New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-08
IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
ENTERPRISE AT COLUMBIA

The week has been a busy ono az columbia Coleso'
mot orlv for students but for the college officers
Perhaps the change in chapel attendance has been ee
most thoroughly discussed subject After January l.
attendance upon the chapel services VIII be voluntary
20 all tho students The present chaplain the Rev.
Dr. Cornelius Duiie will be retired ana made chaplain
,,,,. ,y,tb sur salary for life, and the following
,or,,r,er hova consented occupy the position lor
ono month each: For January, the Rev. d. van ~
Water Of ST. Andrews; for February, Vne NOV "a
c.tor,oo ~ calvary: for March, Archdeacon Mackay-
smith. for APRIL the Rev. DR.. brown OIL ~, inoN" D
and May the Rev. DR.. Greer, OF 81 h't .noio n .
II 4 veil known that in the winter oil 1858 Lewis
. ~ '',1,t,n, nooented 10 the Columbia College OBJ
.crvatory valuable Instruments, consisting Vi "'
,., pch aouatorIal refractOr, transit lhslrumeht'
no4 c,och uic,(acopes etc. The nlciioS VI "o
college will be clad 10 learn that MI hu'''o't nus
.unplemcnied his gift of Instruments ny sNe ~
the college his original photographs Va WV ,t
moon and many star clusters nuhoerl"s III ~ -, A.,
D., 400 negatives. With these ne mas pic90"'NN ~
oasuros so far made The collection mas oeeh Pia'ou
hv order Of President Low in the hreprooi '"u' Va
" I'll, Co,,.ce Professor j. X. Rees ana DE-
,,oroIl Jscoby of the observatory, have AT INC IT,
re.t NJ Mr. Ruthcrfurd, undertaken tne laOo',o
,vorl, of reducing the measures 80 far HH"o a"u VIM
l. expected make measures OF reducton' VI pV,' D
measured by Mr.. Ruthcriurd. ''' "" 80
one of The pioneers in CELESTIAL pho'osl"P"S' o.
vvorl, has been shown by Dr. "oulu " w -
,o,uo and accuracy. All astronomers VIII be sl'o
IN learn that there IS a good prO7pecV vi '''0
pthcrfrrds work being published In the near iu'urc
rbe director OF the Lick Observatory mas l''c'y
g.r.a in a letter to Professor Rce', TO repH''o8'"P'
! all the clusters taken by RutheHun so"'o '"0'''
| years ago. 3. .,i,,, a.
| Tho CoIumbia College Athletic Union is planning "a
| give an entertainment, III the near Iu'"'0' " ~ "
r,i,,tinc a heavy debt Incurred by several oIh'Sc'
p..u
| The cutert anment Will be athletic III c"'''''' ~ "
time and place Will be arranged later
| Tho following resolutions have been acoptd w
tina trustee, OF Columbia chcctug compete rclo4"
ton in the system Of grading ana IN inc ""e'' VI
service Of officers Of the college ,.
Resolved Tuat from and after this date inc io.yw,n
Se - oIire shall be recognized I'm all appoii,tihe,
- ranking relatively 10 each other III Iue loi1 y, r
! rider Professor, adjunct professor, hlsuuI'o' an
! "..istnnt Lecturers aud curatOrs may also DO A.
| Intel 4 lecturer 1, officer whose come ~.
with the cOllcg, i temporary, OF Whysc 800, bsrye o
! oii.I,,nn. Nothug herein contained shal De coz
.trucd a. relating the Offices OF pIhe LUZ "a me-
school OF Law or Prize lecturer in the 7choo Oh f'
"Solvca. That the salaries Of all instructors tutor
aud assistants shall attach 10 the grade ,,,er 1r,v
! D,s,,v,d That there shall be from ana dl'cI 81
I i.o1 twelve feilowships from and afteI july J.
l-92 eighteen fello" shpa ana IRON ana Az -
! 1-03 twenty tour icuowshp,, eaCh OF inc kdlu1
a,OO year. such tcilOWslps shan De d"u'upr v. 49,.
/ nre.dent and with the advice Of uIe nnINers'y
J rtu
neriaI fitness to PURSUE courses Of higher sluul a'
~, ,innl INVESTIGATION the competition 10 De open u
,.-,irate, Of any college or stentlnc Schooi' il
! Ilows 80 appointed shall hold Office ior one 80
/ and NAV be rrappOinted for two terms o! one ="
ra.b and no more. Person, now holcing feIloN2ni p
may be- snpoiu ID under this resolution, ou' r" u
mo- case hold ohce beyond period n thae y,ts 4o,i
! m, date of their original appointment 10 i,.'o
shall he allowed 10 accept rrMIueraVc eIHploS n'lC -
con- bis permission of the president ana Ihe acorp,
nu, OF any such employment. without snch perS''oN
! shull operate 10 vacat. the fcH0wAhlp, 80, 81,
Resolved That from and after July !, I7Vl' w
Offices Of tut)ral and prize fellow he shDlshed pr
v,lri that persons now holding such olnocs 9dlI coz
Time 10 hold them during fhe remainder OF telI Term
lut shall be- counted among the fellows pToVIoeu ~
I'm the foregoing resolution. and. providth iir'heI
,bat NOD hing n this the foregoing resolution oHl
/ t,ncd ,lall IT, construed as affecting or IN any wa
relating 10 tho Tyndall. Mckluh Columbia OF SeIenna
Resolved That as q means oi giving add'tional recos
milton and encouragement - long ialtiIul ahH III
n.r,ut services rendered - the college any pFoleea
who ha- been ior Dfiecu successive years OF uP"a.
I'm t.. .-vir. u IN" college, and VINO u af'o s.Atl
i've years ~ ago or over may AZ HI own request "
r.l - the pr ideut IN writing. become an cIerits
professor OIL halfpty from the common elneIJ Oh III
t.,.l YEAR following the date 81 hi, request
Resolved That each prof 7aor slall bo Shl!'I1u ON
i'm every seven years to years leave OF auochc' o.
llf NAY such yesir "a count year az -'rNoe 10 '
college. r.ovided, however. that not mora tHth Vl
r-fs,o,; hall u, ab-ent any one time ana thal TX
I General adjustment Of such absences shiI DC vi"
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