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New-York tribune., 1890-05-05

Pope aud Browning Nathan p avery. Florence; /;
The Negro Problem" Howard ID. Hammond. Free.
town, y. Y; The Idea Of the saxon,' Frcderich
oherley. Albany National Indifference" John z:
stone Albany Tom Corwfn the orator." Charles
H. Miles. Grafton; "Th6 soul of Goodness In Things
EVIL" Andrew H. MHlnix, PortiaEd. Me-; Hide
bland.7 Ralph W. Crockett, Lewiston, Me. These
men are selected from tie junior class in oratory
under Professor Henry \. Frnk. .
The Lecture Course Committee has submitted its
report properly auditcd. The total receipts wero
~ O37 81 and Of this S97 20 remains unexpended.
s7i9 having been paid for enieriainments and the
next season Is sthpr = nurrll 81, and he has al
ready begun making aTrangcmelt
rate Of two or three each week but the date OK tho
performance Is still undecided.
The freshman and sophomore Kellogg speakers
will be heard and the best five from escn ciass
chosen 10 speak at commencement time, the nrst OK
next week. ,.x.S>
\ number OF college men attended an elaporsoS
german given by Miss DlCdgett Of northampton. %
Sat AZ aft
New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
WILLIAMS AND PHI BETA KAPPA.
coon MUsIC-ALAs, no CLASS DAY.

VILLAINS stown Mass. My 3 CSpccalD.-Dr. Parsons
In a letter to The Weekly advocates change
in the method Of clecting the Tl Leta Kappa mei'
Heretofore ten from each class. irrespective of mum
b.Fs received the honor. This il can easily b. seen
is essentially unjust to the large classes. OF the
present senior class it is but eighth. Now the
constitution OF the society recommends that either
oaofolrth or one fifth Of each class he elected %
member. hip H. view Of this Key has become a
AID many men who might rightfully claim its
privileges are dcbaI1 ed by the mhcxible limit.
II Is proposed that the Williams chapter adopt
the fractional method. and while stI keeping it
sufficiently lDw t. be esteemed honor, Yet TO
eve Williams fareI quota IN Phi Beta Kappa a.
large, aaG properly to reward a mans scholarship
whether his Glass number fifty or one hundred The
chapter at the next regular meeting Will probably
vote tie one fifth fractional number.
The musical organization IN the college known as
uis Karl Aerz Club gave public recital Thursday
evening fOr the benefit OF the y. VI. &. ~ The
Otttt OF thls CLb h the study of tho better class Of
Masc and tne elevation "f the musical tone # tho
college. The success of the winters work was
aie,iod by the very credtable concert. The instru
nmehui seAte was decidedly popular. and Mr. Avery's
pr. kdeon aCnicvcd signal sucocss By his Come
sOrg.r
The seniors having failed to adjust the class differ
e,les' and being discouraged and dsguscd with The
Vlole matter, have voted BY q strong majority 70
abolish class day. There seems bat little cnancc
TIER attempts 10 elect officers have failed and the
year IL now 50 well advanced. II Is unfortunate
uiat conn cHccnent should bee maTcd bv the absence
feature. ~ i"h
New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
LECTURES TO THE LUTHFRANS
w M MANNERS az Mr,nIrNprnc


Allentown. Penn, NAY (SpeciaD-The evont y, ,bo
"ecN al Muhenberg College was the lecture ~
H. y hprecht, PhD the distinguished ASsvroIopis,
VI ue 'hlFeiStv of Pennsy ylvauia who recently snont q
season IN exploration in Babyonla hi, subcct was
Sc Ihe Life Of the Family and state In Ancient Ecvnt
Inc chapel Of the college Was filed with tbe host
people of the city who were delighted with Tho loo,
uicr and hiS lecture
Tie course u lectures. Of which the above was ono
was Instituted by the Rev T. /. Seip D. D. the prcs
dent Of the college. and has proved an mporant ard
popular feature Of the institution The first lecture
Of tho course was given a week ago by H. H. Uerbst
A. W. VI. D.. Of tho class of 7 on Physical Culture
and was we'll received by his audience consisting
chiefly Of tie students and faculty Of the college The
next lecture Will be delivered BY the Rev Professor
W. J. Mann. d. D. L. D.. Of the Lutheran Theological
seminary in Philadelphia The Ethical Bearings Of
the Choice Of a Trofcs,on.7
The authorities and students OF the college we're
amused and AT the same time vcXei by false report
which was extensively pupli.hed some te AGO b, .he
IN class fra,a, had freely used firearms and done
each othcr serious bodily injury. These statements
were absolutely false. and the local paper on which
some Was had imposed the ropDrt correcfcd n In H..
neX issue with due acknowlcdcnen Of the strict 4 dis
clpluc for which Tie college has been noted.
While thS institution docs not often figure In ath-
lctc contests. yet the National game IS not neglected
here. April 30 the nine PLAYED at Carlisle against
Dickinson. The game close until the last inning
then MuhlcnhcrG gained four and the game by a
total score of $ Ia 4.
The Importance Of this college IS not 10 he measured
by meNely counting noses People apt 10 forget or
overlook tho fact that Nuhlebcrc represents 100 900
LUthcTns in Eastern Pennsylvania as well great
numbers in New-Jcrsey. New York and other parts.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
GOOD TINES At SYRACUSE
ATHLETIC D00M MUSIC.

