New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-29
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
THE PRINCETON EXPEDITION TO INVESTI-
GATE OCEAN CURRENTS.
WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE AT WOODS HoLL-
THE SCHOONER GRAMPUs FITTED OUT
FOR THE TASK.

FOR THE TASK.
Princeton, ". j., June % specaD.-The frst OF the
Princeton scientific expeditions begins us "o'A
this week at Woods Holl, Mass This expedition Is In
the Interest Of the United States Fish Commission ana
is under the charge of Professor William Lbbey' OF
the Department Of Physical Geography. Win MN are
associated Charles c. lockwood. professor OF mathe
matlcs; Malcolm McNeill OF Lake Forest University ;
Henry d. Thompson tutor in mathematics; Samuel T.
Dodd. assistant in physics; Lewis s. Nudge, 80, ana
George L. Shearer, 30, ex-fellows In experimental
science, and William II. DOdd '03 The work OF ti'e
summer will be IA review and continuation OF the Ill
vestigaons OF the last two years. the investigation OF
the relations existing between the meteorological con-
dltlons upon the land aud the changes which occur
in the bodies Of water adjacent. The object of the
expedition has special reference to the conditions gov
erning the distribution OF food fishes but incidentally
results Of scientific value expected in other dreo
tons, especially in obtaining definite ideas upon the
relations of the Gulf Stream and the cold coast current
the changes which tako place in their relations, the III
fuence OF the winds and other meteorological phe
nomena in producing these changes and any effect
upon the tides
The major portion Of the party will be upon tho
schooner Grampus, placed at their disposal by the
Fish Commission, and fitted with the proper apparatus
series of lines in the Gulf Stream, 80 miles in
length, and at ten mile intervals from another, Will
be laid out, running south from Nantucket Island
Along these lines at ten mile intervals observations
will be made upon the temperature of the water at
various depths, from five 10 500 fathOms. large
number OF neurological observations also Will be
corded hourly These are TO be compared with the
regular series Of the signal Service offices at New
York and at Boston, and also with those taken upon
the Nantucket New South Shoal lightship.
This is to be the station of the remainder Of the
party, who will make series of hourly observations
upon tho atmospheric conditions, attention being paid
also to wind velocity, tidal movements and to the d
rection and velocity Of the currents. This nghtship
occupies the most exposed position the coast being
twonyone miles southeast of the Island Of Nantucket
and affords the best opportunities for the study OF these
phenomena.
Professor Arnold Guyot Cameron, Pm. D., son Of
Professor Henry c. Cameron, Phi. d., ID. d., senior
professor OF Greek in Princeton College, who has for
the last three years held the chair of modern languages
in Miami University Ohio, has resigned that place to
accept the assistant professOrship Of French in the
Sheffield Scientific School Of Yale University Profes-
sor Cameron graduated from Princeton in 1856
with high honors, and is fine French scholar. His
mother was the niece Of DIR. Arnold Guyot professor
OF physical geography and geology at Princeton and
bo has spoken French 1uenty from his earliest child
hood. At the recent commencement here he received
the degree OF Phi. ID. on examination.
DR.. George Madoskie professor Of biology, assisted
by Walter NJ. Rankin, instructor in biology, and John
school OF biology at Key East, y. j.
The death Of Frederick Broaw. OF the class Of 49,
deeply affected the students In Princeton, especially
following so soon the death by drowning OF Henry G.
Lamar SO In the canal near Augusta Ga, and the
week after his graduation In June with the mathe
matcal honors of his class, drowned I'm the Come
naugh River, near JohnstOwn, Penn. The few class
mates Of Br0kaw remaining In Princeton during vaca-
ton sent floral tribute to Elboron as a slight token
OF their esteem for their deservedy popular classmatc