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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-16
WESLEYAN.

Mdd,etown Conn March 15.-Winter term recep-
tons were given last week by several fraterhlties
Phi Nj Theta received Tuesday evening, WIN
Mrs Merwin, Mrs Merrill and Mrs. Mead as CHAP
erons: Beta Theta Pi on Wednesday. assisted by
Mrs Nicholson and Mrs. Beach. and Phi Rho on
Thursday evening. with Mrs. Samuel camp as
chaperon
The sophomor freshman bowling match was held
last Saturday resulting in a victory for the sopho-
nores by a score Of 1.724 to sos
b. r. Briggs. a. ex-captain OF track athletlcs
has offered gold medal to the best allround attn
lete In the college spring games. The ru:es gov
erning the contest 10 be those OF the Worcester
meet. , ~ ..,,oo, for
Professor Dennis has announced the subject lot
the Harrington prize thesis in history TO be An ex-
animation into President Jacksons Interpretation
OF the Constitution. . T.. 49,
The leaders in the various apparatus for the
snring gymnasium exhibition have been appointed
Tha BOARD of Judges will consist OF DR. Anderson;
~ Yale chairman; Professor Parker, OF Brown ana
Mir Foster of Trinity. The exhibition and contest
are set for March "a. 49, - -, -
Tho Athletic Executive Committee have been con-
s,dernp in several meetings In the last two weeks
snma scheme for presenting the need OF new attn
is,ic Geld 10 the Board of Trustees. They have
Nnallv decided 10 bring the matter before the col
iepe and secure a unanimous signing OF a petition
rgne the trustees Investigate the matter ana 10
annronriate whatever amount Is necessary from the
erirs slsO 600 from the Fayerweather VIII TO insure
the making OF a new fed
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COI.UMD

Now that the Columbia representative .a
coming Columbia Chicago debate have pee" =,
notb,no further will be done until the uni'e's''
cbicauo decides which side of the question s''' "
tends to take Chicago reserves the ris"' - .,s,on
ing until March 20 before sending III TIC, ho.r
The contestants in the debate this year nave oe..'
restricted 10 the college proper or oc"oo - ~.
II is hoped that another year II VIII DC op $50,
whole university, for under the present 80
manv of the best disputants Of the unlVers.' Or
disouallaed The successful candidates las. n nd
night were Philip e. Brodt Charles r. ""e"'' ~
Joseph NJ. Proskauer. .,. 1rau Columbia
College the Romance Club heid lts reg M Iori-
inc The principal papers read were by Nj. no IN
seaux on Mile. de Gournay' anu NY ~
The presidents Of the different classes W. ia nv
moned by President Low not long ago, anu ciasses
him that the members Of their respectwe 90 tho
would be expected to wear caps ana sv , ,ndents
dedication exercises on May @ Among the sauu n,,ro
a large percentage are In favor OF this ou' nun"
Der are also opposed to H. ., In rropress
In the handicap chess tournament now ~ ~ e;it
Parker '9S who Is In the second Glass; mas '
good lead ,.,., hos under CON-
The Barnard Literary Association mas u at ~
sideratIon the arranging, for an early date y, q
publfc debate with some local debating society," "o
connected with Columbia. >-.., tIstorv
Cornelius Van Brunt will lecture on autumn C,,owe
ers This is the third in his columbia |o"eee
series. ,.. r,oroge
will give lecture at the Metropolitan Museum or
Art next Saturday Leonardo da Vinci hnuIua dr r
Sarto and Correggio. These lectures are give" uue'
the auspices of Columbia University &,
The third of the Columbia UNIVERSITY ;a -,
co-oneration with the Cooper Union Will be given
tomorrow night by Professor Sprague SINFUL Ills
subject being Shakespeare.
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ST. FRANCIS XAVIER.

