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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia May 1.-Two important gifts TO the
University were announced last week by Provost
Harrison. The first the gift OF $4,000 to IN"
general fund by DR.. Edward II. Williams The
donor made no restrictions TO the to which
the money should he put. The second was $1,000
the gift OF Thomas Mexican OF the class Of 90 II is
given on condition that additional 10000 be
raised within specified time. Provost Harrison
has undertaken to raise the rest OF the million
Mr.. Mexican has made no Limitation TO his sub
scription leaving It to the discretion OF the
The lack OF accommodations for the large number
OF students in the different classes Of the mocha
cal engineering courses has been fe.t severely dur
ing this year and 1t has been determined TO erect
another building for the purpose. Ground will be
broken soon. II Will be built at Thrty-fourth and
Spruce SITS, adjoining the present mechanical en-
gineering building
The Phi! Phi Chapter OF the Sigma Chi fraternity
has been reorganzed. The installation services
were held at the Odd Fellows Temple and were
followed by banquet at the Stenton The Grand
Consul, General benjamin T.. Runkie, OF Chicago
presided The fraternity starts Off with a member
ship OF 80.
The jury for awarding the University travelling
scholarship in architecture will consist OF Professor
A. d. +. liamin. Thomas Hastings and Bruce Price
Of New-York. and Edmund NJ Wheelwrigh; and A.
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HARVARD.

Cambridge. Mass. May 1.-THE chief event OF the
last week at Harvard was the debate between the
Harvard and Yale freshmen. Harvards victory
has once more stirred up enthusiasm In debating
There are now nine intercollegiate debaters In Har-
ward. and most OF them have agreed to try con-
illusions against Yale next year The annual
Boylston prze speaking and defamation contest
was held or Thursday. All five prizes Two nrsts
and three seconds awarded. so good was the
showing made The first prizes went to F. H.
Steward &c. OF Fort M.ssouia. Mont. and c. F.
Gregg. sc OF Chattanooga. Tenn. The second
prizes fell to r. c. Thomas 's6, Of Newton. Mass;
A. c. Train. 96. OF Boston. and II. b. Huntington
81 OF Hanover. y. II. The Dante prize OF $40 mas
been awarded 10 j. y. NJ Ford, OF the Graduate
school Tor an essay on "Dante's Influence on Span
ish Literature During the Fifteenth and sixteenth
Centuries" The Harvard Memorial Society has
elected the following officers for next year: Pres
dent Justin Winso:, L. D. vice pre;s,ident, re
treasurer w l.. Garrison. tr.. 81; orator Z; H.
Wells 81: archivis, ". G. Brown, Jr. The Com
m.ttee on Memorials directed TO have inscrip-
lions cut on Harvard Hall and on the Tagging be-
tween IL and Massachusetts Hall, TO be done before
Commencement Day
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SYRACUSE.

Syracuse. May 1.-THE last pubic recital for the
year given Wednesday afternoon in Grouse Hall
by the musical students OF the College OF Fine Arts.
About week ago an invitation came from Cor
neil University 10 hold dual meet with them on the
18Th But on account OF tine two other meets yet TO
occur for the Syracuse team. IL was not deemed ad-
visable 10 accept the invitation Many OF the team
are DESTROYS. however that such meet be arranged
for next year.
1t is some years since Syracuse University has
known as much excitement prevailed here Satur-
day night. when the telegram arrived announcing
that the team had beaten Williams College in track
athletics IS points 20 i5 The chimes announced the
victory and IN a few minutes nearly all the students
were on the hill building a bonfire. Next they lined
up and screnaded the young women's chapter
houses. after which they paraIed the city streets
over Sunday they managed 10 keep comparatively
quiet but Monday morning after chapel they TOOK
thlngs into Their own hands with the silent consent
Of the faculty. and had an Old-fashioned walk
around followed by ially-ho ride In the city
streets Tuesday they settled down 20 work again
both IN college and FOR the intercollegiate meet that
occurs here the "a.
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MOUNT HOLYOKE.

South Hadley. Mass. May 17-Professor Fletcher,
Of the musical department. has been giving series
OF musica! entertainments by foreign talent; the
latest an organ recital in the church by Mr.
Hermann Land. late OF Germany.
Last week the speaker at the THURSDAY evening
chapel service was Miss Emerson. OF the Woman's
Bureau OF the American Missionary Association.
The bird class have recognized by sight and sorg
about seventy-hve birds this season: this week has
been the climax in numbers. The college cat. how
ever, brought in the rarest one Of the season-one
in the museum.
At the Biological Club on Thursday Miss Abble
Turner spoke on Naucheria.
The club Will entertain next Tuesday DR.. Fratase
OF Chicago University. who will address them on
How the Tadpole Becomes Frog"
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an an invitation to sing at the Method,..
Church at woodbridge. N. j., last Ella. Epkas1
COLUMBIA.

