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SWARTIINORE.

SwarihmOre Penn. Feb. 90 (SpcciaN.-Thc follow
ing speakers for the twenty -irst commencement -
oTcses June 20. are annolncci: From the course IN
arts-Francc5 Brewster stevenson, Of Delaware, ana
George Holt StrOul. OF Maine: from the c0urS" IN
Lctters-Joln Linton Carver, OF Pennsylvania; from
the course I'm science. Sarah Ellen Williams. of Penn
svlvana, and omar Barton Panc9ast, Of NcwJer~"y ,
from the course in engineering, Henry Chandler
Turner, q Maryland.
Tie annual debate between tho Dclphic and
Eunomian Literary Societies occurred on February
Il. The teams were EunOmian acknowledgements,
George H. Stroul. '03 assistants. Kent W. Hughes.
% ana Edward W. Hart, 04; Dclphlc-lcadcr. John
L. Carver, 03 assistants, Charles ID. White" 10. ana
Clement Lodge 'b3. The debate was awarded 10 the
Delphc Society, and the following men were chosen
10 represent Swartmorc IN the debate with Franklin
and Marshall In April: Clement Lodge. George ii.
etroul and John L. Carver
a movement Is on foot 10 secure student government
in matters relating TO discipline and order scheme
somewhat similar TO that In use at Amherst i being
considered.
The annual banquet OF the Swarthmorc Club com
posed Of alumni and eX members Of the college was
held at tho Hotel Bellevue Philadelphia. on the even
Ing Of February Is. More than 100 were present.
Track athletes and baseball men have begun sys-
tematlc training.
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WF~IENA

,uadlotovn Conn Feb 90 t>pccial-Thc faculty.
las taken favorable view Of tho project Of a. ''i''
ing the undergraduates with the faculty. III m""er'
Of college government. 40 dehnit" plan ms N''
been adopted but very satisfactory progress 10 o'"s
made.
The archtcc, for the gymnasium was here 'h' "''"
with the preliminary plans. Inc go"ho VIII i"
broken for the building the weather per S'
Dr. RAYMOND announced at the college banquet tIht
ono Of the alumni had generously offered to bear he
expenses Of entirely rcmodellng the interior OF Ola
North Colleec and fitting II mp with all the improve
ments essential 10 first class dormitpry r. o.
Smith. 'O3. has been elected 10 represent thc hne
day evening Members Of the Tilton Academy 'ub
had their annual banquet last TUESDAY evening
The glee club gave a successful concert ~ IhpnP-
sonve Friday evening. -, g.,
w. II. Terry. Of the Pittsburg baseball niIe, hfs
been here this week coaching the candidate Tor IN"
university team. The prospect for a strong nine tms
wear Is good.
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JOINS HOPKINS.

Baltimore. Nd, Feb. - tSpccian.-Dr. W. Muss'
Arnolt. II the Johns Hopkins University, has accepted
II call 10 the University Of Michigan ~ ASSISTANT pro
lessor OF semitic language, and Hell"niNic "r''h'
Dr. Arnolt had been connected with the Hopkins FOR
eight years first graduate student. then rs Il
fellow. doctor 81 phlO~Opny, and finally - an IN
strnctor in New Testament Greek. lie also had
charge OF The Mccoy Art Library and assisted Pro
f,Ssnr GdcrSlccVe In editing The Amcri an Journal
Of Phllology' Or. ArnU l. the principal contributor
to the yrian lexicon now being compiled under tue
direction Of Professor llaupt. The doctor Wa, very
popular with the students. lie left for rs new post
I'm company with President Angel, Of ia" Michigan
University who delivered the principal addrrs, at tn"
commemorative day celebration Inst Wednesday.
Professor Fabian Franklin presided NJ tn" seventh
annual meeting Of tho Johns Hopkins Alumni As-ocih
lion thr other nlght. Charles " Howard, \. L..
i--i. va, elected president q" ~" association. Pr'.
dent Gilman ana oiI,T m"nher, of ia" faculty mud"
short ,p'.ch'-. and Tia" Banjo and MandOn C.r fur
ni-Acd Ia" music.
Sow That ti- trustee and Mi, Nary Garrett hav"
- al agreement about h2 qulihca'ion, 81 stu
dent, cnt rn- ~" rAan iln'io' h-s for admission 10
the proIu-'l u,dta ~,luul. lhr Worn on "a" building
win soon begin Ili- ue' branch ~ ga" university
Will BE- Opened u"At O''ol", although the sp'' lal
blllci %, i'r 1t via 80, thee De- completed.
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AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.
PLANS OF REFORM IN THE TRAINING FOR De
BNrE.

