New-York tribune., 1900-12-22
NEWS OF THE COLLEGES
HARVARD.

csmbridee. Mass. Dec p CspeciaD-In the an
nusl Harvard catalogue, which has just been pub
ushed by the university. the enrolment statistics
for the present year are given follows: Officers
~ instruction and administration 5S4; students ,n
harvard College 1882; in the Lawrence scientiec
school, SCI; in the Graduate School, sl. making a
total under the faculty OF arts and sciences Of
IS compared with total last year of 272s In the
professional schools the students are distributed
forows: Law School, 6s7; Medical scboo, eo5.
Dental School, l26; Divinity School, 2s: Veterinary
school, Is; Bussey Institution, g. This brings the
total 10 4.2si. Nine names deducted for more
than one insertion. and the number of students
who attended the Summer School-es7-is added
making total enrolment for the university Of
kZ75 Compared with the total enrolment for last
YEAR which z,9s7, this shows gain On tho
number OF students in attendance at the university
Of SIS
Several changes appear among the regulations
concerning admission 70 Harvard College and the
Lawrence Scientific School Hereafter those who
expect to take admission examinations must reg
lister in advance upon blanks TO he obta,rsa 10 tho
corresponding secretary OF Harvard College A fee
Of s. VIII be charged after next year for exam,na-
,ions in Cambridge.
The Philip washburn prize. founded last year bv
Mrs Mary E. Washburn in memory of her son
Philip Washburn, member of the class Of 80 ,s
printed in the catalogue for the first time Th.
prize IS So. and Will be awarded for the best thesis
an historical subject written by candidate for
honors IN history or political science The Charles
Eliot Norton fellowship in Greek studies appears
also for the first time, we'll as the South End
House fellowship. A travelling fellowship In hot
any is also announced for l9oO-'0l Four Edward
Austin fellowships for graduates are offered IN
take the place Of the Morgan feIousbins rrb;cb
are now discontinued The scholarship of the FJar-
ward cup OF st Louis, also for graduates with an
income OF $500, is the only new Scholarship -
Under the heading Fees and Expenses' the fol-
lowing new rule appears: beginning with the
academic year lsOl-O2 fee Of $50 will be charged
81 students taking the degree Of Phi d s n
A n or = NJ. and those taking the degree of
LIE Everlasting" chosen bv DIR John Fysla
IS the sublect OF the annual IngersoIl lecture on
the immortality OF man. The lecture considered
several aspects OF the question from the point oS
view Of the doctrine Of evolution F "a
some or the most interesting lectures delivered
before the university this year have been given
this week by Professor Louis Over of Oxford
Professor Dyer is a graduate of both Harvard and
ouora ana was formerly assistant professor OF
Greek at Harvard The series of lectures of which
there were three. based upou the recent dIscoy
cries in the island Of Crete by Arthur Evans ~
Oxford director of the National Museum In Crete
Mr.. Evans FOUND the remains Of an ancient temple
built 400 years before Christ. which Contained a
large number Of Inscriptions both in pictorial and
linear writing. Up TO the present time no one has
bsen able 10 translate these inscriptions
The Cercle FRANCHISE PLAYS, "Crispiu Medcin"
snd Tn Jeune Homme Presse," were successfully
later IN Boston. at Union Hall The cast follows:
"Crispin Observation-Disclosures. A. C ChampolIion:
GeTslde, /. Wimerding; Crispin. W. D. Haviland: {:
Lisidor. H Sche1k; Un Chirugien, L. De Koven;
Aleine. F. Watson; Dorine. r g. Thompson; Iise
r. K. Thorndike. I'm Jeune Homme Presse''-
Dordard. ". .. Haviland; Pontbichet A S Dixey:
Colardesn A. ChampollIon.