New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-22
LEHIGH's QUARTER CENTURY.
NEW nuLEsELEcrRlcAL LABORATORY


South bethlehem. PENN Sept. 81 (specaD.-The
twenty Nth year OF Lehlgh's existence opencd OH
Wednesday with every omen proptlons. Never beiore
b,s the beginning Of the college year been attcndcu
nv co many changes in the rules ana rcenIntons
Tho policy OF the facnltv also has ehangcd consacr
br much to the disadvantage OF GOOD many OF !h7
students who always manage TO carry along dur'ns
the term two and three conditions. The president
announced last Jnnc that all students havlng more
than on. condition In September after tho regular re-
examinations would be dropped The sincerity OF TINS
-statenant was made evident q few days after the
anal sophomore re-cxaminntlous when the names OF
twenty seven OF the sophomore class were postea ~
having been dropped from the roll OF ther cia's ior
falling to pass the required number OF exam'nauon'
II win be remembered that about thirty OF th's cis'
vero dropped ct Christmas and that day or two ater
commencement e!sft more were suspended for hazing
From this II will DO seen how difficult 1t Is to get
through the first year at Lehigh Tor this class erco
numbering about ITS and now hardly lOo remai'
The samc misfortune fell to the lot Of the present
Junior class for they entered 100 men and now tnee
are but sixty OF the original number left
The most mpOrtaut changes III the rules are d.
follows: Any student not mourning more than nitcen
absences during any term Of his first two years VIII
be excused from gymnasium durog the last wv" years
The rules about the treatment OF cohoidates ior AZ
mission and freshmen are made more expnci~ 1he
following new rnle has been added " Any puohcauoh
BY students Which Contains anything ocrood'o'5' !"
the Judgment OF the faculty, to tn" trustees. the faculty.
or the instructors or which may tod ~ bring them or
any Of them into r.dcuic, odium or contempt " I"
impair their iniIuclce shall be considered aud hcio 70
bc grave and subject those concerned ID such
publication to rigorous punishment THIS rue hse
been considered necessary after the publication Oh
tie last EIlionie7 fOr vote 10 suspend tie "Hoic
lOard Of editors was lost By but one vote.
rnc increased number Of clcctricals has PROVED
cn.cius.,iy the need u new physical Laboratory
and In few days ground will be BROKEN for the new
building. III the meantime the old cla,s mcetI 4,
room in Christnsi Hall has Leen fitted mp Win al
kind, Of ch.niuu xppa1ts for the use OF the r'"st
man rlcctIcas. Class and college meeting, are now
lnld n the assembly room In the g. nuaeiuiu
past has becn hled BY the appointment OF tlr Rev
aiwood Worcester. NJ. A., Pm D.. graduate OF
Coiuinbli and VI the Gcne:a Theological seminary
who leav>- the assistant rc'tn-siup ~ x: A'!.i ;
Church. Brooklyn. 10 accept the place MI Worcester
will also I'LL tho chair OK mental and moral ptSnoP
and Christian evidenccS. Tine Engish department.
has been entirely reorsan,ed aod NOR. acntion VIII
dual. work rendered necessary BY Ihe;e changes
Will be taken charge Of by Henry E. Beldnn. ~
Trinity College. Mr. shervoods plSoe ~ Instructor
Of civil engineering Is being hlcd by John r. br,oks
OF Dartmouth. me department has lately LOST It's
senior Instructor BY the resignation OF Mr. jacob
who leaves Lehigh to accept 90 assistant professor
ship at Cornell. His successor bAs nW been sp.
mouths leave OF absence, during which he will uavd
abr I'D. principally in Egypt and southern Europ"
During his absence Professor Coffee Will MI tho prcs
dents Place