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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-09
WESLEYAN.

Mililetown. Conn. March s-The dismissal
from the Press Club OF the author ~ erronc-
reports recently sent out from the college made
the election OF new president necessary. 7. L.
Woolson. 80. chosen.
President Raymond has offered to give his
lectures on Abraham Lincoln for the benefit OF the
Athletic Association. The athletic directors have
accepted the offer. which has been augmented by
the volunteered services OF the Glee and Mandolin
clubs. The lecture will be given this Thursday
evening in the Russell Library Hall.
The track candidates have been started in regular
work by Captain Anderson. The promising men In
the freshman class are few In number. They are:
Middle distances. Camp: long distance. bradford:
bicycle y. l.. Rockwell. high-jump Bcldcn. pole
vault. Hinckl"y weights. Davenport and Townsend
Eleven Of the eighteen candidates who are IN
baseball practice were measured for new suits this
Yaw. Norton. Terrell. Beeman. Davis Gucrnsey
Rockwell, Robins. Andrews Jester and Townsend
The coaching arrangements have been completed as
follows: Tcfr,l. eX-captain. ~. from March q 10
April g. Smith. excaptain. 93. April April s. and
Ralph Stewart. Harvard Law School. formerly
catcher for University Of Vermont. April to
April To-
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GENERAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

There are two annual orizes OF $50 and 10.
founded in 1850 by the Rev. John McVckar. ID. d.,
and the Rev Henry Mcvickar. to be awarded by
the executive committee OF the Associate Alumni
among the members of the senior class at the Easter
recess. The first prize. known the Greek
Alumni Prize" is tested by oral and written ex-
amnatons. though far as possible by the pen,
after the manner of the English University exami-
nations, for honors OF the Greek Scriptures gen.
orally including the Septuagent. and also one or
more OF the Greek Fathers, which are designated
TO those competing for the prize at least six
months before.
Ecclesiastical History" consists in examination
the early history and canonical independence Of
pettors for these prizes were handed 10 the Dean
Friday.
Mr. W. p. Carey read paper The Life
OF T.. d. Maurice " before the Devotional Society
Wednesday evening.
The college annual. THE Seminarian" appeared
las, week. Being the annual OF theological in
stitution, /, materially differs from the ordinary
college annual. Its pages being devoted not so
Giles written by professors and students Among
those appearing in the annual the following:
Seminary IDEAS by DR.. c. +. Body: The Future
Of the Music Drama" by Marcus H. Carroll. IS,
Arthur II. veysey. yI II University OF Michigan,
The Church and the Newspaper" by f. Boudlnot
Stockton. 81. OF Trinity College: Motives for
Foreign Missions prize essay by Erskine
Wright. 90, OF the University OF Pennsylvania
of Dartmouth college The annual also contained
pictures OF the faculty, the class of IS and OF the
seminary buildings.
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DARTMOUTH.

Hanover. N H. March s.-The following commit
tees for commencement have been elected by the
senior class Executive Committee, j. A. Cox l..
s Cox. II. NJ. Stark, c. c. Adams and r. c. Ham:
on Music. l.. s. Cox. v c. Foster and c. H. Rich
ardson; on Decorations. T. c. Ham, W. f. Duffy
and H. NJ. Stalk: on Printing. W. l.. Harris W. g.
Pumer and +. Il. Eaton Cap and Gown J.
w Elgerly, c. II. White and f.. +. Reisz; on Glass
Tree. H. A. Warden II S. Richardson and W F.
Whitcomb; on Photographs. c. c. Adams. A. c.
Cummings and G. +. Lake.
In response t. the call Of Captain Abbott twenty
five candidates for the baseball team began prac-
,ice March g The following men have been placed
On he Varsity squad: Abbott and Davis 90:
ADAMS. Conway. Drew. Mccormack. Tabor. Smith.
Towje. Watson and Woodworth, 81; Dennis. Eek
storm McAndrews Nichols. Patey. Perkins and
Williams '9s. and Crous, Drew, Ladd, Folsom,
lIuserove and Rowe. $50 With one exception, all of
last years team is included In this lst. and the
freshman have shown up unusually well especially
in Drew and Crolius. the freshman battery. The
campus Is nearly free from snow ana the team
The hnel competition in the debating union oc-
Cured last Friday and the following men have been
chosen TO represent Dartmouth In the interconerae
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SWARTHMORE