The annual interscholastic tenn,.
given under the auspices Of the Column. ,s.nansl
was completed last week. The succe.,u, ouvesxt
for honors was Walton. Of the callsns. ssadd,&
He VIII be the representative for the ,scaaa
tion at Newport next August. when thu a. ~
interscholastic tennis tourney are to h. u
The regular university tournament Ia. ,rAyd %
for the first week in June BY that tim. ~ oosha
aminations at Columbia will have been ..~ 80 @e 4
The examinations in the College of phv.,a.N'Se'e4
Surgeons have been already ended Th.s'0
School of Mines and in the college began ~ u II
day. and will continue every day for q. Stus
weeks. The students in the School ~ ne next n.
more week of work, and then exam,rs.. lave N.
day until June g. 'aauons csss
This year the Mining Engineer. will
tana on their vacation trip and win "a, " % La
teal training in the mines there A.. sonl pns
VIII start almost Immediately after ,he exp4trcs
ination. and as usual. will be in ch e ~ a.
fessor Kemp. OF the department NJ n.N QK
Professor Adolphe Conn., who is AT r., 1Seo,ou =
department of Romance languages "e nadwx
Europe on June q. VIII EC
Two members Of the present
were requested to read their hss.-auatlns a.
papers based on them. Before the ~ or at lss
envy OF Science The subject OF or.fo York AGA
that Of John Irving was "Ths W The papsrs
Green River Basin" The other narosy Of ~
Richard We'll. and was on a bolosc.I was Rad H.
The Varsity crew is now row.nr rs.r,olect
Hudson. and is in fine form Few sssulasy on IN.
made from this time on. ~nsS win y.
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THE POLICE BOARD CRiii'i' a,

Magistrate Kudlich in the Centre 81, doses
Court yesterday mo. ming discharged o.e and
pushcart men. arrested Saturday a'' waved wi
evening for standing longer than inc ,rs 70. shss
minutes in one spot without even 80 ',.sd that dur
defense. Several of the men compliance no notb'
ing the entire time they had been '9cn,u M
ing to eat had been given the"' :" - .riticiss tn'
men the Magistrate took occasion 70 share
Police Commissioners for what he 'erms'
full neglect. , ,,,,,s,rate Kups.
1T is a crying shame" sad Mas' ,,aa TO rsn's
"that these men should be compeiIeu purs
ISSEsd up syes s0%e single Of So sye.
$ e." yS. m e e. s ;s:
should not be SO severely is established. H.. tSsy
charged them because even l, wv. opinion much ""
have suffered sufficiently IN NY ..sefs.
than is necessary "a. IN the CommIss,r tbo
''Six months ago wro.e s, that prisoner, ~ N
stations should be fed just ne q sfterwsrd
the Tombs All ever n ,hs commiseionsms,. I'm hSt
my note had been received. ~ =" 2.a.s
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JOHNS HOPKINS.

baltimore May l7-"The Hullabaloo. the senior
class book Of the Johns Hopkins University has been
issued and il a creditable work The Introductory
is from the pen OF Dr. Kirby Flower Smith OF YER
mont and his portrait adorns the title page. Or.
Smith is now temporarily at the head OF the depart
rnent OF Latin I'm place OF Dr. Mnton Warren. who
will leave Baltimore May 30 to take charge OF a
,or.ign school for a year The volume Is hand
somely bound In the college colors. Arthur W.
Machen IT,. was the edtor-in-chie In accordance
with CUSTOM the '96 book no sooner issued than
the class OF 81 elected the editors for Its HULA
baloo" They are Henry = Shutter. editorn-
chief Frank c. Blake. Herbert NJ Reese. Josiah
NJ Stemons David T.. Wegein, Herbert Ii. Adams
Warfe.d T. Longcopc and Robert +. Belknap.
Gordon J. Laing. fellow In Latin, has received an
appointment as fellow In the American School OF
Classical Studies at Rome. He will come up for
the degree OF doctor 81 philosophy this term.
the botanical laboratory In the Marine Biological
Laboratory. at Woods Hole. Mass. this summer
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LEHIGfi.

