New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-13
IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
COLUMBIA MEN TO DEBATE.

Tho McKm fellowships in architecture. OF the VaIuo
NJ al 900 each have just been AWARDED ior alo 'oe
time ty a Jury consisting Of X. NJ. HUNT, Iho'nA'
Hastings Arthur Rotch, OF Boston, ana " r. "on"
s,or =, tese nr,zes The successful competitors
are A. c. Munos OF Philadelphia, OF the CLASS VI 60
ana A NJ Welcb OF Ncw-York, OF the class oil ~
uonorahIe mention In design was given 10 D. NJ NOV"
att ot the class OF 90 and r. X. Mosley' Oh 1e oi.s
NJ 49, and in construction to H. E' Doiheii' va ~ III
class Of ,e7 and r. d. Kohn, oil the class vi iooV' o.
% Nev.York The judges found the work great" LII
ved in quality over that presented last year ior uo
Columbia fellowship. nj, -, Aha total
nrwhar of graduates in this department.. INC "o'n
.oor,red ~ the competitors was a design Tor snai
mnseum with the necessary computations Vi '.''"
Cor the roof a schedule Of quantities ana cooOe'
other papers OF a practical character Hiu"' " =.
was assigned In the Judgment 10 construo''o" " a
design the prizes going to the men WHO "e'' '''"'
both respects ,,,. cou.co tho
pornard fso called n honor Of President Iarnar ''
peithoIopian and the Pholexian are get'Ls ie'u' i
their annual jolnt debate for first ana seco''"
able mention IN the past debates tho D"i."'D -.
usually secured the coveted prizes anu 'no ~"
societies will have to work hard to deieat o'e
mon this wear The subject OF debate VIII Oe m
NIo" si.. -, =, The mob in New-Orleans.' The
sneoters will be Barnard Literary Associauon' john
Farr putnam ,ol, and Montague Howard VI :
poitholocan Charles Hood, '01, and W. IL. SPURS
100 pbIloexan. Edward p Smith, w; ana ~ ".
johnson ,oa The date for the debate Is hot YET
fixed ,.,.,,
The Columbia College boys are to nave VARSITY
theatre party at Harrgans New-Park Ihcatro o"
Anru "a The theatre and stage will be decorated In
the college coIors blue and white, and all the oeparr
ments Of the college win send full delegations Among
those most active In getting up the party are ocae,'
,01. Buckley '02, Turner, '93 and hldrc'h, OF,
school of Arts; Collins, Lyle and CHAMBERS, 00noo,
OF Law; Jewett, School Of Mines; ana farher anu
Lawson, of the School Of Medicine A..
II has bean decided to have lacrosse team In inc
college this spring. AT meeting held recently mr.
patterson. of the Law School was elected manager oA
tho team Mr.. Sherman captain and MI. McWnhahis'
OF the Medical school, treasurer. -
The Engineering Society Of the School OF Mines
held a pleasing reception In Room 10 of h"ili''
Hall on Friday evening In the course =,
tine evening DR.. Frederick Il. Hutton dehVeieu
a finely Illustrated lecture ON "The Mechaih
col EnCineerinC OF an ocean Greyhound" The com
mittee In charge Edwin GOODWIN, " Muh"'
Rice and Oswald Jackson, u. .
Mich interest is felt in the new department OF
BIOLOGY. lust founded by the trustees IL mas Deen
determined to use 100000, the oequest from Vuo
late Charles NJ Da Costa, In erecting pioioglc"
laboratory to be known the Da Costa Laooraeofy
Of biology This will be erected, at the request Oh
the medical faculty. on the land brought to the COL
Ieee through the union with the College OF PhysohS
and Surgeons 1t is also proposed that the head Oh inc
department shall be known as the Da Costa PROFESSOR
of Biology The department. when fully organized,
will be the connecting link between the Medical schooi
and the scientific and philosophical work OF ue oIn
parts OF the university. IL IS INTENDED 10 anolu IA
New York as complete opportunities for Biological suuuy
and research can be found anywhere IN the %r
Already various subjects dealt with In the MedlGai
school and at the college which will have close relas
tons with the biological department It Is 1 i S
10 take q years time in working into shape the ee-
| tails Of the department but 1t is hoped that by
October, 1892 students wishing TO make researches
In any part Of the wide ted covered 1y S9iUSS With
| Columbia.