New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-31
NEW..YORK
CORNELL.

Ithaca, N. Y. May sO-The Board Of Editors of
1.-THE Sibey journal has elected f. y. Seeger. rs.
edtor-in-chef for the ensuing year; Dean Clark,
'9s business manager and NJ NJ. Epson, 49, as
sistant business manger.
The Fencers' Club has secured the services of NJ.
Brigandi club instructor for another year. 1t
has been decided that Of the contests of senior
week shall be the competition for the division gold
medal Of the Amateur Fencers' League.
The Board of Editors of 1.-The Daily Sum- for
next year is to be made up follows: william A.
Ross %. editor-in-chief: ID. NJ. Mclaughlin. 'SS.
business manager; c. A. Stevens, 'oo clerk; w. b.
Shafer jr., 49, H. A. Frank c. L., 'sS; +. A. Cleve
land, ss; Z. r. Lies, 49, C. J. Ramsburg, 'ss, and
C. H. Young, 90.
The final in the series OF nterclub debates held
between the Cornell Congress and the 81 Curtis
Club by the congress. The question de-
bated was: Resolved That trusts and monopolies
have been a benefit 10 the country" The congress
took the negative side
Professor Gilbert d. Harris. of the department of
paeontology, has just completed a catalogue of the
Newcomb collection of shells. upon which he has
been working for some time. The collection COM
prises some forty thousand specimens OF shells OF
recently living animals There are over ten thou
sand species in the lot. making in all over twenty
thousand entries The collection Is the largest OF
The senior class tax has been set at 50 for the
men and Sc 6S for the women, who do not desire
The glee, mandolin and banjo clubs gave con-
cert at Wells College, Aurora, on THURSDAY even,
The announcement of the courses of instruction
for next year has appeared. The Introduction OF
the elective system has brought about partial re-
SnSsf Of e IL ar many AND Of
many new courses have been planned The SEM
tic department offers new course in compaffsuVs
Emerson. tbs course on the history OF painting IS
omitted The Greek department adds course RS , on
and teachers course in Homer. New courses IN
dramas on the modern German novel, on methods
Of modern anguage teacRng in Gd Saxon o sq IN
new course on the modern drama Mr.. Nergauven
one the French humorists, MI Omsteo one on
sixteenth century literature. and Professor Crane
ment courses are offered In theme- WrliIs, az .
81 EnssR dramatic theory besides courses Of
reading in shakespearian and American literature
gensIa hsIo4 HS S sSers sa
cal economy the history, statlstes anu AM
snyder gives course in line geomsIry The de;
partments Of botany chemistry Mstoiosy anu
A mishap occurred in the crew practice on Mon
day. The varsity shell in which the race was
ming upon a hidden snag in the lake The boat
sawed into nine sections and eaeh man OF
during the shakeup has taken niscSe ea IN
1 IoS P9si as 4 fooWa FISHERS bcasroke Bentley
No. Z. Savage No. 6. Carter No ?, OoeIl; NJ - =.
King. No. 3, Wakemani no - Eaiies, W"
mond Colson's boat-Stroke, Johnston; no; T.
Tatum; No g. Freedom; No. 5, Sweetland NO: A.
Crawford; No. 8. Lueder; No. 2, chriswelli bow,
Stamford Pates bost-str9ke BTiggs; No 6d Has
zell; No. s, Fuller; No. 5, Ludlam No Oq1ie
No g. Crum No p LETTERS bow sPillma,hh; me p bert
hans Fishers boat has been rowing IN me pes'
form Of the three in a quarter-mie race with COL
sons boat on Tuesday the second varsity won 10y 10y
half length. The aluminium shell has JUST peeh
rented by Mr., Davis, and moves well throueh 'he
water. c,4o.o, roo,,als
The last Of the series OF Sage Chapel recNaIs
was given on Tuesday. The partcipants were
Mrs G. NJ Tyler Mr., Egbert and MT ChaaWlck
The New-York Interscholastic Athletic Ass9ecla-
zion meet was held on Percy Field Saturday AFTER
noon In the evening entertainment was sNeh
for the visitors in Barnes Hail. ioHo"eu ny an iii
formal reception al DYKES. mica -. C,,,
The pulpit OF Sage Chapel was oGcuppiTIa Oh gun
day by Bishop John H. Vincent, OF BuHalo'