New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-30
IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES
HARMONY Al COLUMBIA

President Low and the members Of the two kr-
classes Of Columbia College have come % q pers.
understanding at last. 10th classes have axre,s !,
cease from rushing on the college grounds IN "a.
future and In consequence President Low has arx,1
10 excuse the students who have been threatened "a.
suspension II not expulsion. IL Is interesting In ,,,
connection 10 the progress In matters q dIse,p,
that has been made In Columbia College. In The hn
of 1856 a violent eane-rush TOOK place In Tie b.sa
ment OF the school 81 Arts Building Hamilton Han
between the class Of 80 and the freshman ca.s =,
90 I'm the rush q member 81 80. willard Snovdo.
VIVA seriously injured, ard later he died, suffering IA
tensely.
An Indignant parent wrote 10 President Barnard All
ING why such things were allowed. The presdsu,
replied that tie college authorities we're poweres ia
the matter. Later IN the year, when PUSHES bctxecs
the two classes in progress both Dr. Drslef nag
dean of the school Of Arts and President Barnard
person went down 10 the scene u action and VT,
actually rushed out Of Ele way by the Students VILLA
the fight went on to the finish. II should be sah Ia,
when President Barnard appealed b the class % ~
mentioning the death Of snowden. the elaS hsz
N meeting and voted 20 abolish the custom "A "a
college but the president confessed himself pover>s
N force the students % maintain order the ooI,,
grounds.
Al President Lows suggestion each class In he
schools OF Arts Mines and Law has elected one rspv
sentative b. form a committee on regulations oohsn-
ing student life at the college. THIS committee %
formulate such rules and submit them ~ lTeodssi
Low for approval
The members Of the committee are schooi OF Ara
Thomas l.. Clrystic. '92, W. p. Whyland, "J shep
pard Knapp, IT, "a; l.. n. Lawson, 30 school
Mines II. ID. White 92; II. =. Mckee 49, v. D.
smith "a. and +. L. Pel 'g5. scbooi " Law WAtf
$. Beadles senior; Joseph t.. Deane, middIer and w.
White Junior.
The classes OF '04 and i9j have mutually agreed
see that hereafter there shall BIO one annual rush b.
tween tie two lower classes In college, WINCH sAal
take place on the college athletic gr'unds' ana Eaea
shall give TO the winning class the privileges Of wearing
high hats carrying canes and smoking pipes without
noe,tatlon from the defeated class Tins decision viii
hiring the matter under the jurisdiction - the athstc
unIon Of the college and IL il probable udt code
rues and regulations 10 De Observed hieAef IN go.
nscton with the rush will b. formulated, and hN Ls
viii prevent the rOwdysm al present n"uoeaoe ne
college uishes. a.. ,,,-.
Tie college chess club has elected the following ~
Gers for the YEAR President, X. D. COWlhE' W. Nne
nresient h. L. Buckley, '92 IecOrilng secielaJ,
4 H. bowman, '04: corresponding secretary y j. Iurs,
go. treasurer A. I. Brlgg,, 93.
In the last chess tournament the prizes were Voc y
stubhs first: Hymes, second, Bowman, ulrl Na-
I'm IN Cohn and SandbOrn were tied for The MN pss
The Thanksgiving number OF The Blue ana NIAs,
Is an attractive issue The editors Oh Co!umbhs weeAy
are making fine thing Of their paper, and deserve ne
SUPPORT Of the college In their EFFORT