New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01

COLT MBIA.

The students OF Columbia College have usually
taken an active interest in the political questions
OF the day. and at present a number or the young
men have entered enthusiastically into the Good
Government" movement At the request Of these
ncn President Low has consented TO deliver an adj
dress on College Men Citizens before the CO.
ll,nba Debating Union. which is comprised Of the
Barnard Literary Association and the PhiloeXian
Society The meeting will be held In the Law
School Building at s p. m. April TO- All students
OF the university and their friends are invited TO be
present. No tickets will be required.
In the last week there has been assembled at Co
lumbil College a group OF well-known scholars of
this country The occasion of this gathering was
the annual meeting of the American Oriental So
ciety. Papers read on subjects or linguistic
and archaeological research by men who are recoS-
nlzed authorities IN these branches of study. SAch
men as Daniel c. Gilman president Of Johns Hop
kins University: Presden; Harper, of the University
of Chicago Professor c. r. Lanman Of Harvard;
Professor A. V. w. Jackson, Of Columbia; Professor
Z. W. Hopkins OF Bryn Mawr; Professor Charles
A. Briggs. of Union Theological Seminary; Professor
Henry Preserved Smith. Of Lane Theolo gica Semi
nary: the Rev. Dr. w. Hayes Ward, of THE In
dependent" present and contributed to the
work of the society \ paper written by Professor
W d. Whitney. of Yale, was also read. The ses-
sons were of great interest and were held from
Thursday to Saturday inclusive
The attention OF the whole student body will be
In the coming week. The attraction will be
the production of the play entitled Joan of Arc;
or. The Monarch the Maid. the Minister and the
Magician" by the Columbia College Musical So
ccty. The play which written by Guy Wet
more Carryl member OF the junior class, Is 10
be acted entirely by undergraduates. 1t Is there
fore distinctly college production. and as such
will be supported by students and friends OF the
college. All the prominent students in college
connected with ,nis production. the cast has been
carefully made up and the whole company has
been thoroughly drilled by the director. !. w. Nor
cross, jr.
There Is in existence at Cou1abla orga alton
known the Romance Club which Is composed
OF the professors instructors and advanced stu
dents i'm the romance Languages. At each session
Of the club (Which is held every other Wednesday
M the college, account is given OF the mos; in
teresting articles on romance Languages and litera-
ture printed in recent French, German English
and Italian periodicals. \ short time ago the club
had the honor TO entertain Professor Emil Haus-
knocht late Educational Commissioner OF the Ger
man Government. The members of the club are
Professor Adophe Cohn. Professor Henry Alfred
Todd. Carlo l.. Speranza. DR.. benjamin d. Wood
ward, Louis A. IoseauX. A. g. Smonds, j. w.
Cooper. :. l.. Rotter. J. f. Kerr S. F. Miller and
s. II. Treat
At a meeting OF the Junior Class II was decided
10 enter a crew in the class which are TO
be rowfd In The latter part of May on the Har-
lem River Five OF the last years crew are I'm the
college, and the remaining will be filed from
the featherweight crew. III. -. Brown has been
elected captain Of the featherweight crew.