svracuee y y. NAY lspcciali-Ihcrc j
general 90 boom In athletics just nov. WIN tn'
io,crcoIlc1ac r,lf day real at land. the ha-"n'.'
..s.,n a, rs height and The football game lh
,ro.nec the boys" feel that they need some money
,cco-inrlv the lat being paecd. ana SUD
.criptions are coming In quite Ih'raly. TN" AN
lec Association expect 10 raise $500 more tlth un'y
,,o @, ,rc.ent Tic University nine PLAYED al
Cortland Yesterday Saturday With tie '"F'I"i"
Normal club and on May - they VII crc' ua''
with the team Of the University % Michi-a" here
p-oto..or Goetschins. tie new professor in music
.rbo r..,cnily came from Germany, began, on N'"''
d,v morning, popular course Of lectures on M'''''
r,o loc,urc delivered ln Music Hall was largely 90
,,,6cl and the consensus of opinion b, ID" II "''
one Of the finest ever given 10 the College oi ih'
Art Professor Coc'-chlns VIII give Two hi'N'
,.c,urcs within tic next fortnight The Iiumlr
on, iu Nu~ic.-
Walter Wcrfelman. who graduate, from the senior
clao, u the Medical Department IN June W." san
fr Farorc carly ln tie sun.mer To- attend eon'cn.
ZION - doctors At berlin.
The University NcHs7 his week advocates Tie
formation of student volunteer n.e departments
~T Thor. may come um'.," lt SAWS. Nhr" -i. q"
,rs,u.tafiJu could De of ur.tmahlr service ara ai
orraafcd company would n'-I har" l'- educ ii'.A'
pr Gcorse J.. ~p,u'dins. % nc fir-t 'c-hyi"r.'n
Ct.r.t va. fle preacher selected . l.l '.' '
Hall prlpf TO-DAY SUNDAY. before ''r i'""-
iiur,'n.toI o. Nrv Yrr. .oa Il Bishop lllutnri.n.
- the rp,-cYpl CHURCH, De- thr pr'a per i"f Mh -
An ofc.c-'ra is bant "Is''..l.. il'', G l.,f -
krur,,en tho professor of The VIOLIN drIlr irn ci
The r--,Iy.,,.tv Ney-~ save: Dr. Lf'lc ha,
.t.rn the confidence of the -1pi ouD-", ln ~" over
.i,,d ,Iur creatures of Napoleon Ioafp plrtf lt com
parne bin 20 Mn Tweed
New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE.

South IIsdlcy. Mass. May (SpcciaD.-Thc re
Gently elected president u Mount oyOc who IS now
in Rome. Will return 10 this country IN August
An Informal reception given bv the faculty and
senior class Tuesday evening to the trustees and
other friends. The reception rooms opened for
the first time since being rchtted.
Two concerts have recently been given at the col
lcgc, by the Amherst Glcc and Banjo Club, and
the other by the College Choral Glass, under the di-
rection Of Miss Florence f.. Ealch. The cantata,
THE Fisher Maiden rendered with good effect.
The solOsts were Miss Lizzie Wilkinson. soprano
Miss Dnsan. mczzo-sopranO and Miss May DAVIS
rontralto. Other solos by Miss Bertha Schrader
OF az, and Miss Clara Iussey Of 80. both OF New
York, were received with great cnthnsasm Mss
Moore, Instructor In instrumental music, ana MISS
New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
LIFE AT LAFAYETTE.
CHEMISTS N pENASp->ruLErIo SPORTS.

