New-York tribune., 1883-03-11
W0MfY IND CoLUMBII COLLEGE.
4 TALK WITH DR.. DIx-t3OO.OOO NEEDED TO rs
TABIIsH A wOMAN's SCHOOL

A TALK WITH Dg. DIX-f3DO.OOO NEEDED To rs
TABIIsH wOMAN's SCHOOL
THO Rev. DIR. Morgan DIX is the chairman Of the
specnl commi tee of the trustees Of Columbia Col
leq. 10 which was entrusted tho work Of preparing
n plan regarding female education In accordance
with TN .ir report adopted on Monday reporter Of
THE TRIBUNE talked with him yesterday about tho
work of In committee and the debt OF the college
1.-THE committee has not held meeting SAID
Dr. Dix " siucc the meeting of the trus'e 'ees and 50
cannot say what will be done III reference to the
plan proposed by the committee and adopted by the
Board. We recommended, YOU will remember that
a plan should be carefully drawn calculated to
benefit deserving Young women, and that 1t should
| include the flowing particulars:
A The announcement Of II course of study to extend
over A period OF a least three yenr' and perhaps 10
come IN ~ the sequel TO prior course OF elementary
That tGis course Of study should be made public
FOR the information of all persons engaged IN tho ele'a-
| toa Of young women. ,,,, .
the faculty Of the college at which any young woman
may present hersrf no shall have diligently pur-ued
'"n ID Thai - each young woman sustaining such
animation there shall awarded suitable testimonial
or diploma attcsting her success
Il can assure you that the plan will embody those
suggestions"
"Tbe Rev. Dr. Chambers is ont of town: will
another trustee be appointed in his place !" asked
the reporter.
"No there arc four members of the committee
bcs,dcs DR. Chambers. and wo shall obtain the best
pos,lble information from experts on the subject"
els there any possibility of the establishment Of
a womans SCHOOL, =
1T depends largely on the friends of female odu.
cation"
In what mannerT
"1her subscribing the money
af1 attrh 20 al
umbia Collcgc''
Certainly we are if we have the money for that
purpose"
How much dOyOu wish =
"About $300O00."
"Would you place the new school in the present
college buildlngsT
"TheTe is room there"
"Would $500 900 be sufficient to warrant you in
erecting new buildings and establishing now corps
dUaryard has separate bnilding for tho Young
women and the University of Pennsylvania has de-
cided 90 add such school, and all tho authorities
there * for Is about quarter of million dollars
"You spoke Of lack of room mOmCn ago; have
Won room ~ the present building. for the proposed
| School Of Electrical EnglnecriugV
81 am afraid not"
about the debt incurred in erecting the new
buildnl.: when will 1t be paid without outside
| sIsiaDccV
a. thnk in ten years or less. The public must
not think that We have rushed blmdly into debt
wlthont seeing any way out Of IT. We mad to erect
the buillng- but we saw our way clear TO do 80 be-
| fore we began
| "Do Won publish an annual report Of the financial
condition of your college
" No, sir"
"Why not y
because we did not think it was matter Of
| public concern"
Does any one outside of tho Board of Trustees
and the Board OF Regents OF the University Of New
| York know anything about the finances Of the
cOllegep
| Not that know Of"
"Is the financial statement printed by the
| Repentsp
" lney may PRINT il in some table of statistics"
do you not think that to this method of keeping
your financial condition private rs due the existing
| feeling regarding your great wealthW
| Possibly"
And has not this false impression hurt the
cOllcgep
Undoubtedly; hut there has been no secrecy on
our part All our accounts are, as have said sent
TO lie Regents. We have nothing 20 conceal"
At what value DO you place the endowment
About So. 600 oOo at the present value of real
estate"
=" How long will yonr present buildings bo sufli-
Client for your classes r
Not twenty years, judging by the present in
crease IN the size OF cur classes y