New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-17
IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
xo7rs rpov COLUMBIA. THE NCRMAr COLLEGE
THE UNIVERSITY And TIE COLLEGE
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The seniors Of Columbia College abornS with
thcir graduating theses Last saturday wa the
,,,on ,rIcu tine ESSAYS xcrc due but fully one third
If the men have pctsoncd The authorities for an
extension Of tine.
The Columbia College Fcnccrs club has inst been
organized with the following officers President PRO
.. ,or Bertrand +. OIOnnOI vice president. NllAN
G. Humphreys law school. secretary. W II ll"nioid'
,.a school Of arts: executive committee. W. &.
Uumplrcys chairman: W. II. IIanfoId. ". J. War
Lrrton go g. NJ West. W. T. Romano. H. :.
coykcndan '91. and C. j.. Fisk. jr.' '02. Inc ol"b
has a room in the OH Barnard house, and employ
two instructors, JacoiN and Capdcvicle. Of the New
York Fcnccls' Club. Of whom !, III attendance AT
the college for two hours every day. The club has
thirty members
Cases are being built in the basement Of Hamilton
Hall for the reception Of fine collection Of minerals
from Professor Thomas Eglcston'; department In the
school Of mines. number Of important ADDITIONS
have recently been made to the museum III the s'"ooi
Of mines building in the way OF lighting by inc
wc,shork iDcaudc,ccnt Gaslght Company.
The athletic team has begun systematic training
for thc sprlnc college and intercollegiate games Her
hcr, Nnpcs o. who the intercollegiate cham
,ionsip in both hurdle last spring. is the cap
tain of the team
r,o senior class Of the Normal College has a
rpIoue method OF class government There are over
Doo seniors In the college. and the class Is DIVIDED
into six sections each section ccchg It's own picSi
cut and M; naging its own affairs. Inc sc'uoil' are
dc.icuatcd by the letters \. J.. G. d. T. and +. ana
tl, elias. presidents are respectively Mis- Nellie MOTT
vi r,,,l,cth Aiken Mis- Meyer. Miss Grace DAVIS.
Mi. ,c~trute NcyricK and Mi-s GcItc Harris. IN
order tl,,t there may be harmonious action III cacl
,,,tcrnn,,nt tir siX section, unite upon one cllc
president and MloH EIAaDc"' ANN" '" "N ~
to this ONCE. ,,.... o.o,;o,, 60 t,o
The Alpha Beta Gamma Literary So'lc,N 81 W.
Normal College will giVc production ~ SNc S'oVp,
10 Coruuer1 ini, spring. MIS- \. {. X lavcn"r VIII
ncr tl,. mari of ronv. Mis- Ncllic Phillip, Mi'7
Neville Mis- Stcthclmcr MIS- Iildchal". Mlo'
Uoopc. Mailoc and Mis-, BOwtcll. lit-ilnss.
The authorities have under consideration plans re-
carding instruction in manual training. Whi'h shaii
bc confined principally 10 moulding ia cay ana TN
pcntcring according 10 the swedish system
The commencement exercises Of the mclI'hi ur
paftrcn OF the University Of the CITY OF Ne" "Ih
viii be held In the Metropolitan opera House Oh ''c
evening Of March 20. .,
The sIeakcis ioi the Monday Lecture 81 ,nc
University have been elected by the faculty a. ioio"n
The Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott lcass al 80. J"n
IigclOw. the Rev. Dr. j. VI. Buckley. the Rev W" H.
T. Iaunce Ebert u. Monroe tcla-s OF '31l. the XIV
Dr. Henry van Dyke and the Rev. Dr. Marvin H.
vincent. An acceptance Of the election has been
received from each Of them.
The members Of the PhrcnOcosma Literary Society
az tlc College Of the city of New York have been
wranene for several weeks about the election Of a
president owing to the forming Of clipucs III the
society. They have finally elected the following
officers Treasurer. j. kilhctn. 49, secretary. j. Elkus
90 CORES ponding secretary. a. Cook 02. and editor
r. Brewer, 80. $500, ,, H. ,,,,-,. u,