New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-03

rooms are furnished for students IN the University
buildings at low rent-frOm 60 cents TO 81 week
ana II Is also proposed to have commons table, the
board az which WILDE about 81 week but students
are at liberty to board and lodge in the village ana
Tor the present most of them indeed will have to do
so, as lodgings are ready in the University only
for 1J0 .t.l t.... Or wv n '.'. =.
The Trus tees and Faculty held a meeting to-day,
and discussed system of government for the Uni
yeTsity. Mr. Cornell wanted to organize it as little
State the President to act Governor the trustees
a Senate and the students to elect an Assembly
from among themselves Some of the Faculty were
for placing the entire governing power in the hands
of the students; others again for adherng TO the old
system If discipline. Opinions seemed widely at
variance but it was at last resolved to leave the
whole thing to the Faculty for the first year. and if
the more democratic plan should seem to them ad-
vsabe, they can adopt 1t as soon as the organization
gets into working order The use OF tobacco and IN,
toxicatng liquor was debated, and some proposed
exacting pledge of total abstinence from each stu
dent entering but this question was also deferred
Elections were held for filling four OF the ten
or twelve vacant professOTships and the Faculty
now stands follows: Resident Professors, the
Hon. Andrew ID. White, LII. d.. President and Pro-
fessor of History; Eyan.W Evans, NJ. A., Professor
of Mathematics William Charming Russell, NJ. A.
Professor of South European Languages and AsSocl-
ate Professor of History; Eli Whitney Blake, NJ. A..
PHI d., Professor OF Physics and Industrial Mechan
les; George G.. Caldwell NJ. S., Phi. d., Professor OF
Agricultural Chemistry: James NJ. Crafts, NJ s., Phi.
D.. Professor of General and Analytical Chemistry
Burt G.. Wilder NJ. d. Professor of Comparative
Anatomy and Natural History; Joseph Harris. Pro-
Major Joseph ii. Whittlesey ~: 5: Army Professor
of Military Sciences Lebbeus II. Mitchell, b. A.. PHI
D., Professor of Mining and Metallurgy Daniel Will
lard Fiske, NJ. A, PHI. D., Professor of North Euro
pean Languages and Librarian the Rev VIM. d.
Wilson, D. d.. Professor of Moral and Intellectual
Philosophy; VIM. Charles Cleveland, Professor of
Civil Engineering; James Law, Professor of YeteTi-
ninary Surgery and Medicine. Nonresident Pro-
fessors and Lecturers: Louis Agassiz, LII. d.. Pro
fcss0r of Natural History t20 lecturesl; the Hon.
Frederick IIOlbroOk, Ii. d.. Professor of Mechanics
applied TO Agriculture ~ lectures); James Hail.
LII. d. Professor of General Geology az lecturesl;
James Russell, NJ. A., Professor of English Literature
III lCCtuTesl the Hon. George William Curtis, NJ. A.
Professor OF Recent Literature M ecturesl the Hon.
Theodore w. Dwight, LIZ d., Professor OF COnstltu-
tiOnal Law and Lectures the Constitution of the
United States ~ lectures); Goodwin Smith. Profess
sOr of English History il2 lecturesl.
The State Teachers Association, you remember.
appointed n Committee at its recent meeting TO re.
quest the Trustees to throw open their doors to all
persons irrespective of SEX" and their me-
mortal was presented to-day. II is rather curious
that the Committee disregarded part OF their IN,
structiOns, for they say nothing OF admitting all
races but make an eloquent and forcible plea for the
women. The question was not discussed, though
there appeared TO he strong feeling in favor OF the
n lsure on the part of some of the gentlemen pres
cnt: bnt the memorial was referred TO Committee
consisting of President White, Senator Andrews OF
Otscgo Mr.. A. b. Weaver, State superintendent OF
Public Instruction, Senator Folger, and the Hon. >.
