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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-13
IN THE LOCAL COLLEGES.
COLUMBIA.


The rowing interest at Columbia College seems
10 have revived In earnest and FOR the last week
thu candidates for university and freshmen crews
have been training diligently In the gymnasium OF
the college Park-avc. and Fifty -nrst-st. waiter
T.. Pect. tho coach Of the - varsity, - looking
after both crews and says that he thinks they VIII
rank among the fastest crews OF their respective
classes that Columbia has ever turned out Be
llcving that the stlll water OF the Harlem River
dos not furnish as suitable place for training
crews to row I'm the open water az New London
or the Hudson River does. the managers or the
union have decided TO have the boathouse lowed
TO a place In the Hudson River. near the future
location OF the university. and TO keep the crews
In quarters In some OF the buildings on the grounds
which the college has just bought Many OF the
candidates who started 10 train for the crews have
already been dropped. The candidates FOR the
freshmen crew have also been thlnned out some
what but IT Is likely that others will have to
leave training this week.
Tomorrow the track team and the candidates for
tn baseball nine will begin training. Six mem
beers OF the "a ball team are back AT college ana
the new material r. much better than that Oh las,
for March =. Two matches with Lafayette have
also been decided upon; one OF them VIII be played
I'm Easter holidays.
The Graduate Club viii hold it's next public meet
fnfc on Room mp' no. Of tn, Library Budns Frank
lin II. Giddings professor of sociology in me uni
Grrss The meeting on The study Of sociology in
Ncw-York city" President Low VIII make the IN
troductory address.
The Columbia College Musical Society Is az
active as IL before the Christmas holidays.
The clubs have three concerts for this week and
several for the succeeding ones. The three con
ccrts for this week as follows: January H. at
Plainfcld: January H. I'm this city. at ST. Andrews
Church. Fifth-ayc. and One-hundred- and twenty
scventh-st. and January 49, at Orange. y. j.. in
the Music Hall Yesterday trial was held for
The principal and chorus parts in the. opcrctta
The Buccaneer" which the society will produce
some time about April II. The piece will be cast
by the authors. Guy Wetmorc Carryl and Kenneth
NJ. Murcheson. il. Following the course that the
society has pursued all this winter only regularly
matrlcuated students OF Columbia College will be
allowed to appear in the production.
The subject of the James Gordon Bennett prize
has been announced and is follows: The Past
and Present Diplomatic Relations OF the United
States with China Japan and Corea.
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the students that il has been cnanseu u a "''''
published every Thursday.
CITY COLLEGE NEWS.

Tho Alumni Site Committee OF the City Coilege
hold a meeting on last Thursday afternoon An
sr,ers were received from some Of the state Sena-
tors 70 whom letters had been sent. asking io'
,boir supnort of the movement for n new SITE
The bin for the new site provides that the cry
authorities NAV at their discretion purchase ste
and place a building on it for the college. Inc e'
tor sent to Albany said: I'VE have petition signed
no over rs 900 citizens Of New-York city, asking the
assage of this BILL and we earnestly ask your GU
operation in its favor T.,
n p Bowker. 'ss. is engaged IN arra"s",s AZ
rornbIet form three articles written by hmse'i ."
,ha mood IF a new building. which appeareu III
,hroe consecutive numbers of The Unversy ~ az
az,ne" Of two years ago These pdnpn.e.s wiz NC
if,,rihuted among the alumni for reference.
tn Inner of the Associate Alumni taxes pace
,ovt Sunday evening. The dinner VIII De heIu ~
ICelmonico's and is a reunion OF the s'" "
Tne view examina tons begin Monday next re-
itations begin at oc.ock ana con mLse examna
in Zach subject during the day These ea sa d,
.iors las two weeks Chapel exercises are ui -
nensed with and the students go m r. o,;,reJ
their classrooms. percentage Oh ~ - ,hev
10 be maintained BY students, or o.mei "'' WY
will be dropped to the next lower .d TT 7 Curtis
The baseball association has eiecteu n ,eam will
manager and J Patterson captain: lin hegn
ba selected temporarily. and practice WI. ueS 81,
Immediately after the eXam!natioHs' "e
Owing TO the success OF the entertalhinenp, 1',n
nv the musical societies of the college az ioe 49, an
Hospital for the benefit of the patiens' MANY OF
decided to hold similar entertainme AT many r-ne
the asylums homes and hospitals IN tne c ' .bnt
('ltv College IL the only college OF TINS CITY '"''
has done work of this character
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COLGATE UNIVERSITY.

