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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
STEVENS INSTITUTE.

As the regular term examinations at Stevens IN
stitute begins on December IL. lacrosse prac1.'
has been discontinued Efforts are being maue "
secure place for indoor practice. 50 that the 'eA
may begin training Immediately on the open'ns W
college January 3. The freshman class has e'ee'sS
r. S. Scott captain Of the lacrosse team Inc 'e.~
expects to work ceveral afternoons each week WIN
the varsity. Walker. '95 and Millard W. VIZ
were to have played for the college tennis cn. az.
pionship have been unable to do so. owing 10 ~"
bad weather. and 1t has been decided to awa.u
prize to each OF the class champions VIZ: ss,t
's5: Summerhayer. &c. Willard 81. and Il. D. Se''@
'9S - ,a,..,crs
The Board OF Editors Of stevens lndis nc pro.
has been elected for lSs95 and Is composed OF IL
lessor s. d. Graydon. editor-n chief; f. X q, snd
land rs; Charles Peck. %; X. v Rose 81 In.
j. r. Davis. 49, THE Indicator Is devoted q"
At the meeting Of the Engineering Society; non On
on Friday last r. T. walker 70 sea Rae S read
one on "Naphtha Launches and Their Ens,.so Tor
After the discussion the papers the omc one vss
next term were elected Frank Lawrence and
elected president and Albert GAM secretary 49,"
treasurer. ,.a manager OF the
musical societies. and besides arranging Or me
concert held last week. has planned d ZIP '0
cubs during the Christmas vacation.
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ANNIE RST.

Amherst. Mass. Dec. s (speciaD.-The election OF
Anherst's football manager for the coming year
will be held Monday afternoon
No new cases OF typhoid fever have developer
since the beginning OF the Thanksgiving recess
dents and 1t is feared that one OF these will prove
fatal The physicians think the sickness Is caused
by oysters Just as at Wesleyan. Specimens OK
Amherst water which have been examined at the
Carnegie Laboratory. are pronounced entirely free
from typhoid germs.
Professor T. w. Rhys Davids. OF University
sence OF Buddhism" meeting Of the College
pathological Club last evening.
Professor j. b. Clark. who is president OF the
American Economic Association. Will speak at the
seventh annual meeting OF the association held
at Columbia College. His subject is. The Modern
Appeal to Legal Forces In Economic Life
The third entertainment OF the college lecture
course will be given Monday evening by William
H. McF.roy formerly OF The Tribune 49,,
The Banjo Club. with twelve men from the Gee
Club gave concert at Hor'h Asd m,neIs,
Professor \. l.. KImball IL rapidly reBaihihs NE
strength in the Adirondacks, and will probably re-
NH The Phi Gamma Delta Society has made a new
lease for four years for the house II now occupies
Professor Richardson delivered Lecture on ueI.
man Peasant Life at frankilnii c Ma.s 81 Last
Rldgefied Park. y. j., FRIDAY anu oa'uu"' VI '>">
The SAWYER medal for the best work In the course
In anatomy and physiology uhuer 81 ~ T., :, J"hns
bury Vt: Asa w. Grosvenor. 81, OF Amherst re-
PRESIDENT Gates will deliver an address at the
The "Oio." Amherst's junior annual ~ 10 "aNe
Its appearance during the coming week
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WILLIAMS.

WiIamstown Mass. Dec. (SpeciaD-Ihe IN
come OF all the endowments OF Williams Is distr'o-
uted among these students who are known to need
AID for the partial or entire payment OF their col
lcge bills In accordance with recent vote OF the
trustees this aid will be withheld from such stu
dents as fail to make respectable stand IN schoi-
arship
At the meeting OF the Conference Committee on
Tuesday evening. after long discussion II was
moved tina, the subject OF laying more stress upon
the work Of the middle term than on the serni-an-
nual examinations be laid before the FACULTY.
Through the generosity OF +. f thompson. or
Ss,y-York CIV "A series D. entertainments VIII he
given In the winter term. under the management
81 ur Nather OF th~ faculty. and one member
each from the senior and junior classes. Inc pro-
pramrie Is much smaller than that or last season.
and vii consist mainly OF concerts.
ON THURSDAY evening. Professor Rice delivered
his third lecture before the Art Association Hls
subject was Egyptian and Greclan sculpture
and the lecture was illustrated 10y photographs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09

