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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-07
CORNELL.

TIE UNIVERSITY HOLDS IT'S OWN N ~ 'i"''''
ithaca, y. Y. oct. (SpecaL)-The SopnoihoIe5
and freshmen will strive for supremacy ms year
in a series of three contests arranged ny 4 'oi'i-
Inittee appointed by the Student ;cif-GovcFnfneht
Council: ~ The track events in the fan meet on
October 20 C2) tho field events in the laii meet ana
90 a football gar c. TO be played on NoV'hIO'i ~
Associate Professor Bristol. OF the GTe'k Depart
mont has obtained leave OF absence for the IAN
term on account Of illness. Ills place Is taken py
Franz. l.. Van elect Pm. j., formerly professor
of Greek In the University or Wisconsin,
Certain press reports have erroncously annoGng.n
that Cornell opened with a decreased attehdahcc
mis- year. The truth is. a. stated by f'cSllehtt
Schurman In his opening address that Ccrheii
holds its own in numbers IN spite Of the iact tndt
nearly a year OF advanced mathematics nave '.-n
aided to the entrance requirements IN n" depart
mente which contain thrcc-ifths OF all the stu
dents Registered up to the day on winch lnstruc-
iop began WAS go; in lsG the number was prdIl
900: and this Year at the corresponding time me
number was 1893 About ~ undergraduates regis
ter late each year. ana graduate ana ap'clal STU
dents are also excluded from these hSlilrS.
\ University symphony Orchestra 81 my pieces
has been organized.
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RUTGERS

New-BrunswIck. y. j.. Oct 'Spoca).-lhe cleo
ton for officers Of the senior class occurred on
Monday and resulted as follows. President Robert
: Parsons. President. J. : Carncs. secretary,
l. t. Hurley. treasurer. !. g. Stout. Scarlet Let
ter" historian David Clhart The class-tay officers
are. orator. v. Frank Parker. poet. +. IL. Per
son. historian Frank Eaton; presenter Of memorial
Irving f. Salmon. prophet A. Schuyler Clark. adj
dress to undergraduates. George :. Ludlow pre-
s.nter OF ncmcutos. Hlrr Hampton. Ivy orator
l. ". Eu.s. iyy planter. g. \ WccKcrly. Ivy od!s.,
VI G. weber. pip orator. Charles f. Con)ver. al
dress 10 President Scott. AieAAnIer Il. Wa. master
orator John &. Loud The students VIII cooperate
with tie faculty In the matter Of co.lcg government.
ami wi have q standing com'aittcc 20 represent
them Those from the senior class ar" George :.
Ludlow and John g l.ouI.
John g. Load. Irving Howell an4 Harry Hamp-
ton - the senior class. constitute e. committee to
write a pay 10 Doe produced during the winter hy
The class
The college has issued syllabus for it, work in
Now Jersey. under ttc auspices ~ it, university
extension system. The courses. which uniformly
consist OF lively. ieciur. studies unless otherwise
specified. ar- under th' headings u agriculture,
fne arts history. literature. philosophy ana science
Tho extension department has grown I-pitly since
lis nceptO on the attendance at the various courses
las. wear rNcc.i!ns i..rJ with over 30 enrolled N
largci for this year. Centres for extension work
arr located iu cities n all parts ~ Ne" J'rsey.
The cJlies. football eleven, though beaten by
I.chign last Saturday b. better than Tor several
wears and expects a successful season. Tho MEM
bers are Ia training AMI practising daily.
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ST Johns.

