New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-29
CORNELL UNIVERSITY NOT CAST DOWN.
THE DECISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
PUTS OFF THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE
IIBRARY-AN APPEAL, EXPECTED.

THE DECISION OF THE COURT OF AffEAbo
PUTS OFF THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE
LIBRARY-AN APPEAL EXPECTED.
Ithaca, ~ Y, Nov. % (speciall.-" The crisis Is
past and Cornell University still Ives said prom-
nent professor to-day There cloud Of gloom resi-
ing the entire university. but IT Is gradually CIV
ing way CLEANS OF hope in appeal to the United
States Supreme Court President Adams Has IN his
usually good spirits He said The loss of this suit
will cripple the university 10 degree but VIII
prevent the trustees doing much for the new
library they otherwise would have done II was
intention 10 build up I'm the centre OF New-fork
State great library, which would be worthy OF the
university and the pride Of the state The winning
Of this suit would have given fund nearly as large
that which Harvard possesses II would have re-
leased from the necessity Of carrying on the library
at an expense of $4,000 a year out Of the general
fund This money could then have been put 10
other use Although much OF the money involved in
this suit is in the university treasury, not single
dollar has been used Never in the history of educa
tiona institutions has fund been carefully
aged the trustees have managed that land grant.
Yet, spite Of this all the income Of the university
has been continually used for current expenses and
necessary Improvements. The misfortune OF this de-
csion lies solely in the fact that the university will
be compelled TO abandon the improvements that had
intended TO make. 1t is misfortune that affects
body seriously the people of the State Of New
York, from whom come more than 700 Of our i, 175
students"
s. D. Halliday. the attorney for the university,
said /" I cannot tell much about the matter until We
receive the full opinion but don't believe it will
contain anything that viii change views. IL
has been the policy Of the executor 10 do all In
his power to that the wishes of Mrs. Fske, the
tcstatrx, fully carried out. These efforts will
not until the has been decided by all the
courts to which 1t can be appealed
Judge Boardman, executor of the estate, said: 6 We
shall not efforts 10 place the property where
Mrs. Fiske wished IT be placed until have reached
a point where further litigation seems rnwise. That
point has not yet been reached, and unless the opn-
ion contains some astounding arguments, the case
Will be appealed to the United States Supreme Court
Professor Collins, of the Cornell Law School, who
has made this litigation special study said A de-
cslon either way would have been well based both
upon reason AMI precedent II was my opinion that
a decision in favor of the university would DO tho
consistent with the public interests and with
justice and would be sufficiently consistent with pre-
cedcnt and legal logic enable the Court of Appeals
to render such decision. fair opportunity having
been given to the Court of Appeals TO decide in favor
OF the university, | confident that they would
do AS there is still possibility of success by
appeal 10 the United states supreme Court, ] think
the responsibility rests upon the university authorities
TO take the appeal