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APRIL 14, 1909.

To the Students.

No. 7

OR nearly two years it has been our privilege to occupy the finest and best equipped collegiate home afforded any student body of the nation, and the City College is today distinguished from the foremost educational institutions only in the matter of social backwardness. The traditions and customs of Eli-Yale and Princeton, the fond recollections that touch the heart strings of of their students and bind them to their Alma Mater, will not always be lacking in the City College, and it is our firm convinction that any movement to inculcate similar spirit will mark the dawn of true greatness for our College. Animated by these sentiments the Student Council has attempted to incorporate the numerous suggestions forthcoming from all quarters. Of necessity such an attempt must be extended over many terms and I devote the following lines only to a brief discussion of the steps the present Council will take in this direction.

It is our purpose to concentrate this term on Freshman-Sophomore customs. The annual Flag Rush is the only established activity of this kind, but it is the intention of the Council to increase the number of such annual inter-class battles from one to three. Already a committee has been appointed to consider the advisability of making preparations for a tug-of-war and to arrange for some other contest. In the meantime it is well for us to consider the advantages to be derived from such inter-class strife. The development of college and class organization is essential to the success of activi

ties of this nature. The Council believes that in activities which bind members of a class together in a mighty effort is the essence of organization itself, and that, given this initial impetus, such class spirit will be acquired as will, insure permanence of organization. That these three customs will touch at the root of college life, namely, organization, can hardly be doubted.

As a second thought regarding these customs the Council had in mind the possible possession of Jasper Oval. It is only a question of time and the City will be called upon to decide as to the wisdom of giving Jasper Oval to the City College or of appropriating it to some other purpose. At that time our chances will depend clearly upon the extent to which the College uses the Oval, and on this ground the Council maintains that its additional use in connection with these customs will serve to strengthen our hold on a priceless athletic field. In closing it might be well to mention that the Council plans to award a victory pennant to the class which succeeds in winning two of the three proposed struggles and in order to secure a fund for this and other purposes the Council urges the class organizations to support the Student Council Tax plan when presented to them. Trusting that the above propositions will meet the unqualified approval of the students, I am

Sincerely,

Robert A. Steps,

President of the Student Council.

The college recently received a collection of mineralogical and archaeological specimens bequeathed to it by Miss M. W. Bruce.

Prof. Thomas A. Storey was recently elected a member of the Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine. Dr. Storey has been re-elected President of the Physical Education Society of New York and vicinity.

Mr. William E. B. Starkweather has been granted a leave of absence until February 1, 1910. Mr. Starkweather will be at the Hispanic Museum.

Students' Club.

A meeting of members of the Students' Club was held on the 31st ult. for the purpose of electing officers. Professor Duggan, who was the presiding officer, called upon a representative of the organization committee for a statement as to the purpose of the meeting and the method of procedure. At the conclusion of Mr. Krumwiede's remarks a number demanded the floor and there ensued a heated attack on the "constitutionality' of the constitution. The vehemence of several individuals might be attributed to the approach of Spring weather perhaps. Professor Duggan finally succeeded in pouring oil on the troubled waters and, after the passage of a motion providing for the appointment of a constitution revision committee, the elections were proceeded with. The officers elected are: Benjamin Friedland, President; Winfred C. Allen, Secretary; and George B. De Luca, Treasurer. Announcement is made that only paid-up members will be permitted to act on the report of the Constitution Revision Committee.

Important Faculty Notice.

Regular examinations for the removal of deficiences, both those now standing and those which are incurred in June, will be held during the week preceding Commencement instead of in September as heretofore. Any deficiencies not removed at these June re-examinations must be made up by repeating the work in class during the fall term.

By vote of the Faculty,

Carleton L. Brownson,

Dean.

It is our sad duty to announce the death of William Wictorowitz, '09, which occured on April 7th at the Mt. Sinai Hospital as a result of injuries received in a recent interclass football game. He was a prominent athlete, being catcher on the base ball nine, and an exceedingly popular man. He was a member of the Omega Pi Alpha fraternity. We mourn his loss

To Beautify Our Grounds.

Large contracts have just been awarded for landscape decoration at our College. The work includes sodding and the planting of trees and ivy. Rows of trees will line Convent Avenue and bushes will decorate the plots of grass in front of the buildings. We can also look forward to the day when our buildings will be overgrown with ivy, presenting that enchanting appearance which was the charm of our old home downtown.

Civic Club.

Meetings of the Civic Club are held every other Wednesday at 3 P. M. Membership is open to all students of the College, the only qualification being an interest in civic questions, the study of which is the object of the organization. The constitution of the Club is to be ratified to-day at 3 P. M. At the last meeting, the following officers were elected: President, A. L. Wilbert; VicePresident, M. Taeff; Secretary, O. Beller; Faculty Adviser, Professor Clark.

Dr. Samuel B. Heckman delivered a very interesting address on "Porto Rico and Her Education" at the University Settlement on the 28 ult. Dr. Heckman was for two years assistant commissioner of education in Porto Rico.

At the organ recital on the 31 ult. Professor Baldwin played a selection written by A. Walter Kramer of the Class of 1910. The composition, which was very well received, is entitled "Pastorale Religieuse."

The annual elections of the Y. M. C. A. held recently resulted in the following officers: Winfred C. Allen, President; H. S. Warren, Vice-President; Percy Green, Secretary; and William H. Fernschild, Treasurer. On the evening of April 2 Messrs. Krumwiede, and Allen attended a dinner of the Board of Management which was held at the Faculty Club of Columbia University. Mr. Everett P. Wheeler, '56 was one of the speakers.

ATHLETICS.

Baseball.

The "Varsity" baseball team had the New York Teachers Training School as opponents in the first baseball game of the season on Friday, April 2. The embryo teachers proved but poor adversaries for our boys and let us score as we pleased until rain stopped the uneven contest in the fourth inning, with the score 6-2 in our favor. About one hundred, who had received inside information, saw the game with Columbia University on the following Tuesday, and that one hundred are satisfied that the varsity team will hold its own for the rest of the season despite the fact that they lost.

Columbia, with the advantage of a professional coach, managed to squeeze out a victory through good base running and through taking advantage of our errors. The college outbatted the boys from Morningside but it was concentrated into one inning. In the first session Columbia scored twice on errors. Brown did not give them a hit but he forced a run with the bases full. Rosenblum, first batter for the college, started a rally by knocking a clean single over second; Dub beat out a bunt; Drady sacrificed and De Luca capped the climax by hitting to right field for three bases, sending in two runs and scoring himself on the fumbled return. Praeger singled, and scored on Raggi's base hit bringing a total of four runs for the inning. For a while the varsity held Columbia, but their fielding became ragged as the game progressed. By advantage of these errors Columbia gradually pulled up and drew away from the College, winning by 7-4.

In general the varsity was poor at the field but good at bat. However with a reasonable allowance for nervousness, they played fairly well. De Luca, Rosenblum and Brown deserve special commendation. The latter exceeded expectation and outlasted three Columbia pitchers.

A rumor is a going the rounds to the effect that Streusand intends entering either N. Y. U. or Columbia next fall. You're surely not going to leave us, are you Cap?