'
Easton. Penn. May c-pcciau.->s editors Of
The Lafayette Edwa-! i. NILS and his corp,
are issuing very readable numbers OK that semi.
monthly since their accession TO Office The ,oph-
have already taken time by the forcloc in select
ms th r corp, II oGitor, for next years NclanGe
bcf rc the present years Moiaucc~ Ia, come from
the binders hands. EuwOr ha, t that the expected
number VIII show great lcNterity in rs cbrs upon
the forthcoming, Of students. faculty and athletes.
: Yamada 81. is cncascd In tran,latns into
Japanese wor, ON practical electricity.
Aiumn are sending In subscriptions 10 the ex-
tension Of the brIlims devoted t, practical chem
istry. the th.,e Hoor, of which are Low crowded
,o their utmost capacity. Every graduate n this
course for tcu }clr, pd,t has been engaged Tor pro
lc,sional ,cr,ice before tahln- ms diploma.
The Mandolin and Musical club, have played every
night at he ba1ar and students have gwen strong
support 70 the scrc, of historical ableluX the pro
occds OF which have been over $1,000, all for the
hospital.
ON Friday the schubert Quattctte gave concert
wclIattcndcd in Pardce Hall. closing the series OF
entertainments 10y the \. G.. \.
In athlriIc, the lutcIoollc gate state contest Is
exciting attention. q. A. Harvey. Of ~, /, ract'-
rg for The hurdle broad Jump and short runs
". +. johnson. - Tor the lo0yard and c2o>ard
d.shcs, ". o. Johnson, 81, for the mile walk j. :.
rccor.s In the half milo run, II. y. Jarrett 70
William silver. 81. ALI Lee %. alc practising the
slow runs Palmer ~. II. d. Oliver, ", ana - H.
Lcipcr. -. expected to show up Wei! al throw
inc the hammer and putting the sn"t. The tGg Of
war team that defeated l"hgl. IL the February con
test has again gone INTO trlillus. ana on The Who.e
tho prospects Of Lamytttc'> distinguishing h"rNet
In field sports are brshtcr than Ft any inH since
The nalmV daV, of John \. cake, of 81. Ia,
returned 10 college and will do good wori, centre
field and at the bat. L. Heller /, shouNpp.
rho nllshaps Of the bah team hav' been serious IN
inc spraincd ankle, ot N1chcy and j. A. salmon. and
the injury 10 PIrscl's knee. received al the nlverSN
NJ Virginia In Wednesdays came with Princeton
ON our grounds. the sixth inning ended 10 In
favor of LAFAYETTE. hut the tide turned ana we lost
a eniri,.d game with Lchigh, The visitors winning
and rolng home jub!lant with a score Of - to o.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
DARTMOUTH DOlNGS.
co1LrGr >yp rrE~-x>r-fINr FIGURE