Ithaca y y Dec tSpeciaD-The third lecture
I'm the course on financial subjects VIII be given on
January T. 1896. by 49, T. Walker. president OF the
Canadian Bank OF Commerce.. OF Toronto. who VIII
describe the Canadian banking system. In FEB
ruary A. H. Hepburn. Controller OF the currency
under President Harrison and now president OF
the Third National Rank OF New-York. Will discuss
the recent proposals for changing the American
banking system. The NTH and last lecture VIII ne
given after the adjournment OF Congress by Sena-
tor " H. Allison. of Iowa chairman OF the Aneri-
can delegation 10 the international Monetary Con
ference AZ brussels
The Cornell cadet Band gave a successtul concert
in Geneva on Friday evening. The band Il making
considerable. Improvement. even upon last year
work owing To- IN. finer instruments supphei ny
IN. university at an expense OF f2.5p. 49,
The London Globe publishes In an editorial en-
titled n New Is. FOR Minor Poets, one or me
cornell songs written for the Harvard-Corne root
hail game on Manhattan Field. 49,
Tn, Athletic Council has elected III. j Westwooi
.s6 assistant manager ~ the athletic cup anu j.
" Nct'ullorh - assistant manager OF the navy.
charles \ Dana OF Nrw-York. has accepted an
Invitation from President Schurman 70 deliver the
ADDE'S. on Founders Day. January III. 1870 .
'rhe committee OF the Athletic Council which 10
raising funds TO pay the expenses or 'orneiI ere"
IN the Henley regatta has Issued an appeal Tor ali
I'm the alumni Ten thousand dollars II asked
,or with the Undertaking that subscriptions VIII
be returned II the contemplated trip is not taken
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HAMILTON.

Clinton. y. Y. Dec. s CspeciaD.-The coming con-
cert OF the Banjo and Mandolin Club. assisted by
the newly organized Glee Club, promises to be an
interesting social as well as musical incident. The
club has been strongly reinforced from the fresh
man class.
The prizes for English essays were awarded as
follows: "Thc Essays OF Plutarch.' William A
Aiken % Auburn THE Mission OF Comedy"
James H. Foster '&, Verona: THE Story and the
Song OF Keats" Arthur r. +. Warner 96, Rich
mondville: 1.-The Pilgrims Progress and the lmita-
ton OF Christ" Frederick r. Warfeld. &C. Canaan
daigua; Hamilton Academy and College. from
1900 to 1885," Clarence A. Feterly 81. Utica; The
History and Genius OF Wales James A. Winans.
81 Sidney Centre.
The sophomore class has adopted class hat
an extremely wde-brimmed bun sombrero. with q
narrow blue leather band thus displaying prom
inently the new college colors-blue and bum.
President Striker, on his return from the Bali al.
lshed statements that the West Presbyterian
Church OF New York City CDR. Paxton'O had offered
him $4,000 salary and house, rent free said that
they had no authorization. mo such call has been
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MOUNT HOLYOKE.

South Hadley, Mass, Dec. (SpeciaD.-Ihe cohege
has Just received a large importation OF apparatus
for the botanical laboratories. including the ne"
Brendel models and the Kny fern charts just
issued. The botany classes have lately given an
lat home" to the faculty in the botanical iaoora'
tories
DEPARTMENT endowments Is the watchword echoed
from one ali, mnae association to another The
Springfield Association piedges itself to attempt
$4,000 Boston Aumnae, 100000 and other assoc ASSOC
W Bradstreet Of Gardney. Me-. has recently given
q scholarship for the assistance of young women
from that city at Mount Holyoke.
Mrs. Capron from India. addressed the students
in chapel on Thursday evening last. me yeaarly
fessor Louise Randolph, is this year limited to
History Of Painting
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OBER1.IN.

Oberlin Ohio. Dec. (SpeciaD. The football sea-
son closed with a finely contested game with the
State College team Of Pennsylvania. Obern has
played eight games. winning five. losing two and
drawing
The young women of the institution are rejoicing
In the gift announced last week from John d.
Rockefeller OF a girls skating rink MIR. Rookie
Teller has recently built a rink for Vassar. and
he now comes forward with the offer OF rink
for the young women OF Oberlin. The rink Will be
constructed just back OF Talcott Hall and VIII
consist OF covered building 30 by l2O feet The
floor will be constructed as to hold three inches
OF water and this will be frozen by special process
The Oberlin Gee club. under the direction OF
Charles H. Adams will begin It's annual holiday
tour this year by concert In Toledo. OHIO on
Monday evening, December IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09

