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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11
YALE.
INCREASING TIE NUMBER OF OPTIONAL
COURSES.

COURSES.
New. Haven Conn, April 10 (Specla-Ihe REV.
Joseph r. Twicheu Of Hartford. ard Professor T. r..
L0unsbury, Of sheffield scientific school. nave been
appointed by the Yale Corporation delegates OF the
university to the tenth centenary OF Trinity College
Dublin. IL JULY.
Tic annual prospectus of the studies Of the Yale
academic department.. has been announced The mum
Der Of courses OF optional studies offered this year Is
1os against 100 a wear ago. The number Of hours
optional work in the Junior year has been increased
and that OF the prescribed work eorrcspondingy de
creased, though the work Of the senior will consist
of the same proportion of prescribed and elective
courses last year
The faculty Of the Divinity school has decided to
make II change in the chair Of elocution. Professor
Samuel = Curry, ID. ID. Phi. D.. of Harvard has &C
cepted an invitation to succeed Professor Mark Bailey
Professor Curry is Il disciple of Delsarte. and that
system of elocuton will be observed by him. the eA-
pcrso being paid by friend of the school and IN ad
miner of the system Professor Curry is Instructor
at Harvard and In the Newton Theological seminary .
A movement Is on foot to organize a Republican cub
of Yale University
An amateur theatrical performance for the benefit
of the Yale Home and IntiTmay will be given at the
Hyperion, April %, by the Mask and Wig Club com
posed entirely of students OF the University Of Penn
syvana. The piece TO be presented is entitled Mr.
and Mrs. Cleopatra" clever farce aboundinS In
choruses, solos and fancy dances.
An innovation will be made at the commencement
exercises Of the Yale Divinity school this wear. The
number of commencement speakers Will BE- reduced
from fourteen To scven and some noted speaker from
abroad Will be selected to deliver the closing address.
Professor +. C. Porter Wnklcy professor OF Biblical
theology k the Divinity school has gone TO Europe
TO make q tour of English and German universities.
Captain r. J. Cook has been here several day :
coaching the candidates for the varsity crew. He
thinks Yale has material for winning crew this wear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11

Newark Del, April 10 C~pccIaD.-Thc fin; baseball!
gam" Of the viii be played by the college team
at Media. Penn. with the shordgc team next -atur-
day. III" former team /, now well organized and In
good training
The chemical laboratory has recently been much
extended ana improved under the supervision If Pro
fcssor Theodore Il. Wolf until IN working equipment IL
equals that Of the larger colleges throughout the coun-
try Altogether about "A 600 has been expended for
apparatus aud chemical supplies, The mlncrol0g
zeal department has Just received 600 now specimens
embracing every known mineral. while the assay de
pertinent has been equipped with TWO ASSAY furnaces
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11

4 handsome silver pitcher and tray WAS presenter
TO Professor Christopher G.. IIedeman OF the la"
school Of the University Of the CITY OF Ne"fofh' DS
the law senior, few day, ago william ). Iho h''ue
the drcs, II presentation on bchalf oi Tie GA ana
Professor Tcdcmln responded. Professor N'H'h NJ
b,tt the dean Of the Law school also spoke.
Tin, council Of the university has authorized the
academic costume 10 b" worn ~ commencement cNeF
c,c. II /, modelled largely after that worn by the
students Of the Edinburgh University. and VIII ala not
little 70 the impre,yeuc-s and dignity Of the Eradna-
ton scene.
4 change ha, been made in the course OF study OF
the Law school for next year, whereby Professor leue
man Will lecture on contracts 10 the junior class, ana
Professor Isaac T. Russell Will lecture To the sehOse
upOn VIII, and Corporations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11
BROOkLlN POLYTECHNIC.

The annual Indoor class games Of the Brooklyn
Polytechnic Institute wcro held on Wednesday a d
Friday Of Inst week in the gymnasium The freshman
class wotNhe championship. scoring Is points The
sophomores got 81 points the juniors H. and the
seniors /. The 22-yard dash was won by Van Every
%. Tho rope climb wis won by Evans, 'O5; the
lightweight wrestling was wol by Evans. '95, ana
the mlddlewc'g by Grosvenor. '03. The potato
race WIS by Downs '9I. Putting the Ialb shot
was won by Van Ccef, %. The standing broad Jump
was won by Douglass, 90. Tho fence vault was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11
ryIvERslTy OF ROCHESTER,.

