New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-24
LEUIGH DORMlTORIES.
LAcROssE-NrnLETIc FRBsHMEN-BooK on EN-
GlNEERING-BAXoUE INSTEAD OF HOP

TACROSSr- ATHLETIC FRE>HMI-N-BOOk On IN
GixEFR1NG-BAxoUE INSTEAD OF HOP.
South bethlehem. Penn. March % (specai)'-'n'
old ,iect - hundirc dornitorics again being aSi-
tatcd Every year the students have petltlohcd inc
trustees 10 erect buildings where thcfe "ou'" ~
room for all the 10 live toec'ner' All" Jus. q"
recul,rly the trustees have refused the peuuo' "'V
the outcome Of the present movement VIII pc = '
20 say but II il results in another petition the answer
,-t1 In oil ,rohaIilty be the II has been III
,ra,io ycars for il has been generally understood
tina; lack of funds has in the past iormen 'ic s'o'
work Of he negative answer when the trustees "a'o
invariably given, and there has not pceh NaHiN' ""
,,iu ,lcrc lac for some time come, any change IN
the finances Of Lchigh. unless some generous chdo"-
.s r, given Athletic interests have suffered
,,oaeuraby from the absence Of the dOrnltory sNH-
tom and This is one Of the chief reasons why Lchgh
has never held in athletics the place among her s'
tor COLLEGES which should be hers. There are thirteen
active fracrritics here seven OF when nave chdPrT
houses and the members Of the others set together
10 great extent various parts of the three boroug
and thus college spirit which should be the first con
sidcration is broken up and loyalty 10 ones fraternity
takes its place. Of course 1t IS readily seen thau
tno buildug Of dormiorcs capable Of accommodating
all the men would tend 10 rcnsate that college spirit
among Lchrh men which is almost Indispensable Tor
success in athletics.
The continued bad weather is not by any means
increasing Lehch's hopes for winning the pennant III
lacrosse this year. the team having played pu' Jour
practice games thus far The only game lla' Has
been arranged for outside of the intercollegiate
League schedule is one with the Philadelphia Lacrosse
Club al Philadelphia. on May 80. Manager IomKh-
son would Ike to hear from managers Of colicsia'e
and OF her Lacrosse with regard TO dates a. soon
A. possible The team will stand Goal, HulhieY :
point Reese captain: first defence. Grammar. tn
defence. MSh: third attack. Straub' second a'ld'h
Nandcrhor-t first attack. Cope. hrst hoA' AI'u,I
son. The other four places. cover point -, ohu NC
fence centre and second home. Will not DE hi'N
until more practice has shown who Of III" twenty hNo
candidate, Tor these places are the best men. q.
full schedule Of intcwla>s games VIII De pial'd 81"
during the first weeks I'm Aprl. . ,,,
A. part Of the interest manifested IN atle,l
here the freshmen viii pat boih bi>cbdlI anu =
lacrosse team in the field this year, thIiS lNal n
never been done here before The baseball team VIII
stand a. follows: First base, Gcrlardt, scc3nd na,,
hutchinson: centre field Curtis: lcfl field. ltichard
son: pitcher. Grant. catcher. Eclncd. ana SNORT
stop Iinkins. Dates hav" been nNcd WIN I'M
school al Potistown. for NAV TO- and with Princeton
freshmen al Bethlehem. on April l.. Two games nave
been arranged with the Lafayette freshmen, nnt IN"
dates have not been settled OH a vet Both MANAGER
smith If the baseball team. and MANAGER Nc ha>hcN
Of thc lacrosse team would Ike 10 hear from the man
ayers Of other teams in regard 10 games. , g
Roof, and Bridges, Part II. GIdpncal stauoS'
has iusi been published by Mansfield Nerrman. pro
f,~> Gr i'm civil engineering and Henry = Jacohy, IN
structOr in civil engineering. al Lchich
An effort being made 10 substitute an intrrclaS'
larouct for the hop which IL j. the custom for ihc
minors 70 give the seniors IN June. on the ground ia
II j. unfair 10 Juniors since all It's members arc
taxed for the benefit Of few. and unfair - the seniors
because Il is a cift t. only small part Of The class.