New-York tribune., 1899-12-23

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POLITICAL PSIG Morality" and win take part in dis
cvsston on trusts. President Hadley WIN make a
western Ysie alumni dinners at Cleveland and Chi.
cage The first term OF his administration lion has
Te9sed an the question OF the curriculum has been
brought up and 30 some Pefore the Year is oyer
Lastly the university Is now conpieeuhs, the plans
for The largest building operation In It's history.
syracuse N. Y. Dec n.-The annual meetings Of
.yor,I state educational organizations will be
held IN this city during the coming week They
are the conference OF the Assoclaten academic
Principals December ~; the ccnnnbsr a7as ana h
Soppncr ~ Grammar School Principals, December
27-29. and the Science Teachers Assocla''oh' De-
cember B ana ~
The department OF music OF Columbia University
has issued an interesting circular for lsp-u Tho
officers OF the department are PROFESSOR EDWARD A.
vacDoweu. Leonard B. McWhood and Gustav
rUnrichs Ten courses are given in all, which In
cIude the chorus and orchestra This ls unique
feature Of the department-those students who
know how to sing are gwen poy how 70 pay an orcb.
trail instrument form the orchesi ne or.nesia
has been greatly developed, and VIII pa, Tor me
varsity show in February me COURSES ~ we oe-
partment are open all students. special and reg
ular and to auditors
rho to,at enroIment OF students in the grsduats
school OF New-York University is reported as l%, Of
whom 90 are women. The enrolment for the ast hvs
years shows a steady increase the yearly attend
ance being 75 So. l22, 16l and l9o or the tota en-
>rolment this year s2 are new students. largs
number OF colleges are represented, distributed
follows: New-York City. 80; New-York State, Ii
New-E England States II; Central and South At
iantc States. y: Western States, o. ana foregn
witch the courses elected by the majority Of the stu
dents are found are English. philosophy. Semitics
Latin anq qactes GTfes ae sorGed at washington
Square where the courses In Groups oI ana Al ara
gIyen by the removal Of the School or Pedagogy %
the ninth floor Most Of the work In Group III Is
carried at University Heights.
MIddIetown. Conn. Dec. 22-wesleyan University
has recently received several gifts OF money both
for general and specific purposes. The largest
Gift Is one Of S3s 900 from Miss Elizabeth j. Mead.
of Stamford This however is subject 70 , an annu'
ton has given $500 and a. W. Johnston Of Staten
ga5Ir asianu experiments with liquid air
detailed statement Of the property OF the college.
amounts amounts to 81 cils2 IS.
Interest at the University Of Chicago IS centred
In the attempt TO raise 100000 before January !.
President Harper is so busy trying TO match the
similar amount which has been promised by John
d. Rockefeller that he has been obliged to give up
gone Of his other duties. No one but DR.. Harper
himself and the officers OF the Board OF Trustees
knows 1C how Much M1 6aS Ssen Ssfed p
vided the university should be able before January
l. 1900 to raise like amount. All gifts 10 the uni
yersity during this time have counted toward Il,
yet only about half the amount has be- 2een raissa; @
President Harper confident that he VIII raise the
entire amount on time.
A new dormitory to accommodate ono hundred
men is being erected at Buckne University. Is
four stories high and 140 by 4s feet and is faced
with pressed brick and brownstone trimmings.
Bryn Mawr. Penn, Dec 22.-College closed for the
Christmas vacation on Wednesday at o'clock. TO
omen again at o'clock Thursday January T.
By the system Of registration established last year
each student is obliged to be present az the last
lecture at which is due before the vacation and
at the first after the reopening OF college. NO other
lecture is obligatory Bryn Mawr the only possi-
Bile penalty for too frequent cutting pelhg tne
erclnsion from examinations which may be effect
GA by the professor The first division OF tne Bryn
Mawr institution the senior orals was hetn s GuL
20 come M for degree who has not passed N her
senior year an examination in sight readns OF DoeL.
French and German that seems & 70 'ne Ieasin knoSl
edge OF both languages
In the Trinity College catalogue for lSss-so men,
ton is made in the predatory note OF the addition
OF 10000 by the late Nathan B. Warren. OF Troy,
70 the endowment OF the Hobart professorsnip; OF
the bequest by May p. Toucey. Of New,fork, OK
funds amounting to $3.500 and OF suoscrptioIs. 70
the amount OF about 5000 for the erecuon OF IN.
building for natural history, aggresauhs' tose'hs'
with minor gifts, $ss 4oO.
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