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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-27
PRATT INSTITUTE.


The strike has made some difference In the at
tendance at the evening classes but In general the
students have persevered In their work despite the
dscomforts OF travel. Some OF the High School
boys have walked more miles In day than they
walked In a week before, while jewellers In Green
point have crossed to New-York and back to Brook
Ign again before reaching a friendly elevated. The
roof OF the institute has been used by the Signal
Service. and two soldiers have waved their white
nag from the tower, greatly to the delight Of many
students and passersby.
The art students In the OF design have
been busy lately upon design for the back OF a
mirror. A prize offered by business firm. and
seventeen students entered into the competition
Four OF the designs were chosen. the successful
competitors being Miss Katherine f. Blossom, Arch-
bald Hart Joseph b. Hill and Miss Mary L. Scran-
ton
The Commerce Chapter OF the Neighborship AS
ISOLATION gave an entertainment, on Saturday even
ing January 10. Friday evening three out Of the
four principal performers called out mill
tary duty. The entertainment. nevertheless took
place and the fact that some OF II mpromptu
In character made the evening great success.
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AMHERST.

Amherst Mass. Jan % CSpcciaD.-The college glce
and banjo clubs gave n concert Monday evening al
south Amherst. and Wednesday AT Amherst. These
were the first concerts since the foreign Trip last
summer.
The midwnter reception OF the Alpha CHI chapter
OF chi psi was given the society house last SAT
urday evening The rooms were deliberately deco
rated with plants and electric lights. ana upon the
outside OF the house special design MADE ny
incandescent lamps The Philharmonic Orchestra
OF Springfield played for dancing In the parlors
About seventy-nve young ladies from Smith COL
lege were present. besides large number from the
faculties OF the two colleges and townspeople %;
Northampton and Amherst. The patronesses were
Mrs Hills Mrs Whitman. Mrs. ". NJ Dickinson
and Mrs Todd, OF Amherst: Mrs. buckingham ana
Miss Maltby. OF Northampton. and Mrs Babson oil
Gloucester. .-..-,.-. ..,
General Lew Wallace spoke upon Turkey and
the Turks" In the college lecture course FRIDAY
evening While In Amherst General wallace was
the guest OF Professor r.. A. GrosvHior. with whom
he was well acquainted In Constaninope. when
Professor GrosvenOr was professor In Roberts Col
legc
The freshmen broke away from the sophomores
Hartford, where they had their class supper About
twenty-five OF the upper class were AT the tram
before 1t started and prevented large number OF
freshmen from going. IL was supposed that the
statue OF Sabrina which has been "A matter OF II
VARY among the classes for many years. would be
with the freshmen and the sOphs wanted TO get II,
II possible. They were. however. unsuccessful
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YALE.

New-Haven Conn. JAN % (speciaD.-"The Junior
prom was perfect success Such Is the
verdict of all who participated ana 'ney num-
bered at least 1000 more than have been present
81 any nrevious entertainment OF the klnd Inc
armorv was tastefully decorated and all the ar
,arcements were carried out to the compete saus
faction OF those who had them In charge ana Oh
the guests. !, ,, l.,
yaIo and Harvard play their first baseball game In
Cambridge on June 20, the second in New-haVeh'
an June 25 and in OF a tie the tnird III
New-York, on June 49,
lanes Dove Smith, professor OF JURISPRUDENCE
ord Roman law at Aberdeen College Scotland
mas been engaged to deliver the William l.. Storrs
,,so y, lectures AT the Yale Law School THIS
wear Professor James IL. Thayer, hN'n TX jul
himself unable TO keep the appointment. professor
rhaSer viii deliver the course In 1886.
me Yale faculty held a meeting Yesterday al 'SI :
noon and considered what should be done WIN tne
freshmen who revived old times at Yale by haunting
hammer al the Glee club concert IN the hyperion,
besides making a great deal OF noise last MONDAY
night The freshmen and sophomores usel 10 Great
rouhIa al the concerts hut for the last FOUR OF i've
vears inc freshmen classes have had 10 piedBe tneH
solves 10 keen quiet This year no piedse was askeu,
ne il was sli opposed that the custom OF interfering
xith the concerts had been outgroWn , l.,
The Yale crew on Wednesday afternoon ip"cu III
the tank at the gymnasium Tor the irst une tilis
wear They will not begin regular tralnihg at 9nce,
as they rowed simply TO give the from Nsi'oiS
an idea of what Yale tank lie Is iihe'
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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER.