Major Alfred +. Sears. OF the American Society
OF Ciyil Engineers will deliver a lecture the
physical geography OF Peru next Friday morning
In the Engineering School city University, at the
Heights at II o'clock Free cards OF admission can
be obtained from the secretary OF the Engineering
School. Professor Charles H. Snow.
Last Monday evening reception was given 10
the out OF town students of the School OF Pedagogy
by Miss Butler daughter OF Charles Butler. as
sisted by the members OF the Ladies' Advisory Com
mittee.
The Department OF Pedagogy opened this year
with n new curriculum offering twelve lines OF In
struction. instead OF the five previously given by
IT, while the enrolment for this year is much
larger than last. this time. The faculty OF
Pedagogy now numbers eight professors. three OF
whom added this fall DIR. Edward r. Shaw
Is the acting dean OF the school, pending the APP
pointment OF a permanent successor TO DR. Jerome
Allen who died last summer.
At the meeting OF the Association OF Colleges
held last week at Johns Hopkins University the
special Committee on English, OF which Professor
F. H. Stoddard is chairman. presented n number
OF recommendations as to English requirements for
entrance to the New England and Middle States
colleges The recommendations as adopted by the
association provide for an examination OF not less
than two hours duration. for parallel reading In
for the committing to memory OF "a considerable
amount OF English poetry. and that the essentials
Ing "Wednesday elected the following officers.
Henry sS' b. singer. IS: secretary. c. Walter Bogert
'ss; treasurer. Chester F. Whitney. 'ss; manager
The annual football game between the sophomore
and freshman classes took place at Crotona Park
Wednesday. The game was a close one. neither
SUI The sI new weekly paper The University Item
The Forum" which, as IT was practically Ny, con- on
university, never received the approval OF the fac
ulty and has ceased publication.
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ST. Johns.

The weekly debate OF the St Johns DEBATING
Society was held Sunday. The subject was
Resolved That the Senate Should be Elected by the
psonl. Affirmative James Fisher 80. and James
NJ Mcdonnell. go: negative. Edward VI. Hayes.
'e5 and John Mclaughlin. decision was given IN
favor OF the negative The semiannua pubic de-
bate will take place December 10. IN the college
hall The subject OF debate Will be Resolved,
That the Effective Strength OF the Army Should
now b. Considerably Increased" l.. Lewis Tracey
ard Charles Ric. will uphold the cause OF the af-
nrmative and Torrance Boyle and Daniel r.. hler-
nan the negative.
on Wednesday will be held the public Latin as
putaton on the matter contained IN the thesiS'
DE Certltudine" ct DE Evedentia. The defenders
are William Boyle and Maurice Doran opJss sI} :,
Edward NJ HAYES John . Rourke. Harding Fisher
and Edward Lamb -, M
A farce IN one act VIII be presented oy sne D'a-
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TUFTS

coiiece I'M Mass Dec. ,SpeciaD.-The Tufts
f;,ee and Mandolin clubs for this year VIII be maze
an "a follows First tenors. a. Is. Lane. 70 {. H.
Green. 81. f. l.. Perry. &c; &. II. Wells. w. ana
4 H. Daniels. 81. Second tenors' o. I. i.''.e'
90. ~ n fletcher go ". X. Burlcigh %: g. w
nan ~ and " 4 Moore '9S First bassos. j. IL.
chase ir %: f. ". Ray. 81. J. f. Donaldson "
\ l. Bailey ss. and f. L. Pierce. ." Second
bossos " H. Merrill. %. J. II. Saunders 49, r. T.
H,rker -. ". r.. Potter. ss. and r r. school
nrId ~ First nandtns. \. Il. Shipman. ". +.
. ,v.ll.r 'eS. g. g. Pierce % and J. II. Chase.
,r ~ Second mandolIns. A. *. Lane. ~. ana
i: chick 81. Guitars. e. I. Hall "o' '" H. "cr-
rlll 90 and W. :. clark. 81 49,,
The nrst prize for III" best entrance eAaminhlloh
has been awarded 20 NJ. G. Anderson, or Sonier
,ue Mass and the second prize To W. H. RANSOM
of Barre. VI. - ,,.,. =, yvht,ker
The football team has chosen Henry T., hta ny
Of The mnior class captain OF the eleven Tor next
y,u-
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DARTMOUTH.