Bethlehem. Penn. May 17.-At recent meeting
OF the Mathematical Club Mr.. Blnkley read a paper
on Solutions OF Linear Equations Of the Second
Order"
The senior electricals were In New-York from
Thursday until Saturday Of last week visiting the
Electrical Exposition. The Junior electricas will
visit the exposition during the coming week.
Lehgh's victory over Lafayette In debate week
ago has renewed the interest in the Agora Literary
Society. and II is expected that the membership OF
this society during the coming year will be larger
than ever before.
The following officers OF the Tennis Association
have been elected: President. Knight. 49, vice pres
ident. Dunnes. 81; secretary and treasurer. Edgar,
S The courts OF the association have been pat in
nrst-class condition. and great deal Of interest Is
being shown in tennis this spring.
The NTH annual dinner OF the Lehigh University
Engineering Society was held the Sum Inn on
"Wednesday evening Mr.. Haines. IA, Of the
founders OF the society, the guest OF the
ing, and Mr.. Cunningham, sc. president Of the So
ciety was toastmaser. Toasts responded to
by DR.. Drown DR.. Macfarlane. Professor Williams,
Professor Frazier. II. n. Herr. 49, and Mr.. Des-
sauer SO
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AMHERST.

Amherst Mass May 1.-THE recent drawing LOT
Phi Beta Kappa from the junior class resulted III
tho election of the following men: e. NJ BAKE
D. c. Burrage. f.. r Esty. c. NJ Gates W. u.
Gates + y 6irosvenor G. H. Grosvenor. A /. HUM
and G. VI. Richmond.
President Gates is making arrangements Tor an
other lecture in the course on college lhouSht ana
Public Interests" TO be given by Booker T. WASH
incton resident OF the Tuskegee institute
The first performance OF the senior pay INC
Rivals" In Amherst given wednesday evening
A matinee is to be given next SATURDAY Afternoon,
in the Town Hall, 10 be followed py u'''e "'N
teas at the society houses
The agitation against compulsory attendance up''
church and chapel by the senior class may go fur
Their than II has before. The class petitioner the
faculty TO abolish required attendance during seNol
wear on the following grounds: The average age OF
the senior class is above that age when IN the eyes
NJ the State and society a man IS recognized as Il
ci,zen competent to decide for himself political
social and religious questions" This meets the pre-
yous objection of the faculty that 1t was their du,y
70 re1ulre the attendance upon religious WORSHIP
during the ransitona EearS Se,I G he faculty re-
fused and now the class has asked Tor the reasons
for such acton 49,. . .ho ,n.arc,i-
lo1io,e rre.. at Worcester Saturday. Amherst mas
- sure Thing in the mile walk. iIoughton having
that CONTEXT for three year, some 81 '' ' y
who viii conn ate are Elliott Morgan ray T.. !
Crosvenor. McAlliser strong. Is. nlai w - Ia,
punning. A. Mossman H. Mossman, Tyler. Durgin
profcsfor H. A. Frink who has had five months
leave Of absence. has returned IN tlne 10 Train '"o
men who will speak at COMMENCEMENT: .,o ,,c
ultv plaved an interesting game with cohege nine
Thursday afternoon the latter winning IL 70 o.
different dePartmenS OF earning, Being from the
faculty.
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YALE.

New-Haven. May 17.-There has been considerable
discussion recently especially In the columns Oh
1.-The Alumni Weekly" and incidentally throughout
the college, as to the future of the old BricK ROW
II Is generally conceded that most OF the historic
buildings must go sooner later although some
would have every one OF them stay. Undergrad
yates as we'll as graduates hold on to South MID
die which was built In 1850 and Is the Oldest oud-
ing on the campus ard fight against It's destructioh
Several compromises have been suggested SUCH DIS
leaving the stone foundation or putting up monu-
ments and tablets in its place but the consensus OF
opinion Is that the building must be left entire
The aim of the authorities seems to be to clear
everything off the campus except the buildings
around the edges thus making perfect quad
rangle But 1t would be perfectly feasible to de-
stroy the unsightly treasury building and remove
South Middle and North College, too perhaps
to the middle Of the campus, thus keeping the
quadrangle intact with these two ancient dormi-
tories. token Of the past, in the middle
At the annual meeting OF the Yale University
Boat Club the following officers elected for the
ensuing year: President Joseph s. Wheelwright 81;
ce-president, Paul d. Mills. '97S; secretary and
assistant manager Grenville Parker. 'eS.
The thrty-first volume OF The Yale Pot-Pourri
has appeared with several new features, chiet OF
which are cuts OF the Henley course during regatta
week the new dormitory In York-st. the new Psi
T. and D. X. F. halls and full-page cut OF the
Yale deba,ers of this year against Princeton and
Harvard. The editors are II. j. Fisher. A. h.
Foote and L. p Sheldon OF the class Of 's6.
The Glee and Banjo clubs have elected as man.
ager for the ensuing year j. F. Sawyer, 81; assist
ant manager. Z. Sawyer. 'es.
Word was received by University authorities last
week from ]. w. Hendre, Yale 81 that ne nad
Building fund Of the Law School. This assures the
completion Of the structure in It's Intended form.
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BROWN.

