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New-York tribune., 1901-01-26

IN his two subsequent operas "otelo vas pI odueed
in Milan at La Scala, February s, 1881 Inc
book, based on Shakespeares play. was written oy
Arrigo Boito. the poet and musician, who has had
a large influence Verdis later years. having
written also the Hbrstto of "Falstaf. In "Otello"
Verdi gives up the conventional forms OF opera
more completely than he did in Aida In
this and in 'Fastaff." which produced at Milan
in 1898, he shows astonishing change In MS
manner i'm the direction OF refinement OF melody
and of orchestration- In 'Falstan" he has reached
the highest level of comic characterization In the
treatment of the orchestra Illustrating the proceed
:ngs on the stage. In originality and unceaSlng
flow of invention, turned entirely new channels.
though he just eighty years old when his
musical world In fact; his career has been unique,
probably, in the history of music. in the changes he
has lived through and the part he has played in the
creation of musical works that seem 10 latter-day
amateurs to belong to different epochs.
Besides a few minor compositions OF little stsnih-
canoe, Verdi wrote Requiem in commemorattOn
of Alessandro Manzoni. II performed In Eu-
doubt interesting work-not. however. In a style
for which the composer had genuine calling
Verdi married as his second wife Sisnorina Strep-
poni. the prima donna of his "Nabucco on the
occasion OF its first performance. Her death was
announced November Is. lSy7.s He amaSSed q hand
some fortune by mis- music. and bought a hne eS-
tate, known as SAINT Agata, on the Bay Of Naples
Cavour persuaded him to accept Senatorship in
the first italian Parliament. the desire OF that
distinguished i'm arts, letters science and politics
around the new throne: but the musician soon re-
tired from post for which he had no liking He
was reserved, fond Of retirement, impatient or put-
ferry strong-willed and somewhat brusque, but nom
orable charitable and affecionate
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
PROMISED GIFT TO BROOEI,yN
REGISTER HOWE SAYS HE WILL DEVOTE
FEES TO ERECTION OF EQUESTRIAN
STATUE OF WASHINGTON.

Register James r. Howe announced vs.+s-.-
mat he proposed to devote the fees OF nj. oss
10 the erection of equestrian statue az w.
mEton He said recently that besides giving ss aon
10 hospital he had accumulated over s5 90 q, ~.
year 1900 and cou'd have made s0f00 more
Register owe wishes &c have the statue nl,..s
at the fountain in Bedford-ave., IN the Eszta-
D.strict- 1t will be executed after the starus a.
washington Circle. at the west end Of Pen,xv1
V9hia-ave., Washington which was the vorL -
the sculptor. Clark Mills and was erected :, ,sz,
The sum OF $4,000 was appropriated BY Conxr.s.
for the purpose
III Is thought by the Register tuat stst,s a.,
Washington will be inspiration TO our scbaoI
children as they pass the square and also to tbos
wEo come to our Ian from foreign shores seekinc
the freedom and the opportunities which this srarS
ard glorious country holds out TO all law absIr.
humanity"
Register Howe saia the entire cost OF the statr.
would be paid by himself and he asked the folozr
iIg citizens to act committee to carry +ha
v-erk to completion with as little deav as uosssbIa
Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff Joseph W E.-
- CIa1r Mckelway, DIR. Thomas n Hull EdwaTj
NJ Sirout. ex-MayCr Charles A Schieren Frsnciss
q wilson. Thomas p. Peters ex-senator Rrrsb
r Dwight Church. Henry Tiebout H. b Masfars
a ID. Baird. William Berri bert Reiss Henri =
Roehr. Hubert @. Taylor l. F. Fischer rsvf5 3
Gifiing and Andrew Mclean =
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
PRINCETON.

Princeton. Y J. Jan. % (SpeciaD.-At a recent
meeting Of the faculty II decided 10 decline the
Invitation 70 send body Of students 10 take part
IN the inaugural parade March I. An important
change in the entrance requirements has been de-
eided upon. Greek and Roman history which have
hitherto been subjects for advanced standing in
the entrance examinations, Will be Classed mini
mum requirements after 1908
Several volumes printed by William Morris. at
the Kelmscott Press have been placed in the ex-
hibition OF the university library. Two OF his
own works The Glitrering Plain and The Sun
dsring Flood" illustrated by Walter Crane. are
among the most beautiful Of them Included also
is the most noted achievement of the KelmScott
Press, the folio Chsucer" II is printed in red and
black, from type cut especially for this book The
eigftyseven Illustrations By Sir Edward Burne-
Jones, and the twentysx illuminated initial words
by Morris
DR.. Charles c. Abbott has presented 10 the IL
hrary about one hundred and fifty manuscript let
ters. deeds and similar documents relating 20 the
early history Of NeWJersey. One of the Oldest IS a
9seo given by Abraham Hunt, who entertained the
f1esslan Colonel Rahl in his home on the night be
fore the battle of Trenton The seals on some OF
the papers OF interest and also specimens OF
the old State revenue stamps
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
BROWN.

