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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-17
AMHERST.

Amherst, Mas Feb iC-Captain Montague Of
tbe baseball team IL sick and Will be unable 10
continue his work with the team for some time. In
the mean while, cx-Captain Gregory VIII nave
charge OF the candidates
Plans for the new hospital given 70 the college
hv G. d. Pratt, 49, are nearly completed, and work
viii be begun as early In the spring possible.
The DELAY 40 far has been caused by the Illness of
the architect
Two portraits OF Henry Ward Beccher have been
given to the college library by OF his relatives
one was taken Immediately after his graduation
and the other represents him as he appeared In
after years.
which defeated the Williams team at Boston last
week consist Of handsome silver cups. made by
y. c. Wood OF Boston. They will be placed on ex-
hibition IN "a fe y days.
Henry -. Hyde, Of Boston offers this year a
prize OF a Columbia bicycle to the student who
cures the largest total of points at the five public
athletic meetings OF the year
The Lincoln prize. for the class making the best
showing at the light gymnasium exhibition held
in May, will be hereafter known the Leland
Of the class OF "a. The classes began practice for
this exhibition at the regular class drills last week
4 Amherst book Will soon be published by
H. Il. Riley, of the senior c.ass. 1t viii contain
articles by several alumni and Will be entirely diff
ferent from anything heretofore published, most
OF the matter being original by alumni and under
graduates.
William NJ. Twichcll. Of the sophomore class died
OF appendicitis at the Roosevelt Hospital New
York. last Sunday. His loss Is a severe one to the
class. as he was one of its most popular and In
huential members He was the OF the Rev r.
w. Twichell. &C. OF M.ddlcport " Y. ana the
brother OF II. l.. Twicheil '9j lie was a member
of the Chi Psi fraternity. The funeral services
were held at Auburn. ~ Y, his former home
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AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.

Cambridge Mass Feb 1.-THE Harvard Dra-
matte Club has reorganzed. as follows: President.
F. Dobgun 'sS; vice-presdert, II. |. Sims, H. .
secretary, f. A. Burngame, 81; treasurer W.
Coleman. L. s.
The following officers have been elected for one
year by the Harvard Dining Association the BODY
of students who board in Memorial Hall president
H. c. Lakn L. S; vceprcs!dent, +. T. Lannoh'
81; directors for the class of a. A. Scott ana W.
H. Cram; for the class of '9s, j. H. Biseio" ana
r. L. Fuller; for the class Of 49, /. L. Burrii anu
w c. Gerrish for the Law School. J. p Hall ana
G. ]. T. Newell; for the graduates ana lhstuc'oi9'
l. T Damon, for the Divinity School, H. White
The pamphlet laying cut the instruction oherea
by the Summer School has just appeared. IL SHOWS
no marked change from the usual curriculum A'
usual women are admitted 10 most OF the courseS'
Women who attend the school will be allowed TO
make use of the rooms in Fay House. hadclHe
College The Foxcroft House Will also supply q
restaurant as usual, for the students me com,
mittee in charge OF the Summer School consists o.
Professors shaler, Won Dagemann HarTS, c irn
Two very afp ne instructor being G p. Parlsor.
The coursa ia intended for teachers and the object
is 10 instruct in the best method OF tedch'is ~. "
isnrv and theory of the fine arts The Introductory
lectures will be given by PROFESSOR NnaiieS , 80
SON. Richard Norton. of Bryn Mawr. The course
will begin with discussion OF the ma "Iv ; % nv
fine ana their mutual relat ,nv Of creek wit art
Tho course will be followed by another III INC ,
~ Of iso- in which specal attention will be given
to the arts in Italy from the thirteenth to me SIX
beginning With next year the conduct OF all eA-
amnations in the college VIII be IN charge ol d
nermanent board. This board shall. SO far as pos
sible be chosen from the officers and graduate SUI
dents and such other persons as may pc ueslslauedi
bv the president. The board Is TO make an amman
report TO the faculty. 49,, - T.,
The Harvard Fencing Club has received an IN
yitation from the New-York Athletic tluo 10 com
t,ete for the Shaw cup offered for the team chtI-
ponship of America. Harvard VIII enter .e .i
& o.ri,-a fha hos me
three Interesting bouts have been arranged Tor rep
ruarv is NJ ROndelle. NJ. Jacques and Mr.. CaDol,
three of Boston's best fencers. VIII compete asans
j. T. hoffman, j. p. Parker and A. q Inacner' %, OF
The Harvard Club The club Will also compete TOT
the Junior team championship in Newi orR H,a on
me contest with Columbia and Annapolis for the
intercollegiate championship -, ~ ..s
Last week the varsity crew began the new sys-
tenn of rowing In the tank instead OF on the ma,
chimes There has been little regular WORK; as an
the time had to be put on the new caiIu1uattes
About the end Of the week. however. the crew . o
gan rowing in the regular order 1t Is MOI expecsu
that more than one more month VIII nave 70 %
spent indoors BY March Is the crew hope 10 pe
on the water.
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HARTFORD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

