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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23
PRATT INSTITUTE.

The second term OF the Pratt Institute begins ON
January , and almost all the courses In the 10
nestle science. domestic arr and commerce DE-
partments start anew. Under the department OF
science and technology TWO new courses VIII De-
gin one in Strength Of Material and one IN Ma
chine Design" Since Mr. Gruniy's play In New-
York a good deal has been heard about the Ne"
Woman" and all her manifold faihhss' however
any one who had been present last week "heh 'hs
lressmakng class app Jared IN their evening cos
TUNES 10 receive criticism on their work must nave
agreed that the young woman still knows now 10
dress charmingly The work that the etls pro-
duced was thoroughly artistic. both IN design ana
colorlng and each gown Was made with REGARD 70
the individuality OF the wearer.
on Friday night entertainment for the oen'"'
OF the Art Students Fund given 90 the As-
sembly Hall OF the institute. The evening repre-
scented an old-time Christmas. and the 'ontlhehsai
costumes worn by the young men ana women W..
very picturesque. After singing. ami the lah'H7
Of an oid-fashoned mnue;. a large rNillu,r o.
hardy looking retainers brought IN a hoai nrti.
This cut open and disclosed great huI is.
OF small Sits. An an. ton sale tl'n TOOK P",r:
and furnished not only source Of anus inent rus
= goodly sum for the Art students tuhl nv
evening closed with dance in the gymnasium
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SCHOOL OF SOCIOLOGY.

Hartford Conn., Dec % (Specla)-Ihe nrs' 'e'i"
- ,ha fire, wear of the School of Sociology ehdS
Nth 80 week The school is under the care OF 'h'
cocia,v for Education Extension OF Hartford anu
- % ea,d TO be the only institution oil the h"u III
rho world The plan OF work in the three S''''
curse is a scientific one. The lectures are gwen
T., a room IN the Case Memorial Library or ''c
Hartford Theological Seminary. during Inc P'eS'"'
,.eel, four courses have been gong on -"''e ~
Curtis NJ Geer Fellow OF Hartiofd i"eo'os''"'
seminary OH INSTITUTIONS one by Ut hen'
coi,h Williams OF New-York. on "HerediE' !"
,hira nv Professor Charles NJ. AnGre"s' Oh ~ -
Nsur COLLEGE on The Community anu w
four,b nv David s Green. secretary OF the t'A'
organzation Society. Hartford. was a C'aSs i"
Friendly Visiting. . -
The lecture list for the second term beginning ""
January has been published. Among the lectures
announced are the following: General ana specla'
statistics" by Professor Roland T. Falkner OF Inc
I.niversIty OF PENNSYLVANIA: Growth or 'itles anu
Nrnicinai Problems in Europe and Aneii.a; W
iorofessor go : Rove OF the University OF trn'l-
,,trania. THE Evolution, Of Law. by professor
Frank A Erwin OF the New YORK | nlyeissiy ~
school; The Nation, by Professor W l"ii II, ~
sloane OF Princeton College; Social History OF ln"
United states" by Professor j Franklin Jaf1 ne
OF Brown University; Food Historically ana o',',-
ti6caIly Considered" by Professor william ", AZ,
water and Professor Charles s. Woods, poth oi
Wesleyan University: Ethics. ana Readings Ioi,'
Socialistc Authors" by the Rev. Or. chester ~
Hartranft, president OF the school
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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER,

