New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-18
NETWORK.

An experiment in the department Of Rhetoric h..
been begun in the University College. Olsen.
sion is required OF sophomores. in open class J.
the Issues CT the present contest for Mayor -
NewYork.
An unsolicited contribution of $500 for tho
dowment fund Of the School OF Pedagogy was -
ceived last week from a friend Of the school ~.
wife of prominent business man of New-York
One OF the professors In the Graduate School b..
enrolled students within the last week for On. ].
his courses from each Of four theological sent
naries. namely: Union. the General Theooetc.,
Seminary. New-Brunswck and Drew
In the University Law School there began toa.
optional courses in legal history, by Professor n,
dyke; law Latin. by Professor Norton; search,,.
OF titles, by Professor Alden legal instruments ~
Professor Good Dean AshlE has found the H.
terest OF the students in the subject OF contrac,.
so great that he has decided TO start a morr,,.
course m contracts, which is optional, withou
extra charge, for all juniors who may elect !,
Many juniors have already signifed their ntentio,
of following this extra course.
branch OF the University Young Mems Chr.
tian Association is TO be organized AT Washins,o.
Square. Already branches exist at Unyers,,
Heights and the Medical College in ia.
Twenty-sixth-st, near First-aye.
Chancellor MacCracken gave an address befo,.
the aiumna of the New-York Normal College 4.
the chapel OF its building last Saturday afts,
noon at o'clock. His subject was. What Ha.
This Generation In America Done for Education n,
Establishing Schools After Forms not Known Her.
Before? And In comparison herewith Wh.,
Has 1t Done for Education by Strengthening N.
Forms Of INSTRUCTION that Existed Already Thrt,
Years Ago." The speaker cnose the period n
March that the United States first Established ~
Government Bureau of Education. and began
systematic collection OF facts regarding the school,
OF this country. He discussed two new agencss
belonging to elementary education-the kinder
garten and the manual training-schoo. Neither Of
these existed in 1867. In the university period tSs
only new forms OF schools discussed were the grad
uate school and the professional school Of peds.
The class of 90. on Tuesday afternoon. elected IA.
ence F. Foster vIce-president; Marshall c Ala
ben. treasurer William J. Holmes. secretary: Al
Edward T. Hendee. orator Nathan A Seagle. chap
lain. and Robert B. keane. sergeant t-arms,
rush which took place at 1880 o'clock on Tuesday a.
ternoon. on Ohio Field. between the sophomores and
freshmen. Aobut one hundred and twenty-five men
one-half minutes. When time called he freshmen
had eleven hands on the cane and the sophomore
five. It was great surprise to all that the fresh.
men won. for the sophomores had a greater mum.
Der Of heavy men. No one was seriously hurt
The most Interesting football game OF the season
on Ohio Field. The game will be with the Trinity
College team. and as both teams are in splendid
condition. interesting contest Is expected.
English at University College. L. W. Riley. q
Yale has been chosen substitute.
Professor Bristol OF the chair o., biology. rw
his preliminary Report on the New-York I'M
yersity B9oscal EXPEDITION to the Ber S1ua
section Of the New-York Academy OF Sciences. 70
day before the section Of geology and d. mns.saS
will make preliminary report on the lnternation
Congress at St. Petersburg in August. To-norros
ton Daniel s Martin. SO. will repor, before. the
geology section tomorrow evening .apon Geology
at the Toronto Meeting of the British Association"