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AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD

PLANS COMPLETED FOR TIE SUMNER SCHOOLS
Cambridge Mass. April 10 (SpecIal).-The descrip
tive circulars of the summer schools 20 be held during
the coming summer show that the same care as usual
will be given Them Professor Shaler is the chairman
Of the committee of the faculty which has the schools
It's charge, and ii Is In his department. geology tnat
they have reached the fullest development. Besides
the courses In this subject given at Cambridge, party
viii be formed study the ground the local geology
of various places in New-York and New-England
Courses similar to those Of last year will be given IN
German, French, chemistry, botany, physics, heio
engineering and physic training and TINS year TWO
new subjects are added 10 the lst-Englsh ana
physiology and hygiene.
The proposals with regard to the new cup to be
contested for in track athletics by Harvard ana fse
have now run the gauntlet Of the athletic committee
The first contest viii be held on Holmes Field May
16 The tug-of.war will be omitted from the list.
Interest in class athletic contests has revived at
Harvard in recent years. and the baseball series Is
already occupying the attention Of baseball players VINO
have not sufficient ability for me university nine.
Hinetythree won the championship last year, but VIII
not in all probability be able to turn out so strong
team this year. The upper and two lower classes
play series Of three games and the winners cohest
in another series OF three the championship The
frst game will be played on April ~ The university
nine has the advantage OF several more games "n
thc Boston League team, in the last of which the
Boston were obliged 10 pull the game out OF me Ire
In the ninth inning. They were eqabled 10 40 ny
The Wild pitching Of Howe who up to that inning had
pitched an admirable game.
Professor W. W. Goodwin has given two evening
lectures, on Paul at Atnenss at the College Con-
ference and the other on The Ruins OF Troy" -,
II Is announced that new dormitory will be built
with private capital TO contain suites Of rooms similar
to those in Beok Hail. let at correspondingly mgh
prices. - .o 49,, u, n
e. W. Blake IT., L. s., II. w. Doe, '93, and "; D.
Flags a. have been elected regular editors OF "Ihe
Lamp0on.' - - ,D-,.,
In the contest for the graduate football cup Traor
'93, was successful against Corbett, pa .u o.. .,o
President Eliot gave an interesting talk 70 the
Graduate Club on "Research and Publication as " nj
yersty Functions" He spoke Of the recent develop
Inent in this direction in the American universities
and said that the policy at Harvard was to foster
research as much possible, but 70 restrain puDnca
tion within judicOus limits
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IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
ACTIVITY IN THE UNIVERSITY.

The annual spring games Of the University of the
City Of New-York will be held on Saturday, May 8,
at the athletic grounds Of the Staten Island Athletic
Club at Bement-ave and Richmond Terrace, West
NewBTghtOn, S. l., at D. m. This will be directly
before the games Of the Staten Island Athletic Club,
and those who are on the grounds 10 see the Uni
versity will be entitled 10 stay for these also
The University games will consist Of scratch con-
tests, and will include the dashes, long and short
runs, half.mile walk twOme bicycle race the broad
and high Jump, and putting the shot. The games
are open to all students in the departments Of Arts.
Science, Law, Medicine and Theology, and handsome
prizes viii be awarded to frsts and seconds In each
contest. The entries will close on May 1, with
A. Ward Van Ripper, the secretary of the association.
Founders Day" was celebrated at the University
in more ways than one. The regular college work
of the day suspended for the afternoon, and the
senior class took charge Of the exercises. The
president Of the class Robert Raiguel Wedekind pre-
sided. Eliot Henry Moore 01, delivered ON appro-
pirate grafton, and Henry Landrlne Holt, '01, gave
the poem. double quartet from the glee club
also sang. In the evening interesting debate upon
the subject Resolved That the killing Of the Ital
ians by The NewOrleans mob was uniustifable," was
Lorln Andrews, '01, and Ralph Aldon Frost, e3,
spoke in the affirmative, and Marx Edwin Hardy, D1,
and Samuel Dobbins Price In the negative Ihe
Judges Professors hurry and Gillet decided In favor
Of the negative. Many fair friends Of the students
graced both the afternoon. and evening gatherings
with their presence. The freshman and sOphomores
celebrated the day by two or three rushes, with
VARYING results.
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YALE.
CHANGES IN ELECTIVE COURSES FOR THE CON-
ING YEAR.