since wednesday last all lectures. meetings
classes and athletic gameS at ST Johh |o"eSe
were temporarily suspended in order that the SUI
dents might give themselves to pious recollection
anil rr,ver The Rev Robert J. Futon, 5. j..
formerly provincial % the society. delivered his
,a.; lecture a week ago. In the three days Of re-
treat four lectures were given each day followed
hy the way II the cross go a., IT.,
students numbering about 80 will go 70 the holy
fable In "A body az cary hour to-day, Al y
O'Clock solemn high mass viii be sung by the CO.
lage choir oc 80 members. Al 1l5 p n. aver tne
III l sermon vesYars viii be sung by the students
Eugene De s Mcdonnell director OF music mas a
nov Ave Maria. which will be sung for the hrst
limo by Richard .. Hughes. The Sodaity or the
Immaculate Conception. under the dictatorship OF
John j Walsh : j. held meeting on september
Is ana elected for the half.year the following on
GERS. Project Paul Richards. nrst assistant Jonn
VI Winc,rter AMI second assistant, Robert r;
Ncporn.l Tn" remaining officers Will be appointed
'ater Tho Tennis Association on Tuesday. Octo-
b.r held is FIRST meeting Of the season in Junior
M and elected for the year the following ON
cprs: President stephen Il. Mcfarland vice-nresi-
laut James Treanor; rac"etary, Charles j. Wade;
tr asiirer John VI. Winsar;er, and superintendent.
Vincent l.. Scott
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IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
COLU AIBiA.


The students and faculty of Columbia are fast
ro,,a inc the regular routine work of the winter.
anl II is expected that by the end Of this week al
the Rotations and lectures will take pace at ther
allotted times There has. perhaps. been lt'e
moro confusion than usual this year. as II Is
the first session when the rules re.atlng 10 con-
ditoned students Which were framed last year,
have been ris Ny enforced Most OF the reports
frcm the different apartments regarding the num-
Der Of Students in their Incoming classes have been
favorable. In the School Of Law the freshman class
has nearly forty members more than last year IN
the Schoo, Of Arts the entering class Is about the
same size the preceding one but the upper classes
the freshman class numbers eleven more than the
las; one but. rs this is the year when the course
changes from three to four years. the entire depart
ment viii have more than 80 students over the
number registered in 1891 In the Other pro pro
stantiai gains have also been made ..,, =, ,h.
mn mr. %nneress If orienta;ists held at O.
neva. By Professors Augustus c. Merriam, y. v
fessor Merriam was elected chairman OF the Section
ro,orc. f The Indie ana Semitic sections Professor
Iocksn 1sn remrHsonted the university al the cc.e-
braton At the University Of Hall and presented 2
beautifully llumined address to the rector OF that
The various organizations about the Eoleg e are
fast assuming ,mGir wont,b r, nyher in few
days whilS The Literary Monthly' edit0rs hope
Literary society began work last Friday, as did
also the Philo khan Debating Society. .
Athletics seem 10 be having BOOM, and the
interest that has been taken this fall in rowing
makes T. seem If there some OF the old-tlIne
spirit 10" the sport returning II has been delhtely
settled that there will be fall regatta on Satur-
day October o. The course will be laid from
litlc below MadisOn-ave. bridge to the new yladuct
at Observation-Disclosures fth-st The direction IN
which II will be rowed will depend on wind ana
tide. The sophomore and junior classes have al
ready sgnihed their intention of entering their
crews and it is probable that the senior class VIII
soon DO the same. II this should be the case. 1t
would be the first time in many years that senior
eight have rowed. a composed OF graduates
Interested in getting up the university crew next
spring will also row i'm the with the upper
classmen The freshmen in the arts are expected
20 have separate race with eight from the
freshman class OF the School Of Mines The so foot
bal' team has been practising every day for the
last week under the coaching Of Y. W. Pressprich
and har mad. some Improvement. Manager X. T.
Kent has opened n correspondence with the Prince
ton and Yale managers. - arrange games with
their freshmen eleyers, if possible.
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WILLIAMS.