Swarhmore. Penn. March s-The annual public
meeting Of the Delphic Literary Society was held
In the assembly hall on Friday. March G. The exer-
clses consisted OF a National Presidential NomIna-
ing Convention
The college reception was given In the college
halls yesterday. The committee were PercIval Par
rish '9s Vole, y. Haines. 90; Clarence b. IIoadev
80. LYDIA Parry Williams. ~; Edwin ID. Hubbard
IS: Mabel c. Miller SO; George Is. Stevens '9S:
Mabel &. Galespie $.
The class in social science IL now making a study
OF ''Crime and Its Punshments." and viii soon
visit the county jals. almshouses and the Eastern
Penitentiary.
At regular meeting Of the Athlete Association
held on Monday. T.. Harper Fish. 80 and r. Russell
Helm elected delegates to the annual meet
ing OF tn Pennsylvania intercollegiate Athletic A.
ISOLATION AT the same meeting 1t was decided not
to meet Haverford In the dual track and field
games. owing to the fact that agreement could
be made In regard to the time.
Or. Shell Is fast getting the lacrosse team into
shape. L. II. Firth Is captain. and daiss have
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HAMILTON.

Clinton. March sc w. Wood. 90. manager Of
track athletics. and b. r. Johnson. 81. went to Col
gate last week TO try to for dual league
in track athletics. Colgate brings forward disagree
n,ent four years old. and is dlsincned TO make any
new compact until that Is settled 10 her satisfaction
The committee has laid the matter before the Ad-
visory Board of the Hamilton Athletic Associate
A baseball cage is to be made in the gymnasium
for practice week
The annual election OF the Y. NJ. c. A. Thurs
day resulted In the choice OF the following officers
for the year: Dairy. 80. president; Hopkins.
e7, vice president Allen. 49, treasurer: Bachman,
9s corresponding secretary w. $ Stone. 49, record
ing secretary.
The who interested In newspaper work
have appointed committee, with Eells '96 as
chairman to report on methods OF organization and
procedure. The club VIII be formally organized in a
few days.
An invitation to join the State Intercollegiate Ora
torica League. OF which Union, Syracuse and
Rochester members. has been submitted to the
college, and has been laid on the table for "A week
In order that the students may give the matter
full thought.
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CITY COLLEGE.

