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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-12
FOOTBALL AT COLUMBIA.

Columbia College has more freshmen this year than
ever before In her history. There will be over 100
iu the classical course and 100 In the scientific
courses Th.s will be increase Of over ten per cent
over last year There is corresponding Increase In
many other departments but the Law school viii be
much smaller. This is owing 10 the reorganization
@, the school, in such way that ii is impossible Ion
o student to study In law Office while he Is at the
school. This has taken out large number OF young
men who were college graduates and few others
who wished 70 save time by doubling their work, and
It has left about 100 students in the law school, The
percentage of men IN the school holding college
degree has, however, doubled since last year. The
most marked increase In tho college Is In the school Of
Mines. Here the classes large now that the
rooms will not accommodate them aDd in some sub
feels the lectures have be repeated In order that all
NAV hear them
As the records incomplete as yet II Is impossible
70 say how many students will be IN Columbia this
year. but II is estimated that fortytwo States and
Territories will be represented and fifteen foreign
conntr,es The total number OF students viii prob
ahly be about the same last yenr
Coluniblas weekly, The Hluc and White made its
oppearance at the college on Wednesday This is the
6rst issue Of volume No. 9 and reflects credit on it,
editors THIS year the paper is published By stock
company The editors are s. II. Treat. 'o3' manas-
tpS editor; C.. A. Helman. '93. business manager
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WILLISTON SEMINARY.

Easthampton, Mass, oct. IL epeclaD.-The man
ager has not yet completed his schedule OF football
games but will probably meet Amherst and Williams
freshmen, Worcester Tech. and Academy, Trinity,
Hartford High school, Stages eleven and Yale fresh
men
The two debating societies of the school are well
supported by the new fellows and much interest Is
taken In the exercises The officers Of Adelphl are /:
President, Gray; vlceprcsdent KrltOr; secretary,
sanford, and treasurer, Hawkes..
At meeting OF the Athletic Association, held a week
ago. the following were elected Office: Presl-
dent. Gray; vice-pTsident, Wilcox, SECRETARY and
treasurer, Bennett football committee Rosa Gray and
Lockwood, manager, Buildrd
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RUTGERS.

New-Brunswick, n. J., oct II SpeciaD.-The fall
meeting of the trustees Of Rutgers College will be held
on October %, and several important matters Will be
considered
After three ytas' effort the part Of some OF the
progressive men in coless 1t Is believed that the effort
to change "The Targum," published semi-monthIy
into weekly to be gotten up in newspaper form
and of eight pages will be adopted.
The VARSITY team will play the schuylkil Athletic
Club on October 10 and the Lehigh Valley team on
october II.
The field day sports will probably be held on elec-
ton day. November 3, though the date may possibly
be changed. The athletes Of the Young Mems
Christian Association will lend their aid toward making
the affair success Besides the usual track events
Of 1O0 go yard and IA, IL and mile races there VIII
be n one-mle bicycle race; 1-4-mile walk, fat mems
and sack races knapsack and q relay race between
the four classes. The field events Will be broad,
standing and high jumping, putting the SHOT, high
lick poIe vaulting etc The committee in charge are
Cakes, Janeway, J. Thomas and +. voorhees,.
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CLARK UNIVERSITY.

Worcester, Mass, oct IL (speciaD.-The third
academic year has opened with larger numbers IMAM
ever before. The commencement exercises OF the
university are held in the autumn The exercises con-
sisted Of a review Of higher education In Europe by
President Hail. memorial address on Judge CharieS
Devcns and one DR.. Joseph Sargent, late members
Of the board of trustees. feature Of the occasion
was the cOngrauatOry messages from or addresses by
the presidents of five neighboring New England col
cgcs expressing hearty cooperation and good Wishes
The university is in no wise interfering With other
institutions Is 1t was ut first feared might be the
case Tie members Of the university have nearly all
been engaged in scientific work during the entire
summer: Professor whitman mt Woods Hol, whence
he brings a number Of new men Professor Nicholson
at the Lick Observatory, where his method Of In
reference IS being applied DR.. Webster at the Flee
trcal Congress at Frankfort the British Association
meeting at Cardiff, and the opening of the Rechansalt
AT Berlin Dr. Mall at various German laboratories
Dr. BOlZa on European mathematical tour Dr'
Boas on Held study Of Indians In the Far West
Or. Baur. who conducted the salisbury expedition 10
the GaiapagGs Islands, has returned safely with
vast STOCK Of material.
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BROOKLYN POLYTECHNIC.

