New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-25

1t to realize the ideal OF s founders They never in
tended to establish undergraduate college, but he
who has read the records of their meetings or carefully
studied the charter will that they had
quite different notions from Dr. Hall and the professors
Of the Academic Department, who, by process OF
reasoning, have to believe that collection OF
young divided into four classes and studying under
graduate subjects is University The hasty opinion
thus to the Council proved potent enough to
convert minority into majority. number OF those
who few moments before had declared the result OF
long consideration that the Academic Department
should be suspended changed their at the Dehest
OF this extempore Court OF Appeals.
As TO the prompt aequlescence all hands" numer-
Gus resgnatons from the Council took place imInedl-
aeiy III am correctly informed there has never been
sufficient number of the Council present at any meet
ing since this to legally elect Chancellor.
Dr. Hal was elected by a vote, at the most.
of twelve or fourteen, out OF body which
should consist of at least twenty-eigh' members.
some OF the seven or eight members who b resigned
certainly did they believed that the rejection
OF the plans of the committee fatal the future OF
the University. The impression still remains In my
served the Undergraduate Department being
pended and which at the same time In my opinion pre-
vented the University from realizing the plans OF its
founders.
What the University needs new Chancellor IN
carry out the ideas OF those who persist In allow
ing feeble Undergraduate school to exhaust the reve-
nues and energies OF It's governors, but the same Chan
celor Howard Crosby surrounded by those who are in
full sympathy with his broad culture ana who have
antagonism toward any Of the departments which make
but failure awaits any attempt however welplsnned
TO revvify that winch has practically died because
the City OF NewYOrk has need for it, With the faith
that DR.. Hall has in the Academic Department a. at
present existing surprised that he, who than
all others defeated the plans OF the Council, which
Endorsed by the Chancellor the President the Treasurer
ana the Secretary should decneeven at great sacrifice
10 step into the breach and occupy what he has
Being unwilling to be quoted rs having acqutesced IN
the present purposes of the Council outlined by Dr.
Halls published letter. have written this note Nina
years OF regular attendance at Council meetings.
and service on two committees appointed TO
consider the future OF the University, have
deepened my convictions that any attempt 10
continue the present undergraduate school win be at
the expense OF the strong and muchneeded Departments
OF Law and Medicine and will prevent the addition Of
other centres OF instruction for art literature and SCI
symmetrical and inexpensive collection OF
schools for tlOse who have ceased TO undergraduates
would he fully within the scope Of the charter, and
would enable NewYork realize OF s great wants,
q real University. II the present Council shall avoid
their opportunity II will be Reserved for another gener'
alton to build wiser than this one knew.
ID. u. ST. JOHN Ro0sA.
Nete- York, Nov. 10 1881.