Hanover,N H.. Dec (SpeclaD Physical culture
I'm Dartmouth has been long neglected but now
this department is beginning 10 receive due recog-
nition and Professor f.. H. Carlton enters on his
duties this winter the regular Instructor In this
work Gymnasium exercises four times week are
required OF the freshmen ana optional instruction
in dumbbell work and Indian-club swinging and
fencing and the use OF single-sticks are given to
the three other classes. These are only intiatory
stems to the Introduction OF all kinds OF indoor
athletics. The plans for remodeling the inside OF
the gymnasium which made "a few years ago
are being revised and improved by Professor Carl
ton. If possible 5000 VIII be expcndeh next year In
making these changes.
The debt caused by the construction OF the
alumni oval two years ago has now fallen below
900 and the gymnasium Will be the next thing TO
receive the attention OF those Dartmouth men In
terested I'm athletics.
The Gee Banjo and Guitar. and Mandolin clubs
are now permanently organized. The clubs start
their winter trip December Il. and Will sing In
the leading New Hampshire cities and In Boston
and Haycrhill
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SWARTIIMORE.

Swarthmore. Penn, Dec. (SpeciaD.-Ine juniors
received the freshmen in the college parlors on the
evening Of December Z The programme included
selections by the Mandolin Club, a recitation
by Miss Gunton, 9s. and a vocal solo by Miss
Brooks '95 The following composed the recep-
ton committee: Harrie Fouse. Miss Mary Bartram'
Leopold Burworth Miss Halle Harris. b. Harper
Firth Miss Aida Evans William b. Chapin MISS
Lucy Price, Howard Johnson and Miss "er'rude
Scott. ..
In honor of the fine work of the football team
throughout the season, a banquet was tehdered Dy
the management to the team and substitutes Inc
first of the series of nterclass football games was
played on Wednesday, in which ~ deieatep %
by the score of 80 10 4. 49,.
After careful consideration Of the matter the
faculty has decided to enforce the rule that al
least two hours week OF physical exercise IN
the gymnasium must be taken by eacn student,
Among the prominent literary men who VIII de-
liver lectures at the college during the winter are
Horace Howard Furness. the Rev Hudson Shaw
and Professor Hjalmar Hjorth Boyessen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09

New Brunswick. y. j.. Dec (SpcclaI.-The so
cial season among the various college fraternities
opened with n dance at the Ieta Psi chapter
house on College-ave. on Friday evening OF this
week. 1T II the most brilliant and sue
cessful ever given by the chapter The patronesses
Mrs. Austin Scott Mrs. j. Bayard Kirk
patrick, Mrs. William II. Duryee and Mrs John -.
Drury. The Chi Psi chapter has fixed upon the
evening OF February 3. 1895. AK the date for It's
dance. The committee is composed OF Enrlght. 9j:
Tremper sc. and Colyer. N. The Delta Epsilon
dance will January II. and the Chi Phi
dance January %. All these dances Will be
held at the chapter houses Of the different fra
ternities.
The officers Of the college battalion had their
photographs taken Tuesday.
Nelson Field. the college athletic ground, Is being
poughed up, thus putting a stop to the inter-
class football games. Only two OF these were
played. the juniors beating both the sophomores
Candidates for positions on the varsity baseball
team next spring Will begin 10 practise In the cage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

Chicago Dec. s (SpeciaD.-The Sunday services for
the last two weeks have included. besides DR. Bur
toms lectures the Pauline Epistes. an address
by Professor William Cleaver Wilkinson on "Ortho-
doxy: What II Is and What 1t Is Worth" and one
nv the Rev Herbert L. Wiett, OF the new divinity
school ito be called 1.-The Disciples Divinity House).
on The Higher Fear.
Among the newly organized clubs. the Oratorcal
Society promises to be most fourshing The uni
versity will enter a candidate for the Northwestern
contest Our last years representative came out
first with respect to delivery At the next meeting.
December l. the Bible will be discussed from his
toricaI literary and other points OF view
The project Is foot to form and train n
university chorus In addition to the various other
musical associations.
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HAVERFORD.

Haverford Penn. Dec. (SpeciaD.-The course
of lectures by c. H. Adams. of Philadelphia, under
the auspices OF the Everett Athenaeum society
will begin next Friday evening in Alumni Hall
Mr. Adams will give two lectures on Napoleon
and one on Belgium and Switzerland accompanied
by stereoptcon views
A. a recent meeting Of the College Association
4, was decided TO withdraw from the lnter-Col-
leejate Oratorica Union. .here was not enough
interest taken in the association 10 warrant eH-
pectation Of great success. , , . J.,
The mid winter gymnasium exhibition Is 10 De
repeated this winter committee OF nine was
anpointed 70 carry IL through containing three men
each from the senior and junior classes, TWO from
the sophomores and one from the freshmen.
There is some talk OF starting association foot
hail this winter. and II will probably be brought
nm before the football men soon
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BALTIMORE woMANs COLLEGE.

