New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-03
ASSYRIAN ART At AMHERST.
ATn1nrIr, CLUE AND PERSONAL NOTES or TIE
WEEK.

Amherst Mass. March . ,spccll-Thc latest news
from President scelyc announces his arrival at Rome
and his intended departure for America about the first
Of April.
The college elee club Will give rs annual New
York concert at tho Berkeley Lvceum April l. Tho
other places where the club vii sing this season
include Boston, Springfield. Worcester and New
London.
The heavy eyrnastc contest will be held wcdncs.
day afternoon March 20, in The gymnasium, and from
the number Of men now training. the entries promise
10 be unusually numerous Medals viii be awarded
70 winners Of events and the til" Of college GYM
nast' TO the one winning the Target number Of in
diyidual prizes a banner goes 70 the class having
the most prizes.
Professor Morse has been III and unable 10 leave
the house during the last week.
The preparations for the minstrel show. - b.
given May l. for the benefit Of the Baseball AssOca
ton. are wei under way. and +. j. Nuvancy. pro
fessona directs az least Of DE rehearsaIs each
week. F. y. Raymond. 90 will BE- incrlooutos
and n. y. Ludington 81. J. c. D. Kitchen. 81.
W. b. DOYLE, 80 G. y. launsbury. 80. {. J.
sullivan. %. and another - be- selected the end
men. The college quartet and the banjo club to
appear in musical numbers and f. NJ. Cane. 90. In
mandolin solos The whole is u close with
imitation Of class drill in the gymnasium. Dr.
f. p. Harris has charge Of this latter specially.
Baseball games have been arranged a. follows with
few exceptions all away from Amherst. April 3.
lIoyoles, 4. New Ilaven- D. IIartfoids; II. Holy
Gross; L.. Worcester; 80, Harvard. May /, Exeter.
.. Andover; L., Holy Gross; Ia. Yale at Amherst;
Il, University Of Vermont 81, Yale at Amherst.
June l., Holy Cross at Amherst.
The football association las appointed committee
Of the four directors and Captains smith and Cocker
to revise the constitution and submit 1t for approval.
The present constitution j. indefinite in several cases.
especially In establishing the Of Office Of the
manager whose importance has been increased by the
Introduction Of the athletic board OF control. The
constitution will make the close OF the season
the time for the election OF officers.
one Of tho most Interesting Of the valuable col
educational purposes Is the ferries Of six solp'
ured stone slabs which set IN the walls Of the
main entry Of the library. They occupy the entire
side Of the hallway, covering Of about sixty
visitor because of their hicrOglypiics and coos sal
human figures In relief These slabs found and
presented to the college by the Rev. Henry LObdcll
graduate OF the class OF lrfJ and missionary u
McsOpotamia who died at MOsal at the time he
engaged in preparing the stones for Transports
tlon TO this country. The slabs were found In the
palace OF the King Of Assyra who rclgncd about
800 b. C. At the time Of Amhcrs.s hiticth ami
vcrsary, the Rev. W. II. Ward II The Ind"pendcntr
translated at great pains and EFFORT the hcroglyphcs
being memorial Of great victory Of the King
Azzurnasirbal In the care Of the college Librarian
and open for the examination Of visitors Is Dr..
Wards manuscript translation. 1t males small
volume containing photographs Of the stones and
literal. interlncar. and free translation OF the in
scrpons. The transportation Of the slabs cost 5000
and FOR building special room for their keeping
1900 more was expended. At the reconstruction Of
the library binding in las2 these valuable specimen,
Of Assyrisn were Transferred as they are now
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