New-York tribune., 1894-03-25
NO MORE PUNCH At COMMENCEMENT
ATHLETICS.

ATHLETICS
Cambridge Mass. March u (SpeciaD-The com
ml;tee in charge Of the summer School mas issued
a pamphlet giving an announcement OF the courses
of instruction to be- offered this year. the Faculty
of the Lawrence Scientific School contemplating
thc cnla argement of their curriculum by course IN
military science. The corporation OF the university
has applied 10 the United states Government to de-
tail an officer TO gvs' instruction IN the theory ana
history Of military tactics and science. The Gov
.rnnnent has accepted the application, ana mas i
is understood recommended several men. NO one
has been definitely decided upon yet but the course
VIII undoubtedly be given next year. THIS acton
Of IN. corporation does not mean the 'htToducuoh
Of a system Of military drill, but is simply one
step in line with others to improve ana increase the
usefulness Of the Scientific School
The annual award Of Bowdoin prizes has just been
made Nine # these prizes are offered annually
hut II any dissertation presented is not deemed
worthy no prize is awarded. The successful com
pctitors this year and their subjects are as io-
lows: J. H. Gerould. Gr Of Hollis. y H.. Sip ior
an tssay on THE Evolution OF SexuaNV t. a.
Eurt Gr Of East Galway " Y. 800 FOR an
essay on the same subject: James Sullivan. jr
ot of Chicago so for an essay on The Defensor
Pqcis of Marsgiio Of Padua, and the DE Monarchit
of Dante; l.. A. Tanzer. '9i. OF New-lor w lo'
an essay upon "a Critical Estimate OF Bsmarck >
Foreign Polcy": A. W. *. Billings. %. OF ohiha'
Ncb so for an essay upon The Storage Battery
of Lowell. 500 for translation into Greek from
Emerson.
PERHAPS no incident OF the week has caused so
much OF a sensation the corporations decree
prohibiting punches and distilled liquors IN colIeBe
rooms on class dav and commencement. RESTRICTIVE
measures have been taken for the enforcement vi
this regulation and the traditiohal punch Vi ~, as
mencemGnt Is & ho% cusinm trlS is c"ncerned The cI
grads will still assemble IN reunion ana Prop"hoy ~,
drink from the iolly bowl as IN bygohe uay M p,
i'm he
and Stoughton. Private rooms VIII haNe 10 ,o,c ~ co.
toiucd and So 1t Is inevitable that the commence
mcnt Of the future will lack one OF It's most chidc
tcristc. even if not its most desirap.S nresi
This conservative action on the paIt oi t'e =, H.
dent and fellows is doubtless warranted py .he
disordcry scenes which 50 oiten loo" h",, m ~ Ne
conviviaity of commencenent punCn@Is' y" ''''
whole. it meets with general approyal' meeting Of
II has ranspirod that at the rec''u III unriueld
Harvard and Yale baseball delegates IN Hp Hpl.nsn,n @
action was taken the question oi chooSnE ui
pres for the champGHishp salS tn sett once and for
ali Tho endless chickering's and squabbles IN the So
lection nl of ns Ts5snt Tsnt Young. Of the National
I"ae-r is to be ntrused with the duty of appoint
ing for each championship game uinllf"S from ms
own stan His choice is to be- made known To one
graduate Of each college. ana Is 10 pe ail.
s"rrct until the game IS called. when The umpire
will appear the field in his oiciai Uniform a.,
tin not only Harvard and Yale but Princeton and
The University Of Pennsylvania to agree |" 'H's
Th~ CAPTAINS Of the different athletic teams arc
at work. but with no very encoHfdSihg , ,ip
with the nine. He has lot Of candidates OF ony
average ability. with hardly star among n theih'
Wbitfen1ora - as shOrtstop: Corbctt, ~ as catch-
er and Mccarthy. o.. outheder. are the only ones
showing M AZ ali well.
The CROW is also in an unsettled condition. Cap
tain Davis has found that l}uirrd i not the man
Tor stroke he thought him 10 be-. and Fenn"sSy mas
hecn removed to his old place. ii" IS as gooi a
stroke as A crew could wish. but now tn" Oh dlni-
c,,ltv nf finding a for No. asserts itself cap.
lain Davis wants heavier and stronger men, ana
Wnfers captain Of the eleven last year. mas bccii
indrced to take up rowing again He was In the
" varsity boat well AS In his freshman crew;
and is thus a man Of come experience III" VIII
he usoI al No II possible. The Mott Haven can
dlates. after weeks rest from thc ihdoor Work. @
have finally begun the regular out door training
ON IN. clndcr track This Is earlier than ever be-
fore The most promising ~ the men VIII be taken
10 the trainn,; table after the opening ot the
'Tnc chess and Whist club has elected the follow
ing officers. President. Thorndke Spaliing 70 vice
president. ". H. Van klceck %. secretary, }.
Hewns. jr. 90. treasurer. q. >. T. Newell IT, -.