New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-18
superintendents at dinner in the I:.ookyn CLUB yes
tefday.
BOTANY For THEM, TOO.
ANSWERING JUDGE BROWNS ARGUMENTS.
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NETWORK INSTITUTE
In answer 70 the arguments advanced by judge
Addison Brown. published in ye>criay's Tribune, show
Ing Why the at Of incorporates oi uic -'e"'lorA
botanical Garden should not be amended 50 as to in
Cudc representation Of seven other colleges besides
Columbia and the presidents oi the Tory botanical
club Of tho Board Of Education In the scientific
and educational management OF the garden. Chancellor
MacCracken of the University Of the City Of NcW-l0rk
said TO Tribune reporter:
"None of MS knew anything about this section OF
the bill which propose to amend. We supposed
that the control was To be I'm a large BODY OF citizens
a. in the case Of the Museum. We were not consulted
Though have been for wears heads OF colleges
this city granting degrees. I'm reply to the assertion
that there ten Othc? institutions III te CITY hoU
mentioned I'm the amendment which aTc far NOR inter
csted in the study OF botany than these ooeees anu
that four Of ten colleges mentioned have nothing to
do with botany we reply that the assertions viii not
| commend themselves for accuracy to any one WHO
knows the facts The colleges presided over ny Us
teach botany carefully In every Instance 'hc OF It's
formerly professor Of boany' ~ FTaHci1
Nnvlcr.s College has Il noble botanical collection OF
10 900 specimens Further there are no o'hrr lh''l
tutions which represent the people in pursuing science
for the sake Of science but the colleges ana 'Fy
represent great constituencies. judge brown say
If seems strange that men willing To spend half "A
million in improving public park should not haNo
the management II that Improvement We ropN'
If seems strange that these when IN 'ya'k the
pcopc to give two and a half million dollar worth
NJ real estate and half million Of bonds, should not
be willing let the people have larger snare %
the management Moreover, il is next TO certain mat
the garden and the museums will finally derive thelr
entire support from taxation. The people VIII nave
to nav the bills. Why not start with falr repre-
,cnat;on Of the people in the management
"In the second place the proposed amendment
is non scctaran. The present law puts the garden
under n college which Is bound by certain cohdtohs
to one denomination more than 10 others
In the third place the proposed amendment
will be effective from economical and educational
point 81 view. The garden will waat support IN
the fuiIirc What support can 1t have better than
that Of the united intclligcnccs Of the community
The colleges presided over by rs have sent iorth
nearly 10000 graduates. Every one OF them VIII %
thr more likely take Al interest IN inc I'!uel
bccau,, his own college has share in IT. support
The professors Of botany in these colleges VIII be lar
more ready to take their pupils thiihcr on botHi'''
excursions, ana the pupils will be far reader I" -
bccau.c they feel IL is their garden. Tie eNl>thS
law place, the management practically IN the h"'u'
~ four chair, in Columbia College without rcSIu
10 what may be the or the character Oh inc"
incunlcnts The anne dmcnt places the manage
man, I'm tho car, Of representatives Of each college I"
IL. elected Is the corporations from imc 10 ''"c'
From onr knowledge Of colleges ard universities VIC
b, olcr,c that then, arr periods when TIL, or thht
college IS comparatively Hfclc-s. II Is qnlt" Wlhl
,i range 81 possibility that th"rc may be PERIOD
yhcr There would b" great deafness In the slheI'
cou.c, 70 which the law now gives charge ~ '"''
cttcrprisc The present arrangement make the pro-
,r IN charge responsible to Columbia but to whom
q, co,rmii, rcspon-ilci To-day there IS no common
rond whatever for facultic, II science In Nc" i"rN
CITY - far ~ ! know no conferences Oh '""''
uonal matters have cvcr taken place between INC
faculties Il any two college, Here j. " pa" ''''
will bring them all together
TIN. sentiment, Of Cha cclor Mac rackcn' aN h'FN
expressed. wcrr unrc-crv'dy lnd"r'~' bH N'oH,''
= Wcbb dcnt Of the COLLEGE Of the City 81 Ne"
York Thomas Hunter. PRECEDENT OF the ,'o'''','
College: W H. Tarlow. president 81 the It iTIh'i'
Xavier COLLEGE: Thomas j. Can on l'-l''i' -. 80
,ohr.s college Tie following memorial signed by
.o me, will he read before the senate Committee
having the amendment in charr' o. "Wednesday los
,r,o,.. Hunter. president II the Normal college:
We tho head. u collc-,, 100 Nrv York civ, support
u nr,po..d amendment to the Bronx l"tdn'HI
G"rdn' lin 80 II shall rad a., follows Inc pr
don't ~ the Tprr.y Botanical Cluh ana t' pr
,,,Ir ,,i,l such member ~ th" faculties OF Z. >
f.iinvtr COLLEGE, 100 N"W l1fk CIV a hfS -" ""''
,ur,rtcd on or hefor. Juuc |, l-'-. N IN" cor
u'tfi,u> respectively a. their committee ll
f,'t.n AID iu ifimhD" de- eunt'T below. u" WI
Coiu-,ti, Cn!lc-r four. -Ivcr-ity II In. ~ 81
Now Nora two. COLLEGE ~ ID" ~! "l So iWwNi'
Ice one: Normal loic-r ~ ih' NV 81 Ne" .t A.
'rc and their successors Boo OHIO" shan lr ~ 90"
,ocni1r- az aid corporation ana "I i" HNlI" W
Manager. and shall have me ma ~ KILL, , 'p ~
~ ,..,,-.,fi,u and tn. appointment ~ il" Ii' '
il, chief 81 said u,tItuto WHO -fiI 'iP'l.' ' M
assistant AID the chief rrd"n"r. ana h' - H.,
FOR the general scientific 'pndn't "i the l"'''''"