New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-19
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.

Cambridge Mass Feb. 1S-A new movement is
on foot at present the interest Of erecting some
pcr,na nent memorial 20 Marshal Newell ~ "no
was killed a short time ago at Sprinsneid' H"Ss'
Soon after his death che class OF ~ puoisheo
memorial drawn up by three of his classmates who
knew him best. on January 20 service was ne'"
in Appleton Chapel i'm his memory. committee Oh
graduates has now been formed to see to the erec-
ton OF some permanent monument 10 MS n''i'o' y
This committee Is to send letter to the ol'e'e"'
graduates inviting small contributions LOT the pun
pose OF establishing this memorial II mas gee"
suggested that the most fitting memor'" "o'O ~
in the form of gate.
AZ \ Meeting of the Board of Overseers held TINS
week II was voted to concur with the president
and fellows % Harvard University III apPoi"'i'S
George Santayana. Phi. d. assistant proieSSo' "
philosophy for five years from september J. i"''
At this meeting great deal of time was a'So "N."
in consideration Of the extension of the right 10
vo,e for overseers The committee appointed NJ
the January meeting 20 procure from the besis
lature modification of the article OF ~" IN ft'o-
ton 20 the election Of overseers was lhsuuc''u ~
take no further until after March = te o"'e
OF the next Board meeting.
As result of the meeting of February O. "hen
the Undergraduate University Club Committee con-
fer-ed with President Eliot and the Graduate Oo'"-
nittoe a letter has been given out by G. + Adams
assuring graduate support to the University Cuh
plan The Undergraduate Committee has met Win
q
The ffty-second annual report of the Asuo-
nonical Observatory COR the year ending Septem-
Der lSr shows that the strongest feature OF the
depa rtment is the large endowment for current eN
penses. that makes II possible to undertake a'i"
carry out expeditions which otherwise Wouiu haNe
TO be left uninterrupted. As regards permanent
plant however the observatory falls behind those
Of the first class and those OF the sec ond class
The Photographic plates are housed In DITCH
building but the rest of the buildings are OF WOOD
and subject a great loss by fire II al any U'he
one should break out These wooden ouidllss
contain practically all the manuscripts, lhs'ru-
ments and books Seventeen new stars have oeeh
discovered by the examination OF the spectra con-
tanned on Photographic plates, and twelve more
vara bic stars were found on Photographic charts
The library Of the observatory has been increased
by the addition of S6S volumes and LOG pAinpnler
have been made with the meridian ph0tometSer ana
IN the experiments with kites at me Blue hlI ON
eeryatory AS a result OF observations taken OH
G nights the total number OF photometric setIlnfs
y @ which Is grsa'er 5haa tSS Of the upper
air with Kites hitting automatic instruments wnIch
record atmospheric conditions has pee doT1 from
height OF s,2S feet which is the greatest atItuue ,
reached b kites and later he ss anO hge4 but
the wires broke and the kite and instruments Were
.o,.d nv grant rom the Hodgkins fund OF the
Smithsonian Institute. at Washington. ,o-. ara
. s0ST Of the Sdsr abroad Professor G l. smith
~ the ATTN department is spending his Sabbdtlca
wear al Rome, where he has charge OF the Schooi
az Classic Studies During the spring, however, ne
intends to visit Naples and POmpei for the pur-
pose of study. Professor E $ Sheldon, heao OF me
6epa rtment OF Romance Phology, is in Berlin on
a full years absence Professor p H. Hanns r has
been making an inspection Of the schools OF Eng
land and France. He has charge or the hls'oIH
and art OF teaching. Assistant Professor H. N.
SSchilling is in LeipsiC, where ne rs engaged III
finishing his edition of Schlers "Wallensteln
Assistant Professor r. Thaxter, of the Department
Of Botany will go to Jamaica for a short ume II
the yellow fever does not prevent the trip. where
he intends to collect plants. Later In the year ne
will go 10 Europe. spending most Of his time In
France and Germany.
The course Of lectures on French Romanticlsm
by Rene Dou1nic the critic of the Revue des DeuX
Mondes has been arranged for by the Cercle
Francaise The lectures will he open 10 the public.
hut admission will be by ticket only The dates
and subjects Of the lectures are as follows March
lie Reconnaissance Les Orgines. Sa Definition
Les EpoQues March 3-"Ia Boesie LyriQue de
b-"Suite de la Posse Lyrique. Victor Hugo
March s-"Suite de la Poesie Lyrque. Sante-
B.srve Alfred de Musset" March 10-"Le Theatre
Romantiaue lie Theatre de Victor Hugo. Dc Crom-
well aux Rurgraves" March 12-"Suite de Theatre
Romantique. Antony Chatterton. lie Theatre Al
fred de Musset" March LIE Roman de Passion
Th.errv et Michelet. Conclusion
The service in Appleton Chapel on saturday m
commemoration of Lncon's Birthday aroused sufi-
Gent interest to warrant its continuance as an
annual custom The attendance was considerably
larger than on ordinary mornings. In spite OF the
absence Of many students during the mldyear
period. Dr. George Harris. of Aneover. and Presi-
dent Eliot were the speakers