Rochester y. Y. Dec. % 'SpeciaD-Ihe trustees VI
the university rejoicing over two decisions III
tho courts favorable to the corporation Inder the
will OF D. b. Fayerweather. the UnlVers'! Oh
Rochester received a specific gift OF Sloov" OF "hich
$50 900 has been paid 1t is expected that Koches'er
will receive about $4,000 additional from the raver-
weather estate unless the higher courts should re-
verse Judge Truaxs decision. The other case decided
favorable TO the university involves sO"' Deques'
left by Mrs Rhoda VI. Palmer OF brockpoI.' VIM
died two years ago leaving that amount 10 the COZ
,sge 10 be paid on the death OF her knswoman'
Jennie Warren The money was invested In can
fornia. and certain residents Of that State iaid
claim, to parts Of il, but the matter has now peeh
decided favorably TO the legatees 49, , ,
College closed for the term on Wednesday, anu
will reopen for the term on THURSDAY Jahu-
airy 8. ,,a.sou,, Svuha
The holiday tour Of the Glee and Mandoln cups
has been abandoned but II ls believed liiat t ,
Mandolin Club will give several concerts ID ane o''y
and neiRhborhood, assisted by male quartet
The third competitive contest or the Nv" vi vi y
State Irrational League is to be held at ScheneG,a1!
in February. Rochester's representative VIII De
selected by an Irrational contest to be he'd some
fnne
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BARNARD COLLEGE.

The undergraduate association Of Barnard
College proposes 10 give series ~ afternoon
teas. which will take place on the second Friday
in each month during the rest OF the academic
year Tho trustees. officers and instructors Of the
college will have standing invitation. and friends
OF the college. well personal friends OF the
students. viii be invited from time to time. ac-
cording 10 regulations made by the association.
The seniors have submitted the subjects for
their graduating theses and the following have been
approved: "A Study OF Andromache" THE Flee
ira OF EurIpides Compared with the Electra Of
Sophocles." THE Life OF Boy In England During
the Reign OF Edward III THE Influences Which
Enter into the Creation Of Public opinion. "
Phases Of City Life In the Time OF Shakespeare
'sheakespeare's Use Of Dialects The Chester
Miracle Plays Compared with the Biblical Mar
ratve." development OF Character In the Plays
OF Terence" 'Tennyson's Lucretius In Its Rela-
ton TO the Original"
The regular monthly meeting OF the Executive
Committee OF the Board OF Trustees was held at
the college Friday Afternoon. at which the Rev.
Arthur Brooks. chairman OF the committee: Silas
H. Brownell Dean Smith. Mrs. Choate. and Mrs.
Osborn were present.
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SMITH

Northampton Mass Dec % ,SpechD 4 special
programme was given AT the concert or IN" analysis
class last Friday. Miss Eleanor Hooper OF Boston.
acconipancd by Miss WEIGH CAV" a violin recital
A unique feature being the reading Of story OF
her own into which were woven musical selections
among which were Wagners "Traume and Les
AdlcuN" by Sarasate
ON SATURDAY evening the Alpha Society Invited the
Phi Kappa Pal society 10 reception given tn meet
Mira Margaret Dcland The reception was held IN
the reading room whlch was decorated with Christ
mas greens ana holly. Mrs. Deland read on" OF her
own short stories called ~ Fourth-Ciass Appoint
ucut" after which the guests. numbering about Il
hundred We, introduced to Mr. AMI Mrs. Delhni
They were entertained at the nous" OF the Kew
and Mrs Cotton Smith. Elm-st. where tea
was given ir their honor on saturday afternoon
According t. the new division OF the rOil's" year
into two serncsters instead Of three terms udyei
examinations take the place Of those which formerly
preceded each short vacation.
Considerable Christmas charity Is being dispensed
AT college The usua. boNc- are sent on ny Inc
Missionary Society and the Needl"work Guild ne
latter sends it garments this year To the Ihiln
delnhi. College Settlement Besides the proceeds
az ,he f;i.. Clup concert Of over 500 sent to the
SETTLEMENT In New-YOrk. donation has also been
made 10 the D,nison House In Boston
Coll.ee closed on December 10 for Christmas
recess ~ Two weeks All OF the college dormltorics.
~ well as the recitation halls. closed during the
vacation.
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WELLESLEY.

wellesley. Mass. Dec % fSpeo!aD-lhe I'd" VII
y, thirteen weeks closed Wednesday afternoon re"
,arhs,s Of the college remain al Wellesley during
the vacation.
on Saturday afternoon OF last week Dr. Jane hoo-
bins of the New York College Settlement. spoke III
the chapel regarding the work OF the settlement
referring particularly to the influence upon the ch-
dren OF the neighborhood In the evening 'ne WV
lesley members OF the College Settlement Associa-
zion held an Informal reception In the gymnasium
for the purpose of exhibiting the 800 doils nfs So
bv tho students for Christmas distribution AT thc
Eew-York Boston and Philadelphia settlements
The Christmas vesper service on SUNDAY sveh,h h
mas largely attended Mrs W. T Stoval player the
organ. and the members OF the Beethoven Soce'y
sang carols and choruses: there were also seVerd'
solos and congregational singing.
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CITY COLLEGE.