Rochester y. Y, Jan. &c (SpecaD.-Professor j.
H. Gilmore concluded his University Extension
course In American literature on Friday evening
with lecture Sidney Lanier PROFESSOR
Forbes gave the last lecture OF his course on
Money" last Tuesday evening.
The university baseball team has reelected cap
tain Montgomery. and has chosen Freeman to act
as manager. II Is said that the nine VIII be an
unusually strong one.
The midwinter banquet OF the Alumni Associa-
ton OF the University OF Rochester Will be given
al the Hotel Livingston. In this city, on Tuesday
evening January %.
The Republican students organized club on
Thursday and will apply for admission to the
American Republican College League. The follow
Ing we're elected officers President Il. l.. Saunders;
yice-president J. p. Morse; secretary. G. D. Hunt
ington; treasurer. william Baker; Executive Com
mlttec. Il. d. Menzie. y G. Van Noorhis w. NJ,
Glass O. H. williams T.. H. Dcnniston. Delegates
viii attend the convention OF college clubs at
Schenectady. go
H. r. Lawrence, instructor will open the new
nhvscal laboratory early in the spring. Two rooms
have been fitted up In the basement OF Anderson
Hall one for shop purposes and the other for ad-
vanced students who wish to pursue original in
vestigations.
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BROWN.

Providence r. l., Jan. 2s (SpecaD.-1nterest In the
work of the candidates for this seasons oasepaIi
team increases every day Never before have they
gone into active training early, nor nave the
training rules ever been strictly enforced from
the very start. Practice in the cage under the d.
rection OF Tenney has now been going on for over
three weeks and after thorough sitting out OF
the poorer material, which occurred early In the
week thirty promising candidates are still naro al
work OF last years team, Captain Bustaro VIII
have White Brady, Robinson. Lang. Greene Dono-
van. Lowney Cook Willard, Steere and Hancock
At a meeting Of last falls football players heio
Thursday afternoon in the Lyman Gymnasium
Charles p Mott 90, of Vermont. last years right
tackle was unanimously elected to the captaincy Oh
The coming Of John Mott. college secretary OF the
Y NJ C. A., has caused a great rehgOus awaksn-
meetings have been. crowded to OVERLOOKING curing
the last week, and division prayer-meeungs nave
been held in all the dormtories. ,,
.'The Brown Magazine for January Is just out. ~
contains among other things Of merit schoarIy
article by Professor Winslow Upton entitieo Are
the Planets Inhabited? ,., -
The Hammer and Tongs. Browns dramatic So
ciety considering the selection OF piece In dgne
opera be produced on the stage OF the FRO.
Opera House next May. 1t will probably not De an
on Monday evening President Andrews will de-
liver a lecture in Sayes Hall on Roger Williams
the Founder of Rhode Island $3.50
The first of a series OF indoor athletc meets Was
he'd In the Lyman Gymnasium on w edneScdy AFTER
noon There nearly 100 entries for the Ten con,
tests many Of which were holly contested anu
some good records were MADE
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HAMILTON.

Clinton, N Y. Jan. 2s (SpeciaD.-Arthur w. Soper
has given the college two handsome flags. Both
are Of regimental size, mounted on STATS, and
both are OF heavy silk. One is the Stars and
Stripes bordered by a heavy fringe OF gold bullion;
the other is the college colors. The flags were
displayed in the chapel upon their arrival and a
vote of thanks TO Mr. Soper was heartily car
ried.
The Grand Jury OF Oneida County has found an
Indictment against Peter Kelly. OF Clinton. one OF
the lads charged with attempting to blackmail
Mrs. Theodore W. Dwight. widow OF Pro-
lessor Dwight OF Columbia, out OF 1900 The STU
dent who was arrested on the same charge. G. q.
Mcintyre. not indicted.
The Board OF Editors Of THE Hamiltonan' has
offered money prizes for the best poem. the best
prose article and the best drawing Competition
is limited to Hamilton undergraduates
The women OF the faculty have begun a series OF
faculty receptions to be held once In two weeks.
The first Of the series was given by Mrs. Brandt
on Wednesday evening.
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WELLESLEY.

