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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-04
WESLEYAN.

EXHIBITS FROM THE WORLDS FAIR
Middetown. Conn. Feb (SpeciaD.-The mathe-
matcal models which were purchase from the Ger
man University exhibit at the Worlds Fair nave
been received. The money for these purchases
about $3.50 was given by ex Senator Ebenezer Hill,
20 The collection which is the only complete one
of its kind in this country made by l.. Brill OF
Darms,a1 Germany. Many OF the models were
designed by the brother of Herr BriH, VINO Is a
matheina teal professor in the University or Muhch'
and some the work of the more advanced STU
dents The models illustrate all the laws for the
projection of lines both in space and innnity Ihey
also show the propa cation OF light waves and many
OF the laws OF physics They will be mounted IN
Professor Van Weeks mathematical room IN OBJ
scrvatory Hall
Al a meeting Of the Boston Alumni Association
Monday night permanent organization was
formed and a constitution adopted. II. ;. Douglass
'6l presided at the banquet. The following officers
were elected President. H. S. Tarbe; vice-pres-
dent. H. T.. Mitchell; secretary. W. IL; Mitche,
treasurer. r. II. Mansfield G. II. Judd 81 was
The following football officers have been elected
for for 4 fn'"ps 4@9 @i"a
ames and eTaS s,6 oFecaS s member of
The Graduate Advisory Committee in place of T.
The seniors debated on Monday the question, Re
solved. That too much attention is paid TO SCI,
in curriculum" The class supported
s ses senior were
silver Legislation and Financial Depression I;
Howe "Our Republic its Present Position Groves.
The Extra Session OF the LID Congress Frost:
Socialism and Christianity; Delano. "A Hero of
the Aeneid'': Bowden. Thoughts on Modern Ameri-
Socialism,. - -
The annual midwinter concert OF the Glee club
was held Thursday night.
The bridgeport Alumnl Of Wesleyan University
are making arrangements for the formation or an
Alumni Association OF Fairfield County. \ meeting
and banquet VIII be held AT the Atlantic Hotel.
Bridgeport February l6. at which President Ray
mOnd and other representatives. Of the college VIII
be present. 49,
Manager Steele has completed arrangements with
the Boston National League team and they VIII
play here on April t.. The ason VIII be opened
on the campus 10y two games with the Williams
tenn. on April and ..
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Professor c. A. Laior has arranged to meet the
juniors on one afternoon In the week in addition TO
the regular morning hours in order to give the class
a more complete drill in conversational french.
Parts of Victor Hugo's les Miserables' have been
carefully studied by this class. In the system or
instruction which Professor Iador has Developed
speech Is made the foundation Of work ana IN orde
to secure correct sounds the ear IS trained ana
educated before the eye.
The Polytechnic Camera Club has been organized.
F. w. Pike. 49, elected president and +. j.
Perry '95. vicepresident. The use of room in the
college buildings. formerly used as dynamo ROOM
has been allowed the club for dark room.
over thirty candidates have already appeared Tor
the varsity baseball team. Regular gymnasium
work Is - be required Of all candidates until ont
door practice Is begun. James \. Dunno. Jrr me
champion handbail player and captain Of last year
team, has been reelected.
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SHIT IL.

Northampton Mass. Feb. (SpeciaO.-Miss Vida
Scudder professor Of literature in Wellesley. spoke
at vesrers on Sunday. on the College settlement In
ts relation to the present economic conditions. and
especially Of the Settlement in Boston. on Monday
morning Miss Scu1ler delivered a lecture on "Woris
worth as the Militant and Prophetic Poet" to the
classes studying the modern poets
Herbert Ii. Gilchrst. the English artist. lectured
here on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. His
subject the first night was "Eary English Art"
on Thursday evening he spoke particularly Of Will
lam Blake and Gabriel IOssetti.
The students have been requested 10 III! out print
ed schedules showing the number OF oral and writ
ten Rotations made during the fan term. the av
erage number Of hours spent each week In tn"
study of textbooks and in outside reading. ana
the number of hours given TO each individual paper
prepared. The object is TO ascertain how evenly
the work Is divided, and 70 regulate 1t better. II
necessary
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IN THE LOCAI COLLEGES.
CITY UNIVERSITY.