The subjects for the junior and senior Riga
prize essays and Kelly 'crtique' announced
last week. They are follows: Senior Riga
Marshall ard Webster. Expounders OF the Con.
stitution": junior Riggs. "New-York and Her
Colonial Governors: Political Controversies and
Their Effect: Kelly critique, THE Bgeov
Papers by James Russell Lowell" The Rigg,
prizes are god medals to he best Junior and best
senior English prose composition. The Kelly prizs
Is for the best criticism on some work OF English
literature. The essays must be handed in by
May /.
In accordance with the law regarding tho
advancement. of tutors. the following made
instructors In their several departments at thu
meeting OF the Board OF Trustees OH Wednesday:
History william b. McGuckn; mathematics John
Robert Sims and Gustave Legras; drawing. Leigh
Harrison Hunt Calvin Rae Smith and William
Fox: chemistry and physics. Charles Avery
Doremus: German. Ernest Ilgen; natural history.
Iven Sickels
Mason carnes. s. has offered so prize in
memory OF his mother. for The best translation
from dramatic literature French German and
Spanish The prize is open to al except SUBJ
freshmen class The examinations Cor the prize
will be held three separate days IN April. so
that any student may try for he three prizes
Should a student win two OF the prizes he will
receive 80 additional Announcements OF the sub
iects for translation were given on Wednesday and
consist OF one modern and one classic play N
each Language, as follows: French. Molieres la
Misanfhrope and f.abIche and Martins La
Poudre aux y'eux' German Goethe's "Iphigenis
auf Tauris" and Ludwig Fuldas Der Talisman"
Spanish Calderon's La Vida Surno.' and
Eschegarray's 30. Locura D Santidad'
An offer has been received by tho president
from the National Society OF the sons OF he
American Revolution OF silver medal for the
hest essay on The Principles Fought for In tho
war OF the American Revolution" The prize is
omen TO seniors only. and essays must be handed
I'm BY MAY l. 1895. Similar silver medals have been
offered TO other principal colleges OF the country
and gold medal valued at 500. Is offered 10
the most meritorious OF the essays winning silver
medals .
The Quarterly Magazine" % the Phrenocosmian
Society comes out in the first number OF the year
with the following editorial board Editor-in-chies
NJ G. Mack 49, and T.. Rosenstein. s.. business
manager H. A. Boomberg, -; associate edors
p l. Fernbach 'es " II Ellison, 90. J. ) Hell
's5 and l.. j. Wicke 81
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WILLIAMS.

Williamstown, Mass. Dec. % tSpeciaD-At the
annual meeting OF the New England Intercollegiate
Football Association in Boston. j. H. irish, OF Will
Jams was elected president. j. r. Pratt. OF Amherst.
secretary and J. C. Hadlock. OF Dartmouth. treas
urer. The Christmas vacation begins Thursday, De-
cembei 90 and lasts thirteen days the second term
beginning on January g. The freshman class held
a meeting Saturday afternoon to discuss the adop-
ton OF honor system The chairman OF the
Investigating Committee reported In favor OF the
New-Yori. State Regent system. Action OF the class
was deferred on account Of the small attendance.
Much dissatisfaction * felt by the student body
over the new rules governing attendance. Nine
tenths Of all college exercises mus: be attended. IL
a student fails to meet this requirement extra work
Will be assigned him by committee OF the faculty
in each department Of study In which the failure has
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COII-MRIAN TNINERSIT

