New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-03
begin on June T. the class will spend short time
al Watkins Glen.
HARVARD.


HARVARD.
NEW COURSES FOR NEXT YEAR-COMMENCEMENI
APPROACHING-ROw ING-CLUD ELECTIONS.
Cambridge. Mass. June (SpeclaD-The announce
uent of the courses OF instruction provided by 'he
faculty Of Arts and Sciences for the academic year
1s9l-G5 appeared during the week, ana contains
some sgnincan, additions and changes the most
notable feature of the curriculum Is the de-
nilod en1arretnent Of the Engineering Department
Of the Lawrence Scientific School The courses have
been increased by forty-three. relating TO all
branches OF engineering. This Is only the Desihhhs
of some energetic measures when are De!hg taken
TO make the Lawrence Scientific School one OF the
foremost technical institutions Of the country
Other plans are being developed, and In the opinion
OF the promoters OF the various schemes II Will
only be a question Of very few years wnen the
scientific school at Harvard will play as important
a part In the University as the Shefield Scieht"ic
School does at Yale. In addition to this enlargement
a new department OF architecture has been insti-
tuted under the supervision Of Mr.. Warren. In
this are found a number OF new courses In drawing
and architectural design. They are Intended pri-
mariy for students in the Lawrence ScichtHc
School, and be counted toward the ~ H. de-
gree only a limited extent. The pamphlet further
announces the temporary withdrawal OF Professors
Barrett Wendell and x. Fraucke the coming year
being their Sab0atlcal Mr.. Young and Herbert
Abbott have been added TO the corps of Instructors
Professor Won Jageman and Professor Schilliny
will take charge OF the more important OF Iro-
fessor Francke's courses. DR.. Muse has been ADDED
to the French Department. and the entire control
Of the Introductory In history has been given
to Dr. Coolidge while Professor Charming viii con-
tlnue with the more advanced courses. Another
important change Is the requirement OF regular al
tendance the lectures In the prescribed courses
in English for the sophomore and freshman classes
Outside OF the enlargements OF the courses In arch-
lecture and engineering. the undergraduate cur
ricuum remains about as before.
Recitations and Lectures were closed on nuesaay
on THURSDAY. and Will continue for three weeks
Class Day this year IS placed for FRIDAY, June -
and commencement IS on the following wednesday
June r. with this period comes a certain SARA
tion in athletics. The baseball nine and the VARSITY
dozen teams which were In the height OF me
season week ago. The victory OF the nine over
looked for. and most delightful surprise II has
given ground for hope that the series win Prince
Will be good hgntIng chance against Yale on
The crew is. II anything. in worse condition than
the nine. The makeup i apparently pretty wei!
decided upon. as the crew has rowel tor Week
without a change. The most probable onder. AFTER
the many changes which have recently been made
together with the weights heights and ages OF the
age %: No. 2: Bulard. l6l. IT, IN age y; 10 8
Lewis 1861 IT, a H. age S Mo " IS r. II 1
age S No tS l. Pays In acc s n Sse Kae so o
H. in. age 49, coxswaln. Day; substitutes.
Forbes + Davis Cameron. The real condition OF
the crew is not well known In college. The popular
impression Is that Il Is In very bad SHAPE and row
Ing very far behind the form generally seen In
varsity at this time Of the year and this I'M
preston is doubtless pretty correct. only mracu-
ous coaching bring the crew into winning form
now. The date Of the Harvard-Yale race has been
changed 10 the afternoon OF Thursday, June ~ IN
stead OF June 49, The crew VIII leave here Tor
New-I London on June g The quarters are being re-
paired by the Ncw-London Board OF Trade. They
viii be. as usual. abou, four miles from the town
and opposite the finish.
The Varsity baseball management ia trying the
plan OF taking visiting teams 10 the varsity train
Ing table while they are In Cambridge. The Penn
syvania the nrst TO receive this courtesy.
and they accepted. Princeton was also invited.
but for some reason declined. Yale has been asked
make use OF the same privileges when they play
their first game June q
The annual Weld Boat Club races resulted ns fol-
canoe race won by w s Thompson and r. J..
Hutchinson. L. 5. four-oar"d boat race. won by the
crew made up Of G. r. Nagrath. ~. stroke; J. T.
Damon 81. .. b. iIaws. Div. and 7. l.. Ohm
stead: pair-oarei race. won by u. ID. Cassidy.
80 and e. r. Bubb, &c
The Folk Lore Club has elected Officers for next
year as follows: President. H. II. klddcr. vice
president T. 4. Knuisen secretary r b White.
The committee on commencement parts has an
nounced the following speakers for commencement:
Latin saluiaiory, Edward Kennar1 Rand. OF Water
town Mass: undergraduate English parts. Lind
say Todd Damon OF Boston: George burgess Ma
grath OF Milton. Mass Macy Millmore skinner. 81
Boston: John KathbOnc oliver OF Albany y. Y;
John Fogg Twomby. Of New York. from the law
school James Madison Morton. OF rail- River from
the divinity school. Frank Albert Gilmore 81 BE-
fast. Maine 49,
The second triennial dinner Of tho lass Of sc
will be held at the fremont House Oh the evening
before commencement. June p.