Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-06-18

hrst PRESIDENT. During the admin stration of these
gentlemen. and the succeeding presidencies of
Rev. Dr. Wharton, Bishop Moore, and Rev. DR..
Harris, the college continued 10 increase in repu-
tation and influence. In consequence of doubt as
to the permanent location of the COLLEGE On tbe
grounds it then occupied, the buildings had been
suffered to remain for some years without renair.
but this doubt having been removed by report
Of the Board OF Trustees, extensive alterations
and additions were commenced in 1917, and COM
pleted in 1920. The decease of DR.. Harris in
1929, was followed by the appointment of Hon.
VIM. A. Duer L. L. D. as his successor. In
i042 President Duer compelled, in conse-
quence OF Ill health, to resign his Office and Ma
thanlei +. Moore LII u. was elected in his place
President Moore retained his connection with the
college until the LIST of November $40, when he
resigned, and Charles King L. L. D. became
PRESIDENT OF the Institution. The college build
ing is 200 feet long and so feet wide, with two
projecting wings, one at each end, in which are
accommodations for the families of the professors
1t contains chapel, lecture rooms, hail. museum.
and an extensive philosophical and chemical ap-
paratus The funds amount to about 5000. 600.
and the annual income to $1,000 or S., OOO.-
There Is hourishing grammar school attached to
the institution, over which professor presides as
rector
The University of the City of New York is
situated between Washington Place and Waverly
Place. fronts Washington Square towards the
west forming noble ornament to the city, being
built OF Weschester marble, and exhibits speci-
men Of the English collegiate style of architec-
ture.
The building is 1870 feet long and 100 wide.
In front This oblOng is divided into FIVE parts
central building, with wings fianked by towers,
one rising on each Of the four corners of the edi-
fee. This central building or chapel is superior
to the rest IN breadth, height and character, and
is somewhat similar to that of Kings College,
Cambridge, England-za masterpiece of pointed
architecture, and model for succeeding ages
1t is tfty-fve feet broad and eighty five feet deep,
including the octangular turrets, one of which
rises at each of the four corners. The two ends
are gabled, and are, as well as the sides, crowned
with an embatted parapet The chapel receives
its principal light from window in the western
end This window is twenty-four feet wide and
fifty high 1t has eight lights and two embattled
transoms. From the central building, or chapel.
wings project right and left, and are four stories
in height, fanked by towers, supported by angu-
lar buttresses of two stages, running above an
embattled parapet, and are at the top themselves
embattIed. The windows in the wings have square
heads with two lights, plain transom, and the
upper division tre-foed. The principal entrance
! is under the great western window, through a
richly moulded and deeply recessed portal, flank
ed by buttresses of two stages, the upper stage
set diagonally, and rising above an embatted
a parapet. The doors are Of oak, richly paneed,
and filled with tracery of open work, closely stud
f ded with bronze.
The University received its charter April 21st,
r 1881. At the close of the succeeding month,
James NJ. Matthews D. D. was appointed Chan
t cellor Of the institution. The University may be
considered as having been opened for instruction
: in September, 1852. Lectures had been previous
c ly delivered, but it was not until the Goth of this
month that the Chancellor and Professors were
inaugurated.
One of the earliest matters that occupied the
. attention of the Council was the erection of a
: suitable edfce. The present beautiful Gothic
q" structure, the result of their efforts. This
= edifce was completed in 1886. The expenses at
tending the establishment of an infant collegiate
+ institution and the erection of the costly edifce
+" had created large debt, which was subsequently,
the cause of much embarrassment, and when on
~ the 18Th of March, 1889, Thee. Frelinghuyson
was elected Chancellor, the University was rapid
y declining. Under the auspices of this distn
- guished gentleman, the institution emerged from
10 its difficulties, and is now in prosperous con
u dition.
y University Medical School: this institution oc
g, cupies the building formerly known the Stuy
~ vesant Institute, splendid granite edifce, il
u Broadway, above Bleecker-street The front i
y constructed of hewn granite, and is 70 feet long
= 1t has portico supported by four splendid gran
Is lite columns. The building in its present stat
cost over one hundred thousand dollars 1t con
." tans three very spacious lecture rooms, one fo
" anatomy, one for chemistry, and one for genera
= purposes. 1t has also an extensive reading roor
u and library. The New York Lyceum have de
81 posted their cabinet in this building.
- The New York Medical College, was chartere
Oh by a unanimous vote of the Legislature Of til
les State of New York. on the 9Th of April, 1885,
The college edifce, which occupies the site Of I'll
old circular Reservoir in East 18th street, betwee
OF Sd & 4th Avenue. The first stone of the co
sed ege was laid on the last day of July. and Il