New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-04

ca,,b-dro Mass Oct 3-Harvard was formally
opened last Thursday when the official resisud'
ton ~ students took place. as ye' inc "7
have not been announced. The Jane EXAMINATIONS
showed an increase Of ify-hvc candidates over last
year. This number vii. be Increased oy me hc-
ccssion OF candidates admitted in the September
examinations As between college and scientific
school, the former has regained the ground iost
last year the total scientific candidates in June
being Only one more than In 1896 bat candidates
for the scientific school arc more numerous III
proportion in tic September examinations No'
only Is the number Of candidates greater. but the
qualify as shown In the examinations seems
higher 10 the class OF 1901 there have already
been admitted 500 students against $50 at the
corresponding date last year
TIE senior class last year unusually small
and will he replaced by the large class OF rs, so
that Harvard may be expected TO show at least
a hundred TO the good. besides gain In the Law
renee Scientific School. Registration In the pro-
fcsslonal schools does not take place till Monday.
Harvard has Of late been fortunate In the matter
OF requests The late Henry ". Pierce. ex-Mayor
OF Boston, who died last January left most OF his
property TO five institutions, Of which Harvard
is one II is now certain that Harvard will re-
ceiye $4,000 from this Request No definite use or
the money has as yet been decided upon. though Il
part will so toward the enlargement Of the library
Miss Belinda Randall has left S10,1H, to he used
Tor DullGlnS a new ulnlOR-nhI lHlS nan "i'i ''
run the principle Of the Foxcrof: Club. and is
intended for the poorer class of students. Food
will be served at almost cost prices. r. VI. Wheel
right. 20 has been commissioned TO draw the plans
for the building which will be erected In Hoyoke-
ST. and will accommodate about seven hundred
students.
Dean shalcr and Secretary Montague Chamber
lain OF the scientific school. have been occupied
In making some radical changes in the requirements
for admission These have been rather low. ana
tncbnooeirai schools in Ncw-F;ngand in a move
to raise the standard. The academic department
OF the school has also been much improved
The following appointments TO resd ds schP on
ships in the graduate scnoo Tor NJ nan DSsn
"n of hs ny ac s Of arts and sciences TO the
shattuck scholarships, Charles Hayward Barnwen.
mates: Earle Raymond Hedrick. mathematics ana
mather1atcal physics Herbert Muller Hopkins
mates: Ashley Horace Thornilke. modern lam
guages TO the Thayer Scholarships, Harry hnn-
lex Horatio Billings. botary: benjamin Oliy"r foS-
ter. classical phlo,osy Herbert amp Maismms.
Raipa Barton Perry. philosophy Isaac kins
Phelps. chemistry: Frank Berry sanborn. engneSr,
Henry White. geology. To tho Townsend scholar
ships. Amaieuc William Grahau Paleonto, .,
ray Anthony Potter. modern langnages Charles
William Prentiss. zoology. Raymond care Arrni-
bald mathematics r, tho Ciorhim Thomas schol-
arshlp Leon Mcndcz solomons. philosophy To the
Toppan scholarship. william Dawson Johnston: MS
william olive botany. To tn" George and Martha
Derby scholarship. Alvin SAWYER Wheeler. chem
istrv To the Charles Haven Goodwin scholarship.
Henry Washington Prescott. classical phiIo ogy.
To tho Edward Russell schoiarship; George Wy.iys
Benedict. modern languages. To the Iev"rett sal
tonsta scholarship. George Converse Fiske. classi-
cal pho.ogy. To the University scholarships.
Campbell Bonner. classical philoogy. Buriis Burr
Breese philosophy: Ernest Brehan'. classical PM
iolosy: Arthur Alexis Bryant. classical philoogy;
John Emerson Burbank. physics. Ralph WaIio
Cone economies Thomas Walton Galloway. z1ol-
ogy: Ernest Haycock geology. IA ph Rurnell cal.
houn Hicks. lndo-lranian languages. VIII DAVID
Howe modern languages. cyrus Ambrose KING.
botany: Arthur Onckcn Lovejoy. philosophy: Good
win Valentine Maclean. physics. David Maydoi"
Matteson. history benjamin shores Mergod.
chemistry. William Kiborne stewart, modern IAN
guages Charles Alfred Wcstherhy modern Ian
guages. =,
At present Ave vacancies IN scholarships remain
10 be filled. o! these three are University scholar
SHIPS one in history and two in mathen atics. the
other two are the Lady Mowlson and one OF the
Shattuck scholarships.