New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-17
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
CORNELL.

rtbaco N w. Nav l6-On Tuesday @. X. Gilbert,
of the United States Geological Survey. lectured
before the University on Niagara Fails ana the
Niagara Gorge" subject on which he Is said to
be the best authority in America
Tho list Of candidates for degrees at the APP
proach;ng commencement appeared during the
week The total number OF candidates is 49, OK
whom 40 are candidates for advanced degrees In
the College Of Arts and Sciences are 1856, OF whom
g are candidates for A. b., IS for Phi. b., IA Tor
b. L. and s5 for b. s. In Sibley College there are
60 candidates for NJ e. and 20 for NJ Z. in E. +.
There are IS in civil engineering. in architecture
s. in law In agriculture and In veterinary medi-
cine ID. V. NJ.
Professor Alfred Emerson Of the department OF
classical archaeology has been appointed TO pro-
fessorship in the American School of classical
Studies In Athens. for the year 1sH-%. mace
vacant by the resignation OF Dr.. Charles Wald-
stein who was appointed TO professorsh'p IN the
Under the auspices OF the Christian Associa ton
p i.Srii ! in B@rnes Hail Tuesday evening
h @ Of Of h by ns se q
Day and usd S b ESneg Of ah ,he Ned
The Ex s%s %' Committee Of the Board Tus
tees has appointed Eugene r ANDREWS yo' SuIat nj
Hugh G Troy 49, recently appointed State Chem,
in the Dairy Building
of the Military sS 9e" which viii
into eec next fall At the @ w OF se ne
tions. which will drill earlier in the afternoon than
heretofore
The National convention of the Delta Gamma So
ciety is 10 be held with the Cornell Chapter on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Of this week .
The last between the Varsity and Annapolis
crews before the departure of the latter for Annap,
oils took place on Tuesday over the me,and -hait
The Annapolis finished about three
lengths ahead. The first freshman crew also par
ticipate0 In the race. and had handicap or about
four lengths II beaten by the Varsity by
about a length. The Annapolis party left Ithaca
Wednesday evening.
Spring football practice began on Tuesday. when
eight or ten candidates appeared on the field. inc
coach. Glen S. Warner. and Captain Mckeever
were on hand TO direct the practice which con,
interference plays. There should be some good ma
terial among the candidates next fall. Schoch the
centre Of the 95 team is sure TO come back. Fay.
Vile will enter from the Ithaca High school, VI
last years team, HILL Tracy, Lueder, Clark. Reed
Swectand and White will be back for the line:
Young Miller Derr and a younger brother of Clin-
ton WyckoH will try for quarter: Ripley Murtaugn
and Whiting will try for backs Captain Mckeeve"
will play at end. The opening games of the season
will be with Colgate, Syracuse and Hamilton Inc
two-year agreement with Lafayette has been en-
tered into.
The sophomores In Sage College gave a banquet
in the Sage dining-room Wednesday evening.
Andrew D. White delivered his lecture on 'Evolu-
ton versus Revolution In Politics" Friday even,
Club Charles p Steinmetz also lectured before
the University on Friday at the invitation Of the
department Of physics.
At the last meeting of the University faculty
G.. P Ritter received one Of the Fuertes gold med
ais for excellence in the in civil engineering
F. D. Preston rs. executive officer Of the United
States Coast and GeOdetic Survey, received SIM
liar medal for meritorious paper.