The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-18 00:00:00

CORNELL UIVIVERSITY.

Among the names of the trustees and faculty of
this institution are the Hon. Ezra Cornell, Governor
Hoffman, Seriator Morgan, Horace Greeley, the
Hon. Erasmus Brooks, the Hon. William Kelly, the
Hon. John M. Parker, and others. The faculty
contains the names of President Andrew D. White'
Professors Wilson, Goldwin Smith, E. W. Evals'
W. C. Russell, E. W. Blake, G. C. Caldwell, 13.u„'*
Wilder, J. H. Whittlesey, L. 11. Mitchell, W. Fist's'
W. C. Cleaveland, C. F. Hart, A. S. Wheeler, 4'
N. Prentiss, 11. B. Sprague, and J. L. Morris, he'
side a number of assistant professors. These include
all the r :sident faculty, while among non-resident
professors and lecturers are Louis Agassiz, the 11°13*
John S. Gould, Professor James Hall, James Rug"
sell Lowell, George W. Curtis, and Theodore IV'
Dwight. There are eight professorships•still tin"
filled, including the chairs of Political Econn°3sr'
American History, Physical Geography, Architec-
ture, ture, and the Science of Language. There are 388
students in the University, divided as follows:"
In the Division of Science, Letters,
and Arts in
General, 25.1 ; in the Division of Special Arts and
Sciences, Department of Agriculture, &c•, 33 i
Department of Mechanic Arts, 30 ; Department °
Civil Engineering, 50 ; Department of Chemistry'&c., 24; Department of Natural History, 20; De-
partment of Military Science, &c., 2 ; total, 159•
The first term of 1869-70 will begin Sept. 15, an
last 14 weeks ; the second term will begin January
5, and continue 12 weeks ; the third term April 6
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lasting the same time, and ending June 30, tilns
making in all 38 weeks. The conditions of Onus'
sion are that the candidate must be 15 years of age,'
possessed of good health and moral character, and
able to pass a satisfactory examination in En%
grammar, geography, arithmetic, algebra, six too d
of geometry, and the introductory parts of Latin and
Greek. An acquaintance with some good elein'il-
tary treatise on physiology is also recommended'
and will probably be required as a condirion of a--
mission after the present year. There are three
general courses of study—the scientific, clas3ina,s'
and combined, in which modern languages are sit°
stituted for Greek—extending through four ye'rs;
and two special coarses are also allowed—one de'
voted to agriculture, natural history, chemistry'
s
history, &c., and the other to analytic menhani:o
and the mechanic arts, and extending through
years. The degrees of Bachelor of Acts, Flii:l9,:a
sophy, and Science will be conferred on gradit'`"e..
in the three general courses, and appropriate c..
grees will be conferred iu the special department,f
It is optional with students to select a specialtYto
they so wish, and to devote themselves i
1.15 entirely
it. The arrangement of the courses of stud)" or
been made upon the basis of three recitations
lectures a day ; but enterprising students, if they
io
find themselves able to do more work V t
ein to
three exercises announced, will be allowed 1,
take any number that they can satisfactorily
prosecute, and thus accamplish, by way of ettbe
studies, more than is contained in any one of`l-for
four year courses, withia the four years allesveu
the completion of the course. The course of sin i,oi
will give due attention to modern languages, h
tory, political and social science, human anatonlYci
physiology, and hygienic, natural and aPPlie
science, and commercial knowledge. The Professor
of North-European languages also will girelid,
struction to voluntary classes in Icelandic Pr „
Northern, Swedish, Danish, and Mee:-Gothic,
ac-
companied by lectures on the history, strneturse'
and relttions of the Germanic group of language ic
The Departments of Agriculture, and the Meehan
Arts are now organized, and combine theoretical
tie
with practical instruction. Military exercisesis
obligatory upon all students, but instruction
e:
military science is left optional. It is expresslYin
sired to have perfect liberty of choice in the sniec.
tion of studies, and not to estimate too highly any
single course. Mr. Cornell expressed plainly
University theory when he said, would W
an institution where any person can find instrne,
tion in any study." The library has now about
25,000 volumes, including the Anthon, 13°Ps,
and Goldwin Smith collections, and the Pil":
lications of the Royal Commissioners of Patet
in Great Britain. It is expected to 11°:"'3
the Cornell Public Library with this, Whin 1.,
will make au addition of several thousand vo.i
-
times. Several large and well equipped labncia:e
tories are ready, besides a valuable museum. Till
animal expenses, including tuition, board, es:Oe iu
amount to less than $3OO. A number of Prizes ,_
money are offered to aid meritorious students
amounting altogether to $1,350. Over 60 student'
ar
have enrolled themselves in the voluntary lahnrc
corps, but, excepting in the case of those w" not
already very skilled labourers, the system loatinji
pwriolivleed
undertakingsuccessfu
successful. It is difficult to carry 0:S: tfboer
one's own support, 13
amount that can be earned is hardly sufficien
subsistence without the addition of other resnina,
Some simple remunerative manufacture may be
nts,
troduced, which will aid in supporting stud re,
but at present the University authorities do nn‘
ireu
commend any young man to come relying et c fog
on unskilled manual labour for support. ht''
have that peculiar combination of mental an Pnort
sical strength required thus to entirely OP-

