New-York tribune., 1896-10-05
team: c. e. Dunnels 81. manager and j. B. LINDSEY.
?s. assistant manager OF the lacrosse team
CORNELL.

Ithaca y. Y. Oct. 4-Professor Schmidt the
new incumbent OF the chair OF Semitic Languages
and literatures. will give courses In Hebrew, Ara
mac. Old Testament literature Oriental history
and the historical geography and antiquities OF me
Semites.
The university faculty has adopted the following
report Of the Committee Graduate Work. in re-
gard 10 the modification OF the requirements for adj
vanced degrees: In place OF the degrees OF master
OF arts. OF philosophy OF letters and OF science. the
degree of master OF Is TO be conferred; and
I'm place OF the degrees Of doctor OF science and ~
philosophy the one degree OF doctor Of philosophy
IL to be conferred As before. graduates OF the uni
ver5ty and Of other institutions where require
ments for the baccaiaureate degree substantially
equivalent Will De admitted 10 the graduate depart
ment
Professor Wheeler brought with him from Greece
valuable collection OF cottas. coins and other
rare archaeological specimens. among which are
perfect fac-sImes OF prehistoric gold cups Of the
Mycenaean period. the originals Of which In the
National Museum AT Athens The collection will be
deposited IN the Museum .: Casts
The Christian Association gave reception 10 the
women OF the entering class Monday evening and
a general reception on Tuesday evening.
The College OF Law mas made radical cnange in
the method OF moot court work. the new plan being
in general similar 10 the one used IN Harvard Inc
be divided into cubs OF ten Or tWeNe
members eacn. TO be chosen by the faculty or formed
Dy the -su'rhS' f'd'H c'up wiz aNc 60 W..
arrangement or cases and OF meetings one OF
OF the faculty will preside judge. To provide for
a system appeals the graduate students VIII con-
stirute and the faculty the hign court All
members OF club when not arguing a case 81 "a
associate Judges and are required to give ora1 ana
written opinions Each club Will nave Il name. ana
the members Will choose their successors al the end
OF the year Another change made thls year u the
adjustment OF the requirement OF thesis ior Sradu
alton. though students may still write theses II they
wish in competition for the thesis prizes; ..
Professor Raiph ). Tarr and nIs exploring party
returned their Greenland trip IN tlme 10 Drgih
work on Thursday. one important result or the tr.p
A of
f. n; present contrary 20 the opinions Wnlch nave
hthert) held by g.ologists and travellers Inc
party also discovered that Baflns Lana mas recently
risen abou; go feet.
The reorgan. "a ton Of the university system pro-
vdes for general faculty. to b. known az the n, :
vcrsity Faculty and for the following special acul-
Mechanical Engineering. Architecture. Agrlcuiture.
and Veterinary Medicine. Professor Il = w me r
F Crane is the new dean Of the academic depart
ment. otherwise known as the depaTtTnen, OF ar'S
The athletic team mas elected Thomas q. Fennell.
a gra ,uate STUDENT I'm the College Of Law, captain
sor the coming year in place OF J. r Bowen. 70,
who was reelected last spring nut ga not rr'"r"
this fall ,..., l., .Lo
over two hundred students are registered In tne
courses IN OratOry and public speaking, making tnr
The Masque has already begun WORK anu antc., @
pa tes a successful year The following oilicer@ W..
elected on Tuesday: President. H. K Gabay wee. vice
president Norman Hutchinson: secretary Guy uy
fiequembours; business manager. F = Kolloek
as. atant business manager. w. j. 'nllns, sag
manager f. Rathbun assistant stage managsr y:
NJ Howe. property manager. j X fahd' a0SiS'd"'
properly manager C. r. Wyckon ,- ,o.
TIE following military appo,n'ments nav - Hpr,' 1r.
made. Iieuienanf colonel W y 8arnaIi. major, major
] II Wilbur and Il L. Speed, captain ana 4i1Iian, m
. - Edgar. captains c. y Lamar. T. Tuck
:. = JcSrson r p Tsrr r. Il. Jerks p : Pierce
and y Hutchinson. Guartern1aster h \ Sinn.