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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
UNIVERSITY or ILLINOIS.

Champaign, H.. May 10 (SpeciaD-The chief topic
Of conversation among students and members OF the
faculty this week has been the official announcement
OF the acceptance by Or Andrew ;. Draper Of the
regency Since his election In Chicago four weeks
ago Dr. Draper has been carefully considering the
subject and his decision has been awaited with i'm
PATIENCE by all friends OF the university lie expects
10 enter upon his new duties August !. and tho
formal Inauguration viii take place I'm October. at
the same time az the dedication OF the new engineer
ing building. During the years that DR. Burrill has
served as acting regent many improvements havs
been made in the courses OF study. number of in
siructDrs have been added 10 the faculty which
now numbers sixty, and the natural history build
ing has been erected
Two departurcs-plrtly social. partly literary-have
been taken this winter in the establishment of the
University and the Students Assembly the former
being composed Of the faculty and senior class the
latter OF the student body. as represented by the
various societies -literyv, social and musical
Last Saturday the preliminary field day was held
which representatives. for the 50. Louis contest
OF the Western Association chosen. The base
ball team has finished It's tour. having won three
Of lve games. but ending with overwhelming
defeat by BelOt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

Cleveland May 10 (SpecaD.-Western Reserve
University will have at least five new instructors
next year At the annual meeting Of the University
held last week three new teachers were chosen Tor
the Medical School. and two for the College for
Women. DR. Hunter Robb. now occupying chair
in Johns Hopkins University was chosen professor
Of gynaecology. Or. W. H. Hunniston, who received
his training at the Long Island College Hospital
and abroad was elected clinical lecturer on gynae-
cology pr George Nle Stewart. now an Instructor
In the Harvard Medical School was elected pro-
fessor OF physiology.
In the College for Women Professor stephen f.
Weston. now Of Columbia College was appointed
associate professor Of political and social science
Tho appointment Of Miss Annie Thompson Nette-
,yl give tho College for Women three teachers OF
English Or n Austin kirs. who has been IN
stric,0r I'm philosophy In the Womens College our
Ing the last semester appointed fun professor
OF philosophy. u.
for a large addition 70 Ciui'fDrd Cottage. The ca
paclty Of the cottage will thus be nearly doubled
The bail nine starts upon southern TRIP next
Tuesday During It's absence u Will play ohio state
University Dcnnison. Kenyon Otterben ana TWO
or three other teams
SCION burgess ~ cleveland. has just sent check
Professor Curtis for the purchase OF books IN the
Department Of AnihropOogy
Professor Curtis AMI family VIII sail Tor Europe
on June TO- 20 spend the summer
Appointments have been made for prize speaking
The speakers from III" frorhm1n class are Jaeger
Lynn M~Glffert and Raymond Those from the
sophomore class are Cozad Hessier hopkins ana
Wright
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
UNIVERSITY or MICHIGAN.

Ann Arbor Nirh.. May 70 fSiecaD.-At recent
meeting Of the faculty 1t Wa decided that. begin
ming with next year. the number OF hours required
for graduation In all degrees shall be 10 The
maximum number OF hours which any student Will
be allowed to carry throughout four-year course
Will be sixteen and the minimum twelve.
Some time ago the senior class Of the literary de-
partment voted to adopt the cap and gown. The
Swing out" occurred Wednesday morning. and
made a considerable sensation on the campus being
an innovation at Michigan
Memorial exercises for the late DR. Ford. Of the
medical department will be held the first sun
day In June The addresses viii be made by Dean
Vaughan and Profess r DOOge, and Or. oliver Wen
dell Holmes Will be Invited to be present
Professor II. =. CarhaTt Is Of the founders or
the new National SchOol OF Electricity, Of which
Thomas \. Edison made dean.
While engaged in his duties az Congressman at
Washington. Professor Griffin. OF the Law Depart
mcnt was stricken with total deafness. He VIII.
however continue his lectures 10 the law students.
and Will study the reading OF Ip movements -
facilitate communication.
The directors Of the Athletic Association have
sent resolutions OF thanks 10 General Ager. II De-
ir)lt for the loan Of hi private car u carry The
baseball team on their Eastern trip.
The date Of the varsity field dgN has been fixed
May &c Hard training u being done by "A large
number II men ana especially 10y The wheel'nen
A. the annual election ~ the Students Lecture As
ISOLATION Board the following elected T. ..
Lind.oy. Lit. -. president, j. H. Brooks. Lit. %.
vice-presi1cnt II. 9. Toohnk"r. Medicine 70. treas
urcr: j. Il. DOwdigan, Dent, 20. recording sfcr"-
tary. H. \. Ionncr. Law. .. CORES pOnding stcr'-
taIy, j. q. Wines. Law, 30, assistant treasurer.
The Board OF Directors Is as follows. Misses Wat
50. -. &. Reeves. Law. 80: Brown. Medicine, 20,
and SimOnds, Lit, 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
DARTMOUTH.