Williamstown. Mass. Oct. Special. although
the warm weather for the last week has been
unfavorable for heavy practice, the football team
is showing remarkably good form so early in the
season. The backs low AMI strike the line
hard, while the interference in plays around the
ends is superb Greater enthusiasm is shown in
football this season than before. four olevens
practicng daily.
In the game with the Laureates on Wednesday the
good effects of Uptons coaching were evident.
Manager Bent has arranged the following sched-
ule Of games. October 6. Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute. of Troy at Williamstown; october TO-
Yale. at NewHaven; October b. Union. at Will
Jamestown: October H. Laureates. at Troy; october
90 Harvard. at Cambridge October "a. open date
October a. Union. at Albany; October 81 NJ. /. T.,
at Williamstown November B. Dartmouth. at Han
over; November I. open date; November 10, Cor
nell. at Albany, November II, Tufts, d; Williams
town. November II. Amherst, at WiliamstOwn.
lows: Left end. Taylor: left tackle. Townsend cap
tain: left guard Ogiv!e; centre. Head right guard
Lott; right tackle, LOmOske:ry. right end. Brad
ley: quarter back, DOWner: right half back +.
Draper left half back. Hickey iI back. L. DraTcr.
President Garter gave reception 70 the fresh
man class Saturday evening at the LascIe Gym
nasium
Professor Samuel T. Clarke is spending year in
Europe Professor James Peck Will take his pace
Instructor in biology
Henry Daniel Wild. professor Of Latin, is spend
ing year in foreign travel.
Dr. Goodrich. Yale 81. has been appointed pro-
fessor of history and German.
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AMONG THE COLLEGES
LIE.
GIFTS TO THE LDRARY-AEr SCHOOL PRIZE
FoorRALIe-ALrMNI FUND

GIFTS TO THE LIDRARf-Afr SOiAooi- ii'>'-
rCoTRAII4-ALuMNI FUND.
~ c,ru Oct { (SpecaD.-William An
-, If Nev-York city has given to the ialc
Inrarv TWO fifteenth century manuscripts ana
,n,r,v,vo volumes which illustrate the hrst cenia9y
IN the art Of printing Among me ia''ei are some
oriv snecimens Of German. French Italian AMI
r,csh prlnters OF the manuscripts one contains
hn ars, ten books of Livy and the other life of
-r,o zeno Admiral Of Venice, written by his
Grandson and dedicated to Pore Plus L. Both OF
,bose manuscripts on the purest veIium ana are
beautifully written and in perfect state OF preser-
,a,ion Professor Hoppn. or III" Yale Art school
has presented to the library thirteen folio volumes
selected from a large collection of duplicates. be
,o,gnr TO the old Carmetc library Of Bambcrg.
bavaria They were printed between li74 aai lJ@
and include Vulgate translation of the Bible.
nrinted in Nuremberg in Al b. Anton Kolurg1T
The Art school opened for tne year on Wednes-
day with 80 pupils. special fellowship prize OF
81 40 will be awarded June l, 1897 Competing
students must have been pupils of the school for at
least two years before entering preliminary con-
cours 10 be held two months o-fore entering
final competition the preliminary concours To con-
sjst In making satisfactory full-length drawing
from the nude model. The judges in the final COM
rettjon will be the faculty OF the school and three
ycll-known American artists-two painters ana one
SCULPTOR This fellowship is intended to enable the
successful competitor to pass two years in study
abroad
About forty men are IN training a; the ned for
the football team. and Captain Hnkey appears to
be pleased with the showing made In the personnel
O. the team. OF course Hinkey, Butterworth and
Greenway are sure Of places. and Louis Hinkey,
81 a younger brother of the captain, may be seen
in the thickest of the fray: but everybody seems
10 be at sea concerning the selection Of the other
men. Captain Hinkey plays 10 favorites, ana WIZ
place the strongest possible team in the ned. Every
body has confidence in him ana his methods.
~ c ntav a
eectinC L. Bay.iss president and Greenway, 81 s.
vice-president.
TIL fourth annual report Of the Board of Directors
Of tho Alumni University Fund Association has
been just made public The object Of the association
is 10 obtain contributions from the graduates Of all
departments of the university aiming especially to
secure annual subscriptions of s. so from each
a!umnus rather than large SUMS occasionally from
the Weather ones. In 1882 the board applied $1,000
as income and in 1898 $1,000 The total receipts up
10 date amount to $3.50 g.
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UNION.

