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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-24
THE CITY UNIVERSITY.

A. the annual meeting of the University Athletic
Association Thursday the following ohceTs were
elected: President. j. Emil Walsched, W; wee
president W!nfred RI. Roberts, SO; treasurer
Edwin /. Carvln, 81; secretary, Harry W. Bro"h'
e7 The delegates elected represent the association
a, the Intercolle gate Conven ton were Bruce c. Phil
Inns 90: william p Hadwen. jr.. 81 and J. Turney
Fc;herston 81 At the last meeting the association
voted to instruct It's delegates 10 the convention 20
favor sending the winners in the coming lnterco-
legate contests to England to compete against the
Oxford students The association elected J. T.
Fetherston temporary captain and w. A. Bradley
,emr,rary manager Of the baseball nine. until their
appolntmcnt could be ratified by the Executive
Committee.
Frank j. Smith. formerly leader OF the Lotus
Glee GLIB has accepted the leadership OF the Uni
verslty Glee club and under his direction the club
is rapidly getting into position to give its spring
concerts. The Mandolin and Guitar Ciuo Is 10 ASSIST
tho Gee club in all Its concerts.
At meeting of the junior class las; Tuesday
Claude G. Smith, Delta Phi. was elected to the
editorial board OF The Violet TO succeed d. l.
Mortimer. resigned. 49,,
The Young Mems Christian Association is being
represented at the Syracuse convention OF the Nv
York state Young Mem Chris tian ASSOCIATE" "S
Louis l. Snyder. %. and John p. Pratt. '3s ,
spec!al series Of lectures on ''PnYsloloSicd.
Pedagogcs is being delivered before the ScHooi OF
thory and writer on matters relating to scnoo,
hygiene The School OF Pedagogy was representei !
nj tho meeting OF tho National Department. OF
Superntendents held In Cleveland by Dr. r. H.
Or Frederick Monteser lecturer In the course or
Comparative systems OF Eluctuon appeared las'
week before the Teachers Assoc9tion OF f I.31h
dence lecturIng THE French system OF Eiu-
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STEVENS INSTITUTE.

The Alumni Association Of Stevens institute he'd
the regular winter meeting In Professor Woods
room on Wednesday evening. II was more OF a
social than OF a business nature. The musical clubs
nIaved several selections and addresses made
by President Morton. DR. Leeds Professors kroeh
and Denton and several OF the more prominent
alumni In regard to the dropping OF Spanish from
the course 1t may be said that the alumni decided
that a student must study German, and that French
and Spanish to be optional but In order to take
Spanish an examination In French would be re-
ouired At the cose OF the meeting "A supper was
served Professor Denton will accompany the senior
class on Its first inspection tour this spring. The
coal regions Of Pennsylvania viii be visited, ana
the factories and electrical plants OF Philadelphia
and Pittsburg inspected
The lacrosse candidates are training ndusrious;y
In the gymnasium every afternoon under captain
Corbet,s supervision The early part Of next month
Cd Canadian lacrosse player viii take charge OF
the men and train them for the championship games
The lacrosse convention was held In Phiiadelpni1
last week. and after the election OF oiicers adopted
this schedule OF games: Johns Hopkins University
vs. Stevens, at Baltimore, May u; Lehgh vs. johns
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SMITH.

Northampton. Mass. Feb. q (speciaD.-On Feb
ruary Il several valentine parties were held at
the college. According TO the usual custom. every
house the campus had large box to receive
all valentines and these were distributed In the
evening. Following this. In the Hubbard House a
farce called "a Slight Misunderstanding was
played. and In the Wallace there was a Queen OF
Hearts party. A professional fortune-teller fur
nished the evenings entertainment at the Hat
field
DR.. Edward Pick. OF England. began this week
a series OF five lectures Memory" The first
lecture. which was free was an outline OF the
course OF study to be pursued In the four follow
Ing lectures on the faculty OF remembrance. DR..
Picks lectures have been well attended
An important meeting OF the Smith Chapter OF
the College settlement Associa ton was held on
Wednesday, for the election OF the Smith electpr
and treasurer for the next two years. Miss Clara
$. Doolittle. 81 was elected TO hold this ofice. A
and letters read from the College Settlement AS
ISOLATION fellow Smith alumnae. at Denison
House, Boston.
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COLUMBIAN.

