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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-18
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia Dec. Il (spccia)-The Lecture AS
ISOLATION of the University has arranged for four
Of lectures to be delivered during the COM
Ing The opening lectures will be delivered
by j. Churton Collins. Dr. Horace Howard Fur
viii give four OF his readings The other
courses are to be given by Professor Charles
Spraguc Smith and Ernest i. Fcnollosa
The University library has Just been enlarged
by the addition Of over 800 volumes horses The
giver Is Fairman Rogers
The Glee and Banjo clubs will take trip dur
Ing the holiday vacation through Pennsylvania
and Ncw-Jersey. The Gloe Club Is being trained By
Professor Paul Kirschner
Captain Wagenhurst hay made call for all those
VINO desire 10 try for positions the crew The
tank has Deen opened and Is now ready for prac
tce
Arthur Knipe. who played halfback on the team
last scason. has been chosen captain The col
legc seniors won the championship Of the university
this week by defeating the medical seniors by the
OF TO 4.
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WELLESLEY.

wellesley Mass. Dee. II tSpecLaD.-The faculty
AMI students OF Wellesley College are now for the
most part scattered far and wide The fall term
Of thirteen weeks closed last Wednesday ana
THURSDAY witnessed the departure OF majority
Of those who haze made up the college community
for the last three months. although about twenty
teachers and MY students Will remain AT College
Hall during the Christmas recess. President Shaier
has gone 10 her home In Oberlln. Ohio College
will open on January I. and the m:d-yedr eNamiha-
tons will begin on January H.
Tn. reception given by President Shafer In the
Art BUILDING last Monday afternoon In honor 81
MIR and Mrs Richard Watson Glider brought To-
rrther A large number 81 weknOwn people. Ihe
members OF the faculty AID Of the senior class
were also present at the reception. MI ohler
gave an Interesting lecture before TIE college Mon
day evening on "t.ncon's Literary Growth
The privilege OF registering absences from coege.
instead Of obtaiung permlssloas for absences from
officers OF the college. has been EXTENDED 70 the
Junior class by rccen, vote OF the Acaden'c
4 .UIrLL
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GETTYSBURG.

Gettysburg. Penn. Dec II (SpeciaD. Getty sburg
had the most successful football in her his
tory. She was defeated by Cornell Is TO 0; the
University of Pennsylvania, "a TO o. and Bucknell.
% to 0. She from Dickinson twice. "a to IA and
TO 0, defeated Washington and jefferson by IS to l6
and York Collegiate Institute, "a 20 o. tie game,
to T. played with Franklin and Marshall
The Gee Club is now well organized. 4
trip will be taken curing the recess. W. IL.
first tenors; Bike. Hende c. II. Nicholas and
1bach second tenors: Ficknger. Duttera. Kump
and Carly. first BASES; Kline Bowers. Smith and
Rice, second BASES
BY the Will OF Mrs. Matthew Echclberger who
died recently in Gettysburg. the college Is made
equal residuary legatee of her estate with Christ
Lutheran Church. About $500 will be realized The
Rev. Dr. j. W. Schwartz Is trying organize
district alumni association IN Western Pennsyl-
vania- The seniors are 10 give public rendering of
Terence's "-indria" in Brua Chapel on February %
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ST .fOH\S

ON saturday evening the st. Johns Debating
Society held n meeting In the socicty's hall. The
question was rs Baseball BE Preferred TO Foot
ball "a q College Sport?' The result Will not be
announced until the next meeting which is to take
place on next Sunday evening on Thursday after
noon about forty Of the college choir had dinner in
the college refectory: Immediately after the dinner
the faculty and choir were entertained by fine
musical programme. NJ J. Scott, $ j., who came
up from the city the special request OF his
brother the director OF the choir. played several
fine classical selections the violin. one OF the
most pleasing helng the ''pzzcati,' by Delibes
Airs from Lucia i! LammermOor' were also list
ened 10 with great interest. The "Glockenspiei
By the director OF the choir. was also fine r.
O HUGHES recited and sang some charming selec-
,ions The Rev William O Brien Pardow s. j.,
provincial Of the New-York- Maryland Province
and William J. Clar',. ; J.. soc!us. paid social
visit 10 the college on Thursday afternoon. The
Parthenian Society under the direction of the Rev.
John c. Hart. $ j.. elected the following officers
Prerect. J. J. Dockry. 50; first assistant /. Louis
Tracey '95: second assistant j Bryan Robinson.
~: treasurer. NJ r. Doran. 50; secretary. Edward
NJ HAYES. %; first lector, T. J. Dwyer. "a. second
lector J. u. Mccarthy 90: sacristan, Daniel II.
Herman. '@ organst. James W. Rafferty,. 81
NJ ~ Boyle 95; Martin H. Glynn. "a. and \.
Dclehanty and \. Boyan, 96. are councillors. The
Christmas holidays begin on Friday morning next,
and last until January 6.
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IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
COLUMBIA.

