New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
COLUMBIA.

Lectures and lecture courses arranged and main
tanned by student ORGANIZATIONS are assuming I'M
usual importance at Columbia Last night Rosser
". Raymond addressed the Engineering Society OF
the School OF Mines Mining and M.taliurgy at
the Worlds Fair" The Photographed Society has
Just arranged "A course OF lectures which promises
be Of deep interest to the students. In every
the lecturers are volunteers. on January "a
Charles r. Chandler. professor OF chemistry speaks
tho History OF Photography; February l.
Cour'enay De Kalb. who has explored widely In
South America speaks on his experiences there
with the camera. February u. John X. Rees. pro-
fessor Of astronomy and director OF the observatory
on Astronomical Photography" February y. Louis
H. I.andy. tutor IN general chemistry. on Polarized
Light. March : Dr. EDWARD q. Love. on photo
graphing Microscopic Objects; March II. Pro-
fessor Chandler on "Chemistry OF Photography /;
March ~. Rudolf Erckmeyer. Jr. winner OF a
gold medal M Hamburg recently. on picture Max
lag With the Camera" Each lecture will be Illus
traied b. experiments ana the stcreopticon. and
will be given In the evening In Hamilton Hall. ad-
mission being by ticket The course has been ar
ranged chiefly by the president, j. Perry Worden.
The interest Of the students has been excited by
an attack that the college papers are making on
the history department. They complain that the
work IL limited chiefly to taking down dctation
with elementary work IN learning dates ana names
William x. Cumming. professor Of history. has an
swered the criticisms In An oprn letter IN the Liter
ary MONTHLY that such ruilinentury WORK IL HDSo-
lu,ely necessary untl the Senior year. when IL
can he suppl.m, nted by philosophical treatment
THE Spectator has row begun series OF art-
cies making charges in detail. and comparing the
cours. with that Of other universities.
All seniors In the art school have submitted the
subjects for their graduating theses Among them
are The Sonn.ts Of Sir Philip Sidney. by H.
Armitage; development OF the English Cabinet.
T. r. ~ Hdreth An Inquiry Into the Nature
OF Comedy Sheppard Knapp. jr. "Puritansm or
Spenser" G. f.. Locke: Income Tax, {. IL: Oh,
yer: banking and Currency System Of the nited
States" A. &. Philips History Of the Irish Novel
q; X Sattcrlee; Environment OF the laboring
Man in New York city" +. H.. Sill
The Barnard Literary Association has elected as
president SHEPPARD Knapp. r., 81 yice-Sresa r,,,
T. NJ Capen. 30. The Philolexian Society has
elected az president. 4. G. Philips. 49, yice-pres-
dent w W. Cook, 81: secretary. {. Brodt, 81:
treasurer. j. Levi. 90
Many students have been inquring about the an,
nua ca talognes Of the various schools. which should
be issued about this time. The council however
has decided not 10 ISSUE these Individual cath-
lopIes this year. but instead general handbook
OF the whole university. The officers are har,i at
work on IL now. but Will not nave IL ready Tor a
month or more. .,.,
The course Of lectures by w. T.. Ripley on "Phys-
cal Geography and AnthroPology mas pern
changed from Mondays to Wednesdays al ?.5o ana
1910 A new OF lectures on Evolution was
announced yesterday morning.; Evolution OF 'oiors
In Animals by Professor Edward IL. Poullon. or
oxford University. January q and 81 Problems OF
Modern Evolution" Professor u r. OsDorns OF
columbia February 9. ii. q and March :: c9m
paratlve Physiology OF the Nervous system. Dr
Erederic s Lee OF the College or ihysicnhs ana
delivered at p m. in the Law School ana are
omen To he public.