Washington Dec. % (SpeciaD.-For the first time
IA seyenty-fve years the college now has dean
Profe ssor A. p Montague Of the chair of latin nav
ing been elected TO that office by the i'oafu OF
Trustees at their last meeting. Another late cleo
ZION nv the board is that OF B. r. Sener librarian
and registrar OF the institution.
After the holidays a course OF public lectures VIII be
begun, In which some OF the most distinguished men
OF the National capital will participate. Among the
names Of those already engaged are Chiet Justce
EIler Justices Harlan and Brewer OF the Supreme
Court and George Alfred Townsend
across the river al St Elzabeth's on Monday even
ing. This will be repeated at the Soldiers Home
during Christmas week. , ,oo ,.,
The election Of officers for the class OF sS resulted
as follows President. Patton: vice president. MISS
Wcf;nwan: secretary Miss Bradford. treasurer
T'arnham; class historian. Miss Kelon.
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PENNSYLVANIA.

PHILADELPHIA Dec. % tSpeclaD.-The cornerstone
OF Houston Hall the students new building Tor
recreation and social meetings was laid on Thurs
day afternoon. Provost Harrison in his remarks
said that he considered the occurrence one or the
most important In the history OF the University. AZ
fl marked the beginning Of the provision Tor the
social side Of the students life.
The students OF the college departments peutioned
the faculty this week to grant them as long va
cation during the holidays as is given in the pro-
fessonai departments bui the faculty refused their
request. - ,..,..o..,.,. has
The School Of Architecture OF the tniyersiiy has
three displays at the exhibition OF arcnriec'u d
dra wings at the Academy OF Fine Arts The gen
eral work OF the school could not be exhibited as
the rule OF the Academy excludes all work mat mas
previously been exhibited and the school gives an
annual exhibition Il it's work every spring but I'm, the
drawings In the prize contests FOR the lraVeiihs
Scholarship and the Students Hall competition
have been arranged. and make a hne SHOWING
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23

THE NEW CATALOGUE AND ITS 'N'"'' ''
STATISTICS-DE FOREST MNIHE-
NAUTICAL PRIZES.


x.wUaven Conn. Dee. - tSpeciaD.-lhc ''''''
ornuaI catalogue 81 Yale University contains CON"
siderable interesting Information. IN me cd'en"''
tho snrine recess will hereafter come week '''''
Than usual beginning in 1873 on Npr1 w. me- "
given eoi instructors and officers "f the '"'"'
This number does not include thrN-SN s''''''
fa,,c,,s who tutor The Of 5000" aside from the
.snecIal scholarships and fello"ships J. nv" w
,,,,.1 IN students needing pecuniary assislah'''
rhere are 1873 graduate students IL th' acd"rh''
denar,ment 81 seniors. pa Juniors. ~ sopo"oirs
23I freshmen: total. l.2S. In thu scifn'"' 'ep,
,nent there are ~ graduate students 100 '''''"
i,ror. 30 freshmen and sp'chl s'uhe''f '''
cco The Art School contains a students inc i''p''
,or, ~ Nusic includes - the Divinity Sch"o' COZ
,alps 1ls the Medical School 100 and the Law H'oo
49,: total 2lg7. In this list twehN-seN'" nam
were inserted twice leaving an exact 'o'A' '"''
shin OF $50 in The university Last year ''' '
bership was go, The increase is the smaiies, III
years and u thouS'' l" d" W
trial depression.
Tin. third annual Joint play OF H." t"" junior so
cjeties d. H. r. and Psi L.. VIII be- gwen az '''
uvpcrjon Theatre some time during inc 'd''e' P.'
~ the spllug term. No dat" has yet eee" "e''"'"
upon but Il; j. probable hat the performance W."
take place at abou; the same time as last year
f,cu,tv has been asked to allow two productions III
s,a,d NJ one As heretofore. and is now consd'rihE
the petition In two are permitted ,h' P''''''
Of the play will be used for some chafl'lo'' pa,
in connection with the university. Napier i'o''''''
IT. will train the actors when the rrn'h'H"., ~
advanced sufficiently and Harry Rrahem WI iean
the orchestra The plot Is Durl'-'qlt OIL ,rp
| and the time is during his Russian cainpalsu. 49,,
ra@t has moi vet been definitely decided upon, pu'
II is experted that IL Will be IN time to peSl' ~
hearsals shortly after the Christmas vaca''" o." tho
m. to % solved in competition l"t w
De Forest nathema deal prizes have been pacr' ~.
Inc Chi,tenden Library for distribution among me
senior and Junior classes. These prizes are me -,
come of a fund donated by the ate Dr '3nn , 49,,
Forest % which was increased by his son 'ne d st
), / DE Forest 81 of WATERFOWL. conn y HSt
nrize OF sl00 and three second prizes of ." eaSh are
rf@red to tha senior class for meritorous solutions
Of problems In pure and applied mathehatlcs
Two or more OF the prizes may. however DC elVen
Cor a single set Of solutions II they are or nnuSnh
merit in case the solutions handed In are unsatis
factory any or ~ II the prizes may be %i'hh" TO-
class is SEQ The graduation OF the prizes ana me
amounts awarded Will depend ulon me ch"l1 'U
90 ,ha solutions offered. In neither class VIII 4
complete solution OF all the problems be required
An able treatment OF part VIII he to:e h's'l' ~
esteemed than a less satisfactory treatment OF all
cancellations.
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ST. JOHNS