The freshmen and sophomore classes IN the
School Of Arts and the School Of Mines VIII hoid
a big Joint meeting this afternoon TO listen 10 tie
decision of President Low and the Board OF STUDENT
Representatives in the cases Of the eight OF their
number who have been suspended for rushing
Whether simple announcement OF expulsion or
further suspension will be made. or whether the
classes will be called on for a vote and pledge
for future good behavior Is kept PROFOUND seoiv IT,,
the matter would be Of small moment. Seldom
more than score Of men engage IN me rus s,
II il were not for Columbtas situation scarcely q
oh H ths s b even any such
be compared 10 an ordinary football scIiinmage-
has been a fierce and bloody battle at Columbia and
then follows detailed list OF the Killed ana
w Sc If the most dsgTaccfri sort Therefore Pres-
dent Low has been forced to take the stand that
the slightest foundation for such reports must DC
several OF the eight among the stea adj
moments thoughtless fun. In past times fres.
den, Low has been lenent and unwilling 70 visit
the extreme penalty on one unfortunate fellow as
an example TO others. He did suspend one man
the mSter wc " ' by another
ne Manhattan Athletic Glib gymnasium for Column
bi, men and making IT free to them all IN con-
nection with the report at the University OF me
plans FOR the union Of that college with Columbia
number ~ reports have been spread thlt Soiuin
hia Il on sectarian basis on the Board OF
Trustees are Presbyterans. members OF the Dutch
Reformed Church. at least one Roman Catholc
besides Episcopalians. In the faculty are men OF
every shade OF religious thought and church con-
nec,ion. Such accusations. therefore. have no
weight.
The regulations for awarding the degree Of Mas
ter Of Laws have been approved by the trustees
This new step IL OF many that have been
adopted at Columbia In the last three years to raise
the standard Of legal education II Is believed that
1t win be successful as the Others have been.
Professor F.. d. Perry and George Rice Car
penter have been selected as Columbia repre-
sentatves at the ninth annual conference OF the
Association Of Academic Principals OF the state OF
New-York. 10 be held at Syracuse December q
and 81
The Columbn College Musical Society celebrated
the fitting up OF It's new rooms. No. 4! West Forty
second-st by a smoker Thursday evening.
which was well attended Kenneth VI. Murchison.
jr. has been elected president; +. A. Coykendall.
secretary and treasurer and Hamilton Fish. Sec
onl. manager
The Columbia College Photographic Club. through
the efforts OF President J. Perry Worden. has ar
ranged for Of lectures Of unusual interest.
The first will be given by Professor Chandler. in
January on the History Of Photography Other
lecturers viii he DIR. Laudy. Or. T.. @. Love and
Corrtnay he Kalb Mr. Worden Is endeavorng TO
secure Rudolph Eickemeyer. jr., whose twelve
pictures recently secured a gold medal among 500
AZ Hamburg & limited number OF cards OF iny-
tation will be issued.
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HAMILTON.

Clinton. y. Y. Dec. Il (SpccaD.-Undor the new
rule cf examinations FOR those attaining a
standing OF 50 per cent the term work many
students escaped the trial. and better work
was shown In he class
The following college officers have been elected
In athle:lcs. President Wood: intercollegiate di-
rector. Root: senior director. Gibson. secretary
and treasurer. Thorp. junior director. seymour
sophomore director. Thomas. freshman director.
Willard I'm tennis President. Ostrandsr. secretary
and treasurer. Mangan. senior director. Collier.
Junior director. Balch: sophomore director. Tag
CART Professor Clinton Scollard ~ made president
and Professor NJ. g Dodge secretary and treasurer
OF the Athletic Union for the coming year.
December is the date u the Thompkns
mathematical prize examination. The contestants
were Aiken. CdrInait. Dudley Everett. Foster. Lee
Miller. Seymour and stone
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UNION.

Schenectady. ". Y. Dec II tspecaD.-The most
recent lecture in the Butterfeld that de-
livercd Friday afternoon by ex-Postmaster- General
James. on 'The Postal Service OF the United
States" Mr.. James took the place OF DR.. w.
A. Hammond. who To lecture Drain and
Muscle" but who was prevented from doing so by
illness In his family. DR.. Hammond Will de-
liver his lecture in about three weeks. The lecture
OF Mr.. James gave comprehensive view OF the
history Of the postofice In this countr In the
OF needed improvements he advocated more of civil
service rcforn-reform that would apply 10 the
smaller as we'll as TO the larger posohices-greater
simplicity in postal regulations that every citizen
might know them, and greater economy. He paid
high tribute 10 the father Of General Daniel But
terrified and to The General himself
Recently member of the class OF 49, who will
not allow his name 10 be given to the public gave
500 for the purchase of library books for use in
the department of English
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NASSAR.