Hanover " H.. May 10 CSpeciaD.-The order OF
exercises has been made out for commencement
week and is as follows: Sunday. June q. 10
a. m baccalaureate sermon. by President Tucker;
o. m address before the Young Mems Christian
Association by the Rev. Robert J. Service, Detroit
Monday 3 D. M class day exercises 800 ,. m.
prize speaking; 1920 p. m. promenade concert In
college grounds. TUESDAY. a m, annual meeting
OF Phi Beta Kappa Society; 1890 a m public exer-
cses OF Alumni Association p. m. Grafton by
Nelson Dingey. IS OF Maine. and poem by Richard
Hovey IS. Of Boston; 7:i5 p. m. conmencement
concert: 10 p. m. presidents reception 70 senior
class and alumni IN Wilson Hall. Wednesday. $50
A. m. prayers in Rollins Chapel a. m. meeting
Of alumni 1920 a m. commencement exercises fol-
lowed by alumni dinner; p. m, commencement
ball 80 ~ l., -,
annual meet OF the New England lhteTcp.ieBii -
Athletic Association. at Worcester, or May q. has
been selected from the seventy men VINO have been
training for II. only twenty-six men Will make
up the team this spring Among them, h9wevrri
Dartmouth men feel quite confident that good
showing will be made.
At a meeting Of the trustees hold here recently
II was voted raise the price OF rooms IN al me
college buildings 20 per cent Many alterations VIII
be made during the coming long vacation, ana u
The commencement concert Of the Glee Club VIII
take place in Bissell Hall on Saturday evening June
e. instead Of Tuesday. June %
The showing Of the baseball team in the recent
games with Bowdon and Williams has somewhat
danpened the expectations OF Dartmouth men that
the championship pennlnt would come 10 us ms
G W Pollard 95. elected, on May lG, TO sue
coed r. NJ Thornburgh. 80. who was recently re-
quested by the Alumni Athletic COMMITTEE 10 resign
his place as football manager for the coming cham
rig
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
BRYN MAWR.

Bryn Mawr Penn. May 10 (speciaD-On Friday
OF last week the Samson Agonistes' was given by
the students. The proceeds made a large addition
10 the money already collected by the students for
the swimming pool. Notices are up for another en-
tertainment pictures from Life" to be given for
the same object
Extensive changes being made In the library
to accommodate the lately acquired Sauppe classical
library as well as the incoming books. The
necessity for a separate library building Is fast be-
coming urgent
The special programme for the graduate courses
has just come out Offering larger work than in
previous years. The course In philosophy has been
changed that II offers 4 wider choice Of groups.
on Tuesday the Undergraduate Association held IL
meeting to elect "The Lantern Editorial Board for
the coming year. The result was as follows: Miss
Richie, a5, editOr-in- chief Miss Nelson. 93; Miss
Foulke '9j: Miss King 90; Miss Helen Hoyt 81
sub-edtors Miss Scaitergood '96. business manager.
Miss Miller, 49, treasurer
College work closes on next Monday. May z.
Tuesday is given a holiday, and the college exami-
nations begin on Wednesday morning and those
for matricuaton the week following.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
1OHSS HOPKINS.

Baltimore May 10 (SpecaD.-The unexpected de-
feat OF the Johns Hopkins lacrosse team by the
Stevens Institute team in the intercollegiate series
and the poor showing made by the university oaSe-
hall team this season revive the old question,
WHY does not the Johns Hopkins do something IN
athletics? This inquiry has frequently been mace
Of HOPKINS men by the athletes OF Yale Harvard
and Princeton There are several reasons why the
baltimore University IS not on an athletic iooung
with the other universities. The first is the lack
Of good ground Clifton. the Johns Hopkins estate In
Baltimore County. being too far away from 'he
university buildings which in the heart OF the
CITY The chief reason. however is IN the fact that
every wear one or more good athletes stop pay
,ng hail or lacrosse because they cannot do their
work as It should be done and stu engage IN
athletics Few Of the Johns Hopkins men are ever
willing to sacrifice the slightest part of their work
70 enter into athletic training. This spirit OF per
sstent study was doubtless caught by the under
graduates in the early years Of the university wheh
the graduates outnumbered IN many uhue'b aIu''o
classes the undergraduates. ,,.., so..x,
The graduate students OF the geological depart
ment viii start on their annual TOUT on eNpIoa IN
on Monday. The expedition Will be unoer the
direction OF DR.. William Il. Clark, associate IN
organic geology The work will be under the
auspices Of the United States Geological Survey.
Three days will be spen, in Virginia IN the neleh-
borhood Of the York River and three more Gays
will be devoted examining the strata OF eeolos-
formation in Ncw-Jcrscy. Last year the eHIe-
dillon examined the geological formation around me
South Mountain. That expedition was IN charge OF
Professor George H. Williams. DR.. Clark and Pro-
fessor Williams take charge Of the expeditions IN
alternate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20