Hartford. Conn. Feb. l6-The regular winter
meeting of the Board OF Trustees of the Hartford
Theological Seminary held at Hosmer Hall on
Wednesday OF the last week, at which time many
familiar and friendly faces more seen
for a short time IN the seminary halls The Socio-
logical Club OF Hartford, which Is connected In a
way with the Hartford School OF Sociology, held a
meeting in the chapel on Wednesday evening. There
was first business meetins-the annual election Of
officers-at which tn" Rev. DR.. Chester D. Har-
tranft. president OF the seminary reelected
president of the club. Then followed public meet
ing of the club. at which Colonel Jacob l.. Green.
president of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company. made an address. setting forth clearly
the intricate financial questions of the day.
The committee having In charge the arrangement
for the ninth annual meeting of the IntcrSeminary
Missionary Alliance. to be held at this seminary
February q to March |, have issued programme
Of the meetings.
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LEIiGIf.

South Bethlehem. Penn. Feb. 1.-THE second annual
Lafayette-Lehigh debate will be held in South
Bethlehem on May s. The question for debate Will
be chosen the next regular meeting Of the Agora.
Captain Macdonald of the lacrosse team. has Is
sued call for all the candidates for this year =
team TO present themselves on Monday TO begin
active training The management has secured the
services of Mr. Kirk. of the Madoc team. Ontario,
the trainer who did such excellent work with the
team here two years ago.
The baseball schedule as completed up to date IS
follows: April |. with Georgetown. at Washing
ton April 2 University OF Virginia. at Charottes.
VILE Va; April T. University OF North Carolina. at
Chapel Hill: April g. 'olumban Uniyersiy at
Washington: April 10, Ru gers at South Bethlehem;
April 49, University of Pennsylvania, at Phlla-
dclphia; April o. Lafayette. at Easton April =.
Princeton at Princeton: May 2. Wesleyan. at Mid
dletown; May 2, Lafayette, at South Bethlehem;
May l3 University of Pennsylvania, at South Beth
lehem; May IS. Naval Academy, at Annapolis; May
g. West Point al West Point: May 80, Lafayette at
Easton. and June 4. Elizabeth Athletic club. at
Elizabeth.
minstrel show, under the auspices Of the Gee
and Banjo clubs. given at the Fountain Hill
Opera House last night The performance was
clever and amusing and enjoyed by large
audience of students and society people Of the
Bethehems
AT recent meeting OF the Mustard and Cheese
Dramatic Association IL was decided TO give us
annual play the first Saturday after Easter
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WELLESLEY

Wellesley, Mass, Feb. ia noteworthy change
in the statute Of the Wellesley College charter re-
garding attendance upon Sunday services was made
the recent meeting of the trustees. The statute
reads substantially follows: There shall
also be the usual service In the chapel the
ing OF the Lords Day, and all students ex-
pected to attend this other public religious
service "
Miss Sarah f. Whiting. professor of physics. has
recently mace some interesting and successful ex-
perlments with cathode rays in photography.
The date OF the Gee and Mandolin Club concert
has been fixed for February % on Monday even
Ing next the members of the Beethoven Society will
give their annual concert in the chapel Seven Of
the upper class students have issued invitations for
a Colonial party be held in the gymnasium
tomorrow afternoon.
DR.. Lyman Abbott spoke to the students on
Thursday evening at the regular weekly prayer SER
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Boston. Feb l6.-I5y vote OF the trustees, Frank
Roscoe Butler. S. I. g.. professor in the
Woman's College at Baltimore. has been elected to
fiji the chair of English literature in Boston Uni
versity, in place OF Daniel Dorchester. who re-
signed last fall to accept pastorate in Pittsburg
Penn.
Last Thursday evening the class of 81 celebrated
their class social In the Clahn room OF the univer-
sity with picnic party" The committee of ar
rangements Lucius II. Bugbee, Miss Eloise
Croc.Ser and Miss Katherine Chamberlaine.
The senior class OF the College OF Liberal Arts
met on Wednesday afternoon and voted not to have
any Class day exercises In commencement week
The senior reception on Monday evening will be
the only social occasion OF commencement week
in which the class and their friends partici-
pate The officers are: President. Ernest r..
Iayalett vice-president. Miss Stella Converse:
secretary Miss Lillian *. Farrar: treasurer. John
Mason
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BROWN.

