New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-17
Study AND SPORT AT HOPKINS.
THREE Niles TO THE CAMPUS - COURSE OF
srDrFs-GEoLOGY- ATHLETICS.

THREE Nils ~ IHf. ! NM N''''~'-
srprFs-GEoLOGY-
pa,umr Md. March 16 (spcciaD-When the new
s,pacnt the Johns Hopkins looks around from the
niles 81 tildings the busy streets on either sac
and asks here the campus l.. he is surprised 10 c
that il is hrcc miles from the city, at 'liton inc o'u
cs,,.c of,hc founder of the university There Is
epo hal, round and tennis court ont there. ana IN COCA
weather early every afternoon the members of the
.hic,c mis- ride ont in buses. and many of the
,,a.,,s ,ailv walk the distance spin over II on
their bic.
Inoute. are numerous at The Hopkins from stu
dents in cher colleges regarding the course AT the
university and the standard of matriculation. As
re m, ,emhers Of the older Northern colleges nave
No idea tat the standard l. as high a 1t really Is
The plnof the undergraduate o, college department
is origin, with the Hopkins. In most institutions
there is aiding mp to the degree OF h. 4. stcrcotypcd
course yich all must follow but in the Hopkins the
s,pdcnts given his choice of seven distinct COURSES
each ofxhich is combined with number Of general
studIes The candidate for matriculatiOn must pass
an c,a,in,tion In French and German. or Greek or
a substitute. Latin. algebra. geometry trsonometorN
and anlyit geometry besides history literature ana
one seencC Very few accomplish this on entrance
IN the university, but those who do not are admitted
conitonslf that they become proficient within
year.
The department. of geology and min"ralosy has
recently Revived many valuable additions To- the col
lection Srcal costly apparatI, has been provided
for this lsoTatory. in Photographed studies ROCKS
Are cut an, ground into thin sections for examination
with the Horoscope and the aid of polaiizcd hGh'.
The musem contains some rare specimens nearly all
gathered Hopkins IN their summer ram'lcS IN
various pa> OF the world. This department Of the
university in many Of its Investigations. works NAM
IN hand nh the United state, Gcolo-i'al survey al
washlneta. and about a year aso made an elaborate
toposraplral map Of Baltimore and vicinity. Half
a dozen Dpkin> men are noN prominent III the Gov
ernmcrt ifVev corps
The suc,ic association gave an exhibition in the
gymnasim on FRIDAY evening which was The best
display ogymnastic, ever given by the Hopkins men,
The elias In swedish movements. led by Professor
Magoun ave fine exhibition There vas a Lively
wrcsllin stout. ana two good ,paTrins matches ne
new o1eis OF tie a~~"riAti'i arr lr'-n'"' 1T
Edward icnOui wee president. I. H. HcfN ,e'i'
taiy. WV. Niou -lhl treasurer l.. Z. Howard
Tie lsro.,c team Is practising three or four times
a week pr the intercollegiate Series ana the prayers
are loola- forward To- a successful sca.on.
The leeball club has been rcorsanzcd and a strong
nine vii he put IN the field. W. ". NilOuSihi, the
fine thr base man of the So team, hs~ returned and
will pls at second. George w Fields, the new
pitcher made a crcditahc record in that capacity
With III ~ team o. Brown University. Among the
tnv an Hcrty in TIC field aud Nackcy Ag>i base. The
nine VII begin outdoor practice next week. The
club epccts 10 play the University Of PENNSYLVANIA
trinity College Lelt-h Cornell. University OF VIZ
cinia al dickinson College. With all Of which clubs
dates ave been arranged. The Hopkins nine VIII
wear ncw uniform consisting 90 whit shirts ana
pant, With blue and black cap aud stochne>.
Tucr the careful training Of d.. I. NJ. Warren,
instrrcr In French. the Hopkins elee club b, getting
into sendld trim. and good vocal talent has been
developed During the Easter vacation the Glee 1luO
and ne banjo club vlI make short southern tour,
Slnrac in Richmond. Lynchburs. Fortress Monrr'
and ,thel southern towns. The members oi the slr,
club are: fir~t tenor, DR.. =. VI. Warren. Gustav
sfow,r VI Griffith and John stewart: second t"uors.
:, J. Elc-. !. +. Hughes. ~ VI. stewart. lr, Horace
BIr.oufll> and Hanson Hi; first ha>,o~ y Poo
e',r,v J. T. gerry. j. :. Hodges &. k. Mckay. and
" p Reeves second ht-~o~. r. :. Baker. g. G.
Morrison. Alfred VI. Randolph, Jr, ana Charles l.
Wood, ir.