The senior sodality has elected the following or
fcers: Project. Michael H. Cuneen; first assistant
Francis Y. ODonnell: second assistant. Edwin A.
Ryan: secretary and treasurer Aloysius J. keogh;
sacr.stans. Frederick J. Fuller and John ;. Lee'
organist. Thomas +. Tully. consultors, William :!
Cough. Charles F. Conner. John q. NugenL
Thomas G.. Mulry. Sidney J. Finley. 8. ]. Tondorf
will continue to act as director The Junior sodal.v
has elected the following officers: Prefect, Alex
ander Mcdonnell: first assistant. Charles Gormah'
second assistant Joseph Healey; sacris,an. james
De Witt: assistant sacr.stan James Foley. secre'
tary. Joseph Woods: consultors. j. Barnes
Picab.a. George Mackey and Joseph Donohue.
An election OF officers serve during the ensuing
term was held at the last meeting OF the senior
Debating Society The Board OF Onicers as no.
composed consists of: President, j. CROSBY, W
vce-presldent w. Martin, 49, secretary. p. Ryan.
80. debate under the auspices OF the Senior -
batting Society is TO be given in public at an ear"
date. -.
"Reminiscences fer The Xavier" have been
received from the Rev d. j. Hickey. 70; the KEY
DR.. Brann, the Rev. II. r. Okeefe, Henry O.
Sayres 'e2 Frederick Reilly. Francis y. BrosnSs
and DR.. Mooney. The Rev Charles Cotton, - am
d. j. O'Conncr "a. have promised jottngs Of ther
respective years. Poems by the Rev w LNlns,
stone and the Rev. Henry f. Okeefe have ais99
been promised. "reminiscences have been inveo
the opening OF the college down the graduates
The Xavier published last week contains .
number of articles by the students Among taeTT
Phillips. "a: The Battle Of Marathon" by DAVE
j. Morley. So "A Winter Night Tale by Edw,1n
j. Ta.ley: The Mariners Story" by Frederick =:
Higgins The Massacre OF Wyoming. by Thomss'
r brennan 81: The Blue and the Gray" BY
James Honeyman. '9S.
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WELLESLEY.

Wellesley Mass. March 15-Professor Fletcher.
OF the English department in Harvard University.
lectured in the current topics course yesterday on
the subject OF English. The members of the Col
lege Glee Club gave concert Thursday evening
AT Deniscn House. the college settlement on Tyler
St in Boston. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore's lecture
on temperance last Monday evening was largely
attended A reception given TO Mrs. Liver
more in the Horsford parlor at the close OF the
lecture The Agora Society will have an open meet
sng next Saturday evening.
The freshmen held a series OF meetings last
week for the purpose of organization and election
~ class officers The first meeting was rendered
unusually lively by the attempt OF the sophomores
IN make a rush and thus break up the meeting
Tho students In the five years course have formed
4hemseNes into an organization known as the
s'Club OF 1900 -, u.o, .,,r.roo
Work on the lodge at the western entrance ,n.r
IN the COLLEGE grounds IL rapidly apProsch.His
Completion and the house will soon De ready TOT
According 70 recently compiled statistics, the $50
students registered in Wellesley College ias' year
were distributed in religious beliei as loIio" rs 81
I,oneregational 1877 Presby teran. 49, Episcopai o.
Ranfist G.: Methodist. IS: Dutch Reformed ~
Jrnitarans 10: Friends. a. Lutheran, a. Chr.staii'
q Evangelical. q Universalist. 2; Swedenporeian'
q Jewish /: Reformed Episcopal. /; Roman Ca'no-
lic
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SYRACUSE

Syracuse y Y. March 1.-THE womens gym
rasum c.ass gave an exhibition in the gymnasium
last Saturday evening before the faculties and the
voung women OF the university
The third subscription concert OF the beethoven
Trio Club was given Monday evening before large
and enthusiastic audience
The Lowell Literary Society elected the Following
officers Monday evening for the coming term
President II | Andrews; vicc-president Mabel ;
coon. secretary Edith l.. Knight; treasurer h H.
Damn; critic. Mary NJ Warne
The sophomore members OF the Kappa Alpha
Theta college sorority entertained Thursday even
ing AT the nome OF Miss Katherine NJ roster il"
The 4 pha Chapter OF Alpha Phi entertained their
coIepa friends at their chapterhouse Tuesday even
10 ,v,,h a musical. The active chapter were as
sisted by Miss Miriam a. Guernsey ana Mrs. u y
Cooper. .,-t. ,s,,,,o., f,i,,,
hold Monday morning In the Hall Of LANGUAGES
George H. Bond Of the College OF Law. was e,ected
a delegate to represent the CUB al the annual COT,
ven;i,n OF the Republican College League, 10 DE
held with the University OF chicago, Apill
A. The convention of the NewYork state Inter
collegiate Athletic Association. recently heli IN thls
civ IL was voted to leave the election OF the pf"s
dent and the treasurer to the University Athletic
ASSOCIATE ton with whom the spring meeting WiS 10
ne held Friday last election was held. ana re-
suited follows: President W. ~ H's'Ne'' "'"9
urer J. q. Atwater -.
Professor T.. W. Bemis formerly Of Chicago Uni
versitv now giving course OF lectures before th'
students OF the university and others OF the city
Interested The first lecture was on Failing Mar
kets and business Depression. the second on 'uf 4,
rency and Banking" the third on 'oinige, ana
The fourth on Monday evening. VII be on The Ma
tlonaI Ranking System and the Gold Reserve
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NORMAL. COLLEGE.

