New-York tribune., 1885-07-08
PRESIDENCY or CORNELL.
NEw-YORK ALUMNI DECLARE IN FAVOR OF FRANCIS
A. WALKER.

NEW-YORk ALUMNI DECLARE IN fANOh VI rhANSio
a. WALKER.
A meeting of the New-York Alumni Associa-
tion of Cornell University held yesterday afternoon
at tie office of Henry W. saclett in THE TRIBUNE
Building take appropriate acton In regard to the
resignation OF President Andrew ID. White andhe
selection his The meetn9of the Board OF
Trustees OF thu University to make such choice Is
appointed to be held at ithaca next Monday Ihe
feeling OF the alumni far as 1t had previously made
itself known their meeting at Ithaca at COM
meucement or had been decidedly in favor OF
asking James Russell Lowell to take the presidency
Such apparently the sentiment at first among the
alumni who met yesterday.
John Frankenheimer. chairman Of the Executive Com
mtee presented in their behalf the following rcsoiu-
tions which unanimously adopted:
Whereas President White has deemed 1t necessary to
his position President and Professor OF History
accepted BY the Board OF Trustees,
Resoped. That the following minute be placed on ,ae
OF this association ana copy be transmitted I'd
President White by the president and secretary Oh tns
association: .,,
White the foundation OF the university ana III us
organization broad and liberal basis, nnfettercaD ny
control OF the champions Of any one or two special
branches of learning; his sincere and unselsh devotion
OF his tne his and his fortune for twenty years
to its interests, his effort at all times to cultivate IN inc
sudepts spirit OF maniness and love OF sound eumea @
tion good morals and good government We regret hat
he has found It necessary or etpedept 10 res'en in o
identiied and the complete execution his wise plans
and realization OF his high ideal OF an American
university ana We hope that may be chosen
who will, be faithful to that ideal, will administer the
affairs OF the university In the spirit in which u was
Ioundcd and will succeed In carrying complete
fnlnment those plans TO whose execution President
White has devoted 50 many years Oh the pest part VI '
And we assurehm .our heartfelt good wishes that
his highest hopes OF success may De realized III 'hose
other plans OF work which he Is looking forward anu
we trust that the university may. he suggests, uti-
matey reap the OF his labors In those fields
The discussion regard to President Whites successor
anAtl llfe
sdercd ty the trustees stated to be James Rissel
Lowell Francis A. Walker and Charles Kendall Adams.
In reply to n general expression In favor OF Mr. Lowell
Henry l.. sprague SAID THAT the assurances that MI
Lowell had ie his future course OF lie lett no
reason for believing that he could be prevail upon To
accept j. s. Lehnaier thought that at all events the
effort l., him shond be made by the trustees.
Eneene Frayer the chairman OF the meeting, made
statement showing the pronounced success which Mr.
Walker had met with president OF Tie MASSACHUSETTS,
Institute Technology after leaving chairs at Yale ana
harvaris Mr. Prayer also corroboratcd the statement
that Mr.. Lowers acceptance was out OF the question:
The result OF the discussion was the adoption OF the
following resolutions which, In view OF what had been
said as 10 Mr. Lowell, cOncurred In by most OF
those who at first had most enphatcaly urged his
selection;
R,soirod That we have noted with peculiar gratifca
tion the suggestion OF the name of General Francis A.
Walker president of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Of Boston. one VINO might he Invited to
may be Cornelis good fortune 10 secure FOR that once
"A gentleman widespread and favorable repntc.
large experience and thoroughly Iroyed administrative
abInty an energy.
Rsolrod That copy OF these resolutions he sent 10
each of the alumni trustees aud be personally resented
Ia Messrs. Warner Van De Water by committee OF
Two To- be appointed that purpose who shall further
urge upon them the Views OF this association IN this
and the Importance OF securing Tor tc presl-
dency Cornell some possessing the qualifications
nento ned In the foregoing resolution aud whose secc
ton will neither be be regarded n an experiment
The meeting WAS adjourned until to. afternoon
at 4 o'clock at the place The purpose OF the
adjournment Is for the perecng OF plans to have the
views alumni orly presented to the Board Of
trustees.