New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-20
PRESIDENT OF CORNELL.
cnAnLEs KlEoML ADANs MsTALLED


fry rEL.GsSru II TIL: TEiJCNE.l
ITHACA, \. Y, Noy. 19.-1he exercises mel
dent TO the inaugura ION o. Charles hch'aII "u",a
lib as the second president OF CoiLch ONIN''.'''
took place in the Armorg Hall on the C'','l''' '
noon In spite Of tho RAINY weather. all the seats III 'Ne
IN which hoid, 900 except those reserved were thc
1,hrn tho flcutg and students marched III an" TOO"
,bir naces Tue order OF exercises IN hc nall Oh'h-
the music which was rendered by 'ho '+'n H-'"- IL"
Orchestra Of Rochester, was as io''o"H' I'"'' ~
I,bop T. d. Huntiu stOn OF Central Ne"-f" INJURIES
IN lbalf OF the trustees by Eraatus Brooks {" new
VI, address in behalf o. the students by A. = NOrtou
ideut of the senior class address IN behalf OF tue
alun,ui by John Frankouhcimer. OF Nc"-10iN'
nres,dcut OF the Society OF the A4dihh' ''''
dress in behalf of tic faculty by Pro'eSS'I
W d. Wilson; presentation OF inc charter an" s'"' u
the university by H. W. chairman OF the Bo'i1 Oh
,rro.tecs ana The acceptance by President Adams
,,,,nr,l address b. tho president. Lah OIe !" '"o
saophic st.mLa written By FrOle- sor w I" ll"c' VA
enne TO the an Of "LHtgd vac by Inc 'o'"'" va
Club. The sentiments Of Mr. Frdnkcnhein"f WIZ
coyed with special qualification OI tue '""'o.V,
boLau ol the alumni IN geaeral ana inc Now a"' -
soriation IN particular, lie gePuda'ed inc S'uS ""V
some sought to cast upon the president Oei"' III,
.l.ction Tho presidents address Oh Ihe DcVoo!oH'
or Higher Education traced briefly the history u 'i
elective system In American colleges IL SH""VN 'n'
now president Cornell rs friend oi Inc ne" 'e''"
t, " but by no means an extremist lie THINKS 'hNl
own studies largely is IN tue junior year. lie a''o
showed that the uuI. crsity had been administered IN
accordance with the design Of lis founder and the spirit
OF lie charter. Ho spoke as fol oWs;
One of the first TO see that the cramped and rigid
,,,Tods OF In. ola curriculum not adaI ed 10 tne
ire.rnt dan WAS Dr. MayIui, tile distinguished pr''
drnt OF Brown University rms c4,Gnt VI'"S" Sa
,nao src4uOls cudeavOr 80 correct tue tVlS ;,N 'e
fnIud them HIS thoughts were clear, ana us mS'o,iS
pe.Japs would not DOW be regarded az hcoirett .
wa, III once confronted with The great lact '' ~ M
,f,rn, in education any than IN rehg can NC
brought about by single man or even hEe cLoln
6rf,ro the ttforlnatnn An effort in some Respects
similar was made at Union Colece But nedG' f opu,
success was not very decided; ana IL was IsI ca 49,
university tetween inc great aEGs 10 inN courses s of
decided advance IN Tue way ID pi =, II"ry p
instruction on more liberal pass fI tt ~ J.
