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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-06
BOSTON UNIVERSITY.
TIE HIGHEST CoMMENCEM HONOR TAKEN
rY \ COLOEtiD MAN

TIE HIGHEST CONTINGENCIES HONOR lNhfN
rY CoLOEt.D MAN
Boston Feb : (SpeciaD.-The faculty OF the College
Of Liberal Arts has appointed - commencement
sneakers Thomas Nelson Baker. Of EastvNe. Va
and Miss Annie Ives IIerSey, Of WI ilnHnai',
-. o,tcrnates. Edwin Ernest lleckbert. Of Woburn'
Mass and Miss Grace Marchan'' oi h'"o''"'
Mas, Mr. Baker Is Il colorcd student. whose career
has been an interesting one. In answer 10 INV ~
ou,.t for a brief sketch Of his life prior 10 eh'erl"e
college he said was born slav" III F%N'VI!t'
Va I'm 1850. Ny mother taught me INV letters
although | well remember when she learned 'iic'h
herself Nv first reading lesson was the 'ecoi"
cIo,ter ~ Matthew the Bible being the olN po'h We
had | began 20 attend the common Schools AT w"
arn ~ eight and learned to love books paSsioa'cH'
Evenings I read the bible 70 my parents anu grand
,arents while, lev listened with weeping EYES 'hihh
mi th,, had received the great blessing OF being abe
I'm read AT the age OF twelve. however, my fa'her
was Obliged 70 tale me from school and set me 10
u-or, n nav the rent OF the house we occupied b"'
IN becoming of age | was again seized with a burning
desire IN get an educa ton. and entered 6encrai Nr
etrong,s Agricultural and Normal School at h1mp'o
The first wear worked during the day and a,!ena a
The evening school the next tlreo ycars h,,t"ueu
the day school. After leaving iiampo n and fn lsss
people for year in the Dismal swamp anu II. r,.@i
eentered fhe Rev Dwight H. MOOdNS BOY .cL,',i
NJ Monnt Hermon Mass. from when si au'H.eu 80 -.
1889 have acted Is principal OF 's ssno ~, uy
summer since have been i'll college ana ~ .iis va"
hav earned enough 10 pay my college expense
shall enter the Yale Divinity ScEo9 hcM, in, ,rv
unnn my graduation shall enter The Melhouls' h'H"'
and work among my people in the Sou.l .. l.,
an" Nr Eakcr although of a quiet, retiring nature y
cory nonuIar with his feow-sudentS. VINO ieJoioc
at Ills selection for the highest commencement "o"o'
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TIE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.

Ann Arbor. Mich. Feb (SpecaD.-A committee
from the Legislature visited the university hast week.
and examined the buildings with view of reporting
TO the Legislature upon the needs OF the Institution.
The COMMITTEES was favcrly disposed toward the
electric lighting Of the campus. nnd WI probably
recommend the erection Of n administration bnld
Ing with ample rooms for the classes OF the literary
department. The "co-rdi" presented TO the COM
mitec long petition for the passage Of the hill
which has been introduced for the appropriation Of
$4,000 TO construct girls annex To the Waterman
Gymnasium. senator Mclaughlin, OF Detroit, as IA
result Of the VISIT hns introduced into the Legislature
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LAFAYETTE.

Foston PENN. Feb. 3 CSpecia-Thc trustees nave
issucd a beautiful memorial Of Ario lnrdee the ia'e
president of the board In which his services 10 inc
college rs a trustee and the munihcent founder OF
tTe scientific department are described ana MS ne
and character gracefully shetched by eNrreNueh
Cattell. -,
profossor Thomas G. Porter. d. D.. IL. d., has
hoop appoIntcd member OF the Advisory Conncli OF
the Religious Congress. TO be held In 'mcaso NEXT
september. 49,, T.,
The freshmen held their class supper on irdey III
Allentown ID. LEROY Reeves. OF Cape MAY ny p,e,
Siding IL was attended by seventy W'"u'rH' ""'
,Vas a successful affair throughout -,
The jun,or class hop comes OF next Thursday.
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WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY.