Wellesley, Mass Jan. 26 OspeciaD.-Last Sunday,
January 20, being the anniversary Of the death
OF Miss Helen A. Shafer. late president Of Wellesley
College, a memorial service was held instead OF
the usual vespers. The exercises consisted Of music
by the college Beethoven Society. under the direc-
ton Of Professor j. W. Hill, and appropriate re-
marks from members Of the college faculty.
The special services the Day of Prayer for
colleges January 81 will be conducted by the Rev.
DR.. Amory II. Bradford, OF Montclar, n. J.
Associate Professor Mary A. Knox, Of the his
tory department. lectured this week before the
Tuesday Club Of Wellesley the Corean war.
AS the concert fund has fallen short OF the neces-
given at the college on Monday evening Subscrip-
Ton lists are being circulated throughout the col
quired sum- ' o 49,
IL, In me recently published annual report OF welles-
iey Soueee, MIS- Julia j. Irvine, secretary of the
Acanemic Council notes the various changes in the
conese curing the last academic year. and calls
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Johns HOPKINS.

Baltimore. Jan. 26 (speciaD.-A special meeting Oh
the directors OF the Athletic Association OF johns
Hopkins University was held recently 10 de'f'e
plans for recognizing the athletic teams anu
awakening interest In outdoor sports. Owing 10 lack
OF support and apathy in athletic matters on Inc
part Of the undergraduate body. the teams repre-
sentlng the university have not been as strong as
they might be. 1t decided that 1t would De lot
the best interests OF the Athletic Association 70 APP
pont a committee devise means whereby re-
organization Of the association might be erected py
making separate associations for baseball, foo'oa
and lacrosse. The committee is also to draw up
constitution whereby such reorganization Is 10 De
effected and provide for the new organizations
This committee consists of George c. Morrison'
Harry r. Marshall and Lawrason Brown
Dr. William g. Brooks, professor Of zoology mas
resumed his lectures. after being confined TO MS
home for week with a badly sprained back 49,,
The Matricuate Society gave dance III tHe
gymnasium this evening" which was attended by
hundred or more OF Baltmore's society people Inc
COMMITTEES In charge was composed OF > D Jan.
ncy, c. y. Clark. Warren Bucker ana Albert
Richie. ,, .... c,,,,.
sloner of Education. Is delivering course OF iect
ures on 1.-THE Educational Influences OF Art ana
Literature"
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DARTMOUTH.

Hanover, n. H.. Jan. 26 (SpeciaD.-The system OF
scholarships has been revised. and will go Into ef-
feet at the beginning OF the next college year There
are scholarships OF 800, one OF @Zo' ana one Oh
$50 which will be given to the four students need
ing aid who pass the highest entrance examina-
lions There are four scholarships. the same as
the above for each OF the three upper classes
These scholarships will be distributed to the four
IN each OF those classes who shall pass the hghest
examination and at the same time need help man.
cially. In addition to these there are large num-
her OF $50 scholarships to be given to those VINO
need the help OF the college These $50 scholarships
were formerly so. Under the new system the APP
plicant receives a guarantee OF $50. and as much
above that as his average in his studies shall ex-
coed 30 per cent The tuition has also Deeh raiseu
So making II 800
II has been the custom here always to have an
expert trainer for the track athletic team rms
season, however, will be an exception Inc pro-
lessor Of physical culture. T. H. Carleton VIII nave
full charge OF theftrainng. assisted by B. Chase'
49, and 4. G.. Bugbee 'e5.
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ST. JOHNS.

Suitable preparations are being made for Sodaity
Dav. which occurs on February 2. This has always
been an important day at st. Johns The MEM
bers of the Parthenian Sodality and Literary AcAd
einy have the affair In charge. and with the assist
ance of their moderator, Michael J. Mahony will
no doubt make the affair complete success Poems
and essays appropriate to the occasion Will be read
in Latin Greek French, German ana English In
the presence of the faculty and students In college
project; John Mccarthy and Thomas" Ca.kins. FIRST
and second assistants respectively l. Snea. secre:
tary; II. o. Hughes, treasurer; w. NJ: boyie and
Maurice Doran, lectors; T. Boyle, n. Delenanty An
dres Croses and Charles Downs, consuitors; James
Wilson, sacrstan; John Atkinson organlst, "a
Friday and Saturday the oral examinations In the
class OF philosophy took place In Science Hail The
continue till February or 5. Mathematical exam.
nations are to be held on the 18th and Will lastM
the 3lst BY the "ninety-fve" calendar the jan
examinations of the philosophy Class will be heA
sooner this year than for several years, beginning
on June II and lasting for two days THE Ford
reading In II also appear several Of the speeches
made at the Alumni dinner held at Delmonico's on
December 20 last. Lieutenant Granger Adams con-
tinues to drill the battalion In the manual Of arms
I'm the armory as the .nclement weather will not
allow marching by companies, corps review. bat
TALON parade, guard mounting or any OF the outdoor
drills which held on the campus. Nearly al Of
companies On Saturday. instead OF the usual drill
Lieutenant Adams marched the battalion 70 College
Hall. where he spent hour In explaining In an
interesting manner the different parts OF the cadet
rifle" Candidates for the baseball team have been
In light training for the last week.
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WESLEYAN.