PLANS OF REFORM IN THE TRAINING FOR DE-
BATE
Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 90 (SpcciaD.-Thc last week
has been the scene Of n strong reaction In favor OF
raising the interest in debating at Harvard The Ola
Harvard Union which for two Gears now has hed
debates with Nall. las orG since passed the point
where Is fulfilled the object Of It's existence III"
better element in II has strongly urged reform AT
business meeting week ago the society voted To re-
organize by choosing the coming competitive deba'"
to select representatives, for the next debate with 1ai'
twelve OF the best speakers, nucleus around when
to build up debating society OF merit The plan
met with strong opposition, and at the meeting last
Friday night an attempt was made TO render uncoh
stutiona the vote OF the preceding meeting Int with
out success. The faculty have openly approved OF
the attempted reform and have given strong en-
coura cement and ii altogether likely that under
the stimulus % the society debating may once
more occupy the position In Importance that IL useu
10 years ago. The competitive deae to choose SPEAK
ers for the next Harvard Yale contest will be held
next Friday night. Professor Slater will preside anu
Professors Taussig Dean and Curry will probably act
judges.
The trimming Of the various teams goes on as usual
with little interruption and few changes The ma
teria for the university crew is being worked eraduay
into shape. II seems certain now mat rearing VIII
be Given seat In the boat. Newell Is now ro"lhe'
but Waters Will not try for a place In the boat He
will have the spring football squads on his hands
az soon as the weather allows outdoor practice Al
present he Is working with the Mott Haven team 10
timber himself up and cultivate qickness. lie seems
to be a likely runner, and may later he found doihe
good work on the track when his football Work Is over
In the rowing room OF the Carey Building IA new eX-
pertinent being tried in the form Of an eiGhoared
friction machine, designed with the purpose OF max
Ing the men pull and together. All The oars
are so connected that they must work together thus
forcing the men In unison. In practice the
device had good result but II has not as yet mad
thorough enough test TO insure Its success
At a meeting of the third year class OF tile Law
School on Thursday Addison C. Burnham OF cam
brdee was elected class secretary. 1t was voted at
the same time that the class should not wear The cap
and gown on Commencement Day.
During tie early part OF last week commodore
Hagemann. OF the Cornell crew was III town irving
to arrange with Harvard TO let INTO the iarNai,l-
Yale Columbia freshman race at Newtond0n Tie
Cornell crew. Professor Ames. chairman OF the Al
visory Committee was away business at the ttnc
and nothing definite ceuld be done
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IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES
COLrMBIA,s NEW HONOR RULES.

The following officers have been elected IL In
senior class OF the Columbia College Law School: w.
NJ bennett. president: ii. 5. Barnes vicepresdent:
W W Bonson secretary; Walter Underhill, treasur.f
The Junior class has decided TO hold It's annul
dinner on March TO- at the Hotel Marlborough.
New rules, governing ahe awarding Of honos n
tho school OF Arts, have been announced BY tn
arts faculty. These include the following conditions:
All candidates for honOrs are required TO give notice
o the Dean before the beginning Of the second term
Of the year when they desire to compete The hOnon
will be divided into three Glasses, designated sophp
more. Junior and final hOnors. the range for honOu
Increasing with each successive year.
The student who Is a candidate for honors must be
reported or b In the subject and must In addition
70 the regular examinations be able TO pass add.
tloual examination OF more technical nature thAa
characterizes the former. Candidates for Junior
honor, in classics modern languages. English o.
ma hemaiics, must have gained sophomore honors u
The same subject. else have received in the
the grade necessary 10 sophomore hOnors. o.
thirdly have been reported A in all courses taken
during the junior year in the department in which
application for honois Is made.
The work required for final honors calls for an
,ay of 5000 words the subject being prescribed BY
the professor in chIrge, instead Of the technical
ANNA ION already mentioned.
The Columbia College trustees have subscribed
81 900 TO the new botanic garden FOR this city.
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ST. JOHNS COLLEGE. fORDHAM.