Hamilton y y. Jan. u (SpeclaD.-The candi-
dates for the baseball team go into training Janu-
AIRY Il. Professor Brobeck Will drill the men In
regular gymnasium work. and captain Munro Will
the batting OF the men IN the cage Man
ager williams announces the following Eastern
trip: May !. Colgate with Williams. AZ Williams
town; May .. Amherst. at Amherst. May 3. Trim
fly. at Hartford: May Wesleyan. at MiddlctOwn;
May 6. Brown. at Providence. May =. Harvard. at
Cambridge.
Professor Andrews has been appointed ono Of tho
trustees OF the Executive Committee OF the Col
lege Association Of the Middle States.
The academy has arranged a course OF ten l"ct-
for the term. Among the lecturers are the
following: Education Tor CitIzenship." Charles r.
skinner: Early Christian Rome" Percy Meredith
Reese: colorado" Professor \. u. Brigham.
culture" Professor sylvester Burnham; Norway
and the Midnight sun" Principal 9. H. Thurber
The senior class has elected the following officers
for this term: President. James T. Taylor; Vice
president. +. :. Munro: secretary and treasurer.
Turner
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STEVENS INSTITUTE.

The outlook for an athletic team at stevens ihs'
tute this spring is not bright az last year. owhs
to the amount of work required OF the upper
men in their college course, and the large humper
OF candidates who are trying for places on 'ne
varsity lacrosse team
The Athletic Association has called ma's-mee'-
Ing OF the students for next week when captain"
Corbett will outline his policy for the comhs
spring and addresses will be made by seVeral 0. .i
alumni The unfavorab.e weather mas prene e.ica
the men from following up their outdoor praS ~
but they with the candidates for the teams VI t,s
two lower classes are daily doing work IN tne
gymnasium under the supervision OF the team
trainer. b. c. Bail, '95. has been appointed man
eyer for this year. 50, 49,, -,
The Gee. Banjo and Mandolin clubs nave ncl,,S SEn
cers arranged for the next six weeks lhciu9ns
the Hoboken concert January 10; jersey Tly'
January %; Bergen Point. January y; MohtSGiIaln'
February T. Newark. February l. and BrooKyh'
February l.. ,,. an Fri
At a meeting Of the Engineering society on IL
day after several papers had been read rT9tesso,
Anderson gave an interesting lecture on no" "
The Junior Glass Bali Committee is composed OF
F. J. Harris chairman: w W. Willeit, D. r. Mem
nedy, c. H. Hunt and VI. II. Chapin
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WESLEYAN.

Middletown Conn. Jan. u (SpeciaD.-The Nomi-
mating Committee for class day has been appointed
by the president Of the senior class. as follows: G.
O. Judkins chairman Coffin Hartman. G. b..
Smith, Davis Piper and Ackerly.
Professor c. T. Winchester delivered the fourth
lecture In his the English Poets this
evening ia tte college chapel. Subject: "Southey
and Colerdgc"
The results OF the physical examination. in con-
nec,ion with the compulsory gymnasium exercise.
show several credable feats OF strength and thor
ough development With the strength OF legs.
Beeman. IS. lifted $50 pounds. which Is higher than
| per cent. OF men In general reach. Walsh rs, had
a chest expansion OF go cubic inches. Only 2iz per
cent. OF men equal excel this record. Captain
work on the baseball team. Regular work in the
cage will begin this week Woodcock. Brown. 81.
who coached the Brown team last year and has
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ST. Johns.

The Debating and Historical societies Will discoh-
tlnue all meetings TIL after the examinations Inc
members of the class OF philosophy were on Satur-
day examined in mechanics and had an essay on
Evidences OF Religion" Examinations IN meta
physics mechanics physics and evidences OF religion
will be he'd on January %.
Repetition In all the classes has been under way
for the last week and will continue III the Zotn;
when the general examination in all the classes VIII
be held. MT 49,
The usual drill took place Tuesday THURSDAY
and "a turday. nearly ali the cadets being present
The battalion Is being drilled under the command 81
Lieutenant Granger Adams. 9TH Artillery, |. = A..
in the manual OF Many OF the new CADETS
under the non-commissioned officers are drilled IN
the school OF the soldier.
Greater is taken in the baseball team TINS
year by both the faculty and students than for sew
era years and everything points TO most sue
ccssful year In that line OF sport The candidates
for the team practise little daily under Manager
Tom Calkins. who will spend most OF the time
given for training I'm developing good hitters. as
they are mostly needed on the Fordham team as
was frequently shown last year The teams fielding
is and always was good There are severs ne"
students among the candidates VINO are sald 10 DE
skiiful with the stick.
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HARVARD.

