New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-26
COLUMBIA.

Tho courses OF lectures which Columbia is
giving in cooperation with Cooper Union the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art and the American
Museum OF Natural History. end on next satur-
day night. The weekly French lecture and the
OF German lectures will continue for some
time. The nrst-named three courses have been
more popular this year than ever before The great
hall OF Cooper Union has been packed each Tues
day night. and several times the doors were
closed quarter OF hour before the lecture be-
gan. The same is true OF the Museum OF Art and
10 an extent of the Museum OF Natural History.
which has large lecture-roor. in which scientific
lectures only were given. The French lectures
also have had than their usual quota. and
when extra subjects. such as the Doumic course
or the debate on the Spanish-Cuban question were
the programme the hall was always packed
The results prove conclusively that the general
public is heartily in sympathy with Columbia's
University Extension system.
Visitors have been unusually numerous In the
last week They have crowded through the IL
brary and the gymnasium and the dark under
ground passages. The number who mounted 70
the dome OF the library great that the
door leading 70 ii has been barred. The most
prominent visitor Prince Albert OF Belgium and
his suite.
Superintendent Edward A. Darling has beeen
granted a leave Of absence by the trustees This
is the first vacation Mr. Darling has had in eight
years. and he intends 10 spend several weeks IN
Venice. Upper Italy. Switzerland France. Ger
many and Great Britain. paying particular atten-
ton 10 the various universities. Mr. Darling vii!
be accom- panied by his wife.
+. J. Henshaw. the landscape gardener. who
recently went TO Surrey. England 70 purchase yew
trees FOR the new site, has completed his mission.
About two hundred and MY small specimens q
arrive on the ST. Louis, which is due this coming
week
The various crew. will keep on training until all
hope OF raising the 5000 is past That the money
have been on tho water since Thursday. and Srddu-
ally are acquiring degree Of watermanship. The
use of the earns indoor rowing machine has been
of much benefit is yet to be The boys. how
The fsP in years s9%d ooncrs have more
10 hope FOR than they had in 1896 or 1891 Wigham
and Belts who displaced eddie and Jones. sui
keep their positions while the latter two are now
In the second Varsity. The shells will not be used
until the men are proficient in blade work and
The track team. which has an inherited debt
II has decided to hold a meet on the field
April IS to be open TO all members Of the Uni
shot. the i6-pound hammer. the high jump he
pole vault and the l20-yard high hurdles Liberal
10 hrsts and seconds. should bring out the new
Columbia will open her baseball season on next
Saturday, with a game against Princeton on the
lat rs home grounds special car VIII be run
game The fare will be 81, and arrangements have
been made with the famous Princeton Inn man
d J. Burns, S, has been elected manager and
J; l.. Kebler, 8. temporary captain OF the 90
class baseball team.
Tho bronze bust OF Homer. copy o., the one
in the Louvre. has been placed on a beautiful
pedestal Of handsome marble. II was presented
by J. Alderman Coles.
The following college committees have been ap-
pointed: Track Athletics Bruce. Fox and Grace:
Glass Picture. Furnad. Hermann and Quinn: Canes
and Pipes. Lederer Mapes and Nash; Glass Songs.
Buckley Buhler and Wilson.
The profits from vanity Fair will probably be
about 5000.
Six men on the track team have put the shot
over one hundred feet recently. Sheldon Yale's
crack, who is now at Columbia. is coaching them
He Will compete for the blue and white in all con-
tests. except the intercollegiate.