New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-22

plan Of organization before alluded to. The sun re-
ceived from the state h.. always been paid 10 fall
10 the Treasurer Of the Medical Faculty.
The Committee have looked over the Treasurers
ports embracing the payments from October !. l-4l
to October l. lsi5 and can find only about $500 paid
for insurance and about 81 500 well they can dis
erninze for repairs instead Of q 1874 as stated BY the
President
everything In the communication Of the President re-
curing explanation, and they submit the same tor The
consideration Of the Council
MarcA %, 1916.
The late President has proper 10 repeat 10 bis let
ter OF gpaton some OF the statements In regard the
finances made In MS Dissent" All these statements
have been SO completely answered By the Finance Com
mee that appears quite unnecessary 20 over the
ground sgsn. exhibits the facts they are In their
true form and esures relieving them from the strange
" distorted aspect which they In the Dissent
There Is Alusion whsever the particulars OF that
very satisfactory report and attempt answer IL ia
Gen Tsllmsoge's letter Of resignation, although il
presented while he was a member Of the Council and
perhaps led TO his resignation.
The Council have only 70 notice one or two points
that are presented In the resignation in shspe Ii
stated that the current expenses are greatly beyond
the income and adding yearly TO the amount Of the
Indebtedness" This s DOT correct There was DO de-
fciency whatever In the year ending October J. ls45
$500 appears 10 have been expended than re
ceived but more than $500 appears distinctly IN the
Ireasurers report was paid for upon bills and the
bill Of the year preceding. The current income Of the
year ending October l. 1916. exceeded the current
penses Of the year By small amount The Council
have no doubt that there will be stl farther improve
ent this year the Legislature of the State continue
their bounty and there Is dninuton Of the sppropr
alton for the University.
The Finsnce Committee IN their report do not sese
mistake in putting 81 5j for quarters salary the
account Of last year They simply state the last quar-
ters salary 10 the Chancellor and Professors paid
out Of the receipts Of the ensuing year This bias a.
ways been the in the University-and therefore
does dercieuces newly accrred sAO
evidence OF increase Of debt The last quarter in
the University year that during the vacation months
when there students and no fees
IL also declares that the allowances 10 the Chancellor
greater in amount the last year the present year
than the whole of the tuition received by the University
10 the same period This is not correct The tuition
fees accrued and collected during the year lsfi-5
stated in the Treasures report were S6Ol5 81.
According 10 the method Of snslyzing. the fees re-
sorted TO In the Dissent and deductng the portion de-
voted 10 Incidental expenses library &C. purposes in
order 10 diminish the apparent amount received from
the s,udents the amount would be 81 -7l 10 and not
S4,70s as stated by Gen Tallmadge. The amount Of
the Chsncelors allowance or compensation for thar
year are computed st SA725. but oyeresrmsted. as
shown in the Finance Committees report The tuition
fee accrued and collected during the year 1856 ap
pears by the recent Report Of the Treasurer amounted
10 S6275 40. As reduced BY Gen. Tallmsdges method
of analysis the amount is S5025 20. Ii seems some
what strange that in this Of the fees received
from students and comparison with the Chsncelor's
salary no notice whatever taken OF the dpOms fees
Chiefly collected nom the medical stuCents-the
item aimed al Ia what the late President calls his system
Of thorough northumberland they carefully
included thsn their value In the calculation Of
the salary. II the salary compared with the
Der Of students receiving the benefits Of the teachings of
the University, which would be proper way Of ma.
king such a compsrison-the effect would De very dit.
