New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-13
CORNELL.


Ithaca, n. Y. April IAN illustrated lecture
on the University OF Cambridge was delivered
Wednesday evening by Charles r. Ashbee. NJ A..
OF Kings College. Cambridge
Professor Thurston has been invited to deliver
class-day address before the engineering students
OF the University OF Missouri on June and VIII
accept - his work will permit.
The third military hop of the year is 70 be held
Friday evening. April "a. There will be short
concert before the hop.
Dr. Charles G. Wagner. so physician Of the Bing-
hamton State Hospital for tine Insane begins to-
morrow a OF six lectures before the sopho-
more class in psychology. upon the subject OF
Mental Disease" At the close OF the lectures part
of the class. accompanied by Professor kitchener
will visit the hospital at Binghamton TO see prac-
teal illustrations OF the subject
The Department of Horticulture has recently con-
Quoted some experiments to determine the erect OF
electric light the growth of plants In the case OF
some varieties it was found to be beneficial The
use Of the light by night upon lilies was found TO
advance their growth at leas. two weeks
During the absence of Professor Burr In Wash
ington his classes in modern history will be con-
Quoted by Professor II. Morse Stephens and his
class in Roman history by II. ]. Edmston OF the
Latin Department.
Though the baseball outlook is not so favorable as
1t has sometimes been. there Is no reason as yet
TO feel discouraged. II is thought that there will
be no difficulty in picking from the candidates now
fielding average. The first field work was done last
Monday The rumor that COBB had left the uni
versity proves to he unfounded OF the pitchers.
Blair and Sturdevant have been doing faithful work
and will probably he tried In the opening games.
Cook and Cannon have thus far done the best
work for catcher For first base the choice is be-
tween Johnson and Fennell. Kingsley will prob
ably play at second and Captain Aned at third For
shortstop Forster and Waesche are at present in
the lead Beacham will probably play in the field
Ex-Captain Harry Taylor will be present at some
OF the opening games and help in coaching.
Manager Edward Davis announces the revised
schedule Of baseball games as follows April l5 IS.
Buffalo League. Ithaca: April II. IS. University Of
Rochester. Ithaca; April q Hobart. Ithaca April
%. g. Syracuse League Ithaca; April q. Union.
Ithaca; April &c. University OF Vermont. Ithaca;
Ithaca May 9. PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia May Il.
Of nEna nY % Harysr
May 49, University Of Wisconsin, Ithaca: May %.
University Of Chicago. Ithaca May %. Laiayet.e.
Pennsylvania Ithaca June q Pennsylvania Phiia-
dephS June GsoSge!9wn Ithaca June Oee5
Harvard. Cambridge; June Is. open: June IS Grsdu-
syiyania. %- The las, ST. game with Harvard Is to
be played In case OF tie IN the series on neutral
played at the place selected Tor the auadranguiar
race The schedule Is probably the best ever ar
larger number Of games With western institutions
and the first appearance In Ithaca OF Georgetown
Professor T. II. Woodruff. l.. s.. IS. OF Stanford
University. has received the appointment OF pro-
fessor OF law 10 succeed Professor Harden, who
goes Columbia. Mr. Woodruff was librarian OF
Hanford up TO 1898. since which time he has been
professor OF law in the Stanford Law School. Be
ginning with next year. Professor Woodruff will
teach the law OF contracts. domestic relations.
damages. insurance and carriers.
ID. +. Van Veet. ~ Of Ithaca. and pr Charles
mated by the alumni 10 MI the two vacancies In the
Board OF Trustees The election Will occur on
June 2
The 'ss memorial medal. which is awarded
nually to the person gaining the largest number
OF points in the indoor contests, has been given to
c. L. Powell. 90. who received 81, points. besides
lowering the Cornell record for high Jump.
The Executive Committee OF the Civil Service
Reform Club has secured the promise Of an ad-
dress by J. Sloat Fnssett. OF Elmira. The
Duties OF Citizenship TO be given April q
Seventeen reported on Wednesday at the
organization OF the bicycle military company The
costume is TO be the same that used by the IN
fantry companies except that the men will wear
leggings.
good for This time OF year. on wednesday four
crews put the water. The frst Varsity
has been rowing as follows: !. Ludlam; :? Spill
man: 3, Sade: 4. Freeborn: 5. Moore. 8, Troy. !.
Tatum: s. Johnson; coxswain, Colson The fresh
went out for the frst time Wednesday tho
first boat being made up follows: t. Wakeman:
q Carter 3. Otterson: 4. Oddie 5. Leader. s. King;
T. Dalzell: s. Wagner: coXswain Fisher. In the
Varsity ranks Roe and Jefrers not training al
present. but may come out later.
The faculty on Friday made the following APP
ponments for the woodford contest in oratory:
w r. Edison The Empire Of the Turk. ". II.
Gasson The Progress OF the Negro in the South.
VI. G. Kains. THE Civil!z,ng Influence OF Eng
land" H. L. Powers. THE Political shirk' c. II.
Rammelkamp Truth and Dogma: The Irrepres
sble Conflict In Massachusetts. +. +. UNord.
The Problem OF the Political Party"