columbia has
Ind His predecessors have been: samuel Johnson,
1874 'C3 (res gned; Myles cooper, l'c3o aDicated;
mo college Oh account Of war: William samuel John
son 1-,7 l-OO re,isnedl: Charles Wharton, l-O0'Ol
.,l.led): Benjamin Moore, 1-0l-1l reSened william
Harris, l-ll'20 died: William Alexander Duler,
l-29'43 uesignedD: Nathaniel F. Moore l742'49 trc-
.igned): Charles King, lsi9'd1 pessnedl, Frederic
Augustus Porter Barnard, ls6i-'as died.
The Iabourdonnais Chess Club of the college mas
lust elected officers for the year As follows:
q. ~ Jacoby, 80, president II. b. Cowins ir.' '"2,
vice president j. smith, ~. treasurer; n {. Bassett
o. recording secretary Edward HymeS, 81 cor
responding secretary. champiohsmp lourh"Hh0"'
will be begun in few weeks.
The Junior class their monthly meeting last week
..l4pp -, tI, ftnf flr
ball With 800, they paid their class debt, con-
tacted by their freshmen in the spring of 1855,
and $500 they have given To the college athletic as
socation TO help put the intercollegiate team IN
| training.
The college hopes to win prizes in the intercollegiate
games this spring with the following men: H. Mapes,
o2. both hurdle races +. Mcllyane ;. Of L., mile
walk A. s Nosbprg, 30, and IL. hlnesbry' 'O3'
half mile run; H. C. Ilinman,. 90, shot and hammer;
II. Honbostel '0l mile run V MapeS, 0l, broad
Jump. H. +. Welch, 80, pole vault A. H. Soh3Si.
90 quarter mile run; II. shipman, 100, itOyard
dash: and the tug war team \ number OF other
promising candidates are training Tor the W-eieh'
contests.
The day of prayer for colleges january so, viii
be observed witn appropriate services IN tho chapel
of the University of the city of Newl ork That
same evening the Alumni Association VIII eat us
annual dinner al the Hotel Brun'%ck' ,,-,.,
The Euceian Library society has c>tabhShcu y
course OF lectures Friday afternoons. In the uni
vtr'V baildnS Thc hrSt was HeiNsrG NV l HS NP d.
. lessor stevenson lccturcd Ia the boys.
The professors I'm the university are taking ErriV
Interest in the discussion concerning the pshN terrain
Confession of Faith The chancellor. DR.. John Hall,
and Professor stevenson have both spoken against
revision before the Prc.bytcry and Vice Chancellor
MacCr rackcn has spoken on the opposite side.
The term examinations In the College OF the City OF
New York have Just ended but the results have ho'
yet been published. =,
The classes of ~ and 90 will both hold their
annual dinners in two weeks. The rivalry In frater-
nifty matters makes the selection of speakers for these
occason, interesting. Tho selections have not yet
been determined.
There will be reunion Gf the Phi Deuteron charge
OF the Theta Delta Chi fraternity at the club house
! in Fitth-aye., on the evening OF January 81,