New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-12
COLUMBIA.

EXanina tons in all department. ended on Thur
day. and on Monday the second term will BEGIN
me ere" candidates have been at gh, work
an week Ihey are gradually getting into shape
The Work. on The whole. is more than satisfactory
70 the ohcias. The men now have mastered the
swing ana are becoming acquainted with the
technicaliiies OF the stroke. There Is no radical
change from the Cowles stroke OF 1897 which won
much FAVOR. There is A shortening OF the hack
movement at the end OF the pull. This greatly re-
lieves the strain on the shoulder chest abdominal
and side muscles making the recovery easier and
furnishes more energy for the next stroke Tho
pull is a lorg. steady one the dip being gentle and
the end unaccompaned by any terk By these
means It is hoped 20 keep the boat steady In the
water. lessenng the shock on the beginning Of
the feather and presenting an even keel for the
next dip. The hands seem 10 get away irst owing
10 the longer distance they must travel. The click
OF the earns ma hines has accomplished .or tho
men what has always been OF Coumbias APP
parently insurmountable difficulties viz good r,ne
Several new Varsity candidates Of good promise
came out this week bringing the number up 10
twenty-five II Is impossible az this time 20 say
what the positions will be. The three boats will
be rut upon the water. ard the tastes, eight will
represent Columbia. The same can be said o, the
freshmen. who have been cut down 10 twenty
candidates Webb was in Boston on Tuesday and
"Wednesday. and his place was taken by Cowes.
John Hill Prentice captain OF the 1925 and 1894
varsity boats. and Albert ". Putnam stroke Of
81. were present this week and expressed pleasure
upon seeing the form OF the
Webb has established d boat-buildng factory
in the carriage-house and ls working on three
shells OF which Is for Cornell and two for
Columbia They will be built his plans. and
will NOT incorporate any OF the English features
which are meeting with favor at Yale ard Harvard.
The foundation for the iagstaN. which Lafayette
Post has presented TO Columbia is in position.
1t IS built OF White Mountain granite and is about
feet in diameter and feet high. The hagpole.
OF the fines, ever produced II will stand to the
west 81 the main entrance 10 the library
President Low and his secretary. II. II. Beebe.
jr. have left town for a few days vacation;
The regular weekly French lecture. delivered
under the auspices Of the department OF romance.
languages and literature. Will be given in Room No
800 Schermerhorn Building. on Thursday afternoon
The lecturer and his subject have not yet been
announced; Admission is free to all -u, .,
be completed SKY thousand dollars has been
spent in arranging the mosaics fountains trees
tain amount of freedom there which will make II
ayore place FOR Acropowas
opened this week. three blocks from ne University
grounds. II contains 40 rooms. which are ar
ranged in small and large suites each suite having
a bath on the basement floor IS large library.
dining rooms. smoking rooms and cluorooms
The scphonlGres produced their Play "a MsdeIn
the Germania Rooms in Brooklyn. last night.
They expect the profts 10 be sunlcent 70 increase
Vanity Fair VII be produced az cs arm 20
taken tomorrow morning. .
The authorities announce that on March Profes-
scr Adolphe conn wv pteSen ns ana s' en Narch
10 Henri Loyseaux will point out the objects ios
which the insurgents are strussIine' LnIS ~ 70
take the place Of the regular weekly French ieet-