,,-.,.,ao,oo Eeh ,s-The annual mdwlnter dinner
~ the Brown University Club. OF PROVIDENCE VIII
take Mace at the Trocadero on TUESDAY e'eiiine
General Nelson A. Miles will he the speoia, e'e"
~ the c,ub Addresses Will be delivered by General
Miles. President Eliot of Harvard; PROFESSOR W. -
Bronson of Brown; President Andrews anu o'hei'
Tho Hammer and longs Society announces that
the annual play presented by the stuoen'' ~
Providence Opera House will this year be DUR
esque. The play Will be given the last VICE" "
April
Brown figured prominently at the recent meet Oh
the Boston Athletic Association. Captain MacomDer
L. NJ Shead and each member of the relay zeal"
brought home silver cup Shead won h Inc i,n
yard novice in secs. Macomber made a higH Jullp
of feet II inches winning and breaking MS pre'-
Last years baseball nine began practice in the
cage last Monday The old members back are zap
tain Futz Lang. Summersgll, Brady, Lander hoo
nson, Steere and Greene ~ ,-.,,,ors,tv
Yacht Club was held on Thursday Inc io ,a
officers were elected: Commodore. j. " s. Tucker
y feas ylGeIc0 A. No. Mccrs 81
The Colby a. H) Academy Cub held IT.; siefi rsf
81 vice-president G. W. Parker, 49, secretary and
Calhoun. 9S, ard o. y. Bean. 9S.
The freshmen held their winter banquet on Ihurs-
day night ,, c,.
The monthly meeting OF the Philosophical CLUB
was held on Tuesday evening Professor n ..1,t r;
Davis presided. The subject discussed was line
Educational Value Of Examina tons.
Professor Carl Barus. of the physics department.,
who was Professor R6ntgens assistant at the
University Of Wurzburg, ectured last Wednesday on
cathode Rays" The professor is arranging for
series OF experiments with the newly discovered
On Monday evening. in sayles Hall, Professor
Courtney Langdon lectured on 'Piradi'e Lost FAUST
and the Ring and the Book"-the last of his series
Of lectures before the Brown University Lecture
Association The Had and the Odyssey Their
Predecessors and Their Successors.
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ROCHESTER,.

Rochester y. T.. Feb 1.-THE Glee and Mandolin
clubs are making extensive preparations for their
annual concert at the Lyceum Theatre next Friday
evening w. A. Gracey is director of the Gee
Club. and simmons 81. is leader Martens 30 is
the leader and director OF the Mandolin Club.
Professor j. II Gilmore lectured at Park Avenue
Baptist Church Thursday evening on our
Allegiance to the Dictionary"
Professor X T. :hedd lectured at the Lake Ave
nue. Baptist Church on Wednesday evening on the
Influence OF Books
Iincoln's Birthday observed at college on
Wednesday, all rotations being suspended.
George &. Buell.. trustee Of the university ana
chairman OF the Chamber OF Commerce Committee
10 raise funds for an increase Of the endowment,
states that about $4,000 has now been subscribed.
and that IL IS expected that the entire 100000 will be
secured. No names have been mace public Inc
largest subscription is said to b. 5000.
The Junior promenade at Powers Hall on Tues
day evening will be the principal social occurrence
of the college year. -
The local Alumni Association has named the fol-
lowing members committee 10 arrange Tor the
annual banquet: Adclbert Grouse W. b. Hale, +. ,.
Macomber Herbert J. Menz.c and H. W. Bramley
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WILLIAMS.

Will.amstown, Mass. Feb. 1.-THE annual ban
quet Of the Williams Alumni Association OF Chi
cago Will be held the evening OF February Is.
The twelfth annual meeting and banquet OF the
Pennsylvania Williams Alumni! Association was
held last Friday evening at the Lawyers Club in
Philadelphia. Dr. Fafavour. 49, represented the co..
lege At the business meeting Edward l.. Perkins.
'63 was elected president: John b. Chaplin, NJ D..
80 and c. y. Mason. g. vice presidents, and X.
G. Campbell. 80. as secretary
The chapel preachers for I'll. remainder Of the
term will be: February It, the Rev. q. g. Atkins,
Greenfield; March /. the Rev. s g. Crothers. Cam
bridge: March S. the Rev. S Edwards Young New
ark. y. j.: March ID. the Rev > {. 'ushneI.. Ar
lingtOn: March - the Rev DIR. Harris, Andover.
The Dramatic club has chosen the following men:
X +. Weston 90; Wilbur. 9s; Callahan '9J, Jones.
Oakman and Gillette SO.
Candidates for the athletic team are having light
work in the gymnasium three times week
The annual meeting OF the Triangular Baseball
Association held las; Saturday in Boston The
following officers for the year elected: Prcsi-
dent, r. II. Rollins. Amherst. first vice presdcnt,
X. W. Root, Williams, second vice president l.. W.
Couch. Dartmouth: secretary and treasurer, p Ii.
James, Dartmouth. J. J. Brady was again chosen
a. official umpire.
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DARTMOUTH.