New-Brunswick. y. J.. May 10 (speciaD-Frank
7, Janeway. wealthy citizen Of New brunswick
has promised 10 put Nelson Field the college au-
leic ground in excellent condition. He proposes 10
have the land ploughed up and arrangements made
for Irrigation and drainage. insuring good TURF
The subjects for the final essays for the junior
class have been announced by Professor Edward L.
stevenson as follows: Bismarck and German
Unity" Lynch Law and Civilization" The Task
Of Charity in our Great Cities" THE Independent
in Politics" The Results Of the French Revon-
ton" The Influence OF Physical Environment on
Man" new case for the catalogung OF BOOKS las
been placed in the college library.
The annual contest for the Bussing prizes IN ex-
ternpore Speaking occurred in kirkpatrick Chapel on
Friday OF last week. There were eleven compcltors
Ten from the classical and from the sci"ntinc
section Each contestant had seven minutes Tor
prcparatlon and seven minutes for speaking mo
subject discussed was The Relation OF me pVVeIn Ia
ment TO the Unemployed" The judges, who were
DR. David Murray. Or. James r Riggs ana w ar
rem r. schenck. awarded the first prize 70 NllhaIn
H. Judd. second prize 20 Burton ,. fhhprook anu
honorable mention TO William l.. Compton .
John G. Loud George :. Ludlow ana Nihafn an
DYKE. OF the Junior class. have been appoiht,N 20
confer with the Athletic Association % stevens lnsti,
tu,e concerning the holding OF an intercollegiate" he1
The Rutgers system OF sef-government has again
been exempned in the punishment OF the tw'
sonhomores guilty Of inSubOrdinatiOn In me Tecta-
ton room OF Nj Wodemar Loeher, instructor IN
modern languages. committee Of four eilh'Ts
OF the faculty and four students recommended sen
fences OF suspension which were adopted Dy the
faculty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
xoprtrv-rsrrPv UNIVERSITY

Evanston. H. May 10 (SpeciaD.-Thc University
museum has received large and valuable additions
this year The department ~ mineraloSy received
from = l. Tyler. Of Kansas CITY. an $500 collection
u crystals From the Columbian Exhibition were
obtained large amount " gold. silver. iron copper
and other economic ores. The Geological Section re-
ceivei several thousand dollars worth of birds and
mammals from Australia. Various woods from both
hemlsphcrcs werr added 20 tho Botanical Section.
ami also a nuc swinging herb, rum valued az 500
Tho oil museum Is now 50 crowded that plans are
hong made - erect a suitable one az probable
est 4 {9"op Many other buildings are being
planned BEFORE next year ground wl be broken
for chc new building devoted 10 electrical engineer
Ing
In tho last three games played with the University
81 Chicago. Lake Forrest University and Joliet re-
spccivcy. tho Northwestern team has had the score
IN It's favor follows. 10 2. 70 j. 8 10 Q.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
CITY UNIVERSITY.