Cambridge Mass Jan. II (SpeciaD-The harVaru
Mott Haven team began active training this "eeh
On Monday In response TO the call for candidates
by Captain Bingham, nearly 700 men sigheu "'e'
names as intending TO train. They star'eu III y"
tuesday There IL unusual interest in track attn
Ietcs this year. When the candidates asse'"p'oo
about fifteen graduates. who were once meioeiS VI
the Harvard track athletic team marched IN upo"
the meeting. They were loudly appauded They
were called upon to give advice TO the candidates
and cheer them on for the five months OF nara
training and succeeded in stirring up an unprece-
denied enthusiasm. This spring will see the inaugu-
ration OF graduate board OF coachers for the track
athletic team. Many OF the men VIII eh 1a er
games OF the Worcester athletic tIuo R o.. An
letc Association on the latter date tnene WI, 'e
team race between Harvard ana renhsy ys han
work this week Many men presented thense.Vvs.
but there were no particularly fine baseball p,aysrss
among them. They are being coachen u! Inn
Keefe Of professional baseball fame. 49,
The varsity crew has had a severe shaking IN, nP
the work has gone on under Mr. Watson rh ro,s
are now two squads of two crews each. Ihey row
and practise entirely apart from each other thpusn
only three times a week. on the other three days
they either walk or take a long run I'LL. ,..,.,.r
The freshman musical clubs are rapldIy eetlWS
into condition for their spring concerts. The Gce
Club rehearses twice week under the ieanershlp
Of w W. Hoyt and has twenty-five well-trainel
voices The banjo and mandolin clubs are not 30
The Harvard Rifles now number seventy men.
They are getting proficient in the manual OF arms.
Lieutenant Robinson expects 10 have competitive
drills with several military organizations In Boston
bridge on January IS. The Harvard speakers are
II. a. Bull, 49, T. L. Ross. l., s. ana X {, hin 1s
ton: Resolved. That attempts OF cmployerSs ~, 10
ignore associations of employees and 10 deal wtn IN
OF hoiS Ysses renresentatives are " H. CLARK
6. II. Clark and 7. Long.
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RUTGERS.

New-Brunswick. " j.. Jan. 70 Speciality semi
centennial Of the founding Of the Epsilon Chapter Of
the Delta Phi Fraternity at Rutgers College VIII
occur on February 8. A dinner will be held In New
brunswick on that date, which Will he a noteworthy
celebration in the history Of the chapter Delta I'M
is the oldest fraternity at Rutgers.
william g. Van Dyck. '95. captain OF the football
team has been compelled to leave college on account
of sickness. He will be missed from the giee club
and the baseball team In the spring. 80
Lieutenant Brereton has announced the foloWing
appointments to the college battalion: cadet cap
tain Bogert; cadet first lieutenant. Person; cadet
second lieutenant. Parker; member OF color-guard,
Dittell. - ~, ,,.. -,
The annual meeting Ind dinner OF the Rutgers Col
lege Alumni Association OF the City OF New-York
viii be held at Delmonico's the evening OF
January ls at $50 o'clock. 1t Is expected that
speeches will be made by ST. Clair McKelway, Will
lam H. NcElroy and President Scott
The Delta Epsilon Chapter held It's dance on Fri
day evening Of this week
< course Of six Saturday morning lectures 10 be
open to members OF the senior class. Will begin on
January 49, The course will be unique In that each
lecture will be delivered by a woman The first
lecturer viii be Katharine Conan. professor OF his
tory at Wellesley College. and her subject The Chi
caeo Strike" The other lecturers will be Mary w.
Whitney, Mrs. b. Williamson. Mary A. Jordan, Lucy
~ Salmon and Mrs. c. r. Lowell.
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BROWN.

