The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-29

on the floor. When he arose the kanga-
roo attacked him again. Geiger finally
fed.
After much difficulty Geiger managed
to lock the door Of the little room and
made his escape.
He called one of the other keepers, and
together they caught the animal and put
it in an empty pen.
Barnard Must Raise Large Sum
Fighting to raise $4,000 because it means
$500, 000-that is Barnard colleges position
today. 1t has just until April 1 in which
to do it. Unless the other $29 900 is avail
able, then John D. Rockefener's promised
gift Of 100000 will not materialize. Mr..
Rockefeller has promised to contribute
100000 provided another $500, coo is raised
NO said George A. Plimpton, treas
urer Of Barnard, Mr.. Rockefeller will
not overlook the $4,000 If he did he
would lay himself open to all sorts of ap-
peals He requires that friends of our
institution do work in raising subscrip-
tons. too. He set US a time limit for
Jan. l. We could not do it then. So he
has generously extended it to April l.
Then it NEAR 100000 or nothing"
Subscriptions came in fast. Barnard
college the faculty asserts, lis no longer
an experiment. Its enrolment is more
than four hundred. 1t has land, buildings
and funds worth 100000. 1t has forty Of
ficers of instruction. The college has
lately become an integral part of Column
bia university and has also concluded ar
engagements with the Teachers college.
New York needs Barnard, it's only
women'S college"
Ellis Island Heads Fall
Commissioner of immigration Thomas
Fitchle admits that he is to make way for
a successor on April l. He says he found
it hard work to get any satisfaction out
of President Roosevelt on account of the
Rough Rider presidents ''brusque ways"
Mr.. Fitchie was in Washington on last
week and mad conversation with the
president. from whom he learned, he says,
that Commissioner General Powderly and
Assistant Commissioner of immigration
Edward p MCSWeney are to be removed
THE salary attached to the office Of
commissioner of immigration is 5000 a
year and that of the assistant commits
sioner $10.S6 a day. The commissioner
general of immigration receives $4,000 a
year. Thomas Fitchie succeeded as COM
missioner DR.. Joseph H. Senner and was
appointed by President Mckinley in 1897
His career at Ellis island has not been \
smooth one as frequent charges have
been made but came to naught.
New York Ping Pong Mad
New York has gone ping-pong crazy
hat, and in the clubs billiards and pool
have been forced to take a back seat
Golf is nowhere. A good plng-pong set
is hard to buy because the demand is
far ahead Of lie .upply, and one enter
prising New Yorker is trying to get UP
corner on ping-pOng balls-those
evanescent thistle weight. little white
spheres with which the game is played
The game is London Importation
There King Edward is an enthusiast, and
of course all England follows suit. In
England there is a regular Table Tennis
association, to promote the interests OF
the sport and to arrange Tor champion
ship meets.
The staidest of New York's clubs are
given over to ping-pOng. 1t was sneered
at at first Now theses who came tC
scott remain to play Ping-pOng parties
for valuable prizes are held in dozens OF
fashionable houses every night Lent
gave a good excuse.