Poughkeepse. n. Y. Dec. II (SpeciaD.-Last week
Miss Alice Fletcher delivered three lectures at the
coege-Thurstay evening on The Religious Ideas
OF the Indian; Friday evening on Tribal Organ
izations" and Saturday, on Indian Music" The
Young Woman's Christian Association sent of
last week 800 dressed Coils to the Rivngton st
college settlement in Ncw-York Friday evening a
doll show was he'd. and slight admission charged
to raise money for the expressage
The new catalogue shows some changes I'm the
electives for next semester A new two-hour Greek
course has been added 10 the SOPHOMORE elscfivrs
and twohour history and a one-hour biology
course to the senior electives. The trustees have
provided for an increase In the teaching force in
the department OF psychology and ethics The re-
CURED work In psyeholosy WI probably be placed
N me junior year IN issis. giving scope for
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DARTMOUTH.

Hanover y. H., Dec. II (SpeciaD.-This week mas
been marked by the appearance Of two undersn'd-
uate publications of great interest TO all Dartmouth
men. The largest and most elaborate Is the VOL
ume Dartmouth Athletics" This book Is iuiiy
Illustrated by nfty-two half-tone engravlngs OF
Dartmorhs athletes and teams from 1850 to the
presen, time 1t contains 3eO pages and Is bound
in Dartmouth green and In gold Among the prom
inent alumni whose pictures are presented are =, >
Fhgell g. 4. Mathewson. h. Il. Condor, tlarenSe
Rowland l. T. Paul. william Odlin, Lewis Park
hurst D. +. Thompson L. j. Rundiett ana W. u
Eaton. . -, -,
The annual publication. the "A@sis mas ais2
appeared II contains cuts Of Presten' Tucker ana
the late Professor Patterson. Volume OF IN
Green and White will appear on December 49, ed
tied by r.. q. Grover , -
Amherst and Williams have united In forcing an
undergraduate rule upon Dartmouth In the TRAN
gular football league As they had nothing TO lose
~ such A rule and only a few OF the Dartmouth
Medical Department are graduates OF any college.
this resolution which rules out the whole department
f. considered an unjust discrimination against the
college which has 50 recently badly defeated them
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TILE WoMAN,s COLLEGE.

baltimore. Nd Dec II (SpccaD.-The Tableaux
vlyants given for the bcneit OF the Kalcnds on
Friday evening. success both artistically
and financially The entertainment was Il series OF
,,blcaus interspersed with music at several points.
representing The different Departments OF the paper.
Tn. Rev Frederick tlImpctt. rector Of -. Peter :
Church OF this city. addressed the Social Science
club on Thursday afternoon on me subject OF
",hrisii,nity the Motive Power OF Social Science
Work" TIN. freshmen examinations viii BEGIN on
Monday and coniinu" until Thursday, when me
christnss holiday will bcyln. The other classes
viii not have TO undergo term examinations THIS
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PRINCETON.
PRIZES FOR oRAToRY-DINNEE TO THE FOOT
BALL CHAMPIONS.

PRIZES FOR ORATOHl-D1NNEE 10 THE fCOT'
BALL CHAMPIONS.
Princeton " j., Dec. II (SpeciaD.-The main In
terest of the week in Princeton centred In the
Baird contests in oratory. Prizes representing the
income of COO the glfi of Charles o. Baird. were
competed for In the contests in oratory and deliv
cry held last Wednesday evening IN the old chapel.
the Baird prize of 800 won by Alexander Nc
Gaffn. The prize of $50 for oratory was taken by
McCready Sykes. The prize of $50 for delivery was
awarded to Edward r. Laughn. The poetry prize
OF $50 was awarded on Friday % McCready Sykes.
The subject for disputaton. Resolved. That the
Closure BE Incorporated in the Rules OF the Sem
Patterson. Horace T. Nixon and J. S. Campbell
The negative side was sustain "a by Donald McColl
C. X. Watson and g. {. Fox. The first prize OF $40
was awarded TO McCoil. ana the second prize OF
SO to Watson. All the contestants for the Baird
prizes were members OF the senior class.
management Of the new Prlnc.ol Inn last Wednes
day evening was the GROWING glory OF the season.
About the main table. in the form of a horseshoe
wtTe seated the alumni. Undergraduates and mem
occupied by the champion team Rcposins the
centre of this table was the stained and buffctcd
football that was pushed JVsr Yic's goal line In
the arms OF Ward. The following graduates To-
spcndcd to toasts during the evening J. ". Alex
ander 4. ". Ioline. Professor MORROW WILSON, A.
Moffst. G. X Edwards and Thomas ~ McCartcr
Other prominent alumni Present We're Charles f..
Green. NJ Taylor Pyne Fra * Larkin Rudolph
Clinton Bird. Morse and Blake. Of the team were
prevented by Illness from being present.
The Princeton C;lee. Banjo and Mandolin clubs
viii begin their annual trip on Tuesday
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AMHERST.

