New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-06

sUi1t. L almost lusllDeO Lay AVi
metrca version keeps close TO the German as the
prose one of HAYWARD Such difficult rhyming passages
as the following for example from the chorus Of angels
in the first scene:
BrddeIHeh speisendeN
Wonne veThese1den.
are reproduced nearly word for word without any sacr
fee Of meter rhyme melody The publication OF this
version will give the EngshTeading public it's first just
idea of the greatest poem Of the century Throughout
the lectures the Illustrations given sometimes in
English sometimes in German; and Mr.. Taylor's read
ing of German verse is as good as George william
Curtis's reading Of English yerse-which is as much as
10 say it cannot well be any better The course was
attended by students-of whom more than half
are members Of other of the German classes In
the instituion-and by s larger audience Of person
unconnected with the University.
Mr.. Taylor is followed among the nonresident pro-
fessors by James Russell Lowell, who has already dev-
cred the first five lectures of his series on the early
literature Of the Romance tOngues-a series marked as
everybody will readily guess, by the profoundest erud
ton and by charming grace Of diction.
The buildings Of the Cornell University are not wholly
completed but the four which finished are large and
imposing. They are, of course, set on hill. l could
quite comprehend American craze for placing
public buildings intended to be greatly frequened at
lofty elevation The common which we modestly
Unborn in the Yankee character ought TO make
itself manifest by putting such edices in the Immediate
neighbOrhOOd OF the toWn AT rate IN
Ce-sible positions. Our fOrefathers were much wiser
In the old cities Of the Old World you will find the
thedra the university, the court of Justice which many
people are obliged visit every "a hours erected In the
heart the place. that as little time and effort as may
be are wasted In reaching them. The reason for our
practice generally the fine view; but anybody wants
fine view he surely liberty TO go up the highest
Pisgah he can find and get it; but why should he be
forced, Willie, nilhe to swallow so much magnificent
prospect daily, and at such wear and tear OF muscle
and shOeeatheri In the case OF universities ana col
legiate institutions especially we seem 10 have regarded
the hill of science" myth revelation, and to have
made il dogma of educational faith. This mania,
moreover appears to be growing and do not despair OF
some time seeing Harvard College removed 10 the top OF
Mt Washington, and another new Court House for New
York City set up the summit OF the Catslulls
1t way surprises American visitor then that a
steep of feet necessary to arrive at
the nearest lowest building of the Cornell University,
known Cascadnaplace and seated so directly over
the village that may almost be tossed thence into
the main street. The structure is of blue stOne loxso
feet overlooking the north side the gorge of the Cas-
cadia and containing rooms for a certain number Of
professors and their families for students, and for Off
GERS together with afacuty.rOom, and half dozen lee
ture rooms. The University reeeptOnroOm, in this
building, is spacious hall, adorned with three large
bronze statues the series Of 80 engravngs from Kau
bachs Berlin Museum frescOes and few such original
paintings Eastman Johnson's Corn HusRer" Cross
ing the Cascada by bridge so feet above the bed OF
the stream and vicinity TO two beautiful cascades
we reach the principal groups of buildings by winding
and rising road, which passes through grove and then
runs along the brow Of the great hill This group COM
pries two threestory stone edices filed with dormtO
RES lectureroOms and cabinets, wooden laboratory
feet square, temporary campane TOT the university
chimes, several farm buildings, and an additional
central building Of stone, go feet in length with
a tower 100 feet high, which is TO contain the Library
and Museums and which is rapidly approaching compile
ton To be sure the view from this point is grand and
having recovered your BREATH and made certain
that your muscles have not experienced fatal tension
during the climb you at liberty TO enjoy it, little
to the left below you, the depth Of valley two or
three times as wide as that of the Necker at Heidelberg
nestIes the treeembowered village Of Ithaca. Beyond
IT, 20 the southwark the vale stretches for some miles
until suddenly cut short by wall OF hills thousand
feet in hight To the right and nOrthward set in frame
Of lofty banks sweeps the Cayuga lake, visible here
through thirty miles OF its few rods TO the
north Of the northernmost University structure is Fall
Creek large stream FLOWING through deepsunken,
narrow rocky-sided ravine with half dozen waterfalls
ranging in elevation from 20 TO more than 100 feet within
q distance Of half mile.
The wealth Of beauty which Ithaca possesses in these
wild and picturesque glens and cascadesthe most nOta
BILE ones are called Taghkanc and Enheld-is
ceiyabe only by the actual visitor and ought to make IL
a chief place Of resort The darkbue stone OF
which the University buildings constructed is quar-
red in abundance the spot, the dressings being OF
light Medina stone Onondaga limestone. The wood
work Of the north building, much Of which is Of ASH
chestnut and backwanut is largely the work OF stu
dents in the manual labor corps The lecturerooms, OF
which there nearly fifty, fitted with numbered
benches each seat having small desk attached to IT,
All Of the sciences capable Of practical application have
laboratories or wOrkng-rooms fitted with modern az
planes for dissection, analysis and investigation The
chemical laboratories embrace five rooms the largest OF
which affords accommodation for the simultaneous labor
OF fifty Students while anatomy, botany, geology phys
les mechanical draughtng and veterinary surgery each
occupy one OF more apartments. In the north building
is the hall Of the literary societies. containing nine full
length bronze stauettes and thirty historical pictures of
the largest size.
University should only succeed in making mere In
ventory-a catalogue neither rdfsonnt nor rdiSonnoo
They are scattered through great number OF rooms
large small and accessible to the casual NstOf
a. the student although they arranged a.
University collections should be arranged not for show
but for The University library Of thirty thousand
volumes made up Of various collections purchased OF
presented, such the classical library OF the late
Charles Anthem the pathological Of the late Franz
BOpp historical Of Goodwin Smith and President
White and Of some thousands OF agricultural, mechan
CAL mathematical and chemical works bought chiefly in
Europe The Of scientific periodicals. appear TO be
very complete. Unlike too many Of our college libraries
the Of the University library open the whole
day and thronged with readers. Especially worthy
OF note in the Museum Of Natural Science, among
endless shelves OF tOads and frogs and bottled
brains and picked hearts, among endless drawers Of
bugs and beetles and butterflies are the NeWcOmb col