New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-03
PRINCETON.
INTERNATIONAL TALK on ATHLETIcs-VAcAN-
CIEs IN THE FACULTY-PRIzEs.

INTERNATIONAL TALK on ADVERTISEMENT
cIEs IN THE FAcULTY-PRIzEs.
Princeton. n j. June . (SpeclaD. Professor Will
lam NJ. Sloane, chairman OF the Faculty committee
on Outdoor Sports. sailed for France this week 10
be present AZ the Inerna ti0nal congress OF ANA
teur Athletics held IN Paris from June % to a.
The Committee Of Organizers consists of Baron
Pierre de Coubcrtin general secretary of the Union
des Sports Athletques; c. Herbert. honorary sec
retary of the Amateur Athletic Association OF Lon
don: William NJ Sloane. Of Princeton. professor
Sloane stated that the object of the congress Is the
consideration and extension Of the principles which
underl,e the Idea Of amateur sports. Among the
MOS, interesting questions 10 be discussed VIII be
that Of the poss,biity Of re-es:abshng the Olympic
games committee will be nominated and com
rnssIoned by the congress 10 draw up plans lor the
redistribution Of interna ;ional athletic meet
Other questions will be discussed. such as inc
vexed problem as what constitutes professional
In athletics The point that has been so long dis
cussed in college circles as TO whether PROBES
s,onal in one sport can be an amateur IN anothef
min no rullv considered The associations which
particpa in the congress do not thereDy piu
themselves 10 observe the resolutions adopted
The second vacancy within less than TWO years
In tho modern language department occurs with
the death Of Professor MIldner Professor Muher
for the last eight years has practically beeh huSi
cal director OF the college. training the cho' anu
(;,ee Club and playing the chapel organ On 'he
1aofh
was left In charge OF the modern language aca-
donnie department. No steps will be taken 10 Ill
the vacancies In the department during the pres
ent academic year. =,
prince,on's hum,l,ating record In the recent IN
tercoI,eeiate games was not due TO lack OF EFFORT
on tho mart of the track athletes. but solely 10
tho fact that there was no material In the college
of any considerable promise since the graduation
~ the last class A track athletic captain FOR next
wear has already been chosen. G X swain ~
declined reelection, and ID. r. James, w. oil b'oo"-
lvn was elected unanimously. James made an en-
vIable record in football as captain OF MS CLASS
team and is about the best ali-arounSS b %oiIcre
now in college AT n mass-meeting or tne Co', ",
Ia on Thursdav Clarence ~ Bssell. w. o. NH
ford \ Y was elected president OF the Nd's''T
baseball Association for me S Sn 70 he held at
oor,mencemcnt was announced to-day. IL reaqs;
"Resolyed That United States Senators Shou i nG
Elected by Popular Vote ihe ssis Of preliminary
contests held by the library soceues ar adon,a
Closophc Society Donald ma ms MSCa cGrcady sykes
Campbell sewickly Penn G. C. ToH s WaY Thpes
nrzas' are given the gift OF Charles h. Lynde, OF
New-York This debate Is regarded by NE senIot'
as the most important interhall c9hte H, All ex
amSinations this week Many of them remain IN
town during the senior vacation Dusty NJ No.A o,.
vere held in a number OF depa rtments. Inc SUD
ect for the Alexander Guthrie McCosh btlze eSfaS
this year was The Prevailing Types OF T''TSuas
OF s20Ia is given TO the senior VINO passes 'he ~
examination Shakespeare's King John. ana me
interest OF 5000 10 the senior VINO writes me ngs
criticism OF the 'l1thics OF Evolution a new prize
the fourth in the department or political sJlencc
Is given this year to the senior VINO "Ii'es tlc -
national Schools" The prize endowed last ran
by James Gordon Bennett.