Cleveland Feb. (spcclaD-The year lss2, which
will long BE- memorable for large benefcton, to eduta'
,lona Institutions. n particularly Prosperous one
for Western Reserve University. During the year
lust closed the University received In gifts 5000 600
The nrgest single Gift that made during the hast
week In the year OF sl25 900 from John L. Woods. Of
Cleveland to the medical department OF the unver'
sity. The money Is to form permanent >endow'
ment fund for the Ned,al school. OF the total
amount, 100000 Is 10 form special endowment
fund for five professorshibs. TO be known as the
John L. Woods proiessorhips. Mr. Woods has been
one OF the most generous benetaetorS Of the unver'
sity having given IL IN all 100000 The M'ni'ai
College building Of the best. II not the best OF
medical college buildings In the country was erected
n few wears ago by Mr.. Woods. at a cost OF over
5000 600 Last spring he gave The College for Women
so 900 and he has alSo given largely 10 the dental
d.psrtment The Western Reserve Medical College
f. over ay old and Its graduates number sew
eral thousands. II was one Of the first medical col-
leges In the country 10 advance to three wears
course.
The entire university is in an exceedingly pros
porous condition. The university catalogue for the
year 800 90. which Is Just out, forms closely
printed book OF pa pages. The catalogue shows
seven departments, besides the two preparatory
schools In which eighty five professors offer nstruc-
ton TO 81 students. The departments Of the uni
yersty are: Adebert College. the classical depart
ment for men the College for Women. the classical
department for women the Graduate School the
Medical school, the Dental Department. tho Law
School the Conservatory OF Music. Western Reserve
Academy and Green spring Academy. The Dental
School and the Law school were opened In september
OF last y6ar. nnd both are In hoursnng condition
the Law School having recently received n s'h y!
ESQ., 900. i.pth Of thee departments have triee
vc~rs c5ur,c Of study. Another department OF Thu
university which onll. f,r special ncnii,n Is N!
graduate department. organized In October OF ias'
wear Th, Is "A sryWatc Gepd tmcnt T.: the university
parallc viii IN" Law SchoOl AID the Dental >c'o"i
and has o faculty Of twcnt, members E'gh'S TIRE
distinct courses leading degrees Of Master of Arts
snd Doctor 81 Philosophy. offered la this depart
ment The universal, this year has the largest mum
her of students Il has ever had.
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CITY COLLEGE ATHLETICS.

The Athletic Association OF the College OF the City
OF New-York mas elected F. A. Adams, go president
The captain OF the athletic team, J. A. Donohue a.
"a getting the candidates together, and will begin gym
nasium work with them soon The completion Of the
election OF officers for the senior class was eneca
on Friday, when the following were chosen tir"
e-president, II. ;. Flynn second yce-presideht
A. Urban: treasurer, v. Seinberser; secretary f. u
Holden historian G. s. stanton orator Dean Emery
dramatic club has been formed. and the Englsa
comaiy M F." Is TO be presented on MsrcA l. ana
IL In the Berkeley Lyceum, for the Dement, OF 'ue Ia
tercOllegi ate athletic team
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st. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY.

Canton " V. Feb Special. PROFESSOR 'haries
Kelsey ,iaines the professor IN Greek ana literature.
rr,,ed nm Wednesday, February l. from six months
,our I'm Europe The faculty aud students turneu
out at the depot to give him rousng welcome WIN
the college yell. a banquet was held In us nouo'
on his arrival IN Nsw-York BY the alumni OF Ne"
York and Brooklyn
Dr. IIervey. president OF the college, gave re-
ccptlon Professor Gaines at his nome on fepr"a'
3 TO which all the members OF the faculty anu
students OF both departments were invited.
ST. Lawrence University has some nhe , musiI hv
talent. and every few weeks u musca'c ID CIV" ~
the students IN the college chapel
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WONAN'S COLLEGE.

Baltimore. Feb. lSpeclan.-After the present year
the number Of Greek courses will be considerably In
creased There are more students in this department
now than before.
On Tuesday afternoon Dr. W. T. l.. Groton, pro
lessor mathematics. delivered the opening lecture
OF a course Of lectures astronomy which will
tin,e for several weeks
The Social science Club had an Interesting meeting
on Friday afternoon. 4 large audience present
10 hear an instructive paper read by Professor Thad
deus Thomas, "a Problem In Great Cities" The
question discussed the children OF the poor In
large cities. their uniavOable surroundings and the
influence Of their surroundings on their moral char
acter
In view Of the advanced work which will he offered
Il, the biological department after this year. Arthur f..
BebMn OF the Johns Hopkins University, has been
appointed an assistant In this department
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PENNINGTON.