The semtannual public debate OF ST. Johns De-
batting Society was held in Senior Hall Sunday
evening The subject under discussion was, Re
solved. That the effective strength OF the Army
should now he considerably increased" l.. Louis
Tracey and Charles T. Rice upheld the affirmative
while Daniel f.. Herman and Terence Boyle rep
resented III" negative. After spirited debate the
decision was given In favor OF the affirmative.
The annua, dinner OF the Alumni Association took
place on Thursday evening ~ Delmonicos About
hundred persons present. These included
Archbishop Corrigan. General Martin r. McMahon.
the president OF the association; Vicar-General John
NJ. Farley. Brother Justin. president OF Manhattan
College; j. +. Mahan president OF 81. Francis
Xavier Alumni: Judge Joseph DAILY, Judge Morgan
j. o. Brien, city Chamberlain Joseph J. O'Donohue.
Commissioner Miles NJ. o. Brien and Assemblyman
c. G. Marin. Toasts were responded to by Francis
V. $. Oliver. William A. Ferguson. Joseph j. Mar
rim the Rev. william OI3rien Pardow. the Rev.
Thnmas damon president OF the college: the
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DRIFTING IUiY TIE WILD DtChH
NIGHT HUNTERS ALONG THE siSQrEhANN"
spOII.ING ALI. the FUN OF THE BAL
'TIMORE SPoRrsMEN.

,TIMORE SPORrSMEN.
Baltimore Dee % ,SpeciaD-rhe Baltimore "i"
club and otner sportsmen's organizations ~ Nary
land are vigorously protesting against the cams
laws particularly those regulating the SHOOTING u
wild duck on the famous Susduehanna mats in'y
claim that these regulations are violated 20 sun
an extent 10y night hunters that the sportsman W
longer has any show. The Of traps ana VI,
general slaughter kept up by these night-ha"A'
have nearly ruined the celebrated duchrg -"o'e
in Maryland. President William II. lAnihicu" '.
the Baltimore Gun club. says that these "e"'
hunters openly violate the law under the e"'o"
agement OF the Hayre de Grace dealers, WHO 10y
a rich harvest; especially in the early part oi ~
season. oy purchasing and shipping ducks 10 t"'N
delphia and New-lork. paying for them p'.
about or less than half what they realize III NV
two cities named. -
The report" saws MIR. i.inthicum, that therV
no wild celery on the flats and no grass III Wv
rivers is false. There is plenty of food LOT W.
game but the frs, bunch OF ducks that ais"'s
fred into by night hunters. who sneak down ~
them and before they get used to the grounds '"e'
are driven away and go down the bay.
Mr. Linthicum said that In the early part OF W.
sea son he saw a flock OF canvasbacks nearly NJ
u mile long in the Susquehanna, bu, mar '',yy the
not come on the feeding grounds because 81, Vs ~ ~
shooting at night ami because or the lui"n- n
New-York and Philadelphia steam yachts VIZ W.
come down there and help the po'hunters 10 s
The best shooting OF the Baltimore club this sea- sea.
son on the SusQuehanna fats was 2Is ducks w -
week. Years ago that number was ,,nd was
raised with which to prosecute the vioators OF ~
law with the result that five night hunters AZ ns
and their guns connscaied. Similar action viii %
taken this season.
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