Election OF officers. valedIc'orian and honor men
was TO take place In the senior class OF the Law
department Of the University OF the City OF New
YORK on Friday afternoon last. There was a full
attendance. The secret fraternites Phi Della Phi
ana Delta Chi, usually opposed 10 each other for
the irst time In the history % the college found
II necessary 70 combine their forces against the
"n"uirals." or non-fraternity men After two
hours Of discussion and hbustering on the part Of
ines" embryonic advocates and future statesmen.
m" vote was. George Willcts Davidson. the fra
t"rnltN candidate. 20. Daniel Orry Sprague, the
neutral candidate. %. scatt"rinE o.
Mr.. Spragu". who Is now IN" pr. siIent ~ the
class ana was the neutral candidate for rcelcci ION
refused 70 declare himself rr"l"ct"d holding that A
majority Vot" VAS necessary To eject. ami h"
had received only 20 ont Of - another election must
b" held Sich display %; sclf-slcrirce is rarely
seen among students. II dissatisfied MS owa sup
r"rters and brought forth cheers from she ira
'ermity element
Moses H. Grussman who l. already lawyer and
let IN" n"utral~ 10 victory - the last election bv
placing Spracue In -" chair. made the point that
as ~" scattering votes were for mon not REGULAR
nominees they could not e." counted and were IN
TACT no votes az an II counted ouf SpraCue had
~ ont Of 80. ami WAS elected lA majority pf three
TIA" point thus made brought fraternity m.u 20 their
feet. ana paud"mnnum iero! The leh's w'r"
pui out hy %" Jauitor without notice 20 "thr-"
iuiuf" Suurcm" Court Judr"s.' AMI f!.c convention
i-hauI'i without making thu formal motion ~ all
JourL necessary.
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PRATT INSTITUTE.

The Department Of Domestic Science has had
framed the portraits IL some OF the heroes Of
science. The collection. when complete. will be
placed in the normal kitchen. II already Includes
pictures Of I.iebig. Pettenkofer PaSeur. Huxley,
Koch. Lee Henry Thompson ana Matthew Williams.
Mrs. Ellen II. Richards OF the Massachusetts, In
stltute Of Technology, among the recen, visit
Ors TO the institute Mrs. Richards viii contribute
an article on THE Prophylactic and Therapeutic
Institute Monthly"
The next free meeting under the auspices OF the
Neghborship Association will be held on Welnes-
day afternoon. February T. at o'clock. In Assembly
Hall. sincerity versus Conventlonallty," Will be
discussed by Mrs. James II. Morse. author OF
Rachel Stanwood': Miss Charlotte Morrill,, OF the
Adelph Academy: Miss ChristianIa Rounds and the
Rev. Or Reese T. Alison
The High School freshmen have finished their
course of woodwork and as the result OF four
months OF manu-, manuai training have each made n
walnut box irkNf inches. with cover lnlad with
marquetry. The boxes are the only pieces OF con-
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CORNELL

Ithaca. y. Y. Feb. (SpecaD.-As a result OF the
preliminary trial debates the candidates have been
chosen for the final competitive contest for the Sc
lection of Cornell speakers in the debate with the
University Of Pennsylvania. These candidates VIII
sneak in the following order in the final competitive
contest which is to be held on February q Afirma-
tive-Messrs. Fordham. "a; Wood. l.. $, 80; Match
EFT. l.. S. 90: Sherwood, l.. s. ~. Negative
Messrs. Simmons l.. :. 49, Dennis. l.. :. "a; More
land. L. s. '9i Chapman. "a. The subject OF debate
will be: Resolved That United States senators
should be elected by direct vote Of the people OF
their several States"
was presented before a large audience on Tuesday
evening. scored a decided success.
The class of 81. l.. S. has published a year book
edited by It's secretary. j. NJ Gorham. Biographical
sketches of the members Of the class, with par
ticuar reference 10 achievements since graduation
form the contents
The library has received 200 volumes and pam
phets principally New-YOrk State and local his
tories from the estate OF George W Schuyler. who
trustee Of the university from It's beginning up
the time of his death in lSs.
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WESTERN RESERVE.