Providence r. L. May 17-There rs at present
only one topic Of really absorbing interest at Brown
That OF course. is baseball. In the early spring
II was the general impression among undergradu-
ates that while this years nine could perhaps nard-
" be expected 10 equal the work Of last years yet
the team would not be likely to disgrace the college
Now that the team has nine college games
(all tina; have been played. It is commonly felt
that nothing is too good for them. Strong batting
has been Of the most noticeable and most pleas
Ing features OF Browns playing this year. out sharp
fielding also required to win last wednesday
game from Wesleyan. . -,
week. The winner in the all-comers will challenge
c. r. Du'lons. the present holder OF the honor i9 ,
players OF the country last year Budlong was
ranked in the firth class with Foote. there oelhs
should receive odds Of fifteen from the champion.
The lis Of commencement parts was an nrrase
CdrbnI ZINES WhItcomb Riey" Clarence Mason
Gallup '"Tne Liberal Attitude Of Religious Leader
ship 70 Truth; Irving Henry GamweH The IBIS DIS
knson.' "The Patriotism Of the irish American;
Robert Simmons Phlllils. Turkey and CIVILIZATION
chSes 9no 4,
Theses-George Frederick Frost; The Rrlltion OF
and Connecticut in l77O''; Harry saxton Mabie
Thomas Alexander Tofft Architect; Theodore
charles Palmer Mott. The Anhertiia and Chro::
matophore Of Champia Paruila" Emma Bradt Trd
before and the juniors who wish the present COM
mencement system wholly done away WITH are
Five vacancies in the Board Of Trustees have oc-
CURED during the last year. three, Of the Baptist
denomination and each OF the Ep!scopa.ian
and the Congrega; ionalis Circulars have as usua;
been sent 10 all alumni inviting nominations to III
Two lectures Of unusual interes; were delivered
Reynolds head of the Now-York University Settle
men upon The unyeT SSmSn' Of anf
upon The VIII 10 Believe
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ROCHESTER,.

Rochester ~ Y. May l7.-An exciting meeting
O, the Students Association was held Wednesday
morning as a result OF the action OF the Executive
Committee In deciding to withdraw the p"sepaiI
nine from the State League. The committee did
this becaus, OF the open playing of ringers on
tho team n practice which the frie IDS OF honest
athletics deprecate BY vote OF 30 10 10. the as
ISOLATION decided that no outsiders shouid mere
after be admitted to any collegiate organization
This applied to the Cilee and Mandolin ciuDs' as
we'll as to the baseball nine. and account OF the
necessity OF securing outside tenor singers LOT
concerts already arranged for. a motion was car
riel that engagements already made by any Of
the college organizations should be hlled without
changing their membership.
Patrick W G Barry has been elected leader
OF the Mandolin Club. and A. c. Simmons. q. has
been reelected leader OF the Glee Club.
A new athletic field. lboG: 800 f.-t SQUARE. Is nc
Ing track will also be provided Hurdles Will be
placed in position ana also pores TOT h'sh jumping
and vauiting. ,, .
sociatton will observe "Founder's Day on TucSdLy,
June rs. at the local chapter house An excursion
TO Lake ontario is planaei, with a banquet IN the
The university ball nine defeated tho Albion team
The Campus" Board OF Editors Will consist next
year of $. f. Pattison and W. " Arnold VINO
SON J. b. Forbes. II. q. Philips and II. l.. Gray.
recently elected 10 the Board Next year The
Campus will be issued as monthly msgazn-.
and viii have more Of a literary character. Pro
fessor J. II. Gilmore and Instructor Gray. OF the
English department. Will act as an Advisory Board
a party Of seventy-nye students called on Sarah
Bernhardt in her car Thursday afternoon. she
ereetei them courteousy. and presented them with
twenty.fye seats to her evening performance The
boys sat In the front o. the house and presented
Nine Bernhard with beautiful bouquet.
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Union.