Washington Feb % (SpeciaD.-The second lecture
OF the course in applied ethics was delivered on
Wednesday afternoon by Professor Woodrow Will
son, of Princeton. AT the conclusion a conference
was held. Justice Harlan. Of the Supreme Court.
presiding.
The university annual called The Coiumbiad
will appear. shortly after the Easter vacation. II
is to be handsomely illustrated. and Will contain
twice as much reading matter as formerly.
The Banjo and Mandolin Club made short TIP
last week giving concerts in Lexington. Danville,
Richmond and Charlottesville. .
The second production Of the opera "Dorothy
nv the PLAYERS OF Columbian was billed for TUESDAY
evening but was postponed account OF death
in the family of one Of the principals. The pro-
ceeds OF the next performance VIII be used for
charitable purposes.
The baseball team have commenced work In the
cage and the outlook is promising. Several OF the
new candidates who taking a postgraduate
course have flied positions big college mines.
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HAMILTON.

Clinton y Y. Feb. q (SpcciaD The sophomore
hop on Wednesday was a pretty affair The gym
nasum was decorated with taste. the music was
good and tn,-e were many handsome costume.
4 number OF young women from out OF town were
present The committee in charge was Messrs'
Pickard Ames and Burke. The patron s-es were
the wives Of President S,rykcr and Professors Ter
rtlt and Hopkins.
ON Monday evening the sigma fhi Society CAV"
a reception in honor Of Dr. and Mrs. +. ii. Peck ~
this place who are soon 10 leave here. Those who
received with Or. and Mrs. Peck were he President
and Mrs. Stryker the Dean and Mrs Hopkins ana
Dr AMI Mrs Frost. ,, $500,
on THURSDAY evening In their Cnapter house.
H. T. Bates. g. gave a dinner on Inufsday even
ing AZ the Psi t'psllon House IN honor OF MIS-.
VIII Beardsley. Miss Beardsley and Miss Millgan.
all Of Auburn.
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MELLEsLEY.

wellesley Mast. Feb p (speclaD-Proiessor
Charles r. Cross % the Massachusetts lnsiiiui"
Of Technology will lecture before the college Mon
dav evening next on sound" The lecture VIII be
Illustrated hy various experiments.
Washing;on's Birthday WAS observed as holli
at the college. In the afternoon ne members 81 me
Agora Society gave a receptol 70 their friends. AMI
in the evening the Cleo and Banjo clubs gave ther
annual concert to a crowded houac.
At the representation Of the English House ~
Commons held IA the gymnasium last saturday
evening the subject FOR debate was "A resolution
on the adjustment OF the hereditary principe IN
Mics = X Kendall associate professor Of MIS-
tory took the par; - Speaker ~ the House AMI
the parts OF prominent Iotciafs secreiarlea pages
bate Was spirited. the speeches showing careful
following OF contemporary history.
Miss Katharine Conan professor of history. l'ct-
urcd before the college las, Saturday afternoon on
the Chicago etrke.
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DARTMOUTH.

