New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-29
UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF NETWORK
Txventv-arst Anniversary of the Association of the
Alumni.

UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF NETWORK
Twentv-arst Anniversary of the Association OF the
Alumni.
The Twontyrst Anniversary Of the above Association
was held in the Chapel OF the University last evening be
fore onite numerous audience, The Orator Of the
IN, vas Prof John w Draper, NJ d. Rev. DR.. Ferris
Chancellor Of the Institution opened the meeting with
n,aver after which the Chairman, George H. Moore, Esq
introduced Professor Draper who proceeded to deliver his
address HIS SUI iect The IadebtdHesso OF Nr York
70 lis Uhirert0y. After few predatory remarks the
sneaker said that the City Of New York had not
hitlerto rightly conprehended and fully spprecia-
,ed ber University II ever there Institution
ssid he that was misunderstood, this IL the one. il
has eceived little support from the City 50 much
bopors From time TO time, as emergencies arose
generous ard religious men have come forth
and relieved IT, but the City has kept aoof
Universities have two distinct duties to perform II is
their flee TO increase the stock Of human knowledge and
70 disseminate that knowledge among men, In former
,es thew were the center around which clustered the
literature Of the world. Their Office of disseminating
knowledge may accomplished in many different way
"a by printing books or 10y tuition In the United States
the mea,me usually applied to the worth oil college Is
the number Of ITS stuc Our people DO not enough
,o,ro tie Grand discoveries Of these institutions For
instance how does the matter stand between New York
md m university in regard to the electric telegraph VINO
il the d,btorl Have the mrcanie Interests given to the
university onehousardth part Of the benefit has con
fer,ed on them Have not millions and millions been
ade ON the news by steamships at Boston and Halifax
Has ANYTHING been done to bind together this great
| tde,acy more efectusly than those iron wires Have
they not made it possible for the Government at Washing
ton 10 rule over the entire continent But some may
saw that such invention as the electric telegraph be-
o,,s ~ an are rather than e. any and that
ht MORE has done here could have been accomplished
onev here else But tiny good friend, such Knows
,otlino about the matter fHr it Is well known that vlr
ops exIermens had been made Russia and other parts
Of Europe but without u'ces5 before Morse realized hs
sublime IDEA Then again. when The French Government
| in 1859, purchased OF DaguerTe Ai' ne" discovery ir
taking la peses rs applications very limited. The
~troctsses wee wholly unsui'ed for taking landscape
tc.nery Soon after The AIT first Introduced into
orr own country, experiments conducted
in the laboratory OF cur University whose results were
completely ssiul and brought TO light many new
b,atfies u,omuch that The Ediaburgh rtc and other
for1en magazines repuLshod those results and credited
The d.coyees 10 cur University And now II is estimated
t more than thousand persons 10 the unted NtItes
obtain support from tins appconoi science 70 he ART
And not the - grateful thought Ia TINS connection Is tne
new field of employment which nis discovery IS opened
for Woman Ia the eMstug STATE OF our social system
there are ia things worthy Of the attention a good
men than the well being OF the other who are hr)
uror their own ex.rons for support Gut OF from those
,,,rsuifs which man may rghtuily and lawfully follow
they are brought into immediate con act with pilsss
Ia Are there not Thousands who are constr lin-d by
the tyranny SOCIETY 10 choose between astryiie o.
reuCence and personal eXertloLs for suppore Ladies'
am no advocate the called Rights ct Momn, bat
il is great qualification for me to have been instrumental
in Introducing beautiful vocation, in which your nay
,e,. without com1rouis NJ single delicate feeling OF
r.a ftafu
Ap9 thus is with our University II you would know
vtit hes done for science and yod Nil iesra
correctly 80 he io.t Of the Alps Than you Will IN NeT-
York What have sad has been Tor me purpose at pat
ling The s,eut 6c d, parntut Ia ughi p)si- before
Won Let GIv among our colleges show thtl u has done
;,ors th.n iii, institution. Applause Extensive Te
scq7,les can only I've carried on at q heavy cost
The amou0t devoted, 10y the City % the support OF
v.ar a. We have IN the last fourteen years actually
incurred expenses of many thousands OF dollars and ts
tu..rt SUM las come, not from The thy bat ron
,lus. Nov that Cur Accommodations so
much improved, can afford 70 tAse retro sPs,tye
view Of hose times say that the Ciy has received
tr dt psTnvni OF TIE University ne Iui return 10
what has given NewNurk is known all over the wodi
ssarrtai Commercial Emporium. But il strives % be- th
srt a. l4tfr1os of America but for that something els
Is netotd beside costly palaces splendid churches or bril-
liant ofelahousts Il must have libraries, museums, an
| @ ',.l,aerts for the culture Of the scicncss-snd
better sciences than that of turning tables Laughter
n New ok would equal Paris must provide those nool
inst tuou which tie glory OF Paris As vi Is ia It's
mere tFarsory state in which mos Is hs only source OF
cistnc,CN but wears viii pu- end 20 that dtnc
ton. and question vail den be, not what nan oraf
In I,I opr institution established medical Depart.
aeuf VIII. d aiiaIed 81 the highest prosperity At
i- great school many t usand oi student have
md about 600 have competed hdr prof ssioua educt
ton and graduated These, your brother Alumni
- ',.,,t,o,, g. ~. T-,1ver.'f,, II ,o. f- ma
o speak ct tie men who founders of the niver
| sity. Some Of them now in the untme.y grave
Auc those who remain, viii fad the MINES Of some
-
Bui shrink fr,m usWg this language OF praise toward
% Csc WHO have been my associates. The dad can no
! longer lesr me- ard the living It oiienis.
The entire expenditure Of ihe Medical University up 90
q Is time has been about s-0Colo, OF which cent hls
besn contributed by the City The State has given about
| $1,000: al beside have found Can yol point ~
s,tuio ID any part "a the world which has done
.. 81. rr fal clrri.t / u0t ih@ liy -eniy ri BE
. r.. s..ihit D.. ,.t -ere. r.1 l,r O. c--l.i
/ so ahundaifly dispense d, and the reputation given
TIE Professor spoke Oh some 81 ,le lsaaVAntses
which the University has hitherto laboredpro Mn
reotg which he regarded the structure in regard to
rS,nts euiring- being required that they should have
,i,u.y rad Sallusf and Cicero, and s,f an1 - pho
Ie.. s., which was found TO be most TOO much IN this
rsI,i al community Fastening 10 be rich The speaker
s,le5 H. nfactics OF Eardng hOnOrs 70 graduttes
an evil which weighs down all AneeAn colleges; ll,i s4a
Of Bachelor Of Arts sc, he would establish asule o'
Viii will Al once strike the public mind more ayortoy
lh speaker closed bis address amid the p.udis OF s
audience and the exercises were closed Win Inc
iion from the Chancellor.
man was drowned near New Albany lnli'nN GA sun t
d.y last The Coroners Jury brought in verdict that ne
fti from Behrreus mill. while intoxicated AID IhEt ~