COLLEGE NND PRS -NAI.-FGNE FIGURES
! Hanover. y H. Nav oSpccal.- Professor n. b..
/ Richar,sou sails on MAY L. for Athens 10 begin his
duties as director oi the American >cnool At that place
The Rev Frederick :. Fisher. -. Is 70 present 10
| - Thomas Churc, beautiful window an memory OF
hl, dtr- -hi.r he the rr,t clerk Of thc parish
william Corsvcr. go. was ~" delegate from tho
Tot, chatter 10 tie annual convention Of Psi upscn
II Providence. X. J.
Professor Hardy lcayes about tho middle Of Juno
fo- Japan. where he viii travel during the sumner.
Tho ninety fourth annual course of lecture, n the
V,d,1l college io.ns "Wednesday. Jnl' 49, for II"
summer ard fall session. and "lI continue twenty
wccas
Al the Teachers Institute held at Manchester tih'
vce Professor Bartlett gave c!-a, minute talk on
Practical cicult-y- and Professor HARDY deliver ID
A lcr,ur. urou TIE ,iblrct y N!.t IN spain
The Rev. G.. ". Patterson. ~. son Of ex-senator
Patterson delivered the sermon at tie college church
on SUNDAY morning.
The commencement appointments % the 'cno" 'i'''
VIII bc announced iu about w'"..
4 VERY a,t-ouc vIuln' lu memory ~ Or. Thomas
r. crosby ha, ucru placed m ue north s.de OF -
/ Thoma. church.
The hrcl L,d.c-' osartc'. of Boston. assisted Boy
Lucia Nc,d Priest tlc talented lady clornton-t. gave
= yer, enjoyable entertainment n the college c'i"lt
course on tleeday evening.
:. \. Mckenzie. ~. BE- ;o start soon FOR Central
America. where h' ha, ..car,d place a coi'. i'a
vlth the coa.'rt.,iou of The %..,r-n canal
The senior have chosen the following committee o.
ta,o charge of tlr battling upon nc tower. g. y
Icfkus g.. Do Ml-ce, /. u. Noot-. Vi. H. ko"ih'"H
and @. -. MtfhrH HHuu.
j. ~. steven. and L. Is. Hall of tl" '"muien''heI"
prize speaker. arr to contest f'g the dramatic i,'
Thc general cataloctr winch +, o. nc -- icd nrNt
month. Vil contain The following interesting .th,t
n regard - thr 1u.Dul o, "a" co'- the H-l com
Ir n. the whole fuuc between tAc iuuud.n- oi tAr
college ard iIc present lN' huH'''
that have received tie different ''
trccs and tt"cn lic various CON ~, -. 81, =,
rachcDr- of Nr'. and Eacucor, ot Letter, 'bhr'm"DH
Collr,~. I.--2. uflp-. 10 ra'hci'~~ "i o,ch''
chandler school - -c'urr aud the Ni- 3'' UNihS
:.t5. Bachelor. 90 ~c,u,r Sew Hampshire 'oi',r o
Agriculture and thc Mechanic h.i-l lad. NNWr ltp
ciil cugircci, rrlnycr school 81 ti' EngiuccrE 10
living -. Doctors Of Medicine Dartmouth N'dra
'ollceci IC72. living rif recipient, Of honorary ue
gree T~a. living 80. total. 80. go
The VARSITY bail team and the John T. NORTH
nine. % Ho,ton. 10 make loint 'rp ncNi Wc'"
pl,ylug exhibition game, ~ r1ttcbOiO, VT Nay -
below. Falls. VI, May 81, AID Clarcnont' y. It,
May 10.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
NOTES OF UNION.
PRESIDENT AID TEAcHER-A GOOD LIBRARY.

PRESIDENT AID TEACHFR-A GOOD LIBRARY
schenectady. " Y. May 3 (Specan.-Prcsdent
Webster finds time to do regular teaching this term
In addition 10 the numerous duties Of the presidency
He meets the senior class three times week In tho
history of cyilizaton Many alumni Will be pleased
10 learn that Unions president stll find, time to dis
charge a function n which for many years he proved
80 cmincnty popular and successful. The oppor
tunity 80 display executive abinty in responsible
place doc, Mt lead him 10 abandon the daily ohce
~ teacher. adviser. friend The alumni this year
VIII al-o have the opportunity Of listening 70 a bac
callurcatc addrrss not from some invited c'reymln
stranger perhaps 10 the college. but from the
pre-, dent himself. The commen ement pro-ranlme
is now nearly complete. and will soon be announced
Union COLLEGE has an elegant library building and
good library in a well llcajaopIci condition IL value
hoHevcr. ucit be cons dcraily enhanced hy increased
end 'wn"nf. ~tl additions are being constantly maze
hv the careful Use ~ available funds ihe t'iil mum
l"r ~ volume. added duriug l-~9 wa 40 bf
fhesc loo the gIt' u louCu ans, 'tr""u a. Co.,
and ffff eight were added by L'mon Thomson. 81
Albany. member ~ ~" ca-- Of 90 and no" trustee
~ Oh. COLLEGE. Mr Thomson hes since increased the
number 90 lof and moro VII BE- added. \ special
alcoyc i- devoted - The IhomI-o COLLECTION. ana
bear, The lf.crlpflon. Americana. under the patron
AZ. ~ Lemon Thomson. y "" These hooks are The
latest ani best books on American history. polite,
and Literature and Therefore Do not c'n-'iiif" any
~ that lumber which forms large portion OF
ever, COLLEGE library. NJ Thom.0n's active interest
in Iu.ou College ls cordially apprrclnicd. Among
The morr recent and valuable addition, RON gene al
.rfs are f.c volumirous Nurrat and Century die
t0nares. placed in the department Of English.
New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
BOSTON UNIVERSITY BANQUET