The bill providing for an extra yearly approprs
ton OF $4,000 Is now before the Senate. and In an
probability will be passed. 1t was approved hv
Mayor Strong before 1t was sent 10 Albany. Sta.
tistics placed before the Mayor showed a saving
SIS 900 in twelve years from the current expensea
At present the college has not sufficient money 70
buy necessary books. This extra amount will MAXI
the yearly appropriation Si75.oo
The New-York Chapter OF the Daughters Of tn
American Revolution is expecting to establish =
chair IN American History at Barnard COLLEGE
They temporarily ll the chair by inviting lecturer
to be present and speak certain phases Of tn
history. Professor Johnston. OF the Department u
History At the City College. has been asked to d.
liver tho course. The first lecture will be cva
Monday March 49, on THE American Revolution
In Perspective"
The Glee Club will sing Tomorrow evening q
the Westminster Presbyterian Church. on March =
at Carmel. y. Y. and on March q at the Students
Club There are several engagements already 1x
April
At a meeting OF the Mcrocosm Board las, week
&, was decided to publish the pictures o. the Gle
Club football and lacrosse teams and fraternity
chapters in the college annual
President James 7. Lee. OF the senior class. be-
appointed the following committee on graduatsa
exercises: Glass Day.. Alexander. chairman: u
c. Valentine. c. Sindear. T. A. Curtis A. H. Kr.teL
r. s. Fernbach. A. C. Strobel. S. e Plonsky " X
Franklin. +. L. Hunt. w. J. Ehrhard, A. LppA
Class Dinner--H. c. Murray. chairman: o. Wagner,
l.. J. Rosett. A. II. Kride, A. A. Wright. ". stro
bel, C. Mund. A. II. Mcdowell A. s. Taylor A. "
Hubschmitt. Commencement-W. E. Strobel. chair
man. J. s. He'll. F. l.. Hunt. H. 1Peyser. o. Wagner
c. F. Thelluson. F. B. Vermilya. W. C. volckhauser
I. r. LAWYER, T. 4. Martin. T. A. Curtis. Prir
Speaking-M. Gershel. chairman: c. O. Carlson E
Hollander. e. p. Bernstein. G.. J. Ferris J. Good.
man. G. A. kues, L. Jacobowttz II. VI. Phillips
J. VI. Schoenfeld. Photograph. VI. Ripe. chair
man: +. Boyer. VI. Hellison. E FLANAGAN ". :
Hamburger 4. A. Lippe. r. C. Pokorny. J. s HNI
NJ Gershe. l.. J. Rosett. Post Graduate-J, H Ju
per- chairman: A. ". Corse. S. Wechsler, ". Stre
bel. F. B. vermlya. A. II. Kridel. A. A. Wright, 4
n. Peterson. f. w Scherr. Memorial-M. c. Vakn.
tine chairman o. Wagner: f. Kasmer; T. Less
g. " Clarke. F. schoedel E Guok. y. F. Martin.
r. p. Ellis. Baccalaureate-U. F. Martin chairma1;
J. A. Cunningham; c. b. Jameson. J. 3 KENNEDY,
y. Martin. K. H. Schleuter. f. J. Kenney. s. Bart
c. Sladornik. Commencement Marshas-F 3. Yer.
mya, grand marshal. elected; A. H. Krldel. n. E
Valentine J. II. Jasper. W. Strobe E. ". Scner.
j. T. Lee. Prize Speaking Marshals-A strobdI
grand marshal. =. VI. Crandell. J. II. Gandofo L
Goldberg. ii. Smaller. l.. Truckenbrod, L. MARIA
H. Peyser. Class Day Marshal A. A. Wright
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MOUNT HOLYOKE.

South Hadley Mass. March s.-The Faculty gave
the senior class their option Of a longer vacation
at Easter or closing their work before the other
students at commencement. They chose the FORMER
and will begin their vacation on March 49, d "eeA
earlier than the other students.
The Class was entertained by the sophomores with
a reception Tuesday evening; ,oo,, o,.,r
Appropriate services were held last week ovci
The remains Of "analytcs'' by those completing the
Subject The parting song. composed py Mss
Mitchell. OF 'sS was sung by ghostlike figures be-
fore Professor Effie Smiths door. w.,
new appeal to the alumnae. signed by Pres-
dent Wood and the Finance Committee, OF me
aiumnae is being issued in behalf OF endowment
More than half the time given TO SECURE IL is gone
and less than half the $4,000 secured
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NASSAR.

Poughkeepsie. n. v. March S-Depar,ment lect-
ures recently have been given by Professor Harry
Pratt Judson OF the University OF Chicago. and
Professor J. r. Wheeler. OF Columbia University.
Subjects: The Mississippi Valley and "Athenian
Sepulchra Monuments and Eptaphs
In place Of the traditional "trg" ceremonies this
year. the sophomores substituted original play.
in which the old and the new curriculum were anus
ingly personifed
evening French play. la Cigale.' was success
fully given. The three chapters-Alpha, Beta ana
Omega-contest again this year for the silver cup,
presented the society by the class Of Cs for the
best original play and won last year by Alpha. 1t
will probably be May Day festival play and acted
outdoors in attractive part Of the large cam
pus
An open meeting Of the Thelda Society was held
In the college chapel last Saturday afternoon. Piano
selections were played by the Misses Morgan Berlin,
Dwight, Battle. Marquardt. Mcmahon. Niles and
NJ. n. Sanders. The Misses Tiffany. Ferris, Sam
son and Peters sang.
Presden; and Mrs Taylor have finished their trip
up the Nile and have gone to Athens. Greece.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.