Hanover. ~ H.. Feb % tspeciaD.-The protest
Of Amherst and Williams colleges against Dart
mouths playing medical students on her athletic
teams was thoroughly discussed at a mass-meetlng
OF the students In Old Chapel on February IS.
After more than hours debate a set Of resolu-
tons drawn up by the Committee on Athletics OF
the college, were accepted. The res2ulons reclte
the desire Of the members OF the Dartmouth as
soclaions 10 abide strictly by the OF the
pacts in the league with Amherst and Williams
colleges and the belief that these compacts have
been fulfilled They include protest against
special legislation which bears exclusively against
the medical Students Of Dartmouth College. and "A
proposition that action lie suspended upon all ques
lions issue between the three colleges In
the present CUES. Including the questions regard
ing medical students, this present protest. etc.
and that al such questions be referred 10 the sew
eral general committees On athletics OF the respect
I've colleges TO be considered by them IN conference.
to be constituted OF one undergraduate. one mem
Der OF the faculty and one nonresident graduate
from each college. and that the baseball and foot
ball leagues suspend for year. unless the pres
ent difficulties earlier settled. all operations as
leagues with reference to playing championships.
local fraternity. the Sigma Eta has just
been established here. with fourteen charter mem
bcrs
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ST. JOHNS.

A pleasant entertainment was given by the mem
hers OF the Literary Society. In College Han on
Washington's Birthday and reflects much credit on
those who had the affair In charge Historical es
SAYS and speeches read nterspersed with music
nv the orchestra and glee club. Among the essays
read were THE Day We Celebrate" Charles ON
MOTT 90; washington. the Patriot Soldier Haro'ns
Fisher 'e5: "The Battle of Trenton" poem. W. hien'
ard Hughes, 'ss; "washngtons Farewell to H'
ARMY" Terence j. Boyle. IS; Washington as =
Literary Man" John Atkinson 81; The Character
Of WASHINGTON" John j. Dockry 80. ..-rr
The Historical Society elected its seconu- 'e.n ~
officers on wednesday evening. The o nSesrs
Moderator the Rev. }. Flynn. :, j.; presdTsm r,sI
Louis Tracey 49, vice-presitent. Joseph Is; go tx
's6 corresponding secretary. William NJ Bo!,
recording secretary. Thomas NJ; OShea 70, csar,s,
urer Thomas Il. Calkins. 49, librarian H. on
Mitchell Sc The association was orsaniin nvsst-
March G, 1862 Its object is to promote me psynlsr
CATION and diffusion OF historical ru.n, srstor is
meetings are held sem-monthly. The modsra' ",hsr
appointed by the faculty. The presdeh. anu sn,bers
The election OF officers OF the freshman cs for the
held on Tuesday. Those elected TO h9a oi Richard
rest Of the scholastic year are President lewis E.
Hughes New-York city: vice-presldeh'ir ,nmas r.
Caan, Yonkers.. y: Y; secretary ,i,am Joyce
Adams. New-Yo City; treasurer. w VIVIAN Rrook.
Columbus, Ohio: beadle. George r. Rooney N = J.;
lyn: historian Peter Az Meagher: hopoAffmm' -
baseball captain Joseph McVoy, Chicago LII
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WILLIAMS.

Wll.iamstown. Mass. Feb. q tspecaD.-At a col
lege meeting held in Alumni Hall Monday evening.
Manager MOslcy gave ont the following schedule OF
games which L. still Incomplete; April 10, Holy
Cross at Williamsburg April ~, Yale. at New
Haven: April g. Wesleyan. az Middleto~n. April p.
Holy Cross Worcester. April q. open date. At
WILLIAMSBURG. May l. Harvard, At Cambridge: May
T. Harvard. at Wil!iamstown; May g. Amherst. at
Amherst; May II, Murray Hl. Al Williamsburg;
May -. Dartmouth at Hanover. May 10, Dartmouth.
al Hanover: May -, Wesleyll AZ Williamstown:
May "a and =. University Of Vermont, at Buring-
ton; May o. Amherst NJ Williamsburg; June !.
Union at \ bany: June =. University 81 Vermont. Al
Wl.Namsiown: June and D. Dartmouth At VIII
Jamestown. June l1 Yale az VII tmstown; June -
Amherst al Amherst: June q. Amherst at VIII
Jamestown. go
The formal presentation Of the Ely loving cup TO
the Williams football team. rs a souvenir for scoring
against Yale. took place Tuesday evening at the
Wilson House. North Adams Mr.. Ely, a graduate
OF Columbia College, the donor Of the cup. made the
presentation speech. ,,,-
Water Christie the trainer Of the athletic
team took charge Of the candidates saturday even
ing Forty men responded 20 the call.
Jeffrey, %. represented Williams at the meeting
Of thu New England Intercollegiate Athletic Associa
ton. held In Boston on Saturday. Putney &c. was
elected OF the directors.
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JOHNS HOPKINS.