II has been usual for The cadets 10 nave -
dress parade and drill on the college oampu' -
washington's birthday. The heavy SNOWFALL ho"e'.'
made THIS impossible on "Wednesday last Inc Wv
brntion of the day had b. confined TO INDOOR e"'
ialnment The senior division gymnasium was -
scene of m mpromp,u dance In the evening a"u %
concert or popular patriotic airs, On Inv '""'
division some amusing sports wore arrhhsN '"
committee composed Of Edward Lamb. Joseph e"''A
Gerald Barry, George Hays and Anore" 80
suitable prizes were offered for the various 'on"''
which began at . 80 p. m, and resulted As iO"O ~,
Lighted candle race. won by Thomas MihocA' ''
exting,iIshing race. Gerald Barry saoh ..,.,
,iecnan boxing match uhree minute roahds' Wv .rA
r. Henwood and 4. Crosas. the latter wlnniI ,s md
standing long jump, george Ellis hstv.a '0"'
Hubert Cieennn won the three-leg-ed race rs,hcs
In the evening In Colleg" Hall, the h''i IN reo-
unirk lectured on the CITY of Pompri' as ssuf
ruary 20 "a cable Dispatch OF corgratllauouhSn oo
10 Iope Leo NH the occasion o. NJ o,reS:
The Historical Society has elected H. rary 'q1,
tintnn Phenn. "a. president: Frank Weas nro,ndiuS
vic.-presldent: Frank McCann. 03 corrt rrsnS
secretary; C. O'Bren. 03. recording secretary v 81,
O'Laughlin, '93. treasurer, Edmund J' ion"'''
librarian,
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NAs.SAI,-

POuGhkecpIc. Feb. 20 (specal.-1bc election for
officers OF the Young WOman's Christian Association
resulted follows: President, NJ l.. Hastings W."
president. &. Conan recording secretary, 4. Dorncc
corresponding secretary, X l. Arnold rca g. f.
Macarthur. The president and viccprcsirnt arr from
the incoming senior, and the treasurer from the incom
Ing sophomore class. They take Office next september.
Wnslhngton's birthday was celebrated here with
various festivities. AT dinner nearly every ap
peared In old colonial dress fancy garb Of
description There we're Quaker and Puritan maid
ems, peasants and Kat" Greenaways. and numbers vi
eighteenth century damels AMI danes. one entire
table Of fifteen students were attrcd ~ witches. and
carried broOms labelled Salem The tables were
decorated with flowers and The National cOlOrs. On
one was II Jerusalem cherry plant. and under II
small figure holding shining hatcIet. IL the even
ing several pretty t9blcans were shown In ia" gym
naslnni, ana the remainder Of the evening spent
Ia dancing.
Friday evening Professor +. W. Taas,g. Of Harvard
lecilrcd upon fhe Currency Of the ntrd states"
sunday evening" MIS-. Qunion gave talk upon
tie Indian, before III" Y ". &. a.
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PRINCETON.

Princeton. Feb. 90 topecial).-capialn Phil King
has already begun getting the university basel all
team into som" sort Of smpr. and there was n
wholesale wedding out OF unpromsing candidates
last Monday. About twenty five men were drOppcl J..
leaving about the sam" number s;ill practising. This
number Will be- still further reduced tomorrow an 1
N j. understood that those who remain will virtually
constitute" ne team and substitutes. Contrary to
cus0m Captain King has begun TO make lis sclcciio
early H. the season. thus giving the most promising
men better chance for thorough practice than they
would otherwise have. Tn, p-aciIcs Is much moe
thorough this yenr than Il la, ever been. and a
first class nine Will undoubtedly be- the result OF H.
The freshmen are mailing poor showing. contrary
to expectation. Gimsler. u candidate for short
stop. being about tie only man who has ans chance
Tor the team. Gimstcr, however, Is doing
ccllent work and will probably make that posti m
Blair, 05. Is also doing good work. and VII probably
obtain the position he Is trying for right field. Payne
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ERI\ MtWR.

Brvn Mawr Penn Feb. GO (spccaD.- Last week the
Md Reform club under its name, DE ReD'Is ''uo
was addressed hy Miss Adams, one OF the founders Oh
Hull House. Chicago. One OF the most Interesting
things which she spoke about was the class III Soc'ooE'
with It's membership Of something over sixty MISS
Adams urged the students Interested In social pues
tons 10 come TO the house and study some OF heh NJ
first hand.
In honor OF Washngton's Birthday some Of the stu
dents got ND an almost mpromptu minstrel performance
There was great curiosity TO see what sort {" h'hS'r'''
,drs conld make and the curiosity was certainty ho'e
than satisfied some kind visitors even coHpareu ''e
performance with that Of the recognized ln,lIr.r
tn.ii, 10 tha for,u~r II WINS certainly very clever
The opcal song bright. but the b'-' pier" wa, a
buzzard dance. The play followed 10y german"
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CIAvrRACk.

