New-York tribune., 1890-04-14
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD on THE RIVER.
CREWS IN TRAINING-THE NEW B0AT-HoUsE-
LECTURES.

CREWS IN TRAINING-THE NEW BoAT-HOUsE-
LECTURES
Cambridge Mass, April IL (speciaD.-The last
period Of the college year began on wednesday las'
The registration rules by virtue OF "mch every
student is Obliged TO register in person on the h's
day, brought the back promptly. and no u"c was
wasted in getting under way. TIL, crews DOM ''c
VARSITY and those OF the different classes maze no
breach in their training for the recess 'e Nais''H
crew having gone to training table aooht 'he n'NO
of April The candidates for the nine also remained
IN Cambridge and on Fast day play cd short practice
game with the wollastons This activity Is the IN
PRODUCTION to what is for every tic busiest ana
perhaps the pleasantcst term Of the college year.
The rowing club is already in It's quarters In the
new boat house. and all The available boats nave Dcch
constantly in use in fair weather. The popularity
OF the new recreation. of which In any case thcre
could have been little doubt. Is we'll assured and it
is the inexperienced as we'll the experienced rowers
who are now trying their hand on the river.
The class crew. arc setting into hard work. for
the races arc only few weeks of The lresunlah
crew naturally attracts the most interest, and wins
not altogether unfavorablc criticism. W. Alex
ander L. $. Is coaching them The men have been
rowing as follows: Keys stroke: Davis. 7 Vail, o.
Keton. 5; slade. a. Earl, 3; Hathaway, .; Burgess,
bow.
ON Thursday the nine played their first scheduled
game, against Tufts College. seven innings we're
PLAYED with score OF : TO . in favor OF Harvard
1t is of impossible to predict anything thus
early with regard to the ultimate success of the team
but the men begin already to show some OF their
Characteristic defects. The batting is much weaker
than the fielding. There will be a number OF new
men on the nine, and the indications point TO the
development OF new strcgth. Upton, 90. Mason.
L. S. Rabbit 90. and Howland, L. :, are candidates
for catcher: Luce, 81: Bates, '93 Cummings, 81
and DowneF, L. -. pitching Lee. 0l, ana
Trahord, 93, both promise well for first base. Inc
and II will not be for lack Of material If strong
team is not developed.
A large number Of Harvard men took part IN the
championship games of the Amateur Athletic Union
in Boston on saturday.
The story profcssorshp at the law school, made
vacant by the departure of Professor Kecner, who
recently accepted a position in the Columbia law
school, has been filed. Judge jeremiah smith, Of
Dover, y. H.. graduate of Harvard in the class of
$50. for some time the supreme Court bench OF
New Hampshire. and for many years successful law
FEBRUARY Judge smith lcctuIed at Harvard. on " The
Law as Profession and made at that time very
favorable impression
Professor j, W. White gave lecture on Wednesday
on "The Greek Theatre" Professor Lyon gave
on Thursday the first of series OF lectures on The
Cuneiform Inscriptions and the Old Testament
Professor +. 0. Perce has resumed his lectures
after a short illness.
The Phi BETA Kappa undergraduate dinner was held
on Saturday evening.
Professor Colin lcct,irod on Thursday evening be-
fore the Cambridge Social Union on Personal Keco
lections Of the siege Of Paris