New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-17

ell John H. Inman and william r. Havemeyer. The
election Of Dr. George woolsey to the chair of anatomy
in the medical faculty confirmed. The annual
report of vice-Chancelor Henry NJ. MacCracken was
presented This report gave the corrected figures Of
enrolment Of students in the various departments IS
follows:
Unde graduate. ......................-.... lse
Graauate division :. g.
school Of Pedagogy 1sS
University Medical Coll ESQ
section from tho annual report concerning the
location Of the university buildings Is Of particular
interest to all friends of the university. Dr. Mac
Cracker says "The marked advance OF business into
the neghborhood of the university raises the question
anew, whether our work might be advanced BY any
change Of place.
1.-THE work fer undergraduates might certainly b
enlarged and improved were grounds of some extent
within distance Of the chief residence quarter Of
our city placed ut command, TO which the stone
of this building could be removed to be shaped into
an improved edifce. But work for the School of
Law the School Of Pedagogy and the graduate division
except, perhaps, in the requiring laboratory
| work. can have no better centre than Washington
Square. should, however, this ground become ex-
cecdngly valuable for business the university could
well reserve the uppermost floor floors Of a great
building be erected upon this site for these objects,
while the halfdozen floors below might be made 10
add largely to resources.
in some neghborhood easily accessible could enjoy
the of land free from ordinary taxation and con.
stantly rising In value. At first the roll Of students
might be diminished, yet In short time University
College residence quarter, with attractive grounds,
would fulfil more nearly the American ideal Of col
lege than a college In business locality can
THE graduate work would not suffer by the carrying
on Of some university building this
ground and other at the University College.
Already professor gives his courses both here and
at his residence near 0ur miles apart ,sao, .,sr
such arrangement as Is above suggested may not
soon become ilghy expedent, and whether gifts tor
| its contamination may not be secured from men Of
foresight who are resolved to serve the new genera
| tion' 49,. =.
mortar boards, and strong effort Is being made "
| have all classes adops the custom The custom OK
morarboards is growing in the different city nsttl
The leading article in the November number Of The
University Magazine, is an article by Vice Chancellor
Mac(racken on The Future Of American universtes'
In this DR.. MacCracken crticses the article in The
North American Review for October, written by ex-
President Andrew ID. White Of Cornell. The article Is
well worth careful consideration. ,.o, .,,, ., a..
Dr. Pardee, the dean Of the medical faculty OF tho
university preparnG anew general alumni Sasa GaT
school during its fifty years of life, and catalogue OK
classes Of DSrsg ssd sty .RS
honorary degrees. OF the latter class but one mas
dSr Of w the
are progressing, but 1t is not yet determined ust wss
cSed at the alumni dinner to be held Delmonicos
| in February and this occasion will be made uhususiv
| attractive.
| COLUMBIA's NEW ATHLETIC GROUNDS.
President Low announced In chapel last Friday morn
ING that the papers for the purchase OF properly az
Wiliamsbridge, to be used for athletic grounds mao
been signed. The announcement was greeted WIN
enthusiasm by the students The properSy s,ns on
northern and eastern sides and 1T embraces an
twenty eny sbost Ve minutes walk the Williams
bridge station the Newliaven road ana wS St,an
m aSot twenty minutes. number of men IN;
terested in CoGmba's athletic affairs, who have ylsl'eo
'"' rhpe land cost $4,000 The Of S32 600 was
paid in cash and mortgage for the remaining ~
per c sRav aSs t Sssa for take
mortgage bonds to run ten years ana 70 Oe taken
NEWSPAPER has been started at Columbia, called
Tns Blue sDa anH viii Be- published every Monday
ing Of the coegey It's editors are F. ~ Irsss
c. L. Pollard, 49, H. NJ Hopkins 1913, "; 70 oa si rep
herd 49, " wyand sa A. c ss he' rsects &c credit
upon its yOung editors, although it smacks of verdancy
| and is unwieldy in size. ..,oo, hold an
xc das meeting last Wednesday members q the
class were present. j. b. Clark graduate OF WASH nd
i EeH Falows from Amherst, secretary. Factions
and parties the class kept thing; IN an
ana Finally The class OF 92 turned lights
and darkness nut an end the disturbance The ciass
VIII meet a somm Hf A. Hart carman Charles
| Mace. F. T. Paren j. f.. Roster and Mr. Duncan. ,.,
The tS s ss c it Of Z today on
| Wednesday, Cornell on saturday anu ->n"''s' VIA
Wednesday of next week.
AT THE NORMAL COLLEGE.
| rho >o,,ember issue OF The Normal College Echo" u
| nc bright and entertaining usual. An auempt u
being made to bring out The Echo near as possible
| to- the first of each month.
| over 300 women have applied for membership IN
Aumnas Shakespeare Class ne tnI III meber e
has been decided to divide 1t into two Sections mces
TSHs sss sf ars taking great interest I'M
the formation Of gec club over MY in r,I,
have presented themselves ana M rs sS Isabel
Boe has been elected president Of the club Inc STE
not YET re SaSsba snS football eams as most
college clubs do, take singing tour OF the country
for fun. , ,r,,,ro IN Normal
College girls has at last been abolished, and here
after no dsm sanv w and &c more worthy Of college
| system.
NOTES FROM STEVENS INSTITUTE.
| The sophomore freshman football game was played
| on Monday the sophomores winning by score On
1c to S. Mackenzie Grswod captain, Kyle, Merkei'
schumacher and MacCOrd >stingnshed themselves fof
| '03 and Come Maynard and Fielder for "a
The following have been unanimously elected mem'
bers to the stevens Photographic Society W. j. becrs
1873: H. b. Atkins. '02 c. H. liotopp, "2; +. VIDAL
| 90 W r. AFFORD. '03; q. +. Bristol. 49, H. S. L.
| Verlcy o4: Gallaher, 04; KOlstede, "a Van Ros-
sum- 'o4 X. f.. i:al, -; McGowan Vt sorsnsen'
| ,O4: j. L. Whitehead. '0i, and II. II. Maxfed. "a
| A meeting of the stevens Engineering society was
held on Friday afternoon the hall NJ the stevens
| schoo Interesting papers read on The Marine
| Governor and the Cause Of Its Failure and The
| MANUFACTURED OF oil Cas- by Johann ~ Hansen. VI
| and Alfred J. Dixon. 81. respectively
aThe stevens Indicator No. vii, Vol. A. appeared
last week. ,.,, A..
The banjo club Is hari at work. and although they
wtl,ot play alone ut the banjo and guitar concert az
chckcring HALL they will appear with the orchestra
| of 100 banjos and guitars . -.
| The last and deciding football game iir the class
| series will be PLAYED oday between '0i ana w.
| he and After this