New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-17
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.
THE PLANS FOR COLUMBUS DAY.

Cambridge. Mass, Oct l6 (SpeciaD.- Columbus Day
NJ Harvard will be httingly observed by services IN
Appleton Chapel II II not yet decided whether me
college will give q holiday or not The Faculty is
suspicious and wlthou, icason that the students
would take advantage of the Friday vacation 10 leave
on Thursday night, and remain away until Monday
The services commemorative of the day Will be opened
by Justice wnsOr, Ii. D.. and the Rev. professor
W. Churchill OF Andover, Will follow win a reaulhs
OF Lowrll,s columbus" 4 feature of the service
win be the singing, by the University Choir ana "iee
Club Of the columbian March," which has peeh
compose, for the dedication ceremonies OF the WorioS
Fair by Professor John X. Paine, OF the Musical
Department. This Will be the hrst number on the
programme and Will be played by a full orchestra
Professor PaEe has also provided original worus ior
the choral ending Of his composition.
The statistics, Just issued, Of the Freshman NaSs
show gain OF twenty five over last years entering
class bringing the present number exclusive OF speca
students up to 4O7. An examination OF these hgures
shows a slight falling off from few OF the larger
preparatory schools, but at the same time IL Is
Interesting to note that there Is large gam iroh
schools which have hitherto sent no students 10 mar
yard and that these schools are from "eS'er"
States. showing that HaIvard's influence III uo'o
regions Is gradually increasing.
Harvard has always had as It's chief aim the deVeop
ment Of the graduate and professional schools. In
line with this The University Calendar" publishes
an announcement OF special courses on the Me'hous
OF Education and Instruction." These VIII pc gwen
nv Instructors in the various departments specially
concerned, and will deal with the methods OF lhs'ru
zion in Greek, Latin, English, German, French
history, mathematics. physics, chemistry po'"hY
zoology geology and geography. These lectures Will
be orened "to men who are graduates OF colleges
or scientific schools, who arc Otherwise Kno"h W
be of suitable age and attainments."
Naturally the interest Of the greater part OF the
college centres on the work OF the football eleven
t,,dv rho
alive merits OF the Yale and Harvard teams during
The fast week Arthur Cumnock. through whose laid
able efforts football at Harvard brought up 10
an eoua, standard with that OF Yale, has been giving
careful attention 10 the ends and tackles anu 10
the work OF the team unit &" jim Lee anu
Cranston have been faithful attendants. and no ehoft
HIS been spared make the Crimson eleven ior lo'-
something which will bring honor TO the college. In
spite OF all these endeavOrs, there has not oceA 'he
Improvement looked for or what one has right 10
expect rom the quality Of the material. The playing
is altogether too brilliant to be steady or reliable
The trouble seems TO lie not so mhch WANT VI
good material a Disqualification OF the team as
whole. II they can not be gotten TO WORK 'oee'her
better to play with snap, and, above al to be
steady for now the play good day and wretchec
the next Harvard cannot hope to overcome inc
superb team play which Yale had last year. ana
which she will doubtless have again.
With all the football in the very height Of the
season, one Is ap; overlook the other athletics OF
the college. The class e!evens arc WORKING hard Tor
tho coming class championship games. some time IN
the carly part OF November. Captain VAIL U uc
crew. has also Issued call for candidates Few haVe
as vet responded many of the men Icing too bu'lN
engaged in football. The most PROMISING hovcyer
OF the new men e. A. kayan, '"3. ld9 p)and,'
a. ii. Patterson, Or 1863; +. Davis, 80, los; ;. !.
Eddy. 05, 17o W i. Cameron, 3d. lo4 }. /. stack
'94, l7O A. IL. Gould, 90 1G4 J.. f. Holland ~.
10: L. Davis, "a. ~: W. 5 johnson; @a; ~
Hcldckopcr, So lo6 pounds; G. 7. Van Rensselaer,
300 100 pounds The work for the present CONSIST"
Of dumb-bcll and ohcstwcght eAerClsea. with long
run The football will probably not hcsin Train
ing until after the Christmas holidays On Monday
the annual fail tournament Of the Tennis Association
will DO begun. handsome prizes have been offered
and as a means t. bring ont large number Of candl
dates 1t has been made rule that no one who docs
not enter this fall shall be allowed u become candi
dates for the league next spring. There are many
entries, and the tournament bids fair 10 be thorough
.
A business meeting of the Republican Club was held
after the rally Monday night. and the following
officers were elected. J. L. Dodge, L. 3, president
r. NJ. Gillespie. L. s.. secretary; and a. +. cosby