ABOUT COLLEGE. OWING to the increased demand for the last number of the SPECTATOR, some more copies are wanted, for which 10 cents will be given at this office. A FRESHMAN wishes to know why the last hour is always sixty-five minutes long. Morgan, 'BO, and Rogers, 'B2 are the latest additions to the choir. ON the 20th of last month, the freshmen left the gymnasium to commence work on the river. IT is expected that Dr. Chandler's lecture on March 16th. will be of great assistance to 'Bl gemote is adding, to its list of members. NOT long ago, one of our editors overheard the following interesting dialogue : First soph.—" Have you been to see Mary Anderson ?" Second soph.—" No, I really must go. How many miles is she now ? IT IS said that the following excuse was handed to the President some time since, by a certain student. "' I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1879-04-01 →

Philolexian. meeting was called to order at 8.15, p. M., April 1 st; the President in the chair. As this was the meeting at which the Philolexian Oratorical Prize is annually contested for, the usual order of business was suspended, and the Society proceeded to the oratorical contest. The first speaker was Mr. Moore, whose subject was " Horatius and the Captive." Mr. Bull followed with " Earl Chatham on the Employment of Indians in American Warfare." Mr. Mills delivered " Spartacus," and " Patrick Henry's address to the American Congress " was next rendered by Mr. Nies. Mr. Livingston closed the list with "A Plea for Republicanism." After a recess the Hon. Abram S. Hewitt on behalf of Professor van Amringe and himself, who were judges for the occasion, said: "All the speeches we have heard this evening were very commendable, but they all showed a lack of training. If any one of the…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1880-04-06 →

Philolexian. 'T'HE Philolexian Prize Debate was contested at the regular meeting of the society on Thursday, April the Bth, The subject, " Resolved, that the policy of the Monroe Doctrine ought to be adhered to by the United States," required no small knowledge of the relations of governments, and was a difficult one to treat. The meeting was called to order by the President at 8:30, and the society immediately proceeded to the Prize Debate, which was opened by Mr. Harvey, 'B2, on the negative. Mr. Whitney, 'B3, followed on the affirmative. The negative was then supported by Mr. Livingston, 'BO, and the list was closed by Mr. H. Parsons, 82, on the affirmative. After consultation, the judges, Mr. Geo. Kobbe, '74, and Mr. J. T. Goodwin, '76, decided that the first prize be awarded to Mr. Parsons, and the second to Mr. Livingston. In announcing the decision, Mr. Kobbe, in behalf of his…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1880-04-20 →

Philolexian. Thursday, April 7th, the annual competition for the prizes in oratory took place at the hall of the society. That portion of the interest of the Philolexian Prize Fund set apart for prizes in oratory amounts to thirty-five dollars, which is divided in the following manner : a first prize of twenty dollars, a second prize of ten dollars, and a third of five dollars. The exercises were well attended, several members of other societies being present as invited guests. Seven members entered into the competition, namely: Messrs. A. D. Henry, 'B4; H. L. Mills, '81; G. C.Whitney, 'B3; J. B. Nies, 82; H. L. Satterlee, 'B3; M. Wainwright, 'B4, and E. L. Ryder, 'B2. The judges for the occasion, the Hon. A. S. Hewitt, Messrs. W. B. Parsons, Jr., '79, and H. G. Paine, '79, awarded the first prize to Mr. Mills, the second to Mr. Nies, and the third to Mr. Ryder. Mr. Hewitt, speaking…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1881-04-22 →

Philolexian. last regular meeting of the Society was held at its rooms, 64 Madison avenue, on the evening of Thursday, the 26th inst. The President, J. Duane Livingston, 'BO, presided. The regular order of business was suspended, by vote, and the annual elections were declared in order. The balloting resulted as follows : President, H. L. Mills, 'Bl ; Vice-President, Alexander Harvey, 'B2; Secretary, A. D. Henry, 'B4; Treasurer, H. de B. Parsons, 'B2; and Librarian, H. L. Satterlee, 'B3. Mr. J. Purdon,'B3, was then initiated. Orations were then in order. Mr. Mills (positively last appearance) spoke " Spartacus," Mr. Nies volunteered "The Cat," and Mr. Henry declaimed "Fitz-James and Roderick Dhu." Mr. Messer was requested by the Society to read his Prize Essay at some early meeting, next term. A vote of thanks was then tendered to the retiring President, to which he responded, and an…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1881-06-03 →