Providence r. J.. Jan. u (SpeciaD.-The annual
catalogue Of the university has just been published.
and contains. as a frontspiece. excellent en-
craving Of the portal, OF the late Professor D. w
Jenks The publication shows enrolment Of 40
students Of which the graduates number lOs' seniors
81: juniors l2: sophomores. IA; freshmen 1906 So
lect course men a. and Womens College. 10. The
list Of professors and instructors gives eighty
three members the faculty
The first public meeting Of the Brown Debating
Union will be held In Sayes Memorial Han next
Tuesday evening The question TO be discussed Is:
Resolved That the interests If the world would
best be subserved by the victory OF Japan over
China" The disputants are: Ahlrmatye. GamweI,
90 and Draw bridge '9s; negative, Chll. =" ana
Kempton 90
Work has already begun the new dormiiory.
which. according 10 contract. VIII be ready ior
occupancy August !. The building VIII be n the
colonial style. the material being red brick win
granite copinCs. There will be five stories, incud-
dormiiories the first for recitation rooms and The
basement for the botanical department The build
ing Will contain all the newest ana most modern
appliances and will cost about SoVH
SiXfy-fhrec men now In training Tor me attn
letic team preparation for the intercollegiate meet
an unusually large number Of promising athletes.
-Cwenty-nv. new candidates for the y hrsift base
ball nine began training last week under captain
Bustard. with Tcnney. browns old catcher a.
coach. Tho Old men Will begin active training IN
about two weeks
pr Edward Everett Hale began hls series -
lectures last evening 10y an Introductory discourse
on William brewster the Elder OF plymouth.
Dr. Hale viii continue the course under the general
title Of The Founders OF New England"
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CORNELL.

Ithaca Y Y. Jan 70 (SpeciaD.-As was 10 De
expected in view Of the prospect OF the 49,
crews entering the Henley Regatta the can io 90
,,dates was answered by an unprecedentediy large
number Of aspiring oarsInen. Nearly wv 49,
oared at the gymnasium last Saturday in response
70 the call OF w. T. Hastings commodore vi w
navy Forty-three of these were Candidates i' w
VARSITY boat and forty-two for the freshman Grew
There are also ten candidates for coXsWa'i' ~
candidates for the Varsity crew are u'st''D
among the classes follows: Graduate s'u'e"
law school! ): seniors I; Juniors, >; sopho"ioie9' "
The competition for the eight places III "a, 49,
that will row in England will doubtless ueNe'op
como snlendid oarsmen Nearly all OF last year
eight are still in college but they are by no means
sure of retaining their seats owing to the dlefen'
conditions under which mis- year $ rase omicker
rowed a mile ana 4 n snnatne lighter oarsman
than the four mile race. BESIDES ou,r,ss n.y.
often max A better oarsman out OF a man VINO
has never touched oar than OUT OF niiI' IT,
the same physique who has rowed Tor ytdIo. uo
know'eJge of these two facts leads numerous re,
crnits to come out and annornce their Intention OF
making contest FOR places III tne srs' tb,s vcar
and at least one freshman crew. The Cascadlllai
school, which has boathouse near me oOrn o,,
and employs Courtney as coacn VIII ,u a oui
a crew In addition 10 all these the class or ~ VIII
also put crew upon the water t
over the water Dean White has received very cor
dial communications from the captain Oh tite ,se
der crew and from Oxfords captain. WIN assur-
ances that nothing will be left undone that can
minister 10 the comfort and pleasure o' the torhei
crew Letters were recently received from some OF
the hest Irish crews announcing their Intention o,
arranging the dates Of their resatas SO that ~, W.,
be possible FOR the Cornell compete In them
after the at Henley.
I'm the winter military drlli is not require"
Of the under-classmen. the freshmen being com
PEELED to take gymnasium work instead. Among
other studies however. so much interest is taken III
drill that two volunteer companies have been
formed one consisting entirely OF non-commissoned
officers Lieutenant Bell. the conmandant, mas ne-
ri1ied that men who much interested In mill
tary affairs may be presumed TO be fairly proilcent
I'm the manual Of arms and he will therefore IN.
struct them in bayonet and sabre fencing as taught
at West Point. The officers will receive In ADDITION
practice In handling the sword Lieutenant ben
also gives Of lectures In military science
for seniors this term, required by the UNI
ycrsity's charter.
Or. Frank Fe,ter. instructor in economics, has ac-
cepted a professorship in the same department al
Indiana University.
About ninety students have registered In the short
course In agriculture. extending only through the
nLrAf..r tarr
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Johns HOPKINS.