Baltimore Dec. (SpeciaD.-At the last meeting
NJ the Board OF Control several important changes
sp the courses OF study were adopted. TO go into
effect next year. One OF the measures decided at
this meeting was the substitution OF four-hour
courses instead OF the fve-hour courses. There VIII
slI be required sixty hours OF classroom work, ex-
elusive Of laboratory work. for graduation. but this
change will allow an extra elective course to be
chosen Hereafter all freshman work VIII be re-
0ured studies electives coming later In the college
course History and Sociology Zone year OF each)
vii also be required but Constitutional history
will continue as at present, to be an elective; IN
the senior year a course in art criticism has been
added , 49,,
The classes in gymnastics are practising daily
under the instruction OF Miss Eva Brann, or STOCK
fore a number OF specially invited guests soon after
Christmas.
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I.EIiIGfi.

South Bethlehem Penn. Dec. tSpecial)-The
subjects chosen by a committee Of the faculty for
the junior oratorcal contest have been announced
Any member OF the Junior class Is at liberty TO
enter the contest. The oratons must be handed TO
Dr. Hyde by January Is. and from the total number
handed In the best six will be selected TO compete
for the prizes The contest takes place on Wash
ington's Birthday .
Hereafter there will probably be only one football
game PLAYED between Iehgh and Lafayette when
two games played the result Is apt 10 end In a
tie
Last night the young women OF the Bethehcms
gave a dance In the gymnasium OF the college The
building was prettily draped in college colors and
banners.
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Wk,ILESLEY.

Wellesley, Mass. Dec. s (SpecaD An enjoyable
violin recital given In the chapel last Monday
evening by Miss Eleanor H. Hooper, OF Boston.
under the direction OF Professor Junius W. Hill.
direct or OF the Wellesley School OF Music.
Chapel services tomorrow are to be conducted
by the Rev Dr. Henry A. Stimson. OF New-York
There Will be an evening vesper service In the
chapel.
Professor Francis II. Stoddard will lecture before
the college Monday evening. on Romance OF the
Sixteenth Century" The special students have
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TEACHERS COLLEGE.

The instructors and students OF the reacne,s IN.
lere feel much easier In mind since the vivian" .,,s
had made his occupation that Of insulting inc
women has been convicted and punisheu' Nv I'd n 10
not expected that they will be repeated as inc mem.
structors and others giving most ca[e Iii have
ton to the approaches OF the college, anu
any c Ssrpn his of Lectures ven
Memory on Friday af.ernoon the, . W. iscs.
on each succeeding Friday; Ot 1 -
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BROOKLYN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.

Professor Austens lecture on THE Chemical Ma
ture OF Flames before the Brooklyn Institute was
well attended In spite OF the stormy weather.
Many new and interesting experiments were given.
Professor Northrup who spent the summer In Eu-
rope In giving a series OF illustrated lectures on
European Scenery and Customs" before the stu
dents OF the institute. The lectures take place
every two weeks In the chapel. The public are In
vited to attend. The football team crowned the
years work BY winning the Thanksgiving Day
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written" said President stryker. although II wa;
earnestly proposed To all OF these overtures
have replied that my heart and hands were fully
claimed here; and / am assured that this
solicitation is ended and that my latest replies are
taken as closing the question:.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09

Issued invitations for class social 70 10 "e'"
in the gymnasium on that evening sts afternoon Of
December is and extend to January lo,the vaca.
extension OF last summers vacation. - v,.
President Irvine has visited Bryn Mawr ana vas
sar colleges In the last week.
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game Is 20 T. or the ten games played the taR
lost only two. The season closes with balance q

*ET on hand. Only one accIdent OK any serIoushe9
occurred during the The Gun Club holds
It's first shoot on Tuesday. December II. The hand
ball tournament is nearly finished. Maddrea and
Slocovich play Faber and Lehman In finals. On
Thursday night the trial for places In the play 10
be given in the Academy of Music took place, The
and the institute is close rival OF Columbia and
University OF Pennsylvania In theatrlcals. The play
be given this year Is entitled Cupid and
Psyche"
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there is already excellent sleighing and skating:
skating rink has been cleared on the river back or
the college, Familiarity known Paradise. and the
students have been skating there for several days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09

of the Baantine gymnasium Immediately after the
opening OF the second term In January. Garrison
Runyon. jr.. Of the senior class. has been elected
captain of the nine.