New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-10
CONCERNING CORNELL


Ithaca. y " Feb. o (opccian-" The Tribune Is
doing a square thing for the students ana professors
Of the leading colleges and education IN general
remarked one OF the upper elias mon I'm Cornell III
tho reading room the other day "Ihc MONDAY cul'l"h
of The Tribune ms the long felt want IN college Hi'
our college paper, have about all they can DO Ia Keep
track OF their own college news, and students
naturally like 10 know Just what Is going on m other
institutions. Hitherto no leading Journal hA7 at
tcuiptcd TO give a. does The Tribune, "A whole PAGE
Of single edition to college news. lhat paso is A'
educator and il will be the most welcome metropolitan
daily that circulatcs IN college towns Iesdei TINS
The Tribunos avoidance Of "scnsatonali,m" makes
u favorte newspaper among college professors anu
tho more thoughtful students.
The sophomore class has decided to hold rs banquet
I'm Syracnsc Tho motion that no wine be served wac
carried II TO ,. President Osgood has appointed ~
banquct committee: A. j. Baldwin Warner Taylor
Duniway, Bohn. Carpenter Parsons, Roess ana STARK
weather The election Of banquet Officers takes place
Monday evening Tho freshmen have already Issued
A bogus programme of the coming event.
The Cornell gce and banjo club gave their first
concert AT the opera House on Wednesday night. The
house was Of the best citizens both Of city and campus
The concert opened nj = 80 and closed at 10. Inc
songs were all lively and were frequently cncorcd
marked feature Of the singing was the baritone
solo by f. A. Iarkurst. The Rival Scrcnades,' conf
posed by H. Mack second viccprcsldcnt OF tine club,
was we'll received. Sir. Bailey, In lmogcn Donahuc.'
was called twice. and the glec club, led by +. o.
BIsselI did themselves great credit. The club Will
bc In Utlca on February -.
The second edition of the Cornell Register contains
the names OF BIB students. The Cornell crew has
Just received gift Of 800 from IL. G. Taylor, Of
Chicago toward the boathousc fund Professor New
bury gave one of his interesting Lenten lectures at
Barnes Hall last evening. Besides the bOatIOu,c fund
300 for track on the new athletic field Ia, been rug
lcstcd "A a senior memorial Charles PsOtta, who Is
In town for short visit, says he shall return In the
sTrng and % into training and later VIII make another
trip England The outlook for lacrosse for the com
Ing i very favorable II is probable that games
viii be arranged with other colleges The Committee
Of Arrangements lust appointed consists of T. NCkers
80, &. j.. Aucl, ~, and >. G. McNoder. 80. The
University of Michigan wants Il thanksgiving bali game
with Cornell, to take place at Detroit or Buffalo.
Friday night bitter cold, and fierce wind swept
over the campus ana kept many away from the Junior
ball, which, Notwithstanding. surpassed every Thing Of
the kind before held IN Ithaca Armory Hall never
looked incr the decorations being very elaborate There
Of sixteen pieces each, for tho
dances and the other for the promcnndcs The patron
csscs Ite Mrs JIG. sherman, Mrs +, NJ. urdch. Mrs.
r.. H. Hooker Mrs II. H. TlrStOn, Mrs. H. l. Wheeler,
Mrs. ". H. Hewett. Mrs. IL. S. Nichols Mrs IL. H..