Cleveland. Ohio. Feb GpeciaD.-Western Re-
serve University will nav. two buildings dur
Ing the coming year. Plans for the new physical
laboratory have been completed and work will he
gin az once. The new laboratory viii be situated
between Adelbert College and Adelbert Hall. 1t will
be three stories high. % pressed brick. with stone
trimmings. Professor Whitman has spent much
time in designing the new building. having visited
most OF the physical Laboratories OF the East
Work viii also at be begun large add
ton TO Gullford Cottage. the dormtory OF the
College for Women. The cottage opened In the
fall OF 1872, and the addition has been necessitaied
By the largely increased number Of students In the
Women's College. Both these buildings
10 be completed before the opening OF the next
school year. II Is highly probable that the new
chemical and biological laboratory Will De erected
before the close or the year. Ten thousand dollars
has already been subscribed for that purpose. The
College for Women has just received gift OF $500
toward "A scholarship fund.
The new university catalogue shows that In all
departments there are - professors and instructors
and $50 students. The largest increase In students
has been in Adelbert College. There IL also a
marked increase In stud .ns in the College for
Women, and In the Law School the Graduate
School and the Dental Sen DOL the three departments
opened last
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STEVENS INSTITUTE.

The annual sophomore freshman theatre party Will
be- given the evening OF February at the lIo-
boken Theatre Those going will assemble at the
Institute and march down according to the old Gus
tom. The Jersey CITY concert was great success,
and the financial standing Of the clubs Is Sc
cure The next concert VIII be in brooklyn: the
date has not yet been fixed.
The Chess club has enlarged Its membership and
will hold a tournament this term. Professor Icsan-
berger has returned To his place in the college after
long absence owing Ia severe Illness.
The :. = = dance given on Wednesday night was
largely attended and fully enjoyed by the members
of the club both graduate and undergraduates. The
patronesscs Mrs. Henry Morton and Mrs Al
fred MAYER.
The Photographic Society. together with the
Sketch club. has held the annual exhibition OF Ian
tern slides ana prints and sketches. Awards were
presented by the Stevens "I.fc." Professor Pristol
acting AZ judge for the photographs and Dr Leeds
for the sk ichcs.
The lacrosse team starts 10 train In the GYM
nasium tomorrow.
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ROCHESTER,

Rochester, ~ Y. Feb (SpeclaD.-Contrary to
expectation here Syracuse. and not Rochester, was
chosen the place for holding this years intercol-
legiate field sports on Decoration Day. Rochester
was represented the State Intercollegiate Athlet-
&c Association meeting in Syracuse by II. ID. Shedd.
'95. and s p. Puffer sc Rochester was readmited
TO the baseball league.
President Strong. OF the Theological Seminary.
preached the sermon TO the students on the Day
Of Prayer for Colleges. In connection with this
nual observance. Professor Gilmore obtained the
following religious census of the institutions: Bap-
fists. 49, Presbyterans AZ: EpscOpaans Is. Meth
odsts IA: Congrega tiOnalists. ); Free Mehodists.
g. Lutherans. .: Reformed Presbyterian. !: Uni
tartan I: Cniversalists. q Roman Catholics. q Jews
s: Theosophists. 2: agnostic /; nfide. l. or these
students. ~ studying for the ministry. and five
expect engage in missionary work.
On Tuesday afternoon the College Y. VI. c. A.
lecture course entitled Life Talks TO College Men"
was opened with address The Christian
Teacher" by President Hill.
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ClbIi' AlE,TA

