New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-12
COLU a.

NJ Ferdinand Brunetiere the distinguished
French Academician and Editor Of the Revue "eS
Derix Mondes" who arrived here recently 10 give d
course OF lectures before the students OF Johhs
Hopkins University, will, when he returns i'o'"
Baltimore, lecture on La Literature FRANCHISE
commemorative 1s75-ls97" under the auspices OF
the department Of the Romance languages ana
Iiteratures. faculty OF philosophy The lectures
five In number, will be delivered In hosacK nan
New-York Academy Of Medicine. NO. Il Nes'
Forty third ST., 43o p. on the following da!
Wednesday, April 81 Posse; Friday, Aprll 20
dav April o. "Critique" and Friday. April 80
"Roman" cards OF admission will be issued VIII ~
ont charge on application to the secretary VI ~
lumbia University. ,,,o, h,s
Soon after the death Of Henry Cuyer BURNER MS
friends raised fund OF 81 900 the interest OF winch
was 70 purchase a gold medal, known az the H. g
Hummer Gold Medal which is to be awarded an rDo
shall % present the best essay on assigned sub,ec
in American literature the essays TO De nanueu h a.
Committee coy mTt to determine the hrs winner Of the
medal Professor Brander Matthews, c ppafasnr
essay Is american Satire Poetry for HS t lane
thorne and Poe: for 1889. Daniel Webster as an
orator" The committee announces that the essay .
will be judged both as to study ana INC "'e'"''
4 new prize OF 500 has been offered by w v, b. b;
School Mines best memoir on the electric 1hc
transmission Of for mining purposes
drawings an existing plant or plants and the prac-
teal results obtained therefrom, giving II possible
the cost of installation and working. The memoirs
must be handed TO the dean or the FACULTY on OF
before December !, 1897. -, VI,
Under the auspices OF the Department or mao
Tranian languages Professor Charles X. Lanman,
professor OF Sanscrit at Harvard University VIII
deliver I'm Room No. Is. Hamilton Hail. on Iuesday
afternoon April ~. at i:30 o'clock, an nustrated
lecture upon buddhism as Illustrated by the Mon
uments" No tickets required.
on Wednesday night the Philoexian ana BARNARD
societies will meet In the Columbia Leading inter-
society debate and argue the following question
"Resolved That members of the United states zap.
met should have seats In Congress with the rlgnt
TO introduce bills and participate in debate On
the Affirmative side, Barnard will be represented
by II p Keith. Horace Graves and r.. b. Pomeroy
on the negative. Pholexan's speakers VIII re
fey President Philip e. Brodt, OF the Debating
Union. will probably preside. $500
Candidates for the Philolexian Society prize essay
must hand their essays. which should contain
about two thousand words in by May !. The sub
jects TO choose from The Poetry OF Matthew
Arnold" 1.-THE Charm Of Stevenson The Devel'
opmcnt and Tempering of Stevenson's Imagina.
tion" The Melancholy Art Of Poe rhe La 81
Dante" "The Part of the Emotions In Life" The
Growth Of Altruism and Human Brotherhood,
THE Probable Effects OF Dormtories on Colum-
bia," and THE Rowing History of Columbia Inc
class OF '9S had reunion last Friday night. ana
after the theatre had supper at the Arena
on Wednesday night in Hamilton Hall. Professor
will deliver an illustrated lecture on The TIL:
umphal Arch Of Trajan at Beneventum CARDS OF
admission will be supplied. upon application BY Dr.
C. H. Young Columbia University