New-York tribune., 1873-05-23

The bl was carried with the condition inserted .rna oe
sooner than sacrifice tho whole ,,s @ - one Institution
or s rrysrs aS Of Ewing soo TO another nis
created much feeling in tho state ana q. , with no
sennes, or coDnIysnce OF h 10 refund TO h t1o sIo
OOO Mr. Cornell refused to accept ~ no Snt that N tho
be had given he would not take BACK Dus ' ha would
Iogsatnre choose to give It the Unyersy ns Sono
not object This was done The @ thnnnrane 10 Mr
orne III 'T In the speech 20 which have REFERRED n
declared and reiterated that this money n, of the
laws Of 1861 will show that this money was tSat
the University and our IreasuleI This charge
first made and in answer 10 mr 'erv AUDIENCE to be
reiterated, is thus shown by docunen''''
utterly without foundation.
MR.. CoRSELL's ENDOWMENT
In September Of 1895 the Trustees oamo
Mr. Cornell proposed to comply Win tho uaH' -.
tions of the grant by paying over soOo,V" " '
ton The bulk Of his property was at tna' 'io a..
in Western Union Telegraph stock ana M wbeb o t was then
selling The trustees, therefore, o. xsno o0o with
such sacrifice, and accepted M eateral security That
tbe trustees and the Controller accepted MI @ a. I'd
paid e H. predsohs been
yered The collateral has greatly Increased h m con
and the trustees have OF late WIN Mo 0oi''""
yertng it into permanent secuIltlos o5 civi,g ue
Nor fs tbIs all Mr. Cornell has never stopped gvg ~
has civen ma our grounds farm OF 200 acres iaI ID
mas siseh % uS coeetons apparatus everything Yonder
in front OF new building IL Is snoP III III vonder
I'm wood working and erected by Ezra Corne youn, th
hack of MS are new buildings rising They are ior % To
new eyperImenta farm, and given by Mr. COrhelI a n
was his gf It cost him 81 800 The casts IN the geoos
ical department received last term were ms si,
cost him 5000 The great work OF piranesl 2m Or p
this very copy once the worthy gift OF fope 10 70 a
royal duke-is the recent gift OF MI CORNER ioL 1o
Won youpg soyereigns The Jewe collection III geOvES'
which cost $40 OG the Newcomb collection III t ~
ogy which cost over $4,000 inc AntnUn on Coction of
classical literature, which cost $1,000 the c0ectV t ~
books in agriculture and botany and HORTICULTURE Hon
first TO last, were given by him - 49,, .or,oa
Yonder are 40 acres of beautiful hnu' nartow nid
men who Judge this man by themselves, nave salu,
"Mr Cornell that to make himself rcn "a ou ~ tt ~
IT, He will make up its increased value an MS & siss
IN the uniyersty We wanted that 40 acres the other
day for the new college and chapel TO when MI oas9
has given SOO0OO and for the horticultural grouuS
hata9ica GARDEN and Mr. Cornell gave them to u.s. his
gifts in cash value at tins moment are ne@,v
lands paylng taxes them, ETC., over sOOOo iore
and this is the who is charged with cheatnR a
rich out of the lands How he do sof he Is under
heavy bonds for the performance OF MS contract anu
even II he not his whole nio SHOWS nun po
OF such theyery / submit that such record as Ezta
Corne's life should go for something moIe tnan ,ia'
pledge my honor TO the satement-and tne c0nliIs III
yestigauon will soon reveal the facts and Will expose
me 10 nfamy If do not state Iuth.that 10 my CERTAIN
and absolute knowledge, Mr. Cornell Is not Interested Ia
the sales of lands which he has made, directly OF ind
rccy 70 the extent OF ono dollar But our bSnelscor
his tame TO 90 down 70 possrity. being one OF the
benefactors Of his race He has aiso Oeeh Win
Gentleinen wish that moro of our wealthy men
erect monuments to themselves, Dus ste M % 70
nut Il on record here that the Idea OF attaching mr. cor
nePs name to this institution never came irOm mul-H
came from me. If the Colleges OF Harvard, dae. Wlr
the names OF their first beneactors, so did feel an
honor this institution TO bear the name Oh GSrne en-
SO do feel 1t nOw-far more an hohor no" lhat MS
fame has been thus brually assaulted Dy men whose
names will bo held In contempt while ms shali oe re-
garded az of the treasures OF TINS grand common
wealth But 1t is said that the institution mas Deeh per
yerted from its purpose Let us examine this
CHARACTER oP INSTRUCTION IN THE UNIVERSITY.