Schenectady. ~ Y. oct. (SpcciaD This week
has been one OF general class organization the
senior Junior ami freshman classes having elected
officers for III, ensuing year. the senior elections
wer- as follows President 6. A. Streeter; vice
president Scott Skinner; secretary, william WILSON,
treasurer John Ned1er; grand marshal, NJ r.
skinner: orator, j. a Csiiins addresser W. q.
Brown: historian. y. ). Cox, poet. Dwight; toast
master Games; prophet q. \. Johnson; ivy orator,
r T. Bayless; ivy poet, X. H. Potter pipe orator
l. Hardy; baseball director, William Allen; football
director, Howard Day.
The juniors elected the following officers last
Monday: President. g. y. ScotieG; yice-presdent.
George Pollok: secretary. {. Gordon; treasurer.
Sales; football manager. Terry; baseball manager.
George Damn: assistant manager of The Con-
corienss" higgins.
The more important freshman elections are: Presi-
dent Charles Fitzpatrick; v!cepresdent Bafbsr;
baseball Manager Fischer: football manager. Hill-
ner Of the Varsity
Two important additions to the faculty have been
made th,s week Dr. James :. Patterson. graduate
of LAFAYETTE College, has accepted the chair or
mathematics. and George V. Edwards. Pm d. the
English ana Latin departments
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ROCHESTER

Rochester. y. Y. oct. tSpccla0-N the meeting
~ the sophomore class on Monday th" following
named officers were elected. President Edward II.
Fcnner. yicr-presidcnt Grant Nj Palmer, secretary,
Dean l.. Myers. ire lsurcr. George y Fd,rb2nk,
historian. Henry \. smith: POSTMASTER. Emmett
OBrien. poet. William D. Mcclure. prophet curtis
" BARKER orator. Arthur G.. Potter
A. 4 meeting OF The students Association ON Mon
day Norman q. Van N0ornls was elected president
10 succeed Henry d. Shcld resigned.
The Rev Dr. George Dana Bodriman. OF Phila-
Icphia delivered Two lectures before the TheOlogi-
cal Seminary students daring n" last wo,k h. His
subjects were Ethics 81 the Body LIE ana Min
iftcrih Properties" ~
owing t. the Illness OF eN- President II. - Webster.
OF Union College. his course Of university extension
lectures Capital All Labor has been dbdn-
donet. Professor George NJ Forbes. OF the uni
Vtre!ty. VIII instead give one on Money. banking
and the Silver Question" beginning on November l..
On November 10 Professor j. IL Gilmore VIII open
series 81 university extension lectures on An"ri-
can literature. \ cOur5r on The Art Of PhotoE-
raphy" by DR. Charles Forbes has also been Planned.
The campus. the college ptbhcau@n. VIII thi5
year be under the charge OF y. !. Freeman as
cdior-in-chiei. with T.. y Blossom and Clarence Me
Grcgpr as associates Il Is. Wheeler Is business
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PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia, Oct (SpeciaD-At a meeting Of
the trustees on Tuesday Professor Henry Gibbons.
OF Amherst was elected 10 the professorship OF
Latin literature. Professor Gibbons was graduated
al Amherst In 1872. For eight years hc was prln-
c!pal OF the classical department OF the Central High
school OF P!ttsourg and for the period Pro-
lessor OF Greek at the Western University OF Penn
syNanla After two years Of study at the uni
NerSities OF Goitingen ard I-eipsc. Germany he
elected Professor Of Greek at Amherst filing the
vacancy caused BY the death Of Professor Mather.
nc is brother Of the Rev. Dr. Hughes o. Glib
oons. OF this city.
Numerous other appointments were made by the
trustees advancing some members OF the faculty.
vi these George 5. Patterson was made Assistant
bproiessOr or Law; Charles c. Townsend Assistant
pproottessor OF Law; Herbert 4. Everett, Assistant
'.EEssVr OF Architecture Edgar V. Seeer, Assist
.istan, oIess9r OF Design; Dr. Lghtmer Wilmer. AS
noinn Professor of Psychology: DR.. William RO-
Dr tSSe"boid Assistant Professor Of Philosophy;
po,HHooDnih quincy Adams. Assistant Professor OF
praraSSssi science; DR.. Alfred Guicman. Assistant
ana y y VI N,ass!cal PholOgy. Edward II. Waldo
chanicai ,SiSCAoiris were made Instructors In me-
soT s 8 Inon9rs have been conferred upon Profess
in the n,areippse who Is now In Constantinople
Musenrs' 'e'ssts OF the University Archaeological
Inc The On, PROFESSOR Heprecht IL engaged In aid
Museum e In there to arrange the Imperial
r. ~ s, anu the sultan has conferred up)n him
IT. S srIa ol Commander OF the Osmanc order.
trustee -, ~ aes are now assured fact. IRE
construc,i,o e,eF recent meeting authorized their
anu voted $4,000 10 begin the work.
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SMITH.