Captain Burt has at last decided upon the following
team which will represent the Polytechnic this fall
on the football field Harrigan, left-end; Curtis, left
tackle Young leftguard; Crosby, centre; Langdon,
right guard Grosvenor, rght-tackle; Ormsbee. right
end; Zimmerman, quarterback; Beard right half
back Cowperthwait, left half back Burt captain,
fuLback. The team played their first game Of the
season on Wednesday Eastern Park in the rain with
the Volunteers, Harlem The result was "a to o. N
favor of the Polys. on Friday afternoon they met
their old rivals the Long Island Medical College, on
the same field and easily defeated them by the score
Of 90 to o.
The annual fall handicap tennis tournament was
began on Thursday afternoon al the y. VI. c. A.
grounds.
The freshman class has been very active last week.
having organized lacrosse and Il football team,
adopted red and yellow the class colors, and Rai
rah, ra, rah, rah, rah, POLY, Ninetyhve as the
class yell.
A society, to be known rs the Societc Ltterlre
Franchise, whose object is 10 study the French Ian
guage and literature, organized Monday after
noon. 1t has elected corresponding members In nearly
all OF the American colleges. The officers are; Her
bert 5. Downs, 94, president; Arthur W. Berresiord
3d. vice president, aud Malcolm b. butcher, 02, sec
rotary ana treasurer.
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YALE.
MATERIAL. EDUCATIONAL AND ATHLETIC.

Nc,v-IIovcn Conn., oct IL (special-Workmcn are
already repairing the damage done by fire TO East
Divinity Hall Later examination has proved that
the early estimates Of the loss Will be less thah ue
actual loss Professors Fisher, Barstow ana lihrrlS
lost valuable books that not Insured, ana seVer
students lost books and clothing. Tile loss on inc
building was fully covered by Insurance. bat the com
panies have not paid sum sufficient TO make all the
repairs needed
Trainer l.. c. Dale of the track athletic team, has
thrown the fall games open TO all the college athetic
teams OF the country and the occasion VIII be one Oh
unusual interest this year. Thursday october TO- Is
the date selected for the meet. The new 2Zo-
yard stralghtaway track will be ready for use
Many of the students favor forming polo club and
an attempt Is to be made to select team that can
combat team from Harvard. The latter college
already has d good team and is quite willing to play
matches with "A team from Yale. Candidates Ior
positions on the Varsity football team are now at the
training table as follows McCung 02, Hattwen h' D.
Cusby, '02 Wallis, 49, Winter, '03 81, Mills. '93'
sanford, "a S. Paine. '04, Hefrelfnger, i. G. Bar
bour '92 s., Mccormack, 93 s., L. 7. Bliss '93 81
Dyer. 95, Norton, s., Noycs, 1872. Rhodes, captain
Of last years crew, will be here early in November TO
coach the team. Just now Captain hcCung mas no
assistance in coaching the klckerS.'
The subject OF caps and gowns" Is again beng
considered by the senior class In the academcal NC
partment The innovation made by the class Oh III
in wearing caps and gowns at commencement met WIN
almost unanimous approval by both the graduates ana
undergraduates Of the university. The faculty e4-
pressed warm approval Of the plan to continue inc
Use OF the costume. But the class OF W proposes
TO make u still more radical innovation AT least
l-thlrds Of the class favor getting caps and gowns
at once and wearing them during the closing cohese
year on all dress occasions and on sunday
Officers Of the cricket club have been elected as io
lows: President, n. e. Croker '91, L. s.. secretary
and treasurer l. b. Thomas. 92, s.. captain, ). n.
Tibbcrs, There Is room on the athletic grou'uS
for cricket and q fiat Will be prepared at once; A.,
Seventeen students from Sigars Schoo .Ne"
burg. y. y, have organized the olgAr Cup: e.,
There are twenty three postgraduate stuoene Ill
the scientific department THIS year ~ -
Daned Lord, Sd, H. b. Mccormick ana w. ~,
Runyon will edit The Pot Pourri' during the ensuing
year. . -, -, ,o, l. +ho
The phenomenal growth OF the law school Is we
er,hiect of much remark among all Yale men VINO
know what splendid work Dean Wayand has done
for this branch Of the university Inc corps VI an ~
stuctors this year includes some Of the most dis
tinguished legal lights in America.
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woMAN,s COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE.