Schenectady. May 1.-THE 'ss Garnet Board
met last Friday afternoon and organized as fo.oWs
I,ditor-in-chef c. D. Griffith; literary editor. p. F.
ssheehan: athletic editor, F. w. HID art editor. W.
c. Yates: business manager, H. Z. Barbour; assist
ant business manager. w. E. Merriman; associate
editors, II. C. Allen. A. B. Andrews, IL. X. Hover
and r. s. Hoxie.
The debate between the Adelphc and Phoma-
thean literary societies for the AllsonFoote prize
will take place on the evening of May %. The gen
eral question Isl Resolved That the aggressive pol
icy OF England during the last century has been IN
accord with the higher interests OF CIVILIZATION ne
Adelphcs will support the affirmative and the Pno-
matheans the negative. .
The faculty has made the following appointments
from the senior class for the honor stage; D. How
Guernsey, G. +. Pollock, NJ II. Strong,, q; L. Van
Ousen H. VI. West. and D. NJ. Westfall Jr. .
c.. L. Pollock and w. H. Hall, both OF 20. VIII
sail about the middle Of August for Europe MT.
Pollock has been appointed an instructor in mathe,
mates in Robert College, Constantlnople Mr. Hail
will go to Beirut. Syria. to teach English literature
and history in the American College. OF that place
Frank A. Beach secretary-eect for the intercol-
legate movement Of the Y. NJ. c. A. In Phllade!pha,
gave an address before the Y. NJ. c. A. OF the col
iege last Friday evening. The subject or his dis
course was "Northfed."
At the commencement Of the Law School in Al
bany on the evening of June 4. Daniel f. Ainsworth
will address the graduates. The commencement ora
selected by the faculty are Arthur J. Hanrnond
Brown and c. l. oliver. The final examinations Will
be held May Is and % .,
Sands '9s the we-known Splinter. has been forced
to leave college account OF sickness.
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CITY COLLEGE.

mass meeting OF the City College students. ar
ranged by the Y. NJ c. A, was held Friday In
Natural History Hail. to discuss the question OF the
c. C. n. Y. delegation to the World Students Con-
ference TO be held from June 20 TO July g. at North
field Mass. Graduates from Yale. Harvard. Prince
ton Columbia Brown University OF Toronto and
City College were present and spoke of the ad-
vantage OF the conference to all students. Though
no definite steps were taken. about twelve men
signhed their intention OF going, II possible. Only
one man from the college was present at the con-
ference last year.
At the last meeting OF the association on Tuesday.
T. b. Sinclair was elected treasurer and l.. Wood
run recording secretary
The long -loohed-for annual. issued last week. Is
OF the best in the history of the college. 1t is
the first one since 1892 In addition to the usual
pictures OF the fraternites and athletic teams, 1t
contains the photographs Of each member OF the
faculty and their autographs and series of pictures
from various parts OF the old college buildings The
illustrations are the work OF o. Wagner 49, C. p.
Schmidt. 81: w. Cremin. 49, and +. A. Spitzka,
r9e bGa[a OF 1 Wpight &C. Hf x Re
and F. s. schwed. 49, assistant editors. James T..
Lse 49, business manager Alexander Krdel
EDITORS Edward A. Spitzka 9S. art editor: Alex
Dearborn. s7: {. Fred JeIiinshaus g. Matthew D. y
Egas 49, Frank b. Vermilya. 80, and Rudolph p.
Ellis. 49, secretary.
mencement, on June Is at the Hotel Savoy The
toass Of the evening will be: Masters Address,
Fraternities." Alfred a. wris i The Literary ar
Societies, Louis ]. Rosett; The Y. NJ c: A., T..
Athletics" Walter f. strobel Our New Build
l hnsr,. Maurice l. Ripe Our Wives and Sweet
ARRANGEMENTS consists Of ii. c. Murray, chairman:
G. M MasS L. Reset MspUx. srose wrg5, Ksds
The Gee Club. although d.sbanded. accepted
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STEVENS INST1TIrTE

Mpsrs. Decker Pope and Wagner, Of n vh'
have been at Niagara testing the power plant
have returned to college. With the work they hsv'
done and are yet to do. their graduating thesi
should be interesting.
Dr. Mayor has moved to his country home u
Mapewood. n. j.
President Hollingsworth. OF the senior class ns'
appointed the following Commencement COMMITTEE
s. A. Hollngsworth. c. II. Hunt. E. L. Decker sn0
II. r. Summerhayes. .
Albert F. CAM. 's5. instructor in electricity
rewriting the dynamos and rearranging all the "
paratus for work next autumn.
The students are jubilant over the success OF ~
lacrosse team in the Hopkins game Many y,, ne.
probably go down 10 South Bethlehem next catui'
day to see the game with IIehgh. The Stevens 20"
defeated Harvard on Friday by score OF TO- -.
The matter for Link" the college annual =.
been sent to the printer. and the book wiz PRIV
ably appear the first week in June.