Mddletown. Conn. Jan. &c (special)-The COM
n,ittee on the Washington's Birthday banquet mas
been appointed as follows: Chairman '. ). onii'r
's5: g. b. Davis jr.. 95; c. r. Berrien' go r. l.
Love 'ss: NJ b. Law 81; ]. l.. Alexander w.
The full list Of officers, as nominated u! the
class day committee, was elected last Wednesday
nv the senior class as follows: 5. L. Ackeriy'
president: H. l. Hartman, orator; Z. y. Judkihs
noet: E. X Smith. historian E. F. Conn., prophet
w 8 Woods class presentation; V. j. smith, IVY
orator: NJ B. Waltz pipe ceremony; G. ~ Lapham
marshal: s. B. Davis. jr.. POSTMASTER; l.. NJ. bee
man. choragus; W. r. Neff, chairman OF commit
tee on Arrangements; n. E. Gilbert permanent
secretary. . :,
Professor Winchester has been engaged 10 oe-
liver a series of eight lectures, and PROFESSOR
Kubns a series of six, under the auspices OF the
Society for Education Extension. of Hartford
Professor Winchester's general subject VIII De
1.-THE Age of Queen Anne as Seen In Literature.
Professor Kuhns will discuss French Literature
in the Nineteenth Century. :. , $500 ..,, ,o
The candidates for the baseball team began ~
take system of daily gymnasium WORK Iast
Wednesday, in addition TO the regular cage pIdC,
tice This work under the direction OF the physlcal
Instructor will be continued throughout the wnter
months Woodcock, Brown. 81 was 10 take chdrSe
of the team last week. The arrangements nav
been changed, however, and he Will not Degih MS
work until February II.
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Geneva y. Y. Jan. % (speciaD.-At the last meet
ing Of the Executive Committee OF the college
announcement was made OF an additional gift OF be-
tween f}01o and $4,000 for the endowment and
maintenance OF one OF the college buildings. The
name OF the glver and the precise purpose oil the
gift are withheld for the present
An enthusiastic and important meeting OF the I'M
dergraduatcs In the interest Of college athletics was
held this week. II was voted TO nave the So.!ese
field day events: also TO secure at once. IL POSI-
bic funds for a suitable running track Tor practce
Football directors for next year were elected: The
baseball team has already been designated and u at
work 4 minstrel performance by the students II
In hand and will given In the future for the
benefit OF the fund for athletics
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CITY.

The review examinations, which have been q
source OF great dread by the students. were ended
on last Friday, having lasted for two weeks. The
college will be closed on Monday and Tuesday ex.
cept for a few hours on Tuesday, when the stu.
dents will receive their books for the second tern
Exercises will be resumed on Wednesday. The IL
erary societies and Chess Club Will meet as usual
Some OF the Classes will probably elect oicers for
this term. There will be no chapel speaking -
Mr. Mayne, who was the instructor In oratory, re-
signed his place just before the review examinations
Professor Johnston will deliver three OF the free
course lectures under the direction OF the Board
OF Education at Public School No. g. The subjects
upon which he will lecture are Popular Government
In Colonial Times" Popular Government and the
Struggle for Independence" and Popular Govern.
January Is. February and February u re;
spectively. w G.. McGuckin. OF the college. viii
deliver lectures at School No. Is. on January q!
Is Thomas Jefferson"
Arthur Kuhn. '9i has received word that he Is
essay on the evils and disasters occasIoned BY
war Competition open TO students In all the
colleges Of the country. The subject OF his essay
was THE Destructiveness OF War from an Eco.
nomic Point of View" The essays were suomitteo
to the society last May. and the results have )~'
been announced. A.. ,,.,
meeting of the Athletic Association in OStopstri
President Tambo of the association. has not tnousn
IL advisable 10 hold meeting since tnen; ne ex
poets however that meeting will be eaiied snort.
~ either the college or at the Fifth Avenue ~,
Hotel at which time ne will propose that an me
members Will make spec cIess sometbnR Of this
nature is done. the spring games VIII nave 70 oe
abandoned. ,,.. =. n. o,p,..
sang at the Central Presbyterian Church on Friday
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UNION.

