New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
CORNELL.

Ithaca n Y June determinations began Mon
dsv and closed Thursday. The Law School exam
nations closed Wednesday.
The Era" Board for next year will be made up as
follows: Ellis Leeds Aldrich. 81, ed!tor-iA-ch'efi
Harold Herbert Hill 81 business manager; Maurice
Francis Connolly 81; Walter Joseph FITZPATRICK
%: William Raleigh Price '9S Herbert Ashton Me
graw IS; Leslie Ammerton Davis. 9S, and Henry
Myers Bellinger. jr.. '9S.
The efforts Of Professor Wilder, OF Cornell. and
others to establish a simpler nomenclature OF the
brain are meeting with deserved success. AT the
meeting Of the American Neurological Association
in Philadelphia last week the report of the Com
oi,tee on neutral ,erminoloSy (of which Professor
Wilder was chairman, unanimously adopted.
Three points in this report Of general interest
First the ambiguous terms "anterior and pos
terror" applied 10 the human body erect are re-
paced by "ventral" and 'dorSaL secondly u'y
adoptod about forty terms OF single word eacA'
some of these replacing words OF two or more
words. e. g. "calosum" for corpus caliosum,
'thalamus" for "thalamus opticus' Thirdly, at
least half OF these terms were adopted year ago
by the committee of the Anatomische GeseIlschail
and some Of them were adopted In 1Ss'-V by the
Association of American Anatomsts and the Amer
lean Association for the Advancement of Science.
The principle of mononyms has been recognized at
Cornell since 1880 when Professor Wilder. chairman
OF the Committee OF the American Neurological As
ISOLATION. presented paper on the subject at me
Boston meeting OF the association. But the general
concession It's desirablity has been brought ABOUT
largely through the cooperation OF others espe-
cialy the late Professor Leidy and Professors :
H. Gage f. c. Sptzka, c. x. Mills, II. ii. Donald
son ard the editors of THE Journal OF Comparative
Neurology"
The Curtis Debating clubs at recent meeting &C.
cided 10 unite committee. consisting OF the presl-
dents of the clubs and Professor d. C. Lee was APP
pointed to prepare the necessary plans 20 be acted
upon definitely al the beginning or the iaIi term
The senior class voted on TUESDAY TO pay the de-
felt incurred by IN" banquet commit. +5
tons were adopted concerning the memorial iunl
of SEQ which IS to be ne nuceu5 o. .'e 10, rco,n
establishment OF university cum TX - hT h
mended that all members Of the uniyersity snal ne
fessor f. w Huffcut. and Charles Henry RamIneI-
kdmp 49, pr Of 81 b tH sa @Roo Of Phosophy
goes next year 10 the University Of vermont br.
logic and r' th@ history Of phosophy u the rnversii
of Nebraska G. 7 Matthews, " instructor IN
physics. has been appointed to a proffs'oFsAp )"
The concert of the Glee. Banjo and Maniolin clubs
constantly for the last two months and several 70
songs viii be sung. The Mandolin club VIII assist
the Glee Club in rendering the Creole Love song
and will also play the music from The WizGTd OF
The N spGa ar rynngG ny ' MasGac Uni
sent My WAe's Mother, WHICH II mas p'eI pr, pr
IN, Nlsque presented this play at Willard safe
Asylum a; 0y sa'urday eyfnins Son,oe,o for the
senior ball, which Is 10 be held on The evening o.
class day. Tuesday, June 10.
! Of Editors met with the Faculty Commitee-Pro-
| fessors o. +. Emerson and George J. EilSio.
! Weduosday evening. and elected th~ following 81
iors for next year Edward Neher Carpenter, Nor
| man Hutchinson. james Gardner Sanderson. Lillian
| Constance Swift ana Oreoa Williams
pr Wilder delivered his special lecture - the men
/ OF the senior class on Friday.
on Friday evening the Savage club INDUCED IN an
/ excursion to kdder's. where they he'd hauqu'i
Great interest is being taken IN the bail game
which Is to be played Thursday June j. b. tween
! the Varsity team and nine composed OF oil grad
] q -. :
! lows: pitcher 4 p. Priest. '96 catcher, \ o. Fi'-
| 81 FIRST base. Harry L. 1ay OF: IS; second has"
l.. \ Rest. IS; centre fed. H. cobb J. : 30, Ishi
IA. Substitute. William Young. 81
Information has been received that Professor T. J.
! June 3. en- route for iiede.berg. whore they ".
| spend A short time. The months Of July and IN
| gust Professor Wheeler will spend in oxford lie
| will sail for home September 9