Chicago. Dec. p ,Specia).-The chl"t incident OF
N, week was the Christmas concert given Deem
Boz - .t Ken, Theatre which was tastcfuy deco
rated with evergrcens and hung with the university
red The entertainment was So we'll patronzed tha'
tickets were IN demand long after every seat was
occupied.
Mr. IIowlanl gave lecture last "Wednesday on
Tasso before the university. ON sunday PROBES
sor I,urton finished his course on the New Tesla
meuf with a study Of the teachings OF st Pahl. "a
found in his six principal letters: ON SUNDAY even
inc the Roy " liam Fuller addressed the univers-
itV ON ''Experence Test OF Truth and on
Monday President Harper spoke IN chapel on col
lege DISCIPLINE.
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HAMILTON.

Clinton - y Dec. y (SpeciaD-The term examl-
ma lions have just closed and the students have
vacation until January 3.
The senior class has voted TO appear In caps and
gowns in commencement, week.
Dr. A. Norton Brockway. -. OF New-Yofk city.
has presented to the college a notable collection or
Indian arrowheads and spearheads. There are 400
different specimens displayed IN Knox Hall. and Dr.
Brockway hopes TO make the number 700
The College Athletic Association has decided not
TO 70 into the New York intercollegiate Baseball As
ISOLATION next season, but will arrange series OF
games with Eastern colleges. and take a TWO weeks
trip In the spring President Stryker Is reported
az being opposed TO Hamilton Joining the League
this year or In any competing In any contests
with Syracuse University.
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WESLEYAN.

MiddIetown Conn. Dec. % (SpeciaD-Collese ex-
ercises closed last Friday at noon ana "ili oes'h
again Thursday morning. January g.
The senior cIass-day nominating committee has
been appointed as follows c. o. Judkins. chair
man; f.. F. Coffin II. l. Hartman. G. II. smith.
s. b. Davis jr. u. Piper and l.. Il. Ackerly
The New Years trip OF the Glee club begins De-
cember 81 with Il concert at Phiadeiph'a' anu III
,udes concerts at the following points: Newport
News Old Point Comfort. Norfolk, Richmond
stewartstown Penn. Baltimore washington ireh-
TON Mount Vernon, y. Y, and Paterson y. y.
Ths Library Committee. composed OF Professor
James Professor Merrill. Herbert Weicn o.. ana ,
r Al Davenport SO, has issued statement OF the
Condition OF The library together with statistical
repor. Of its growth relative 10 me CROWN u
other Departments.
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SWARTHMORE.

sv,r,bn,ors Penn. Dec - (SpeciaD.-The Shake
.naara evening given annually by the members OF
rho senior class occurred in the college hall on the
evening OF the ls,h. Scenes were given from AS
Won Like It. Hamlet Macbeth, Cyrnpehne'
..Ju,ius Caesar" and Henry Will. Inc paftl''-
pants had been carefully drilled by PROFESSOR u,
- a.. 81, ias, month and showed considera bic
ability. , ..,s Won like IT,
before large and highly apprecatVe auo'enoe III
the college hall on the l4th -, ,.,oa Will.
The new catalogues have just been lssueu. w ~.
oon's,nng much OF former matter. they speclfy me
cHangss in the curriculum and have among the ne I"
features cuts OF the engineering bulldihS anu %
tine new Somerve gymnasium