The Philolex. Prizes. HTHE contest for the Oratorical Prize of the Philolexian Society was held at its rooms on Thursday evening, April 6th. As it was a special meeting the usual order of business was suspended, and the Society listened to the orations. The speakers were Messrs. J. B. Nies, 'B2; A. D. Henry, 'B4; W. K. Otis, 'B2; J. M. Wainwright, 'B4; and E. L. Ryder, 'B2. After the orations the judges, Messrs. W. Barclay Parsons, Jr., '79; J. Duane Livingston, '80; and Doctor John D. Quackenbos, announced that the first prize of $2O was awarded to Mr. Nies; the second, of $lO, to Mr. Ryder; and the third, of $5, to Mr. Henry. In announcing this decision Dr. Quackenbos complimented the Society on the work it is doing in promoting the practice of declamation, which is so sadly neglected at College. He also said that the debating society supplemented the collegiate curriculum, and that…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1882-04-21 →

80th Anniversary of the Philolexian Society. A PLEASANT change in the usual form of the meetings of Philolex. was made on Thursday evening, May nth. Instead of the customary literary exercises held at the hall of the Society, a dinner at Martinelli's was substituted in order to celebrate the " Eightieth Anniversary " of the Society's foundation. The " Committee of Arrangements," Messrs. William S. Sloan, 'B2, Chairman , Girard F. Thomson, 'B3, and Herbert L. Satterlee, 'B3, labored to make the evening successful under a series of misfortunes. The date chosen, the only available night before examinations, happened to coincide with the date set for the New York Bar Association's reception, tendered to Judge Samuel A. Blatchford, one of the Society's graduate members, and many of the Alumni who are in the legal profession were thus unable to be present at the dinner. Congressional…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1882-05-19 →

ABOUT COLLEGE. THIS is the season of subscriptions. MITCHELL, 'Bl has left college. "EVANGELINE" theatre parties are now all the rage. GET ready your cash, as the committees are coming around. EIGHTY-TWO has received two additions lately., Messrs. Baker and Knapp. THE longing after rope-pulls and tugs-of-war has reached some of our Professors' rooms. THE bad weather which has prevailed almost all last week stopped the work on the new buildings. W. H. TAYLOR, 'BO, one of the SPECTATOR board has come back to college, having returned from a trip to Texas. MR. ASHMORE has not been well lately and the Freshmen in this way have had several hours for additional study. ON account of the absence of Prof. Newberry in Nevada, the Seniors got off the last hour of Thursday, Jan. 9th. IT gives us much pleasure to see that the marks are now posted in the cloak-room as well as in the President's…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1879-01-15 →

About College. pHE Columbiad will be out next Tuesday. THE I 6th of May has been appointed as the date for the Burial. RIVES 'B2 has resigned from the Burial Committee in favor of G. Parsons. THE Horticultural Society is represented in Columbia by W. H. Taylor, 'BO. THE last monthly meeting of 'Bl was not held owing to want of a quorum. THE name of Mr. Roberts was inserted by mistake instead of Mr. F. Benedict Herzog in the last number in the list of the Junior Committee. THE Chess Club has received and accepted challenges from Harvard and Haverford Colleges. THE Athletic Association will hold a meeting next Thursday, to decide on the date of the Spring meeting. MR. SPENCER, 'B2, has kindly presented photographs of the Sophomore Baby-Cup, and its little recipient. THe junior class has petitioned the sophomores for a subscription of two dollars a man to pay for their reception. THE…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1880-03-23 →

About College CENIOR Thesis marks will be posted in the course of a week. SINCE Wall's departure the students cry is " Starved Out." " IN memoriam " has in a measure accomplished the desired effect. * LET every man do his utmost in subscribing towards our University Crew. THE seniors have buried the hatchet and will probably soon indulge in a love feast. AN attempt will be made to secure Jones' Wood as the place for Eighty-Four's Convivium. PHOTOGRAPHS of the Eighty-Four Foot Ball Team may be had at the The SPECTATOR office. THE boat-house was opened last week, and the crews have vacated the gymnasium to begin work on the river. A SONG has just been published by J. B. Nies, 'B2. Copies may be obtained at the SPECTATOR office. " FROWSY FRITZ'S Frugal Fare ; or, The Dyspeptic Miner," is the latest publication that has come under our notice. IN the Harlem Regatta which takes place on…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1882-04-06 →

Named in The Annals of the Philolexian Society (1912) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.

James B. Nies · Confidence: CERTAIN

James B. Nies · Confidence: CERTAIN