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New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
HONOR MRS. VIS.
MISS MARY CUSTIS LEE GUEST AT
CONFEDERATE REUNION

Since Appomattox and its famous apple tree
made an end to civil in this country the
veterans Of the Confederate armies have to
New-York in ever increasing numbers. One result
Of this long ago was the establishment of Con-
federate camp In this city. The annual reunion OF
NewYorks Confederate camp held at the
Waldorf-Astoria last evening. goodly number of
the survivors of the lost and their friends
being present. Miss Mary Custis Lee, daughter OF
General Robert E. Lee the guest Of honor.
The dinner in honor of the memory of Cen
eral Lee. Mrs. Jefferson Davis was present.
The chairman read the following letter OF regret
from President Roosevelt:
Washington. January II. 1902
Southern Society in New-York, and enjoyed II so
ent at the reunion of the Confederate camp; but
nhe n1 TO ne q6ey ~ a out Ut Tds 1 {ne yn Well as to
lose the pleasure of being present at the camp.
of the camp and their guests and believe me. hop
sincerely yours. THE6DoRE RoosEVELT
Colonel 2ISn / II, Thomas mas P P QsbiltTee
Among others at the dinner were Patrick Cal
houn. Colonel Thomas P Ochiltree. Colonel and
Mrs. John s Wise. ex-senator William Lindsay,
Augustus Van Wyck. Mr.. and Mrs. William Hep
burn Russell Chancellor Henry NJ. MacCracken,
IooheI John 9 CALHOUN DR., and MTS J. 6arvle
Dew, General Henry K Douglas. " NJ h oIcott
There was general uprising when The Star
SpanElen banner was played commander EDWARD
Owen presided. When. before the toasts given,
Commander Owen introduced Mrs. jefferson Davis.
the entire company arose and loudly applauded
In presenting badge TO Colonel owen John S;
Wise spoke of the Civil War and the spirit Of
friendship which prevailed among those who
had fought on opposite sides as was eXemplhed by
,he fact that n body OF Confederate veterans were
holding reunion in the heart OF the metropolis of
the North.
In presenting the badge Mr., Wise said: The
Confederate Veterans Camp Of New York has re
quested me to act its mouthpiece In presenting
to you this badge token Of our friendship
expressive also of admiration of your record
a soldier"
James Lindsay Gordon responded to the toast
The Tncrowned Heroes of the Confederacy."
Ralph II. Holland. president OF the Kappa Alpha
fra ternity. responded Southern Ideals
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
THE FRENCH BALL TONIGHT.

The annual masquerade French ball will be held
tonight Fifty thousand yards of bunting, in four
different shades Of gold will be utilized by Roster
the decorator TO transform the vast Madison
Square Garden into a golden ballroom. an exact re-
production of the last Inaugural ball at Washing
ton, which this decorator produced, and that cost
5000 for the decora atoms alone. A golden canopy
studded with 5000 incandescent electric lamps with
total of IS 600 candle power, will entirely hide the
iron trusses of the Gardea roof. From this will
be suspended a Of golden draperies in the
form of mammoth tulips. An army of decorators
and florists took possession OF the Garden at o
{: m. yesterday. and must have every detail com
pleted by o'clock tonight An orchestra and
band of one hundred musicians will alternate in a
promenade concert beginning at 10 o'clock, and
for the dance and promenade selections after mid
night.
At midnight a ballet of three hundred women,
who have been rehearsng for three weeks. will
present a number Of original features The grand
march follows the ballet-a Kaleidoscope bewilder
ment OF the gay. fancy and grotesque costumes of
the masked guests mngling with the members OF
ballet.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
NOMINATIONS FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE

Speculation TO the ticket chosen by the NOM
mating committee of the United States Golf AS
sociation was renewed yesterday when II became
known that the report already its way TO
y Y. Heebner. who is acting the associations
secretary in the absence of Robert R Kerr. Percy
Chubb, chairman of the committee. when ques-
toned as to the nomina tions, refused to make
them known until they had passed through .he
regular channels.
1T hardly seems proper for announce
them. he explained, until they have reached M
Heebner's hands. AS acting secretary. Mr.. Heeb-
ner is the one to make them public and he will
undoubtedly do it in the usual way. I have sent
the report to Mr.. GrisCom, in Philadelphia to-day
with the request that he place it in the
hands"
The committee of which Mr. Chubb is chairman
also includes J. c. Thorp, of the Oakley Country
Club. of Boston. and Rodman E. Griscom, OF the
Philadelphia Cricket Club, Few changes
pected in the present official family. with the
ception of the second vice-presdent and the
tary. Hobart c. Chatfeld-Taylor and Robert B.
Kerr, who have held these offices respectively. have
refused reelection. The others will undoubtedly
continued in office for another year.
The present officers Robert II. Robertson, ST
Andrews Golf Club, president: John Reid. st. An
drews Golf Club. first vice-president; H. c. Chat
held-Taylor. Onwentsa Golf Club. second vice
president; Samuel Y. Heebner Philadelphia Coun-
Try Club. treasurer. and r. r. Kerr. Lakewood
Golf Club secretary.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
BASEBALL.
JOHN r. DAY OFFERS TO SERVE ON
COMMITTEE To GOVERN THE
LEAGI-E

John r Day, the old-tme owner of the New
York Baseball Club, has entered the present haze
hah controversy and offers 10 serve on a commit
Zee OF three which will govern the National League
Tor year, Mr. Day himself to serve without salary
He says:
AS the situation in the National League appears
10 be no nearer solution than II was n month
aSo. and as 1t would be unfortunate for either Of
me contesung parties in the league to win at the
expense or the other. and other form Of COM
promise has been offered, | have been induced by
my friends outside of the league to submit the
Following proposition:
am willing to act with Mr. Young and Mr.
SpaldlnS as an executive committee of three,
manage the league for the coming season without
salary. provided the committee clothed with alb
Solute power over umpres. players and all other
matters pertaining to the game throughout the
season
Should Mr. Young Mr. Spading be unable or
uhWllllng TO serve on this committee the vacancy
could be filled by the faction in the league which
they now represent selecting one its members.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
THE R4CETRACk.
RECORD BROKEN AT NEw-oRLEANs,

RECORD BROKEN AT NEWORLEANS.
New Orleans Jan. a.-Dr. Hurl and Ecome were
the winning favorites to-day, Andes reduced the
six and half furlonGs track record 10 1854.
Landry has been signed TO ride for Goushacres
Stable during the coming season. The weather
was threatening and the track fast. The sum-
maries.
First race Selling mile)-Dr Hurl. 9l HIcCann).
to Jones, 100 -(LandryI y TO ]. second
Leroy d lO4 (Ricel II /. third Time, l42l= Hay
ward Hunter King Tatus Lemovnc lAathrop. The Fash
ton Chaminade Somesault and The Chieftain also ran
selling, turongsi- tone liS WINK
hedl l3 10 Queen W, ll9 Coburlu, 2 to = sec
ond: Poyutz 1872 HAYDEN. Q O. ., third Time, l;29
Homage succssunna. Judge Magee and Jerry Hunt also
ran McWilams unseated his rider and did not nnish.
Third selling; mile and seventy yardsl-Eva
Rice 0IeCesonl IL to = Won Sir Florian 1lO dom
nicD. s. second; Pirates Queen 92 'Roydl II 10 l.
third Time l44s Linden Ella. Watita and Merida also
Fourth race (hardcap; and one-half furlongs-Au
des DEAN l. won Scarlet Lily. ~ Cochran o
10 second; Grantor 1o3 Uynel. 10 l. third. Time
.19is Nellie Wadde. Kaloma, Maggie Davis and Len
nep also
Fifth race Selling; mile and eighth>-star Cot
ton DEAN. l Campus, 107 Nopel. TO 2
second Prince Real 100 CoburnI. to 1. third Time
Little Tim Glade Run Meggs, Ben Hullum and
Robert Bonner also
sixth race Ssx ana half NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
Lindsay !. Blue Ridge. 05 (SteeIe). to l.
second; DiEby Bell. 07 (ReedeD . TO l. third. Time,
.2a4. Little Emmy. Meme Wastel, Kentucky Middle,
Santa Teresa Debenture and Herr also
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
SOUVENIRS FOR AMERICANS.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT SENDS THOSE FOR
THE COMPETITORS IN THE GAMES
PARIS