! II Is the general opinion both among faculty and
students ~ columbia. that Professor j Howard
Van Amr.nge. professor ~ mathematics. VIII Dee
unanimously elected dean 81 the School OF Arts.
IN place II In Driser. whose request 70 De made
professor emeritus was offered las; month Pro-
ies.or Van Amrinr" was graduated IN the class Of
lN,. and has served professor In tho Arts since
1863. and IA the Mines since lNGj. He was acting
dean during Dr. Drisler's absence In lS"-el
Thc award IF Barnard fellowship was recently
made 10 Professor j. H. Robb. OF Trinity College.
Hartford. This fellow ship Was provided for 10y the
VIII 81 the late rresiI"n, Barnard. ard IS TO Dee held
b. some alumnus of the School OF Arts or the
school ~ Mines who has cvinc"l decided interest
for physical investigation. Professor Robb was
simulated from columbia IN ~ ana aii"r aNailins
himself of the instruction OF Professor Rood OF that
university went 10 Nuizhurg. where he studied
under Professor kohltdusch ana received his IN. -.
degree. shortly after his return - America nr was
appointed professor Of physics a. Trinity college.
AMI soon h'cam" recognized ~ Il leading cleo
ircal expert
pr. rrrnncl. il recem' graduate Of the School OF
Political Science has received tnc Offer of pro
iessorshp In the University Of Chicago His de-
cison Il not yet announced.
Instead oi In" usual weekly lectures in French
maintained b} the French department.. the lectures
on February and 10 VIII be- IN Italian on some
ihe EXAMINATIONS which Lasted all last week,
VIII be- continued this week The work Of many
81 the departments has been hindrreI lately by the
abs"noe Of thg.r n"ais AMONG the professors
Matthews. OF IN" school ~ Nrts. and Es.estOn and
Burr OF the school ~ Mines In split OF the pro-
t"-iS or me 'tNiGitrS Tor the freshman they
hav" been Kept hard AZ heir training every day OF
the examinations. Captain Lawson Summoned
tn" candidates FOR the track athletic team 20 meet
a wc'k from tomorrow Nil the members OF last
years team are In college, among them being
Bowman ami Smull who scored In the in;ercolc-
gia;es. Shrad. the hurler OF last years Harvard
team * IN thr College OF Physicians AMI Surgeons.
ana has promised - train for the Princeton Eamrs
President ana Mrs seth Low received the officers
OF N" coilcg" last evening at their home. shy
fpurth-st. and Madsou-ivc. The third course Of
open public lectures al Cooper Union under the
auspices OF Columbia viii begin Tuesday nigat.
J.. H. . Could. statistical expert of thu United
states Department Of Labor and Lectures. IN
Johns Hopkins University. is 10 speak on certain
social problems IN great cities His subjects are.
February Il. "rhc Liquor Question. February I3
Public Recrcaiion' february ~. THE Housing OF
IN" Poor February =. The care Of the lncm-
plOyrl"
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BARN AR -.

The nd-year examinations at Barnard College
occuped the attention Of all the students last week.
They will continue through this week On Thurs
day a number Of Columbia boys, coming from their
gymnasium near by, greatly disturbed the gravity
% the whole college by vociferous cheers for Bar
nard and her students. In past years the work at
Barnard. particularly In the classics has shown
a higher average than in the corresponding classes
Columbia. Considerable interest Is taken IN the
result this year.
The botany department has attended in body
pr PautOn's lectures ~ Columbia on tho "EvOlu-
ton of CO.ors ia Animals" Ue is ID answer at his
lecture next Thursday any questions which may b.
seut him before. that time. \ lis; Of books recon-
mendod l0r reference in this course was published
by The college during the " *.
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AMHERST.

