New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-09
COLUMBIA.

Tho candidatee for the Varsity and freshmen
crews went into quarters on Thursday on the INN"
floor OF Schermerhorn Hail. where the chapei "as
situated The room is 90 by 40 feet in size and VIII
be used only for sleeping purposes. ABOUT thirty
five men will go there. They Will use the library
reading-rooms for studying purposes Webo IS
more than satisfied with the work OF the men, ana
believes that the Varsity will be- match tor any
OF the famous college Fights. Henderson, vi D.
has been elected captain OF the freshman crew
Bog,Ie and Rochester the more prominent can
dldntes for coxswan OF the Varsity. ana fu"er'
Dorelan Boehme and Miller for the freshman
The annual spring regatta is scheduled for next
Saturday The races will be for class eignts. dou-
bles in heats. first and second varsity ana oe
partment eights.
The new catalogue of the Department OF Aren't
lecture shows that their equipment consists
q, about fifteen thousand photographs and nine
hundred books the gift OF +. A. Schermerhorn;
classified library OF prints and plates. the Avery
Architectural Library Of fifteen thousand Volumes
a collection OF manuscript drawings from hcoe ues
Beaux Arts a collection OF casts or architec'u'a'
details from ancient and modern Roman buildings
the gift OF Charles F. McKlm; an architectural mu-
scum containing n collection OF building stones
tools and material and about five thousand lantern
slides OF architectural subjects. These help make
this department OF tho strongest In the world
A course Of four lectures in English on Voltaire
will he delivered on Wednesday evenings IN Scher-
merhorn Hall, by Professor Auolpne NV"''
The managers OF Vanity Fair have been asked
10 give performance al the Waldorf Astoria on
April q and one In Brooklyn four days later
Each sophomore and freshman In the Arts ana
Mines departments last Tuesday received type
written letter from President Low. regarding the
kidnapping and rushing Mt the class dinners last
December lie said that. although no formal &C
ton was taken the subject had been seriously as
cusscd by the faculty and he urged the inpor-
lance OF bringing to end practice thar mas De,
come objectionable What effect this letter VIII
have Is unknown a similar letter. addressed to
classes Of 90 and 'e7 four years ago. put an end
10 interclass strife for while, but then explosions
and suspensions to the number OF twenty were
posted simultaneously with the mailing or the no
tees ,.u
A recently published list OF the School OF PM
osophy OF the positions now occupied by gradu-
at.s who have taken either the masters or uoc-
tors degree under that faculty. shows that one Is
now a coeyr president. nine are professors IN
American colleges. and one n professor In the Uni
yerslty OF Toxic. Japan. nine are Instructors ~
Columbia and Ave In other colleges one IL principal
Of a Hrooklyn public school. and four teachers IN
public and private schools -, l., 49,
THE trophy which Columbia won last week In the
intercollegiate fencing tournament Is bronze
statue OF a swO rdstnsn. presented by the Racquet
and Tennis club. H. will be held for one year
The Lacrosse Astocatlon met on Monday IN
IIavemever Han A. n schwartz presiding. r.
smith % ~: II II. f. Starr, 90 L.: A. II; schwartz
rs C. and L. Van Wrinkle 90 NJ. were elected dele
IN unlOn.