New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-28

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issrssi ne =, te l'ls ~ ~. CAV Of - T. A.
Psadss BAL ~. power 20 e speen ne nag. ~ he ilun
"a yrsn ;he s1ifH N BE- a dsiy TO d. 50 and ssa IL ~,
b. ih cuiy secfsta 60 heep io o. ne = ann "a is
fss T., Alum DO ae7 proceed to elect Prs.
dsas ieeisst deaf Tieasacf, sas secretary "h' SAL d ON
Vii kSTed Tat be appointed to esr'y a'
All Of which is respectfully submitted
BY order OF the General Committee of Alumni.
Erw.YosE THURSDAY June IS. isSi
The report was accepted
Mr.. TALMADGE moved that the resolutions should be
token up separately. Carried.
The frst resolution taken up Prof RESwIcK pro-
rgsed insert after Trustees and PresideHf. He said
the President merely uncronary o the Trustees
He ti 10 apply the resolution 70 the present
Preshent-cnly 10 future ones.
Mr. KFLLT said that to endeavor 20 obtain much
power pould be mPrudSht that sought for woud poba
Div be osnd hard 10 obtain.
Mr. RorArvR thought sufficient reasons had not been
given in tie Sub Committees Report for asking
much mower as the resolution embraced lie thought II
more expedsnt ask the Trustees 10 concur with the
Aumui in proving the Legislature for tue power OF ap-
renting uorfou of The Trustees. Ire demand was
nove one and would meet the fate of nC7 e demands lie
moved OF amendment to ak only power 70 elect
portion OF the Trustees With the consent Il the Trustees
Professor RySw,cX said that the governing power in
Oxford and Cambridge Universities lies in the graduated
Masters OF Arts they elect the examiners who control all
culinary business Of these Universities
Nj Wa {. Russell said the Committee thougbtt bet
ter to corfne themselves to 80 much rs would save the
College and no more The condition on which the land
the College stands = held by the College Is that the
Pres dent shall be an E9iscopaan Giving the Alumni
the power elect the President might for that im
peril the interests of the College The control OF the cleo
on Of President necessary to the Col
e il the eleciing Of Trustees can be secured for the
Alumni that will be CROUCH for the emergency. Many
mproy in all College matters might be pointed ont
bot the Committee confined themselves to what seemed
indispensable lie would rot on the other hand, reduce
the resolution TO asking power 10 elect only part OF the
Trustees.
Professor Renwick amendment was lost by % to L.
Mr.. ROMAYNEs amendment 20 insert al least portion
"of before the Trustees taken up. He SAID that
the proposition still remained for consideration
III KELLT spoke against the amendment. He said thai
II the resolution had fault II that of overcau
tiousness. The term Of six years was guarantee for
safety.
The Rev. Mr.. LEONARD said the question had two
bran ches First ough. the Alumni 10 have controlling
voice in the election of Trustees Second how much'S
voice should they have He supposed the first branch
would, hand be denied. As to the second, Mr. Ro-
maynes plan would only kinds OF Trustees
q close CORPORATION the other the representatives of the
Alumni, which would cause endless confusion.
Dir Romayne amendment was lost.
The resolution then passed unanimously
The second and third resolutions were passed unsni-
mously
The fourth resolution was taken up.
The Rev Mr. LEONARD proposed to amend by altering
Secretary to Corresponding and Recording Secre-
''taries.'
sary the simplest possible organization was what the Com
mitteo aimed at
The amendment withdrawn, and the resolution
passed unauimOusv V.
The fifth and sixth resolutions passed unanimously
The seventh resolution was taken up
Mr. joins NJ. Mason proposed an amendment that the
present General Committee he continued TO carry out the
objects of the outon and also OF the first second and
third resolutions. The Committee was large but they
could appoint subcommittee.
Mr. KELLY said that the amendment not official aud
hoped the meeting would think differently from the gentle
man who offered it, the General Committee having no de-
sire to perpetuate themselves.
W. c. RUSSELL offered amendment to the amend
ment allowing the General Committee to increase their
number by electing member from each graduating
class lot already represented. -
Mr.. MAsONs amendment, as amended by Mr.. Russell,
was unanimously adopted substitute for le seventh
resolution.
The report then adopted mem
Mr. MILLER Glass OF 1922 offered as resolution that
the officers of the present meeting be continued as pera-
neut officer the Alumni till the next annual meeting
j. r. G. Foster being added as Treasurer.
Mr. TAIMADGE offered amendment that the election
should be by ballot This he thought desirable to prevent
a bad precedent.
Mr.. Talmac ges amendment prevailed, and the meet
ing proceeded to ballot The following was the result:
For Tyssidenf ................JOHN NJ MASON
E0r Fyesdent. OLlN Eh > SIhOto
Par So7sarL..................Rey Mr. LEONARD
For redsurey................. -. T. q. FOSTER
The meeting then adjourned.