Providence, r. l.. Jan. % (SpecaD.-Walter Bal
leu Jacobs. A. NJ. has been elected professor or
science and art of teaching At present ne is prin-
cipa of the Hope Street High School. in this city
Professor Jacobs graduated from Brown IN
1882 and began his a teacher in the clas-
steal department OF the Providence High School
For seven years he has devoted much time to the
study Of education and has given some hours each
week instruction in Brown University In
course of the coming spring term he will visit
Harvard. Cornell Columbia and Chicago; and in
June will sail for Europe. where he will inspect
the practice schools of France and Germany. Pro
fessor Jacobs will upon his duties in the uni
versty next fall. offering courses in pedagogy
and expanding and strengthening the department.
John Emery Bucher. Phi. d. associate professor
Of chemistry In the Rhode Island College of
Agriculture, has been appointed associate professor
Of chemistry in Brown University. He will begin
his new work in September. Professor Bucher
graduated from Lehigh University in 1881 He took
his degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Johns Hop
kins in 1894 He was instructor in organic chem
istry at Tufts College from 1894 until 1897. when
he went the Rhode Island College Of Agriculture.
A minute in regard TO the death of Clarence d.
Wood. instructor ih English, been made upon
the records of the Guilty. and copy of the minute
has been sent by the president to the relatives.
The first annual freshman sophomore debate was
won by the sophomores. who took the affirmative
the United States should be elected by direct vote
n DeOpe.'
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
COLUMBIA.

The Columbia charter of Beta Theta Pi. together
with the New-York alumni of the fraternity. will
give reception and dinner in honor of Governor
Odell the Waldorf Astoria February /.
Among the guests will be Justices Brewer and
Harlan, of the United States Supreme Court; Lieu
tenant Governor Bates OF Massachusetts, ex-Gov-
ernor Beaver Of Pennsylvania. John NJ. Allen. John
S. Wise. Ell Perkins. Townsend Scudder. Professor
Thomes r. Price. Walter Alexander. Rush Tag
gart and DR.. ". r. GUnnison.
The seventh annual series OF university hiologi-
cal lectures will be delivered by Gary y. Calkins.
OF the department OF zoology The course will be-
gin February 15 in schermerhorn Hall. The
subject will be the protoZoa
The next public session of the Academy Of Po-
ltical Science will be held on Tuesday. when Frank
J. GOodnow, professor OF administrative law. will
speak on the Work Of the Charter Revision Com
mission"
The total number OF students at Columbia is 4333,
according to the university catalogue. published
this week There 4O2 professors.
The eighteenth annual dinner of the Columbia
chapter OF the Phi Delta Theta fraternity held
at No. 81 West One-hundred- and twenty third
last evening c. T. Terry, of the Columbia Law
School. was postmaster. and among the speakers
were ". A. Keener. W. p. Palmer. John Bascom
Shaw: F. A. Goetze. Julius Mayer and T. IL Bas-
kervile.
The Columbia lectures. TO he given al the Met
ropolitan Museum Of Art In February. will he de-
livered by Louis Dyer OF oxford. the beginnings
OF Western civilization at Mycense and Tury.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
NEW.YORK UNIVERSITY.