Amherst Mass, Feb. (SpecaD.-The college has
has been any reason for through the reports Of a
controversy between the faculty and the senate"
The freshmen managed To get away from Am
herst Wednesday evening ! efore the sOphomores
could hinder them. and went by special train 10
Springfield where they hal a class supper AT the
Glendowcr The members Of ~ soon learned Of
IL and about sixty followed on later train but they
found the freshmen guard ii by number of police
men so nothing was done 10 interfere with the
supper The two classes returned Thursday morn
Ing upon the same train. but the sophomores
marched TO the college ahead OF the others much to
the lattcr's discomfort
The junior promenade will be held on Tuesday
evening in Pratt Gymnasium. Seventy-nve or a
hundred young wOmeI are expected 10 be the
floor TIN, Springfield Philharmonic Orchestra has
been chosen 10 furnish the music. The patToncsscs
for tn. promenade are Mrs. -. H. Todd, Mrs t.. A.
Grosvenor Mrs II. II. NELL, Mrs r.. +. Harris,
Mrs. Edward Tuckerman, Mrs; H. II. Seelye Mrs.
W. f. Stearns Mrs. j. r: Tuttlc. and Miss Buffum.
OF Amherst; Mrs. A. T. Davis. OF Minneapolis;
Mrs. c. H. Prenss. Of Brooklyn. and Mrs. \. L..
Williston and Mrs ). 4. *. Robinson. OF North
aTptOn. Teas and receptions VII be given during
the afternoon by several OF the fraternities.
The following entries have been made for the
II. 4. A. m ,et OF February 10: High hurdles-C. G.
cap-A. A. Brown. 49, running high jump-M. II.
Tyler. 81; GfO-yards' run-c o. Seymour. "a mile
ruD-W IL Pratt '95: mile waikiki +. Houghton
95. and A. T Post 80 H. G. Bell '95. A. f.. Gros-
venor '97 and r. 8. Fletcher. 81. will run In the
relay race against the Dartmouth team. The fourth
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia Feb (SpeciaD.-The coming debate
with Cornell is attracting great amount Of atten-
ton among the students. \ mass meeting was he'd
on Friday morning In the chapel TO decide on the
side which PENNSYLVANIA should take The meeting
was largely attended and the students unanimously
decided in favor OF the affirmative side OF the
Hawaiian annexation question The preliminary
debate for the choice Of speakers Will take place on
the evening OF February %.
valuable collection Of shells has Just been pre-
scented 10 the Biological Department, 10y Mrs. VIII
lam H. Miller. Of Media. The Department Of His
tory OF the University Is about 70 issue series OF
Transitions and reprints from The original sources
Of European history. II Is recognized by the pro-
fessors % the department that the modern ten
dency OF teaching history is through original
sources. ana they also recognize that great diih-
Guilty IS experienced in getting at thes" sources rs
many OF them have never h"er translated. The
publications. viii b. IN the three fields Of medieval
modern European ana English history The work
VIII BE- cliicl by Professor James ~ Robinson.
Professor l.. l. Cheyu'v and Dana &. munro.
The Wharton School %; Finance AMI Economy
viii haV" student curing the 'omlng term.
'Oredu nam,l PAX. H. Wa ON" 90 The Commission
ers at tn W0rll- Fair. ana VIII con pl"te his clu-
cation before ,'dN!rG fhr country.
Or VI. j. Gre"nWtn. a't.s'1u- director ~ IN"
new Wlstcr Institute - Anatomy. has invented
new microtom'. Tn knife works upon TWO parallel
bars OF steel. and the standard is arranged thar
the specimen can Joe placed in ANY iorit'u hy
means OF a blll-dnd-eock"t JOINT.
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RECENT LITERARY WORK OF HER PROFESSORS
AND INSTRUCTORS.