Miss Elizabeth Borst. member OF the Emma
Willard Association, gave an interesting talk TO the
students on Friday morning. in which she described
the BIRTH education and career OF the late Emma
Hart Willard The lecturer pointed out the fact that
Mrs Willard was the first great advocate OF the
higher education of women that she had been siren
uous in her efforts all her life to train young women
as able teachers Many of the graduates estab-
lshed seminaries for women throughout the United
States.
Commissioner William II. Hurlbut gave a lecture
on Tuesday on "Old NewYork.' in which he de-
scribed the growth OF the city from hamlet OF
few houses TO what 1t Is to-day. With much wit and
humor he described the manners, customs. dress.
habits and religious principles of the Dutch founders
OF Manhattan He described also the change that
was effected by the conquest of New-York by the
English and the facility with which the Dutch and
English amalgamated. the union making perhaps
a better government than could have existed under
the domain OF either nation alone.
To- morrow the Board of Trustees will in all prob
ability accept the offer of the Society Of Colonial
Danes to give prizes of $50 $50 and $40 with medals
colonial history OF New-Y York The chairman OF
the board, the president OF the college and a
mttee of the Colonial Danes will determine the
plans and methods of the competitive examination
The Phiomathean Society will hold a debate on
Friday afternoon the subject. Resolved That
the United States is justified In granting the rights
OF belligerents to the Cuban PATRIOTS Misses Mara
and Min are the affirmative side and Misses c.
Catalan and Miller take the negative
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.,-Rr-Rx THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

Auburn " Y. March l5-At the commencement
exercises in May addresses will be delivered by
Fisher Howe Booth. John *. L. Caughey, Thonas
A Fenton William f.. Graham. kerby > Miller
and Percy Butler Wightman. Professor "hlam
r. Terrett of Hamilton College VIII beeih course
OF six lectures on Government on April !. ana
Professor George Adam Smith, OF Glasgow. Is ex-
pected 10 deliver two lectures on PaIesiinian
biography" on April 2s and % professor Ills a.
I2eecher will complete twenty-five years OF service
in the seminary at the next commencement; Al
though DR. Beecher Is still In middle HE ne IS one
of the veteran Hebraists OF the presbyterian
Church standing just behind DR.. william Henry
Green OF Princeton Seminary, who Is TO celeDrate
Hebrew.
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TRINITY COLLEGE.

Hartford Conn. March 1.-THE annual ihdooF
meet of the Trinity College Athletic Association
took place Friday evening in the gymnasium OF 'he
college II was by far the most successiui
gymnasium exhibition held in the last nve years
both on account Of the good showing OF the con-
festants and because OF the increased enthusiasm
among the college men and the townspeopie 1hefe
was one new record made by Baxter. 49, IN the
high kick He reached eet1o inches. breaking MS
own previous record Of feet inches. The class
cup was by '9S winning the trophy from ~ oy
tust half a point Wood;e '9s took the McCrackan
cup offered for the best all-round athlete; The
challenge cup for the best exhibition on the par
cup offered for the first time this year to the best
turnbler was taken by Allen. 81
voted to wear cap and gown at daily and Sunday
The Medusa the senior honorary society. has
nlscted w. r. Olcott. Of Norwich. president. and
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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER,

Rochester, y. Y. March l5-The announcement
that President Hill had determined not to Withdraw
his resignation came surprise TO many since II
was supposed that he would wait for the result Oh
the effort TO increase the endowment He says
however that while the Chamber OF Commerce
movement 10 raise funds has been gratifying to
him. his permanent continuance as president was
not involved in the success of the movement The
committee Of the Chamber Of Commerce met on
Tuesday and decided suspend the effort TO raise
800 900 in view Of Dr. Hills action No subscription
was TO be binding until the whole amount was
pledged, and more than half of ii has been
raised.
Professor Henry E. Lawrence lectured TUESDAY
evening before the Academy of Science on The
R0ntgen Rays" He gave description of his re-
cent experiments at the University New apparatus
is soon TO be provided in the physical laboratory
for the purpose of facilitating the experiments.
The trial for the selection Of representative OF
the college at the NewYork State intercollegiate
oratorcal contest. be held in this city on April
10 was held at Anderson Hall on Tuesday evening
Eight candidates participated. and J. NJ. Oaksford,
'e7 selected the delegate by the judges, with
+ l.. Lamson. 90. alternate
Examinations for the winter term began yester-
day Vacation is earlier than ever before. as the
winter and spring terms have been equalized by TAX
ing two weeks from the former and adding 1t to the
latter
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JOHNS HOPKINS.

