New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-01
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
.ur NEW YEAR OPENS UNDER FAVOR
ARLE AUSPICES
lIARNAND.

.,-,dse Mass SEPT. 3O.-The freshman class
"a. % en,er Harvard this fall Will in all prob
xurv he the largest record. OF the GIL men
~ took the June examinations there were many
W. ta,ed but on the other hand there has been
=, increase In the number OF candidates VINO pre-
r,ed themselves for examination this fan. THIS
80 vii he the FIRST to have the option or sub
'.,.,,r for the regular requirements OF admission.
- IN use for many years alternative papers
xsd on the new requirements proposed by the
o,l,v last June and later approved by the over
.-s The total amount CT work under the ne"
", dies not vary from the old, as in each twenty
~ ,,,nts are needed fer admission Elementary
c.st will in future count for three points instead
', ,our nj which elementary Latin Is valued. and
,or and solid geometry are TO be counted. instead
Of plain geometry alone
c,,,in { : Cotton OF tho United States cruiser
,.,yard has written letter to "The harvard
C,,mson' thanking the Undergraduates Tor 'nc
,i,,s presented 20 the cruiser. From TINS IL APP
Lars that Nordenfeldt 6-pounder was selected as
~. Harvard gun and has been thus designated by
. hrass plate appropriately inscribed. Inc loving
run also presented by Harvard men VIII DC Se' up
q, me women's room with the stano OF coo'S' 1"
concluding his letter of thanks captain COTTON
,,ro,e As follows. In concluding, venture 10 eN-
,,sss the hope that fair Harvard may never regret
~. eenerositv Of her en- husiastic members TO her
rnsrne namesake Certainly not II brave hearts
80 Wiling hands can contribute aught TO the sue
oss Of any enterprise in which the Harvard S en-
gagged
The vote for overseers. held last commencement
nav resulted in the election OF MooTneia storey
Eijdekop,r 60 and G Z. Adams %. rms MI
sCIty iocFtn 'e d the University Tor the coming
r. in' NH be Or. George Harris. Of And9yer; Pr
george 81 * sBoydo'n College Dr. William Her
hert Perry Faunce. Of ew-1oTN ana ~ ~: n ~
van DYKE 1bs OF If me Board He was preacher at
Harvard in 1902 and presschea ,ne Professor
seinoma Ual@ viii take the place of DR. PEABODY
A. the regular preacher during the absence o' ''e
new scholarship with pr,nciPal, OF %O 10
b. known as the Worey Willard BucKn'ihs'e,r
st rif OF w b Buckminser in memory OF his
an who was 10 enter Harvard THIS IAN / ne III
come for Tt the mrs. ? E. at Hopknson shool In
tYure Z. will he given 20 descendants OF 'he CLASS
meeting Of the presdsn, and If fe sos1cs Of
T sS.r,D. foe ISL 5se 81 'o'0"'"S
Parker watts s.soT BanG aH John sGH
l Andreas Widtsoe, chemistry
rs AoTfoD G F jeflTsy dad sa1s4E e. na
Wbtins Feiiowships-J E. Burbank, H. Edwards
and G. ". Pierce. >, ,,.,,...ors
}osn H H25gs s FfGMshhiPH Fl BOW
s sS.n iEHI sschoarships"G W Benedict G H.
66sse G. {. Flske, I. y. 1dshlhe' w - 'i'"0
sn ToW ar scholarships-w. H Gillespie. W. H
Sheldon and A W. @ Wilson.
Corhann Thomas Isllowship-P Capron
Tonpsn Schoarship-G y Lewis 5000
James Savage Scholarshp-H j.. Edmiston -.
Charles Haven Goodwin Scholarshlp-"' W
Baker , - p.l.r r pon
ner A Bryant F. a. Bushe. {. n Sole. X; w
n'nS " D johnston. 6. V. Macean: S Meri-
sold W < Stewart. G Terrell F NJ Ilsoei' =
& Weatherby and T. NJ Wilcox -
Thaver Scholarships H Billings, 3 y roster
" Koch J. F Messenger. r. b. Perry j. I.
Ransmeer and j. 2. Warren.
The Palfrev Exhibition for 1878 was awarded
IN Hazen Pierce Philbrick, 'ss.
The following Harvard men have thus far oesn
ro3orte6 as killed or died from disease during INC
var with Spain: Stanley HOLSTER. ~. or santa
3arhara Cai He was wounded in the chest and
Snirh AZ San Juan While with The Rough Riders
Was removed to Fort Monroe. where he became
ttaniel Brown Adsit. 90. another Of the Rough
TT;sers Whose home was In Buffalo. was taken III
!Td died six days after reaching home on furough
-Mam Huntington Saunders. ~, vas in Company
y o. the Rough Riders. and died Of fever and
cvsenterv contracted in the trenches before san
iaro Philip Ashley Grape. a. was private IN IN
the Goth Iowa, and died OF fever contracted IN
camp James Thwing Furness, IS. corporal or
The 4sth Iowa. also died Of fever contracted in
camp