Baltimore Feb % (SpecaD.-The nineteenth an
nual commemoraton day Of the Johns Hopkins Uni
yers,ty yesterday was OF the most enjoyable IN
cidents in the history OF that institution Alumni
came from Ncw-York. Chicago and other cities to
take part in the exercises, which were he'd IN the
new Mccoy Hall. A procession Of the faculty ana
students nearly all of whom were In gowns was
formed in the other halls and marched to Mccoy
Hall Dr. Edward Renouf was again chief mar
shall The principal address was delivered by ex-
Mayor Seth Low, president OF Columbia College,
New-York Short addresses were also made By
President Gilman and other members OF the faculty
The instrumental music was furnished by the Haydn
Musical Society OF Baltimore under the leadership OF
Professor W. f. Hemendahl. and the university
ode "veritas vos Liberablt." and Dr. Oliver Wen
dell Holiness familiar hymn were sung by a chorus
OF nifty students.
Dean Griffin. in behalf OF the university. con-
ferred the degree OF Doctor Of Philosophy upon W
" Maltbie OF Ohio former instructor at the
Womans College and graduate Of the Ohio Wes-
Ieyan College ard upon L. b. Matthews. OF New
York who has lately been Instructor in mneralogy
at the university The degree Of Bachelor OF Arts
conferred upon Ernest Pend.eton Magruder' OF
Upper Marlboro. Nd.
Professor Ira Remsen recently gave an account
OF argon" the newly discovered constituent OF the
air at a meeting OF the Johns Hopkins Scientific
Raylelgh secretary OF the Royal Society OF London
and formerly professor OF physics at Cambridge and
by Professor Ramsay. who holds the chair OF chem
istry in University College, London.
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n,oox1yN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

= The juniors have just begun criucai stuuy VI
"Faust the special object being TO arrive al an ap
preciation OF it's psychological ana stEilsuS 'eas
rres as well as clear understanding OF the tex''
This class is also studying the history OF sehefa'
literature. with Kluge's "Geschichte" as text
book and las read rapidly number Of short store
les by modern authors. The sophomore class 4
German is reading Freytag's "Jourralisien wl,n
great interest and finds it thoroughly modern
that IL forms a pleasant contrast 10 the classical
dramas which have been previously read. MS
class &c also increasing 'ts vocabulary or GERMAN
scientific terms by the study Of essays by Lleo's,
He,mholtZ. Fresenlus and others on cheniise'! an
physics large amount OF reading IN GERMAN
has been done this year In all the classes. In Whlcn
professor George s. Collins has made great
variety OF STYLE and vocabulary as possible. The
translation OF German scientific literature Is mace
an especially important feature Of the freshman
and sophomore classes
The weekly debates in the sophomore year OF tire
liberal course are held once week. and, under
logs excite much enthusiasm among the students,
and form one OF the most attractive exercises OF
h ne nut student PRESIDE Ten minutes are a.
lowed for each of the four disputants. The merits
OF the debate are determined by a vote. Much un-
usually good thought has been brought out oy
these exercises and. In several Instances, marked
degree OF adrotnes repartee ana afsu men was
was on the question. Resolved. That Immigration
should BE Prohibited FOR Twenty-Five Years ar,
nrmatve. Hcwes and Chapman; negative Ratnouh
and Rorke. Decided In the affirmative ,,
The Gun clubs February shoot" was held last
Saturday. Waterman. IS. won the first prize. any
BENNETT 30 the second. The first of the midwnter
class shoots VIII take place next week pet~esn
80 ana 81 s can Ths Class Of - is organizing
theatre party, to be held at an early date; ana mas
adopted a constitution. 1, also appointed con-,
nittee on Athletics, consisting OF Moore, Knight
consisting OF Watkins sinzheimer and Schermer-
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BROWN.