ferent The fees would then fully all the salaries
The Institution has been enabled By the munfcence OF
lis benefaciors and the liberal bounty OF the State 10
afford free instruction to about half It's students in the
Collegiate Department This free dspensstOn Of know
ledge by the University In the wsy the late President
presents it 10 made TO assume an odous aspect The
Committee In order 10 guard against possible missppre
tensions would call attention to the peculiar way in
which the ChancellOrs compensation is mentioned and
his generosity alluded 10. First-ths compensation
Is called $500 and will be greater the present year
In the next sentence, IL 10 called S4723 The expsns-
ton OF this phraeology H. that the amount would have
been IS $50 IT, some years ago, the allowance had not
been reduced The circumstances of this reduction
detailed in the Finance Committees report on the
Dissent
II come. with an illgrsce from a gentleman occupy
ing for many years the station OF President OF the Coun
eli Of the University say that these matters
permitted to be discussed in Council There has never
been any obstruction OF embarrassment thrown 10 the
way OF the fullest and freest discussion There has
never been such thing heard of In the Council cut
ngs hort debate putting the previous question. The
late President himself has never been checked although
hsouslly rsnscending the privileges Of the Chair BY
speeches and discussions ex cAthedra-
Nor has there been any attempt to evade, in the Re
turns 10 the Regents complete statement Of the nan-
ces Of the University. They have always met fully the
requirements Of the lswhsve been compete as those
of other Coleges-have always been satisfactory 10 the
Board Of Regents during Mr.. Frelinghuysens term
and have received for many years the approval and
certificate of our late President.
There 10 another statement IL the letter OF resgna
lion 90 unjust toward two Of the Professors that the
Committee feel bound to correct IT, The lowering OF
the grade Of classic education the phrase applied 10
the structons OF that eminent scholar Professor Lewis
and the able professor OF Latin Prot Johnson and
their progress their departments There has been
change for years az least 10 the humber Of hours
devoted 10 the study Of the Laun and Greek languages
and terature-there hGa been dimnutiOn-there has
been no lowering Of the grade and character OF the in
struction On the contrary, the Council believe that
there has been constant advance and that the Unver
sity has to be ashamed Of It's graduates In
comparison with those of any other college IN
try regards the the taste and the spirit
of their classical education
The whole DRIFT and character of both these papers in
dictate 10 every reader that they directed mainly
against another officer of the Institution the pure and
distinguished man occupying the station Of Chancellor
of the University Theodore Frelnshuysen. IL seems
Chancellor Freinghuysen. The wise and the good
throughout the widely extended sphere where ne Is
known entertain toward him sentiment Of attachment
blended with respect which nothing but peculiar com
bins,on of aus6e and noble Traits Of character could
have produced But the Council cannot let this occasion
pass without expressing their high respect for him. snd
their sense of the vsle Of his services was from dis
motives and at great sacrifice that he
cepted and that be retains the Office Of Chancellor. By
his hs character his eminent literary sttanments
and his unung exeTons be restored the sinking Affairs
of the University and raised IL 70 It's present elevated
position Ranying around II the sympathy and support
of the community and enjoying the full confidence and
regard of the Professors and the love Of the Students
with his pure example a model for their imitation, be
I. exertns sn influence both without and within the IN
,utution which perhaps no other man could exert
The resi- gnson indirectly asserts as fast the fall
pg of OF the paying students and sludes 20 the con
.ump,ive and sinking condition OF 90 noble an instu-
ton The Council on the contrary. are happy 70 BE-
eve that the institution has been gradually snd steadily
advancing both in useUoess and IN favor since Mr. Ere
nshuv.@u wa, called his ofce-ihst in It's sppropri
ate spbsre the business Of education IL 10 In most
ourishipe eopditionthst It moues its pupils with
admirable spirit and makes them good scholars and use
ful mep-thst 4, has accomplished great work IN al
rdns gra,utous instruction 10 some hundreds OF young
although il has never turned away from ts
ioor. .psls applicant competent 10 receive It's teach
M, iii, hi. yesr receiving lsrgsr from the ices
n ruton than 4, has before received since is
updstiop-eud thst although IL needs the fostering
of the State and the bounty Of the friends OF sound
durston II was never more deserving Of support and
ITTHER BRADIsH. GEORGE POTTS.
THOS Dewitt. JAMES hROWN
ri WOOIIEY SHEPHERD KNAPP.
JOHN c GREEN. GE ORGE GhloMOLD'
W W CHESTER PAUL sPOtt OhD
ROBERT KELLY. WN CURTIS NOlES'
THOS H. SKINNER.
GARDINER SPRING, Pres. pro ten.