New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-21

The three bronze statues presented TO the college
by DR. J. Alderman Coles. to be placed In the new
library have been temporarily placed In the south'
ern part of the present library. DR.. Coles Is "a
man The statues copies OF Zeus OF Phid'as, NJ
Olympia; Hermes OF Praxitees. found at Olympia
In 1873. and bust Of Plato.
The two weeks Christmas vacation begins to-
day In all departments The notable feature Of The
University Bulletin was the article by Professor
Mcdowell whose subject was Music as Uni
versity Study" He unable to give his usual
lecture last week owing to n slight Illness. This
week Mr.. Pummer expects to have the annual
catalogue ready for distribution. THE Columbian
will be mailed to-day TO all who have subscribed.
Spectator published twice last week Its
Christmas edition, which appeared Friday is
the finest number published 1t contains let
ters from President Low. Dean Van Amringe and
Chaplain Van De Water, and poem by II. q.
Hershhed. There also photographs OF the new
College site Of the Glee Club of the Mandolin and
Banjo clubs. OF Captains BLUR. Fearing and Regi-
Maid w. Pressprich.
Professor Homer Il. Sprague will give on TUESDAY
nights in February at Cooper Union a series OF four
lectures on Milton. The first will treat Of Milton
preparatory llfe from l6s 1912 the second OF his
public life and retirement from 1912 to 1874; the third
and fourth Paradise Lost"
The candidates for the Varsity and freshmen
crews Will report Captain Pressprich on January
4. Columbia viii be represented by Asa W. Parker,
jr. Mines 90 and George o. Seward, Mines. sS. In
the chess tournament this week The substitutes bs
will be O. Parker 90, and A. NJ. Price. ~! Law.
They have been coached by Pilsbury.
The report OF the librarian. which viii soon be
published shows that there are now about 2I.WU
bound volumes In the library an increase OF 9.oe4
over last year. The principal gifts were soUW from
Mrs I.awren.s and Mrs. Swords and $l.SS2 from
Mr.. Avery. An anonymous donor has presented
thirty-one folio volumes. comprising The New ana
Most Complete Collection or the Sacred Councils.
They published In Latin In the last century.
and valued at 81 900. Count Loubat' has pre-
scented -simile OF "A manuscript OF Anahuas. the
Aztec prince
The subjects for honors which have been an
nounccd since last week follows: In Eng
lish language and literature both junior and finak
and also for Candidates In literature only: The
chldren's Companies" The Supernatural in Pre-
Shakespearan Drama" Spen ers "Shcpherds Cal
endar' and Miltons Samson Agonistes" In clas-
sics-Fina. "Epistolary Forms In cceros Letters"
The Argumenta to the Plays OF Plautus The
Epic Element In Herodotus." 'Portrature Of Char
acter in Herodotus' and "A Study OF Simondes OF
Coos In political economy-rhe various plans
American Bankers Association and others for the
continuance OF the National banking system. In
physics and chemistry-Junor: Chapter to " In
ciusve ana Chapter ~ In Fleming Jenkyns Flee
rricity and Magnetism. senior: THE Construction
and Theory OF Different Forms of Spectroscopes.'
No subjects for senior honors In ma tn. MATES have
been announced. az no students qualified to try
FOR them.