The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-29

In the New York College a professors salary is
g. $50; in Columbia 81, 500; in the New York Cni-
versity So 500 Professors nrst named insttu-
non teach from fifteen to nineteen hours per week.
while ia the second only from eight to twoive hours
Tue daily session OF Now York College Is also an
hour than that of either OF the Others General
Webb pointed out that Columbia and tue University
students OF the New York College. since they
have commercial course, which now en-
braces 26o members ana no preparatory course
thc public schools would require at least three years
10 prepare Tor Columba's freshman class, while tho
New York College takes him up at once and by de-
grees raises hun up to the same ultimate standard
THE PARENTS Ricny
In reference to the question whether the students
of tho COLLEGE were Tor the most part belong
lug TO families sufficiently well OF 10 pay
for their education the President sald That Ina,
A boat cub had been started among them,
but had to be abandoned Tor lack OF funds La 1870
nine members OF the senior class were obliged to
teach night schools ana resort to other occupations
ms means OF support Whine finishing their education.
ln 1877 eight members OF the senior class are known
TO have done the same thing Many other cases occur
Through the college OF students beng Obliged TO sup
port themselves while in attendance.
WHENCE THE STUDENTS COME.
Following list vf the occupations OF the parents
and guardians OF ali those students who have attended
the college curing the past year as far as they appear
Actors ~ agents. SO; artists, 5; bakers 3; bankers.
3; BARRIERS 4: bdther, l. boarding house aud motel
keepers. q; buokbinder brewers, 4; brokers, II !;
Butchers, IL; c,blnctmakcrs 2; carriage turner. ;
cartman, l; cigar Manufacturers, 2; clergymen, II;
tectioners, 8; contractors. 4; cook, l; dealer
In straw, dentists :; deputy sherln, Il;
aressma1ers, .; arover' aaugsisls o o.; en-.
foreman, framemaker fruit dealer, garde ner
; glass manufacturer, l god relners 4; grocers
" housekeepers, Importers, 10; insurance men,
jewellers, 8; Journalists. 4; Judges, Il laborcrs "A
laundrcsses, A. lawyers, "a lead pipe manufacturers
I; nquor dealers, 2; photographer, livery stable
keeper, /; loan Office, l; maeuaclurer-, l6; city
marshal, masous and builders, 20; mechanics, III ;
messenger, j miller, /; mllliners, 2; mus-
..endenis, 7; photographers, 2; rhysD,mns
); pockelbooK maker, / policemen, 10: porters, y;
printers, "a; professional /; professors, 4 proof
reader, real estate agents =; restaurant keeper,
revenue Inspector, saddler ; saimakcr / ) saloon
Keepers II; sections, 4; shipmastcr / shopkeep crs
and merchant, go; Snowman, /; SIX manufacturer
i spectators, stair builder statioEcr, steve
aUres 2; stewards waters, a. STOCK dealer, | /;
taors, Il teachers, 49, tobacconist, lus,ee, /;
varn,sn maker, / retired o. 10 known, l3G.
VI the l3j parents ana guard ans whose occupations
nrc unknown thc female outnuniUcr tue male IN the
proportion oil ten to one. IL IS stated that they
almost all live in such localities would lead the
Buppostion that they IN poor and
probably concealed their occupations account OF
thcfr humbieucss.
General Webb drew the attention OF the reporter
TO passage in the statement OF Mr. Grady, pub
lisDed IN yesterdays HERALD, wherein TINT gentle
nun says, 81 need not say that that stat Mt
fMr Grady seems TO think hat his particular mis-
Zion abolish high schools everywhere
originated entirely with Mr. Webb. ! have done moth
Ing to justify IT, and have SAID nothing on which it
could be based" General Webb says lie considered
himself justified in saying what he did by passag es
which appeared IN public journals.
The Alumni Association some time ago established
loan fund for the assistance oil such students rs
could not AFFORD TO 70 through the college unaidcd.
Que oil the trustees OF TINS fund stated To
yesterday that the lund to-day In active operation
mat IL mas, since It's establishments, lent motley to
many studcus who were too poor 10 30 through even
Tree college witbou AID and present assisting
several IN the same circumstances.