New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-11
CORNELL.

Ithaca, ~ T. May 1O.-The faculty OF the COZ
lege Of Civil Engineering have appointed the io'-
lowing officers for the Lake Survey this year
Chief engineer. d. r. Dixon; computer' W. Machh
tosh; principal assistant. l.. L. Davis; comm'ssAY
Z. F.. Hasam: senior captains. G. W. Enos' :" ~
Holmes L. H. Lance, L. Muller, r. H. simpson,
G. s Tompkins. The Junior captains nave not yet
been appointed. .
CAPTAIN Beacham has had some OF the footoaii
candidates out for practice lately NO attempt Is
to be made toward active training. however, the
object being Simply 10 teach the new men the
rud.ments OF the game. Early in June. after ex-
amnatlons over. Brooke, the fulloacK OF the
University OF Pennsylvania will spend two or three
weeks here giving the men points about the game
The Wpodford Debating Society has Withdrawn
from the Joint debate which 1t was to hoid with
the Cornell congress because 1t is unable 10 make
sufficient preparation. Arrangements have been
made to hold debate between the congress ana the
Blackstone Club, probably on May % The question
will be- Resolved. That the United states senators
should be elected by the direct vote OF the people
The extensive repairs which the Mccra"-ri she
mansion has been undergoing since November are
nearly completed and the Chi Psi fraternity expect
TO occupy It by the middle Of May or soon AFTER
ward.
On Wednesday evening "A Scrap of Paper" was
presented in Barnes Hall for the benefit OF the
students ward IN the CITY Hospital the follo"-
ing took part Miss Tyler. Mrs. Hammond, Mrs
Rhoades. Miss Barber. Miss Wilder Miss Bertha
Wilder Messrs. Wilcox, Craig, Hutchinson Gapay,
Grain and Guest.
After some delay Encouragement mas peeh Ell
fectei of the synopsis collection of verteorates IN
the north end of the museum in McGraw Hail KEEP
resentatives OF the several classes OF vertebrates
have been placed in ten different cases centre
case contains synopsis Of the branch OF Verte-
brates. . = ,..,,.
The baseball team been unfortunate In losing
feacham, left field who In the practice on hu,S-
day received a broken finger. He Will prooapy ne
unable to play any more This season 49, ,.
The regular term meeting OF the sigma ~ society
convened Saturday evening and was addressed py
Professor A. G. Gin. OF the department or geoogy,
on Crystal Structure and ITS suggestions as 10 the
Structure of Matter
made on Monday, when she went out on the lake.
boat is built on the keel OF last years launch,
crews went ont on the lake again. and the first
Varsity rowed In the new English shell Built or
cedar the new shell is somewhat heavier tnan the
American paper boats and the side arrangement OF
seats gives the rowers rather odd appearance IL
has had hardly fair trial yet. but It Will not IN all
proba billy be used In the quadranguar race IN
June. Rowland. ~. has been coaching the fresh
man crews along with White. and will remain here
during the term.
Practice on the now outdoor rife range began on
TUESDAY The range is located at the northeast cor
ner Of the University farm. near Forest Home on
Friday the corps OF cadets WIS Inspected by cap
tain James Torrance United States Military Acad-
envy. n. Of the 1871 United States Infantry.