New-York tribune., 1891-05-25
HARVARD.
WORK IN THE SUMNER SCHOOLS TO BE COUNTED
IN THE AWARD OF DEGREES

WORK IN THE SUMNER SCHOOLS 10 BE COUNTED
IN THE AWARD OF DEGREES
Cambridge, Mass, May "a (speciaD.-By vote OF
the faculty work done in the summer schools may
with the consent OF the various departments DC oo
az regular work toward the degree Of A. b. inc suo
,ect has becn under discussion for some time seVerai
departments have already sgnifed their Willingness 10
mt the summer work par with the "ih'er "oiA'
and the summer schools will thus become an HiVce'
mart OF the college, facilitating the acqusun vi o
degree I'm three years, and afordng stuoeh.s "io WISH
20 continue their work through at least par' vi Vo
long vacation an opportunity TO do so WIN te assur
anco that what they accomplish will take rank VITA
,h res, of the college work This marks one further
advance step In the liberal policy which characeriIcS
the university. .,
Edward Hopkins. the wealthy London merchant VINO
came to this country in the seventeenth century anu
did 30 much for the Of education In the colonies
ala not NEGLECT Harvard in his benefachons Bnt nc
did not give the money unrcservedy 10 the coleso-"
WAS nut in tho hands Of trustees and Harvard mas ho'
,,v,vs GOT the full benefit OF IT, The income from the
b,nd ls large one and Is used now for the payment
OF six scholarships In the Divinity sciooi, anu .i
award OF certain prizes in the college. III lu'uio ''
college Will profit also from the fund WHICH was sNo"
70 Cambridge for the foundation OF Hopkins urlar
school Unlike the corresponding foundations IN new
Haven and elsewhere, the school did hot succoeu %
tha money Was withdrawn and used for the payment
of a masters salary In the Cambridge Latlh echoVi
But Harvard will now gain still more uireco au-
vantage from the fund, for the trustees nave asiocu
that IL shall be used TO pay the tuition III ule La'i
School OF nine boys fitting for Harvard Ihis shouiu
strengthen materially the hold of the college OH tile
Cambridge Latin school as one OF It's feeders' Inc
award of the scholarships rests with the president ana
fellows.
The college prdes itself greatly on the recent over
whelmlng victory Yale in field ana track auneucS
The number Of men in training for these Sports Has
been unusually large, and the college VIII not nave
10 rely on one two crack athletes for points III te
Mott Haven games J. G. Lathrop, the trainer Keeps
the men constantly at work, and In practice J r. Ice
has made new record in the 22Oyard run over 10"
hurdles The time was taken by i've regular tIhers,
all NJ whom agreed on "a As seconds, so the record
will hold The best previous record was 20 IA sec
onds, made by Lee himself year ago. HIS ufhe OH
the first 10 yards 12 10 seconds. H. ,. hale
has also made new collegiate record in the threemiie
walk. making the distance in 30 minutes 4o 40 sec
onds The previous record Of "a minutes IA 20 sec
ondS bas been held by Bernis Of Harvard since 1850.
TRe Faculty OF the Divinity school have selectsd a.
commencement speaker from that scnO0i, Nallahl
Kn1ali ~ Japan He will be the first japanese 70
sneak a commencement part at Harvard. lie Is
iIventyseven wears old, and has received MS .anns
in Janan and California well rs at HarVaIu lno
subject OF his oratlon Is "Agences Formative OF Oris
tan Thought in Japan"