New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-16
CORNELL UNIVERSITY.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
1uF UNIVERSITY IN A PROSPEROUS CONDITION
FfW AND UNIMPORTAET CHANGES MADE IN lis
MAVAGFMEST-THE RESULTS ATTENDING THE
ADMISSION or WOMEN FIFTY THREE APRIL
CANTs PASS AN EXAMINATION FOR ADMISSION.
IrFoM AsrECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TuE TIIEUSF.l
ITHACA, y. Y, June 1J.-AlthOugh the Grad
aaiins Class this year small comprising only 30 mem
pcs yc il lie said that Cornell University
prosperous than During the last year tie fact that
She Institution is fast settling down into permanent
FORM evident by the few changes winch II WAS
found necessary make in its policy o. management and
mode Of Instruction. with exception 10 change OF
any importance appears TO have taken place since 1873,
and tile change that found necessary related 10
mattel hardly Of central importance in university
the Military Department by its charter, Cor
nell University is required To furnish military
instruction IN its students. The method az
giving this is left Ia tho discretion of the
Board Of Trustees. Formerly military drill was made
obligatory upon nl students, except those physically
unable L. drill and those who Obliged TO work Ia
orlar to pay their way. certain number OF hours
Lad be voted to these exercises, and arms and
an Instructor furnished by the Government The
Military Department found much favor among the
great body students, who, upon one pretense or
another, endcavoed To escape It's requirements Last
year the Board OF Trustees finding that change IN
the bod of &, inc the required instruction IN military
ll was necessary, deed TO make il an outside study,
but to SO arrange tat all would be likely 10 prefer
10 take it. Accordingly t-ey increased the
number OF hours Of recitation required from
each student evoy week from 10 10 H. and chen pre-
scred that the extra hours should be devoted 10
military dli, and that those who chose tn escape the
dl should in place of IT, take any two other studies or
pracie hours in the chemical laDrOaory. This plan
Is said to promise work well. Lady students, VINO, Of
course cannot be required 10 submit 10 military drill
Will probably De required take two hours practice in
horticulture similar branch in place OF it, Major
MrM Irty, who has been in charge OF thc military de-
paltInen has recalled by the Government ut The
expiration 81 ms term Of service and apontce is
Tie position III he named for next year.
The opening OF the sage College for women. which Will
take place Oh Thursday, attracts attention here
than anything clse at present large number OF dis
tngshcd gentlemen have promised to be present and
the ceremonies win undoubtedly be OF an Impressive
character The building is one o. the most imposing on
University Ill., 1t viii DC ready for occupancy next
Ia. al the opening OF the University year. The question
Of the admission o. women into Cornell University was
long AMI anxousy debated before was finally decided
upon There was much opposition 10 il among the stu
6nts. aud many doubts expressed III the Board OF
Trast cs President White took great pains to inquire
into the mattel and visited the various institutions Of
learning whore men and women are taught together
His inquiries and the deliberations of the Trustees
suited in permitting the admission OF women 10
the University. The princey gift of 100000
by Henry ". Sage, for the purpose OF con
structing college building for the exclusive use OF
the women students gave great impetus 10 fher
admission. A as it was known that women would
not be excluded from this institution number OF young
ladies applied for admission, passed TIER exanna'ohs
aud have since pursued tler studies in manner salts
factory 10 the Trustees and the faculty. Several have
already graduated and in Graduating Class tins year
there young ladies' Of whom wac one OF The
ak students selected to compete for the Wo0dfofd ora
ton medal ths year. President White says that ne is
graed with of the experiment OF admitting
women He thinks their presence has had good Eject
on the manners Of the students. They have uniformly
been treated with consideration and p0llteIess by the
male students and have shOwu devotion and earnest
ness in their studies exceeding that OF their male fellow
stuGens While few of the lady students have reached
the very hight rank in scholarship they have all stood
high in their classes. The only unsolved problem III iel-
ton to the eoeducstion Of the sexes, President White
thinks is that of health. What the solution will be he
has doubt. The young women who nave Decn III at
tendance here have shown no indications OF losing
their health and long kept statistics III other institutions
show that there Is little danger lie apprebended from
this source Since, however, question exists, IL ias
been determined To guard against all possible danger TO
the lady students here and the Sage College
hls been built with special IN this respect every
arrangement for the comfort and health OF IFS inmates
having been provided There are still those botl among
the and in the faculty who doubt the wisdom OF
the admission Of women to this University, but no strong
OPPOSITION "a their any longer lnliess llst
On Wednesday the annual meeting OF tho associate
the University Will 10 elected This Trustee VIII De
chosen from tie ranks OF the Alumni The rue III the
pha IferW
time misunderstood at least III dispute some were
OF opinion that its interest That the Alumni
shoild only Trustee from tbUlr body, While
nrrs thought IL meant that they should choose any
man whom they considered eligible to that place. he lie
an nluinuus person never connected with the Uni
yersy Last votes cast both for Alumni ana
Tor OF her peT Sons hui the result the ee tlon OF one
Of The Alumni d. Halliday OF Ithaca After the election,
IN order 10 provide against further dispute, resolution
was adopfed by the Alumni 10 the effect tha henccl 0rih
all Trustees elected by them shall be members OF TINS
body The emOumeDts OF the position are nothing but
The duties are OneIOu and Of course there are many
Candidates for its h"r0rs -, -.
The number applicants who passed. the entrance ef
amuatiOns TO Cornell University yesterday ana To-Day ~
So o. these - are young ladies'; Inc arrivals oi
strangers intending To he present at the Opening :" he
hage College Thursday continue 10 increase anu Hc
hotels aud boarding hOuscs oNerciOwdcd AOIo ID
Cornell and cyGOv Curtin 81 Pennsy wanna arrived TO-
night The Hon. Justin T. Morrill, Of Vermont VINO was
have delivered address before the agricultural CF
iege has bsen kept away by illness. THIS evening tAe
Graduating class had their class supper at me iioa
Hotel. Tomorrow afternoon the Class Day exercises
will take paee and the annual meeting OF the trustees
will be hold IN the evening Prof g. n Adams OF Micl
gan University will deliver lecture before the Cocses
OF History and Literature and concert wiz DC gwen at
the Opera under tho auspices vi the graduating
class
ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES AT THE HAMILTON
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.