New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-07

Illustrations in m
OF the Avery Library.
Hamilton. n. Y. April 6-Many preparations a..
being made for junior week which will cor,
April Is to a. On the evening OF April 10 ne
Circuit oratorcal contest win be held. Seth Lon
president of Columbia University, will give -
Patrons Day address. On the same day the uf
versity will give ITS patrons banquet and g.,
junior class will give a promenade. 10
Bethlehem. Penn. April s--The Physical Labon-
tory OF Lehigh University burned to n.
ground this morning and all its scientific an,ar,
tus destroyed. The building was a four story SION
structure. erected in 1898 cost Of sl50OOs Tn
apparatus was valued at $4,000 There was onl-
5000 insurance The fire started IN the photograph.
&c room, where Professor W. 8 Franklin OF tn
chair OF physics and electrical engineering wa
curtains. and the flames spread through the build
ing before the fremen could control them Sew
Baltimore. April 6.-Johns Hopkins J-niver.,tx
was able TO get not quite half from the Mary
land Legislature that asked. Two years ago
this Legislature granted $4,000 for each of two
years Even though that insufficient TO make
good the deficiencies caused by failures OF ths
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad two years ago
passed the university Will receive $4,000 for e eac
of the next two years from the state
President slocum of Colorado College ha. -.
Gently written to DIR. d. X Pearsons announcing
that $4,000 has been secured for science building
dowment Of 5000 from Dr PsaT r ana en-
sure the future welfare Of the college.
Palo Alto. Cal. April s-work on the new bura-
ings of Stanford University is progressing rapidly
The force OF wOrkmen employed on the memorial
chapel has been increased 70 hundred and q,
Is hoped that building may be completed by the
FOR four other buildings have Just been placed IN
Mrs Stanford's hands and work will be started on
one OF these structures within a few weeks.
F. W. Flavelle successful business man OF
Toronto. has just established travelling fellow
ship of 500 in the University Of Toronto Accord
Ing to THE Toronto Globe" Mr. FIaveIIe's avowed
purpose in making his offer is that the person hold
Ing the fellowship shall take course Of study bes,
fitted TO qualify him for entering public life In
Canada. The holder of the fellowship must take
first class honors in of the two departments
of classics or of English and history the latter
course including considerable amount OF Greek
and Latin Granted this qualification Mr.. Flavells
in the subject of history should be the fell
lowship. When appointed he is to go to the Uni
vote himself to the study of modern history.
Mount Hermon. Mass. April 6.-The Mount Her.
mon School founded by the late Rev Mr. Moody
has adapted arrangement of its school
terms so that Its work will go the year around.
I he first spring and summer session will begin on
May and will close August 81 II will not be
ordinary summer school, but a well equipped IN
stitution full operation with its complete force
of teachers covering all branches in secondary ed
ucation. Students needing of work
to fit for any college will find the opportunity
here. Special daily Bible classes by the leading
SPEAKERS at the Mortified meetings will be an add
ed attraction many young who may desire
increase their usefulness by taking this single
term of study. II was here that the first
conference of college students held, In July.
1886. and here the student volunteer movement for
foreign missions. which has enlisted five thou
sand college students, had its birth Mount Her
mon has always been unique in the emphasis 10
has placed upon Bible study important part
of Its curriculum. upon manual labor test and
developer of character. and upon low fees, confn-
ing its advantages to boys and young OF
earnest purpose who could not pay for educa-
ton elsewhere.