New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-05
IN THE LOCAL. COLLEGES.
COITMBIA'S CREW MEN.

Boating interests are being aga'ed at Columbia
a, prcs.nt Notices hive been placed around the
college buildings requesting ali who are Wiling 10
train for the crew TO send their names to +. l..
Doughrrty. %. school OF Arts The officers OF 'he
rowing committee Of the Athletic Union are; starr
ToInor '03 school OF Arts. chairman; r. H.
Dou.herty 10 school of Arts. secretary DaVid
Bandcr o. Law. delegate TO tho Standing Committee
Of the Union. The following men have expressed
willingness to train II "a Varsity crew Is ioImed
Nichos. "a Demarst. -: Tantor. 93; Donsh.r'y'
90 shepard 90: Morris, "a Robinson. 20, Law
,utler % Richards % Monks, "a: Jarman, 90
nturgs, 10, and Perine. "a.
The rowing committee has decided to train the
candidates for the freshman In the basement OF
the presidents oce. TIE for this Is to lessen
the expense and To save the time OF the students
Rowing machine, are already In place In the base
ment Of this building
prize of 800 has been offered by william q.
Low for the best essay The History and Progress
OF civil service Reform In the National state ana
Looil Governments Of the United states Competition
is open TO all members Of the university. The essay
must not be less than $4,000 words In length and
must be submitted 10 the president on or before May
l. 1893. The committee to examine the essays will
consist OF the dean Of the faculty OF Political Science
or Professor John W. Burgess the professor OF Nd
minstIativc Law OF Professor Frank j. GOodnow. and
person 10 be appointed by the civil Service Reform
Association Of Brooklyn. The right IS reserved TO
make no award II satisfactory essay Is received.
The award Of the prize II made Will be announced By
President Low at the commencement exercises In june
isD3.
Professor " l.. Brltton Is delivering an interesting
course OF lectures In cooperation with the American
Museum OF Natural History, In the Natural History
Building at Seventy sevenh-st. and Eighth-ave.. on
saturday evenings. The lectures upon THE
Jessup Collection Of North American Woods" and
illustrated by lantern projections of the more I'm
portant timber trees their foliage, flowers. fruit and
the structure Of their wood.
The Use Of English" Is the subicc' a course OF
lectures begun last week the great hall OF Cooper
Union. These lectures delivered under the Joint
auspices Of Columbia College ana the Cooper Union,
and the lecturer Is j. f. Learned. The subjects OF
the remaining lectures OF the course. with the
dntcs. are December g. Decline Of Good English
Examples In High Qnartcrs-The Order OF Words
'Amercanisms'-M lsapprehensions" December -.
stunning Among Words Chameleon Coors-C;a-
cSms and GcrmanIsnH-Phr,ses Of Quantity-Quota-
ton and Alluslon-Troublesome Small Words Decen.
Der 90 Trucking odd ways-Words In Interrelations
-Homonyms and Doublets-Fantastic and sound ETY.
mologies-Th" Mystery OF Shall and WILL " No
tickets OF admission required The doors will be
open from 10 until ., after which no persons VIII
be admitted
The Columbia College glee mandolin and banjo
clubs viii give Il concert In the Ponch Gallery Brook
lyn December :. ON December Il they appear at
Englewood. ~ j., and ON January Ia. 1898, In the
Tho regular meeting Of the Columbia College
trustees viii be held th, afternoon the college.
The Barnnrd Literary Societ, held public meet
ing In the Law school Building hast Friday. The
president. Charles l.. Pollard. ~ delivered nd
dress. and C. ). Keyes 20. nm Grafton. An essay
BY f. l.. Lnqueer. ~, followed. and then debate
held on the question, Resolved. That the
novel should be treated from the realistic rather than
from the romantic standpoint with > :. seward.
90: W. II. Bawd.n. '03. ana sheppard Knapp. 81,
on Ia" Affirmative and W. T. Mason 20 e. f..
Locke. %. and L. Il. McWhood. O3. on the negative.
The ANIMAL dinner Of D3 Arts VIII be- he to-
night AT MOrello'S The speakers follows:
Grew Matters" Louis C. sonthnck: "The Class"
W. T. Whyland The Glee club" william T. Don
nell. "Our PrOicssOrs," Clarence 4. Ilcman Tho
senior Year. s. H. Keatng: "Athlctics.r ~ q.
johnson. starr TaIntor vi act ms toast master.