All Of the Undergraduate and professional aspa'
ments closed last week the last examination oens
held on Friday. The work OF the year has. oeen
considerably shortened. as the old building VIII "
given over TO the contractor for DESTRUCTION On
Monday The building has already suffered a. us
hands OF curiosity seekers: the carved stones cav
long since disappeared. and the students nav, s,os
most stripped the floors OF tiles ana NE efApS
organ of It's pipes for mementos. ,uL
4 reception was given 70 the students anu ~
" on Friday afternoon by the members y. ~ -
Womans Advisory Committee. Addresses W. vs,cs ~
livered by Or. Alexander and Chancelo, 'a'NH
en- after which a luncheon was served. -. r,a
Psi Epsilon the oldest fraternity ai "a, .- Ssa
versity where II established IN ~ m I, "a
It's las, meeting and farewell 10 the old ouions -
Tuesday next. Isaac F. Russell. % proisssSorsI
law. will preside and the toasts VII os SSstIln
70 by Benjamin Il Bayliss 80; Sn os5s7s l. ''
The 'a5 "Vlolet' was published last r.nsy 49,
literary effort Il IS possibly better tnan as. 20 a.
Violet but in places the printing ana u ~ and
not first class The illustrations are excele n,s All
OF each Of the professors. J. Oscar boyu .n n
editor-in-chief and Il. Is. stern business ""-
Henry r. Singer is also connected "lW ~ ..ss AZ
The Phi Beta Kappa election from D ~. P,yL
'95 resulted in the election Of James Ty,,sr D LID
julius A. Becker. Isaac II. Kirby Wafer ,a y, and
lum. Benjamin H. Stern. Arthur Il. ~" q ss.r
Frederick II. Demng. Professor Ernes' u
was also elected an honorary member ,,, c,as
The commencement honors ~ the . sessi
have been announced as follows: ,Hrs q "
man: orators. Theodore Il. Barrinse.. y, Ralpa
IL Blake Joseph Broiy John '. Ir"in' N'''
Kirby and George w Randall -. r-,,v.rs,ty
The annual spring tournament 81 'ne osr on ne
courts Of the New-York Athletic Club on H'''''
Island.
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PRINCETON

Princeton. y. J.. May 10 (SpeciaD-Several Brook
lyn alumni, headed by Duncan Edwards. 3d. have
made arrangements for entertainment. to be
given by the Yale and Princeton gymnastic teams
on the evening OF Friday, May %. at the Brooklyn
Polytechnic institute. Mr.. Anderson director or
the Yale gymnasium. and Mr. Goidie Will take
part In the principal acts. The performance Will
include acts on the horizontal and parallel Dars.
trapeze balancing ladders rings. etc There VIII
also be wrestling bouts. heavy. middle and light
weights. between Yale and Princeton The entire
exhibition will be under the charge OF Professor
George Goldie, Of Princeton: DR.. VI. G.. Anderson
and H. s Anderson Of Yale. and Professor An
drews Of the Polytechnic Institute
The "a class ode Committee has adopted the ode
presented by James Fentress, OF Chicago the ODE
Is in iambic pentameer. of six stanzas. The music
has been written by =. p. Bliss. OF Newark VAL
ley, ~ Y. It will be published in The Nassau
Herald" which will appear at commencement.
new and much-needed edition OF the "Carmina
Princetonia" will appear next week Inc BOOK IS
being published under the special supervision OF
Alfred l.. Dennis, 10 The committee in charge
consists OF NJ TAYLOR Pyne. 20 Cyrus H. McCor-
mick 70: r. F.. Shirmer. 80; y. Hunter McAlpin.
IT, 50; Frederick Evans. jr.. SO; Max Farrand. w
I. Frederick Pease. '95, and \. L. =. Dennis 30 A
new cover has been designed by V. Gribayedon. the
Russian artist The book will contain twenty-seVeh
Onlcers OF the New-York Club have been elected
as follows President. W. II. Butler, 70; nrst vice
president =. f. Richards. 95; second vice-presdent,
A. l.. p. Dennis, 90; secretary II. c BroKa"' ~
sophomore director, H. T. Mattson. 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER,

Rochester, ~ Y. May 10 Special. Following is
the programme Of the forty-fourth annual COM
mencemcnt OF the university: Sunday. June II,
730 D. m. baccalaureate sermon by President David
j. Hill: Monday. June 49, 1880 p. m. Dewey prize
destinations by sophomore TO be followed by the
society reunions at various chapter-houses; Tues
day. June 10. "a. m. examinations for admission
TO the university; Tuesday 10 a. m. meeting of
the Board OF Trustees: Tuesday p. m. class-day
exercises at Music Hall, to be followed by the
campus ceremonies Tuesday, 1880 2. m. Associated
Alumni exercises at Music Hall. Grafton by George
Ralnes 'G6: poem by Rosslter Johnson, L. D.. SO;
Tuesday. $50 p. m. social gathering OF alumni at
Chamber OF Commerce with music by the Glee and
Mandolin clubs; Wednesday, June 90, 1890 a. m,
Phi Beta Kappa business meeting Wednesday after
noon class reunions: Wednesday, 1880 p. m. ora
lions OF the graduating class and comforting OF de-
grees at Music Hall. to be followed by. the pres-
dents reception: Thursday. June q, 1890 a. m,
business meeting OF alumni; Thursday. l p. m. an
nual dinner OF alumni on the campus
Following the subjects OF the graduating
tons: Ashley, THE Father OF Magma Charta";
"a Man Without a Country the American Short
Criticism; Jennings, The Province 81 the I'M
Gated: varpey. Religious Radicalsm and Con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
THE .WOMAN'S COLLEGE.