Baltimore Jan 70 (speciaD.-The class OF 81 OF the
Johns Hopkins University has organized an ice
polo team under the direction OF William Hodges
The members of the graduating class are as
cussing the idea of wearing the regulation cap ana
gown TO all Rotations and college EXERCISES i'
the remainder Of the academic year
The titles OF the monographs Of the thirteenth
annual series of Johns Hopkins University studies
in historical and political sciefce OF "hich i'o
fessor Herbert b. Adams Is the edtor' nave J"S'
been announced. The monographs are Twelve III
number are all based original ana extended re-
search and several of them are OF local interest.
Among the most Interesting is that OF Professor
Adams entitled. Higher Popular Education III
Baltimore" based on a paper originally read peio'e
the Arundel club. Of this city Professor Aua'"S
IS the author OF another monograph IN the Ser'es'
entitled Jared Sparks and De Tocqueville j. H.
Hollander Instructor in history and political econ
omv contributes a valuable paper to the series In
his Financial History Of Baltimore. Df. r.. H.
l. Goud OF the Inite1 States Department OF LABOR:
oniributee The social Condition OF Textile Labor.
and Or Charles -. Hazen, of smith College con-
American opinion of the French Revolution"
Government OF the Colony of south Carolina -
OF the monographs are the theses presented for the
degree OF doctor Of philosophy by graduate s.u ,
OF the Department OF historical and political science
j. ii. Iiollander has begun series Of eight lect-
ures the graduate students IN economies on one
ception OF he English economists OF rent, wages,
from Adam Smith to Marshall. showing the analo-
ries ami developments OF these conceptions
The announcement from Montreal Of the appoint,
rrent OF Dr. William Oslcr as president OF Mcblll
University has caused good deal 81 surprise IN
university circles None Of the members or the
lohns Hopkins faculty know whether Dr. Oser VIII
accept the ofrc-. but 1t IS supposed that ne VIII az
he f. a CANADIAN and received his medical education
AT the university 10 which ne has now Deen caiIri
as president to succeed Sir Willis Dawson. VINO re-
signed on account Of i'll health. Dr. osler was app
pointed professor OF principles and practice IN me
Johns Hopkins University in ISIS lie Is also pnysi-
cian-in-chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital lie Is
noted as a physician. patho.ogist and physol0gisi,
throughout the medical world Dr. Osier mas NIieh
chairs in the University Of Pennsylvania ana the
Neon University and has been the Gladstone
lecturer in the Royal College OF Physicans ana
Surgeons London and Cartwright lecturer In the
College OF Physicians and surgeons New-iork
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"TRILBY" STILL HAS HEARTS TO WTy.
PEOPLE UP THE STATE DO NOT INCLUDE HER IN
THE LIST OF THE BEST NOVELS OF 1884,
REPORTS OF LIBRARIANS

PEOPLE UP THE STATE DO NOT INCLUDE HER IN
THE LIST OF THE BEST NOVELS OF 1884,
REPORTS OF LIBRARIANS.
"Trlby" still has hearts to win and conquests "a
make outside OF the Paris Latin Quarter and tho
scenes OF her vocal trumphs. The village libra.
rians of the State OF New-York have not as vet
fallen at her beautiful. dazzling white feet In any
Overwhelming swarm"
The cold hearts-and many OF them feminine
hearts. which may account for it-of the village
librarians have not been Historically moved BY
Miss O'Ferralls glorious rendition Of Chopin's
"Impromptu in \ Flat" Statistics gathered by the
Library Club of New-York prove this fact. The
club decided that 1t would be interesting thing
to learn what, In the opinions of the book Gus
todians OF the village libraries throughout the
State, were the best twenty-five books for their
readers published in 1894 Many of the librarians
did not respond all. but a majority OF those who
forwarded lists to the club ignored "Trby' en-
tirely Not one however overlooked "Marcella,"
and in most cases Mrs. Humphry Wards book
headed the list. Hall Gaines "Manxman'' had
many champions, and so had "Blackmore" and
Ships That Pass in the Night"
The Joint meeting OF the New-York Library Al.
ISOLATION and the New-York Library Club begun
on Friday afternoon continued yesterday
morning In the parlors OF the Young Mems Chris.
tan Association. in Twenty-thrd-st
The small boy addicted to the baneful dime novel
case was carefully diagnosed and many remedies
we're suggested. Miss Ellen VI. Coe asked and an
swered the question What can be done to help
boy to like good books after he has fallen into the
dime-novel habt~
Miss Goes treatment OF the maady was similar
to that Of the drink cure before bichcrde OF gold
was discovered. The boy suffering from the dime
novel habit must not be deprived OF his mental
stimulant all at once The cure should be effected
gradually II would do to begin on PHI
grm's Progress diet before BILLY the Kid had
been digested Clusters Life" she thought, would
satisfy his sangunary thirst and would be good
thing to start on. and from this by gradual steps
the dime ove-r.dden youngster might, In time be
taught to reveI In Robert Esmere' and find Joy In
Herbert Spencer.
Miss Marguerite Merrngton confessed frankly
that she had read "Old Sleuth' and other penny
dreadful" writer's She had done so, however only
with the purpose OF more earnestly waging tho
war against them. Miss Mary :. Cutler discussed
the principles OF selecting books and other papers
pertaining library topics were read by Edward
H. Boyer and John &. Sckley.