A. g Spalding, the American director for the
Olympian games at Paris has received through the
American Embassy from the French Government
souvenirs OF the games They were sent 10 be pre-
sented 70 the individual athletes who represented
America.
The souvenir Is IN the shape Of an oblong
medallion 1Ss by %. inches One side represents
winged female figure, typifying glory. holding aloft
sprays of laurel, with brdseye view Of the eN-
position and the River Seine in the distance. On
the other side is the figure OF victorious Grecian
athlete In his right hand he is waving high his
prize. olive branch. The background is a per
epective view Of the amphitheatre, with its stone
seats filled with spectators Underneath the
words. "Concours de Jeux Athletques." The medal
made by I. Vernon.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
DINNER FOR COLUMBIA ATHLETES.

THE 1901 CREW AND FOOTBALL. TEAM WILL BE
GUESTS OF THE sTRoLLERs' CLUB
The Strollers Club will give dinner and recep
ton for the Columbia University crew and football
team Of last year its clubhouse. No 81 Madison
ave- on Saturday night. Some Of the captains and
principal oarsmen and football players OF recent
wears from Harvard Yale. Princeton, Cornell and
Pennsylvania will be present. There will be spe-
cial souvenir sketch drawn by a member OF the
club for each member of the Columbia crew and
football team, and 4 souvenir menu for each person
attending the dinner.
The Columbia members OF the general committee
are b. Aymar Sands. "a; Robert 9. Cornell. "a;
H. W McVickar. 49, Walter B. Peet, IS; Arthur
Turnbull, 'S6i William Cutting, jr.. S5; Robert c
Sands 81: Theodore A Havemeyer 81; William
. Cammann, 81; Victor Mapes OIL II. T. b.
Jacouelin 80; Henry W. Bull 81; John II. Prem
tice 81; GoeIet Gallatin, 90, and Louis Living
ston
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
WANT TWO BIG LEAGUES.
JOHNSON SAYS HIS LEAGUE is READY
FOR PEACE

Chicago, Jan. 2o.-President Ban Johnson Of the
American Baseball League stated to-day that no
truce in the baseball war declared at his recent
conference with A G. Spalding.
4 met Mr.. spading." said President Johnson.
simply as matter of courtesy to him. II
nothing more than an exchange of our personal
views. Mr.. Spalding represented baseball
Sanization. and in consequence. ! could not treat
with him at all in my official capacity.
The American League cannot treat with any
four club league II has always contended that
the public wants two big leagues, however. and as
soon as the National League settles its differences
and comes to us as united body we will be able
10 work with them for peace in baseball.
7 do not know that this proposed conference at
Buffalo for the consideration Of the playing rules
VIII ever be held. am writing 10 get the
opinion of the American League club owners
the proposition. This meeting. however II IL should
take place, would not signify any combination or
alliance with any faction. Any faction Of the Ma
tional League Hickey. of the American Associa-
ton would be just welcome TO that conference
would the representatives Of Spalding Pow
ers The public wants uniform rules for the govern
ment OF the game. and that would be the sole aim
of such conference"
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
NEW ITALIAN STEAMER TO ARRrVE TODAY

Inc new Italian royal mail steamship sardegna-
o. the Navfgazione Generate Italana Florio-Rubat-
uno' will arrive in New-York to-day The Sardegna
was launched not long ago at Riva Trigosa near
GENOA. from the Ansaldo shipyards. She is of 5000
IONS 400 horsepower. is 40 feet long and on her
trial trip developed a speed of about fifteen and
half knots
The accommodations the Sardegna are excel
ient and the cabins, all Of which are above the
main deck. handsomely furnished and have
SgieetTlc lights. electric fans and running water.
me dining room is on the promenade deck. On the
upper promenade deck ia women's parlor
music room, fitted up in the latest style.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
NEW BICYCLE BILL.