baltimore MAY 10 (SpeciaD.-The weekly meet
ings of the Young Womans Christian Association.
which are held on Sunday afternoons. continue to
be of interest and draw a large number OF the
students together. Practical subjects are dis
cussed at each meeting. which is always IN charge
Of one of the students A delegate will go from
the woman's College branch TO the annual con-
yention OF the association. which Will meet early
In June.
Miss Allen Patton, '95. went on Friday 10 New
York as the eector from the chapter here to at
tend the semi-apnual meeting of the College Settle
nnent Association Miss Patton will read a paper
which IT Is customary to expect from the lest
elected member OF the board On Friday evening
the students OF the Art Department gave recep-
ton TO their friends which brought together a
large number OF artists and other prominent per-
sons from the city.
on Saturday evening the members OF Tau Kappa
Yf were entertained at the home OF the Dean, Dr. j.
y. Van Meter, whose daughter is member OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
COLUMBIA.


The examinations at Columbia began last Satur-
day and will continue practically for the next three
weeks The interest in them this year is greater
than usual as they are the first finals held under
the new rules. which provide that no student hav-
Ing failed 10 pass a satisfactory examination by
the beginning OF the term shall be allowed 10 con-
tlnue with his class unless permission IL obtained
from the Committee on Special Examinations. Dur
ng the week succeeding the eXaminatio the class
of % VIII hold its graduation exercises In addl-
ton TO the oldtime customs OF Columbia, an open
air concert will be given the campus by the
Banjo, Clee and Mandolin clubs on the evening or
June H. The first concert OF this kind ut the col
cge was given by the class Of G2 and proved to be
of the most pleasing exercises of closing week.
strong effort Is being made 10 have IL one Of
the established customs Of the college.
The last year has been a successful one for the
literary organizations. The Barnard and Philolex-
ian societies able to hold their Joint debate.
which they omitted last year. because OF the poor
condition OF the societies. The Columbia Literary
Monthly" has decided TO issue extra number,
copies OF which will be sent free TO every OF
the alumni II will be entirely filled with an ac-
count OF the reception given by the alumni May
I'm honor Of Professor Drisler and Professor Van
Amringe.
a change has again been made In the makeup Of
the freshman The following IS the present
order: PressprIch bow; Randolph (2); Bssell 81;
Dobbins ca. Prentice CO.. Loew (6); Peck "a; Pierre
pont (stroke); Bull (coXswain): Putnam O'Connor
and Cary substitutes. All these men will go 10
New London on June 2. unless some accident hap
pens a graduate eight will row with the
until they leave the city
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UNIVERSITY OLE CHICAGO.

Chicago May 10 (SpecaD. The university unions
met On Friday evening The prizes for the best
theses were AWARDED 70 Miss Jessie Jones. Ger
manic club subject The Home OF the Indoor Eu-
ropeans". Miss Florence Wilkinson. English Cub,
subject THE Building Of an English Tragedy ana
J. c. IowIth. Social Science Club. subject The
Present Condition OF Sociological Thought IN the
United States"
The university commons which closed In January
have been leased 10 Mrs. Eliza J. Holiday. o, New
Haven. Conn. and were reopened on wednesday
Two grades OF board are offered. at s. and s.. Mrs.
Holiday formerly conducted the Yale boarding
house ,
on May % in Chicago. a triangular field day viii
BE- held between Lake Forest. Northwestern ana
the University Of Chicago J. h. RoycroiS OF the
University Of Chicago. IL chairman OF the COM
mittee on Arrangements. =,
on Friday afternoon the Philosophy Club Is TO be
addressed by President Schurman OF CorneH Chl-
The young women OF Foster Hall will give their
May reception on Monday afternoon ,,
bottles ~ the university. has chosen the following
new officers: President Professor c. r Henderson:
tee Laura s. Jones. W. T.. Chalmers. +. W. Woods
AMI Agnes ;. Cook. 80
II is probable that Professor J. 7. Burrill. act
INK regent OF the University OF Illinois. VIII b.
called 20 the chair OF botony In the University or
For several weeks the question OF university col
yellow was chosen. bur this was discovered 70 be
the colors OF syracuse University. Then scarlet
mass-neeing last week. maroon was substituted
As there are still some objections 70 maroon an
other meeting Is probable. uu.
on Nav % the annual meeting or the W esIsIh
College Press Association will be held at the Uni
George G Walker. the founder OF Walker Museum.
has made a new gift OF g. 5oo 70 fit up the mu-
SCUM with proper accommodations Tor the newly
acquired geological treasures.