"co.EDS" AT sYMPOsIoN. SPORT AND STUDY.
Boston, May 3 (SpcciaD-The sophomore class gave
the customary annual reception and banquet to the
seniors last Friday evening at the 7horndikc. The
postprandal exercises were under the direction of
Mr. Harry T. Back, 90. Miss s. \. Collins 90.
was the poet Of tho evening. Miss Nettic A. McKin-
non president OF the class % o. gave the address OF
welcome 10 which Mr.. John W. Dutton replied In
behalf Of the class Of 90. Mr. Charles b. Tcwlsbury,
90. delivered the oration on "The Relation n the
College Graduate to Institutions and ORGANIZATIONS
President Warren responded to 81 Boston University
What It Has Eccn, What II Is To Be- Professor
J. u. Colt. Of the astronomical department. responded
for the faculty 10 the toast They stand As Heavenly
Signs Mr r. Harry Sylle,tcr jr., respond d 10 The
College Bu'ldlng" alludne to many "reminiscences
At recent meeting OF the ol Tennis Club the
following elected officers President. Miss Helen
Wusworth; vice-prc,icnt Mr. George +. Willctt sec
rotary and treasurer. Mis- Bertha Briggs; executive
committee. Mr.. +. y. Bcms, Miss Fannie Dillingham;
and Miss Louise H. Morcy.
The sophomore Tennis club has been oreanlzed with
The following management President. Levi, C. >tranc
secretary and treasurer. Mis- Louise symond' com
mlttcc on grounds. Miss Ida Hitler; committee on
constitution. r. Harry sylvester and Miss Mabel VI.
Taylor. ,,,
The faculty have appointed Mr., Albert candlin.
Nr. e. I snow and Ni-~ Anne VI Warren 10 ecFN. -
senior proctors and Mr.. {. r. Tcwksbury and MIS-
Narchant 10 serve As junior proc'ors during INC en-
Mr. D. /. Thobun has been elected book ascnt oi
the school Of Theology In place Of W. l. fofd' VINO
died recently. .
Thc annual meeting Of the Pathological Association
will bc held on Monday NAV >. Aft"r the reports ~
committee and election of officers. Profce sor = :.
sheldon. Pm D.. Of Harvard University VII d,lvoF
an address on The Aims aud Method, ~ the American
Dialect society" =. ,
ulrkcd nine from Lambda Charge. Is. I . ana
Theta Douteron Charge. NJ l. r.. paved an interest
Ing and close game of ball Last saturday o thc Iul
College ground, with the Kappa 'haIg' o., nc
fraternity. Both mines were cNchN n'' ~. ''
core was u to 10 I'm favor ot the Kappa bows.
o mi annual dinner Al tho Thorudike last Thursday
evening several new candidates U'Tr Initiated. Mla'
Augusta y. Putnam served a ioa'tml'tIe'''
New-York tribune., 1890-05-05

VIII take place Driving Park on saturday,
Nay Il. The committee IN charge is composed OF
nhh NoorhIs, 80: Eraniley. 30: Perrin '9l Clark
~, ana Anti>dalc 80. The following Is the pro
sramnc Of events: one hundred yard dash. tennis.
un>l' one mile walk. one mile run. relay Of :'2
|saIhst '3. i20 yards hurdle race. running lons
inp i"rp; running high Jump, throwing baseball wheel
n"a ,io~ Nv race tug Of-war between 'D2 and 93. ana
ro mic bicycle race. Some of the oicOrs in these
tld VIII doubtless take part ir the intercollegiate
"uay sports AT syracuse on May -. ~
oi-h.,'out 100 delegates expected 10 the hIIV
sht'l annual convention of the Alpha Delta I'M
49, 0ita'N ~. 10 be held here on Tuesday and Nednes
u"H VI uDs week. several Of the speakers dcsllcu
,n ~ ulsdppclnied the committee in charge 50 tl't a
''our m 1l changes In tie programme have been MADE
W. mnaiN arranged 1t is follows Tuesday ana
mVu.HIcNuay mornings. business sessions of the con,
NNchN,u az Damascus Temple. the Rev. Edward
rNcIcI, llse Presiding Tuesday evening. reception c
tnc Gelceates at the Powers Art Gallery "Wednesday
cNcnns' public exercises in the Lyceum Theatre.
me hOn. Clarence A. seward of New York. presiding
Inc cHcrlScs will he opened with prayer by the RI
IcV. Art'iur CLEVELAND COKE bishop Of Western New
,pFh; Addresses will follow by Professor benjamin
Ide wheeler OF Cornell University. the Rev. 7.
Edwlh Bfown. ID. D.. Of Providence. Il. l.. and the
hcv. asa : Fish. of Ithaca. banquet will be
served ~ Inc Chamber Of Commerce after tho pub
nc meeting An informal reception Is 10 be held at
thc Ohaptcr House on the evening Of each dav. a
reception committee Of ladies, with the wife of
IrcSidcht lil ~ Its head, will welcome the guests
NJ the art gallery reception on Tuesday evening
New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
AMONG THE COLLEGES
c,,ss PAGES AT HARVARD
sr,-n1es-SFw ooURsEs-CYcLING'