themselvotii the great majority have not:

(From the Cornell Era.) riot'
"Since the original endowment of our institil- bt
it has received no such munificent giftfaisttin3-
which has just been bestowed upon it by
&shed citizen of Ithaca. John 111‘Grasc,
to whom the University was already largeli bier
debted for many valuable services, and to a me°,es
of whose family we owe the melodious Gllicler..
which play so prominent a put in our dally eioo
cises, has given the sum of $50,000 for the erectore
of a library building. No benefaction cobla
been more welcome either to professors orstu`bere
and the friends of higher education everYsvn i(111
will rejoice with us that our valuable awl r`lr
increasing collection of books is to be so 0°,11,50
so appropriately housed. It has been decidea
the new structure shall stand between the tsl' Übol
versity buildings, and that one of its faature3 B.be
be a lofty and massive tower to contaill
Nl'Graw Chimes. Work will be commenced °Poe
it forthwith. Mr. M'Graw is a member of bo
Board of Trustees. His invaluable gift Place: the
"
name next to that of the Founder on the list 01
re
University's early and generous promoters. °c jo
W. Curtis and James Russell Lowell are to beget
a course of lectures in a few weeks, and it is th°llP,
that the announcement will draw visitors to Wilco
that they may share with the students the plea°
of hearing them.

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BIRTHS. iir: le belTh
GurssELL—On the 16thinst , at The Priory', AL'c-- e f e
Surrey, the wife of Henry P. Grissell, Esql °
LUBBOCK—On the 17th inst., at Goringes,
daughter.
sent, the ilif4)
GiticAtliii,gtmlit—slll,riAzrieOtinry
of Henry J. Lubbock, 1!3..q., of a daughter.
MARRIAGES. so all'e,
the late Wm. Graham, E,:q., of Taturawer, Stirlirgs!',lro.
the„Tu nlitohy,
nindests.i, yat St. ...I, nf
to Elith Elizibeth, eldest daughter of I.°lttlenßgegslit t's(^".loo-e:
Claiborne firmly, M.P.
GREEN—Botuaos—Cn the IGth inst., at Stourbridge,
Flom an Greens, Esq., C.E., Paris-, Middlesex, to "c„)ri
youngest daught9r of the lute Richard Boulton, Esq /
Bradley Green, Worcestershire.
DEATHS.
CATnEnwoon -- On the IGth inst., rat 34, Arundel-square/
Barnsbury, Edmund Cat herwood, 13. q., aged 67.
ELOPE—On the 16th inst., Robert Hope, Esq., late of the
firm of Swan and Edgar, aged 73. ar,
HOOPER On the 15th inst., at Sydenham, John 110°P
E: q., aged 61.
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