New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
AMONG THE COLLEGES.



New-yaven Conn June l4-The trouble the
placing of the Woosey statue has been satisfacto-
.ly settled The corporation has rescinded It's de-
.ison and has agreed not to place the statue in
ront Of the senior Fence This IS received with the
rreatest satisfaction and relief by the students. and
as indicating spirit of fair play on the part OF the
corporation. The petition of the seniors that the
statue be placed elsewhere signed by almost the
whole class The site will be in front OF the
old library, and the monument Will be dedicated on
June o. The continuance OF the senior bali games
at the Fence. one of the pleasantest features Of
college life in senior year. is now assured
The University Baseball Association has elected
the following officers for the ensuing year: Presl-
dent, George Clymer Brooke. 49, Of Birdsboro
Penn: vce-president, Charles Russell Bement. " s.
Of Terre Haute. Ind; assistant manager, FRANK
Hunter Simmons '9S Of Brooklyn; secretary Nor
ton Lazel Fearey. IS. of Albany.
BY the generous and prompt action Of a friend OF
the university. who assumed the cost OF the pur-
chase the library has just secured in Paris a large
and valuable collection of books relating to scandi
navia consisting of about 5000 volumes in various
languages, and 1900 dissertations OF the universe
ties OF Upsala Lund and Abo The collection VIII
be forwarded at and may be expected soon
after commencement
An important innovation is announced by the
faculty in series of for the teachers OF the
State tor the coming year. course VIII CONSIST OF
tweny-four exercises, TO be given on SAturdays, anu
will include large amount of OUTSIDE Original WORN
Some attractive Lines OF study have already been an
DOunccd.
The baseball team has done harder work this week
than ever before done by a Yale BAH team
They have practisei hard and continuously for al
least four hours every day. and have had the Dest
oil coaching. Case "a Carter, 49, and Stephenson
e5 S have al spen, considerable time in coaching
the team. The statistics of the nine for the year
thus far have been MADE up ana they sho" Ioa Jn
of % games played. OF which IA We're won ~ naIe
and 8 lost. TWO hundred and twenty-one runs
opponents 2U9. and 81 errors TO opponents 1874
The winners of the annual prizes were announcer
on saturday follows 80
Winthrop prizes. class OF 97-Frst prize. Charles
l. Clark. Brooklyn; second prize n X. Bruoacher
SchaeferstOwn, Penn.
Scott prize in German. class Of s7-W d. Beach
Bridgeport. Scott prize in French, class OF W
Cnar.es H. Clark. Brooklyn.
c. Wyis Belts prize in English composition class
of 9S-Herbert Wescott Fisher. New Haven, win
honorable mention of Louis Samter Levy. St Louis
Eiiy, Leavenworth. Kan. and NJ. L. Fearre. Al
bany; second prize. L. II. Rogers New-York CITY
pefores matnemaical Prz,s class OF sE rzs
William F. Clark Meriden; third prize. Allen H.
Hitchcock, Merden Glass Of ss-Firs prize. Nor
rel W. Gaines, Albuquerque. y; NJ; SECOND prize
Frederick A. Lehlbach. Newark. " J. Class Of 81
First prize. John Z. Morton Los Angeles Ca; sec
ond prize. George F. Baker Union Hill' \. y. third
prize, Marvyn Scudier. Huntington. y. y
Woolsey scholarship, class of 99-Arthur w.
Lowell, New Haven.
Hurlburt scholarship class of 'ss--John P. Norton
Los Angeles. Cal
Third freshman scholarship class of ss-Edward
i. Boise Grand Rapids. Mich
Berkeley premiums in Latin composition. class Of
,ss-First grade. E. B Bose 4; y Dubuque, Al A;
Lowell. NewHaven; S. ". Sawyer lndependence,
Mo Second grade-J. X Clark. Brooklyn; W. j..
Hartford. r. G; Van Name New Haven; r. G..
Wallace, Ansonia; +. Watrous. Rockford Ill.