Providence r. L. Feb. % tSpeciaD.-Never has the
LYMAN Gymnasium looked more attractive than II
did on Thursday evening. when the annual sopho-
more ball given by the class OF w. Inc ,o'h-
,nittec Of Arrangements from the sophomore class
wore Everett Colby Arthur ~ Cottre!l Maurice H..
Cooke Lefrerts NJ Dashiell. Albert o. Foster. Ralph
II. Harris. Wilbur A. Scott. Howard II. Ctley and
Byron : Watson.
The annual midwnter banquet OF the Brown Uni
v.rslty cub of Providence was held in the Lyman
Gymnasium on wednesday. evening Inc cruz
elected the following officers for the ensuing year
Rowiand G. Hayari 10 president Cornelius s.
Sweetland. &c. vice-president stephen o. EdwaTds'
"a treasurer: John =. Blodgett. ". secretary Ex-
ecutive Committee officers Of tho club ex ohicio
ami " C. Green. 10: =. G. C!app. 80. and Lucien
Sharpe, jr. SO. ,.,
The Hammer and Tongs Browns dramatic
society has decided 10 produce light opera cary
in Nav 4, a meeting held on Wednesday, l.. IL.
Denison was elected manager Of this years opera
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WESLEYAN.

Middletown. Conn. Feb. q tSpeciaD.-Ihe seconi
lecture in the given under the auspices oil '7
Cool Citizenship Club delivered on TueS'aE
evening Of last week by Martin A. Knapp cass OF
.ss His subject was The Relation OF kalroahs 10
Industrial Progress" Following the lecture recep-
tIon was given at the Phi Nu Theta House IN honor
Of Mr.. Knapp.
The Alpha Delta Phi Chapter gave their annual
Washington's Birthday tea and reception OH fr''a!
afternoon OF last week.
As a result of the unusual interest In the rehgous
life OF the college which has been prominent among
the undergraduates during the last month"; se'erai
delegates were appointed TO the annual convention
OF the Young Mems Christian Association OF Con-
necticut The convention is held In Danbury. Conn.,
and closes its sessions Sunday evening Inc oee-
gates were: Class OF '95. G. b. Smith. W. > WOODS
and f. j. Gale: class of %. II. u. Trinkaus. j. h.
Fuller and l. +. Manchester: class OF ". W. Is
Prunet w. A. Thompson and c. L. RockWe!I, class
of 9S b. +. Sibley. J. r. Henry and H. W. lnomp-
..,,.xo -,
The annual Washington's Birthday college ban
ouet was held on Friday evening In the gyinha-
SUM Attorney General 1iancock, or Ne"-i oik
State was the POSTMASTER OF the evening.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia. Feb q SpeciaD.-The junior ball.
which held at the Union League on Thursday
evening, was one Of the brilliant OF the
year
The preliminary programme In the travelling
scholarship in architecture will be held Thursday.
when Frank Miles Day VIII deliver lecture on
foreign travel and study.
The Pennsylvania Society OF Sons OF the Revo-
luton has announced that It will award two prizes
of SI5 ard $25 for the best essays The Coming
OF the Revolution In Pennsylvania"
The second annual debate between Pennsylvania
and Cornell will be he'd at the Academy OF Music
Friday evening, March s. The question for de-
bate Is. Resolved. That the most effective means
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