The act of Congress declares that
The leading object shall be- without excluding other scientific ans
classical sues and ncOng military ac to teach sae er'9os PC & o.
Earning . are ts. 70 ~ ts sste nav % pectyeiy preenbe
order promote the hbersl and Prseael d9eanG1 o the
The law of this State reterates this, and adds
Bot branches Of science and knowledge may be embraced
in The plan Of instruction and nys'ga01 @ pertaining 70 ee % ~
United States 1862 chap 49, sec LaS'O T. for 1862 chap Se
Now the trustees have carried out these provisions in
good faith and to the letter The rery first departments
prorided for those directly relating 10 agriculture
and he mechanic arts. More has been expended upon
any other department Of he UntrerSity. Nay,
More has been appropriated % these departments
than zoe hare thus far rcecred from the public funds In
the expenditure OF money In providing buildings, land
laboratories models professor lecturers these have
again and again that we must do duty fully and
faithfully these departments first of ALL and then
that build up such other branches Of science
and knowledge" and other scientific and classical
which the law of Congress and the law of the
State also make 1T duty to develop.
No department OF agriculture in this country has had
and extended Of instruction. For purposes Of
Illustration have not only the best books models,
and collections TO be obtained in Europe and America,
but we have established large farm conducted on
plain American principles by man who has twice
taken the highest premium Tor successful farming IN
this State, and establishing experimental
farm to be carried directly under the Of the
professor OF agriculture There exists in this country
no better organized laboratory in agricultural chemistry
than The collateral branches of botany, horti
eulture surveying DC, have been taught most thor
Oughly. AT this moment there Is not course In
& m e oT %4Fa f5sre 's pS
ura college of Importance In Europe or America which
have not visited In studying plans and methods for
our institution. The Agricultural department has been
difficult 70 organize 1t was new thing comparatively.
We have stumbled now and then but we are a going
department win yet be recognized as blessing to the
The Department of Mechanic Arts is even more bril-
liantly successful Ibeleve that an investigation win
country Look It's noble buildings its provision for
steam;powor and water-poweri its lecture,rooms,
Oc anS %Sds Of Ss sp Vey ss %
all the gift Of Hiram sibey See there the young
men at WORK. work in the shops under sEa gaS
but thoroughly practical master mechanics and me-
representations. Nor is this all that has done
this direction. We have established Department OF
in the land; also Department Of Architecture also
course of instruction IN Chemistry applied 70 manuac
allow, We may add School OF Mines TO t young men TO
10 forth and develop the mineral wealth Of the country
making the practical branches named in the act lead
ing branches We have not LEFT uncared for the other
branches ordered or permitted Dy those charters We
have provided for military tactics the act requires
We bhave provided for 4" other scientific and class-
teal branches" in manner second 10 that OF no
other institution in the land We have brought Ithaca
several of the most prominent lecturers In the worm in
agricultural, mechanical and general science and in his
tory and literature and all students have had the ad-
vantage OF hearing them
HISTORY OF YEARS.
II IS history OF which he need not be ashamed Six
years ago these grounds were peaceful wheat field
Now buildings stand. rising here, whose cost is
s7OOoOO Here too us library of over 1000 vol
umes, the third In size and the second in value among
all those belonging TO colleges universities of the
United States. Here are collections OF specimens, appa
ratus, models, spendd In character and extant and