New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-13
IN THE CITY COLLEGES.
TIE WEEK Al GOLtMBIA.

Tho I.bourdonnais Chess Club begins its tourna-
rent to-day TO select its representatives III the
intercollegiate Chess Tournament TO De heid uur-
ing tho Christmas holidays Among the large mum
her of entries are Hymes and Lpaire' who iaue
such brilliant records last year winning the cup 'oi
Columbia over Yale, Harvard and princeton. ihere
are also several other promising players. Inc cup
wade Inv Tiffany twelve inches nigh, measuring
nine and one.fourth inches across the top ana
weighing nearly 100 ounces Is now on exhipi'ioh
IN the library. Columbia students were so efcour-
aged BY the result Of this tournament ast !e"'
that they decided to open negotiations 10 see ue
batting league cannot be organized among the ioui
colleges .
The following students have been appointed from
%, Mines to serve on the Junior Ball Committee:
Riker shrady, Pe. Hadden, Palmer ana MAN, eA-
omc,o This is the first year that the Arts STU
dents have admitted miners to this committee
the greatest social honor OF the college course
The Musical Society, which has lately organized
itself into a dramatic society has completed lis
,.,ntar arransements II is to consist of twenty
e,sht members from the Glee Club, twelve each
from the Banjo and Mandolin clubs. and twenty
other members elected from the university NJ aise
The season will open November 20 at Newark anu
in the Christmas holidays trip VIII De taken ~
Richmond Washington, Baltimore. Phladeipnm ana
Plttsburg The annual concert will be gwen i'll
January instead Of In May as usual. in order that
the members may have rehearsals in Lent OF the
play which they will produce Easter week This play
Joan Of Arc" is being written by Guy Wetmore
Carryl. '95, who has already had considerable eN-
perience In this line. 1t vii! be produced WIN
elaborate scenery and fittings, and the Giee Ciuo
will compose the choruses. One OF the most promi-
nent theatres of the city will be engaged Every
thing will be conducted on a strictly undergradu-
ate basis-a policy directly opposed to that OF the
old Columbia College Dramatic Soclety, winch
made reputation for itself
The Columbia College Photographic Society holds
It's first regular meeting for the season to-day. Inc
officers are J. Perry Worden, president; j. J.
Smyth jr viceprcsident: Il. Weed, second vice
president; =. Carleton. secretary, ana & +. BUCK
p Ss for this winter The barnard Literary So
ciety held discussion on the professions IN place
of its asSa debate bate T he fcrrcy Botanical
made an excursion TO Erastina 3 J. II was az, con-
seSoo Of OF the third and fourth Mines Glasses
have been announced limited numpsr %d
Of engineering have been put on sale Professor
William II. Carpenter. adjunct professor OF Ter
ceved years leave of absence or account OF III.
health sails for Alg!ers November 10 on the Fuerst
ON Thursday Mr. Ioiseaux delivered a lecture In
French "rhs Ascension Of MI; blanc nrrs nne
Ten thousand dollars have been raised for this pur-
pose by graduates OF the School OF Mines, ana the
Sa aSite1 william III + Morgan and B. Leroy Dresser,
guarantee that the income shall not be less than
the work of the fellows. Herman Schmtz has s
been appointed TO take the place OF Professor "
scncc Dr Alfred Gudeman. SO, has been called to
the chair Of classical philoogy at the University
of Pennsylvania. .
DR.. Frank p. Graves. 80 who recently held a
fellowship In the Greek department, has been ap,
pointed to the newly created chair OF classical
philoogy at Tufts College
pr A. g. Modenke, of the faculty of philosophy.
1893 has entered the University of Halle. Germany,
TO continue his studies In theology and the Semitic
languages. The second part OF Dr. Moiuenkc
work on the Dabylonan contract tablets In the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art is now In press.