Philadelphia, March S-The dome TOT 'ne NV
astronomical observatory has just peeh spp 49,,
Cleveland and II is expected to arrive WITHIN &c"
days When It is placed In position the oo'e'
and the adjoining cottage for professor
Will be ready for occupancy
The first sec ton OF the dormitory system" - 49,,
complete and Vce-Provost Fullerton mas o'''.'"'
announced that the rooms will be ready LOT oeeu-
nancy next fall In the assignment OF roonnS '
college men will have the preference hu"'o"' Va
rooms will be reserved for freshmen. VINO may mani
annllcation Oh matr!culation. Each STUDENT mus
file 4 bond with his application. The prices range
from 1900 for a suite OF three rooms 10 ." io'
single room This includes heat, light anu e"'' ~ ~,
the collegiate year. Students in the cohese WIN
make application on March H. the PHILOSOPHY n Sro
dents on April 2 and the students oi '''' p
fesriona departments on May 2 .,-,, schools
The following colleges and preparatory. 81 the
relay carnival on franklin Fled on April y:
yard Georgetown University. Iehigh Unlvers'S;
University OF New-York. Western UnlversrI ohn's
Pennsylvania Bucknell University, ~ Col.
ese Of the City of New York. Fordh han .n Gey
SCHOOL. Cheitenham Military Academy Ao tIInh
Academy Norristown High school Sa pann,npton
Seminary Manual Training School, Wilmn4gft ~
High school Eastburn's Academy, Centrai, na,s
Schooi Roman Catholic High Schcoi' rp'e'p"'
Academy and Hamilton Scnoo. oc,ot,on have re-
stricted the wearing of the athletic VI, ~ 30
r. gular Pennsylvania sweater to eign. aha,, Tea IN
the football team twelve or the oasso a.. gym
e,nven OF the crew squad and three OF me g. IN
ns,Ic team winners OF firsts seconds and thirds IN
the Mott Haven games. and TO those "i''""s "'''
and seconds in dual track games
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AMONG THE COLLEGES.
PRINCETON.

pr,nce.on ~ L. March S-The Dance Comhi''ee
OF the sophomore class has decided TO give '"e
sophomore reception in honor OF the s'duua'''7
class on Tuesday evening. June g. In the 'as'.0
At the annual meeting OF the Republican CIup OF
Princeton the following officers were elected Ires
dent Walter Harris. 81; vice-presiden' u H. wv
Farland ss; secretary and treasurer X = Ster'ine
s7 W. Harris o. was elected to represent Prince
ton at the National College Convention 10 DC "e'u
in Chicago March r.
At a meeting OF the Tennis Association the 'oi-
lowing officers for the ensuing year were eiec''u
President T. g. Evans '97; Executive Committee H.
o. Mcvitty '9S. and c. II. Vail. 30 1t was decued
70 hold another interscholast!c tournament IN the
,pring An indoor tennis tournament Will shorty
be started upon the Casino court. and prizes VIII DC
Eiven Later handicap tournament VIII DE gwen
The following men have been nominated by 'he
Executive Committee for the position OF assistant
manager Of the Football Associations NJ +. LOOT
bourrow. '9s Harrison Hall, 'sS and Robert Nc
Kelvy 9S. The election Will occur this week
The subjects for the Thomas b. WanaHaker prize
In English have been announced. The examination
will be held upon Chaucers Prologue" OIorris) and
Sponsors 'Faerie Queene." Book (PerclvaD' Inc
subject for the thesis is Middle English It's HIS
tory Structure and characteristics. The wanna
maker prize is the yearly interest Of $1,000 and VIII
De awarded TO that member of the junior class VINO
passes the best examination and writes the pest
thesis on the above subjects a., ,,u tom,
has been much reduced this week AT CAPTAIN Brao-
iey's first call about thiryfve men Responded eA
elusive of the members Of last years team ana
those trying for the pitchers position. After TWO
weeks OF practice in the cage the number OF msh
trying for positions has been reduced TO twenty ana
these. together with the members OF last YEAR,
team, will begin hard practice this week. Ihere are
six of last years team in college The most i'm
porant positions to be filled are those OF catcher
enced in filing them. r. C. Trenchard. 80 has been
coaching the candidates for catcher FOR the asi rev
rive In a short time and will stay for month CAP
tain Bradley expects to develop strong team ne
may play at second instead of his former posi-
ton In the outfed, and should he do so the inhed
would be strengthened The training table Will start
April g. Immediately after the return from the
Easter trip through the South.
r. B. Person. 81. has been appointed manager or
the freshman baseball nine. and has arranged an
unusually long schedule
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CITY UNIVERSITY.

