Largest Freshman Class Marks Columbia’s New Year
Columbia University opened its 155th year with what officials call the largest freshman class in history. Engineering enrollment is strong as Dean Burgess and President Butler address education and constitutional questions, while donations establish a memorial fund for the class of 1902.
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England
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Republic
University
Henry F. Shoemaker
Ella de.Peyster
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James E. Russell
Teachers College
Barnard College Opens With Freshman Luncheon
Barnard College kicked off a busy opening day with Columbia sophomores cheering in Milbank Quadrangle for Barnard sisters. The class of 1910 hosted a luncheon for freshmen and the class of 1908 held a reunion in the dining hall. Faculty and students participated in afternoon events.
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Barnard Opens 155th Academic Year with Surprise Study
Barnard students join Columbia and Teachers College in University gym for opening exercises marking the 155th year. They adjourn to Brinckerhoff Hall where last year’s Undergraduate Play Committee unveiled a new inter-class study funded by proceeds from The Taming of the Shrew staged last April.
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City College Opens New Term with $40,000 City Aid
The City College faculty and students gathered in the Great Hall to begin the term and welcome Prof. Ira Remsen of Johns Hopkins. President Finley announced a $40,000 aldermanic appropriation for the year and noted completion of the Chemistry Building thanks to Prof. Baskerville. Remsen cited that most college students in the nation are poor and that poverty motivates achievement, a view echoed by a circle of distinguished men.
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Rutgers Enrolls Largest Freshman Class in History
The New Brunswick campus welcomed 131 new students at the chapel as Rutgers marks its 143rd year. President William H. Demarest noted only one death among students, faculty, or trustees since last year, Rev. Joachim Elmendorf of Saratoga, N. Y., died in July. New faculty include R. C. H. Heck in mechanical engineering, Myron T. Scudder head master at Rutgers Preparatory, Eliot R. Payson German, R. O. Smith chemistry, Cullen W. Parmelee ceramics, Frank F. Thompson electrical engineering, and Kary Davis and Frederick C. Minkler in agriculture.
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Saratoga
N. Y
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Rutgers Preparatory School
Eliot R. Payson
R. O. Smith
Cullen W. Parmelee
Frank F. Thompson
Kary Davis
Frederick C., Minkler
New York University Opens With Record Freshman Class
The seventy-sixth opening exercises welcomed 150 freshmen at NYU, held in Assembly Heights. Chancellor MacCracken urged a campaign of brains and college training, warned strongly against hazing, and advised freshmen to avoid fraternities and hazy college atmospheres while steering clear of saloons.
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School of Commerce
Year in Jail for Cocaine Sellers in Pell Street District
Farry Smith and Edward Barrett, both young Chinatown residents, were sentenced by Judge Malone to one year in the penitentiary for selling cocaine in Pell Street. The judge declared the crime must be stopped and sending sellers to jail the only effective measure.
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Edward Barrett
Chinatown
Pell Street
Malone
Judge Malone
School Board Re-elects Dr Edson Despite Opposition
Dr An drew W. Edson was re-elected associate city superintendent of schools by the Board of Education in a 31 to 4 vote. Opposing commissioners criticized his independence from Supt Maxwell, while supporters praised his Bronx work and educational leadership including Jersey City and the St Louis Exposition exhibit.
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Brooklyn
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Robert L. Harrison
Maxwell
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Higgins
Bronx
Jonas
Department of Education
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Stern
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Jersey City
New York
Overdue Kobe Reported Safe Amid Ocean Storms
The Austrian flagged steamer Kobe, sailing from Soura baya with sugar to the United States, was last seen near the Atlantic. The Rauenfels, a German freighter with 45 Lascars aboard, struggled in a monsoon after Colombo to Suez, feared water in holds and possible hurricane impact.
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Dr Blaustein to Leave New York for Western Settlement Work
Dr David Blaustein longtime superintendent of the Educational Alliance resigns from the Jefferson Bank Houston Street branch to resume settlement work. He plans to relocate to Chicago to pursue Educational Alliance styled efforts and will decline a Republican congressional offer in the Ninth District. He envisions Jews spreading nationwide while seeking equal opportunities elsewhere before moving west by year end.
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New York
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Printers Eye Eight Hour Day Across Typothetae Offices
Local branches of the United Typothetae debate adopting an eight hour day early next year in book and job offices. New York Typothetae plans a decision today while Boston may implement the change on January 1. The 1906 strike remains nominally on, with the Typothetae stating the time must be ripe by employers, not unions.
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Typothetae
New York
Squire Silent On Monnett Charges In Oil Suit
Witness for Standard Oil of Ohio, F B Squire, testifies at closing session of government suit against Standard Oil of New Jersey. He dismisses Monnett's Bribe claim and refuses to repeat accusations as Kellogg quizzes his memory on ownership of stock and independent refineries. Hearings pause to resume next week, focusing on transportation and favorable handling of oil shipments.
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Standard Oil Company of Ohio
F. S. Monnett
Ohio
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New Jersey
Squire
Cleveland
Frank B. Kellogg
Mr. Monnett
Charles B. Squires
New York
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Charles N. Haskell
Frank Rockefeller
Mr. Squire
Standard Oil
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Standard
Marietta
Mr. Kellogg
Indiana
Chicago
St. Louis
Vault Unearthed Behind Brooklyn House Along High Street
Workmen razing homes on High Street Brooklyn uncover a large vault believed to be a family burial site. A wall tombstone reads In memory of Frances M. Locke died Dec 28 1806 aged 14 years 6 months and Charles A. Locke died Apr 11 1809 aged 7 years 2 months. Mrs Henry Locke disputes the tales.
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Charles A. Locke
Henry Locke
Lafayette Avenue
Locke
Countess Seck endorf furniture auction set for Oct 1 2 3
Representatives of the Countess Seck endorf of Ramsey New Jersey announced the sale of her furniture and personal effects at her Ramsey residence will occur October 1 2 and 3 Thursday Friday and Saturday of next week not today as earlier reported in a dispatch to The Times from Paterson New Jersey.
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St Regis Paper Plans Auction of 10,000 Tons of Paper
The St. Regis Paper Company will hold a public auction on Saturday October 3 offering about 10,000 tons of white paper. The sale aims to liquidate excess stock and attract buyers from paper and packaging industries.
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Standard Oil Official Says More Letters Missing
A Standard Oil official disclosed that additional private correspondence was stolen from files. The company notes that the missing letters could be used as campaign documents and questions how much more material remains unrevealed.
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Missing letters and stolen archives at 26 Broadway
Officials with the Standard Oil Company disclosed letters written to and by company officials had disappeared from archives at 26 Broadway. A search is underway through letter books to locate missing documents, though precise contents cannot be verified.
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Martiner F. Elliott
Standard of Company
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