Pennington ~ j.. Feb 3 (>peciaD.-Ihe SENIOR
class Of 'Y3 gave their first reception W '"c o,'
members OF The school Thursday evening Inc
o,as, had ,aan orranized but few days before. ana
determined by the assistance Of the other classes 10
leave a favorable impression OF the first reception Oh
1898. The ladies' and gentlemen OF the class ap
noared in evening dress. Many characters wer" rep
resented bv the other ladies OF the Schooi. lne
decoration OF the paflors was III h'fPhs WI" VIZ
beautiful costumes.
Professor John = Pullman. who was recently "''c.'"
manager OF the baseball team Is AT WORK %iln il ,S
men and he promises 10 put Il goou hiie Ill WV Nv"
term.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-06

Tonclkecpsi,. Feb. :, CSpecial).-Tle elections I'VE
class officer for the second semester i''"''c" d" "
lows: Class Of gl-preSidcnt. Efeiihe d. n.''''
vice.prc,idcnt. Edna Carer: Se'r''arH' '"''
~ 80. .,..r,- ,,.s.ie NJ NcAdnnls. Class Of Do
ridop, Carol H. Cooke: vicrpresideni. Mabel j.
ZONES secretary Anna ~ Twitchcl; treasurer suSa'
! Kelly Class Of '9t-prc,dcnt Fla :. ii"I'' :
vice president Geneva Tryon: secretary Hr"fic''e J.
scranton: treasurer Annie Hero. IL, ,,
Nearly half the college attended Tue Heiu '"'''''
In pom rhkocpsic on saturday evening
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.ltbliNS HOPKINS

Baltimore, Nd. Feb. tspecaD.-1he Graduate
,;udents Association Of John, Hopkins University for
The promotion OF social life among the graduates.
which was established last year. has been re0renizcd
upon broad iraernal spirit ana has taken III all
The lonesome students IN the special departments
rho new officers of The association Honorary pres
Icent Professor Minton Warren, president. J. \.
lanes iccprcsident, G. sykes; treasurer, ID. H.
Holmes; secretary Fred Tupper. tr; social committee
n D. BAKER. syn,nston, Mining. Ester and Lcicvre.
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RRNN MAWR.

Br,n Mswr Penn. Feb. (Specla).-The examiba-
lions. both for the first semester's work ana ior
those matricuaiing. end on Friday afternoon anu he
second semstcr begins Monday. February .. lhree
seniors took their finals though they Will not receive
their diplomas until june. A large NUMBER Vi ne"
students will enter at this time. .
Tn. changes IN the courses offered are not radical
Ono Of the mos, important Is the Deans course III
pos;.m major English which will embrace study "l
some OF the nnetccnth-ccntitry poets.
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rIIE TEACHERS COLLEGE,.

The faculty have decided TO use the space az" ~ a
70 tine Teachers, College at the Worlds FAR "' A..
COMPLETE exhibit of one department. rather """ TN.
fraementary exhibits Of all the departments one
mechanic arts department has been chose" a. rork
best able to make nm effective exhibit. Inc nss
OF this department during the iaS' thire -. .x
zone forward In new and original INES anu 49, IN
bihit will be OF interest n those WHO arg ,narv
the Introduction Of manual tr'imh' INV an an.
md secondary school,. During the last "eeA .,oss
uou,c.ment was made of prizes to be given 70 ',,,
submitting the best designs OR seal OF College
egc which win form the central hgr-e OF inc ernectet
uN s,h tha Teachers, college whether In me .stSP
T T or in the Horace Mann school, "'s
this competition.
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MIULENRERG COLLEGE.

Allentown, Penn, Feb. lSpecal.-The latest or
ganzaon In college is Tmothean society. II makes
speciality Of biblical studies aud is conducted by
DR.. WacherDase.
The Butler prize. 10 that member OF the senior
class ranking highest In competitive examination IN
Buffers analogy will this year b. presented by I.
X. Iautz. OF Lebanon, Penn.
Dr.. Richards was recently elected vice president
OF the Philadelphia Alumni Association Of Pcnnsyl-
vaDla College.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-06

Dill increasing the tax for university purposes ,.,
one'iw'n'ietn OF mil to one-hfth Of mill. n.
present valuation OF the State Is $780, ooo -.
would make income Of 1884. 900 for tho ~ inn
The question tina; will he discussed in Tho ss'
between the universities OF Michigan and W., Incl, '
" should the United states tioyprnmen, daSsia =;
policy OF Substituting the mercantile marine - p lie
The Rev. Charles A. Briggs of The in,on -
logical society. Ncw-lOrk. will speak Lefor.i lso.
Inland League on February ID. ie tas
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TRINITY.

