New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-19
THE NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.

Fvonston ILL., jan Is (speclaD.-President Rogers,
our roung leader of 1000 students has left the ira
dtona college president far back at least as history
short solid man of thirty seven years, with long he
clothed In c0alblack hair, an open face with Oieh'
eve Q firm Jaw clean shaven. an aquiline noSe'
n,easant ready smile, n conversational mouth undeF
cover OF a prudent mIsache, supplemented WIN d
cordial shake of the hand. lie dresses in siio oi
light trousers and heavy squarc-cut sack-coat Vi
blue. lie treats education and the conduct OF
university as matter of business. Inc studeh'S arc
charmed with the man and his methods
The president is pushing out feelers afier oNerhoW
ing pockebooks as the cornertoncs for the new build
iurs and think IL unfortunate that some wealthy
friends suppose the institution rich 1t needs no
more Well II has valuation Of nearly $1,000
OOO but not above half of it earning income.
The catalogue for the current year IS In the hahu'
NJ the printer II names Ill professors ana IN
trnctors also 1915 students, growth Of DBL above
last year They are distributed as follows: College
OF Liberal Arts 207: medicine, 24O; law, 40 ;
theology Dos pharmacy, 273; oratory, 73 dentistry,
30 preparator., 607; few are counted I"lcc' pu'
the total 015-ls correct students In hoerai arts
are thus seniors, SO; Juniors. 81; sophomores' a.
freshmen, 1903; special, 90.
The charter granted forty years ago proVdeu ,'a'
intoxicating liquors should not he sold for driihihs
uttbln foir miles OF University Hall. That clause
has beon generally either feared respected, ana no"
shields 10000 people. Now and then sa'ooh mas
,iod IN cross the dead lines and been thrust Dach
that provision having been sustained Dy thc ""p''"0
Cour, and its INFRINGEMENT forbidden by a speclal
clause In the state Constitution OF l5'S' lhIs "lii'
the Chicago Liquor League has again tried 10 VAIN III
from the region Of the Rose I'LL graveyard Dul 'o
residents near by raised $1,000 for defence anu
massmeeting of 1000 people here In Evanston on
Tho evening Of sunday January IL. subscriber 9l-oo
more TO the same end. The saloon can't come il"
and any thirsty citizen has to take hcanfui TOUT
mile walk ,,,
The college orchestra is new thlng, WIth the iolio"
ING staff: Director stephens; treasurer, Dchcy' oua
ness manager Beebc first viollns, kaiph sinful
Leslie BccLc: second Howard and WarSa" Hu'P' H. d.
lIoag: clarloncte Dickey trombone, Hartley coileV
CampbeI; piano, Clarence Dickinson IL 10 en-
thusastc in practice promises to supply music loi
some Of the college contests, and aspircs 70 paoNc
concerts at home and abroad.
Dr. Milton :. Terry, OF the Institute OF lheooey'
has put forth another volume IN good shapo-a uuh'
,a,lon into blank verse Of the >" Sbyllinc Oraclcs
The faculty now rules that students snail De GAIA
orucd on their cOndtiOnS"-on the studies ley Jaw
moi nas,ed rat her than what they have passed. -,
Much that formerly ronlihe "V or II, ID Az
,rcsidcnt,s office has been shifted 70 otncr naEus,
in.ving him more room to be president. Dr. koS"r,
viii however take the classes In lnterna'loial anu
constitutional law. and bestow some tme OH I1o'"''S
IN the Law school , .,r, bos much
GOOD muscle I'm training tugof-War team. l',S
are Watrou, Fowler. LOning lIenSel ana ihelps Ia
has challenged Harvard, Yale, Bos'o Lr'nCe.p" az
Professor C. b. Atwcll Is now registrar OF to
faculty and DR.. Marcy is dean ,,,. o.-od
M,s Lolita Ambrose, assistant librarian, paS'eu
the holidays at Louisville. n.y.