Clnveracl. Y. Y, Feb. 20 Ospcciall.-Thc cclehra-
ton Of Washlngon's birthday the chief event n
the week n, the college. ON Wednesday morning. AZ
20. programme of appropriate patriotic essays
and de,l,maons rendered by representatives,
from the Scvcra, forms in the chapel The speakers
were John r. IlOylc. Charles benjamin. Frank Ben
Iamn, Herbert C. Ash, IN. Guy II. Collier Arthur T..
Ferris Florence F.. Kaiser. Jessie \. Lacy. Ethel
bcrta Angel. and Elizabeth sutherland. A prize
din took place I'm College Hall at Q 30 Company
g. under command of Captain Clarence I. Gage. made
the best exhibition and awarded the medal. The
officers # the battalion, assisted by number Of
young ladies' gave reception In the parLors during
the evening pleasant feature OF which was the pres
cnntion " a handsome by the students to j.
Frank Chacc. wh) coached the football team last
fall. A number OF parents. friends. and former
pupils present enjoy the exercises of the day
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r,NrygPsITy OF PENNSYLVANIA.

PHILADELPHIA Feb 90 (SpeclaD. -Washngton s Bir'n'
day was celebrated at the university ~ app,op'"
exercises in the library binding for severn '
ina dov bae only been observed by granting hohday
I'm the college department. but this year the "'''"
rred IN. dov over 10 the Students TO be ceiebin'"u
nv them The building filed TO overno"i"s'
many being turned away. The exercises "ei 80
Inc tho university orr hcstra rendering selection IRON
+, CIcale- after which Dean Jayne calico upon '"'
university chaplain. the Rev. Dr. Llprhco'' 10 o"'
prayer WnshlngOn's Inaugural address, "as ie".
by H. " Wilson. ID. 03. col. ana 'he eiee 'i''o ''
forth the modern idea OF Warrington DIV r'nue'i",
Goorce and the Cherry Tree The address oi 'h'
doy was delivered by Provost Pepper. III the '""'''
of bls remarks he paid particular attention TO '"e
d,a advanced by Warrington of f'undihR Ha''""'
university at the National capital, as Dene h'or'''
n hc dcvoIovment of the country and lis insii'u'ohs'
DR. rcppcr said that he hoped the dream OF "aEhns
tan might be- fulfilled and university es'abisieo AT
Washington, which shall De university OF "'V''
ties. where none bat the most advanced poS'-sra""''
oorL cam h.. done free from dcn0mnatlonal inhu'hce
and .,s broad n. sclcocr Itself lie referred NJ HIS
,.mari, not only Washingt'n bnt also ~ ri""''
and phillips BrColis. rs having lHl'rWoV'l N'V"'''
.,u Vo.bturton into the university, and IN cioshs
ne made the suggestion that the proposed J. VI 80 a.
binding be- erected as a memorial 20 the a'e rh'lip'
prooks for the interest he had taken IN the eiec'oh
Of thc binding and also he was ut on" t'ne eoc"
proyo,t Of the university. although his o'her u"''S
Prevented him from accepting
The sixth annual midwinter athletic meeting VI
t,, university was held at Tia" Academy OF MUSIC U"
saturday evening Ia many ways II vas an un'A
p~, ed success and in others disappointment many
Of tn, be-, athletes OF The university Ihru 20 'ihr
,,c Interest I'm fin. meeting. Will" tho" VINO oiu c''er
t..ry. GREAT credit for their puoky ana often SUE
...-ful effort, In the different contests. Pafn'"S'
mention could lc made Of Leslie. VINO mao" recofa
for himself Of Is fee, inch I'm the running hiGn Jump,
mill mn "A
,,,ercst,n0 feature was the breaking OF the INDOOR
,rcnrd IN h,gh jumping 10y IN" worlds champion ".
q .v.rnv The football lecture hy Mr. WOODRUFF
and tho .yblhiion by the gymnasium team added mueh
Ia the pleasure OF the evening . . &,
rhe probable makeup of the baseball t'am -
t.,,-,n 'uoll,ier catchcrs. Iavne. Reese, boswell
pirrnor.: Gocckel first base: Thomson SECOND blsr
N,ttli- third base: tOntr"l. snort stop. lhOWh9,
i'r nrld Hnync or Reese centre Held Mack'y or
Hoffman. field.
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RUTGERS.

