New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-26
CORNELL.
TIE NEW LAW SCHOOL BUILDING READY FOR
Use.

USE
Ithaca, n. Y, Sept. 23-tspecal.>-The ne" o",r'i
ing for the Law School has been completed anu "''
furniture is oil In place. The formal opeh'nB - "
pected TO take place Thursday, whcn inc aourcS'
u.u he made BY Judge francis VI. Finch OF the New
York Court Of Appeals. The building wiz '"e" oe
thrown open to the inspection Of the public ana 'ie
Law school will formally take possession OF IL us ''s
permanent home.
The Mc(iraw Fishe building has been occupied as
stndio during the summer by J. Malcolm Forbes VINO
was commissioned by tho hoard OF Trustees OF I'VE
University TO paint the portrts OF President ChaileS
Kendall Adams and ". ii. Miller. the architect OF tho
Library building OF the Law school building and other
buildings on the Campus Mr.. Forbes Is Can;diah
artist who became prominently known BY his portrait
OF Mr. Gladstone In the Carlton CluD. Lohdo' Inc
s,ccess OF the artist IN the portrait Of Dr. Adams Is
pccnlly Is generally acknowledged by those VINO ha''
seen IT, Dr. Adams II painted sitting IN the preSi-
dents chair IN unconventional attire and an easy AZ
tltnde holding the Cornell Register in one hand Tie
face IS turned somewhat side and has an AMI
mated cNpressIor The whole effect Of the portrait Is
very nelke and striking II hardly fall to attract
much attention when hung with the other University
portraits IN the main room OF the Library building
Last year saee College found TO be too small 70
accommodate the Increasing number Of ladies' who come
10 Cornell No special provision WINS made FOL 1ichi
last year but they allowed TO find rooms wher-
ever they could This year two houses have been
opened for the express purpose OF accommodating tms
class. one Is In Buffalo ST. aud Another ana larger
one has been provided the campus. Professor
IrentIss has built large addition 10 his residence
which will accommodate twenty or thirty women
Captain Johanson who Is fairly entitled TO the credit
Of creating the game OF football al Cornell has Just
published al entertaining pamphlet on this popular
sport Mr. Johansons book dyes the history OF foot
ball at Cornell and then gives some valuable rule, Tor
playing the different positions. training. etc The
author furnishes II free 10 all interested Tile INST
canc football for the season Is To be played next
saturday with syracu-e University.
Entrance examinations have been In progress for
several days Ii Is certain that there Will IL large
ncrase In the Ablcy College c0urse-So large, Indeed
n, TO be somewhat embracing. There Is also
creat increase In the number OF students who have ap
Piled for admission TO advanced standing from other
college over nfy have already applied. and these
applications distributed very evenly through the
different departments Of the university ms lhcN~se
il one that gives great sailsiacilrl
In the department. of mathematics u L. Snurri, VINO
had ~ fpoa ship last !ear has been appointed N
stuictor Mr. Scnlgsn's pnce Instructor In the
q, mnnsium has been taken by H. Hnnisln. ". l.:
Webb of the civil engineering department. hn resigned
10 accept a higher place In the engineering dcPr'm'h,
~ The University OF nsyvania. Mr.. Com>tock, OF
that department, has also resigned. Tie place, have
" j. Dofiyht. 4. +. Nichols. who was last year an
assistant in plyscs has been appointed associate pro
i-s.or Of plysics In Cdaste ln,er-iii tnnk beucli
jIattv r. Lawrence. r. j.. Min, md &. L. Matthews
have been appointed a,sa In phiscs Tor the com
iic year.