Amherst. Mass. Dec. II tSpcc!aD The Oo,"
the annual publication OF the junior class. appeared
Thursday The book is dedicated to the claJs-boy.
Is slightly larger than heretofore and bound in
Russia red. with gold and black lettering. The most
Interesting OF the many illustrations Is grouping
Of Amherst's five championship banners. and two
pennants 10 form a frame for "Old Doc" as DR..
Hitchcock. whom the boys all love and respect is
called. The customary autotypes OF the college or
ean!zations appear in the first half OF the book
tn" cditOr-in-chef was j. \. Eawson. j.. and
Frank VI. Eelden was business manager.
Walter r. stone 81. has been elected president
OF the Amherst College Football Association an!
manager OF the eleven :. +. Cushman. o. has
been elected manager OF the Glce Club for the
present season IN place OF H. T.. Whitcomh. ~. re-
signed
4 coton club OF sixteen members has been or
ganized by members Of the senior and Junior
classes. with u. ID. Hyde. 20. president, and W u.
Brown. secretary and treasurer.
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TALKS on QUESTIONS OF CHARITY.

The programme OF lectures and discussions under
the auspices OF the Charity Organization Society
at Assembly Hall. United Charities Building. No.
iG5 East Twenty -second-st., Is announced as fol-
lows Professor Francis g. Peabody. THE Colony
Plan In Charity January ); Jacob A. Rils. Need
OF Fairgrounds and Open Spaces" January Il; Pro-
fessor John j. McCook, Drink and Pauperism.
January -; Rabbi c. Gotthell Russian Hebrews
In New,York." January "a: DR.. stanton Colt The
Moral APatny OF the People. and How 70 Vver
ingmen's Clubs and Institutes" February z; Joseph
A. Herman. Work OF the Society Of ST. Vincent de
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TRINITY.

Hartford Conn. Dec Il (SpeciaD-The plans for
the Natural Science Building together with a cut
OF the building appear in the present Issue OF
THE Tablet" The architect u ". &. Rrockcsby.
OF Hartford The location Is near the observatory
at the south end OF Seabury Hall The main part
OF the building, with frontage u eighty three
feet and depth u hfty-nye !cet. VIII be- occu-
pied by the museum. The museum proper Will
have two galleries running around The walls. the
whole extending 10 the roof The wing VIII con-
tain lecture rooms and aboratorles. together with
private rooms for the professors.
The lectures OF Professo! Manatt. OF Brown TINT
versty, Living Greece" delivered during the
past week AZ Hosmcr Hall. have been largely at
tended by the students.
e. +. Guniher Of Chicago. has presented % The
college library a handsome etching of Sir An
tonic Moro's portrait OF Christopher Columbus Mr.
Gunthcr possesses the Original painting. which was
exhibited at the Worlds Fair.
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YALE.
CHANGES ~ THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMIs
SION.