Rochester April 10 (Spccinl. Members Of the col
lcge dec and banjo clubs returned Wednesday from
their vacation tour. Concerts were given In Olean,
Bradfori Warren. oil city. Titusville and Franklin.
Receptions were rendered the students In every CITY
and the trip wa, u success financially.
Professor Gilmore Is Ill, and Obliged TO postpone
his University Extension lecture In English literature
this week. Professor Mace. OF syracuse University,
has begun his Of lectures In American history,
and they arc 50 well attended that ii has been neces
sary TO secure a larger hall.
The Amherst college, gee and banjo clubs gave a
concert at tn. Lake Avenue Baptist Church Friday
evening
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ST. JOHNS COLLEGE.

Annapolis Md, April 10 tspeciaD.-1hc bill APP
proprating sum Of money for the college has cue
cessfuy passed both houses Of the Legislature
received the Governors assent THIS will provide "A
welcome addition the funds OF the college and viii
enable many beneficial improvements 10 be undertaken.
At the quarterly meeting Of the Board of Visitors.
held Wednesday. the Hon. Spencer c. Jones, State
Treasurer Of Maryland, was unanimously elected Il
member Of the Board. Professor J. &. Robertson
on. A., University of Virginia, 1885, and Ph d., Of
Johns Hopkins University. lo02) was one Of those
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11

we're Francis B. stevenson Edward Hart, and Francis
e. BrOOmell
1.-THE Halcyon, 49, appeared on Wednesday. The
volume is more fully illustrated and larger than ever
before II edited by John L. Carver chief editor
associates, Margaret G. Moore and Charles 5. HALO
well: Dora Gilbert Fred H. Cocks, Esther ii sutton
Lila X. Wlllets, Francis Il. stevenson, ana iieIsn -
hutchinson business managers George H. Sproat anu
Henry c. Turner. ,,,.o, M
The ri Kappa OmicrOn fraternity was nstituteu o
Swarthmore college on saturday by bangueI Va
the acavc and honorary members at the Hotel LuVraS
Afnn1ic liiY
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BROWN.

Providence, Il. l., April 10 (SpeciaO.-1hc question
of taking the money from the college which comes TO IT
through the Morrill, Land Grant Fund will probably be
decided in about two weeks. 1t is in the hands Of
the Committee on special Legislation. Of which W. r.
Perez '65. is chairman. There two Morrill, Funds
one act passed Congress in 1862 which enables the
college to give about thirty scholarships valued at SO
per year each The "new fund.- it is known. was
obtained through act Of 1890 Ii this latter una
which is exciting the controversy. Brown would get
S25 900 year through this. Now il is the desire OF
many that this eum shall be taken from Brown and
used in the state Agricultural College at south King
town, r. !. 1t Is contended that the old ard new
funds be used by the same institution. and that
if the college /, entitled the Old it Is also 10
the new one and that the Legislature la, right 10
demand il for the state school II Brown should Ia"
the annual income from the old fund only those stu
dents who have state scholarship, viii b. affected and
the college viii not have TO teach certain OrEchc> now
required of IT, but should the animal sum Of +'0o)
be taken away. the college will feel It's los consider
ably though its interests will not be vitaly impaired
The decision of the committee is awaited with con
siderable Interest and II il turns out to be adverse to
Brown. its legality may De tested in the courts.
George w. Field, So who will finish his fourth year
in the biological department Of Johns Hopkins Uni
versty, has received appointment investigator
at the Marine Geological station at Naples. Italy.
This station is said to be tho finest geological station
in the world. A scholarship has recently been pur
chased there for the Smithsonian Institute, and Mr.
Field is the first person TO receive appointment
under il.
The university team played it's first game Of the sea
son with the Boston League club. and sexton was
ptted against ClarlGson and Nichols. The game was
interesting The 10 to = In the BOSiols
favor. The freshmen have PLAYED their first matchcd
game, defeating the Friends school TO 3.
John Graham. who ha> traineI the columbia athlete,
for two years has been engaged BY Brown 10 tain lis
athletic team this season.
decided
shall consist OF "a sail down the bay and a clnb.he
at Prudence Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11

won by Grosvenor' '93 The running high Jump Wss
won by Van Cleef. The 1.00-foot SWIM was won
nv Feldmeier '05. The pole vault was "oh ny
Van Every. '05. .. An
n,uo nIre this wear under the management OF J. B.
Bearns Jr. A.. Al. soasop has heen made
out and starts with game WIN '"e ~>
school on saturday, Aprl TO-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11
sWARTitMORF.