Albany. Jan 2o.-The National Cycling Associa-
uon, under whose auspices all of the six
day bicycle races have been held. desires the law
prohibiting contestant In a race remaining on
the track more than twelve hours amended. As
semblyman Brooks tonight introduced It's re-
quest bill designed to allow contestants TO
main on the track for the first twenty-four hours
and thereafter not more than eighteen hours
day
The hill provides;
That in a bicycle race. other contest of skill.
speed endurance, wherein one more persons
shall he a contestant contestants, It shall be
unla wful for any contestant to continue in such
contest after the first twenty-fOur hours
for longer time than eighteen hours, during any
twenty-four hours.
Participants who violate the section. nagers
who permit IT, to be guilty of a misdemeanoT.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
OPERATED on A SECOND THE.
MISS WATERBURYs TREPANNING PROVES
INCOMPLETE.

Morristown, n. J., Jan. 20 (SpeciaD.-AIiss
Florence Waterbury, the daughter of John l.
Waterbury. president of the Manhattan Trust
Company OF New-York, was forced TO undergo
another operation ct her home. on Madison
ave, last night. About three weeks ago Miss
Waterbury was attacked by measles. Local
doctors were not alarmed her condition
until she complained of a severe pain in her
head At the advice OF DIR. McBurney and DR..
Janeway, OF New-York City, her skull tre
panned The operation was thought to be sue
cessful until last evening, when she again felt
pain Word was Immediately sent to DR.. Nc
Burney. AS he busy, DR.. Frederick Whit
Ing. of No AZ West Fiftieth-st., New-York was
hastily summoned. He arrived by special train
at 10 %. m. After another small portion of the
bone was removed Miss Waterbury felt greatly
relieved. 1t is thought that unless infiamma-
ton sets in she will have no more trouble
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
TWINE COMPANIES CovBJyE

boston Jan. 2o-The announcement was made IN
i,os'on to-day that arrangements for consolidating
tie net and twine mills Of the country were near
lAg completion. The shareholders OF the cloucester
Net ana Twne Company have voted to submit
prlce Tor their plant 10 the promoters 1t is under
slood that the Barbour plant, of Baltimore will be
discontinued for twine making, the machines going
20 Chcago ana the mill being used for thread MAX
-ne. me Lord mill here and a small mill in Con
.necucut VIII be discontinued. AS 10 the future OF
me INDUSTRY the understanding is that the fuina
va! WI! be made in one MILL located near the cotton
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
CYCLING.
CENTURY ROAD CLUB ASSOCIATION PLANS
AN ACTIVE YEAR

AAN aC11N r. E1Ah
President c. P. staubach has announced the ap
polntment of the following committees Of the Cen
tury Road Club Association for 1902:
Delegates to the Associated Cycling Clubs of
h Lee Ferguson
ptt. prtoad records committee-John T. Wall. ID. NJ
bTltton and S. Mehybaoh
NJ NesISdaoon commttee-Daniel NJ. Adee. Charles
and George P. Jenkins
r, Membership committee-Guy S. Rowen Samuel
e AuGltinS 4I committee-Frederick W. Hyde. Glenn
Entertainnn6dte 1 fSSenden and HowaT9 RS S Smith =,
IIpaes' Ipn' John Fogarty, Edward Benisch and Am
House committee-AIbert wrede. Charles Merent
It HaTleS eS Reddish, Henry Kayfetz z. A Roberts,
Track racing commitfeeLR pll A Van DYKE. w. Fl.
i-aptnan pI ana L. Y. d. Hardenbergh.
cb h1ad racing committee-C: E. BonneH. R Wolen-
TTSniager TIaS j. r Smith, w. H. WincSelbach, jr and
Century run committee-D Il. Lodge. w Fl.
Finet IlSe' John Cornish John T. Wall and E Webster
Committee on tour and short runs-John ". Gull.
D o. Major and Charles Merent.
OF the annual association competitions. those for
mileage and centuries will be In charge of the road
records committee, and those for securing
members in the hands Of c. Lee Ferguson corre-
spending secretary to whom at the clubhouse No.
No 80 West Fifty-thrd- st all applications for
membership should be addressed.
wear at least five DAYS contests for members only
including one afternoon of short races, and five,
zen ana hfteen mile handiCapS different days for
prizes, and road championship race. in which any
lie In the clubs annual fall twenty-ivemie handi-
cap road race viii he decided. large fund has
9Iready ar been started for the purchase of prizes
and silver club trophy has been given in addition
Inc usual open spring century, summer moonlight
conducted by the century run committee.
* i ne association is in hearty sympathy with the
efforts of the Associated Cycling Clubs 10 secure
repairs of roads and streets and the abatement of
tILnproper street watering methods II has offered
me use OF its clubhouse to the Associated Cycling
'luDs Tor some of its meetings.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
PROPOSITION TO FITzSIMMONs.