Hanover " H.. Feb 1.-two weeks ago Professor
u d Foster of the historical department, was
"borned" and otherwise insulted by members OF the
sonhomore class President Tucker was away al
tho time but Immediately returned and began an
Investigation. The result was announced this "eeh
by the suspension for the rest of the year OF inc
following members of the sophomore class j. IS
g. Eckstrom F. II. Ieggett. J. l.. Belknap, A. H.
Patterson f. L. Perkins F. w. Perkins, A. D.
Jones and c. L. Day. The college was Immediately
aroused for these men are the backbone or the
class and were suspended because they told the
truth while others more guilty escaped by lying.
4 committee OF students took things In hand ana
compelled number of other men TO confess me
faculty is reconsdering the case and the probable
result is that all implicated will be suspended Tor
Tho EDITORS of the 'es "Aegs" the Junior college
publication, have been chosen as follows; r. '.
tennis W s. Adams. c. y. Mccall E. Il crane
L. w. Snow. c. e. Carr, @. 7. Tabor, +. -. buen.
jzed by electng W. s. Adams as managing editor
and c. f. Carr az business manager. 1865 ,
At the annual indoor meet OF the Boston Atheuc
Association ]. y. Prngle 81, OF ST. JohnsSury VI,
DISTINGUISHED himself In the mile run by defeating
Connect, the worlds champion. and Newell the
Harvard champion 1,a -
of the Dartmouth team, was elected as president.
and IL was voted hold the meet at Worcester,
Mass on May 30. Tufts College was admitted INTO
the league. =, ,.. -
George KEENAN, lectured before the students on
Tuesday evening, Adventures In Arctic ASIA.
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NORMAL COLLEGE.

The twenty-sixth anniversary of the Normal Col.
lege was appropriately celebrated on Friday by the
making OF gifts 10 the college by the classes ana
the societies. Panel pictures presented by the
Phlloma thean and Alpha Beta Gamma societies; a
pedestal for the bronze bust Of William Wood by
the Normal seniors; three busts-Shakespeare. MIL
ton and Virgi!-by the Academic seniors books py
the Glee Club and The College Echo" and beau
tiful silk flag by the manual training department
The other exercises of the morning were quotations
and singing.
The February lat home" of the college alumnas
held last Friday In the college library. -Four
of the former presidents present to pour tea
Miss Helen Gray Cone. Dr. Jenny Il. Merrill, Mss
B. b. Davis and Miss Emma NJ Requa Owing 70
the Illness OF Mrs. John X. Northrup. president OF
the association. she unable TO be present. III;
Thomas Hunter attended the meeting and addressed
the graduates. About two hundred were present;
The officers OF the Philomathean Society iot
the coming term President Miss T. Sehhe..
vlce-preslden, Mss Marie Donovan; critic MISS ~
Wenstink: corresponding secretary. MISS l. hlpa n.
rick; recording secretary Miss n. Christlansen'
treasurer. Miss Mabel Towner; reporter. MISS q.
Weeks. editor Miss Estel.e Franklin; usEer, MSS
L. Strauss. At the meeting OF the society next
week debate will be held on the subject, ne
solved, That public amusements exercise pens.
fetal influence society" The affirmative sias
will be opened by Miss NJ. Hands, and the ne8ativo
side by Miss Mo.wtz. The debate will then %
thrown oDen 10 the society,"
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Princeton. y. J.. Feb. le.-At meeting OF the
Board OF Trustees on January q II was decided 10
issue n pamphlet containing full Information con-
corning all courses II study offered TO young
women at Evelyn College by the professors In
Princeton College. The Curriculum Committee have
been at work during the fail as'crtaining how
many Of the Princeton professors could De de-
pended upoL to give the same course a. Evelyn
which is given by them at Princeton. cordial
response has been received from almost All mo
members Of the Princeton faculty. and tho pamphlet
VIII soon be ready to send with tn" college 'dia-
lOguc.
\ fund OF 500 TO found scholarship. has re-
Gently been given 20 the college by prominent
woman In Philadelphia.
\ state organization Of women 10 further the in
tcrests Of the college In Ne~-Jerscy is now
forming. Mre. joel Parker. ~iio" of "N-Gof"r-
nor Parker is president OF this aSsoc!d' o' Paflor
meetings have been held In different parts Of the
state. and strong interest In the college has also
been aroused IN the women's clubs.
Professor Alfred PcaTce Dennis. Of Wesleyan
University gave a lecture before the faculty and
students on "Ieligious Intolerance In the American
Colonies" last Thursday afternoon. Professor Den
mis-. who was formerly connected with Princeton
college and professor OF history al Evelyn, re-
ceived a warm welcome from Princeton people. lie
will lecture IN Princeton again In April before inc
Daughters OF the American Revolution
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SMITH.

