New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-18
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.

FEATURES OF THE wEEK-INTEREsT IN THE
COMING FOOTBALL BATTLE WITH YALE
Cambridge Nov II (SpeciaD.-On November %
thu evening before the Harvard-fale game the
Graduate Club will be addressed by PROFESSOR
Charles Eliot Norton, on Some VuesuoNaoie
Features of Modern Democracy.
On Thursday evening the Natural History society
,sh Ire 7esth meeting 1t was addressed by Dr. c. b.
I,.vennort on "Hybridity in Animals This society
1s undoubtedly the oldest of its kind In the country!
, The Freshman Debating Club discussed the 1oi-
flowing question Wednesday night:
Resolved, That despotism Is the pest iorih Vi so'
Iernment for Russia
| Radical views were rampant
. 1t was definitely decided on Wednesday 10 es'ao-
h,sb . press association among the editors Of the
various college papers. The club Will be OF puie!
social character. holding meetings once month
The Signet Alumni Association VIII hoId d dinner
at the University Club in Boston on November 20
ghis 4. one of the most famous literary clubs in col
lege Since its foundation in 1871 it has had 1or
members many Of the noted writers and professors
of English.
Harvard and Yale and possibly Princeton, will
have a shooting match in Hartford on November %.
Each college is to be represented by five men. Each
man is to have thirty keystone targets There are
TO be three traps at unknown angles, American AS
ISOLATION rules TO govern the match Last year far-
ward won by "a narrow margin.
The Law School has now 400 students enrolled.
This is forty-seven larger than the enrolment last
year.
: The date of the regular spring vacation has been
changed by the Board Of Overseers. For years it
has come so as include Fast Day, the first Thurs
day in April Now that Fast Day has been abol-
1shed Nj Massachusetts, AND April 49, or Independence
Day, has been made a holiday. the recess mas Deti
made to include the latter date According 10 the
vote OF the overseers spring recess Will now Deglh
on Sunday next preceding April ~ and end the loi-
lowing Saturday. ~
One Of the most important votes of the Harvard
Board of Overseers in recent years was passed at
the last meeting. Ii recommended the creation OF
an Art Commission for the college. Professor ana
graduates interested in art and ARTISTIC buildings
even the most recent This feeling has been grow
ing and become strong That TX became a
matter Of necessity for the overseers TO recon-
mend committee composed or professional men
and professors the university. 10 whom snail
be submitted ratification all plans for new col
'lege buildings iii,
nine students out of ten to-day. The Harvard
Yale game is only week distant and everything
Il marked by that date Manager Moore has been
hooded with applications for tickets during the
past week He has had over $4,000 worth OF tickets
In his ONCE and has had watchmen night and day.
Larger grandstands have been built. and II is eX-
pected that all the tickets will be sold. The de-
mand for them in Springfield is greater than IT
was last year The Harvard team is still practising
Orabe. yet the daily work has gone on The coach
lers not leaving a stone unturned. In spite of
all these preparations the students are not very
enthusiastic The common impression is that Har-
ward is not in the race-that Yale is sure 10 win.
In spite Of the secret practice there have been
two chances for the public to see the team Ihe
played the Chicago Athletic Club. The other was
on Thursday. the game with Brown This latter
game however really afforded nsti &c chance ,h 70
many substitutes played One point, however.
could be deduced from both games-the Harvard
team II playing the most aggressive, snappy game
the old evils beginning TO crop out. The new
men getting overtrained.