New Brunswick y. j.. Feb 26 CSpecial-President
Austin Scott delivered address on Our Educational
institutions, at the annual banquet OF the B0io OF
Trade OF New Brunswick held on Wasmng'ons br'''
day.
The clee club sang at Madison Square Garden Oh
Friday evening
Under the university extension scheme course
of twelve weeks In botany will begin In the Pine
Arts Building Of Rutgers on March II. There VIII
be six lectures Illustrated with The siereopcon' by
means of which many OF the lower forms Of phht
ufe will be minutely examined. The last SIX lee
lures beginning April 2s, will be devoted 10 the
ANALYSIS Of Towering plants freshly gathered Tor the
purpose The lecturer will be Dr. Byron ID. llAstcad
OF the college. ,,.
bin has been introduced in the state Legislature
approprating 50 900 for fitting up the state Lab0ra
tory connected with Rutgers College.
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THE PRISCILLA 6EAIsLIN SCHOOL.

Bordentown Feb. 90 epeciaIn the cours" OF
lectures before the Priscilla Braslin school Wills
Fletcher johnson, A. NJ. on Friday. February 10
made a vigorous and classic speech on The study
Of English"
On February 16 reception was given 10 iresi-
dent Tsyler Of Vassar College, and the Re-" Edward
Braislin, of Brooklyn. The large gathering IN the
psrlors listened with interest while Dr. Taylor spoke
upon the need OF education for women and the great
work which the colleges for women were doing There
were present Professor Green principal OF the State
Normal School. at Trenton; the Rev Edward u.
Hodge d. d. president OF the Van Rensselaer, sem
mary at Burlington Miss Charlotte Htcomb, prli
cipai of St. Marys Hall Burlington Bingham Wool
wa secretary OF the New-Jersey state Board OF Edu
tion Professor T. II. LandOn, OF the BOrdcntown
Military institute and many other friends.
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DEIAM NIiE.

Newark Del. Feb. 90 CSpc1aD.-Thc first meeting
~ the newly organized Delaware College Philosophical
society was held In the AercuaI Exp rmcnt Station
Inst wcch. Meetings 10 be- held every three
weeks.
The sophomore and junior classes Will soon have
their debating and orltorical contest. Those who
VIII enter the lists for the sophomorcs Horace
Eastbuln Morris Wilkinson. G. Whcman and Glenn
liiLlng"r; for IA" Juniors. Clarence McNcy. Thomas
Holt George l.. Townsend and w. T. Conway
ror ,sor t;-orgc l.. ilynson o. Philadelphia thc
principal elect Of the National School Of Oratory II
that city. has entered upon his duties hero rs in
-irnctor II clOcutlOn.
sixteen fine photographs Of the college aud IFS
environments have just been taken by Professor f.
u. Chester f)r exhibition In the agricultural college.
department nj ia" World, Fair. They Include view
OF the campus IN" exterior Of the college and station
buildings and interior Views OF the same.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Chicago, Feb. 26 (speciaD.-Durirg the last three
DAYS Biblical Institute has been held at the univer
sity There have been in attendance either as
instructors students. many Of the foremost Biblical
authorities Of the country. The work covered is the
first part Of Isaiah and besides giving instruction
about the writings OF this prophet the work OF the
institute is intended arouse an interest In general
Bible study. President Harper, President Burroughs
OF Wabash College, and Professors Nordell. Burton
Price and Tufts OF the university arc among The
speakers.
washington's Birthday celebrated In Lttlns
style. In the morning the Rev. Dr. GunsaiiuS
delivered an address; in the afternoon the Students
led by Dean" stagg. held a burlesque Washington
seminar The first university banquet was held IN me
evening at which President Harper. Judge T.. n.
Boyesen Mr.. C. l.. Hutchinson. j. Laurence LsushNh
and others spoke. Nearly 800 covers We're iald' ,,
Last sunday evening Or. Edward Everett ialc
delivered one of his Characteristic addresses u the
students.
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plant: adjoining the bolerroom IS the meehau''"'
engineering laboratory. which, when hniSheu WI, ~
one Of the best equipped OF any echnlcai iiS''"io'
I'm the country. 4 80 horsepower trlpi'-'A "'lo
on zine 1, also paced I'm the basement The hrst hooi
consists M Offices for the professors Of civil, me-
chanical and mining engineering and their seVer"'
assistants The FORGE model and tool rooms macn'ne
and carpenter shops and foundry room are In the rear
on the first floor The second floor Is dcVo''u "
lecture and recitation rooms. The third moor con
tains mechanical and civil draughiing rooms anu P'
iographic dark rooms.
The winter meet Of the Athletic Assooiaio" W"
h,d f., ,h orr,orv on Thursday evening. The FOL
,o,Iuc college records were broken Running nlei
inmn Connellv } feet 3 "a inches; pniilng ~ pouu
shot Fisher - feet u Inches, onc-hal H'i' """'
Dunklc i minutes 80 seconds.