Hartford, Conn. Jan 2O-James J. Jeffries, who
is in this city to-day in order TO refute statements
that ne is afraid TO meet Bob" Fftzsimmons' au-
thorized the publication of the following challenge
will meet Fitzsmmons in a battle for the cham
pionship. and will waive all side bets. Neither mar
ne put IN dollar, but fight for the best purse
offered winner TO take all.
Jefries says if F1tzsimmons will not accept this
offer it is evidence that he does not want to fight.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
ANOTHER CIT IN COPPER.

:, ne statement comes from trustworthy sources
ma another cut-the sixth in about as many
teHs-hss been made in the price OF lake copper
ssihg the list figure down TO IL cents pound
don cne "a Of u cent from the last previous quota
lheepresenta tives Of the Amalgamated Copper
and .ly declined 10 give any official quotations.
TIA. - - Independent companies would only say
''ey were doing business az last weeks prices
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
BASKETBALL.
BASKETBALL TEAMS DISSATISFIED.

Many OF the basketball teams in the metropolitan
district up I'm arms against the management OF
the National Athletic Club and the 47th Regiment.
who have in charge the games in the latter's ar
nlory at Marcy-ave and Heyward-st Brooklyn,
tomorrow night. The objection is that the Rubber
Five and the national team, formerly the Eastern
District champions are not the only organizations
elgibles 70 play for the local championships, which
will he vested in the winner OF the match to-
morrow night
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
DRIFT Of SCHLEY APPEAL READY
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL PROBABLY
RECEIVE FINISHED DOCUMENT
ON WEDNESDAY

baltimore, Jan 2O.-Isidor Rayner, coun-
sel Tor hear Admiral w S Schley, has finished
'ile oraIt OF the appeal from the findings Of the
COURT OF inquiry, and VIII go to Washington to-
morrow for a conference with the Admiral T.
is expected the Admiral Will be ready TO hand
day. 0 "7uneS-
The document contains more than one hun
dred typewriter pages.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
FOOTBALL MEN PRACTISE ROWING

Edward Hanlan coach of the Columbia crews.
yesterday boated the rowing machines a crew
which he called the football eight. 1t made
up Of gridiron players from last seasons eleven
At stroke sat F. B. Irvine tackle the team:
E. B. Bruce. guard, at No Z; W r. Morley
quarterback, at No. 6; II. Van Hoevenberg end. at
No. 8; r. s. Smith, halfback. at No. 4: Harold II
Weekes at No. 8. and r. P. Jackson and S. P.
Nash. members of their class teams. at No. and
bow. respectively.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
HER OWN AUNT BY MARRIAGE.

The relationships in the Goldstein family of Jer-
sey City complicated by marriage performed
On Sunday In the Sons OF Israel Synagogue by the
rabbi. Guranowski. The bride was Miss Bessie
sSolastein, seventeen years old and the bridegroom
samuel D. Coldsten. twenty-three years old. The
mloegrooHn is the youngest brother of the brides
tatner The result is that the bride is sster-in-law
70 her own father as well as being her own aunt
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
JERSEY BOATS GO TO PoUGHKEEPsIE.