lecture on R0ntgen photography was given
Professor Herring at the University Friday night
before an invited audience. comprising members 4
the University Council. Woman's Advisory Con-
mittee. University Faculty city teachers and oths
distinguished guests.
The lecturer gave various illustrations Of electrh
discharges In vacua. eliminating In the Crookes
tubes. OF which a considerable variety were ex.
hbited. Then. after explaining many technical
terms that are used too Unfortunately. d!stin'
gushing between cathode rays and Rontgen rays, 10
mentioned various opinions TO the nature and sea!
OF other disturbances which produces the uorescens
and Photographic effects. and pointed out peculia!
appearances in shadowgraphs. owing TO the fact
that they are all due 10 the radiation falling upoa
the back instead OF the front OF the object 10 D
pictured.
number OF lantern projections were given. Illus
trailing the usual pecuarities OF objects concealed
cases OF bones surrounded by tissue. and Others OF
similar character. Besides number OF i.lustra.
lions prepared by Professors Herring and Bristol :!
the university. some very fine ones were showa
which were the work OF Professor Peckham OF the
Adephi Academy Brooklyn.
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BROWN.

provldence II T. March s-Thc Harlem New
York; Palace ice polo team has presented
TO the Brown team elegant silver cup as a
trophy OF tho Victory OF the Brown men over them
n fortnight ago. which decided the amateur cham
pionshp Of the United states.
Three baseball games have been arranged with
HOLY Cross for this scason-Aprll q and May %
AT Worcester and May - at Providence.
The Young Mems Christian Associations annual
meeting for the election OF officers resulted
as follows: President. W. Learned. '9S vice.
president, J. Cox. 81, treasurer. ]. Taylor 49,
corresponding secretary. F. \. Smart ss. recording
secretary Raymond. 9s. balance OF 81 In the
treasury waa reported by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
The Junior class has received an answer 10 me
pctitlon 10 President Andrews asking him TO rein
partment The president says he Is willing TO con
concerned may make provided pledge Is signed
s hi Gaee sne work pGSS Curing his course
The Juniors have decided to hold q promenade
next term The AFFAIR Is in charge Of the follow
= 5. watson. J. Tucker IT, H. H. Niiey; , a; NJ
The musca. organizations have planned a trip
,"rtalnments viii be given at Roston Lowell. Bev-
eriy, Newburypor Portland and other towns near
Hall a, Boston on March Is. the clubs Will have
a contest with the TUFTS College cubs. ,.,
succeed DR. .Munsterbcrg as director OF the psyche
logical laboratory at Harvard during 1861 The
professor will. however. continue his work In psy-
chology here at tho same time
CAPTAIN C. H. Murray. OF the +th United States
Cavalry the new professor Of military science and
tactics detailed to Brown by the Government. has
/ arrived
The Hammer and Tongs Society calls the bur
lesque which It will present at the end OF April
FLORIDA Water" II is based on the search for the
The regular meeting OF the Volunteer Mission
Band was held Saturday. Papers were read by
Jesse Smith W. THE Preparation and Dis
rlbu,ion of Christian Lit nature in India. and by
Randall 81. on THE More Recent Developments
Armenia"
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Johns HOPKINS.

