New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-21
COLUMBIA WANTS MONEY.
NECESSITY FOR A NEW HOME.
THE COMMITTEE on SITE SENDS OUT AN Afrh"A
FOR AID.

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FOR AID.
The trustees Of Columbia College, who compose uls
committee on site, issued statement yeserua,' ~, =
when the committee last met on January -
statement favors 1e carly removal OF the coieso
its prcsent home 10 the BlOomngdale SITE on VIM
Columbia now holds an option. and calls for h'ao'i
old Cor the college from the citizens OF Ne"-iorh'
When seen last night in reference to inc s'ei"o''
President Low said: This Is not repor' ~ w
trust.es and therefore the trustees VIII tahe ho '.o
In regard TO it. 1t is appeal to the generous p
We have received pledges for S"ioooo "
oh;ect but New Workers have not yet shown ther III
..r..f in Columbia in n practical form. we WISH 10
civa them an opportuniiy.7 The Rev. Dr. DIX ssiu
" The committee has held no meetings since 'nc 'iiio
when the paper Is dated January H. NO iufter "cuoh
Is necessary.n portion Of the report 10 as ioiioe
Tho greatest city which contributes most % ule
.ars and nrocrcss OF mankind and university through
what IT, discovers through what IT teache l. one oil e
most important agencies whereby city can ", o ,
cr,o7v famous The proposed .te Is bounded by the
Roulevrd and Annterdsm-sve., One-huhufeu'anu
and One hundred and twentieth st. Gnu Is go .''
width by about $50 ia length. more msh WV N 80" Q,
OF Madison Square. Compared VIII" the si'u1n s ,
Ia, other colleges about the size OF inc harNMu 'su
,d NEARLY twice the size Of the Yale campus WIN" -"
,Iri. could be placed the quadrangle OF the tree
hxrcest colleges Of oxford or Cambridge Tho
srho financial aspect, OF the problem are these Inc
,o I'D for the property 100000 Against u'''
chase arc: 49,, .o,ao ,ourded nv
l. The site occupied by the college Douiueu l ~
tvninth and Ffteth and Madison ana Fou'"n
cor5nr,sinc plot OF ground about 400 by 2oo 'e'
with substantial buildings upon it. when MAY I've "P
=, Conversion by a purchaser 10 some othrr t1n he Po
III. -. ,.o po,le
The niece OF ground the westerly side OF Inc boue
,,rd or Eey enthaye in the neghborhood of one'hu
and.sixtethst and running westerly u Inc ne" p
drive with two snail roeusr cores on the Westerly sue
Of the public drive comprising about 40 cltV oV-'
g. The bequcst under the Will OF MI lNeiNe'ii1i' %
which $500 900 IS payable absolutely. In addition thee
the college is entitled one-tcnth part OF the feNu"e
sr.r payments various bcnehciareN are made 'e value
of such residue being OF course rloClcHau'a'' . ,
l; Is apparent estimate oil the value VI az va
,,on,,tv nust be largely conjectura.. But placing Wt
highest estimate npou it. it would lie insuncleh' 10 l
en .he nrice asked for the The price is however
Int norton Of the expense necessary 70 he 'nfred ~
order 70 effect a removal Of the college me ie' :,
~ an hand not included the above estimate arc IL j.
believed sufficient pay the actual expenses Vi ~ ~
including such changes a. NAV pe hece"a " 1870, .,
,,nd,rcs upon the new grounds temporarily aN"'aoe II"
the purpose OF the college. These Ouiidh4s d. "'0
,d tan far short OF providing for our necessities rs
summing that they could be temporarily us'o Ior 1
administration for aboIato'ie'' cl'Ssioons' ~ t,d,o
., r,d s,,u he necessary TO library puiiulhI
containing the larger lec;ufeOoms neeoed lof t'o WV
Oh. coleee a chapel = large han for auditorium A"u
gymnasium. and probably other buildings 80 ,,sd
chanel auditorium and gymnasium were TOT U""' U'l
With the cost Of the essential pew buidme' Nouiu ~
- .,o,, o,d the amount required must, In any e'eh'
III.
h ,,iscd from some source enable tie college u oa'
out the proposed plan Of removal -. .,,.,
II the Fayelweathcc bcquest b. used III "'e "'''
Indicated the committee hope 1t NAV Or - aI""E Wv
On connection with building quadrangle OF III ~
other similar way Mr. Fayerweathcr's name may w W.
,tuated as one OF the beneactos oil NeWh orN
torc university When it is r'neinoer~1 'Ha' |
bu, 1877 years old ami that universities reckon 'n'ir ~ =
bv Centuries Il Is clear that such an ASSOCIATION VIII o"
most enduring and worthy memorial 49, ....
To conclude The committee desire u make TWO po''>
clear: , 1900, ..
That carlv removal is necessity that removal "
No whole institution except the Medical SchooD I" SUI"
,ont uoon Manhattan Island is the wscSt coufs am V
tho Booningdale site appears 10 offer eNtepoho 'n'"
tages for purposes. -, a . >,
Q That II Columbia Is 10 secure uis sl'e anu ! .
nroceed without interruption her development as uh'
versty she must have material help II the hNhV Ne"
yo,k viii touch with vita1ns finger the ehuo"m'n'
n, the mast there lies this city in the near future IN
prospect of possessing university OF which no' opN
York will BE- proud which viii become in time uhe po
l end the satisfaction o, the whole United States
SETH Low.
WM G. SCHERMERHOEN
MORGAN DIX,
q. l.. RIVES,
c Vanderbilt