baltimore, Nd, oct II (speciaD.-The Womaps
College OF Baltimore has entered on its fourth year
with most encouraging outlook. II is impossible
Mt this time 10 give correct estimate OF the number
OF students registered, each day still brings can
didates for admission. There are however, over 800
young women enrolled at present, including the
students of the Girls Latin School well those
connected with the college. The year opens WIN
few changes in the Board Of Instruction. MADAME
Emile Bornet has been appointed Instructor 10
French Madame Bornet comes among us with golden
laurels. She has taught in Berlin. London. Athens
LYONS, Frankfort, and has been tutor IN the 'amAy
OF the Crown Prince OF Denmark.
DIR. Charles Bacl1shear. Of Johns Hopkins Uni
verslty has been elected associate professor in chem
stry. The demands Of the gymnasium have mads
a second Instructor Necessary, and Tor that pupO~
Miss Maria Palmquist. OF the Royal Central lnsuue
Of gymnastics at stockholm has been cboHeh'
The session opened without any formal exercises.
The Matriculat'on sermon was however
the students on Sunday last in the tlrst MeuVu'si
Episcopal Church, by the Rev. w \; pawno a,o II
GLASGOW Scotland who Is delegate to the hcuhIeio~
Conference now in session at Washington
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HARVARD Annex

Cambridge, Mass, oct IL (Special).-The last week
has been Il busy one at the annex. All the classes
have held meetings to reflect officers ard appoint
members to serve the various committees.
one girl from each Of the three upper classes and
two specials have been elected the reading
room committee select the magazines ard periodicals
for the season OF 1601-'92.
The tennis club has held meeting and chosen tic
officers for the year, and the courts are now being
put in order to give opportunity for little fall play
The glee club, organization started last year By
the freshmen and confined to them, met on Friday last
1t has been decided to make 1t varsity club aud the
trial of voices will soon begin.
Monday the classes Of '92, '03 and '04 Will give
reception 10 the freshman class which cumbers 102-
regulars and specials. The Seniors Juniors and sophie
pour and usher, the presidents Of the three
classes receiving. This annual is the only form Of
hazing INDUCED in by the annex girls.
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W. W. Jackson 'o1, mines: W. s. Ncwhousc, I'd arts
Randall Salisbury, 30 law; W. p. whyand 49, arts
S. II. Keating 'o3, arts. and N. O. Johnson DO "''
The Columbia College Mandolin Club has been re-
organized this year. under the direction OF n NJ
Mnrchlson. IT.. O4 Mines with the following papers
MandolIns, S. " southack, L. NJ. Lawson, IT.. +. IL
gabrtskie; mandola K N. Murrhson. IT,. leader
auitars C. : Rodman, II. Bacon, F. G. Turner and
b. L. Buckley.
Columbia men are much pleased by the exhibition
Given by the football team Saturday In the first
game The men showed the result of careful tram
fog and their team work was noticeable feature
r. L. Chrystie praise for his earnest work as
captain c. II. SissOn, the manager Of the team. is
thopughly wide-awake man and does thorough care
ful work. lie Is vast improvement over some man
agements that Columbia has endured In previous
seS sw ' but practice win ID much for
lie plays pucky game. The freshmen on the team
st and spman did excellent dnD work b, as s full S apS
they will hold ont through the season. Columbia
needs weight in centre, but smith IS pucEy man; anu
whole, is light but far better trained than mas Deen
seen IN Columbia for long time The new grounds a.
Willamsbridge seem TO have put new lie INTO wi
umbia athletics.
TENNIS AT THE UNIVERSITY.
Tennis has occupied the attention OF the university
boys TO q large extent this last week. The university
tournament was finished and the championship IN TINS
sport goes to the zeta Psi. Frederic T. Gunnson, '02
law, ana W. j. n. BIuuhs, 10, 'o"' Vi wv ~N'' -
fraternity won the doubles. and Mr. Brauns won the
singles
The classes of '93 and '94 have elected officers as
follows Ninety -three-Presden Arthur Stanley Cole
vice president Caryos Lobo secretary Percy Butler
wrightman; treasurer, George Palmer Pardlngton'
orator. Ralph Aldom Frost; poet, Charles Thurston
Chase historian, Henry Lewis. Ninety four-Pres
dent Vernon Emerson Carroll secretary, Edward
Johnson Abbott; treasurer, George Woodruff Randall
orator Theodore Baine Barrnger; poet, john George
Iydn cEar. rhpOlnra ffcSSSr.
Coolidge Aldens has been elected president OF the
senior class in the Law School.
The middle class OF Union Theological Seminary has
elected the following officers Allan y. MacNei pres
dent John NJ. Thomas, vioe-presl dent; and j. ~
Platuer SECRETARY and treasurer reception to the
members of the entering class win be given IN few
days, by the upper cassmen.
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CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL.

