New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-12
CORNELL.
CORNELL.
PROMISING FEATURES OF THE NEW YEAR

PROMISING FEATURES OF THE NE" fE""'
Ithaca. n Y, oct. IL Special. Cornell has en-
tered upon new year, and as not rev. lhspreu Ds
the noble new library building ana tte equahy V'.
Gift for It's endowment, believe, upon ne" epV" vi
ts history. 1t Is not new to say there are more SUI
deus here this year than before, but IL IL true
and IL seems TO be the general opinion uht "ei' .o
hotter students here well as moro stuoeh'S' 'hs
tndords NJ admission have tended to keep down the
numbers In the entering classes but the men "ho Ha'o
entered have stayed longer and a constantly larger
nropotlon perseveres to graduation There are more
caduate students than ever, and more s'uue"c' "'
coming from other colleges
The presidents report for the year lo9o'Vl was
nrcsened TO the trustees at their annual meeting on
October g. Two features that strike the reaoer al once
arc the large increase In endowment that u'e uN0s
has received during the last year ana tlo rcPeaoou
statement that the institution Is hndered III cISinE
ont somc OF It's most cherished purposes for lack OF
means In ono sense Cornell may be rich, but IN
very important sense she will always be poor lno
nortant items I'm the increase OF funds were the sit
nv Henry W. sage of 100000 to found the echool OF
philosophy the sum of $4,000 awarded the UNIVERSITY
hy the Court OF Appeals from the state OF
5000 900 received from the Fayerweather estate anu
the sum of 1900 900 given by H. W. sage as an ehuo"
mont fund for the library. To these great sums might
be added very properly tho gift by Mr. sage Oh INC
uhrorv buildna itself at cost Of 100000, the gft by
president Andrew D. White OF his library, valued at
rt less than 300 0OO and the money received ana 10
he received from the Federal Government In pursuance
NJ the Act OF Congress August 30, 1e9o. Inns appro
nrat,on amounts to 81 5000 the first year and III
creases 81 900 each year until $4,000 IS reached ~
really represents large addition TO the vested iuhus'
Estimating this addition at the modest sum Cd Tioo'Oo
the total amount that Cornell has received the osV
vear teaches the sum Of SAT 00o enough In Itself TO
endow a very good college.
The report gives some interesting tables III reksAu
IN the attendance during the last six years Inc Oo'
number I'm attendance in 1694'o5 was oo3' ana u'o
number OF women SO. In 1990'01 tho total hulocr
was 400. the number Of women 1871 Thus 1t Is
seen that tho increase in the number Oh women SUI
dents has considerably exceeded proportlonaly inc
total Increase I'm the university attendance Inc presl
dent deyo considerable space TO the discussion OF co
education and the results thus far oDtalnea' Hhor
tatnr that the question Of health and the question
OF scholarship seem to have been dehhiley air
swered, he enters upon the question Oh s0clhl lh"u
ence about which he admits there may sui DO
orra couse for sonctude His conclusion Is that
n vast majority of the young women are not only
earnestly devoted to the working ont Of great and noble
purposes but are also disposed every occasion 10
exe,t their influence in behalf OF cultivated anu
refined social ife This spirit pervades the college,
and II would be difficult indeed 10 point to SIN gle III
stance during the last three years at least. where
prolonged residence within the institution has failed to
result in eevating the individual standard OF Social
conduct The work that may be undertaken by the
College of Agriculture in behalf Of forestry and ROAD
making also receives attention. There Is great
probability TINT movement will be set foot by the
combined efforts Of the College Of Agriculture and the
College of Civil Engineering to arouse public sentiment
throughout the state on the subject OF good roads and
10 make available the best methods that are known TO
science for road building.
Last year the faculty adopted resolution allowing
ricr and seniors I'm good standing in the university
IN elect half their work in the school Of Law This
would enabe them TO complete an entire year OF law
study in the two later years of their undergraduate
course and shorten the period of study by Just one
YEAR The effect OF this provision can now be seen.
and II is g1atifyng to the law faculty aud ut the same
Imh shows the need of some such provision flIl5eIl
students have elected all their work In the school OF
law this year. and about the number have eiec TED
A part OF their work In the same school, HnihiIs "
total of about thirty students who have avaled them
selves Of this privilege the first year 1t mas oeen
offered -,
Football prospects were never so good. Manager
Galbreath says there never many good men In
trimming never so much enthusiasm and interest On
october 3 Syracuse defeated here by q score OF
% TO o. Cornell play cd mostly substitutes the second
half The New-Y York Athletic Club WAS to have sent
impossible to do so, anC so there was game with
Bucknen instead. on the 18th there VIII be game
with Lengh. either here or ut Bothiehem On the
2lst Amherst is expected the 2+th lafayette, on
the 31st, the team viii either take trip to New
York or play Williams at Albany. Ab0ut Thanks
giving Western trip Is planned, during which Cornell
will probably meet the University Of Michigan in two
games. A game had been arranged With the Unit
versity Of Pennsylvania but there unfortunately
some misunderstanding about the date