New-York tribune., 1878-11-05
CORNELL NOTES.

THE RETURN OF PRESIDENT wHITE-MANUsCRIPTs
AND EARLY PRINTED BOOKS BROUGHT HOME FOR
THE LIBRARY-GOLDwISs SMITHS LECTUREs-THE
DUTCH LANGUAGE now TAUGHT.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or rH6 raBUHs.1
ITHACA, Oct. 27.-The new university year,
as in most other colleges, opens with entering class
somewhat smaller than the average. The slight dimi-
mutton Is principally owing TO the enlarged requisites
for adnission-the subjects OF examination now nolu1
ing in the technical courses both German and French
Heretofore the candidates for to these
have not been Obliged to pass foreign language
II may perhaps DO considered gratifying fact that the
admissions this year. during the inst three or four
years, show marked increase in the number Of those
entering the classical cOurses
Two receptions tencered to President White upon
his return from abroad-One BY the students including
torchhght serenade, and the other by the townspeo
pie OF Ithaca The resumption Of the duties OF his office
by Dr. White, the considerable gift maGe to the unver
sty by Mr.. Sage at commencement. and the greatly I'm
proved state OF the university finances bd fair
the present year Of marked progress II s understood
that the trustees discussing several projects dc
signed to increase the efficiency Of the institution.
them the Of ho,-housos for the Be-
tanical Department, the building of a convenient
gymnasium and extension Of the Mechanic Arts De
partmcnt.
The chief event o! the yenr-alter tho return OF
President White-has been the OF lectures by
Professor Goldwln Smith. This before de-
vered. related 20 the period Of English history inter
yenng between the Battle of Waterloo ana the downfall
OF tho Peel Ministry in 1910 The large hall OF the North
University building was througcd at each lecture with
developed the story Of English progress during the
present century Many OF tue facts stated were new,
having been drawn from documents yet inaccessible
to the public from conversations with eminent actors
in The events narrated, incluong such men as Lord
Goodwin smith at tic request of the eitiZons OF Ithaca
addressed crowded audirnco on the question. " is
e. n .fIsp
dreFs hc declared ;haf q foreigner who bad closely
studied the progress OF this country be considered that
the only answer 90 thr query must be in the negative
Among the recent additions to the University Library
Large number OF manuscripts and early printed
books purchased by President White Europe. Tucy
embrace valuable eleventh century codex Of tie Eplstrs
of ST. Paul IN Lailn version. with contemporary com
meutaIy: the Livre lie Marriage" a macrihcenuy
Illuminated manuscript OF the fifteenth century, *
ecu.cd in France old Spanish legal Ms beautifully
written and Illuminated IN the 81 c OF the best period OF
PenusuaT ar, an incomplete English version Of Bona
Ycuilts Is Tie ol Chrystc dailng Ir0m about liJo;
Latin legal Ms. from tine year liaO an original letter
o. Ihdiit' H. Y"uie ~ thc 'oNelL"I ol VIC ""
tors skill from he thirteenth, fourteenth aud hfeCuth
ccutur q. The book curiu'tes include muic or less
complete conc- o. The Maycnce B.DIa L2tna OF rust
HuI SCI uir uiG2l Iho first printed = lgush Bible
shod under the auspic", of Thomas, Lord Cr0mwell
Psrs a!d London, 1880 aud COycrdalo's Engiisu
rrnph corrtciipus Of Walter scotts Pcycrl OF the
Peak p" pscsulation copy o. Dckcnss :, Christmas
"W. NJ ThacCcray from Charles Dickens Cshom he
made very happy once a lOng way from homrE l7ti
of December. l. l3 o" copy of the hrst edition OF
Millions " Paradise Lost" bound an wood irom tue
house which tlc great poet Was porn, ana carved bJ
Rogers and other books equally curious. Tho library
has also received several cases from abroad. ono or
Jueu coltaniug complete collection OF the Literature
rrlHIng tu Cvl Services Of the German Umpire ana
the GaIGIuu ugIOms.
during tIc summer vacation new anatomical labor
atory furnished with all the modern appliance. has
been fitted up under the direction OF Professor Wilder
IN the north wing Of tho HcCaw Building. This wus
rendered necessary by the Increasing number OF stu
dents III PIuioSsOr Nldcrs department Several impuI-
aut improvements have also been introduced into the
chemical laboratory.
Th= University preachers thus far have been President
Potter Of Onion College eXPresdent H'. OF Harvard
DR. Newman OF Washington. aud Dr. Munger. Of North
Adams Mas. Tnev n-H 20 be succeeded the present
Term by Drs sundcrr. OF Gonkcrs 81 Ger, OF brooklyn.
shaw Of Rochester. aud r. X. Becrhor, uf EmifH.
since the return OF Professor Hewet from Europe. the
Dutch ana Tristan languages are among those open 10
post graduate study Professor Hcwett spent some time
at tac UHIyeisty Lcydcn where lac crjovel the si
vantage of daily personal gtertCur5' with DE- De Nre'
ih- compiler OF the great Dutch dc ouary publish
inr aud Visited the remote province of Friosaud tae
dcplTtmenl OF Tcutuuc pnilOOgr. III singular that
while many % the document which throw llcht upon
the ra is history uf NrWiork written IN Dutch ana
are sl unedrd. there has been until row no place in
ts stats where thn study VI this language could DC car
riedU on.