Carlisle Penn. oct. IL (Special.-seventy girls sr
expected to return to school next week from Bucks
County this State where they have spent the summer
working for farmers wives.
A second story Is being built over the bolerrooms
which will be used by the printing department. The
present printing house will be connected with The
shops.
Mr. and Mrs Bennett have received Government
nppontments at OuaDaw Agency. l. T.. Mr.. Bennett
manager of the farms and Mrs. Bennett as matron and
nurse both at the seneca school Mr. Bennett has had
charge OF the farms connected with the Carlisle sehod
during the last year.
The members Of the Red Men Baseball Club have
reorganized as follows Phillips White. captain and
catcher Frank Everett pitcher: Joseph Taylor. fist
base: Harvey Warner, second base; James Waldo
third base: b. c. Miles. right field William Denome.
centre-feld; Robert Horse. left field; Ben CasveI
short stop.
Charles E. Dagenett has been elected president Of
the Y NJ c. A., Frank Everett vicepresdent, Joseph
H. Hamilton recording secretary, Dennison WheeloeE
treasurer The association has sent as delegates TO
the State Convention, now in session at FRANKLIN
Charles Dagenett Frank Everett and Clarence ".
Thunder. $40 $500, .
Last Monday evening was the twelfth birthday ~
the Carlisle Indian school. The occasion was %
served by having a public meeting In the chapel
Speeches were made BY Captain Pratt, the Rev. Mr.
Tate a returned missionary from the Indians Of
Alaska: Richard Davis and Fred Big Horse.
At the Cumberland County Fair last week the prizes
in az the footrsces were taken by boys from the In
dian school,
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HOBART.

Geneva. n Y, oct. IL (speciaD.-The academic
year of 1S0l'02 has opened at Hobart auspicously.
with a larger freshman class and hrger total at
tendance than for several years.
The competition for the prize scholarships awarded
Mt the entrance examinations held september 10 and
I6 resulted follows: scholarship OF $50 year
during his college course awarded to Carl William
New OF Batavia, n. y; honorable mention was given
TO Wade Warren Thayer, Fort Wayne, Ind, for gen
eral excellence; 10 Albert Conrad SMELL OF Geneva
N. Y, in mathematics; to Frank Edward Lawson, OF
Batavia n Y, In Greek. The prize scholarships were
established in $780, -,,
The semi-annual field day will be held SATURDAY: :
October rs. ut pTe-emptlon Park. large number OF
priLes will be contested for. Many mon are WORKING
Tor places in the football to be named next week.
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PEEj<,KILL MILITARY ACADEMY.

Pcekshll, y. " oct IL (speciaD.-The fall term Of
this institution has opened very auspciousy with a
large attendance-arger than at any previous year
and large number Of names on The waiting list DO
sides the corps of professors OF last year there have
been added this term Major J. ii. Stockton, A. b. Of
Cornell. and Major +. VI. smith, OF Hamilton College.
The new arnOry has been Handsomely finished and
j. utilized by Colonel Louis IL. Orloman United States
Army, the commandment in drilling the battalion which
rapidly coming in shape. y next spring the cadet
corps Will be up TO It's usual standard which is exceed
by in me state.
SocieL, work Is founshng and elections OF the
secret frdternltieS will soon take place.
\ cOuise OF lectures by emnent speakers will be
given at the school this winter.
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PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE.

Gettysburg, Penn, Oct. IL (speciaI-An athletic
association has been formed with the following
orlfers: President Boyer; v,e-presdent, Baum
secretary Cess treasurer. Beeswanger Boyer. Kline
and c. f.. Fbert have been named by the association
as the committee to cooperate with representatives,
and Dr. Stanley ply seal director in the management
Of athletics.
The college orchestra has been reorganized with
these members Ulery, McGill, first veoln; Smith.
rnrnet. Deatrlck Hoffman nute; Messenger, pic
colo: Brallier clarIOnet; Kefer, trombone Ever.
hart piano Cook, drum UleIy Is director ana
McGlll business manager
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LACROSSE AT THE CITY COLLEGE.

The students are taking lively interest in the
Lacrosse Association OF the College Of the City OF
New. York. Lacrosse has been favorite game at the
City College for many years. !. Greenbaum VIII be
the captain this year and the team is already dis
tingulshlng Itself Two games have been won, one
from the Rutherford team. and one from the second
team of the Staten Island Athletic Club The cihcers
of the association for the year H. Rer 20, pres-
dent: J. White IT. 49, vice president c. b. Tracy,
% secretary L. b. GinsberS. 49, treasurer, and F. f.
Pegham, manager.
The fraternities and literary societies at the College
Of the CITY of New York are especially active at this
season of the year. planning out the winter work ana
securing new members.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-12
TUFTS.

