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

An appropriation by the Legislature OF s2oocp al
ditiona will be necessary for the purchase OF the
new site for the college, and Dill 10 tnls eiec'
will be introduced into the Legislature this week
nv Assemblyman Austin Work can be begun III
excavating for the buildings this spring should the
augmentation be granted and the fifteth anniver-
sary OF the college. occurring this spring coui"
then he celebrated In a fitting manner.
II was decided by the faculty, at a meeting on
Thursday to grant the request or the senior class
to be permitted to adopt cap ana gown on the
occasion of commencement exercises, providing the
petition was unanimous. One OF the reasons urged
for the adoption of the dress was that the men
you'd al, be placed on an equality far as dress
was concerned and that superiority would thus de-
mend in every respect on scholarship alone
match tournament was played by the Chess
club with the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute on
Friday evening in Brooklyn The players s1r sne
81: W. Dorland 97; +. n. Klenberger. SO. and
C. J. Lagerwald. co. o,,..-.,. .o.,,,o, mil, he
addressed on Tuesday afternoon on the subject
.Civic Patriotism" j. II. Holloway, 'eS, the newly
ettendance mt the presidents conference in Boston
In response to the competition offered by me
dozen manuscripts were handed in. The story OF
sidney H. Aaron, 49, was selected as the pes Pest
The next issue of The Mercury" viii be special
debate number The o LSrary S S% fIyn 81 I ,ne
erary Society OF the same class to debate @harn a
pill nrobably be accepted. Inc TWO Socie'ics "''
strong rivals for literary honois.
J. X. Roll 49, has been elected manager o. me "a;
track team; c. X. Mcclure, 97. captain OF the oi-
cyce team, and o. Bio, 81. manager OF the o .,
Gle team There have been three new contests
added 10 the programme for the spring sailes'
They ire yard hurdle race putting the sixteen.
Mound shot and a half-mie novice race the iast
handicap tournament In Van Cortlandt fark this
spring In which there will be about Twelve en-
The lacrosse team played practice game with
Tho Crescent Athletic Club on Saturday ana VIII
Ma the regular game next Saturday Three games
with the Montclair Athletic Club. and one with
Johns Hopkins The team al present II composed
of j r. Wade, 81 W. b. Boyd, "; 6. Fendrich
100: d. Stratton. 9S; \. Is; ~ Bradley, W; r
Phetschinger. 9s; J. p. Heath, 90; A., H. Schwarz
-: 3 c. Neidllnger jr. 90; IL. NJ Holton. '9s; o.
J. Grassi. W. H. W. poyu' 90 anu W. H. 0'e"''
ins. g. 80 -. -,
THE annual dinner of the Phi Sigma Kappa fra
ternity will be held the latter part OF this month
In conjunction with the NewYork club The chap.
fer has recently removed from its old quarters into
moro commodious rooms on account of the growing
needs OF the chapter. ken2ie II. Edwards. 90
has been initiated into the fraternity Phi Gam
ma Delta has initiated w. c. Reed 9S. and Eugene
u. Bayer.
Speakers will be chosen this week by the senior
hurlor and sophomore classes 10 compete for tho
prize OF the president Of the Board of Education
and for the Rconer prize. In accordance with
the condition of the former. two are chosen from
each class declam selected prose pieces. and FOL
the latter Is chosen from each class FOL
lematiOn OF poetry. Those are eligible who have
not received hfty demerlt marks In the first tern
nor twenty five In the second. The defamation
are delivered the same occasion and judge
b. committee. the members of which have nc
relation to the college.