Chicago Feb % (SpeciaD.-On Wednesday after
noon Wardner Williams gave lecture on Ihe
Elements OF Music" which was followed by an
illustrated lecture on tie SLOW Movements OF
beethoven" In the evening S. II. Clark gave
dramatic recital Of King Lear The latter enter
tanment was for charity. so that ADMISSION was
by voluntary contribution at the door.
Professor George b. Foster Of McMasier Cniver-
sity. Toronto will succeed TO the chair in system
alto theology in the Divinity School. left vacant
by the death of Professor b. F. Simpson iast sPrinf
An Increase Of 40 per cent in the amount OF UNI,
versity extension work this winter. as conpareo
with that OF last year. has been reported AMONG
The new courses to be undertak IN are one on ine
PROPHETS Of Modern Literature. by the Rev Jenk t
ioyd Jones TO be given in San Francisco. Berkeey
and Palo Alto Cal, and by Professor Mou!ton
al Minneapolis on The Literary Study OF me
lately been engaged by this department to lecture
on "Nodern Socialism"
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

Charlottesville. Va. Feb % (Specia).-The members
OF the law faculty have submitted to the Board OF
Visitors a plan for rearrang.ng the law course. 50
as to introduce matter and also to d.
vide the two years work more evenly, at present
the second years course being much harder than
the first years work. The plan also provides that
no student shall hereafter be permitted TO take the
two years course in one as has sometimes been
done In the past. The standard required In the
final examinations will be SO 1-3 per cent as here
tofore.
Congressman Bourke Cochran OF New-York. has
been Invited address the literary societies OF the
university at their annual celebration In June.
There is an unusually large number OF applicants
for the baseball team. and there is every prospect
that the team will be a good one. Garrett Nelson
the weather no outdoor practice has been possible
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RUTGERS.

New Bruins wick. y. j.. Feb. % G'peclaD-A few
weeks ago an alumnus offered s. for the best story
for a college newspaper to be written by Rutgers
student This prize. through other contributions has
been raised to SIS. \ spirited competition Is eN-
pected The stories to be handed in to The
Targuin," the college weekly, by March IL. The
Judges will be a committee OF the faculty
Manager Roome. Of tn Athletic Association. has
arranged tho schedule OF baseball games for the
Rutgers nine A Southern trip VIII probably De
taken during the spring vacation .
In the college battalion cadet Private Hampton
has been appointed cadet qnartermasterssergeani.
and cadet Private Reed has been made cadet cor
poral. . o, .--
DR. John G. Van Dyke, professor Of art at Rutgers;
lectured on last Thursday afternoon at the DreNel
Institute The Realists and NaturaIists-Pe Peasant
Paint
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IiAVERFORD.

Havcrford. Penn. Feb. % (SpeciaD.-The eighth
annual banquet OF the Alumni Association was
held AT the Continental Hotel. In Philadelphia on
February Is. About 100 alumni sat down at the
tables II was one OF the most successful banquets
the association has had. The glee and banjo clubs
furnished music for the occasion
The tie between 4. &. Thomas. rs. and F. H..
Conklln. g. In the spring-board jump was jumped
off last week and resulted In n victory for Mr..
Thomas.
Herbert Welsh. OF Philadelphia gave a lecture
before the college last Thursday on Municipal
Government AZ a Moral Problem"
Great preparations are making for the mid win
ter exhibition next Friday. Everything tends TO
an extremely successful meeting. The contest will
largely be between 81 and 9S.
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.

Ann Arbor. Mich. Feb. % (SpecaD.-The last
week has been given up TO the sem-annual exam
nations which close the first semester IN all de-
partments The new system Of issuing scheduies
of examinations to the students the week previous
has been of much benefit, as 1t prevents the con-
fusion and conflicts which have caused much oou-
bic in the past.
The week closed with the great social occurrence
Of the year the nineteenth annual ball OF the ira
ternities heretofore called the junior hop. which
took place In Waterman gymnasium on Friday even
ing February Is. This the finest affair ever
given at the university. ., =, A.. 49,.
A Classical conference will be held In Ann ArSr
March q and IS. under the auspices or the Micn-
VINO will present papers and the universities they
represent are: Charles +: Bennett cornell; r. A.
Sec.'1 Hendpckson, Wisconsin, c. NJ. Mass. Illinois;
L. F. Palmer. Lake Forrest, and John G Koils'
viii deliver an address Greek in Modern Edu-
caticE."