New-York tribune., 1896-01-13
COLU MBiA.


States.
COLUMBIA.
At the Columbia College Gymnasium last MONDAY
afternoon a host of the students turned up as cam
ddates for either the varsity or the freshman
crew The number of men, however, by no means
eaualled that which made application just before
the holidays the prospect OF immediate training
nrobablv acting as a deterrent some OF them
The weights heights and ages OF those present
were taken, under the supervision or captain Johh
H. Prentice '97, Arts; John T. Conover, vs. Mines
and A. w. Putnam. 81 Arts. the last OF whom mas
been chosen to coach the freshman eight Waiter
b. Peet does not supervise the training at the gym
nasium every day but soon as the men get on
the river he will assume full charge as coach liar.
ward will probably have crew next year at foush-
keepse so there will be four instead OF tfree
contestants there. The following men are training
for the varsity crew: H. Evelyn Pierrepont, Jr,
IS; pounds: Reginald Pressprch, 1902: > barclay
Isl; A. r. Campbell, 1884, f. W. Forsythe l0o; j. >.
Hall ls7: j. W Russell 172i2 h. Fitzgerald, jr Loo
w c. Shoup 1l62; J. l.. Prince. lo'i2' Johh u. irv'
ms G2: L. Pierrepont, 1867 w. o. Genner' lo''2, o.
Morris, 1ri2; O. Wagner, 1857; NJ McDonaiu 49,
c. H. Gilman 1892: r. A. Elliot, l4si2 Charles II.
Machen. IA; Orleans Longacre, l6Ii2; {. Roperts'
49, II. 5. Hail. 1863. John II. Prentice, 1874
Twenty-one men applied FOR places on the iresn-
man crew. among them the following; Ill., l'A
pounds. Gregg. 1923: Einstein, LOO; Mccarthy lo+'
Ratchel,er l32; Brkhead i6l Schroeder, lO; Priee'
llss,: De Wiz 1874; Elmer. 155; Pier, 1884, Odde,
lGCs: Loudfem. l23al Durham ld; Ropes, lAt;
H. Foster 1884: J. s Foster li5; McLane, 80; Is.
smith, 81; Van Wagenen l62: Henderson. ii1A.
The Columbia College Union held meeting last
Monday night at the college. The following ofhcers
were elected President W. T. Lawson; treasurer
l. ~ Soligman; secretary, Gustavus T. Kirby;
Guy Richards was appointed chairman OF the Row.
ing Committee and George Taylor of the Committee
on Track Athletics The Rowing Committee con-
ssts Of Guy Richards. John II. Prentice ana \. ".
Putnam The Athletic Committee comprises George
Taylor II. * Bird and ". H. Fearing. TIE Finance
Committee is composed of ". T. Lawson. ex of1cio;
y Selieman and william Mannice. John I.
Conover was made manager Of the crew. and Gus
tavus T. Kirby of the track team. 1t was decided
that Columbia should have university baseball
team this year. but the Law School VIII endeaVor
to get up a nine play one from the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons. Carter, the ex-fale
pitcher, may take that place on the Law School
team and March. of Lafayette. will probably eaten
This year the annual Columb.a-Prnceton games
VIII not ne held on the Williamsbridge oval hut at
Princeton. TIE candida tes for the track team VIII
go into training before the mld-year eAa'hi'id-
tlons completed.
Dwight l.. Moody addressed the members or the
Young Mems Christian Association OF Columbia
College last Thursday afternoon.
The sem.-anuual elections of the Barnard Liter
ary Society OF Columbia, he'd last Friday
afternoon. IL has heretofore been custom in the
society that no one except senior sha. receive the
nomination for president. This year, however, as
Samuel :. Seward jr. the former president Is tfe
only active member Of the society VINO IL a SENIOR
and declined renOminat!on. the old custom had 10
be broken Francis Bertram Elgas. Of the class OF
97 was elected president. and is the first junior TO
hold that office in the society. The other success
ful candidates We're Vice-president, Ralph Brouer
Pomeroy. '9s: secretary, Bradley SO, and critic
George T.. Jacobua. IS.
At the meeting Of the Ph.loexian Society last
week tie election of officers was postponed until
next Friday when tae last meeting OF the team
will be held by that society. Both the Philolexan
and the Barnard Literary societies assembled to-
ge,her last Friday afternoon and listened to an ad-
dress by Ralph e. Rirgwa!t, assistant IN rhetoric
at Columbia The address was concerned chiefly
with college debating and how to promote enthu-
siasm in that Columbia. Il was strongly
urged that the Debating Union should arrange con-
tests with outside colleges and societies: that pub
lie debates should be given. at which any one who
learn 70 debate without notes The delegates OF
the Debating Union af.erward Informally discussed
with some Western university for the purpose %
driwng IL imlo SOM inie -, fdr re ,pis nla, az
Yale. Harvard and Princeton and Cornell and the
anv nntsge college into Their respective leagues
The delegates OF the Columbia Debating ni9a are
Julian 9. Levi and charles wheaton: from the Bar
nard. samuel Swayze Seward. jr, Francis Bertram
The Columbia comedy club sent n letter 70 SIR
Henry Irving requesting him to become an hon
orary member thereof. ard they received an an-
swer in which re said: II should feel highly hon.
ored in becoming an honorary member OF the 60.
iunbia Comedy club if the members care 10 elect
me-"
AZ the trustees meeting last Monday afternoon
Albert =. Gillette and Henry +. Keyes were ap,
pointed assistants in the physical laboratory and
Dr g. II. strong. lecturer IN psychology v. G
Schermcrhorn was reelected chairman OF the Board
OF Trustees and John b. Pine was reelected clerk
Professor Charles Sprague-Smith VIII give the
first Of his Columbia College lectures in co-opera-
tlon with ;he Cooper Union tomorrow evening at
o'clock His subject VIII be The Lake of TIE
Four Forest Cantons William Tell and the Birth OF
Swiss Liberties"
The Columbia College lectures in cooperation
with the American Museum OF Natural History VIII
he continued Saturday night. Or. Feriinand
c. Wiechmann Will then speak on ''HousehOld
Chemisfry'