AND INSTRUCTORS.
New-Haven Conn. Feb. (SpeciaD-This Is a
period OF literary renaissance at Yale No less than
eight books have been issued by professors of the
university in the last six months. and half dozen
more are in press and will soon be published. The
volume. Noah Porter \ Memorial by Friends."
contains contributions valuable from a literary
point OF view well as Of a personal nature by
the Rev j. II. Twlche. of Hartford; and Profess
sors Saeath George p. Fisher. and Duncan. of Yale.
The long and useful career Of Yale's ex-Presdent
= fully described in the work.
An important addition TO the historical lore OF the
medieval period is Professor George h. Adams )
extensive publication on "ClvIlizaton in the Middle
Ages" which has been placed before the public
within the last few weeks The forces which pro-
duce civilization clearly and scientifically traced
and much light is thrown on the so-called Dark
Ages"
Professor George T. Ladd has launched success
fully a new treatise on Psychology: Descriptive
and Explanatory, which covers the field much
more widely than II has been surveyed before.
Dr william l.. Phelps one OF Yale's young and
most promising Instructors in English has edited a
fury entitled The Beginnings Of the Romantic
Movement' and Professor Henry a. Beers, Of the
prose writing OF Samuel Taylor Coleri1ge.
The ,f,e, PoSthSnmous work of Professor Z; T. Nc
fessor In Literature. will be published in March. The
tlile IS "Medlaeval Life and Literature"
has edited a novel by Keller. entitlci '.Dietegen.'
ana Professor Iioppn has just published the twelfth
edition OF MS standard work on "Old England"
Professor Tracy Peck the head of the Latin de-
partm"nt. has. with Professor Gooderough of IIar-
Professor Thomas D. Seymour. head OF the creek
department Is preparing more Of a series of Greek
and DR. Anderson. Of the gymnasium. will issue a
work on Heavy gymnastics this spring.
there been slch an array OF publications by IT'S pro-
'eSS'rS ana lecturers as In III" last few months.
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tee Frank Foxcroft n Herbert s. Under"ooo'
SO: J. Tassell SO: Dr. j. j. Thomas. Sc; treasure I'
~ r Circuit SO DIR. f. H. Davenport presided
Professor Russell spoke for the college. ana Horace
T. Scudder in behalf Of the trustees. The o utoUh
for large class next year is especially
ing and many will enter who wish 10 tahe 'i'c
new course which does not require Greek -
Pre- sident Carter has gone 10 Lakewood, y, d. Oh
account OF poor health and in his absence Fi'f's-
sor Fernald is acting president. ,..o.o
Arrangements are being made for a JOINT &c pase
with Dartmouth this winter. something when mas
not occurred before - ,
a chess club has been formed at Williams. ana
arranpemcnts are being made for A tournament
BY the latest Alumni catalogue II j. i"HNn mat
Williams has about 1870 alumni.
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Mt. HOLYOKE.

South Hadley. Mass, Feb (SpecaD.-Mss Mar
garet Wndeyer. OF sydney. addressed the students
recently Educational and Political Interests In
South Australia
The Day of Prayer for Colleges observed
with unusual interest. Professor Beardsley. OF
Hartford Theological Seminary gave address at
the morning service. and DR.. Webb. Of Boston, In
the evening.
Y. W. c. ~ reports were given by letter from
Obern. Williams. Wellesley. Amherst and Vassar
colleges. and Miss Ketchell. delegate from Smith
College. gave verbal account of the work OF their
college missionary association
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TEACHERS COLLEGE.

The first lecture in methods Of teaching Eng
lish in secondary schools. offered by Professor
Baker. under the arrangement with Columbia co.
lege occurred on Saturday The work VIII include
a discussion of the methods of teaching the move,
the essay. poetry and the drama, and VIII be pdsed
upon typical books in each of these lines ,
The 'Eryson course OF lectures on psycho.ogy de-
livered by Professor Josiah Royce. OF Harvard
University was completed yesterday by lecture
on the subject, ION a Due Regard for Varieties or
Individual Temperament" The subjects of the
other lectures were: The Psychology Of lmitstio
THE Doctrine Of Apperception'' and The Nature
and the Training Of Self-COnscousness" A large
audience and little enthusiasm greeted Pro-
fessor Royce In each OF these lectures.