New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-22
COLUMBIA.

President Lows eyes are much improved ana ne
is about tho University as usual. He can De seen
by the students Mondays. Wednesdays and FIJI
days, from 10 m. to l p. m.
The library is now open until 10 p. m, put II Is
not thought expedient to use the large reading
In the evenings Readers are therefore directed
TO the law library, where any desired book VIII Do
brought to them. The law students conference
ROOM which Is just east OF the law library, was
opened last Monday. 1t contains $50 lockers and Is
used as a smoking room. 1t Is a favorite louhging
place. It Is the only place In the library except
the basement. where smoking is allowed
The act CT the Executive Committee OF the union,
bringing all the undergraduate organizations unuer
Its control. has met with much dissatisfaction
among the literary and debating societies. No
open opposition to It Is expected, as the Union
would not have taken the step without the ap-
prevail OF the influential alumni and underSradu-
ates.
Tho editors Of Columbia Verse. 1ss2-lST." an
nounce that the proceeds OF the first edition OF SIX
hundred copies will be devoted to the IS varsity
Captain Starr. ex-captain Of the Harvard Uni
versy lacrosse team. IS forming Coium6a team am
SiefsoesiaSes at T Fh S1eHSS '
at the Meropolitan Museum OF Arts viii be de;
yered By Edwn Howsnd Bssh o of tas
Painting OF the Italian Renaissance ana Its MOD
Cooper Union will be delivered In the great hall
at n m on Tuesdays. The lectures for Decem-
Der will be on "Od Norseland." and Will be delivered
by Charles Sprague Smith, as follows; December :,
"wanderings In Old Norseland, Iceland the faroes
the Orkneys. Shetland and the Heorides December
a. Iceland the Central Seat OF the Old Morse CIV
iization During the Heroic Age, lts Discovery SET
December 81 "Old Morse Literature, the Sagas. the
Poetry: December g. The Morse Discovery OF
'Vinand the Good (America)" The lectures Will be
Illustrated by lantern slides, and no tickets OK ad-
mission are required. The doors will be open from
7:l5 p unt.l p. m, after which no persons VIII
be admitted. ,-,
were elected icb8.0 NJ (, Ernst 80; C. C. Smith, 90
The Press Club elected the following officers
President ". j. Clarke; vice-president, Frank >
Hackett: secretary and treasurer Morton STEM d.
rectors-Carke. Hackett and STEIN ex.oifclo; Harry
/ O. Hershheld Arthur Lee and j. NJ Proskauer
The annual dinner will be held in tho latter part oil
! December.
Some OF the candidates distributed printed ballots
and there was n discussion as 10 the legitimacy OF
| such action The officers elected are: President
] Grace vice-president. Mapes: secretary. Lederer
! treasurer. Nash. - ,,
| Mackay Luhn Lererts Boyesen and McClintock
| the 90 committee 10 select play for the annua
| sophomore production. have chosen two-act farce
entitled "A Modern Miracle" II IS the work OF theil
! classmates Billiard and Moulton +. + Mackay eX
| poets 10 put Il on before Christmas The following
| have had parts assigned TO them: Mackay. Edison
/ Walker Boyesen. Maxwell. Cune. Rochester, Brown
| Grace Cowperthwaite, LANCE, Nelson, Mortimer
| Rullari Weston and Jones