Hartford. Feb tspeciaD.-M n meeting OF the
Athletic Association held Yesterday. {. d. Weed.
"a. WAS elected manager Of the football team for
next senson: G.. ID. BrOughion. D5. treasurer and
W. j. Langford, jr. sophomore director.
The New. York alumni dinner will be held on Tues
day evening nj the Hotel Iogcrot instead OF Del
moncos.
H. 4. Grecnley. OF. has presented to the college
library a valuable manuscript copy OF the Koran
taken from a diving soldier In Arabia.
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COLGATE CNIVER SITY.

Hamilton, y. v, Feb. (SpeciaD.-G. w. Lang. 90.
and c. +. Brownel. "a, represented The Madison
eusis, nj the annual meeting Of the New York State
intercollegiate Press Association held at Geneva Jan
nary o. Mr.. Browncll elected president for the
cpsuing year. The next meeting will be AT Colgate.
The Beta Theta chapter Of the Beta Theta ri fra
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tcrnity occupying the presidential mansion as
a chapter house. The first dorg' In the new nome
was slain and eaten on the evening OF January 20
BESIDES the chapter and the fm'rcS In urn" 'h're
were present Messrs. smith, Fmzcc. Mci-w'h ana
somers Of the Nh chapter at Union College
The twentieth anniversary Of the opening 81 me
Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter hall was appropriately
celebrated January 20. -, ,,.o,,
Memorial Church. Ecw York. has been hppWh''u zee
tlr.r on Pastoral Experience IN me lh'olosic''
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OBERIfN.

Oberlin Ohio Feb sled'D The ora Oncal cont ,st
held on the night Of February 3. Tho contestants
We're: J. ". Rain. '03 e. X. Raymond 90 g..
r. Briggs, 90 II. W. Jones. '83. and &. l.. Hyde.
sem. The successful orator was e. x. Raymond.
30. J. W. Rain took second place. j. VI. Raymond
will represent the college in the contest OF the North
Western OratOIica Association. 10 be held here h,
spring The successful es,aylst Miss ;. F. Hin
man. 49, read her essay al the contest. Miss Mar,
X. Otis took second place In the essay contest.
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DICKINSON COLLEGE

Carlisle. Penn. Fob. tspeciaD-Mrs. Spring and
Mrs Denny OF ITttsburg. have each given LOT Of
land TO the college condition that building 10
cost $4,000 DE erected thereon. TO be used for col
lege purposes.
The dcbntOis OF the Union Philosophical Society
represent the society on tntcsociety debate are
SNYDER "a: Mcdaniel. "a and Smith, "a.
The chess club is playing game with Buchnel
University
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liAVFRFORD.

Haverford. Penn. Feb. (speclon.-On Wedncs-
day. February l. Hudson Show. A. NJ. Of England
lectured before the college and its friends the
city OF Florence. Mr. shaw Is to give two more
lectures here. His subject for next Wednesday Is
"Savonarola"
The annual banquet Of lIaverford alumni will be
held on Friday February 10 at Tie Built Build
Ing, Philadelphia.
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CENTENARY COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE

Uackcttstown y. j.. Feb ,Spccal' The addi'
tons 10 the apparatus In the ladies gymnasium nave
gwen "A new impetus TO the work under the lh''ruc-
lion o! Miss Barbour. coed work Is also Deing oohr
IN the g-ntemen's gymnasium under MI 'arpe"'er'
The tennis clint has Ircome hlrhlbtr Il 'hc III
terscLolusc Tennis Association
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and = n riola will work for the vacant positions in
th. field o., -, fh,coco bos
The widow OF Silas Merriam. ~: OF Chicago; mas mas
recently left TIE college S'ooo wilho"V '''"'"'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-06

As follows Mathematics. \! NJ calh s1 Rnhbin''
Hickey " g. treer John Murdoch. r. H. h" mp,r
l. r.. swain t;irard L. McAstcr: French u. na'"r'
\. r. Davis. q. NJ Priest: Latin, PAU hru"t c.
\. Robinson. r. j. Russell. IT, ~ N"''oN' -
lIav,n. + a. Coleman aud e.. :. Mcsagu'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
THE pPESBYTERIIN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