Northampton. Mass, Feb 1.-THE Phi Kappa Psi
Society held its semi-annual elections on Saturday
night choosing these officers: Florence Van Du2er
Smith 90. president; josephine Devereux Sewall.
81. epresident; Bertha Fairfax Strong. 81. sec
rotary; Frances Douglas Daley. '9s treasurer;
Elizabeth Fisher Read. SO. editor. Owing 10 Miss
Reads inability 10 undertake the editors duties a
special business meeting called on Wednesday
to elect another editor. Mary Aimee Goodman SO.
was selected for the office. Since Miss Smith has
been made president Mabel Edward I.anders 96.
was elected to I'll her position chairman of the
Executive Committee.
On Sunday the Rev. Leonard Bacon of Norwich.
Conn, spoke at yespers the Armenian question.
81. Valentines Day was celebrated on Friday
night The Lawrence House gave dance among
the girls In the house only. The Dickinson gave a
valentine german also. with no guests from outside
the house. The Morris acted John Kendrick Baagss
Fatal Message" to tho house alone At the Hub
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

Charlottesville Va, Feb Heterogeneous have
been completed foi an intercollegiate debate be-
tween the representatives OF the Dialectic and the
Philanthroplc societies Of tho University OF North
Carolina and the representatives, OF the Washing
ton and the jefferson societies OF the University of
Virginia. to be held here June II. Il IL intended
that such "A contes, shall be held each year at each
institution alternately.
A fire company. composed of students of the uni
versity, has been organized, with football Captain
Penton as chief. \ 81 rD Gleason and Bailey hand
engine has been purchased which throws SD-roOt
vertical and liO-foot horizontal stream. Practice Is
held regularly
Garrett and Murfec will represent the university
nj the tennis tournament. which begins March
a. at Greensboro y. c., for the championship OF the
South
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FORDHAM.

The Fordham College Debating Society held the
first meeting OF the second term in Science Hall
last week, and chose the following officers: Vice
president, Thomas J. OShea, '96; treasurer, John
+. GaynOr, 80; corresponding secretary John J.
Dyer 80; recording secretary Robert Z. Melon
NELL 81 censors. Maurice Clarke, 80, and J. J.
Kavarah. 81. At the next meeting which Is TO be
held Sunday evening next. the subject of debate
VIII be: Resolved. That a means OF acquiring
knowledge the system of INDUCTION is superior to
deduction or that or sylogism." The speakers will
be J. +. Mclaughlin 81, and Francis ONeil ss. on
the affirmative. while X. f. Mitchell. 20. and J. J.
Dyer. S. will uphold the negative side OF the
question.
The Dramatic Society of the college has elected
dent. James j. Donovan. '9,; vice-preslent Rob
ert f. Mcdonnell. a. treasurer George Y. Grain
ger. 81; secretary Joseph A. Kelley. a. and prop
erty man. p. Pauding Brant. ~. The society. at
the request of many OF its patrons, VIII reproduce
tor in Spite OF Himself" which made such hit
in tho college theatre on last Thanksgiving even
ing.
The candidates for the Fordham varsity base
Sinnott. 30. captain pro TEN. Sinnott was irst
pitcher OF the varsity team last year. The Gag,
has been erected in the seniors gymnasium, am
every recreation day the candidates devote at eas,
secured. but Manager MoLahan intends 70 engag,
one. The following have applied as candiiates ami
'ss; c. j. Barry 'ss Z. Romadke 'ss; p Reilly. 81.
Wade -: James + McIaus6lin 81 l. smith
s' George R Srrinser g., 81 p pG
\. oConnor. $50: c. Laughlin ss. and J. Dun
levy '9S