New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-19
BUSY DAYS AT COLUMBIA.
OFFICERS AND INSTRUCTORS APPoINTED-THE
WORK AMONG THE ATHLETES, MUSICIANS
AND LITERARY STUDENTS.

AND LITERARY STUDENTS.
Professor Henry Drsler dean of the School OF Arts
OF Columbia College, has asked for leave OF absence
from the college. ard the trustees have granted IT,
Professor j. H. Van Amrnge has been selected TO act
as dean in his absence Dr. Driser is going TO Europe
for his health 1t has been thirty years since he has
crossed the ocean.
Professor Nicholas Murray Butler has been elected
dean Of the School OF Philosophy under the uni
versity system. lie is preparing an elaborate scheme
OF courses which he will present next term.
The annual concert OF the glee banjo ana manoonn
clubs OF the college given in Chickering Han on
Saturday night. The audience was large and appre-
ciatve and the programme was interesting ana showed
much careful preparation. The solos OF J. W. Walker,
A. b. Pattou, p. f. Johnson and o. l.. Rogers were
we'll received. and special attention was given 10
gavotte, played by the mandolin club and composed
by X. NJ Murclrlson, jr., '93. The banjo CLUB also
played with its accustomed acccptabilty'
The proposed athletic club at Columbia, to be com
posed OF graduates and undergraduates. for the pur
pose Of obtaining q clubhouse with gymnasium and han
included, is an assured thing, 800 applications
have been received. The initiation fee for all applying
before will be $685. after tomorrow the Zee
will DO increased to $50.
Through the energy of J. W. McLane, the president
OF the medical college of Columbia the medical students
are to have a gymnasium of their own next year.
DIR. C.. b. Curtis has been elected chief Of the sur
gical clinic OF the medical college, and Dr. f. " ous
has been made professor emeritus Of venereal ana
gen0-urinary diseases. and DR.. George W. Taylor mas
been appointed lecturer in these subjects.
DR.. George 5. Huntington has been elected professor
of anatomy in the college for the coming year
The final examinations in the different departments
Of Columbia begin to-day.
The varsity crew Is in a peculiar position. They
know whether to be not to be.' The men have
stopped training, and the question rests entirely with
Cornell The University OF PENNSYLVANIA has agreed
to allow the to be declared OFF for the year. Cor
nell has sent word. II Cornell refuses TO declare
the at NewLondon OFF between the three Colum
bia may enter her freshman crew against CornelPs
varsity.
The freshman crew is in better form each day. The
for the have been selected, and they arc now
rowing follows: Stout, coXswain; WOtherspoon,
No s Prince, No Z: Mckee, No. q: ScOfeld No. 5 ;
Romano. No Taintor, No. 3: SOuthback, No, 2
Bchrman, bow: cakes and Johnson, substitutes. The
positions in which the men are rowing may be
slightly changed before the races but these ten VIII
constitute the Columbia, 80, has races with
Yale. '93; Harvard '03 Cornell, 03. and the Uni
versty Of Pennsylvania '03.
The annual exhibition OF the architectural depart
mcnt of the school Of Mines will be held June B.
aud in the school OF Mines building.
Tho PeithoOgan Literary society has elected the
following officers for next term: W. Murtha, '01 Law
president Richard Collins, 81 Arts, vice president
J. G.. Wright, '02. Arts corresponding secretary g. f.
Morgan, '02. Arts. recording secretary L. W. Speer
02, Law, treasurer.