New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-20
THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY.
REORGANIZATION PROPOSED AT CORNELL
UNIVERSITY

PRESIDENT ADAMs's DUTIES TOO oNERoUs WITH
THE PRoFEssoRsHIP OF HISTORY ADDED
MEETINGS OF TRUSTEES AND ALUMNI
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBushl
Ithaca. June lo.-The students OF Cornell university
were specially interested in the game OF oaseos" 70
tween the faculty and tho members OF the uh''f"
nine which took place on the campus AZ p III ".
day The members OF the faculty soon discovered ha'
they were rather rusty" Their pitcher haV aru
graduate. pitched wildly and generously P'
the university nine with score OF bases VI, o"''
When It came to hitting the ball the proiesso's
that Il seemed TO have elusive properties i"ey
waved their hats at the BALL tried to bunt IT, struck
u,cted,v AZ A. hut 10 always evaded them. "heh
the ninth inning came the professors found thA ney
had mad. three runs BY the OF their opponents
and that these opponents had ten runs. The ten runs
nigh, have been fifty the boys had cared 70 oe
cruel ,, y.
The Board Of Trustees decided at the beginning OF
the school year Of 1s9o9l TO increase the ton res
from s75 10 1925 yearly The trustees also reelected
az Governor stewart l. Woodford OF BrooE
,vn and Hiram W. Sbley. OF Rochester! as trustees
Tho hoard percelvng that President Adams Is over
taxed with work In performing the duties OF Professor
OF History we'll as that OF president OF the uni
yersity upon motion Of Ex-Governor Cornell relieved
him OF his task OF supervising the class In history
The executive duties OF inc pchluclH NV e' "'"'''
now that the university has 200 students. that they
alone In the opinion Of the trustees alr sufficient TO
occunt him. The report Of President Adams on the
condition OF the university showed an increase OF
600 students in the last year. the largest gain In the
history Of the institution.
Tho name Lincoln Hall transferred from the
physical building TO the handsome bro"hs'ono
structure Just erected for the uSc Of the civil enenc"
ing department. The name Is given In hoh"r Oh
VIII signed the nrSt lOlleRs lhnu
Grant bill. Cornell University owes It's prosperity
largely TO these grants. Tho physical bnIhihH
which bears on its face terra cora me1ia'h VI
neniamin Franklin, IS henCcforth To he u>'d '"''"'
for the study OF the use OF electricity ana us ap
p,icstion TO machinery. Appropriately therefore W.
,rus,ees resolved II should be known h'nccior"an
as Franklin Hall Professor H. = "ht"'
N. dam Of the faculty, gave the Interesting III
formation that over half Of the students WI" arr
applying for admission 10 tn" unNer>''! ''H Sp'H
desire to study electrical engineering IhcSo sPP"
cations came To him from all paris VI VI" m''
States Two OF the new students f"nS>"' "''''
stated had applied for advice 10 Thomas " h"'Noh
IN regard To the best school they couh enter !" SUN,
e,.ctr,cal engineering and he had said that they ma"
he,tsr 70 IN Cornell University. Ezra Cornell m"ho
his great fortune in the elegraphng business IL was
NJ he expccted therefore, that his university sh"u'u
nav especial attention 10 tho application OF eie'u''S
10 other useful purposes besides that Of teegraphy
The meeting Of the trustees Wa interrupted oS
v,s,, tom the BOARD of Trade Of Auburn, composed
~ Gonna twenty five leading men OF that city. TX
Governor Cornell in bref speech welcomed inc
visitors
President Adams Chairman Henry W. sage OF the
orrs,ess and Dean Hutohins, OF the Law School,
were made a committee tn reorganfSe the department
OF history and political science
Among the distinguished visitors to-day were 'hIet
Justice Fuller Of the United states supreme Court
WOndfOrd. of Brooklyn, ana
Andrew Draper Superintendent Of Public Instruction
There was close contest between Frank H. hiscock'
OF Syracuse who graduated In 1883. ana 'Iarohce
W Estey Of the class OF 1855, for tho p"S''"h vi
alumni trustee. Mr.. Hiscock. however had manager
his canvass with the susvty, good nature ana sAIl
Of his noted uncle. senator Iiiscock and thercorr'
was elected by majority OF sixy'thrce No'os' Inv
alumni cast over 100 votes
Tho Cornell racing crew had regatta this morn
ing ON Cayuga Lake. There was fouroarrd race
between two university crews. as follows frH cfO"
Hagermap, stroke; Healy, No 3; Benedict no -
BARKER bow. Second Crew-Dole. stroke Mars'"h'
No. 8; Benedict No. 2; Ross, bow The hrs CIV"
thcy rowed In superior form. They won In minute,
the course being a mile and half. inc enc, ,1n
race OF the day with single Schle' W. r"II Dir
,s.tants being Thayer 90 vckors no, and 1arhrli
80 Thayer won easily in 10 minute J. ihi ~
~" university, and the diamond bsds". worth 500
nre.entcd by Charles :. Francis. Of Tn" Troy Ilm"S
EJT s,sSet DSSf nss, hT Tns Rs2 Tyer
snonded 10 the toast OF The tnivcr<ty stewart J..
Soodtort that o. The TTsi'c: schSo TnlIc da ne
mans, Comedians in Letter. Mc .,,c.,.
c9slianI in sETnrs comio nrr'T nsm me fol
lowing officers: For president. " G Kerr -, Eicr
president g. ,n Il Tu II u
,ary W r Hewitt: recording secretary g. W harr1'
treasu~r H. NJ. Hlbbard executive commt""ryiTr'I,
dent sec rrIary and trcss;rr. rN-omclo 7 J. Mhtoh
80 simon smith n was stated that $40 graduate
had voted on the proposition to lcnrthrn me r"IrSt
Of the law school to three years, and that 800 han
'o> meeting was held at Morrill, Hall Of tn" member
Of IN" meteorological Commission jus, appointed by
The az action OF the Governor and LEGISLATURE Ih'
Commission has for Its mcmler nul"tih.rIII'n
Profcssnr Fnertes professor Of cv engineering In ~
| university. and simeon smith; OF 'hln rhr"' ih
Commission eec,a %S,or d a" which an sppropr
lion Of a. 500 has been made by the Stat"
The contest for the Woo1fGT prire III "rA'"r' W"
| held Tonight in Gymnasium Han.
| Howard Ames oppcrhHlr, Of Albany: won The prA
with GRAFTON on Iron Eamr'n Lnr %sncL sT ~
Parshall. OF Cooperstown, al FREDERICK l. Lovely.
Elmira, The judges w"r" &. Wilton ScrihncF, OF N"E
| York: A. &. Barnes, Of Brooklyn and DR. '" II
| GRADUATE THESES At TITS C"iLE"E'
Boston. juno l0-Thc cIcTn", Of the thirty srcon'
annual commencement Of Tufts college. h~'inrh
urre carried out today. 4, the chapel Pfcsid"n
rapcn In fun robes Of Office. presided, and ~" f"i
lowing thesos were rcad BY members Of the Crnduin
class Isaac W. Cate. MarraliSm and iInmF'aVN
| John Stevens lawson, sewerage system H""rS
TIoyt Hero "Thr Evolution OF Thought "rorg" J"
penniman "The Bible and Inspiration ALVIN !
| Nickerson Electric Transmission OF Energy w
| lando K Holiisvr Ballot Reform" Charles !. Rrnd
The COLLEGE Fraternity Charles @. White Dr" am
,ron con O Williams, I" The Evdrnia' Nalu" 4"
MIRACLES; Harry W. whitrmor. "chauc"rs Love o
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