swarthmore. Penn. April 10 CSpccion.-Thc fourth
and last contest for the Phoenix prizes IN junior
oratory wa, held in the Collection Hall Of The college
Friday evening. April ;. John l.. Carver Penn
sylynnia. won the first prize with the Grafton 81" The
Caesars OF To-Day; second prize. The Proposed
sixteenth Amendment t. the Constitution Of the United
states By George H. sprout The other speakers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11
ELMIRA COLLEGE.

EmIra, n. Y. April 10 ISpecalj,-Proiessor Win
chester, OF Wesleyan University, MiddletOwn Conn.,
delivered OF five lectures. Large audiences
have been present at these lectures and have showed
great appreciation Of the subjects so ably presented
ty Professor Winchester.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11

Tutor X. l.. Cowdey, OF the Preparatory Department
WIS made Instructor in French, and Mis- Kate raiiord
was appointed tutor in hi tory and civil government
in the Preparatory school. ~ 81,
The contract has been let for the construction OF
q new dormtory for women. TO be known as LOT,
Go,to"c receiyinc lis name from Mrs +. W. Lord
who gave most Ct the 81 900 required for It's erection
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11

New brunswick. April 10 (spcciaD-Profcs,or w. b.
Scott of Princeton, will this year deliver The lectures
geology TO the senior class during the spring term
j. r. Hazard, '02. has been elected the senior editor
Of The Targum" the college PAPER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11

Mallory, 90: centre field, Paine. '92. ana neht heiu'
Mcclure, '93-payed its first match game Hc''ru"S
with the Hartford Y VI. C. A. team.
The Athaeum Literary society has elected the fol
lowing officers: President. :. II. Jobe. VI vice.
president. W. Bowie. '93: secretary and treasurer
il. G. Taylor. 10 councillors. Wohendch' w. ana
BrOughtOn, o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11
TRINITY COLLEGE

Hartford. April 10 (Special).-The baseball team
which is at present made up as follows: Pitchers.
Bowie &c., saltus, 02 and Belden. 95; catcher
Graves, '02; first base. Hubbard. '9o second base
Churchman. 49, third base. Pcnrose. 49, lett field
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-11

nominated 10 f the chair Of Greek recently resleheo
by the Rev J. VI. Dashicll. Ill.,,
The senior class planted tree on The college
campus a. s usually done every year, on ArDor Day
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
The GuiIIotine and Its inventor.

One Of the most widely disseminated
of popular errors is that DR.. Guillotin
invented the grim machine which still
bears his name. The real inventor of
this sinister contrivance was DIR. Louis,
a well known medical man and perma-
nent secretary Of the Partisan School of
Medicine, or Academic de Medicine.
DR.. Guillotin, who died in 1914, ener-
getically hut vainly protested against
the use of his name in connection with
this disagreeable subject-an evidence,
if one were wanted, of the great diff
Guilty there is of correcting a popular
error. Needless to say that the legend
that DR.. Guillotin was among the vic
tins Of his friends ingenious and merci-
full instrument of destruction is wholly
apocryphal. He died at good old age,
and in his bed, surrounded by his chill
dren who, however, obtained permission
to change their name.-London Satur-
day Review.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
A Wonderful Rather.

