New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-03
CORNELL UNIVERSITY.

r,.talocpe Of the officers and students OF
- university for the year 1862 with an announce
-, q, the terms courses Of study, &c, has Just pe
s.sred from which we condense the following Paf"0
hars ,. .bo list OF
trustees and faculty is very noticeable annai the
ioTmcr are the Hon. Ezra Cornell Gov hTHnss npern.
Lieutenant speaker OF te OF the State
Agricultural Society, Senator Morganj uoun Kelly The
Hon John NJ Parker, and Others me ThG iI PrnfS
contains the Of President AnuroW w r Russell IT,
VI RAE ~ q caldwell g. g. wilder. j. r. Whl'lgsey
L. IL Mitchell W. Fske, W. q C'Ts' snrasae and j. L.
MoTris beside number Of assistant professors ines ;
include al the resident are Louis Gsassa the Hon.
Jobn GouId Prof Jas. Hail. James Kussem Lo"eI,
6t nroSessorships still untitled including the chairs OF
Political Economy. American History; Physical Ie'
T6ers arc altogether students IN the University Ill
VIded as follows: In the Division OF SCIENCE &
aud Sciences Department of Agriculture &C. s.; ne,
parment Of MeehanicArts So department u q, Be
partment of Natural History, ~; Department Oh MIL
Tst tefm Of isSs-7o viii begin September IS, and
last IA weeks the second term Will begin January anu
continue u wee eS5n me nne 90 thus mnEng in ali IS
weeks Tie conditions OF admission are that the candl,
S SSoG R Resn be and H moT S able
70 pass satisfactory examination IN EnSnSu
hooks az Geometry and the Introductory parts
latin and Greek An acquaintance with some good ele'
aud viii pTo6a6ly be required as condition of admis
sion after the present year. Inete arg tIeo RS
courses OF study-he scientific classical ana combined
an which modern languages substituted Tor Greek
extending through four years and two special courses
hre allowedone devoted to agrlc9ltnte' natural
HISTORY chemistry history &C. and the other TO anayn
mechanics aud the mechanic arts ana eItendng through
twO years The degrees OF HachelOr Oh hrts
and Science will conferred on graduates IN the three
general courses and appropriate degrees VIII De con
ferred in tie special departments. IL lS Spuoha Win
students to select specially they so wish, ana 10 DC
vote themselves entirely TO It. i
The aFau cement Of the OF study mas been MADE
npon the basis Of three reetaons or lectures DAY D9t
eterprsng students If they mud themselves able TO DO
work than the three exercises announced WIZ DC
allowed take any number that they can satisfactorily
prosecute anu thus aCConPHsn " nN9 ~ 1o'r y
moro than Is contained IN any one OF the louI ear
courses, within the four years allowed tor the eoPeuoh
The course Of studies w give due attention to modern
languages history, political and social science, human
science ana COMMERCIAL knowledge.
The Professor OF North European languages also viii
give instruction voluntary classes in lceandc or Ou
Northern, Swedish Danish, and heso-Gothe, accom-
panied by lectures on the history, structure ana rea
tons Of the GeTmanic group of languages.
The Departments Of Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts are now organzed and combine the0re9ca MIN a
tory upon all students but instruction In military science
hSItv CP pr oce & Of Studies and not to
innate too highly any single course ,,- A.. ..,,,o
0HrHf fbeorT Wien he said could o,d an In
Sttti4ion phee any person can ind instruction Z" any
the Library now numbers about 10000 volumes in all
departments Of knowledge including the Anthon Bopp,
and Goodwin Smith collections, and the publications OF
the Royal Commissioners Of Patents in Great Britain IL
SIS expected 70 unite the Cornell Public Library with TINS,
which will make addition OF several thousand VOL
Several large and well equipped laboratories are
now ready, besides a valuable museum.
The annual expenses, including tuluOn DOafd, &c,
will amount TO less than $780, A number OF prizes IN
money are offered to aid mertOrOus students, amounting
altogether TO $3.50. over co students have enrolled
themselves in the voluntary labor corps but excepting
IN the case Of those who already very skilled
laborers the system has not proved success
ful IL is difficult 10 carry on study
while undertaking ones own support and the amount
that be earned in this way IS hardly sufficient Tor
subsistence without the addition or other resources
Some simple remuneratiVe manufacture may be inuO
present the University authorities do not rec0mmenC
any young man 10 come relying entirely on unshlleC
manual labor for support. Some few have That pecuha
combination Of mental and physical strength required
thus to entirely support themselves the great majority
From The Cornell Era.
Since the original endowment of our instltu
t0n 10 has received such munitcent gift that which
Just bestowed upon IL by distinguished citizen
of Ithaca John McGraw esq, to whom the University
already largely Indebted for valuable services
and 10 member or whose family the melOdiOus
Chimes which play prominent part in our daily
exercises, has given the sum OF $OGO Tor the cree
ton Of library building. No benefacton could have
been welcome either to professors or students and
the friends Of higher education everywhere VIII rejoice
with that valuable and rapidly increasing cOlec
ton Of books 60 be and appropriately housed
1t has been decided that the structure shall stand be
the two University buildings, and that one OF III
features shall be lofty and massive tower 70 contain tho
McGraw Chimes Work Will be commenced upon II forth
with Mr. McGraw is member of the BO0rd Of Trus
tees His invaluable gift places his name next TO that OF
the Founder the list Of the University carly and gen
eTOus promoters.