New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-21
CORNELL.

Ithaca n. Y. Sept 2.-The fall entrance eN-
aminations began Tuesday. Monday, TUESDAY
and Wednesday OF this week Will be regis'ra''o"
days. and instruction begins on Thursday. Sep,em-
Der "a
In September the members of the Agricultural
Experiment station are 10 conduct a number oil
horticultural schools In various counties In Cen
trail and Western NewYork. These schools are
under the direction of Professor l.. II. Bailey,
George T. Powell of Client. n. v. and f. G. Lode
man This university extension work has proved
so valuable 10 farmers in former years that the
last Legislature made provision for a larger num-
Der OF schools than has heretofore been possible
The growth OF the university library has made
necessary the addition OF two catalogue cases 10
those already in the reading room. catalogue
OF the Dante collection. recently presented to the
university by Professor Willard Fiske. or Florence
Italy is soon TO be published.
The State Veterinary College. which will open
this fall is thought TO be the best equipped insti-
tuition of the kind In America. The seven buiidihss
have been completed and are now being furnished.
They are built of dull yellowish hun compressed
brick The main building is l42 by ~ feet In size
and three stories high. The exterior Is distin'
guished by handsome terra-cotta ornamentauoh'
On the first floor are the museum and rooms for
the dean and the professors of natomy and physi-
ology. The second floor contains the upper part
OF the museum, ecture-room. reaoihs-roo"''
library and rooms for professors. The third hooi
is devoted to laboratories of histology, pathology
and bacterology. and the necessary subsidiary or
fees The building is thoroughly perfected agans'
fire by means of lines of hose. Connected with the
main building and forming It's cast wing, is
structure 90 by 40 feet. one story high. which con-
tains the labora tories lectureroom and other Of
fees OF anatomy and physiology It's floors are OF
imperneable granolithc cement. the walls are
lined with enamelled white brick and the ceilings
are covered with sheet steel second extension
fro no building y boiler
room The surgical operating theatre. IA separate
building. is furnished with rooms for forge insru-
ments and water heater The general patients
ward Is 100 by 81 feet. and Is furnished with poN
and other stalls. heating apparatus. baths ana
other necessary appliances. The isolation ward
"a by IS feet has its stalls absolutely separated
from one another and each opening by its own
outer door The other buildings are the mortuary
building and building 81 by 20 feet. which VIII oe
devoted to clinical The college VIII oher TOT
the present three years course, although III Is
expected that eventually the course will be length
ened to four years Since the college Is state IN
sitution It will depend for It's support entirely on
appropriatio made by the State Legislature. Inc
Board of Trustees of the college Is separate ahu
distinct body from the university boaro VI i'o'
Football practice began Monday. and from
p present PPere is scarcity OF extremely heavy
men. but with later accessions this matter Is p.ac
tically certain to be remedied. TO large extent a.
least Sweetland Fitch and Fenne are at VOTE
and other old pla yers who Will return are Lyle.
Starbuck McKeever Richie Taussig and Free
horn There will be little difficulty In making
strong line from centre to tackle. The dnhculy
CAPTAIN Beacham will himsef probably play a.
full For hafback there are several proTmi,sins
candidates among them Pearson. OF the ithaCd
High school For guards Favile and Clark, VINO
each weigh over 200 pounds, are among the cah"'-
dates. go ,, .A ,os, ,ears
team II Will however. probably be the lghtest OF
the big five; but It Is thought TINS VIII no. We
unfavora Bile to Cornell. Instead or enlpiollile d
professional coach. the plan Is beng Ileu lnls ~
~ securing old graduates to coach. The coachlng
At present is being done by Kelley. SO; Fenne ana
ing we'll other alumni who will coach n tns
course of the season are George Dyer. 70; snn
Young "a: William Young "3; CharleS Mason.
"a. q r. Wyckof '98; George Bacon, "; tiaIl:
sheldon 49, Shock "a: Joe Colnon. ", ana Charles
Manager Thompson has announced the fo.iow'n n
schedule OF football games: Colgate, September 20,
81 Ithaca: Syracuse October g. at Ithaca, western
Reserve october TO- at Ithaca: TUFTS, OctoDer H.
81 Ithaca: Harvard october "a, at Ithaca; frIhcc-
ton october 81. at Princeton; BuckneH 1USvfs}o.
a. Ithaca; Williams. November Il, al Bnia ai
PENNSYLVANIA Thanksgiving Day. at Philaaeipnia,
The Cornell Cooperative Society openea W. 20 as
or'fbe year on Saturday Harry ]" P6werH' No.
has heen appointed manager. -,
Professor benjamin Ide Wheeler returned on w r.'
day from Europe During the last year ne a,
u Mood as director Of the American School OF
Classical Studies in Athens re spent '"o '
in Heidelberg and OXFORD =, - l., tIouo,d
professor George J.. Burr VINO Is now IN hollalIu
making researches for the Nenezuelan IoiniSSioi'
mi ne, return until Christmas During MS aD-
sence professor Morse Stephens VIII continue "
conduct his classes