New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-19
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Ithaca y Y. March lS.-ThrouFh the generosity
Of Hiram ". Sibley. of Rochester, the University
has come into possession Of the first practical tee-
craph receiver ever constructed, wiki which was
received The famous message. What hath God
wrought" etc Andrew Carnegie offered the Uni
vorsity $500 for thc machine for his museum In
Pi;,sburg. but the offer was declined.
The athletic smoker held I'm the or'nory Satu--
dav evening under the auspices Of tho junior class
WAS a successful affair About q thousand students
were IN attendance The chairman Of the evening
was Harry l.. Taylor IS. OF Buffalo. Addresses
were made by Professors Ernest W. Huncut. "a:
H. Morse Stephens II. 5. White Benjamin /.
Wheeler and Duncan &. Lee; Or James l.. Jarvis.
ex IS Of Syracuse. a member OF the famous 20
crew and Captain Charles Y. p. Young, 80. OF the
baseball team. The feature OF the evening was the
presentation 10 the navy by the Junior class OF a
foIr-oared coaching she'll The presentation speech
was made by President Garter Of The Junior class.
and the gift was received by Captain F. D. COL
son. o..
The pulpit Of Sage Chapel was occupied on Sun
day by Rabbi Emil Hirsch. Of Sinai Congregation
Lrewish) Chicago. This the second time that
Rabbi Hirsch has preached in Sage Chapel
President Fuller Of the senior class has appointed
Harry Wade Hicks chairman OF the Class Day
Committee 10 succeed Clarence 6 Moore, resigned.
and has also appointed the following Cap and
Gown Committee: c. T. Horton. chairman d. G.
Knowl,on. Paul H. Buck. c. o. Harris and Miss
T..
The Sage College Boating Club is raising funds
for a new boathouse and seems likely 70 succeed
In building such a house before lons
ON MONDAY afternoon Henry g. kittredge, OF
Ros.on lectured on The Wool Schedule Of the
DingIey Tarin Law"
John Franklin Brown. Ph. D.. &c has been ap-
pointed vice-president Of Earlham College and pro-
fessor OF philosophy In the same institution.
The % "Cornc Han Is 20 De drulcaled 10 fro-
lessor benjamin IGe Wheeler
President schurman Is al present making an eh-
..nded tour In the West. On Monday evening he
spoke at the alumni banquet In Chlcaso, on 4ueI-
day evening he addressed the contemporary tIuD
OF St Louis. Some Developments OF Moderh
Heligo5Js Thought Wednesday evening he at
tended the alumni banquet. ana on IhuTsday even
inr 6ined with The New-York Society Of the same
nisce and on Friday evening he spoke before the
f,nlyersity OF Missouri at columbia. NeKt lues-
nIn,. 80 L =. address the Denver Young Mems
Ch,,,s,top Association, on THE Place Of Education
4, n fpanorracv." ana Wednesday evening ne
yYlu aiten1 the alumni banquet on Thursday ne
vii visit the University Of Nebraska al Lincoln
ON Friday evening he wil attend me h!unnl pan
onet IN Omaha and Saturday vii! deliver
1.,a Grst lecture in the College OF Architecture
co,.rso vas given on Tuesday by Thomas HlstihGs
~ New-York of Carr+Te & Has'inS-. ms supyeeJi'
bs,nr "Art In the Floor Plan and Modern A'chi-
E,,r,rc INC spring term Professor Ben:amin l.
Wheeler IS 10 give course Or twenty - t:rsees :"
.Thc Practical Instiiutions OF the AncieI,t
rhomas r. FenneI, {. l.. ~; OF EiinIn' No. na;
besn appointed assistant football coAeh io ''A
fa al term examinations will begin o. Monday
The Easter vacation Will begin on fIiuA'' ""'