Tufts College, Mass, oct. IL (SpecieD-The first
football game of the played with the Cam
bridge Manual Training School October p and re.
suited In victory for Tufts with score of "a TO o.
The initiation Of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity
occurred October 9. number of graduate mcmb ers
present. The initiates were f. L. sanbOm, c. n.
barney, Z. ID. Clark, T.. p. Darling II. d. Forbes
Harry Folsom, IL. p. Frank, b. d. George, W. IL.
Godfrey, Frank Hynde. C. L. Ricketts, A. l.. George
and L. b. Hcrsey.
Professor a. p. Comey is at present at work upon
dictionary Of solublites of all chemical substances
which win probably be In the hands Of the publishers
within a few months.
Professor A. Il. Dolbear's new book upon the
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HARVARD.

Cambridge, Oct. II (specia).-Naturaly enough the
chief interest of Harvard is centring In the foot
ball eleven and in Its chances for victory Yale
To voice the sentiment Of the college at large the
general feeling with regard TO football l. Of dis
couragement and certainly the results of the first few
games played do not warrant any extravagant hopes
for an easy victory over Yale When Harvard Is able
20 score only fifteen seventeen points against such
comparatively weak teams Exeter and Dartmouth,
the natural conclusion is not excessively hattenne,
The great weakness is In the centre, for there is
really no one among the candidates who can I'LL the
place OF Old John Cranston of Perry 1raford or OF
Finlay These three were bulwark of strength, and
Ii impossible for opposing rush-lnes last year
10 break through as II they had been knocking
against stone wall. But this year II Is changed.
OF the six prominent candidates for the centre and
guards-Pantoul Vail, Highlands, Berry, Shea and
Bsngs-the three first, PantOu Vail and Bangs,
are the only who OF the calbre of last years
centre and even these have little Of that giant strength
which made the Big Three-CranstOn, Finay and r.
Trafford-sO impcrvOus to the onslaughts OF an OPP
posing rush-line. PantOul and Vail were both on
the Varsity last year, and Bangs was tried at
ocntre-Iush last fall in several games kelton, '9J,
Is wanted very badly one Of the guards, but 50
far all persuasions TO get him 10 come cut have been
Intellectual. Kelton Is working his way through col
lege and that in three years. that the time lie
would have to give football is than he THINKS
he AFFORD.
As TO the rest OF the line, Haowe will play one OF
the ends and Marshall Newell "a, VIII I'll one of TIC
tackles The other tackle would he Joo CptOn, '93,
were he in college, but unfortunately Upton has been
suffering from TYPHOID fever and IS not only not back
I'm college yet but even were he 10 come, he would
probably not be in condition 10 play. EmmOns, '95,
Groton School man, Is at present the most promi-
nent candidate for that position For the other end,
Miller, '03, and Collamorc, '03, are doing the best
work, and the chances much In favor u the
former, who has rowed on his class crew for two
years and is a generally wendeveloped man. Back
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Amherst. Mass, Oct. IL (specaD.-The finals IN t0s
tennis tournament played Friday, Reed 01 WIN
ming from Esty 90, 60, G-3. lie VIII now pay
stearns for the college championship, and the TWO men
lii renresent Amherst at the tournament In New
Haven. ,s.,.
The football game with Stages team, OF sprngne.i,
"Wednesday was very hard one. the score oeihs =
TO IT, The first championship game to be psyed i@i'
Will be with Tech. and will take place on october d.
Frederick b. Pratt, Of the class Of o', OF BrooASh
n " has given to the college the sum Of So,OOo Is
nucleus for a permanent athletic fund the income Oh
which will be used 10 keep In order the a'heuc ne'
This gift brings the total of Mr.. PratVs donauo"' "
athletics up to more than 100000.
The senior class have elected officers as follows
President. H. II. Gooden vicepesident W. =
smallcy; secretary G. Ii. Fisher treasurer \. W.
Moody class orator. W. II. Lewis class poet lie no!
phillips Ivy orator., J. Ii. Grant; ivy poet n Il
Rrooas: grove orator, c. ;. Raley; grove poet 20,
Comstock senator, G. v. Emerson Ihe cas- rosS
TO appoint next Wednesday as field day ana Ihure''
as mountain day.