New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28
PRINCETON.

Princeton y t. oct q (SpcciaD.-The advance
sh acts OF the new catalogue show several changes
from las; year. In addition 10 the increasei err
trance requirements some changes in sophomore
iinior and senior eo tives occur. In the academic
department. first term OF the sophomore year
three hours mathematics are required instead OF
two as formerly making eleven hours required
work a week: but in the second term no maine
MATES are required thereby reducing the required
studies 10 ten hours instead OF twelve. as before.
In the junior and senior years In the Sclehthc
school in courses in general science and those
leading 10 the degree OF Bachelor OF Science. the
work is now less than one-half required, and the
remaining hours taken nom the acadehiic
students electives. fOr which the school OF science
students are prepared BY previous TRAINING III
particular all mathematical and scientific subjects
which open to academic students are no" open
to scientific students.
An additional prize Is onercd"The NV ork
Herald" prize-which consists Of the yearly IN
terest OF $1,000. presented by James Gordon BEN
nett 'o be given to the member Of the senior class
or to a special student OF satisfactory standing
who shall have taken the prescribed course In po-
Htical science and English literature. and VINO
shall have prepared the best essay In English
prose upon some subject OF contenporaneous IN
terest in the domestic or foreign policy OF the
United states Government" Two new scholarships
OF s. go each have also been established by MIS-
Mccormick. OF Chicago.
prOOfSnrtfS
ogue show the enrolment OF students In the various
departments 10 be follows: Resident graduates
los; in the academic department seniors loo:
juniors li9: sophomorcs. lS: freshmen. l26; specials
.; in the scientific department Schoo oi Ef'lfica
Encn.erinG- second year. TO- first year = Jonh
e. Green school Of Sciencc-Seniors "a Juniors ~
eophomoros II. freshmen. 1866 special students ."
Total resident students. los total IL the academic
department 81: total In the scientific Department.
80. lIand total lo@. e
The COLLEGE Library has recently received from
an alumnus line meliaevai manuscript OF Ter
cnce This manuscript consists Of 10 leaves, part
~ of parchment ard partly - paper IN" text Is
written throughout in one hand. in clear minuscuI"
acters in the play regularly written IN red
The text g. complete Tor tho six plays. and the
manuscript is dated. which Is unusual ON th'
first page is "A fine illuminated capital and I'm the
earlier part Of the book there are good many
pictures and decorative figures. While the text
IS complete from end To end the red letters Tor
the characters in tn" plays are oniy partly tlled
in. Where they are not filled In thcr" ar" iitti'
black letters for the characters. The hand oi an
eNpositOr is visible In many places IN "A small
hrownish writing in between tn" lines of the text
The whole manuscript j. prefa"ed by an "pgIhn
OF six lines. which Is headed, "Epithaphium The
rcncid" At tho end Is a Latin note. wAich may
be translated follows: This Terence belongs 10
John Of Santancc nccntiate In law. at Saiincs. IN
burgundy. and ne had /; made IN the city Of PaNa,
In the year Of our Lord 1902 while ne himself WAS
staying At PaNia. in the hoGs" ~ Master Geors"
le Forts and gave nifty ducats Of gold Even