New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-08
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.

The appearance OF the institute catalogue fass
week attracted much interest for several reasons
This spring for the first time two editions nave
been ,ssued one being devoted solely to the college
and the other representing the preparatory school
as we'll In these catalogues. dccked In a new ana
cheerful dress there Is the initial statement OF inc
one-year pos; graduate course just added leading
to the degree OF civil engineer. The course ranges
through eighteen subjects. ard will be under the
supervision OF Professor Pympton
The work OF the German department for lsso-V
Is now fully mapped out. The high standard ct.
ia ned ha. been made practicable by the increases
scope Of Professor Northrup's classes In the pre-
paratory where Schiller Leasing and fieine are
read along with specimen current literature u
effect three years have been gained BY the present
distribution OF study in this department literature
being comprehensivey studied with other than the
simple purpose OF making translation Throush-
out the entire much stress Is lad upon me
doing of standard English authors into German
The individual work OF the Juniors will next season
embrace The first part Of Faust" Less.nss "bniiiS
Calotti" and Wenckebach's History Of German Lit
erature Kei.crs smaller history VIII be read ~
the sophomores In connection with extracts from
various periods. Der Tronpeter Won Sakkingen
is included In this year. which Is also partly en-
ployed. Is the freshman year, with the reading
OF scientific books, the vocabulary or wnicn must
be early acquired to further future study. As 10
done IN the French, Professor Collins sets some
time aside in the German department for the re-
view OF grammar by the freshman class
The graduates from the chemical course are el'
most always sure OF employment through the gooo
Offices OF DIR. Austen. No fewer than thrty-seven
requests for COMPETENT have been received
within a short time. many of which have been most
satisfactorily filed The last man to accept place
IS w liam n. Doerhinger. 49, formerly ASSISTANT
I'm quanttative analysis in the laboratory lie has
gone with Stearns q Gordon. OF Jersey City. WIN
the exception of this departure there Is now i,te
to the students save the new pm OF inS
Chemical Society the ae' innsr casses and who
Wi. be obliged to wait TO wear the pm until their
are % upon The poo Of
and charged edition Of his Chemical Notes looks
HSSI r. 5s for s.- nav.
S i"ws: e'f r g. K ns H. TiebOa f. and g
W. Le0%an snS Hantnson. N sS The result
Of elections has given genera! sarssacSn a'
page and be conducted on an entirely mover pan,
.r G Poyechnc has aboTed . be broken
for there is every reason TO believe that II Is en-
Two customs regarding class elections are hr'n,y
nsnehed in the IN thu .or ose While S se Other
Sesys the yong until after the UNCERTAINTIES, OF
The rs have s a been the
adhered 70 the latter custom, the sophomores have
hS~n ma Less Ppas:dsn A. a.. 'as5 M
dent secretary and treasurer falling, upon - -
Adams. H. K. Codwise ana "oroo" W. "'''o''' "
Resolved. That Home Rule Should BE Given 9:
ibe Tong island Interscholasc League. held In the
prep Chapel Friday evening The s, cSn's ssSan
The prep having been declared out OF the race
because OF a previous defeat. ..,
rbs prem and Commercial Baseball teams both
sndad the,r seasons last week the former In q
game with the Hamlltons at Prospect PARK Satur'
Sav afternoon and the latter at Lakewood. n j..
On E-ridav Each nine played one match earlsr ~
The week the 'Preps" being overcome by 81 Paui
nv a score of II 70 They not. however,
All. 20 pu, a representative team into tho neld
The Commercials were more fortunate wnen I Incyy
ocbisved a victory over the Amity Athletic Ciuo
on Thursday this being their ninth successful game
Tn. athletic year has thus been brought 10 CLOSE