ING YEAR.
New-Haverf Conn., April 10 (special.-Owing to the
fact that Professor W. r. Harper, Professor r. F.
Harper and Professor Abbott ere TO leave Yale al
the close OF this college year. and to the further fact
Aha. Professor Sumner and Professor Reynolds not
to be at the college during the year ending June 80
1902. extensive changes have been arranged In the
,octive cours Of tho Junior and senior classes for
next year The courses in Old Testament legal
uterotnre have been entirely omitted. F. G. Moore
will take the place of Professor Abbott MI Moore
,e now In Rome Professor Reynolds's electives IN
Cre4lt will he divided between Professor Capp, Pro
fessor q A. Kltcheu and Professor Irving Hunt.
Professor C. H. Smith, the new Instructor IN history
f,on tovdoin offers two electives on the constitu-
tionaI and colonial history Of the United states.
profossor = p Goodrich will leave Yale In June ana
his Mace will be taken by Professor Palmer OF The
Northwestern Reserve who offers four electives In
German literature Professor Morris, the new Latln
instructor from Williams. offers two electives ana VIII
have charge Of the sophomore class IN La'in' FIV'
fessor E. T. Mclaughlin, OF the EhgnSh hVeIa'uio uo
nartnent has resigned his place as memper VI inc
acultv and VIII probably accompany Professor harper
a. tbc now Chicago University. His classes Will be
taken by Professors Beers and COOK fA-fFe'iueii
porter will take additional classes Inc venetape
scholar Is phy9cay somewhat weak, but henuoHS
he Is as vigorous as ever IL, a ,ovt veor at
" Professor H. II. Reynolds VIII spend heHt year "'
Tho sGtc NJ the Delphi excavations In Greece.
Howard II. Knapp, 1ale %, VIZ -, i' =. %, ctica;,
rusher has begun series Oh IeetuJa Iodtrn oftcr
in the Law school. He Is one OF the ICS'ulhs u''O
neys O. o The Yale navy just elected are Pre
dent E. H. FloydJones W R ESjl'0' 0a treas,
Pref f. Brcan and E. l. Richards and
ho'f D. Hiss Ins been elected captain of the sopho-
more consolidated baseball nine.
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PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE.

Gettysburg, Penn, April 10 (Specia The baseball
season is Just about to open with Che students here
The team win Be as follows: smyscr, McCommon anc
Tate, catcher King, pitcher Mcpherson. first base
Beam, second base; Filbert, third base; Flchthom
shortstop; Geise leftneld; Harter centre-neld Gil
bert, rghtfeld. Gehr Is the manager. The open
ing game will be on May with Westminster.
The Rev. Henry L. Gicgenfuss, pastor Of the Epsco
pal Church Of Poughkccpsie win deliver the address
OF the dedecatOry exercises Of the Sigma Chi Lodg,
Oh Wednesday evening Of commencement week. TIT
Rev. Charles Albert, Of Baltimore, will perform
similar duty for the Phi Gamma Delta Chapter
Walker, Herman, Cook, St3delman, Shapcy, AK,
and Gehr have formed theatrical company. They
will produce "Unce Toms Cabin" on Friday cvenin.
In PnO Han, for the bcatft Of the athletic ass0ca
ton. The orchestra Will be under the direction %
McGil
senior vacation has been abolished; but IN r.
stead the seniors are excused from the afternoon
recitation during the last term.
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SMITH COLLEGE.

Northampton, Mass, April 10 (speciaD.-Dr. Blod-
gett is putting forth renewed efforts in tho music
line and next Wednesday win give an afternoon ana
evening concert with Mrs. Z. Humphrey Allen ana
Frauein VI. Won Mltzlaf the sOlolsts. These con-
cors arc deservedy popular with all musicians here
abouts. and are always well attended. This Is the
term when the trailing arbutus blooms in all It's
beauty and fragrance, and Saturday was perfect
spring day. warm and full of sunshine, the girls were
out in force, and every haunt Of the bushlns hover
was eagerly sought out, and Saturday night the mails
we're burdened with the fragrant blossoms. .
The grip has had several victims In TINS Guy. anu
among the number now happily convaleSclng are
President L. Clark Seclye and Professor Henry NJ
Tyler, OF the college.
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serve spscia mention for their fine play. rue
ing Is the Brown team: Woodcock' pitcher "'" ~
second base: Steere shoitstop; ,o iresser right
ae t' fhnrson, catcher; Mendcnhaii' captain Ni'
field. ,.s craft " Paumpa-
ufa which means s;eL9nk f beule e'I Is built l0 %
that OF the river which the Doaytd fonr new nen
bcrs TO iii the vacancy the ta c1u;G@ c by cyI "a
rcment Of George H. Ferris t bc nrssnt scnio5
caS The newly elected members s s9 NJ Ia sG aH
hso bsd II been Contributors to Tho nonian' T. T.
Eas6n. 90 and j. 4. Pirce, 49, who were areaay Ga
the board viii be chairman Oh 'iie ooau "nu OuS'He'S
manager respectively
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rr,r UNIVERSITY or VERMONT