'Tannan went to the University OF Michigan ~ IS
th.;tkLg that he saw ne opPoI v, n ~ Inc
ION Here for the Grst time were successfully 'Ntap
i,ed courses OF study parallel with te o' c.t'S'N
course, eacn running through loIr wars, %'lu
I'M TO "a calaareate degree The solution a,ithPtl
seemed natural one. ana II we were 10 inEg1 ron .i
prevalence OF lts Adoption uuii ~ ~ az il
Southwestern states we should ne c'HlleilV' ." ~
lie quite accurate. For reason or other atT >oo
my years Of experiment IN shS direction NE "a
faroit was scarcely lrsS than II hat ht"u nclofr anu
n c lnGuire the rauSe OF tps Iaitolt W. su uh'
that il was IN fact that the ne" mcthod tai, on
I'D thc student Ia choose his OF study N "a
ieriol OF life when his Judgment was Sun Immature
M BOY required to say almost from liiJ ,nt
l,c-an 10 prepare for college which course ne Wohu
enter and having al that early age ou'e colu" 20
decision obliged to follow out t""l ~ i,
pni enter the classical; nor II ne rftpHrtu lo' 'n
ciss'Vai 49, ofren changed lie sometimes fpinI IN
ihc coarse his studies. either through u" hSP.-
fn1Seure of tie great teacher or through a sat'ci
Ih"'onVD VI 80 iotsnt t.ste. and movers that he had
altogether AIKEN MS apltuoeS ana mat accnUu%N he
must e9her t hat further change wa seen
be inevitable. Accordingly between I7"U am - y"
tho'u 80 nto'ce an the mart of The student after lis
sdutsou Lad advanced so Tar as a. give 'n n' f,3
.-re I'm tpe administration of Pres.cn mn, al lhr
5IViiSo, h, Nh. Pilot in ~ q article. in Tbr dHG1tc
i $40 sori time before us accrs-i 20 - tie
or icncs 'i ana, e,,ns ,ye, met a tie natural one
" rI'ing p the rigI curriculum OF the Ola course aud
a. IIc'aln- 1, iar,c frael0,u ~ cio. alu;, the
flflS ulG & mo f'try VIs nat athnlei he Ioy
sini'cs on'I Imo " t r",,r for r,ler Ire, MT
at the thie 81 ues @ ~ ~ ty how In, N -t., and
M" ~ d, ti,,t. shame Them ci, g. he - .elF
api.iHr' VII u.uH,tin 11.c iIc r,,,ro,,,u d.. li,
L. 6u"" ~ SONG I'M int n t,..t rrr y l.7 be-
,,,,eJ n s.nnl he xci 1pon 90, tlr lolut VhiUH
Nc ilte''' ~ ibcniI br,in Tine A rylrl thor
an TIA , ~, fbc boy on hi Iot 10 bee allowed 80 c'.n'
T. f he has arrived proper d. ,tlrty; hui "h''
r,cbes mat inatu1ty he sloI.l nr allowed tAe same
inv "f choice in -tudie, that give MIN in thc
cla.re OF other things. In ci1l IRE we h"lH MN I'D
y,rre and under restraint until he reaches lac ears
a. I'll. majority. We then give BIN De- lN-i'l -.hIlt
ho.Iug him to Accountability ia r,s'' I'd '' way IN
witch he uses 1t. 50 snail II be IN e'l t'io' 7ot l''
/ cod IN a those countries where ihe science D. t',l
1, '' d"ycorrd In Germmy. where clur'ton "a
Il. es ana method, have been most t'i"R a"l HI' L
sac, sfully stuffed, and Where rIr-' .'h ' u'
e.. within tire Hast quarter o. c'A.t, ~ , '.s
7, al. do for a country and lt1Ila, til> luArpc i''
co... to bc universally adopted ne E9' J, hp' 10 q
n course of study until the end of Bis c'r"rl al me
t.iuu or real school. But when ne enters upon us
= ., at the university nia liberty Of chpic" becomes
a.-,.ito. Thus see thnt the prcNdimG t."'LAt Il,
Harvard W.T. general Accord with c best tA rechce
a. ile Old world. Practice rs. icu Wc were .IonsLl
lor lac first time in American ed1C'NonH history 10
eo.,...hing ike the real freedom ui trdc university
M IL was not until alter 40 that really aNaLced
~ ~, m philosophy, in 2AlOlDsy, IN biology. ma
nl..Is IN history or in aay OF the great realms II
1.,n Thought could pos IDLY he carried ol ia any al
H. .inericau universities. The IuIl hat everywhere
20 corte,t himself With a sInattcriug II Il tst
mn ,.f of Things without very much OF any hing
O. ne was obliged to seek instruction IN fo'u.h land
I'm MI, time everybody il college lad been taught a
1ul.i as ANYBODY But nov specialization became
possible. and the pupil iol TIE NJ ue vas d''e {" AN
Ii adyaLCed instruction which would III Lhh more
,ctly foI the dunes OF life And II i Tor M
I1t that the aduini-t rau0u OF Prcs!feAt Lot al id
-o .t ever he entitled 20 tHe distinction OF forming
cr,l rpocn in tue development OF higher education IN
tYerca There was one point. however. at Wulch tht