New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-10
Or. JOHN HALL BECOMES CHANCELLOR.
APPOINTING DR. MACCRACKEN vICE-CHANCELLoR

Or. JOHN HALL BECOMES CHANCELLOR.
APPOINTING DR. MAccRACKEN vICE-cHANcELLoh
OTHER CHANGES IN THE UNIVERSITY.
At ameetng of the Council of the University of
the City of New-York on Tuesday night the Kew
Dr. John Hall was elected Chancellor. the office
be has been filling for over three years, and the
Rev. DIR. Henry NJ. MacCracken was elected Wee
FIFTH Avenue Presbyterian Church have prevented
fore fore, and Rls chnTsh was -, unwilling Filing
that we're RE aasheS to the poson Ills dcU
has been overcome by the creation OF the ONCE OF
ViceC Chancellor and DR.. Hall has now accepted the
position. committee of the conncl TO which he
was elected In 1881 and faculty have been IN con-
ference respecting this action for several months
1t had the approval of all the members of the com
mttee and was sanctioned by the council, The
custom is that ofIthe Universities or Edlnburgh.
Cambridge and other great British, institutions
which enables the universities TO secare the SER
vices and influence of eminent men who cannot
give all their time to the work. The University OF
the City of New-York Is one Of the first IN this
country TO adopt the custom
Dr. MacCracken came to the University last
year to fill the chair of moral and intellectual
philosophy. He had been for some years Chancellor
was graduate of the Miami University at Xenia,
in the same class with DR.. John S. Billings Sur
geon- General of the United States Army; subse-
ne e pTeaehed N Columbus and Toledo
for sixteen years and Is the author of number OF
Leaders of the Church, which has been published
by eleven different denominations. On DR..
MacCracken will devoye the active
management of the University. There
has been a reorganization OF the curriculum and
revision Of the course Of studies. Professor Rich.
ard Ii. Bull for many years occupying the chair OF
fessor and his chair is taken by Professor Charles
T. Brush who has been acting as adjunct professor.
new chair has been created IN physics to relieve
the course of mathematics. and Professor Daniel
W. Herring has been appointed IN this, the course
filled by Morse and the Diapers, Professor Herlng
was graduated from Yale. aud has taught in the
Johns Hopkins University and in the University of
Pennsylvania and the West Maryland University,
Professor William A. Houghton, who held the
chair of English in the University at Toxic Japan,
lish literature and history, of which he has been
acting professor for two years.
The payment of legacies that was announced sew
eral months ago has enabled the council to remove
the floating debt and other Indebtedness aud to
add something to the permanent endowment.
Changes have been completed improving the build
Ing, and 1000 has been expended Tor this pur-
pose. The library has been enlarged by the addi-
ton of the library of the American and Foreign
Christian Union, which has givon It's entire collec-
tion to the University. The commencement Of the
University will be held IN the Academy OF Music
on Thursday of next week.
SAVING A FURNIIU RE TRUCK AND MAN.
truck loaded with furniture belonging to Mr..
Smith, of No. East Slxteenth-st was being put
on board the steamer Wilbur A. Hesley hich plies
between Pier No. 81 East River and Long Branch,
yesterday whom the tackle broke and the wagon,
3rom which the horses had been detached, de-
and fell into the river The steamer left the pier
and wrecking lighter appeared. A diver soon Sc
cured the wagon with chains and II was hosted on
board with its contents, which Included large