Northampton, Mass. oct (SpeciaD.-The last OF
the class elections took place last Saturday when
Miss Ceiissa Brown Of Maine, was elected presi-
dent and Miss Edith Ames. Of Boston, vice-preSidcnt
Of the freshman class The senior c.ass on the
same day elected Miss Katharine Mckim Garrison
OF Orange y D. az their classday Ivy orator, this
being the only commencement part which II ever az
signed TO any one Of the senior class. The Dramatic
Committee which is to seect and direct the senior
play given according to the usual custom AT com
mcnceneni was also elected by the class. the com
mittee consisting Of Miss Alice Richards chairman
and Misses Sche.er. BannOn, Ayres and Hes
Now that classes fully organized and WORK
well under way, the Of dances and teas mas
begun Several informal teas have been given
during the week for visitors to the college. On
Saturday n small dance given TO the freshmen
Of the Washburn House. and on the same evening
german was given In the Wallace House. The Huo-
bard House dance on Wednesday evening was the
first however. OF the series Of larger dances IN me
gymnasium Mrs Terry and Miss Peck OF the HuD-
bard House received
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WELLESLEY.

Wellesley. Mass, oct. (SpeciaD.-rhe social ana
athletic Interests of Wellesley have been reviVlnS
during the last few days. that the routine work
of the college life Is we'll under way. Candidates
for admission to the Gee and Banjo clubs were eN-
am!ned on Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Inc
Phi Sigma Society he'd its first meeting oi the year
in Society Hall last Saturday evening. ASIDE from
the initiation of nine members. no stated pro-
gramme was carried out. the evening being spent
informally The Tennis Association he'd sornce
hours on Tuesday Tor the admission OF new MEM
hers: the grass courts the campus ana the Gay
courts in the rear of Music Hall have been put IN
excellent condition for the Paying. ana pracuce mas
herun for the tournament TO be held later III th'
season Members OF the several class crews nave
been rowing on the lake daily. on Wednesday az
ternoon a number of the students who have i3rmei
n eof club had an opportunity TO play win III
Walter r Charming Of Boston, on the newly ar
ranged golf links In the meadow ,. =,
Mss NJ Anna Wood, OF the physical culture dr-
partment returned to the college on NedheS'dy'
and Miss Lucille Hill. director Of the gymnasium.
will resume the charge Of this department next
week. 49, o. .,.,,
dents i'm the chapel last Wednesday afternoon on
various matters connected with their Introduction
10 college life . ,,,. . D..,o,
on Monday evening Henry NJ Durham, OF Boston
will give an organ recital in ths chapel
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STEVENS.

