New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-23
TIE FUTURE OF TIE UNIVERSITY.

CENT DECIsIoN-wHAr Is NOw MINDED
To the Efftor ~ The fribW"c
SIR: The act of the Council Of the Uni
versity ~ the city ~ New York suspcnInc the Col
lcgaic Department three weeks became the snl'ct
much public criticisi and awakened a very lively
feeling of interest. THIS feeling much mcrcascd
when fortnight later. became known that tho conn
ell which had been previously warned Of tie illegal
character OF its cause, lay clear and vigorous pro
test 0f it, members. constrained 10 recognize
tho fact that lis action hal bo,n VOID aud Invalid
1t Gssllcd that statute of t.r institution
which established the University. without having
previously taken the prihhuury steps which v'rr OLE
Hgaiory. The invaniy wa- admitted u, ChaYr,'.o JOY
Crosby and hi- supporters the act WIS rccousidrr ;
aud notice -,vcu 81 amendment Of tho
statute which should cNp-cs-ly the rh ~ tine
Council ~ suspend thu o'lcre Al any time. Another
meeting called IT, vote upon this amendment, With
the general understanding tnat immediately npru IT,
adoption TN Council would probably proceed to decree
the suspension upon which Tie majority of the Council
seemed to he intent
Meantime large and clTncst gathering ~ tho alumni
took plac, al which committee of h,c i. dated
TO wait upon the CuIutIl rciuou-irlt" H-utn-t
ths hae,y proceeding. and o,,r coop r,tion 90
funds one Of this committee Wa Jud,c Cirils II
Van BrGnt. Of the Court "i Common l'.s .' '".r
rlttc, attended the Council meeting ou Monday even
CURED Each m-nl.er of the coinuitc" u4li- lu ad
49, pressing The rc-I" md pain ~ The alumni M
view OF the lcss s.icTur" az the college. lat " 'n
il came To- hc the tnru Of Jsd.c Van Hruut ,o."ak be-
addressed the COlnci On terms which CAV tnrn pau-"
pursuing and ndnou-irl them thai IL WIS p oud their
,,er To ,, the iiis oi tic college 20 sny Other pur
poses than tHorc Tor which t,rt tad l"'n rt'u ice
Council had relied tie iirt tt 20" fud- "ilih OFT.
given Tor spccluc pru bad been ,rg'd. am
tie consent oi the donors. mo General iuA.. .ilch
placed al the di-p"sa co. the Is and tbs. hr jude
assured them, made 10 dnrrtncr N The t-u as.rt oi
the question Inc money "ad been coui "n'cd i"i Ger
T., -, s,i I'm, ~.S .. 70 rr ,% la ,; ar
qulre vested nights Nhlch could noi 10y any tub-' Va
aErrcihthl 81 Ut ""ii,lH "t ''h, ~ .I'. ' 90 80,
contemplated proceodin- Would De- therefore, '"i1 ANA
III, sal.
IN tine vigorous aud weieidJ language "f Jndro
Van Bruut-was followed by tue prtS'utau"n
tie SonnciI-oi tnfte d. inr protest.. one ~ ar.
hOld,r another ~ shos'si ro!dci aud the ibi'd -
OF these funds. MI bu'cf cn''au'"ly dr' '.f'd
Tor the permanent support o. tar Undergrad lr Ic
M, ut, and that Womb ANY d,4-iul
OF tncm friu tIcir OF anal utp,~e.
Mucn d.,.,,-sIon and COMICS, t,lA followed one or
two Those had IA ord tnc -eicluc waru br.
Crosby supported declared HAT th"r" WI" about
taiut ~hAtcNcr o Hr-c" Vi tF"nt th'y would nave
nothing e. do "ith II ",n'fr -Ih M-iSi"" niu carr!
Ing out the SCHEME Al riii TIE di~'U.i"h i""S me
shaIe m hol"n fclut'th- t"r "th t'h"''h
IN ne Council coIi-uli AID -l,t deliberate
Opillon upon tht extent 90 H~ 'E"i l""rf III u l h-
III, rcNCu lawyers ~4ldio" i"i a lev nhuuifs.
and retained win al Oila"n ia which I've %, tne
most ihnuthtl"l 81 l'lh ',i''h.i'" WIN 'H", conn
deuc'. Tuese were john t. l4ia"iH. Aaron J. Nari'f-
I"c Wan. Anch Bu,lcr, !. ". G. LcFtuttr. nnd J'na
1ayl"r johnston, Tue M i"'H'd {" """h h'""nh''h
I-ion ia IA lev cu'tc aud decisive W"si, iic
obstacles Ia the pr"po~, sH-l "n % iHc cod" 20 wee
simply ins.lcraOi,-
gal EiOGn,i- which put Tie 4.s-t beyond eel d4-
puto Tue Council cannot chant" tine OmVrr~i..
had iunr 10. r,44i' Itdflor'~ ana o. o tE
treiy ond itH power a. Apfy theln 10 Other lists las
OpigIUn Oi judge Van Lrnlt aud the cuLc!uin-
judgImtHls OF many csiI - AZ men Oi the hstst
rtlUte settle the COnt!VttI-! "'.p.nt'j and I...
n,ntt, the future Of tnt iuSrIIfy beyond
contingency. Ii - To b. GuGcro cod, tnrn tLat t.c
Situation not only viii 70 or bai ihu1i 30 on It g. rt
Is imperative. Accordingly tie Council Adopted
tire uuanIiIlty "a Resolution conan NM the LHItT
graduate department, AMI ~cl,"nhng the All "i
thr alImni and Otnor i!i,UI- ia ~ tIg'uri.
TINS resolution offered 10y The lev.
Dr. john Hail. wEo has hto"d uiVuslo"t '.ie io.eH"ot
alVO ate o. fhr IrrinllIt noe 81 Co., I-tltu,itlL
Ihls dtt-Ion Wi lIo-r ntN duti'~ Oi i" All 'n"r1
diO IIltndh nora Il, al Toe thlNti-!5 must
dr, ad Funds Hu-' b, ia.-'d 10 tulpl. t- wants
and pL.es II "a level wien thc trs OF our co., no
the ,4t.1c Ol IT. O HotrI. tlon li.-iTf
ton. A.uc know better than Us lily W..t lice 40
make of The means wLtch may be- provided ioi ihi- end
aud Iasl tl4.t recent may ~rDf tIr
g"'tn III TIE enlarged and TcInarcHt property e" tnc
Institution. Is. y. d.
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