New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-21
THE FOSSIL HUNTERS OF HOPKINS.

PROFESSOR ROWLAND GETS THE DRAPER MEDAL
Baltimore. Nd, April 20 tspecaD.-rhe geological
expedition Of DR.. Clark and party Of Johns Hopkins
students TO Mount Vernon and points along the
Potomac shore mention Of which was made in this
CORES pondence last week, was very successful In
the neighborhood of Fort Washington the young gcoo.
gists found some interesting specimens Lower
down the river they discovered rich collecting grounds
for brocsh and marine forms of animal life, aAd BY
dredging much good material for laboratory work was
secured The party continued its trip on the schooner
Idle Wild to jamestown and Hampton Roads, and re.
turned to Baltimore by steamer. In describing the
trip Dr. Clark says it interesting, invgorating
and instructive. The chief scientific results Of the
expedition will be published in the next number Of
the university circular.
Professor H. A. Rowland has been receiving the
congratulations Of the faculty and students on his
newly acquired honor. the Draper medal presented
by the National Academy of sciences for having dur
Jug the last TWO years, achieved the most mcrtorous
progress In original investigation. The medal Is
massive plain gold disk, suitably inscribed and val
led at over 500. Professor Rowands wonderful
work In spectrum analysis, the perfecting OF reirac-
ton grattngs for producing speciTn and his nvesga-
tlons Of the solar spectrum secured him the prize
1t is conceded that his inventions covering the man
ufacture of refraction giatings have placed him a.
the head Of this branch Of science
The Hopkins Is coming to the front In the honors
bestowed upon the members of it's faculty and ito
graduates. several Of the former have recently re-
ceived the highest encomiums for their discoveries In
science, and q number Of the latter are obtaining
foremost positions in leading schools and colleges
Many Hopkins men are now holding lucrative posi-
tons in southern and Western colleges.
The Hopkins baseball club has made @ bad be-
ginning The heavy batters Of the University Of
PennsyIvan nearly hammered the life out of Pitcher
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There are some good batters In the Hopkins team.
but the team whole does not play well together.
nor with that confidence and determination which
often II half the contest The men must play
BALI all the time and keep up the athletic record OF
the university which last fall received blow Ia
the series OF defeats that overcame the football team
The Franklins also beat the Hopkins nine last week.
There good ball players Ia the club and tney are
being urged to do their level best to place the team
footing with the other college CLUBS so 'hat !"
will not come out the tailender. 80
The lacrosse team has opened the season IN b'ill-
liant style. While the baseball players OF me Uni
versty Of Pennsylvania were beating the Hopkins
boys at the national game in Philadelphia, the Penn
sylvania lacrosse team going down before the
HOPKINS experts on the Clifton grounds, this city.
The first game Of the season was social az wen a.
prettest girls wore Hopkins ribbons, and cheered
The Hopkins boys on to victory. Ton To one was
the score against the Pennsylvania lacrosse players
The material OF the Hopkins club Is rr.t-class, In
GLIDING several Of the champion Druid players, VINO
captured tho Oelrchs cup The indications are that
the Hopkins lacrosse team Is going 10 make nhe
record In the intercollegiate games
Or. T.. II. Griffin, professor OF philosophy ana Dean
OF the university recently gave model Lecture 70 the
class In psychology and ethics. II was a oonuensec
review OF the main currents OF pihIosCPlc tnousn
from the most ancient times l.. $500
No 40 Of the university circulars now IN press.
is Issued under the editorial direction OF PROFESSOR
work and will contain number OF papers ana noues
on morphology with illustrations