, 1874-01-20

TO tic rights and athorty holonBing to the position.
spectel Il has bccn tug caso that college President
s not bson clothed With th, PROPER au'asrty as IL
wSaa sa IL was actually s,,ua al INV by I
student, and = certain damages o,tai,ed againat
representing Tie sovereign viii Il tAs peopo. fnnda-
LEIGH q
% eest se4 s 10 tho nstaslon = 10 Is
arst nce.ing Of tho Board Of Trus.ces tho board d.
fined tho duea Of the President and Faculty, fol-
~. The government Of tue college shall 10 sostod
in tho President, Professors mud tutvrs who shan 10
Htylcd ths Faculty Of the college.
matturs relating to the college to govern the under
gralnate students ani tho resident graduates, md to
against ihe laws ofle college, except in casea referred
~ The pruiossofs and tutors, scvcray, .l,. hare
power to govern tho undergraduate studaats and to
punish them for any eri except III cascs referred by
law to the Faculty; provided thnt they may not, fn ay
cause proceed contrasy to tho sdyiec and direction Of
~ The PRECEDENT, at his scretlon ehall have author
ity to appoint meeting of the Faculty. AL mnturs
brought before such meetings md determined by tho
1or part of tho mcmbers hrcsent. whereof the trcsl.
Ue 5 wen tbs ennss sh e.
equally divided tho President shall have casting
VOTE"
Tho law in these provisions ia ample, aud under 1t
no question can arsc no to tho power Of tic President
to act aud govern. Under this fundamental law 1t IL
tl,o Presidens IL The Faculty without him. or to tle
Trustees because tepowcr has been asegate to him,
It il aiso appropriate. under the present cireun,-
stances, Tint shot.d make few remarks Of pcr-
Honai character: It s now thirty years since az
to
n. Y, for the purpose pf supplying the Daptist
church in nut plaso In nquirag for thc "1catlins
the acquaintance Of, Squire Duoltlc. Ho was not
then known TO fane WV not M spoken @ Of es "Jadge"
au1sd q lin t. .s tha eluqaont young Dooitttle of
tie Geneses BAR sluco ,uen he hua occup'el =
prominent position On tho Judseie' iloneh,
tha 2a.tcd '' ssutes Senate, % md Daan as5ac,ea
,s ef n p1a M Ma ~ s t enent snof
now VIZ 1d him Advanced tu the highest position yet
Arld by hin. an tsee TO hay that tnero is other
this Institution han with Judge poolIttle 10 you
students he will he au aufe and kind counEclor, and
fssws1ter ffe but rue fsnf
cuflbtace, fl sunshine and III time Of darkness aud
tria.. You Gun always count on him. Although Judge
sincerely holo INIT Ae may DO coued il IL. paal.
ton rcrmaAent'5, as I asa c9nst1'ced shas
eonsses III trust sG sat e as psesent, ay y
nlo.a taan nero togfo chopper, n,ore thuu illere
drudge; ttat ho may have oportunity to exercise MS
IN notalhSsies. etc., he y also e1nineny man ac-
'''4 N''0'' - '.,'s' TO r1,E NEW rnzsrors7.
There arc many things with letuteuca to which
mny well congratulate yon. 1t is nasser III which
atitatiu ty whom you will Lo suppurted IL composed
Of teachers Of hgl attnMens III their Respective de-
sa q d es iy ress vs
you @ viii viii dnd congro.sted here. t' Thero urs re-
~ spy eoeas sg Ia a % a % You III ana % tIaa n9sd sa wiz
spirit Vi order, aud deeply III earncst III their CO.
operation with their teacers and Tho officers oi the M
stttutiuu. You will fual many IF them worthy to DO
your personal friends, and VIM will, on acquaintance
lecunle such,
lily duties President Of sAo University Of Chicago
arc one aud iu leaving the POSITION must return
my most hcastfelt thnnkH fur tbs support ynu have n
lare retelFE Mt yonr bnns. n0" have the Aonor to
introduce to you your new President, tho Hun. !. H.
Duoltlte.
JUDGE DooL1r71E.
Tho President I'D interim then responded as
followa:
Gentlemen q tie Eoard Of frus1es a"a Faculty and
No other event of my life hao 10 fully demonstrated
how little oue can anticipate the future the present.
1ow ntsle did think when, thirty years ago, young
Esscrn state ,llat woul;l cvcr receive from lis
srowg 3a Ely sf as wfst & ~ II oh,eao '1Say
position, would, Indeed, lie has rcnAarkctl, ftal
lint this is tho highest otloe hays eyer orsnaed. III
1eea ior ihs pRIpese Il ailowsne Dr. burroughs to
sad at th's prstsHs p;; t!.as s,anant'y ialos-
faro5 Of tho University, for which he has
snown such ma,he4 ubssy. By The representation Of
duty 10 aesei thu position for the tao be!ug, ether
wise could not huyB thoayht Of uoing TO- aMi would
uys it distinctly Understood tbat can only enter nr-
anl, although for some 0,e past have bccn otyaBcd
III the actso duties Of tho cgal profession in tis city,
ays no h @ TO sv , n oeany so %
NY t1me tlat could not, If would, give nore thun
ono evening and one morning Of each week t9 tle lu-
stood tut 1t is provided for III a It's branches and for
nl tile rasse aud by most competent professors; and
yet cau say ti,at I take lod of tbs work most
ciseetfaly aud villa hopes HAT much can be acctnl~
rist.ed. The rrosl!ess Ct sha University gro ~
satA " outside agutnst tho institution, MN happy to
know TINT within most doctlel progress Is being
onicago, un tnt Us soon as il las emerged from tho
lu,leal difficulties lhat eser5 Young c0'!cgn as TO
encounter it will take position Ut tue heaa " the c~
destined to Gucouo thu Harvard IND Yae Of tbs wess,
and when welt Endowed will adM 10 tbs !earnng ol tha
East the yl9or Of Western thought.
MORE CHANGES.
-
Il. Noiho Ind been appointed Dean Of the Facul-
ty, and that.Prof, 4, j, Howo 1~tl been olarged
with the distribution Of the rooms, oto,
THE FINANCES.
DR.. Boone, tho Chairman OF the Executive
Committee 0! tho Board Of Trustees, stated thAt
within tho past lew Aoaths, through tho almost
s,uglo-uar,dod exertiouB OF DR.. Burroughs, about
s56, ,0U0 Ut tho funded debt l,ad been provided
for, and that to Truatoos had reason TO ho!iase
tllat within tho noxt twelve months the entire
Ind. htcducss Of the institution would DO re-
moved, 4nd the fo'daio1l Of needed pf1te1H9r r..
gentleman who held tho indebtodness OF TIE
University were the truo frienda Of the nstll1l-
ton, aud that they woro showing disposition
TO DO ail In llor power to acgonmo1Ato the no.
eess1siea OF tha prosont. Tho Trustees bud
taken leave Of Or. Burroughs al IrcH'dont with
great leluutaneo, accepting lns resignation only
Hnce u was AoceHBary for him to concentrate lla
ahttlttca On tic lnauoiaI necoHHities Of the Uni
Tho new President gaye out son1e noticon Of
Faculty aud claas meotinga, and The ceremony OF
tho day WIS at an ond.
0htt1Ary"~QlaurlGx AatNr IErlslG&i.
From std Se~ York Wartd. Juu.1d.
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