New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-19
NETWORK UNIVERSITY.

The university has adopted a plan for students
Aid Organization. which provides for Board con-
sistng Of one delegate from the faculty OF each
Of the six schools, with member OF the University
Council. member Of the Womans Advisory COM
mittee and the president OF the College Alumni.
The object Of this Board Is devise means of as
sistng worthy students by obtaining employment
or temporary loans for them. and In looking after
their welfare in of sickness and in other emer'
gencies. The university will act as trustee for any
funds that may put into its possession subject to
the control of this committee. The members OF the
Board for the present year are DR.. Morris Loeb
Miss Emily o. Butler, Or. Israel G. Person, DR.
John r Num- Or. EgbA-t lie Fevre. Dean Clarence
d. Ashley DR.. Edward r. Shaw. Or. J. Dyneley
Prince and Professor Charles II. Snow.
AS April IS fell on Sunday this year, Tuesday.
April ~ will he celebrated Founders Day. The
ceremonies will be I'm charge of a committee from
the senior class At 23o clock in the afternoon
ercises will be held In the Gymnasium. The Found
er's Day Grafton will be delivered by Richard 5.
Povey. of the senior class After the exercises the
ambuatory will be a covered porch about 30 feet
long running along the top of the retaining wall on
5edgwick-ave, from Language Hall around the
Library TO the Hall of Philosophy. 1t will be built
roof covered With Spanish tile A. four points the
porch Will be broken by pavons surm nov A. Dy
Rnr and s w Ms m nd an s 4 % h
Hudson as well the Harlem. and of large part
= r. Dunn Of the Weather bureau. viii lecture in
the Gymnasium on "The Development and Move
ment OF Storms and Tornadoes."
The university has received handsome portrait
I'm oil by Boynton, OF Commodore David Banks,
chairman Of the Library Committee. 1t was voted
by the Council to hang it the walls of the Coun-
ell room
The university will send an expedition to the Ber
muda Islands this summer from the biological de-
partment to make reconnaissance survey or the
fauna and fora Of the islands. The party will con
sst OF Professor Bristol Mr. Everett. the instructor.
and six or eight students They will take with them
A complete outfit OF tools. chemicals and apparatus
necessary for the collection and preservation of
the specimens they collect The university has had
the offer OF an exceptionally fine site for perma
nent biological laboratory from friend of the uni
vcrsity resident in Bermuda one of the purposes
of the conditions under which the station can he
built, and this end steam pump and aquaria
tanks necessary 10 the study OF the animals In
their live condition. will be taken TO Bermuda Plans
are under consideration for the erection OF two
story building for the station, which VIII contain
ample facilities for investigation OF the highest sci
entinc character and for an aquarium In when VIII
be exhibited the more rare and beautiful specimens:
Live specimens OF the gorgeous tropical FISH and
other animals that make the waters of the Ber-
mudas so attractive to the winter tourist will also
be sent to the New-York Aquarium
A Joint debate will take place In Washington. ~
CASTOR Hall Of the Georgetown University. be-
tween Georgetown and NewYork University. to-
night at O'Clock. The question for discussion
is: Resolved That the United States recognize the
beligerency Of cuba. The New-York University
uphods the affirmative and the Georgetown Uni
vcrsity the negative. The speakers on the afhrma-
tive will be: John J. O'COnnell, ~: Nathan ID.
Stern. o. and John Albert Zimmerman. 81