Midyear examinations began last Thursday
morning. and Will continue until Friday afternoon
next. The chapel exercises will be suspended ac-
cordins TO custom. Examinations will he held In
seventy-seven subjects, covering all the topics OF
one years work. There will be a morning session
daily from $50 10 II 80 o'clock. and afternoon
sion from . until o'clock. There has been a gen
eral discussion OF the advsablity Of the adoption
by the students OF the ''honor system under
which each student declares that ne will neither
give receive aid In the examinations Viola
tions Of this declaration noted by a committee
OF representative OF the college Repeated
eyssions will bring expulsion other measures.
A meeting of the student organization will be held
soon take definite action upon the adoption of
this system.
Work IN preparing the copy sheets of the 1902
Violet" is now under way. but there Will be some
delay In issuing the book.
The grip has visited the heights. Chancellor
MacCracken is for the second week confined to his
home, in University ave Dean Baird has also been
compelled TO remain home owing 10 the weather.
while later the week word was received of the
ilr SIS of DR.. F. Fl. Stoddard. Professor William
K. Gillette received hearty welcome last Tues
day from the students his return TO his duties
after his long Illness.
The librarian reports the gift by w. F. Have
meyer of eighty-one volumes for the English de-
partment of the university library, and fourteen
volumes for the history department. Miss Helen
Gould has given 1O2 volumes 10 the economic
library.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia, Jan. 25 CSpeciaD.-The annual re-
porr OF Provost Harrison has Just been issued TO
the Board OF Trustees. II covers the year ending
August 81. 1900 The number Of instructors for the
year was 26l, and OF students 673. The number OF
students is J1T less than in the preceding year. OF
these students 1.s5S were from Pennsylvania, SO
from other States and Territories. while ninetytwo
came from foreign countries. The for the
decreased number OF students is due the length
enig of several and the raising Of entrance
requirements in the medical and dental depart
ments One OF the most important changes an
nounced IL that whereby student may be a senior
in the college department and a freshman in the
medical department.
The report Of Treasurer Harrison shows that the
gifts 10 the university for the year amounted to
S53l.l5s Since 1894 the university has received
gifts TO the amount Of s3335 s73. In addition 10
this amount the treasurer is keeping pledges to
the amount Of S615 900.
The announcement has just been made Of the
John stewardson Memorial Scholarship in Archi-
lecture The scholarship yields $1,000. in addition
10 which the holder is travel in Europe year
70 study architecture under the direction of the
committee in charge OF the scholarship. The schol-
afshtp is open 20 all students and graduates of the
department OF architecture. and is be awarded
for the best design of a casino and baths al
health resort among the mountains
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
BARNARD COLLEGE.

There will be no lectures at Barnard for the next
two weeks the midwinter examinations are now
under way. The trials will be conducted ex-
clusively by the faculty Of Barnard. created last
spring after the incorporation of the college into
Columbia University. and the papers will not. as
heretofore. be made out by the faculty Of Columbia
College. The professors OF the different depart
ments expect that justice will be done TO the
students under their instruction result of this
method.
The junior class will give its annual ball in honor
of the graduating class February Ii. For the
first time 1t will be held in the gymnasium Of
Columbia College, the rooms used for dancing
in the Barnard buildings not large enough to
accommodate the students ana their guests in their
present number. The committee in charge is as
follows: Miss Elsie Totten. chairman; Miss Bessie
Coddington Miss Mary Hall. Miss Annie Mcken-
ney, Miss Eleanor Phelps and Miss Ruth Earle ex
officio. The list of patronesses includes Mrs. Seth
Low, Mrs George Haven Putnam, Mrs. James
Harvey Robinson and Miss Susan Grimes Walker
class composed of students who belong to the
Episcopal Church has been organized this week for
the study OF missionary work IL will enter gen.
eral class in missionary work which s TO he begun
under the auspices of the Young Womens Chris
tian Association.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
JOHNS HOPKINS.

Baltimore. Jan. % (SpeciaD-Dr. Frederick War
rem, professor Of Romance languages IN Adel-
bert College will give course OF six lectures be-
fore the students of Johns Hcokins University on
The Romantic School G French Literature on
Mondays Wednesdays aHd Fridays. beginning jan
uary IS.
Professor Charles William Sommerville. Phi. d.
Will next Tuesday begin series of six lectures on
Maryland colonial history. This is pro-
vided for by the be-2!ity OF the Maryland Society
Of the Colonial Danes OF America.
University scholarships in the graduate depart
ment, tenabe for one year and valued at 800 have
been awarded by tho Academic Council G. o.
Berg Of Minnesota; A. +. Curdy. of Michigan: p.
H. Edwards, Of Baltimore; ]. Embry. Of Texas; J..
a Z. Lyster, of Maryland J. c. Hun. of New
YORK: j. W Harvey, OF Maryland; H. Kurrelmeyer,
OF Maryland; g. W. Middlekauf. Of Maryland. and
{. b. Leroy Miller. cS Iowa
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
CORNELL.

