New-York tribune., 1890-01-13
FOUNDERS DAY AT CORNELL.
MEMORIAL CEREMONIES - EX.PREsIDENT A. ].
WHITES PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF


EZRA CoRNELL-GENERAL COLLEGE NEWS
Ithaca, y. V, Jan. I2 (speciaD.-Yesterday
Founders Day at the university. Annually.
January H. in memory Of Ezra Cornell all ordinary
business, by official order is suSpeTMcd the campus
The president issues his order to the military
mandant who, in pursuance Of that authority issues
the order Of the day from the military department.
and students and professors rcfigousy keep the day
But single class in the university duty, and
that Professor Smiths class in Jour
nalism. the members of which each
assigned to write account Of the
dongs of the day. The rain came down in torrents.
and the ground covered with ice. which inerered
with the Of the outside display. The process
sion to have formed promptly at 10 80. in front
of Merrill, McGraw and White halls. each class under
the command of the class president. students
under the general faculty and their officers en-
titled to precedence officers of the special schools
colleges the ladies of College met with their
classes and in the procession preceded the other
members. The music was furnished by the university
band, organization OF which all proud, Com
mandcr II. F. Tuthery detailed as assistant marshals
Lieutenant Colonel A. b. Trowbridge, Major J. f.. Rice
and Adiutant II. A. Blyth The exercises Of the day
took place at Gymnasium Hall. The usual music was
furnished by the Gee Club and the address of the day
was by eX President Andrew d. White, whose subject
his Personal Recolectons of Ezra Cornell"
Mr.. White knew the honorcd founder of the uni
VersltN as leN ever oWllS 10 ms lOub
association with him, not only In the university. but
also in connection with Sne affairs at Albany, and
was in position 10 judge Of COrnell's character and
motives no other could. Hence the address was
full of interest to students and it contained many facts
never before made public.
The first of the three military hops TO be given this
term by the officers Of the military corps of the
university given the of Founders Day aud
this. like all Others Of these military hops was a
pleasing feature of Cornell schOollfe. The com
mitt-e composed of Lieutenant Colonel TrowbridSe,
NJ .jor Rec Captains Clcphone Borton, Roulhon,
i'unam and Lieutenant Brooks, have these hops IN
charge. The elite Of the city also TO be found
present on these occasions,
The whole number Of students who failed 10 pass the
examinations the close Of last term forty four
This, by curious coincidence, Is the same number
that failed the pouding term last fall The
examinations we're unusually ere tins year, OWING
TO the advanced standard adopted by the faculty.
II IS said that Dr. BilOdrt OF the New York. school
of Pharmacy, Is to hll the place oi Di John \. Mci
instructor OF analytical chemistry, VINO resigned i'
term. , 81.
term. called the seminary of Photography ana pIp
lomac> the reading and intcrpr taiGn oi medHc Al
historical documents lhc ,"u.or WIZ ne Sivrn t ~,
graduates and other advanced students III history d"
mcdiacval literature. ..
has opened for seniors in agriculture iof ic >lt
of experimental agriculture. \ reference n>l "I u
number Of bulletins l,>ueu 10y ,, - ,,t.'i
stations in the country j. pu' III ,i' manu- ~, =" @ -,
each VIII coudcnSc the bulletins assigned MN i'o
a single paper. The members VIII lcu H''' HlI
select one ii their number to consolidate the several
,i>trsct> int, one, and this will 1--WE the result "'
tanned IN all experimental stations IN 'lhSE pap
La grippe kept many students IN" ii-'
week Of the term and professors and students
in tie city suffered from IL - -,
" The university library has received nine largo
volumes Of Tie Journal % the Royal Mcro.copi, Al Al
society" the compct' -ct OF L hl''o, h. Wv
Talenant des Ee,nN being coIlc,,oh :" Nv, 1 ,,. i
If important historical French charlctcr. ana '
yolnuc cs Athcuc, aux XIV. XVI ana Nv Hic.I,''
mcnt, and temple, we're in much better s'a' "i
pre~ervation than row. s,d .
prrsidcYt Adams inaugural address. delivered a'
tc historical Association AZ Washington is u" i" pu
Il. he'd IN mi in The Magazine of American History
q rS,",arl The addr,-- was ou " Recent AdVhnr"
rn, in The Teachnt- OF History in the universities Il"
'jt Wjtth rs las i,.uc The Cornell Fra added new
feature opennc department for giving 9rl' r.
tinn ~ tbn doings of the world at large me eN'"'
-, maj tbo uatr.ns ~ Tie Era" are 700 busy '
carn~t aforf the time 20 t1tc ncvs pancr @ am A. A.
.,' Wing rusty on tho world events. The h"" VI"
nn-,r~nn+ contained eleven item, Of news ior IL
weeks summary