SION.
New-Havcn. Conn, Dec. II (SpeciaD.-Yaie men
who are interested in the welfare Of the baseball
team will be glad to hear that cage is being
! erected In the large gymnasium lot. and that every
facility is 10 be furnished for carrying on the
practice during the winter months.
Professor Farnum. OF the Sheffield Scientific
School, announces two prizes to juniors OF the
select for extra reading in medieval and
modern history The object OF the offer is to en-
courage outside work and taste for reading out
side of the usual routine Examinations VIII be
formers '@The Crusaders ''The French Revolu-
ton and christopher Columbus"
portant changes in the requirements for admission
70 the academical department Caesar s, VII hence nd
Nepos has been added 70 the prose at sight Arth,
can be ofrered in one Of Two papers as follows:
Factoring. fractions, equations OF me first degree
with one more unknown quantities.. powers
and roots and reductions OF radicals. guadratics.
ratio and proportions. continued fractions. per.
mutations and Combinations. binomlal theorem. and
method Of indeterminate coeficients. Geometry
may also be offered In two papers, the frst con,
the second OF the solution OF numerical problems
involving the metric system and use Of logarthms
jects the examination consisting Of Coleridge's
ANCIENT Mariner SCOTS lyannoe and hrGy
Essay on Give" Eyron'a Fourth Canto % Childe
ihorne's iiousc Of the seven Gables. Thackegay's
English Humoris,s Of ne Eighteenth Century
ana TcnnysOnS 'ir'nccSs.
The following men viii compose the Glee and
Banjo clubs the Christmas trip: Glee Club
first tenor. q. II. Fox a. Il: Holt, ~; W. Clock
81 :. q. Jacobus. o.; J. -. j. Nolan. %; e. S
stephenson, % :. second tenor-W. j. Shechan
NJ. $; II. T. Jcpson. T. g: a. i. Bartlett 81
Richards '95 FRS, bass.J H. solcy, r., "a:
2. J. spock; rs; W, 6 Vincent. IS; O. Parker
J. Walker jr., "a S: 7. s Evans jr.. IS; f.. c.
Lakeland. 'a.
Banjo Club jeaurines-B G. Wells. 81 $:
W y. Black. p, $; g. NJ Howard 81 $; +. r.
Brooks '9S s. A. r. Clark 90. Banios-G. Il. Il.
Lamb, 81; 5. T.. Williams 80 s riccolo banjo
D. Z. Moore. 81 5. Mandoin--l~ r. Metcalfc. 81 ).
Cui;ars-W. \. Osborn, T. O.; ID. T. Lyman. "a:
r : Arbuthnot. 20: W. Bayliss. "a s: A. \.
DgeloW, ~; j. II. Brookhcd. 80.
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WILLIAMS.

Williamstown. Mass. Dec. II Special. 1.-The class
day elections for the class OF ~ have resulted as
follows: President, w. l.. Sawtelle: orator. II. g.
Rowe; poet n. II. butcher: ivy orator. +. r. DE
Groat: library orator f. Edwards. jr.; address TO
the lower classes. II. l.. Townc; pipe orator r. A.
Bruce; prophet. X. S. Folsom; prophet on Prophet.
F. r. Harvard historian H. o. Spalding; Com
mittee on Songs. o. o. Partridge; secretary. J. H.
Donney marshals, a. H. Prentss and H. Il.
Rumsey; choragus. w VI. Reed: Committee ON Ar
rangements. +. .. Hanford. \. p Herrck. W. =.
Il. Hopkins. g. g. Mathcr and w. NJ stone.
athletic team.
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Neighborlood guilds also came in for large share
OF the general discussion
\ stringent rule has been passed by the faculty
In regard 20 players on the various athletic teams.
candidates. and unless each and every one Is II
bona de student in good standing ne VIII n not be
professionalism The managers Of the teams are
consdering the feasibility. Of having committees ON
appointed from the alumni to regulate the teams
and rigidly enforce the rules. The members OF last
years baseball team at a meeting held last week.
elected Lawrence Brown, 80. captain ana j. hanson
Thomas. 95, manager for next season.
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RUTGERS.

New Brunswick " j., Dec. II (SpeciaD.-The
board of editors Of 1.-THE Targum" have organized
for the winter term follows Senior editor Edgar
j. McCuy. 81 editorials. Daniel Hand, "a; Philip
c. Thomas. "a. and William +. Judd. 81: alumniana
William L. Compton. 94; exchanges George S. Lud-
low. IS; Rutgersensa, Robert S. Parsons. 80. and
John c. Loud '95; business manager, John II.
Thompson, "a.
The senior class Is considering the advisability
of giving burlesque on Patience. instead of a
minstrel show. An entertainment of some sort is
always arranged by the senior class to defray their
commencement expenses.
The Board of Visitors to the State Agricultural
College. made their regular semi-annual visit TO
the college Friday for the examination of the
scientific students, The board is composed Of the
following: Daniel W. Horner Merchantvle:
Joshua Forsyth. Pemberton; Ralph Ege. Hopewell;
James Nelson New Brunswick Samuel r. Dema-
rest, jr. Hackensack: Abraham W. Duryea. New
Durham; Jesse y. Rogers, Newark: Charles L..
Jones, Newark; William II. Ward, Newark; Ben
jamin +. Tyne. Stanton.
w. f. Compton. 81 represented Rutgers College
at the meeting of the New-Jersey State Executive
Committee of the Young Mems Christian Assoe;a-
ton. at Newark Friday afternoon.
A University Extension Society organized in
New-Brunswick Wednesday evening. Various
Rutgers professors will give lectures