New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-06
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.

Cambridge April 5-Thc most important incident
OF the week at Harvard the appointment; OF Leo
Wiener instructor for five years in the Slavic Ian
Euages The necessity of instruction in these Ian
Suages and especially in Russian has been felt for
some time. dozen years the overseers even
went so far as to appoint instructor but the mat
ter fell through The revival IS the direct result OF
lectures on Russian literature recently given at Har-
ward by Prince Serge Wolkowsky Wiener is
professor at the University OF Minnesota. He Is OF
Polish birth and education. and an accomplished
scholar. If his teaching is popular chair Of Rus
sian will be permanently established.
The second lecture under the auspices Of the Nc
mortal Society given Friday by Moorheld
Storey, &c, who spoke Harvard in the Sixties"
The society is engaged in active work and mas now
information about all the famous Harvard graduates
1t Is going to put bronze tablets In all the
where famous men once lived. with their names and
deeds recorded. Before the end Of the month
bronze tablet will be put on MASSACHUSETTS, Hall
bearing The following inscription "Massach usetts
HallIBuiit by the Province. l720-Occupied by the
American i Army. 17'5-l776Used for Student Room
The Harvard speaker in the freshman Harvard.
Morse T F WSe @ W IT, c9noy S4
be coached by Professor Baker. The subject is Re
solved That there should be a large and immediate
st States !" 'He sea-s0"s navy OF the United
pSsa APPEL hs Delta UsGn TT%er S viii no sys
tured Men" Rehearsals have been in progress for
successful show "''0 INNS ''''''' -
. Inc chorSi lass under Herr FreSe will give pub
lie performancc Of Gilbert and sullivan's opera The
Pirates of Pcnzance' On April lG. The class num-
bers l25 students, from Harvard and Radcliffe They
VIII make up the chorus. Professionals will sing the
solo parts.
The bad weather materially hindered the work Of
the various athletic teams last week. The nine
have been able to DO little work The crew has
worked regularly. but under difficulties and has
not made any improvement. Mumford has secured
George Faulkner, the weil-known professional oars
man. to assist him in coaching the crew Prospects
Of a good eight are discopragins; Jennings. the
best man IN the boat, has been Obliged to give up
on account of sickness. This leaves only nine men
In decidedly demcrezed state. The present order
Of the IS follows: Stroke. Goodrich !. I;ul-
.. Hollister; bow, Moulton.
The freshman crew is also badly in need Of a
coach. Rust. 9S, last years varsity coxswain is
doing what coaching there is. Captain Thomson
is rowing wretchedly.
The candidates OF the nine still number about
Dean heading one. and F. w. Griffin sc. the other
They will be reduced to about twenty five
men. The nine as il would be made up at present
Scanned. ~. catcher: Bouve 'es first base; Dean
(captain), 81 second base; Selfrdee. 81 third base
Vincent ss, shors Rand 'ss. left aeld; Burger
'sS centre field: Clark l.. s, RICH. field
The track team is working steadily IN view OF the
with Pennsylvania at Phiad elphia. The class
CAPTAINS foi the games Q; April IL are j. /;
and H. Fish. 80. The Harvard team against Penn
sylvania will be picked from Hollister: Vincent,
Bremen. Marshal and Williams. Probably all five
will 60 down TO Philadelphia.
The short spring football season began on Mon
day. Il is 10 continue for some four weeks. The
idea is chiefly 10 give green men chance TO learn
Captain Wr.ghtington and several Varsity players
There are at present about thirty men in the squad
Their number will be increased TO fifty by the
acquisition OF several old players this week