New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-18

| Ithaca. n Y, May 1.-THE twenty-si@th "oou-
ford prize contest was somewhat above 'he
| All of the speakers acquitted themselves ci
The speakers were NJ. G.. Kalns The Clvih~ns ~
| euonce NJ England: W. II. Edison. the Empire
| of the Turk: F. p Ufrord. The Problem OF the
| Political Party: c. II. Rammelkamp. Truth anu
| Dogma the Irrepressble Conflict in Massachu-
setts": H. l.. Powers. The Political ShirK w. n
| Glasson THE Progress OF the Negro IN the .o ,
| ern States" The judges were j. NJ. NhaSe' 80 "a
New-York; j. T. Newman. 70, OF Ithaca ~"e VIZ
Rev DR. George r. Van de Water, ~ Oh 'e"
| York. The prize was awarded 10 Misunderstanding ~
| honorable mention TO Powers. $780,, .
The annual announcement OF the sage ochoo Vi
| Philosophy recently appeared The lacu'y 10 "
| creased by the appointment OF frolessoi &c. ~
of Brown TO the chair of moral philosophy. he "i
conduct the class in ethics now taught by fresuen'
| schurman the ethical seminary ana III. H.oe
ciass In advanced ethics. In addition, froies'oi
seth will offer a new one-hour course IN Inc re'a
| lions of Morality and Religion
professor George F. Atkinson, now at the heaa OIL
the department OF cryptogamc botany mas oee"
| apponted Associate Editor OF THE botanical ga
] zctte" He will enter upon his duties Jul! Il "".'
The Gazette passes from Pii'a'e ~ ~
University of Chicago. o.,
Professor George l.. Burr sailed on MoiuaS io'
Holland to Investigate the Dutch reoo.u' -, .,
unon the Guiana boundary dispute Inc WORN -
spUo IN hehar Of the Venezuelan Boundary Com
mission. , ,, ,oL,,g
DIR n. n Lauman. SIS. who is this term taxing
oeo,ai work in agriculture and assaylng mas pre-
sentcd to the department OF chemistry rn tSe
Of sixty specimens OF gold and SILVER orr o '"e
mines OF Washington and brltsn o 1reh resulted
40 follows: THE Comedian" Miss Mary =. LaH Ig
II r. Brewster A. f. Tuck: G. w HehTe'SH Mo t
Wynne and l. VI. Francis The sun -, -, h m
II A Megrdw ID. c. KnowIton and H. NJ betnne ~
ir Another election will be necessary 10 uee'ue III"
The freshmen on Thursday elected the toHo"ins
officers: Treasurer. II. Stern; Corresponding seer
tary Miss c. -. Trowbridge; THE sun edi'or' r.
Tho freshman and Sophomore Debating CLUBS neid
n Joint debate Wednesday evening on the ques S
"Resolved. That the New-fork Hluor law ~" "' rbo
conducye to the best interests OF the state Inc
contes,an,s were For 49, which took the anlrina-
tive side F. r. Darling ID c; knowton ana T. ~
BUCK; for 49, which defended the negative w. M ~
link, /. G. Crary and w. C. Richardson. me
Iidees we're Professor jerks, T. II. Lee and g. L.
Rockies The contest decided in favor OF the
negative. 49,, .x ., so Thu
scheme OF memorial bridge over Fall Creek at
Triphammer was found to be impracticaDle ana the
class has decided that its memorial sha pe so 20
become the nucleus OF fund for the establishment
OF university club. ,.,.,
Il r Bowen 90 has been unanimously reelected
can,aIn OF the athletic team for next year.
syracuse declined the invitation from Cornell for
dual track games last Saturday. on the ground that
the date mentioned was too near to allow time for
prepare ton and also that the Syracuse team must
preserve It's energies for the intercollegiate meet
on Thursday evening Professor Merritt lectured
before the Electrical Society on "Th" Transmission
OF High Frequency Currents" After the lecture
the society elected the following officers for next
year: President John Swami first vice-presden
H. F. Mole second vice president, H. Il duncan,
,ary H. W Tohey: treasurer H. c. Woodbridge.
T.. @. Wyckon has given 800 10 the Sports and
Pas,lmes Association. and has promised $50 In case
$50 are secured from other sources toward boat
house for the association.