New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-19
George W. sweezy, second. The alumni dinner was held
this afternoon.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
CORNELB UNlfE holi L.
JUDGE FORAKER ELECTED ALUMNI TRUSTEE
FINANCES OF THE INSTITUTION.
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FINANCES OF THE INSTITUTION.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNE1
ITHACA, June 18.-The annual meeting or
the Alumni Association of Cornell University was held al
Library Hall to-day. ExJudge Joseph b. Foraker OF
Ohio, presided at the opening. Aterward '" NJ SINFUL
of Long Island took the chair The chief matters belore
the Association the election of AN Alumni trustee
and hearing the report OF James Guck OF Buffalo, tho
Alumni trustee elected last year. upon the condition ana
prospects of the university In reviewing the past work
OF the institution, Mr.. Gluck said that 1t had
expended $4,000 in the experiment OF the laoor
system for INDECENT students but that 1t must DC pro
nOunced a failure, in the extended scope hoped Tor H.
although It stil existed in the University The system
Of scholarships and felowshps just adopted must TO
great extent, take It's place.
The report met the various charges made recently
against the University administration by members Of the
NewYork Association and Others These criticisms were
largely directed against what considered the undue
influence I'm University affairs OF local feeling ana Oh
an executive committee OF the Board OF Trustees
composed almost entirely Of residents OF Ithaca
Mr. Guck said that this necessarily so, but that IL
WAS no truer to-day than it always had been. The real
question was whether the Executive Committee ala
their work well In 1878 three Of the committee Messrs
White McGTaw and sage, contributed SloooOO 10 pay
the University debt and similar acts on their part had
carried it through financial difficulties Except Tor their
work. devotion labor and sacrifices, the University would
long ago have ceased TO exist. Instead OF the
trustees having diverted $4,000 from University funds
for buildings and apparatus, in fact the trustees
had used only S2500O0 OF such moneys for buildings;
the remainder OF the amount expended had been given
TO the University for specific purposes and the trustees
had no option about its appropriation
In regard the criticism that too small salaries were
maid to professors IL stated that each year the
amount expended for this purpose had grown greater
and that at all times It comprised nearly the whole III
come Of the University from its productive FUNDS
The only valid criticism was that the
University started with too many PROBES
sors The payments to professors were liberal In
comparison with the other chief institutions Of the coun
try. The faculty never better organized nor more
respected and esteemed by the students The report also
commented upon the advanced requirements i9E adnls
sion and graduation the success OF the sedscplIne
onai and special students the higher education OF wom
and the religious status OF Cornell. Inc university
was declared TO be Christian hut not sectaTan A.. ,.
After an earnest discussion particularly upon the last
subject 1t ordered that the report De printed
the Alumni Association not to be understood as APP
proving all its statements $4,000.
particularly Francis W. Halsey, OF NewYork VINO rep
resented the accsers OF the University authorizes ano
was defeated last year, again candidate Inc otner
candidates the Rev. George H. VandewateT rector
of ST. Luke Church, Brooklyn and Judge j. D. Forsker
send to ithaca their votes to be counted with the otner
on the first ballot no candidate bot recG b0ss
present 'o' decide pth auction between vo the
two candidates haynG e an non be rs ballot was
500 Mr.. Halsey received $50, Judge Foraker 242 and
Mr. Vandewater 81. No one having majority, second
ballot was taken Upon this Judge Foraker received 81
and Mr. Hasey 20 votes. Judge Foraker's election was
made unanimous. He entered the hall as the result was
announced and received with great enthusiasm. lie
made dignled address stating his own attitude as
trustee aud what he thought should be the
attitude OF all graduates toward the institution
Whatever occasion for criticism there might have been
I'm the past longer existed and University had faer
nrospects before IL than Cornell The Rev. George r.
Vandewater was elected president OF the association.
Before adjournment the announcement was maze taaI
the number OF candidates undergoing examination for
admission to the University 70 per cent larger than
AZ full meeting OF the Board Of Trustees Of the Uni.
yersity held to-day, Hiram Sbley, OF Rochester, ana
Stewart L. Woodford, of York were reeeoted trus
showed the finances Of Cornell to be in satisfactory and
promising condition Henry W. Sage, for the Lana COM
mtee reported that 900 OF the Universitys
lands still remain unsold In Wisconsin, Minnesota ana
Kansas. will, 49,.
The commencement took place at Wilgus Opera
House. and deoennal reunion OF the class OF "a al
the Ithaca House this evening.