,rrc srl-DIE.S-NEw COURsEs-Oh'Ni'
,,,.se Mass. May ,speclaD-Thc cas- 'S,eS ',aSr
r,ch the most important oi ''
80. are Fixed for next THURSDAY, ,,as a,d
~ q, ,r,,ning for the struggle since u" :, .h,.
-. .,.rsst is manifested In inc ' -
Tho four eights are very e'enN -, rho
-, ,s great uncertainty as 10 "a" -. rho
'an,ors and juniors. however are 'ne .o ,rolI
Seh's w r,ixed sct Of men. and do not TO" No'
b seniors ai' -, - s.rongfh and sand, WHICH
tose'"o.' het,ro the two miles are pas'eo o'er'
% VI" - badlv defeated last year. pclhe o,"'''
~ ~'''.S ..b,,e, and her champions VIII MANI "
- esht "a wine out the diSEia'o' ~ -
.., is rowing in good form. ana i's '"PI
,sdent Of success. Most OF the ''''" ~ - ,,
80 boat are new and are ho' oN' - Az
cary GOOD showing. The reSi'n''" ,.' 49,. ,,.,,,
Ine good work and some propr' win,hron ,o1
,,eh . sprnrise in the race. +. b' Ni"'"'op' ~
~ -. .oon rowing : on his class crew. Is no"
VINO ia, " - tne ,varsity crew In place OF Hart
rowing bow on uie '"'
ridge. 90. II, 10 considerably on.
AZ. -. roar and will furnish very complete
80 NJ instruction In Orientai laheudeVS anu ''
,o~, Professors Lyon and Foy VIII give olo'oh
corrses in language and SIX courses Ill n>'o'' :
.e, ,,o se,erosity OF Mr.. Jacob H. Shift, Of
New York. the beginning OF sein'uo museum nd'
.s,, ,ad and Professor Lyon will spend the summer
-. :, purchasing material for the collection.
so'OHu ercoureement TO students IN tins department.
a. A. a. p peabody has offered four prizes OF $50 each
for excellence OF work. -, III, . ooo ,oo. -,
- inc iryaide saturday MAY 10. There Will be
seven events and three medals Sod silver ana ana
bronze will be given IN each. SILVER cup WI WI
te civen the club scoring the most points and also
one 10 be competed for annually by the schools
There will be number Of additions and changes
4, The curriculum next year Philosophy will be
remcdelled and Professors Palmer James. and Royce
Viii lecture on their special topics. Two new courses
VIII be given IN natural history one III petSsrsp,N
nv Mr. Wolf and one in stratgraphical geology by
Nr Harris. The German courses Will also be con-
sIderably changed.
The beutscher Vcrcn has elected as officers for the
following year: President. Professor Won Jagerman
vice president :. {. Bracket Dl secretary, y. b.
Ianssig 'Ql treasurer. j. b. sheffield 'g2.
Professor Palmer addrcsscd the students at the
conference meeting on Wednesday evening on Tie
Necessary Elements OF the Religious Life
New-York tribune., 1890-05-05
ELMIRAS NEW PRESIDENT.
PLANS FOR A BRILLIANT FUTURE

Elmira College, n. v. May CspeciaD.-On Thufs
day May l, occurred the inauguration OF the Rev.
Charles Van Nordcn, d. d.. as president OK Elmra
College. At the college the iay was given up TO res
tives. \ delightful luncheon was served at
o'clock, after which several poems Of welcome to ne
new president and Of tribute to the old given By
representatives. from each of the college classes and
from the faculty. The rostrum. upon which were
seated the speakers in oxford caps and gowns. was
decorated to symbolic Learning all the arts and
sciences being represented. DR.. Van Norden's fns
formal remarks to the students served to bring hin
nearer 10 their hearts.
Tie ceremonies Of Inauguration took place In the
evening at the First Presbyterian Church. After IN
anthem, a Scripture reading by the Rev. Allen F. Do
Camp and prayer by the Rev. Thomas X Beecher.
the Rev. 4. W. Cowes, ID. D., IL d., gave shors
address. He gave brief history Of the college dun
ing his administration Of one-third Of century,
merely alludng to his own faithful work. and showing