New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-15
CORNELL.

Ithaca ~ V March 1.-THE faculty have voted
to amend the rules governing the Woodford prize
competition so to admit all seniors in all DEPART
ments and colleges. but to exclude those who have
already taken n baccaaureate degree. The provi-
sion is also repealed which required that compet-
tors should have taken least one course In elo-
cution and oratory. The committee will consist OF
Professors c. NJ Tyler. C. H. Hull and f. H..
Woodruff.
The date OF the dual athletic meet between the
athletic teams OF the University OF Pennsylvania
and Cornell has been fixed for Saturday May 10.
This year the games to be held at Philadelphia.
Professor. Robert II. Thurston has accepted an al,
Wisconsin to deliver an address before the techni-
cal department OF the institution in the spring
term.
The regular spring meeting of the Board OF
Trustees WAS held on Wednesday. The Board de-
cded to create two grades of assistant professors
the second grade to comprise all professors VINO
give instruction as associates 10 head professor
Professor Duncan Campbell Lee. of the depart
ment OF oratory was pronoicd TO be assistant pro-
fessOr of the first grade The resignation OF FRO
lessor Charles Babcock as director OF the College
of Architecture and as professor OF architecture
accepted. and ne was unanimously elected
professor emeritus Professor Babcock has been
connected with the department OF architecture
since ISL. The vacancy will be filed by the Ex-
ecutive Committee OF the Board. Associate Profes-
sors George y. Bristol. Waller +. wilcox. john II:
Barr. Louis NJ. Dennis and Henry S. Jacoby and
Assistant Professor Joseph +. Trevor were elected
TO full professorships The associate professorship
of archaeology abolished, ard the present In
cumbent. Professor Alfred Emerson, received A
years leave OF absence from August J. with full
salary. A franchise was granted to the ithaca
Street Railway Company to continue It's line across
the campus along E1st-ave., and to the van Nleet
Bergholtz a. Wyckon Land Syndicate was granted
the privilege OF putting bridge across ran creek
10 connec; the campus with their property on the
north side Of the Gorge
The navy is to have two new boats this year, one
Of which has been already ordered. IL Will be
built by the Detroit Boat Company, and Will be o.
cedar lined with prepared cloth to prevent leak
in Of a crack. II will be fitted with the
latest model Of Daviss outriggers, by means OF
which either starboard or a port stroke may he
used. The same company will also have charge OF
the English cedar boat purchased last year The
other boat will probably be built by Waters. OF
Troy. and will be Of the ordinary paper model
The second winter meet was held In the gymna-
SUM Friday evening. At the first meet Two
Cornell records were broken-the shot put in which
T.. &. White. scratch. made 30 feet inches (the
previous record being 81 feet 81. irches), ana the
standing high jump in which l.. Burnett. scratch.
made feet 97s inches. a gam OF one-eighth OF an
inch. Burnett also established Cornell indoor
record OF 10 feet inches, which comes within two
inches of the intercollegiate record The pole vault.
which could not be finished AT the meet, was run
off on Thursday and J. c. Rosenberg scratch,
cleared feet T.. inches improving the old Cornell
record by three inches