New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-02

HARVARD.
nAnxNo W THE FoornsLrs TRANSFORMING
pnooRnss IN rHE SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL


uAslHs Up THE FOOTBALL. TRANSFORMING
pnooHHs IN rHn SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL
Cambridge. Mas. oct 1 ,speciaD.-rhe refusal
NJ the college authorities to awe out the results
az the registration makes ~ impossible TO compare
the growth of the university this year with last
,ssf The purpose Of keeping all figures from the
ruhisc n that when once published the statistics
may he ss complete az possible. There " every
Indication that the university has made rapid pro-
sre.s IN respect 20 numbers In all departments
In the Lawrence Scientific school the growth has
been astonishing one hundred ana sixty men
have been admitted To- the freshman class and a
number Of others 10 advanced standing The sig
n,ncance % these nsures II better shown when one
realizes thet the total enrolment last year IN ihe
whole school contained but iS names In one year.
of the new men fifteen from the Massachusetts
Institute ~ Technology and several from shefneid
one turns 70 the Lawrence SCIENTIFIC School TO
see the department In which the most striking adj
.sance has been made. Most important, perhaps.
% all their changes and addition hs the appoint
msnt 81 Professor Ira n. Hollis 20 the fun pro-
censorship OF civil ana mechanical engineering Pro-
f-s-or Hollis comes 10 harvard with higher sal
airy than II paid 10 any other instructor re sue
coed. Professor w N. Burr who resigned 70 &C
c.,, o., acer from Columbia. Previous TO his com
,rs 90 Cambridge Professor Hollis was assistant
ensinecr In the Navy and IN the bureau ~ steam
Engineering other changes among the faculty
are the appointment OF ID. I. Turner to take
ton courses OF W. V. Moses to have the direction
Of the draushting room and OF William " War
rem the Boston architect. who s TO start new
course In architecture. Aside from these however.
there has been general overhauins OF the eivii
and mechanical engineering courses. Each has
nee, pIsced on a nrmer basis An important priv
uere now attached 10 the scientific school is the
use Of the workshop OF the Cambridge Manual
Training school This enables all students hence
forth TO have the best OF facilities for mechanical
electrical workshop built last year and the ad-
vantage to be found IN the jefferson Physical Lab
oratory one can begin TO see the reason for the
phenomenal Increase this year In the school
There have been few changes In the college proper.
Professor Norton is away his sabbaticai. and to
take the place of his In fine arts two new
,orrses have been established. The first Is TO be
given by Il. Robinson. of the Boston Museum OF
Fine Arts. on "Thc History OF Greek Art. with
an introduction the arts OF Egypt Assyria ana
Phoenica In their relations to Greek art the Sec
ond on THE History Of the Arts from the Decline
OF the Roman Empire TO the End of the Renais-
sance Period
Professor Hart has gone away on leave OF
absence for a year and j. B. Fletcher. OF
the English Department. has leave for Two
wears Professor Everett. of the DIVINITY
school has also withdrawn for year. To take
Professor Harris courses Mr. Conant, graduate
OF 81 has been appointed for one year Az the last
meeting Of the ovsrseers the following appoint
,nents were approved: John II. Vincent. lecturer
ON Pastoral Care" and preacher to the university
washington GLADDEN.. lecturer on Minister and
People" Edward Everett Hale. on congregational
Polity" and of George S. Hale on the Legal AS
poets of the Ministry The Rev. Dr. Lyman
Abbott, OF Brooklyn. withcraws from the boaro
of Preachers and there have been appointed the
Rev Dr. John H. Vincent OF New-fork. ana the
Rev Dr. Samuel NJ Crothers. of St Paul Mimi.
The other men TO hold the honorary position OF
preacher TO the university for the year ,sy-9i are
Ohio: the Rev DR. f. Winchester Donald. of bos-
ton and the Rev. Leighton Parks. OF Boston. Inc
chapel has been newly fitted up. making 1t much
m 1r ip' W. Cheeyer Of the Medical School has
p prob I J. Collins Warren. OF Boston
socate professor. will be raised to the fui profess
The football season opens with bright but not
cts Hnaa iSe There IS
yard seems fa,ry we, s,s on f BACK Of last year
GRAY and Waters. all OF last falls team or the
lap of the Brooklyn High School and Connolly
who played half on the Blown eleven, are proinis-
ing men and likely TO develop into hrst-ciass
For quarter backs there are three possessing be
tween them the necessary QUALIFICATIONS Tor s ssar
stitute His work has been very cratic SO far
but the coschers think he is mgTsyns and s psS
however has a genius for breaking through the
for centre sna ana Mace for one Guard There is
dearth Of men for the Other but warren a, sopn-
OF the New-York Athletic Club. and Connor, the
old Exeter guard. are nearly as good me centre
knows H. Her tactics be foretold now: For
tackles there is an abundance of materialyNe%ell,
Peal Of Andover; Johnson a colored man from
Technology. and Houghton. of ST Paul, Mimi
For ends Harvard Is equally well on With I'm.
School and Arthur Brewer brother OF the fuii
back.