New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
POLYTECHNIC INSTITI-TE

The new year has begun at the Polytechnic with
every indication Of prosperity In the various classes
most Of the familiar faces are again 10 he seen ready
for the fall campaign Three OF the graduates Of las.
June have returned 70 take UP postgraduate work
among them being Herman l.. Wallan and Aired
Muller as candidates for the degree OF electrical
engineer. while +. s. Brewer will pursue in company
Win several other students the course given this
season for the first time and leading 10 the degree o.,
civil engineer. The Inauguration OF this course is
therefore most encouraging and when II is considered
that the incoming freshman class Is counted the best
in quality that the institute has ever known # seem,
that most prosperous year is foreshadoued AL
though the total number OF students practically tho
same as in 1858 there has been an increase IN ths
teaching force. Richard Lord Russell e3 Will here
after assist Professor Plympon the conduct OF the
civh engineering course Charles p. Pray assumes
the place Of assistant lecturer in chemistry
The death Of Professor Seymour. principal o. the
preparatory school deeply felt in the institute
many OF the students having been under his charge
before entering the freshman class This feeling
found expression in meeting which was held in the
chapel al the summons OF c. H. Tiebou IT, president
OF the senior class. A committee consisting OF the
presidents OF all the classes chosen 10 draw I'D
resolutions indicative OF the esteem in which Pro-
fessor Seymour was he'd. the resolutions 10 be en-
crossed and presented to his family At recen.
similar action taken the details being placed in
The hands OF Mr. Stacy and DR. Crane.
IT Is yet too early since the session is now Of only
weeks duration. TO predict with any certainty the
showing the Polytechnic Will make in athletics Sfer-
Ing y Beardsey. 81, has. however, been. elected
president OF the football association Irving s Bristol
having Withdrawn. and one may expect the team 10
be organized without delay. There Is enough good
material at command 10 make. with enthusiasm and
hard practice, creditab.e showing the grdiron
The chemical department has received several gifts
TO aid In furtherlng it's work Not the least useful
OF these is the get OF maps Of chemica proc
esses and products which made over TO The
department by Frank Lyman. ex-Deputy Commits
sloner OF city Works William H. Nichols OF the
Board Of Trustees. has given f3OO 10 this DEPART
ment. Largely because OF the energetic advertising
policy which has been prfued. there is excellent
attendance. and DR. Austen Is much gra hed with the
outlook for the DR. Austen is again In charge
OF the chemical section OF the Brooklyn Institute OF
Arts and Sciences and VII lecture before that BODY
IN the ch3pe or the college as the winter comes on
Al lis first meeting, the freshman class elected
Messrs TanGeman and Young vice president and
tecretary-freasurer. respectively Tangenan was also
CHOSEN TO represent the class editorial toard
OF The Pc,ytechnic." which s thus now comniete
business Manager Liebman ~, promises thai Inc
nrst number of the volume will appear on October
J5' The monthly Is 10 be increased TO forty payes
tnou2h IL ID Intended 70 reduce the size OF the sheet
INC only other innovation will he the re-cntrance OF
ncuon which was under "A ban ast year Since
ne-itorious paper II guaranteed by the names which
vi. appear at e head and es the Polytechnic alumni
u loyal. and since subscription 10 the paper is the
easiest and cheapest I'm which an aiiIr1nus NAV
sbow his loyalty Il IL confidently expected that 'The
rolyiechnic' VIII meet this fall with warm wei
The business OF the prepare tory school opens
Win the largest class n Its history