New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-05
IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
ACTIVITY IN THE UNIVERSITY.

II the first working day Of the new year Is sign o.
the ffytwo weeks 10 follow then 1891 will be busy
wear in the University OF the City OF Hc"-lorK No
less than four charmcn called their committees 10
ccther on Friday, 10 attend 10 the council matters "
the university. The chairmep were David Banks Of
the committee on the library George Munro on href'
and endowment william a. Wheeock' on finance, and
William $ OpdyLe on vacancies. Each one VIII re
mort upon important movements for the year. Ifle
members Of the committee on vacancies favor accepting
the alumni proposition for nominating member o.
the council each year. and the first nominations VIII
probably be made at the alumni business meeting on
January o. before the ANIMAL dinner of the association
Vice Chancellor Henry VI. MacCrackcn read an IN
teyesuc paper on "The Place of Church History In the
College Course of study" before the American Society
Of Church History, which met in Washington last
Tuesday. lie said among other thihgs. mat theic
were 100 typical American colleges IN thls country
leaving Ca hollc and state college, and every one
also that has less than fifty regular students lie
found that 30 per cent OF these taught Bible history
and the bible As types he named Lafayette. Prince
ton OhcrUn Worcester aud Wellesley. Eighteen per
cent taught church history proper III some form lidF
ward and Johns Hopkins .as AN occasional eIe'uNc
Yale Boston University. Hsverford and the University
OF the City OF New York. more often The university
rcauirc two hours weeAly for one term OF us SENIORS
The Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott who Is an alnmnns "i
the university, will give the Monday lecture today
Next week the Rev. Dr. james NJ. buckley VIII lecture
The college boys :" get the best that IS going"
Work in every deparun Of tho university VIII
begin this morning. and In the evening the council
will hold It's meeting. The new English room VIII be
used by Professor Stoddari today for the hSt time IL
f. the old hall Of which Professor Morse said: l0ui
PhiIornathcan Hail. the room occupich-thst room III
the university was the birthplace OF the recording
telegraph
COLUMBIA'S NEW CHAPEL
The students Of Columbia will meet In new surround
ngs for chanel exercises this morning The oo chdpei
has been 50 changed that the boys Will hardly know H.
II has been reIastered the seats have all been cang
and the organ shifted 70 the other end ~ inc
building The most important change VIII be III the
fact that new chaplain will be In charge 81 the dcV0
tional exercises Tie Rev. DR.. Van DE Water VIII
oficiate for the month OF January
The production OF Lafayette" or The Mad ana
the MARQUIS" by the Columbia College dramatic clui
this last week in the Berkeley Lyceum was great
success financially as well In other ways. The boys
deserve credit for their work . ~, a.. .
The trustees Of Columbia viii hold their first meet
ing for the new wear This afternoon. They VIII nave
nnch routine business 10 attend to. on account oil inc
fact that # is the first meeting OF the yea
The Columbian" the junior book OF tho college
will soon make its appearance. II IS probable that tic
80 class Day Book" Will also be published IN short
time.