New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-14
TO SUCCEED DIR. BARNARD.
CANDIDATES FOR THE PRESIDENCY


ANNE OF TIE REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY FOR
THE MAN WHO WILL BE CHOSEN Ely THE
COLUMBIA COLLEGE TRUSTEES.
The interest which the friends as well as the
students Of Columbia College have felt in regard
70 the filing Of the presidents chair has been
considerably increased by the letter from Vestry-
man," published in The Tribune yesterday Inc
letter was q sharp reply TO an editorial in Inc
Commercial Advertiser and In 1t the writer said
We wish EpiscoPasn to be president sr sno 81
strong chmchmsn, viii gladly leave the sqp9e' 81
We Intend to preserve Columbia College rs the ony
legitimate outgrowth Of old Kings College the mpT
America the Protestant Episcopal Church: As II
written for The purpose o. prsspE 'as re, ON to state
S Ss, so%s on. Of The faculty ought made
president snos Is only among these os thoroashv
will be enabled to ind some ono wHV ., that college
that ne win start different departments anu 'Hen ''
them take care OF themselves A..
The editorial had expressed the op'n'on 'nA'
The president should be selected from one OF the
faculties Of the college, and moreover ron one
Of the professional faculties rather than from
g.. classical department The write further
states that religious preference should not DC
considered. and that IL is not true that The
college is bound to select as president per-
son in communion with the Protestant Episcopal
Church. adding:
The trustees of colnmb,s College are, therefore
perfectly free 1.-THE dead hand" has no hold on
them; II the man whom they udss best apa n,iN
pallsn that Is obviously reason why he should nor
be elected But If they pass over all the men whose
and choose Eplscop allan pres dent from on
side they win the citizens Of NewYork asking the
question Is the great university OF our city 10 be
sec,aran insttu'ionl
When the two articles were shown TO the
Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, one OF the trustees OF ths
college. yesterday, he said
There have been no candidates names handed
IN me vet The committee of trustees appointed
70 receive nominations was appointed IN the June
meeting of the Board. l am the chairman The
other members are Bishop Henry e. Potter, John
Mclean Nash. Joseph w. Harper. and William T.
Schermerhorn. cannot tell how soon our COM
mittee will be able TO report. You understand
our committee is 10 report on nominations and
not 70 nominate
Professor Henry Drisler, the acting president OF
the college. when he read the articles said The
writer 10 The Tribune is correct The president
must be an Episcopalisn. but not necessarily an
Episcopalisn clergyman know OF only one VINO
has signfed his consent 10 be candidate for
the presidency, and he is a igner. As l am
not one of the trustees l cannot tell you who
else is before the consideration of the Board
have heard President Potter of Hobart College
mentioned in this connection, but do not know
that he has consented TO the use of his name
In fact. he may not know anything about IT.
well, 'Vestryman' has got his back up
laughed Professor G. F. Chandler, the Dean OF
the Faculty of the School OF Mines, when he read
the letter Yes, l know there are number
Of names who seem TO be favoiites with the
newspspers Ny taySrlte c1Hd pat,sr I rsccny
Of Washington University, - son OF the former
bishop Potter. lie is q graduate of both the
School Of Arts and School of Mines. and Is emil
nently fitted for the place"
George L. Rives. the Assistant Secretary Of
State at Washington, Is also spoken OIL put ON!
on condition that Mr.. Cleveland is not the next
President. II is said that should Mr.. Cleveland
be reelected Mr.. RIves would receive another APP
pointment under him Mr. Rives Is graduate
and also a trustee OF the college.
Professor William NJ Sloane. of Princeton, who
was spoken Of in connection with the Latin chalr
at Columbia about year ago has eeen mens ,a9ed
yesterday that he had little chance there. :, EA-
Mayor Seth Low. another, graduate as well as
trustee Of the college, has also peen menuon.u
DR. Drisler is favorite among the classical
students and probably understands the workings
OF the college better than any one else IN the COL
WITH the students of all the schools. and seems 10
meet the requirements for the position, according
the IDEAS of The Commercial Advertiser an,
II is not probable that the chair VIII De hlieo 81
once for there are few men who are so many
sidei as President Barnard. or who Will be able
10 take up tie work which he has this year laid
down. after rwenty-four years Of active labor IN
this city In speaking of bis work the arucie al
ready quoted said: -,.-- alias, -, tho
Whatever may lie said of the earlier policy Oh toe
college the people of this city nave no as Sener
stion 1t has developed a great law school ana an
Admirable school OF applied science the meqcsl lac
Ill, Is we'll represented BY the College OF PLY sicans
and surgeons (which ought however, to be br0ught
into more Intimate connection with the resi- OK ths
univcrsity, and in the establishment OF the Schoo
Of political science, eight years ago. u antlclps'ea
tis demands Of the community and Vutstrlppesu ~
ebIot ,Ivals among the other universities OF me
country The extension Of The a% c%'e sbo Mfon
~ ~. undergraduates department. arc both steps III
the right direction. What now concerns re com
,r,i,y 4. the continuation of this growth and
NJ rs,l depend in q great measure. upon the way
IN which the trustees fill the vacant presidency.