Baltimore March s.-The bronze memorial tablet
in memory Of the late Professor George Hunting
don Williams who occupied the chair Of Inorganic
geology at the Johns Hopkins University. has been
completed and will be placed in the "hhams
memorial room Of the geological laboratory, in
which are gathered the valuable collections or the
late professor. The tablet s two by three Feet IN
size and has at its upper end bassrelef portrait
of Professor Williams fanked by sprgs OF oak
leaves and ivy. $50 ,.,r, .
Journal Of Experimental Medicine. The first num-
Der Is a volume Of over 200 pages ana contains
Johns Hopkins is the editor-in-chief. wv W.
The baseball team Is getting mo trim, w, w.
Williams win be the captain and William L. Hodge
the manager this season.
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RUTGERS.

New-Brunswick. ~ j., March s.-The annual IN
door meet Of the college athletic association Will be
held in the Balantine gymnasium on the evening
OF March q. Thirteen contests scheduled. The
Committee OF Arrangements includes huffman SO;
Hageman. 81: Drury. 49, Cuddeback SO: Hig
gins. IS; Dobson 81: Dawson rs. and Shearer 80
The date Of the senior class play has been fixed
for May Is that Of the sophomore play for April "a
Stryker. 81. has been appointed a sergeant in the
college battalion In place OF Sutherland who has
left college.
Walser. SO. has been chosen assistant business
manager Of the football team.
The subject. Resolved, That Cuba would be better
on as Spanish province, well governed, than as a
republic, was spirtedly debated by members Of
and decided In the negative.
The fourth In the series Of readings and enter
Association was given In Kirkpatrick Chapel before
large audience on Wednesday evening. Tho reader
was f. Hopkinson Smith. The fifth and last read
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IEHIGII.

South Bethlehem Penn. March s.-Dr Elwood
Worcester, professor Of mental and moral phios-
ophy Is now delivering course OF six pubic Tree
lectures On Several Of the Principal Religions
of the World" which largely attended The
second lecture last Tuesday evening. was on
"Buddha-
At the election Of the senior class. held on Thurs
day. the following were chosen for class nonors s
eniation orator, NJ W Poo: day orator. II. \.
Herr prophet. S NJ. Dessmer; tablet orator. J. W
Wilson, b. NJ Mcdonald. G. r. Euscoe W. d.
Bem. F. Bartes banquet COMMITTEE: W. u M
din f. s Cunningham, W. T. Hutchins. r.. l.
Belden and G c. w Bauder. 49, o,oo.os
The University Christian Association has elected
the following officers for the ensuing year: Presl-
dent Grswod 81, vGe ; os rec Sn1q Sec
retary Padge,t. s9; treasurer. Paddock. ss
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TRINITY.

Hartford Conn. March s.-Presdent Smith has
returned from his annual spring visit to the pre-
paratory schools in the Eastern States.
The gymnasium exhibition will take place in a
week or two More men have been training for it,
and the material from which TO draw promises
better things than for some years.
The baseball team has been taking advantage of
the spring weather Of the last few days for udoor
practice.
Entries for the prize oratorical contest now
OPEN II will be held time in Lent.
Captain Sparks OF the track team. has begun a
regular system OF training for the candidates in
for use. 1t is hoped that by the time the frost
comes out OF the ground work the athletic field
can be begun. A new diamond Is absolutely essen
tial to the welfare Of baseball here.