Baltimore March l5.-In the reorganization OF
the Football Association Of the Johns Hopkins
University. Manager Alfred d. Harden will urge
important changes In reference to the classes. 1t
has been the custom for the association to be COM
nos.d ~ members of the senior class and gradu-
a,es NJ the university. Delegates were elected after
each season from the Junior and senior classes TO
control the football department for the next sea;
son The seniors, of course. were graduates ana
~ ,,,niors were seniors when the next season
opened Under this plan a class had only one year S
,ear we're in many cases not students at the uni
yyersity Manager Harden's plan is TO have the
"a The iniors and seniors eject their men directly
after the football season The IN in 'n ihs
ssnnrt and the men who graduated would
case 20 have any Interest in the ASSOCIATION CLASS
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FORDHAM.

A. the reading OF marks for last month the
nreslden, announced that the Easter vacation at
the college would begin on Wednesday, April ana
last until Tuesday. April I. at p. m
The prize essay on The Nature OF Poetry open
10 the senior junior and sophomore classes. has
hoo, announced and must be handed to the faculty
on Nav s. References may be obtained from the
following: Cardinal Newman's essay on poetry
Mathew Arnold's essay on poetry Mathew Ar
nold's essay Milton. Principal Sharps essa!
on poetry Wordsworths essay on poetry anu
Aubrey de Veres essays.
The Fordham College Glee. Banjo and Mandolin
clubs have obtained the required permission 10 give
a concert in New-York city and have engaged
Lenox Lyceum. Madison ave. near Fifty-nin'h-s''
for the occasion 1t will take place on Thursday
evening" April l6 At present the tickets may be
had by applying for them at the college. Later
they will be- sold at different places in the city
The seats will cost 81 and the boxes $40. The pro-
ceeds OF the concert viii be for the benefit OF the
Baseball at the college has bright outlook for
the coming season. Collins, the coach. is hard al
W. ncked Out tn week The Fordham team will
open the season on the home grounds on s
the Georgetown game al the Polo GROUNDS mas n9t
been named yet The schSa%eh @ Of
Vermont at Fordham: March 81, De Gamo Insti-
tute Fordham; April $ ieaish Enyers"y at al
city Of New-York at Fordham: April %. Lafayette
College F0rdham APr iP as Nav
: Union at Fordham: May q. LAFAYETTE at Easton
Manager Monahan expects to arrange games with
Rutgers. West Point. Georgetown. Penn: state
snowstorm the field in bad condition and the team
has been unable TO have any outdoor practice +,
readiness for the athlete meet OF the University
of Pennsylvania which is 70 take place at Frank
nark Pn anhs f Fran ef 3anan 81 Gerald
barry % Quincy S ss Edy senxa RGmaasa s
Thomas Mclaughlin, 90.
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Union SEMINARY.

