New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-17
NEWS OF TIE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.

Cambridge Mass. Nov Is (SPeciaD.-ln order to
classify properly a number of obscure species or
American tropical plants Professor Robinson
curator of the Gray Herbarium. spent considerable
time abroad last summer examining the types
which are preserved in European collections He
stayed some time in Geneva. where in the De Can
dole collection there is a large number or types
of Mexican and South American species. He also
examined types in the Michaux collection at the
Jardn des Plantes in Paris. in the British Museum
of Natural History and at Kew Gardens where
there is the largest collection in the world OF orie
and live plants. AS result of his work PROFESSOR
Robinson has brought back for deposit In the Oi"S
Herbarium many photographs and DRAWINGS u
these plants which were imperfecuy UNDERSTOOD
Since the trial of DIR. c. E Cameron last June oi
the charge Of stealing book plates from the
umes in the Gore Hall Library DR.. Cameron mas
paid back to the purchasers the money he receiHeu
from the sale OF the book plates and THESE P'"
together with ninety others which he had KEEP ~
his own possession have been returned IL W
library. He also paid for the rebinofnS Oh nc
books from which the plates were taken. m -
tence OF the Court deferred last Spins II
order that he might have the opportunity To i'a,
+bis ro,,.o,io, Dr Cameron was finally sentenced
to pay fine of $50
The Law School registration figures "''l''. nav
Just been completed show great increase III inc
number of students last year. IhFre arc IN
all s41 st,,,en+s In me school of whom 273 entered
this voar There are cightytwo colleges represent
cd among them and thirty-two Of them nave sent
three or more students. The NUMBER Oh men WHO
have come from Yale University Is SeNehty-'hIee'
an increase of three over last year. Counting tue
thrty-four Harvard seniors. of whom thirty nave
finished their work for the A b. degree as harvard
graduates the percentage Of college graduates IN
the school Is raised from ~ TO 9S. Only fifteen
are really graduates of colleges. and four
of these hold LII. p. degrees from the law schools.
TWO extra courses have been organized One
Is in the civil law Of Spain and the Spanish colo
, MES, which is to he given by Professor Strobcl,
! and the other is in administrative law by Mr..
/ SNcn by Professor l-ar%dell. who has become
AncS.
ZOha box Of Pueblo Indian relics. sent by DIR.
frank Russell. instructor In anthroPooSy. Or.
russell spent last summer in Arizona collecting
mes" relics from the ruins If ancient Pueblo viii
itS"s. about seventy Of which he visited. The
villages are on the Moki Indian Reservation. the
Colorado River: Or. Russcirs collection is likely
10 prove especially valuable, because the Pueblo
indian relics are gradually being DESTROYED by
traders. Tho Indian Department at Washington
mas recently prohibited any exploration in this re-
Slon. hut in spite uf the prohibition the small
traders are continually searching in the ruins for
pottery while other objects valuable to archp"ln-
EistS arc thrown aside and lost. The present cot
ctlon includes pottery. skeletons and ornaments
OF beads. Shell and tortoise