b. Williams of Ithaca, with instructions to report
at some future time Rather vague that: but the
ladies have friends on the Committee. and Miss An
thony may yet be made glad. There has been some
discussion also about the pfOprety of Introducing
regular military discipline, and adopting sort OF mil
itary uniform regulation dress would check eX-
travagant tailors bills and thus would be blessing
to poor but vain young men; but would the young
women have IN wear IT tool
In less than two months a practical solution must
be found for these questions for the President eX,
meets TO be ready TO open classes on the appointed
day. though there is still a bewildering amount OF
work TO be done. The rooms of the Cornell Library
in the village another free gift of the munilicent
founder of the University are Uttered with the
treasures which Mr.. White has collected in Europe
and for which permanent places are not yet ready
He has library OF between % 900 and 10000 umes
including the BOpp and Anthem collections, and Won
derfuy rich nm the fine arts architecture aud tech
nolOgy There is an admirable museum of natural
history; there is partial but very valuable appara-
tus for classes in natural philosophy chemistry dc
and there are rare anatomical models, both OF the
human form and Of horses cattle, &c. Upon the
whole though there are DEFICIENCIES to be supplied
especially i'm the departments of mineTalOgy, metal
lurgy aud philosophy the equipment OF the Cornell
University is already on par with that OF any other
establishment IN America except Harvard.
Thus you perceive the Cornell University under.
takes to supply the peculiar educational wants OF
the day completely than any OF the older lnstl-
tutons of the country, and TO reconcile the most
liberal culture with the practical Unitarian IDEAS
which distinguish our people and generation, and
have hitherto drawn such an unfortunate dlstlnc-
ton between the classes upon whom America de-
nish her scholarship and literary refinement To
nut the case rather grossly IL means to show us how
to get the quickest scnnl@Ty t prot n 0gf S
not to lower bat vastly to raise the national
standard of education. IL it succeeds IN
doing this land see no why it should mott it
will solve one of the most important problems of the
age- A brand-new establishment OF this sort has I'M
mcnse advantages over an old one. There Is some
thing which tickles our romantic instincts III the
idea of studying within venerable walls where the
great scholars of past generations have left their
memories and most men dare say fancy they could
learn moro in college where Bacon studied than IN
Il huHu m n
NOT experience and especially the experience OF our
own country. tell us that by the time the moss has
gathered upon the walls and the corridors have be-
come peOpled with historic ghosts, the machinery
gets rusty, and languor falls upon the place
which is fatal To all true progress Yes,
ke other mundane institutions
must he utterly revOlutonlzed and remodeled
every now and then. or else they must contain the
elements of perpetual modification The Cornell
University starts with an entirely new plan ana an
entirely new outfit Its courses OF study are care
fully adapted to modern wants. Its path Is emDH-
raised by no old ruts and grooves. Its apparatus rep
rcscnts all the very newest discoveries It's library Is
not "A museum of exploded errors OF scholarships but
mainly collection of the results OF most reeentre-
search. Its professors are young men-most OF them
young in years and all young IN sentiment anu III
readiness accept the changed conditions OF modern
life Aud finally the optional system OF studies
gives il the means OF perpetally renewing It's YOUTH
and Immediately introducing new branches whel-
ever "A demand for them arises. An institution, III
fact "yhere any person can find instruction IN any
studvr must always remain fresh and vigorous.
President White appears to be not more than 81 or %
years of age. He has the fire and energy OF youth,
Win the cnlture and general information of more
advanced years man of enthusiastic disposition.
and as Judge of forcible character, with wonder,
full variety of accomplishment, line education ana
a winning personal presence, he ~ admirably htted
Tor the place he has TO ILL., and is thoroughly i'm,
bued with the spirit that governed the foundation of
the institution Mr. Cornell Is young man. 100 LOT
time has impaired neither his activity of body nor
his youthfuness of spirit He works for the Unlyer-
sity as if he earning fortune instead OF giving
heart and soul into the plans of his younger coadu
tors aborng to for it the greatest possible re-
turns from its grand endowment. you see that ne
his hand into his pocket and pulled out three quarters
of million or SO of dollars; SO long as there Is