New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-01
MADISON UhIVERSITY.
LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE OF THE
HALL OF ALUMNI.
Ter rxe.on rfT n, A. Y
Ccresrcnferoe c. The n Y. Tribune
HAMILTON ~ Y Auy % 1870

trHtsIcecfIce &! Inc n y. Tnbune
HAsiLToN, n. Y, Aug. 20, 1859.
At 4 O'Clock p. M. on Wednesday, Aug H. the
ceremony Of lsy>ug the cornerstone Of new edice
a. Madison Uuivers.'ty took place. Three to four
thousand peope we're present. Mary OF tnem, patrons
and friends OF this scool of leainiog reside New.
York CITY and vicinity bat the grea;er number may
BE- found in Central New-Ymk acd the West. few
wears ago the Affairs of the Education y ,ard were
souewbet embarrassed, aud desperate effort WAS
made to remove the whole concern out West and
warm IL gal CONTEXT ued which reen'ted 10 the id
cal establishment of Msdson Uoiveri'y where 1t then
was. AL the Professors bat two proved ant aud
went 10 the western psrt Of the St.e. The friends Of
Hamilton swaTined 10 With subscriptions until their
contributions s~eled to $lO000. Every Chair 10 the
College, and IN the Academic and Theological De-
psrtmer;s soon filed with able and faithful men.
Students increased by hundreds, Add a universal cry
went up for ediice in sodtioo to those already
built. Call was made upon the old students, aud lib
orally have they responded FUNDS enough we're
cured to commence operations, aod the Cornerstone
was prepared. lovely day smiled up,n the mso and
women who covered Cniverei'y liili Three College
Presidents present, bost OF professors and min-
isers hun dIed lawyers two senators, and plenty OF
doctors, both Of divinity aud medicine.
The ceremonies were opened 10 al impressive man
per by the Rev DR. Vogell of Rome. Rufus +. An.
drews Of New.York made brief speech, g,viug his
foyy Of the compact entered into between the Uni-
yeisi.y Board and the question Board, concerning the
terms upon which they bad agreed To erect the new
hall lie 70 sd list of the articles deposited 10
= tin case an placed inside the stone, as follows
View Of the University Buildings; tb- Hamilton Vl,ge
p.pers The y Examiner, Chronicle Wanhmaa; MafsoD
i,,,,,si,; Gdsstt,; The Mods nioH; Opuou VI the Hon.
Judge Allen the REMOVAL Question aDpps Rep ut
the Baptist sste Convention the Laws OF me liVersry
OF TIE illogical Institution Catalogues ~ Students
Rrbeme 1889; tie Landmark AID its
toseber Other mrs intending toe Receipt for
fs the sid stone. Do side ne c0rneone
which Ia Il Oiislsny granite polished, ia inscribed
HALL OF ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
- OF
MADISON UNIVERSITY.
On he ether side ia
FaFcTEp. A. d. 1859 aud 81.
The stone being placed, the Rev. A. ii Birmingham of
New-Yoik was int oduced the orator of the s.ion
His voice is Admiralty adapted to speaking in the opeu
air. be was plainly heard by the thousands on the
grsss around bin
When he had concluded, calls were made for Pres-
dent Sears of Brewn UDivereiy. He responder in a
beautiful and pointed speech, which rapturously
received President Fisher o. Hamilton College, Who
locke more like wellbred lawyer than doctor OF
divinity vas next Introduced. His speech tn the vast
assemblsee was welLtimed and euog,s'ic OF Madison
University. He felt jealousy, bat .jolced asevery
Christian and patriot should rejoice a. her prosperity
The Rev. DR. Church Il New-Ymk made toe closing
prayer anc the copcourse Departed stroed around
The beautiful grounds, ,oo,
The new ed6ce is TO be five stories high, and ~ by
100 feet in size. II is to be used for chapel cabnet
rooms and halls for the literary societies.
Many clergyDen, lawyers, aud others from New
IOik, were present.