Red Bank n. j. Jan. % (speciaD.-The ice yachts
Scud and Dreadnaught. owned respectively by
James B. Weaver and James Doughty were
shipped Poughkeepsie tonight. On Wednesday
they will start in a against the Hudson River
club for the challenge pennant of America.
Six club yachts of the North Shrewsbury fleet
started sail ten mile to-day. but the wind
was so light that the race declared OFF after
the boats had gone about three miles
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
ELANAGAN'S BIG TRROW.

John Flanagan, champion weight and hammer
thrower made a sensational practice throw of the
ffty-six pound weight from stand without run or
follow yesterday He flung the big weight 2s feet
inches. This is nearly two feet further than the
worlds record. Flanagan has been practising for
the last month. and will be competitor In the
ffty-six pound weight competition at the knicker-
booker Athletic Club games In Madison Square
Garden on February 3
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
HOCkEY.
CHAMPIONSHIP HOCKEY TONIGHT.

The next hockey game under the auspices OF the
Amateur Hockey League will take place at the
St Nicholas Rink this evening, between the teams
OF the New-York Athletic club and the Hockey
Club OF New-York. These teams both even in
the championship race, each having won two
games The New-York Athletic Club have
proved that they a strong team by defeating
the present champions, the Crescent Athletic Club
in BROOKLYN, last week. and the Hockey Club also
made a good showing in the Brooklyn Rink by de-
featinE the Brooklyn Skating Club by 10 20 o
The teams old rivals, and are both playing
fast hockey. The result of this game means much
in the championship race.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
WIND LIGHT FOR RACERS TO FINISH

Long Branch n. J., Jan. 20 (SpeciaD.-The ice
Yachts of the South Shrewsbury fleet unable
Yesterday TO make the distance within the time
limit owing the light wind. and the races for
the challenge and champion pennants called
off Commodore Morris's Mildred led The Leroy
over the for ten miles d. @. Edwards's
Isabelle finished first IN the race for the champion
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
RALLYHOO BEY RETIRED.

Lexington KY. Jan. % (SpeciaD.-It is stated on
the best authority that w. G. Whitney's Futurity
winner of 1900 Bayhoo Bey. train
again The four-year-od of Kingston and
Rallyhoo was sent to the farm of John Madden in
the hope that a few months on the farm would do
him good. Attempts have been made to train him,
but without success his lack of wind shows up
at any attempt at fast work.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
JOHN C. CARR DEAD IN INSANE ASYLUM.

uE WAS ONE OF THE BIG FOUR AT THE
NOTORIOUS GUTENBERG RACETRACK.
John c Carr died IN the New-Jersey insane
asylum al Morris Plains Carr with Mclaughlin.
Walbaum and Crusius, constituted the big Four
of the Ciuttenburg racetrack. which achieved so
much notoriety several years 1t was the
methods at this track that aroused such strong
sentiment in New-Jersey and led to the clause in
the laws prohibiting gambling in every FORM and
caused the closing Of the racetracks at Monmouth
Park Linden and Eliza beth. which were under the
patronage of the Jockey Club and of the three out
iawed tracks. Guttenburg. Clifton and Gloucester
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
FENCING MATCHES FOR COLUMBIA.

Columbias fencing manager. Charles Godfrey
C;unther 'OS Science. has arranged two dual inter
collegiate fencing meets for next month. The first
will be with Cornell at Ithaca, February IA, and
the second with Yale. in the Columbia gymnasium.
on February 81, in connection with the Yale-Co-
lumbia basketball game
New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
ROWING.
ANNAPOLIS MAY ENTER RACES WITH YALE.
HARVARD AND PENNSYLVANIA
[nY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRUNE.l

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
Annapolis Nd. Jan. 20.-Mr. Land, manager or
the naval cadet crew. received letter this morn
ing from Mr. Metzgar manager Of the University
of Pennsylvania crew. embracing the terms OF the
proposition which that institution wishes the navy
to present TO Yale and Harvard and the other big
rowing colleges. This evening Mr.. Land presented
the proposition, which IS for a great rowing race
to take place on May 10 II, 10 Commander I.
F. Coahan. commandant Of cadets. and 1t met
with his hearty approval Thereupon Mr.. Land
forwarded the proposition to both Yale and Har-
ward universities and will make every effort 10
arrange the