New-York tribune., 1898-11-21
CORNELL.

Ithaca. y v Nov 2o-Prosiden' Upson ~ tho
senior class has appointed the following mon to
lead the cheering during Tho year: !. X. Fraser.
',S chairman. $ " Wakemar, 90 J. ". Young.
'oi: W " link. 's9 II. T. Clark =" and y. J.
Gould. ~
ON Monday in from. ~ Morrlu Hall. President
cchurman rcyiowcd tho two battalions Of cadets
Indications NJ present are that the Sage Chapel
chorus will be successful. The number Of students
VINO have applied for admission. about seventy. is
much larger than WAS expected. and probably
ahout nfty instead of twenty. viii b" taken in.
Tho Grs. r,hoarsaI was he'd Thursday after
noon.
The Junior class Of tho college Of Law has elected
the fo,lovin. officers. President. T. s Porter;
vicc-prc-!dcui. j. \. Fronheiser secretary. j. r.
NcGo,ern. treasurer T. 4. Wood. athletic director.
n : Sloch,r; Election committee 6. y. Wilson.
H. T. Austin and l.. Harris. Ir.
Dr Thomas W. Linglc formerly a graduate stu
don't 1T cornell. who recently received his doctors
degree at the University Of Leipsic. visited the
University last week. and on Thursday evening
,poxc before the Philosophical club on German
Professors.
Professor Charles T.. Bennett has compiled some
interesting figures giving Tho comparative regis
tra,ion I'm the various courses iu Latin for 1873.
IN 1858 tho total registration WAS ~. mis- year
Il Is 3lS. a ean OF about l5 per cent There is an
increase this year of about 20 per cent in the
freshman registration but falling of OF about 40
per cent in that of the sophomores OF the ~ mem
bers Of ~ who elected Latin last year only - are
this year olccting IN, sophomore course: while OF
the - member of - who took Latin last year. %
,iccting junior work. This see ms to show that
TIE greater par, Of those who elect Latin for tho
,akc oi general culture drop "a Al the end Of the
freshman }eHr. while most Of tho-" who tax"
aophomOrc Latin work do 80 with the intention OF
going on with the subject later I'm their course.
The great falling off. then. comes ~ tn" end of
th. freshman year. ana not. as under the former
same tendency g. said to be noticeable IN the de-
partmcni Of Creek.
large numhr of good men are trying FOR
for q good favorable Several games
have been arranged foG.
Tn. baseball management on account Of de-
cidcd lack OF support last spring. IS confronted
with a debt. 70 remove this debt ana 10 meet the
expense OF engaging professional coach for the
team next epring. the manage ment has decided TO
raise funds 10y subscription. Subscription books
Will he placed Ia the various fraternity houses.
and those who cannot De reached IN this way will
be seen personally The prospects for a winning
this spring fair.
Tfe Number Of graduate students who are can
ddates for advanced De gre"s this year IS 1856
The Pennsylvania Cornell debate will he held
this year a. Philadelphia on February - The
question VIII probably hr. "Re-olVed. That the
interests Of thr United States opposed 10 the
perman'n' control % any portion ~ tn. Eastern
HeInisph'ro cAc'pt 20 much 80 might be used fer
naval stations" This year PENNSYLVANIA has the
choice OF the question, and Cornell tho choice of
sides.
On Friday evening the Rev Phnip b Moxom ad-