The PROSPECTS for a good team at the opening OF
college at stevens Institute were poor. as the
graduation last year Of five Of the players LETT the
team in "A crippled condtions The class OF -.
however contains n number OF good men, and
as Captain kemblc has had great deal o. eX-
pcrcnce In developing players, II Is confidently cN-
poctcd that stevens VIII this year produce chah-
pionshp team. Captain kemb.e who plays quarter,
not only Is a fine player. but one OF the clcVerest
men who ever captancl IA Stevens team. thurch
M haIfback Is one of the best backs in the
country his Inc bucking being exceptionally good.
and ne. more than any one else. Is relied on 10
place the ca rdinal and gray on top Mathey, AZ
fullbnck, Is a fast man and a good kicker CorDett
is his greatest rival. and II Is hard To choose
between them. Jennings and Chambers on the
ends are good men. and with Hutchinson ana
cummings az tackles. IL will be hard work TO
gcf around the ends OF Stcyonss line. ne best
man I'm the centre Is Mayer. who plays lett guard
Ills work Ut Orange asst saturday was excellent,
as ne broke through often and made tackles. Inc
following Is the makeup OF the team. hlSht
end Jennings. left guard. Mayer: right tackle
CUMMINGS: left tackle. Hutchinson; right
guard Iancon left end. Chambers; centre. Wood
ward; quarter. Kemble; right hat. Mather; iu
has been arranged; october 10. \ew-Jersey Ath.
lrtic club at Hoboken; October lS Crescents al
Bay Ridge; october Il, Rutgers oeasue game) a,
Hobokcn; October %, Elizabeth Athletic Ciub AZ
Elizabeth. October y. Lafayette Ueasue Shihe) a,
Easton: November ,. Wesleyan at Middetown, ana
November 10. Rensselaer, at troy
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CITY UNIVERSITY.

All the departments OF the City University opened
last Monday In spite OF the removal OF the under
graduate and engineering departments TO the new
site AZ F1rlhdm Heights, the entering freshman
class numbered sXty-seven next to 80 the largest
class which has entered the Undergraduate depart
mcnt The opening day was given over TO lecture
bv the Rev. Dr. McGnord, professor OF church MS
tory at Union Theological. seminary, or ne
Scholar Spir!tua! Force
OF the buildings at the new site. six-the chapel
biological laboratory. physical laboratory engineer
ing building. gymnasium and one dormitory- are
completed. The Hall OF Languages and the chem
lstrr Ii. ding viii be ready FOR November l.
Bes the dorlnlt0.y three of the fraterntes-Psl
Epsilon. Zeta Psi and PM Gamma Deta-have
rented large chapter-houses. at which the.r mem
bers are room re.
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Hartford. Conn. oct > (SpeciaD.-Ihe football
schedulc has been completed at length, and no
mara games will be arranged The team is in fairly
good condition and not feeling at all discouraged
over the work in the Yale game. Langiord mas
recovered from the injury to his head received on
Saturday and Is hack 1T fullback. Murh improve
rncnt has lately been shown in the quickrcSs o,
the men as the result Of daily play against Il
strong second eleven Harmon Graves. captain or
the succcssfu ~ team. vas in col ~" on MONDAY 10
and colrh,l the fcotba. team t1 the AFTERNOON.
Lake, OF Harvard has also btrn coaching NI'
eleven
The musical organizations have opened th"
season. and are hard at work. Most o, n" nrW
men have been selected for the three clubs. The
first appearance OF the clubs this season NIL lIoD-
ably be In joint concert with Brown AT IfoFi-
dcucc November !
Mr. V"ltc. OF the Hartford Young Mems CHRISTIAN
Associn don has been made assistant to Mr. roster
In tn. gymnasium during the football season.
large addition OF English classics mas De'n
made 10 the library