New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-14
NEW.YORK UNIVERSITY.

The alumni Of New-York University held ther
srst smoker for the year on the unoccupeo e.sn'"
noor OF the Washington Square Building on lhuts-
dav One hundred and fifty tickets were presehteo
and a lively social meeting lasted from "'i -
o'clock An elocutionary treat was given ana
few pieces by the College Mandolin CIuo. IMAM
cslor MscCracken came in at the close OF the even
ing from the Union College Alumni dinner, "neTe
he had been speaking. and 10y invitation maue o
brief speech His theme was the duty OF the p'os-
pectiye citizens OF the Greater New-foth !" SEQ
tina, the new charter provided rightly for hish
school education. He said that there was 10 Guy
where 1t was expensive as In New-iorK 10 pre-
parc a son or daughter for first-class college lie
wanted the Greater New-York TO pattern her nsh
schools after those OF Brooklyn. lie also hame'
the high schools OF Philadelphia. Pttsburg. Balti-
more and Boston. He did not expect the new cnar-
ter TO enter into details OF school arrangements but
ought make IL possible and certain that New
York should have both boys and girls nigh scnooiS,
equal to the very foremost He wanted the city,
IL maintained a college for women and one also iot
Young men, to place them above these hgh schoon'
and make their standard OF admission ana siauua,,
ton first class The question OF city colC ges dld
not particularly matter 10 New-fork UnlIersy.
which with her dormitory system, purposed 10 os
not provincial but contlneniai insntu'ion ~
learning but Il Nattered great deal wnether par
ents in New-York could secure or
ton Tor their sons and their daughters Tor an %
to irsi-class colleges. He bespoke the a.d Oh ee!
graduate present In obtaining the needed legs on
Among the prominent alumni present were 5osspn
Nmmo, of Washington recent Iniei Oh ,"S niunn
O Statistics Israel &. IierSoi Dl JOnn L ha'..
CYRUS G Miller and David Banks OF me | niversv
Council: James Boyd, DR.. G. ;. Benedict w A noe
Frank Russak and A. -. DAVIS OF the Alumni om u
mittee: Dean Ashley and Professor Russell OF ,he
Law school Professors Snow Brown and Mcloutn'
OF the faculty and Drs Grenelli Pisek ana MOOT
head. . ,- IN.
on Thursday afternoon OF last week al I ~ IN, ,s
annual meeting Of the Athletic Association Ior w
election OF officers was held IN Association a asrs
University Heights. The following oincers wei:
elected President BENJAMIN Franklin Foster. ~;
Vice president Harold Meserole Valentine, y. sec
rotary Edwin Carlton Woodward. 'a9: treasurer,
John bradford Briggs. il. ss Resolutions Ts n,
then adopted thanking David Banks. OF tie NJ N
versity Council for the support he has given 70 INC
Athletic Association IN all its branches,
The Chess Club OF the University College IS no.
Thoroughly organized and has arranged a tou,ns.
ment with the New.York Law school 10 take pises
list OF the officers: President. Earl Bryant barnei
80 Vice president John r. Pratt. S; secretary anu
treasurer Walter Il. Raymond. '99 ,
In the last week great interest has been man,
tested in basket-ba The interest has become -
Intense that plans on foot for the organization
OF a University basketball team. which II IS ue'
sired TO have compete with other college teams.
At the last meeting of the freshmen class, 49,
land " Childs elected manager OF me ireshme .
ba seball team for next year. The University us ~
Club gave its third concert Of the season on iss;
Thursday evening. at the Mount Morris bap''''
Church. this city.