burlington, Vt, April 70 (SpecaIE-Ihe annual
BANQUET of the "Cync' Board occurred at the Crys-
tai on Wednesday night. the following gentlemen par
ticipatne Buckham Cheney, Randall, Ilavley, Of the
retiring board and Pitiin, Allen Blanchard, Bene-
dict. stewart. Kubourn, Lewis, Wheeler, Wheatey of
the newly elected board, with F. L. Moore, 90 an ex-
business manager, as guest Of the evening. Mower,
edItorn-chlefeect stears and Alser were absent by
reason Of sickness.
The students of the university have contributed
$3.50 for the support OF the bqH nine 800 coming
from the academlcal department. The season opened
with three games with the LanslngbuTg a. ~ team
ON Thursday, Friday and saturday OF last week. the
university winning the three games by scores Of 3
TO g. 10 to > and 10 o, respectively.
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WELLESLEY.

Wellesley, Mass, April 10 speciaD-The class crews
have begun their practice for fOat day The freshman
crews rapidly forming For the first time, the
freshman and sub freshman students In the hveyeais
musical and ART courses) have separate crews There
will be one '05 crew. while the other five boats will
belong exclusively 10 'a4.
The class composite photograph Of e1 is more sue
cessful than that OF any class hitherto The features
are clear and without the vague and hazy outline that
characterzes most composites
TIE petition 10 the International Exposition Of 1893
sent 10 Wellesley for signatures has been signed by
about 800 students. The petition asks that the exhi-
bitiOn be closed on Sunday.
In the death Of Che Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby, OF
Eew-York, Wellesley loses valuable trustee.
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HAVERFORD.

Haverford, Penn, April 10 SpecaD.-The cricket
season is anticipated with great interest this year. The
following games are scheduled: First eleven-May 3
with Belmont at Haveriord May 49, with Columbia at
Haverford May %, with Harvard. at Cambridge; June
G University of Pennsylvania, grounds to be named by
the University of Pennsylvania. Second eleven-May
o. with Belmont, second, at ElmwoOd; May o. with
west Chester first, at West Chester.
Franklin McAIlister. 49, who figured prominently in
the cricket field last year viii not take any part this
season on account Of an injury received in gymnasium
practice.
j. W. Muir has been elected captain OF the first eleven
K s. Green is captain Of the freshman cricket team.
The cyclers Of the college have formed an organiza
ton with the following officers President, F NJ. Par
rlsh. '02 secretary and treasurer, o. NJ Chase, VA
canfain " H. Nicholson, '02: first lieutenant d. b
Tabcr 'O4 second lieutenant, L. WoOlman '93.
O. L. Jones, 9S, has been appointed assistant busi
ness manager OF The Haverf0rdlan.'
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PHILLIPS ACADEMY.

Andover, Mass, April 10 (Special-The baseball
team is the centre of interest this term. The cand.-
dates remained in town nearly all Of the Easter vaea-
ton and two games played one with the Lawrence
team which was defeated by to 4, and one with the
Mount washngtons, who were victorious by to g.
since this term opened the Phillips nine has been
beaten By the Haverh and Boston college teams, but
has beaten the Tufts College team by the score Of
10 to 3. . ,,
The Harvard Andover Club, composed Of Harvard
students who are graduates of Phillips Academy, has
offered two prizes Of Sl5 and so for excellence In
English. The examination in competition for these
of tho senior and middle classes in both the classical
and scientific departments
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DARTMOUTH.