"a hercsy trial is like dogfight in flower
cardcn-nothing is settled but the fowerS,' Is
the sardOnic way in which the matter is stated
by that pungent religious journal, "The Rams
Uorn- This definition will be accepted by
large number of moderate Presbyterians as
applicable to the Briggs case. We have not
space to rchearsc the tortuous windings OF this
celebrated case which, in the manner Of its
growth, strikingly suggests the story OF the
house that Jack built In the beginning we
had merely Professor Briggs. Then there was
added his case in simple terms Ihen III rapld
succession, it became complex, took unto itself
4 large number of subsidiary questions, dIsap-
peared from view twice by reason of verdicts
of dismissal and acquttal, reappeared on each
occasion more involved and complex than ever,
until now it is to come before the General AS
sembly, which meets in Washington on Thurs
dav. i'm more vrulent form than ut any prev-
Gus stage of its history, and bidding fair to
split tho Church in two. Most Presbytcrans,
and we may venture to add, all newspaper
men. hoped that the acquittal of Professor
Briggs BY tho Ncw-Yor Prcsbytery last year
would end he case. But the right OF the Prose
cutting Committee to appeal from tho decision
was affirmed and in the exercise OF that right
IL has brought the case before the General As
sembly. where it will ovcrshadow everything
else.
That there is a serious possibility of split
in the Church because of the Briggs case is
evident from recent utteranccs in the dcnomlna-
tional organs. few weeks ago 1.-THE Pres
bytorian" of Philadelphia limited at a union
Of the Conservatives with the Presbyterian
Church South in case the General Assembly
failed TO discipline Professor Briggs. Tho only
probable objection to such a union would come
from The Southern Church, which is so intensely
conservative that it might regard some OF the
Northern Conservatives as dangerously radical
On the other hand, within the last few days
the Rev. Thomas c. Hail. of Chicago, "a son of
DR.. John Hall of this city, has intmated in
unmistakablc terms that in case Professor
Briggs il condemned many of the younger lib
eral clercymen Of the Church will leave it.
They will not, he says, however, form another
sect. Many will enter the Episcopal and Con
grcgatonal churches, and some will abandon
the ministry and take up other employ cnts
Therefore he makes last appeal to the Gen
eral Assembly not to drive out the liberals by
making the inerrlncy Of the Bible doctrine
of the Church.
But il i evident that the conservatives are
in no mood to listen to appeals of this sort
In their opinion the question involves the cx-
istence of the Church. The evident growth OF
liberalism alarms and angcrs them, and their
opposition to Professor Briggs has been ntensi-
lied by his success In defending himself thus
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These organizations have given ont delus1Ne
reports, many newspapers have joined IN the
effort as if il were duty TO help the farmers
by misleading the people, and II Is not III oil
strange if this epidemic OF INSTRUMENTATION mas
swept away some of the agents ana corrc'pohu
cnts upon whom the Department rched' ana
thus tingcd its reports with error. These were
difficulties which it was extremely nara, III the
nature of the case, for the veteran VINO had
organized tho service TO meet and correct, ana
vet his large experience with the same corps
of informan,s doubtless enabled him better than
anybody else to Judge how their statements
should be discounted.
new statstcian has now been appointed
lie has had time neither to reorganize the force
nor 10 learn how far it can be depended upon
His reports must of necessity he based upon in
formation not more thorough or trustworthy
than the Department had previously received
from substantially the same men, and he must
lack the personal knowledge which might help
him to guard against erroneous statements
So far as the public is informed, nc adheres to
the same methods of collecting and stating in
formation which have recently been found de-
fcctiye under his predecessor. His past work
and polticaI associations lead some persons to
surmisc that he also may be influenced by the
feeling which sways farmers organizations so
largely, that it is better to get temporarily higher
prices even if the public be to some extent
deuded. If the predictions of the new Stats
tician lead him in that direction, he can only
increase the mischief which Enthusiastically re-
ports have been doing to the interests OF farm
ers. For it is in the long run more hurtful to
them than to anybody else that mistaken esti-
mates of crops are accepted, since these pro-
duce a false state of the markets, an unnatural
range of prices and accumulation of surplus,
and in time greater depression because OF the
stocks thus accumulated.
The two latest monthly reports have been
not a little distustcd 1t is well known that
the wheat crop has been injured in some States,
but there is an impression that the injury has
been exaggerated Neither OF these reports
has been such as to inspire the feeling lha'
there is a desire to meet the public needs by
candid and explicit statement of the situation
Instead, there are published estimates OF con-
dition without any information whether they
are based upon the full acreage sown, or include
an estimate of the proportion OF wheat WINTER
killed and ploughed up. Nobody can tell what
the percentages mean under such circumstances
Nor does the Department cnghten anybody as
TO the area poughed up. or how much OF IL IS
being resown with wheat. or what part Is wholly
diverted to other uses. 1t would be a good
thing for the country to have a new broom
sweep clean. in this one particular of crop estl-
mates, for the present form causes some per-
sons to suspect that the estimates published
are colored by a desire to affect prices and
markets