The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-12
CORNELI'S NEW PRESIDENT.
~ mrs INAUGURAL ADDRESS Mr..
scBuRMAN ASKS STATE AID.

sCHURMAS ASKS State AID
A,,housh the I.eo.e OF the University 10
Asou, $500. 900 Year ne Says the In.
su,u,,on IL Compelled 70 Give $50. oeO
worth OF distraction Free to S1S OF the
states students = The University IL
worth $4,000 geo. but II 10 roor He.
cause OF lts liability to DO What II
ousht to no ms = Peoples University.
ITHACA, Nov 11.-Jacob Gould schurman
was to-day inauguratsd as tho third Presi-
dent OF Cornell University. Tho exercises
we're held In the armory and were attended
by A very large audience OF university men,
out.of-town visitors. and townspeorle. The
exercises began with prayer by the Rev.
Stephen II. Sinnott, followed by addresses in
behalf Of the students by President Harlan
Moore OF the senior class. In behalf OF tho
alumni by Frank Hiscock. and In behalf of tho
faculty by Prof. George s. Caldwell. The
President made reply. and an address in be-
half OF the trustees was delivered by the Hon.
Stewart l.. woodford. The presentation OF
the charter and seal was made by the Hon.
Henry W. Sage. and they were accepted by
the President. President Schurman then de-
livered his inaugural address.
In his address President Schurman traced
the origin OF the university. going bhck 10 VI"
land Grnnt hill originated by Senator Morrill,
and signed by Lincoln on the day OF inc an
nouncement OF the emancipation. mo Mor.
rill bill provided for donation OF pubic lana
TO the various states TO DO located anu soiu lor
educational purposes MT. schurtpah puiu
tribute TO Andrew D. White and Ezra Cornell
for their f,ch. in the state Senate. whereby tho
fund was not frittered away among several
Institutions. but kept intact and. through tho
personal generosity of Mr.. Cornell. made the
basis OF tho institution that bears his name.
Mr. Cornell gave his time and energy. and as a
result the lands given to New York sold for 81
rer aero, while those OF tho other States have
boon disposed OF at the average rate OF 81 per
acre. Private gifts and the sale Of lands. TO-
With m annual income OF S5OU.OOO.
The university estate" ssI Mr. ,o schur.
poses OF instruction i!fteen buildings. eish-
teen Laboratories, and six seminary rooms;
professors and instructors. Our curriculum,
with the execution %. courses in medicine and
thsooFy is as erIad and fompreh rem as
81 f our II, material mat conpnont. do not hesitate
TO say that our library building. with WHICH
600 for the annual purchase Of books. is unap-
preached Ivy any other university on this con-
v"r sT'; ITSELF is victory snatched from up
parrntly inevitable defout. Cornell University
Is embo1issd irs"ie # has shot un Hx
In the sho:. space OF a quarter of "a century.
AT this point deslreto state. without go,
able to meet the obligations, already Incurred
for the prosecution OF work al ready under
taken. Measured by income she IS rich, as
men estimate tho wealth OF universities
properly cultivats all the intelIe ctuai elements
81 Sente ' in modern ripe" peopie's university She
would not lie rich with auadruple her income
M do e Wn t. Gm .S ss
tConr present needs: worse still. they are In;
sdeluate to our present obligations Cornell
pathos. But it is steely fact"
ever boon given to Cornell by tho State: that
BY the uniyersitys charter s It is COMPELLED to
iasst 81 81 He thas i
origin and its non -sectarian scope. and that
In truth it might be called M the psoplos uni,
ssSs they be
still fall far short OF . realization Of my ideal
Mr. Schurnlan then gave his estimate Of the
ne.ds Of the university. adding. Let us SEQ
university. lie Closed as follows: s. '''' A'
Institution wa Ii aosSnsd for the BEN
which. II it is to furnish liberal and practical
education to the largest numbers in all the
support from the public treasury as well as
from the bounty Of private indiyiduals Thus
furnishing nl tho highest education OF
casses at the lowest cost; Its ends arc
the ends Of the state. It is dedicated
there Is no incomrntlbfity. for. as Plato has
we'll said. tho divinest things are the most
seryicenbc. We are at once realistic and
idea listic. And while we cherish the old we
are always ~ quest q som nothing better. The
solid earth: and while his eyes front tho dawn.
the ancient heavens are about him: and
through all its re- oundtnC spaces he hears the
noble mother call Excelsior! SO may it be!
So shall it lie: for tho people Of New ork will
pot suffer, s.ther private Gifts or public grants
to fail u.s.