Hanover " H., April & (sreclaD-The third lecture
in te course arranged by "The Literary Monthly was
given last Monday evening by A. W. Edson rs. O.
Worcester, Mass, his subject being Teachers and
Teaching"
The different classes rave elected officers for the term
as follows: scniOrs-President, James p Allison wire
president r. L. Doring; secretary Z. w. Tewksburv:
treasurer, F. p Fish Junors-P.esldent, A b. HsIey
vice president James S. Brown; secretary W. E. Earl;
treasurer, F. Irving Weston ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
". c. Phelps; vccpesident, IL N. Dascomb; secre-
tary, G. r. Gordon; treasurer, J. b. Russell. Fresh
men-Presdent W. NJ. Ames vioe-prcsident, A. C.
Croker secretary, NJ. s. sherman treasurer, E. H.
Stafford.
Thomas F. Kearney viii tain the athletic team this
spring, beginning April %.
The freshman ball team this spring VIII be as fol-
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lows f. 3. smalley, pitcher and captain G. IT, h4ID'
catcher; A. NJ. Lyon, first base ID. Colby, seconu Du
c. d. Rsrrows, shorstop; J. Morse, third base w.
Field, W. S. Goss snd Is. A. Smallry, 1eldcrs' a. L.
Norris is manager OF the team. -.
The vacation trip OF the university nine was usus
c0ssfn financially but tho experience gained Wa Nl
able. The six games resulted as follows; Nc|-l1aN u
g. Dartmouth 3 University OF Pennsylvania ., Dary
mouth 8: Johns Hopkins Z, Dartmouth O; Couli "a
Athletic Cub 5. Dartmouth IL University OF virginia
Is Dartmouth 4; second day. Virginia TO o. Only
fifteen hits made or Surtct on the trip anu NJ
was we'll caught by Barry. - -,
The school year Of the Thayer School Of Civil En-
ineering ends next Wednesday. The graduating class
numbers four.
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ROCHESTER.

Rochester N. Y, April 10 (speciaD.-The formal
opening of the new Delta Epsilon chapter house took
place Monday evening The active chapter rendered
reception to the alumni, followed By banquet, at
which tOasts were responded TO by Joseph 0Connor,
Henry c. Maine, Henry W. COnllin, Adebert CrOmse.
Robert b. Wicles and the Rev. W. L. Page. Of this
city, Professors Fachild and Dodge Of the University
Of Rochester; and Professor samuels, of Syracuse.
The house formally presented the undergraduate
chapter by Thomas DransGeld, OF the board Of
trustees. A large delegation present from the
Buffalo alumni association. and representatives from
the active chapters OF Now York Cornell Syracuse
Hamilton, Columbia, Amherst and the University OF
Michigan were also in attendance.
The cOmpctiti for the choice of editors Of The
Campus closed on Tuesday, and Messrs. Mddlebrook
and swnburne, OF 80, and Barlow and Knight of 'O3
were selected their manuscripts receiving the highest
working. Brown and Barrett, of 02, hold over.
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Union.

Schenectady, April IS SpeeiaD.-Prohssor william
Wells IS delivering his usual course OF lectures upon
modern history. The subject this term is Alaska
and tho Yellowstone7 The special subjects of lect-
urcs for the present week "The Making OF Alasko'
and "Our Alaska" In the opening lecture the
Doctor dwelt especially upon the education and
public life OF William II. Seward, who was an aunnus
Of Union College graduating In go, in the same class
with DR.. H'ckOk aud DR.. Taylor Lewis.
Every afternoon the ball grounds are covered with
asprants for positions on the nine. The tennis season
has also opened. II promises to be lVeNcr than
ever before. A half dozen new courts we're COM
pletod last year to meet the increased interest in this
sport.
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RUTGERS.

Ncw-BrrnswicE. April 10 tspecaD.-The seniors are
much pleased with Professor scott of Princeton, who
has happy kLack Of making subjects interesting. On
Wednesday he gave lecture, illustrating with Ian.
tern slides OF Yellowstone Park AID switzerland. The
baseball team is practising daily and is negotiating
Tor a new pitcher-Francis, Of the old Unions
On Saturday evening April %, the Rev. william
Elliot Griffin. Of Boston, will deliver a lecture In Kirk
parick chapel FOR the benefit OF the baseball assOcl-
alton. The subject viii be. The Indebtedness OF our
people to our Dutch ancestors lOr liberty rather than
10 the Pilgrim Fathers
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WESLEYAN

Mddletown, April 10 tspeclaD.-wesloyan opened the
baseball season yesterday with defeat at the hands
u Trinity In the first three innings the home team
PLAYED strong game. but after that the errors
numerous and the baschs few. At the beginning Of
;he seventh inning Goodman, c. f.. retired. Kidd. p
took Ms place and North went into the box. Trinity
hit him o. easing rs they did Kidd. The Wesleyan
team was maie up Of tic following men: Tirrel, c.. ;
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good for team that shall add third victory to the
two which Hamilton won at Albany and Syracuse, III
80 and 90 The work OF Transforming Miodie
College into gymnasium has begun, ana IS oelns
pushed rapidly. The old gymnasium will probably be
used Tor baseball cage. ,,o..oa
The senior class. after lively discussion, deiealea
a motion TO wear caps and gowns at commencement
There has as vet been no election TO the professor
ship left vacant by the death of Professor kelsey SV
term.
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wILLIsroN SEMINARY.

