New-York tribune., 1896-11-02
NEW-YORK UNIVERSITY.

na,td pa,ks chairman OF the Council Committee
on Athletics has presented nine beautiful engraved
silver cups T. the athletic department The aggre-
gate cost OF the cops s21s. There three large
cum. for a-around champonships-one for the
Guardianship a,l-around gymnast. one for the cham
pionship all-sround athlete. while the third Is the
championship class cup. The champion al-arouhu
gymnas, and athlete will have their names Inscribed
each year upon the large cups and Will have az their
private property OF the smaller cups. cup VII.
be given to the best allaround gymnast In the fresh
man and sophomore classes The conditions for Sc
curing the cups last mentioned will be the same
those for the indoor of last for the en-
couragement OF a-around ply ys!cal development a
Gun will be given 10 the who makes the greatest
development during the year.
The following contests in the fall handicap games
were run on Thursday: Running high jump-Tie be-
tween wightman. 81. and Belcher. 1900 Height.
feet Inches Beche. the toss for first place.
Wlgh,man's handicap. two inches: Be.chers handi-
cap five inches Half-mle run-Won by +. O. Pratt.
go Time-22l Herman '9S second and Gates. 81,
third Pratt 20 yards handicap: Gates. % yards Two
hundred and -twenty-yard hurde-Won by Smith, '9?.
breaking his Wesleyan record by four-ffths OF
second Times As sec: Robertson. 90 second G5
yards): Elder 90 third G5 yards) Pole vault-Won
by r. 3 Wighman. ~. breaking college record.
Height nine feet Smith. 90 second. feet II inches
us inches handicap: Elder. 30. third
A petition signed by majority OF the Undergrad
yates was presented to the faculty last Thursday.
asking for a suspension Of college work the day be-
fore election the ground that many students would
need the day to reach their homes TO The fac
ulty declined grant the request for holiday. but
empowered the dear 10 excuse voters who really
needed TO spend Monday in reaching their homes TO
cast their votes.
The Alumni OF New York University College will be
Interested TO hear that the faculty has this time
under discussion importat changes: the abo-
ton OF all competitive tests for commencement
honors and the doing away Of the old appoin tments
Of yaledctorian and salutatoran. ETC. and in their
stead the graduation OF all bachelors with three
grades namely: With high honor. summa cum laude:
with honor cum laude and the third class TO include
the rest Heretofore precise number OF honors have
heen given either eight ten. in the form OF COM
mencement appointments AT the same time the fac
ulty discussed the advisablity OF memoriazing the
council 10 establish a single commencement for all the
six schools instead of three separate commencements
as at present A still further question that Is under
discussion Is the doing away with the degree of Bach
eIor OF Philosophy. giving only the degrees OF
bachelor of Arts and Bachelor OF Science college
graduates.
week forming as usual an eight-page weekly. This
is the only undergraduate publication Of the Univer-
sitv with the exception OF The Violet" II Is exclu-
siyely student affair. the faculty having respon-
siblity for H. , ,,
museum building IL Is of the Guastavno pattern.
made OF tie laid In handsome patterns. but the
trail eight feet OF the ceiling for the entire length Of
the museum will consist of vast arches forming sky
light The entire length OF the museum on its outer
curve, which Is semi-circuar. Is over 2So feet.