New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-24
CITY COLLEGE TROUBLES.
DISSATISFACTION WITH GENERAL WEEP
AN 1NvEsr1eAroS rRoBABLE-rALk ABOUT A


NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE INSTITUTION.
Although the trouble between Genera! Alexander s.
Webb, president Of the City College. ana DaVia De
Scott professor Of English literature ana history mas
been settled the dispute between the General ana
President HINT Of the Board Of Education. and Com
missioner Holt has not yet reached satisfactory emu
The General it will be remembered, In an interview
published in one OF the NewYork papers, was reported
referring In uncompllmenary terms 10 MT huit anu
Mr.. Holt alleging among other things that ,ey sc'
time in beer-shops. lie also said 10 OBJECT W .c
interference Of members Of the Board oil Educaon WIFI
the affairs oil the college, on the ground tat ney "e'o
not professional educators
General Webb has denied emphatically that he made
the remarks put In his mouth by the reporter and mas
assured both Mr.. Hunt aud Mr.. Holt OF tie nsn
respect in which he held them. That ho"e'ei' n-
not suHiced The reporter has made IN aihda'i' Vae
the interview with the General was correct anu 10
willing to maintain his statements oeiore any o'nl-
mittee Before the close of the present year the mat
Tor will he thoroughly investigated 1t is said, and the
General will be called upon to make other expiah$
lions than those already given to the Executive Oo-
mittee in the college.
The altered remarks OF the General true or untrue,
have heightened the feeling against nm nlt ps
number OF the members of the Board OF ho"c''o,,.
Several Of them do not hesitate to sly That enor's wan
be made to induce him to resign his place ms presi-
dent OF the college. They not satisfied WIN inc
of the college its results The dispute
between the General and Professor scott, tmv
saw has not contributed to the welfare OF ue
institution. It IS also said that unless me "eherA
succeeds In explaining the alleged renec'o's .pon
Commissioners Hunt and Holt satisfactorily, chisses
against him wili be presented TO the boau' n pic''
dent Of the City College cannot be removed from once
aha ullct
him. and an opportunity must be gwen MN 10 oe
fend himself before the Board. twothirds vote OF
the Commissioners is necessary to enforce MS reo'a
Rut dissatisfaction with General Webb has not only
been felt among the members OF the Board OF fducoh
who object to his alleged disregard Vi ''ei'
1t Is also fet among the alumni VI o
,nstituton. over which he presides. The alumni
% tbo Citv College now number about 1900
men, MANY of the graduates men Of influence ana
interested I'm the progress OF their alma Mater ore
than year ago the alumni decided that changes III
the curriculum Of the college were Necessary lhes
empowered the committee on the progress OF u'e oor
ege TO make suggestions TO necessary changes In the
institution That committee. consisting OF Dr. E'staoe
". Fisher Charles II. Kitchell. Adophus H. stoifcr'
Henry NJ Leipziger Robert y. Kenyon. Harold Nathan
and Gano $ Dunn, made long report NJ
the meeting Of the alumni on SATURDAY msh'
They recommended radical changes In the '"rr
ous courses OF the institution, declaring tOat III
was behind other colleges OF its rank ID HahS
resnects At the meetry Of the speakers dd nov
,,t, 90 CIV that the institution needed new life and
,ov TEACHERS that IL did not have more than hall
dozen good and competent teaccr in the entire iacS
today. Other reflections upon the college were also
made.
At meeting held independently of the regular one
the question of possible successor TO General "eoo
rh,o hoad 90 the coIlere Among the Gen
ral Francis A. Walker OF the In'tituie of Iechnot2W
OF Boston President Hunt, OF the ARA Oh an
and several * members Of the board. several auh
declared that ii was high time that new PRESIDENT
be appointed The salary $500 they saia, We
snficent 10 induce good 10 take the place NiIe
MANY of the alumni express great admiranoh Ior
General Webb his past services. bis GALLANT WI
record and his successes as an educator LII "i'n
~ see another pres dent at the head oi tie coiese