Easthamptoa. Mass. April 10 (special).-Tie officers
OF the athletic association for the term Edward p.
DuIard. president; William W. Chase, vlce-presdent;
a. ~ Fisher secretary Professor Bufum, treasurer
a A. Stagg is coaching the ball nine.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
PREPARING TO ENLARGE THE WORK OF UNI
vERs1rY EXTENSION.

Philadelphia, April 10 (speciaD.-The Law Depart
ncnt has suffered a serious loss in the death, aer
brief Illness of A. Sydney Bicdle, professor OF tors,
evidence and practice az law. He was brother oi
the late George Bidde, In memory Of whom tle Ilng
founded the library known as the George Blddle Ia"
Library and the sincerest sympathy Is feit Ior .i9
honored father who in few brief years mas oeei 0"i
upon TO mourn the loss Of two such sons.
Provost Pepper has resigned the presidency OF lne
Society for University Extension, the movement oce
now well under way and Professor Edmund I JAMES,
OF the Wharton School, has becn.elected In MS pace
This wn involve the appointment OF an aadluohei III
structor: and Professor James VIII press the WOrk VI
extending the system In various parts OF the country
Professor John Bach McMGster, also OF the wharton
School assumes the chair Of American history In the
new school OF American history, and the new chair
OF American constitutional history viii be filed next
month. Among the gifts recently received for the
special library Of this department is one OF priceless
value from Robert NJ Purvis. II is library OF anti
slavery literature, probably the competest In the
world, including the earlier volumes OF " Inc
Lberator' many bearing the autographs of Mr. PurviS
and his associate, William Lloyd Garrison.
A university pin" has been adopted by the class
presidents of the different departments. and formally
approved by the authorities. II Is small god
penapt enameled in red and blue, bclfng the legeno
"U. of Pa"
stantnople on business connected with the Babyonian
expedition. 1t Is announced that his colleague, Pro
fessOr Hiprecht, who has had slow c0nvalescence
from serious Illness will return to this country
and resume the work Of editing the results of that
The baseball season has fairly opened. The uni
versity team met that Of Williams College April 9,
and defeated II By score Of II to Q. On last Wednes-
day the contest was with Lehig, and resulted after
well played game in victory for Pennsylvania, to .
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COLLEGE, GRADUATES IN POLITICS.

"The Yale News" has recently published an IN
eresting table taken from The New-Englander SHOW
ing Their presentation In politics Of graduates from the
leading colleges. glance i the table VIII snow tat
Yale has long lead while Harvard and Princeton are
close together in the race for distinction Here Is the
summary:
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NOTES FROM STEVENS INSTITUTE

DR.. Mayer, professor Of physics, will, with Mrs.
Mayer, make an extended tour abroad during the
coming vacation, leaving Hoboken during the latter
part Of June, probably on the 18th or Goth. DR..
Mayer has not been well Of late, and it is partly for
that reason that he goes but his trip will not be
valueless to the institution.
DR.. Stlman has filled the chair Of chemistry this
week. in addition his of analytical chemistry,
owing to the enforced absence Of Dr. Leeds, who has
been away for his health. DR.. Leeds and his wife
intend making pedestrian trip through Holland,
hoping that 1t viii benefit the Doctor They have
extended cordial invitation TO such of the students
who desire to do so to accompany them. They will
leave about the last OF June.
The juniors, under the charge Of Professor Den
ton Inspected the Nathan Pump Works, at one-hun-
dredand-sixtst., NewYork, on Friday afternoon The
meeting of the Engineering Society has been postponed
until May L. when the following papers will be read
by j. IL. Davis, o1, "The Manufacture Of Lead
Pencils" and by n. S. Hill, IT,, 49, Railroad Prac-
ucen
There was meeting of the faculty on Tuesday
afternoon called to deliver final decision on the cases
OF those dropped at the last meeting But one man
was reinstated. .
The lacrosse team defeated the c. c. n. Y. team
on Tuesday afternoon at the st. George grounds. At
q special class meeting of '64, Cox resigned the o1ce
of lacrosse captain, and Eridenberg was elected to
I'll the vacancy.
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HAMILTON.

Clinton, n. Y, April 10 (speciaD.-With the opening
of the spring term has increased interest in
athletics. The candidates for the intercollegiate sports
have begun systematic training. and the chances are