New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
HARVARD.

Cambridge, Sept. Is (SpeciaD-The Harvard new
year began Thursday, with every indication OF
Increase of students In most departments OF
the university. There 81 freshmen admitted
by examination. an increase OF So over last year.
There vii. also be marked increase in the gradu-
ate department. About twenty-eight hundred
students registered Thursday.
The college dining clubs opened Wednesday. the
Foycroft Club with membership of some $50;
Memorial Hail. with a total of nearly 1900 and with
over 200 names in the waiting list Harvard Is sadly
in need OF dining hall
Not many changes have been made in the uni
versity during the summer. The most important;
is the remodelling Of the readng-room of the col
lege library The entire interior of the original
Gore Hall will be remodelled. to provide a
much larger reading space and q depository for a
larger number Of volumes. The work VIII cost
about 5000 The most welcome Improvement will
be the introduction of electric lights. These changes
viii not be completed before January l. Meantime
# is necessary 10 use the lower floor OF old Massa
chusetts Hall for reading room.
The chemical laboratory has undergone some
changes The basement has been transformed into
a new Ia laboratory. This space formerly bare,
dark useless cellar. The laboratory room Is
large enough accommodate go men, which VIII re-
leve greatly the overcrowdcd condition of the uppe:
stories OF the building.
The gymnasium has also had a handsome add
ton pu, to It, in the shlpe OF a locker and bathing
building
on Monday evening a reception to new students
will be given b. the college in sanders Theatre.
where officers Of the university and prominent I'M
dergraduates will deliver addresses. Following this
will be a collation. in Memorial Hall. where an op-
portunity will be given to meet President Eliot anu
Others. in .,
out a few men Monday to do some iall IoWlIs.
Will also give all freshmen who care TO practce =
chance to row the river This Is a new custom;
Formerly the Freshmen crew have spent the Ial anu
winter at the rowing machines - 49,, ,.u
The chances OF a good football team this iaIl
seem 10 be pretty encouraging. iIacucc mas o'el
going on for the last two weeks. for ABOUT Il
week there has been a regular lineup every IA
and an actual game between frst ana secont
eleven Most OF last years eleven are back IN
college and Will be sure TO make the team ms
year Norman Cabot Will pay left end; Halloween,
ieff guard: r. shaw centre. D. y. SHAW, ribht
guard; A. Brewer right end, and {. Brewer,
terman half-backs. The places Of LETT guard rgn I
tackle and quarterback alone remain 10 be hlIed
nv nrW men. Left guard VIII probably he played
bv Holt the big freshman from Andover, who Is a
star a. the game. Another candidate IS fresh
mar from New York. by the name OF Jahray He
Is play,ng right guard at present, as Norton shaw
has n broken ligament in his leg. He weighs 20
pounds. and Is lively for MS weight. FOR right
lest year ut present the most available
cand!dnte for the place.
A greater difficulty than the lack OF material IL
the dearth OF cOachers No head coach has been
hand this year DR. Brooks refuses to be coach
again this year. There seems TO be no one who
Is willing TO assume the responsibility: Meantime
there il no system to the coaching. and things are
there would be the same old story to tell. OF fine
material but team work.