New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-25
n rAToR OF TIE cIIrS CoLLAGE.
PROTEST oF InE AIUMNi AGAINST IFS ABOLISH
MINT.

PROTEST oF InE AIUMN AGAINST IFS ABOLISH
MENT.
The opposition to the College of the City OF
NeW-Yoik having recently taken form III TN presented
in The Assembly. the Executive Committee Of the
Alumni Association immediately took strp' 10
counieract IN. movement Committee oi
defence. consisting - thirty alumni was ap-
pointed. I, immediately pat IN circulation petition
, NJ the Legislature not 70 pass The BILL and since last
Trdy IL has been signed. II IL stated by over 5000
citizens. meeting Of alumni was called for last ever
lug at the college huildus. M Lrxingion-aNc. nhd
Invent, -thrdst II largely attended. and much in-
tcr,st was Il. Among those present. were Cen
oral H. L. Trcuauc c. J.. Holt. ". r. Mem ist'r. l.. 81
sheppard, Russell -turacs ir. the Row Henry Nchsag
judge KOCH Justice Famiaer, aud Professors Compton
Werner ami Wolf
General \ J.. Kciclum General Appraiser ~ the Port
pr4idcd The Committee Of Defence was approved ana
continued This committee, In part, consists Of John
Hardy, C. J.. Holt. j. II. Steers, \. g. Compton, j. T.
Wheeler. :. q. JcHGc e. II. KiIchol. A. warner
j. Knox. II. J.. Trcmanc, L. ID. Herman. j. H. Morrison
j. Koch, II. \. Cumblcion. T. Wandell. g. 4. Flammcr
T. D. Hudson Il. Z. EowAer. D. :. Page. ". Howe. G.. H.
Crawford, H. o. Thompson. j. r. MIl,r, L. W. Sheppard.
J.. Tracy. r. II. Burchard, NJ. y. Catdozo, ana VI. =
White. Most Of these gentlemen were also present at
the meeting
long series OF adopted stating that
a bill looking toward the aboshmcnt Of the College
Of the CITY OF NewYork having been introduced
into the Assembly, the alumni al tie college DO
earnestly protest against thc passage Of the bill of
any similar for The following reasons: Thirty
years the citizens appealed 10 the Legislature To
supply the of higher education Ia the youth of
New York the need al winch CRAFTY ic Inc
necessity Of snch educational advantages, "a thls
college supplies, II great now ~ over,
and no other institution Institutions IN th's
city 10 this this college. the proper admluistr
ton Of Re publican government demands that not only
among tne wealthy hut also among people OF moderate
means, and among the poor there should bc
large number OF highly tahed ntcllccts. competent
criticize and. II needs b. 10 direct It's Affairs.
The prospect of improving. through the agency of
thorough cdacaiiOu,thc condition OF ms children, is
OF Efficient means o stimulating In the ibOrcr
country the prosperity az ITS people, aud the sta
bility Of its Institutions depends. In the active compe
iOn between Iya cities aud States, those must newt
ably fall behind which neglect To avail themselves OF
possible OF increasing The intelligence and
thorcly the wealth producing power Of the oitZcn-.
IKE College III the CITY Of Nrw-fork The resolutions
continued the only institution Ia this city which has
ever higher education To large numbers to
the poor In it alone the rich and poor meet
ground II equality Hnd Learn practically The pTtn
cIprs OF democracy. II alone HB young for the
profession Of teacher. II has lurnishcd 10 the city
many principals and vlcc-Irmcipals OF the publ
schools, and Il j. really the normal scnOul Tor
male teachers. II IL the only cOlcg" In kewlOrk which
Is entirely free from dcnoGiuaOua Influence, and VIII
a liberal education without Rcctaran bias can bc OBJ
would have other resort II It's doors closed.
and IL has already started more than l2OO0 young
in the paths OF learning.
Russell Sturgcs jr. General Webb, General Tremaine.
d. BOWkcF and others made remarks sustaining these
resolutions. They claimed that they 10y 10 means
discussion. The meeting adjourned subject TO the clli OF
the chair.