81 once knew an old unreconstructed
Confederate i'm Arkansas who had u
colony of rattlesnakes that were trained
to play Dixie with their rattles to his
intense edifcation," said Colonel J. S.
Evans, of Meridian, Miss.
"The man belonged to my regiment
during the war, and he had rattle
snake that followed him all through the
Louisiana campaign like faithful dog.
He didn't join the army until near the
close of the trouble, and he brought his
snake with him. When the reptile got
tired on the march her master would
coil her around his neck and trudge
along with his pet until camp was
struck. At night he put the snake in a
circle formed with hair rope, so as to
keep her from crawling around to the
dread of other soldiers. During battle
that snake would dart in and out be-
tween the ranks Of the fighting men un-
til she found her master, when she
would stick her tail straight into the air
and rattle off the first few bars of Dixie
with pronounced distinctness and the
most ecstatic delight. Her master had
of course taught her to do it.
"After the war he took his snake back
to the Arkansas farm, and in little
while her progeny was wonderful. When
went to see him fifteen years ago his
barnyard was given over to rattlesnakes
and on a signal from him, by ringing n
bell, the reptiles would dash to the cen.
ter of the yard, and the clang Of Dixie
that the swift movements of their tails
produced was as deafening as it was in.
spring. g."-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
Women One Man Hates.

One of the meanest of conversational
tricks is favorite one with women. A
fellow has something real nice and
clever TO say. He is rounding up nicely
TO It, when some chit of woman takes
a gasp and says, 'Oh, yesl know what
you mean," and, by jingo, says It. OF
course she gets all the credit lido hate q
woman like that. She is the kind of
woman who says, "Ah. yesr and then
goes off into poetic illustration of the
fact you have something
nice and dreamy that she never could
have said by herself. hate that sort of
woman, making herself seem so clever
and bright and poetic and all that from
your brains.
She laughs before you have got your
funny story out and says, "Yes, isn't It
funnyT II makes II 80 easy for you to
go on, that does. Actually, sometimes
she will finish II for you. That is the
kind of woman I hate too. She is al
ways coming In with "Yes, but" and
upsetting what you have said, or else
hauling out another side of 1t that you
didn't mean TO have brought up. hate
women like that. say let women learn
to cook and sew frills, not talk like
idiots. Washington Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
Myths Of Ancient Mariners.

Sailors yarns have always been cele-
brated for their imaginative character.
Those of today however. have no oppor-
tunity for favorable comparison with the
stories told by mariners of antiquity.
The latter were able to count upon an
inexhaustible public credulity. nothing
which they could possibly invent being
too monstrous or unusual for belief.
Their tales presumably did much TO
augment the fears of the sea which were
commonly entertained in those days,
giving birth TO many of the myths Of
ocean. They told about the strange land
inhabitated by lotos eaters, who fed upon
the fruit of forgetfulness and lost all
memory of country and friends. Hey
ond was the terrible land of the one eyed
giants, called Cyclops, they said, while
elsewhere were to be found the strange
islands where the enchantresscs Circe
and Calypso lived. These islands were
in the narrow western Mediterranean,
and beyond was the Cimmerian land,
where the people lived in darkness al
ways, inhabiting gloomy caves.
There were the Sirens also, whose song
was DEATH They were condemned tn
die when u man should pass them with
out stopping. Ulysses accomplished this
by putting wax in his ears. SO they
were changed into rocks of Sorrento,
where they still exist terror to mari
ners. The Sirens tynify the surf, whose
harmonious murnurs are often the death
music of the sailor In like manner the
Cyclops represent the Storm Fiend, as
their names show. Brontes is the roll,
Steropes the flash and Argis the white
ness Of lightning.
Likewise the snaky Gordons are
thought to be figurative representations
of the white capped and angry waves.
Not less to be feared were the dreadful
Symplegades-huge moving rocks which.
were fabled to crush ships passing be.
tween them. II has been surmised that
the tradition respecting these rocks was
derived from the floating icebergs, which
during the glacial period must have
issued from the Black sea; but this seems
hardly likely Washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
ynIunI,lc An,IIro,,s.

Brass andirons. big and little, may be
bought in the antique shops at from
$3.50 to $40 pair. The most highly
priced irons are called Chippcndales.
The characteristic of the Chippendale is
shaft in three parts, that nearest the
feet being hexagonal. the next large and
egg shaped and the top repeating the
same egg form in about one-third the
diameter.
Another favorite form is characterized
by Il small vase, like Colonial sugar
bowl. at the top; long. slender shaft,
with II Corinthian capital, on which the
vase rests, and base that often has
three feet. Some of these have the rear
horizontal bar crooked, so that short
leg may be held without bringing the
vertical shafts too close together. Just
at the bend usually rises second and
smaller shaft of brass. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
Germany's New Twin Guns.