Ithaca y. Y. Jan. q CSpeciaD. Hewett.
Of the German department. has arranged for the
presentation of a German play In the Lyceum
Theatre some time in February by the Irving
Place Theatre company Director Conried will
deliver a lecture The Stage" previous to the
play There is some talk OF following Il with
German production by the students. If enough in
terest is taken.
East and South aves., on the Campus. no longer
have the monopoly Of faculty residences The
faculty has oJtgrown the score of houses when
have been built university property. and many
OF the younger professors and assistants are building
on Cornell Heights which is separated from the
north end of the campus by Fall Creek Gorge.
There certain restrictions placed by the Board
of Trustees buildings on the campus which
make IL impossible for faculty members 10 Duhd
fine homes. and the Heights seem to have solved
the question. Professors Tanner. Titchner: stone,
Allen. Williams Wurster. Brauner. Kerr and others
already occupy houses IN the new centre; Among
those who VIII build in the spring are Professors
Trowhridge Jinks McCiilvary and Martin, Regis
trar HOY and Assistant Librarian Austen.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
WILLIAMS.

Williamstown Mass. Jan. % (SpeciaD.-The pros
poets for a strong indoor track team are brighter
every day. There IS an unusually large number Of
men an training for the meets this winter The
nrst of series Of three indoor will be held
in Lasell Gymnasium February q and H. H
Lehman has offered two cups TO be competed for
In these meets. relay team OF four men will be
sent TO compete in the Boston Athletic Club meet
in Mechanics Hall February L. and men will
also be entered in the handicap events In addition
to the indoor meet with Columbia on February %
Williams will probably meet Union at Schenectady
later in the term.
Manager Berking has completed the schedule for
the basketball team which now officially renre-
sents Williams. Games have been arranged with
Harvard, Syracuse University, Amherst Dart
mouth, Colgate and Vermont and it is possible
that game may be arranged with Yale TO be
played in the spring.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
YALE.

Ner-Haven Jan. . (speciaD.-The great social
event II the college year at Yale the Junior
Promenade, occupied the students attention this
week. This is probably the last promenade 10
he held in the Meadow Street Armory. for on
the completion OF the new bicentennal buildings
II Will be possible 10 hold the ball in the college
grounds and thus to make IL even more dis
tincty university affair. There are several in
teresting features connected with the event this
year.
The Glee Club concert passed OF well. and the
resnnen restrained themselves and merely added
10 the amusement OF the audience by singing and
displaying class flags. The college sentiment is
growing stronger every against objectiona BILE
demonstrations.
The literature medal has been awarded 10 Ar
thur c. Ludington. o. OF New-York The sub
9set OF his essay was THE Feeling for Nature as
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
MAYOR OF NEWARK STIRRED UP.
IF WE CAN'T ENFORCE THE LAWS WE
SHOULD RESIGN" HE SAYS

The evils tolerated and encouraged by the Newark
Excise Board and the police in the licensing Of
saloons have created sentiment in the Newark
community that has finally stirred up Mayor
Seymour to action The members of the Excise
Board and of the Police Board appointees OF
the Mayor. In a conference of the Commissioners.
the Chief of Police and the Mayor the latter said
that a reform must be instituted and that dis
reputable places must be closed.
If can't enforce the laws said the Mayor.
I'VE should resign our positions. every one OF us. "
License Inspector Farrell admits that at least
fifty saloons conducted without any license,
but pleads that he cannot get evidence of sales
of liquor for prosecution Places where women
perform and sly and drink with men have been
licensed by the Excise Board, and notorious dives
have received licenses I'm spite of police protests.
Chief of Police Hopper has consistently opposed
all such licenses. and has done what In his
power to expose the character of the places. but
even resorts raded by his orders have received Ii
cense renewals through the influence of brewers
or politicians Chief Hopper told the Mayor that
he would do all in his power to enforce the law
against the dives and would furnish the Excise
Board with the records of applicants for saloon
licenses. There several low concert halls that
the Chief has been anxious 70 close. and the Ex-
else Board will be requested TO revoke their licenses
sell liquor.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT.