Schenectady, ~ Y. Jan. % (speciaD.-Andrew
Carnegie delivered a lecture to the students FRIDAY
afternoon on THE Uses Of Wealth MT Car
pegie was accompanied from New-York by Presi-
dent RAYMOND and General Butterhed.
Professor Mosher has been elected by the STU
dent body to be the faculty representative on the
Athletic Advisory Board.
At a college meeting last Friday morning An
thony go was unanimously elected manager or
next seasons baseball team. The question Oh
Unions withdrawal from the New-fork state IN
tercoIlegiate Football Association was also taken
M and discussed but was laid over one week ior
further discussion. ,,,,.
A committee has been appointed by President
streeter OF the senior class. to draft a cons i
ton for the formation Of Union College Athletc
Association This association is intthdeu 10
supplant the present Advisory Board. II II IN
tended TO have II control all questions relating 10
baseball, football or track athletics whenever In
dispute. a. $4,000, ..,,,,o, o,a
Much interest is taken in the annual reunion ana
dinner of the Union College Alumni Association OF
Northeastern New-York. to be held at Hotel Ken
more Albany, next Monday evening Among the
speakers Will be President Raymond. ex-senator
Miller W. II. McElroy. Seymour Van Santvoord;
Controller Roberts and others. Judge Lahooh Will
probably preside.
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pRINcETON.

prroo,or " 7 Ian % (SpecaD.-The contest
for the Baird prizes for oratory and disputauon,
held Tuesday evening in Alexander Hail. WIS wen
attended and OF unusual interest Inc programme
o,,,on was pleasantly varied by the acceptable
playing Of the mandolin club AZ 'he c'ose Vi III"
contest. after long deliberation. the Judges oi
orotorv and djsputation announced the result as
follows: The Baird prize. A. c. lmbrie, OF New
York Wing. THE Inevitable Conflict with ko-
r,anism.. the prize for oratory, V. II. Leukehs'
~ New-Jersey Clio, The Coming Change' chris
tian not Socialistic"; for delivery W. H. Butter
OF New-York Clio. prophets OF Rest a fiea LOT
Conservatism: the first prize FOR dispu'auoh' ..
w. Park OF Mississippi. Whig' the Affirmative Oh
the question Resolved That women shouiu eN-
erclse the franchise an equality win 'he li'"'
ond tho second prize for disputaton, Alfred Hayes
r.. OF Pennsylvania. Whig the negative OF 'he
question. "Resolved. That the income tax should
ho ronsaled" 1t was announced that the report
~ the Judges on poetry would be made known
later The judges We're: Oratory anu u'spuss..od,
Bayard stockton irol Wsrtn postry Professor
Winans. Professor Harper ana Iro'esso' mum
The Baird prizes were established through the
uherality OF Charles O. Baird. OF Philadelpha.
and consist OF the following suns dollars TO the
best speaker in the senior class VINO mas ranh'1
among the rst SIX wri'erT ,ar sy rhetoric and
oratory; n prize for oratory OF 81, pre- ior ur
livery OF s30: also priz OF ~ ior ti. PEST po,h ~
best and second best written dispniations l.,
The abolition OF the custom OF the uhuersrnuu-
ates wearing numerals ana monosrains on tn a.I
sweaters and the other reforms proposed ana
passed before the college assembled IN mass. ihte,.
ing Tuesday afternoon. - meeting the ApitoSat ~
ali The fact IS that the numerous MONOGRAM
sen on caps and sweaters nave p.oo i so ON
mon that the members o. varsity teams h TS az
most ceased to wear their monosrhms, ms 's
one OF the privileges due them Tor Lepiesen,lns ,,
college on the teams ana IN the '"'''' '''' WIN
$40 aiiowel % enjoy IL.
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TRINITY.

Hartford Conn., JAM 20 (SpeciaD-Inere was
standing room only at Alumni Hall Friday night,
when Paul du Chau lectured on THE VIKINGS.
When this lecture was ended. Mr.. du Chaillu. by
special request. gave account Of how he killed
the first gorilla slain by white men since the time
of Hannibal. After the lecture the Epsilon Chapter
OF Delta Psi gave reception at their mousse III
Summit-st In honor of the explorer.
On the morning Of January Is hastily arra da
ing club OF the Zion Hill Coored Church and three
Undergraduates. The subject Was: "Kes o ,Ss
That ambition has a greater influence upon me
human race than fear" After loAg debate the
contest was decided by the judges also students)
in favor of the visitors who had defended the mega
tive and the prizes-three chickens-were carried
of by the victors. . , H..
ball team Is seriously Ill with pneumonia HIS
condition has. however, considerably Improved
within the last few days
The class OF s6 has decided to ntroduce this year
The date has not yet been definitely decided upon.