The German emperor was present at
some experiments conducted at Meppen,
with a new twin gun against armor
plates. The idea is that by firing the
guns simultaneously at one object, the
crushing force of the two projectiles will
be such that the stoutest armor must
give way before such shock. In or
der that this may really happen, it is
obviously necessary that, in the first
place, the explosion in each gun should
be effected at the same fraction of a sec
ond, that the charges should be exactly
equal,and burn exactly the same time,
that the shots should be of exactly the
same weight and that they should reach
the object aimed at simultaneously. Such
accuracy is extremely difficult to COM
pass, and it is believed that very con-
siderable trouble will be necessary be-
fore the object in view can be realized.
Vanity Fair.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
The DimcuIty with Chinese.

The difficulty of a foreigner learning
the Chinese language may be inferred
from the statement of an English trav-
eler. He and his companion, previous
to starting for China, had supplied them
selves with Chinese grammar. In a
day or two the discovery was made that
the single letter i had 145 ways of being
pronounced, and that each pronuncia-
ton had an entirely different meaning.
Then it dawned upon them that there
was no poetry about the Chinese Ian
guage, that it was not worth learning
and their grammar was secretly CON
signed to the .river mud by being drop
ped verboard.-Yankee Blade.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
Why Mr. woodhead Was Absent.

There was once a Mr.. Woodhead who
got into parliament in 1886 for the Spen
valley division Of Yorkshire. Mr.. La
bouchere moved to abolish the house of
lords, and Mr.. Woodhead was absent
from the division. Spen valley demand
ed an explanation from their errant
member, and got it in the form of let
ter setting forth that it was all Mr.. La
bouchere's fault, who spoke so fippantly
on this important occasion that Mr..
WOodhead, exhausted with long days
work, seized the opportunity to go home
to his tea, and when he returned the di-
vision was over. Owing to the amusing
character of this explanation, coupled
with the honorable gentleman's unfortu-
nate name, this incident attracted a good
deal Of notice at the time.-London Cor.
New York World.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
How Well LnnMn Men Slrrp,

Gladstone rarely takes less than seven
hours sleep. Whenever he is preparing
for - great effort in the house of com
mons he always likes n short afternoon
siesta. Bismarck has displayed SIM
liar habit on the occasion OF the most
fierce parliamentary debates. When all
night sittings were common ParneD
would go to his hotel, seek his bed and
leave instructions with one of his col
leagues to have him aroused whenever a
crucial point was reached. These are
only II few examples of the great men
who have shown their thorough appreci-
alton of that great boon which XXI q up
the raveled sleeve of care. '"-Interview
in st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
A Strange Animal.

A useful South American animal is
the kinkajou, which, as the dictionary
will tell You, is a procyoniform quad
ruped with n protrusile tongue and a
prehensile tail. Under ordinary circum-
stances IL you were to meet kinkajou
in the street you would look for an Ital-
ian with hand organ, though l should
be inclined to look for policeman, be-
cause know how unpleasant the ami
NAL can be, particularly in the fruit
season, for the kinkajou loves fruit and
eats all he can find. The chief reason
for asserting that the kinkajou is useful
is that in addition to his fondness for
fruit he has great liking for insects for
lunch, and when tanned is q valuable
assistance in southern homes, where fiy-
paper is unknown and where MOSQUITO
net is more expensive than silk dress.
1t has always seemed strange to me
that some enterprising person has not
imported few thousand of these insect
eaters from South America for use in
North American summer hotels. They
could not cost more than 800 a dozen,
and many people would rather pay that
amount than spend the night with a
swarm Of mosquitoes and unprovided
with means of defense against them
Harper's Young People.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15
weIlington's Sense of DUTY.

A most interesting anecdote of We'll
lington, illustrating the high sense of
duty in all things, is told ON the author
ity of the dukes housekeeper at Walmer
castle. The huge Blue Book of 800
pages on the studies and discipline of
the University of Oxford had been sent
to him as chancellor. He was engaged
on it the night before his death; he was
going to bed, as it was late. He left the
Blue Book with his pencil in it, and said
10 Lord Charles Wellesley, who was
with him, II shall never get through it,
Charles. but ] must work on. ."-Leisure
Hour.