Burlington Vt. Jan. 25 (SpeciaD.-An important
meeting in the interest of athletics was held on
Wednesday evening at the Van Ness House. The
president members Of the trustees and faculty.
alumni and undergraduates to the number or l"o
sat down &c a banquet, after which speeches We're
made by the president. prominent alumni ana
others and great enthusiasm manifested Mem
ories Of the davs when the university teams beat
those Of Harvard Cornell and other leading col
leges invoked. and return OF the same SUI SUI
cess was prophesied. The completion OF the new
gymnasium will give great impetus 10 atnle'ics
and TO physical culture - .As 80
abolish the honor system of e1amnationss u unenl r
which the whole student body bound itselL 10 81
force honesty in examinations The plan s hss
proved be impractcabe. and return VIII pe hau
10 the old system of surveillance by the facuity'
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26

CHARGES AGAINST A SPECIAL. POLICEMAN.
station shortly before / o'clock this morning. and
two men in evening dress alighted and entered the
station house.
rs Special Policeman Silas Rogers on duty at
Delmonco's, a member of the police force?'' asked
cne of the men of Sergeant John II. Thompson
who duty The men described themselves
DR. c. II. Catherwood. of No. IS West Fifty
eighth-st and DR.. G. Z. Pender of No. 126 West
Thrty-fourth-st They said that they had at
tended the dinner of the Dartmouth College As
sociation at Delmonico's and had been put by
Rogers without any provocatiOn. They were told
that II they wanted 10 make charges against any
policeman they would have to go to Mulberry-st.
Rogers is retired detective sergeant, and was. IT
is said, of ex-Superintendent Byrnes's best
men Rogers said that the men had not been put
out OF Delmonico's but had been the sidewalk
in front of the place acting in a disordery man
ner, and had been ordered away.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
M0UNT HOLYOK r.

South Hadley. Mass. Jan. 25 (SpeciaD.-Corneha
NJ. Clapp Phi D.. and Miss Louise Baird wallace
of the biological department. to sail on Satur-
day on the North German Lloyd steamer Hohen-
zollern. for Naples. They will be accompanied ny
Mrs. Elizabeth Storrs Mead. ex-president OF the
college, who will remain abroad year or more
with her sister Mount Holyoke College contributes
to the support of an investigators table at the
Marine Biological Laboratory at Naples, and Dr.
Clapp and Miss Wallace are 10 work there untli
May. After that they will travel until september
when they will return to the college.
Tuesday evening ex-senator Roe, OF worcester,
gave a lecture before the college. under the au-
spices of the Psi Omega Literary Society. on The
Governors OF Massachusetts,"
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
SMITH COLLEGE.

Northampton, Mass, Jan. 25 (SpeciaD.-The mid
year examinations began Thursday, and will
continue for a week. the new semester opening
February !.
On Monday evening Samuel B. Platner gave a
lecture on Recent Excavations In the Roman
Forum
About thirty Smith students attended the junior
promenade at Yale Tuesda-.
The January number of THE Smith Monthly"
contains the Furness prize essay "Shakespeare re $
Plain People" by Miss Marion Louise Sharp, 01.
Other features of the magazine articles on
graduate work at Yale and Radcliffe. and an
American university in The Holy Land.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26

Charlotte. y c. Jan. . (SpeciaT-In the meet
ing OF the Board Of Governors OF the Southern
Cotton Spinners here late tonight another marked
step taken when the special COMMITTEES on
Concentration reported to the Board and advised
the organization Of mercantile company with
headquarters at Charlotte. for the purpose of
handling the output OF the mills in the association
The special committee said it had not met with
that cooperation which it had expected from the
Philadelphia commission men. and IN view OF this
fact this and unexpected plan was brought
forward tonight although 1t was expected that
the meeting would especially consider the 0,Jes-
ton of curtailment The special Concentration
Committee ordered continued tonight with
instructions 10 formulate plans of organization and
take such steps are necessary TO put the mar
in better shape
New-York tribune., 1901-01-26
TO RULLD 4 MICHIGAN RAILWAY.

The men who are back OF the project to build an
electric railway between Battle Creek and Detroit.
Mich. met yesterday in Brooklyn to organize the
company. They selected the name of the Detroit
and Chicago Railroad it being their intention. they
say. to extend the road to Chicago. These officers
were elected: W. a. Boland, president: P. Fl. Flynn
Vice-preSident; W. A FOOte, secretary and Fred
erick c. Cocheu, treasurer. The company's capital
was fixed at 81 0eO,000. and II Is probable that an
equal amount OF bonds will be issued. The work
of building this road is now well under way. IL will
absorb the street railway system at Jackson. which
Is now owned by Mr. Boland personally. Between
Detroit and Ann Arbor 1t will parallel the line OF
the Detroit. Ann Arbor and Ypsilant Electric Rail-
road Company.