The new catalogue was issued last week Inc
number of students the role exceeds mat OF ids
wear there being two fellows, eleven siauua.e
classmen thrty-six seniors, thTty-seVen "''u''e
c,assmen. forty-nine Junior classmen anu '"e"''
snocial students making a total of 155 students as
agains li2 students of last year Seventv-ohe SUI
dents are from New-York State. thirteen from New
Jersey and the rest distributed among the other
s,ates IN small numbers. There are three Japanese
students OF the colleges the greatest NUMBER
ten come from Yale College -
Winthrop Palmer has been appointed instructor
in apologetics The Rev Henry r. on''n "
lec,ure this wear on The Evidences OF Cnristah-
itv'' in connection with the Ely lectureship
Tb. examination for the four scholarships OF
,ha v,,ue NJ $3.50 will be held Thursday, FRIDAY
and Saturday. September "a. % and 20 Inc SUP
iects for examination will be class'cai 'reeA' III
Guiding a thorough knowledge or the grammar
with exercises in sight translation OF "reeA Pioe
Latin including exercises N siSnt uahs'a''o" "a
latin prose and in Latin composition; either he
brew including thorough know. edge OF the s.fo"s
and ueak verb and sight translation or Hepre"
prose or German. including sight translation from
German into English. and from English into Ger
man. psychology logic. moral philosophy gehe' a.
history and rhetoric. The prize schoarsh'ps W."
be awarded to the four competitors VINO pass ssdnd
,bst no nrze will be awarded 10 any competitor
whose average falls below 90 per cent Inc mns
Bahret. '9s Wesleyan University ana william -
Street 'es Columbia Uniyersity .w.rdsa to
George H. Ferris The subject Of MS r,e esS n New
The Christianity Of ignatius me PRIZE nznev for
his essay on THE Prologue of the Fourth Gospe;v
series Of lectures on the praf,ca ornings by
Wr Fagnani. These lectures are open TO all stu
dents and largely attended ADDRESSES are as
gwen 10 the students from time 10 time Dy expe.S
n n he different Departments OF Christian work.
under the auspices OF the several committees
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TEACHERS COLLEGE.

The second OF Miss Brooks's course OF three lect-
ures on "Froebels Mother Play Book" gwen
on Saturday morning at 10 30 o'clock, before large
audience. The subject for next Saturday will be
THE Practical Value OF the Book to Kndergart-
ners and Teachers" Or. Leetes second lecture on
geography given Thursday at o'clock.
on Wednesday an entertainment given by the
Horace Mann High School for the benefit OF the
reference library OF the school. Among the inter-
est.ng things upon the programme a game
OF polo a ring race, tug-of-war. and contests in
boxing and wrestling. The monthly meeting Of
the Social Club OF the college was held on Tuesday.
talk was given by Miss Edith Armstrong. OF
the senior class, Hampton Institute. Its aims
and the extent to which they have been realized.
Miss Armstrong also spoke briefly Of life at Hamp-
ton. and sang number Of negro melodies. illus
tratIng different phases OF their music. recep-
ton followed the talk. Miss Ellen Yale Stevens, OF
the Department Of English addressed the Womens
Club OF the Riverside Association House on Fri
day afternoon at the college. Miss Stevens de-
scribed trip through England. and showed many
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DARTMOUTH.

Hanover y n March 1.-THE second annual
contest for the Smith and Rollins oratorcal prizes
was held on March II. Four seniors competed IN
extempora neous debate. and two juniors ana TWO
sophomores in original orations. the speakers nav
ing been chosen from the college In preliminary
trials The prizes awarded as follows: FIX
temnoraneous debate-First Craven Laycock. OF
Rrs,ol Y H.: second 4 r. Smith. Of Dover. y.
II Original orations-First. f. +. Shaw. 81. OF
Lynn Mass: second. T.. r. Seelman 49, Of Brook
lyn " Y The Judges were justin ii. smith, ~
Boston: Henry Melville. 49, New-fork' ana cnar'es
T. Gallagher. a. Boston.
The following is the result Of the annual elections
Of the sophomore class for Junior honors": Spurs
Recipient f. c. Batcheder. presenter w. 5. Adams
mirror recipient +. V. Bennis. presenter b. e.
Rodgers: Ratchet recipient l.. A. Hatch. presenter
C. y Mccall: corsets, recipient T. r. MarIen; pre-
senter r.. f. rse" Pniey iawbone. recipient IT, G.
Gilbert. presenter +. VI. Perkins knife. recipient
G. f. Hartgan, presenter G. J." Day; crank reclp-
s .sn g. rec STs H. Lesgei prsssnss
Connolly cuspdor recipient NJ III m'ehed p pre-
pfesen w. r Sumner; spoon recipient G. F.
Clark marSy
b b. Mon 4ssIpient srinser "
Turner; muzzle recipient H. !" N'Ghois presenter inter-
s So - Jones; wheels. recipient u. c. Mac
andrew. presenter q. H. Nolan; shears. recipient I.
NJ. Russell. presenter c. f. Carr rag. recipient. f.
II. Crane. presenter G. A.. Green; razor. recipient
Paify 6sr o f ssSs,rk Times has
been invited TO address the members Of the Press
Club at their annual banquet. which will occhr the
T Edr RaTdi Il n sosss the se,!
guards in the country. died at his home In Lisbon
H. M Ms5en f. from Of BBPPsosSn " ha.
elected manager OF the Dramatic Club.