The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-08
CoRNELIS GREAT GROWTH.
Ifs COMPETITION or IT'S FIRST QUAR-
TER CENTURY.


R1-, Corueii-Prni-o OF the tustitntiou.
ITHACA. Oct THE quadri-centennial ami
yersary oxercises Of Cornell University, which
began last night with q reception In the
Library building. were continued to-day. Tho
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew was the orator ofthe
day. The other speakers wore the Rev. DR.. W.
ID. Wilson, LII d.. professor emeritus OF
literature; the Hon. Stewart L. Woodford, one
OF the original promoters Of the university:
tho Rev. Dr. Arson J. Upson. LII d.. Chan
cellor OF tho University OF tho State OF New
York; President Potter OF Hobart College;
Prof. Caldwell. Cornell's first professor:
the Hon. Joseph & Hendrix Of Brook
lyh, DR.. Theobauld Smith. Phi. B. 'S1:
Prof f W. Huffcutt and President Schurman.
In the afternoon a dinner was given In the
armory, fully 1000 guests partaklng. The
speeches at dinner were: The University
and Trustees" the Hon. Horny W. Sage;
" The Faculty" Prof. F. Crane: The Com
monwealth." Chauncey NJ. Depew; Sister In
stftutions OF the East" President Seth Low:
"ThS Earlier Students" the Hon. D. Fl. Nc
MILAN: Theosophy and Education" Gen. A.
G. Barnes: Practical Education" Andrew
Carnegie Sister Institutions OF the West"
President Cyrus Northnp: The University
and the Press" st. Clair McKelway: " The
Education OF Women" President James NJ.
Taylor: " The College Graduate and the Man
Of Affairs" tho Hon. Oscar s. Strauss: The
Later Alumni" Seward A. slmons.
In his grafton Dr. Depew said: Cornell was
the 1rst OF tho great colleges to cultivate q
field outside. the lessons and traditions Of the
niedinval school men. The moot exquisite Of
pleasures is contact with the perennial youth
crow cod oved deps
a solitude. but q day with the college revives
tho enihusiasms and. ambitions OF the past
20 In fNrNn vri hA I'M n M n n
p h s Of the present. Head and heart are
united in the sentiments end emotions OF this
"The life Of Ezra Cornell 10 q lesson and an
inspiration. The study Of his struggles and
success lisa liberal education. Sixty.fve years
majority and started out to seek his fortune.
after q walk OF forty miles rested upon one Of
feticent Quaker was passlonateiy fond OF ma
ture. and he was entranced by tho superb
panorama sprsaa out before him Few places
il the View from the Acropoiis at Athens, with
ins a sehn aad The bas e S IN the
dist m ..,,, nod o,.,.. ,-,.,d.
nor In the village lila which nestled
from ms %oFse had % the tele
and ndomita BILE man OF affairs to demonstrate
to capitalists It's possibilities and to the public
its benitcence. and he found him in Ezra Cor
,."Tknow OF no more dramatic scene in the
lives Of any Of our many successful men than
trampine through the highways and byyays
Of penury. suffering, and sickness upheld ~
5 s
uD to the necessity Of the telegraph for the the
Government and for commerce.. and CornelS
faith had coined for him fortune.
In country like ours. where so many sc-
cum ulate great wealth its proper use and dis
DeCOminR questions
MS well as individual interest. The most AFRO
giant and offensive manager o. money Is often
sity and finally becomes q success. He proudly
boasts, I owe nothing to the world and No
does Infinite harm. There are men who 80 use
oGes in their gpod Drtaae and the
fonnd fes Of this SniTersfty. '' 'A'' "'' '
the wss a Hsns
beside Ezra Cornell. learned to love and
than sarsS pe h ssa ss
its ad socate. It was this utter oblivion to self
which led him to sacrifice everything for this
vinced its neeessty and Iaia feSndations
% The materalism OF our time is frequently
psoss noS sna Ssay scms
who made two blades OF grass to grow whHre
MAJ. whose locomotive or electrical device or
machine or engine have multiplied power and
sroRth Of mstsriaisn, Il Is not an assault,
but . n enlargement OF the old.
The marvellous quarter OF a century behind
tion st Cornell witS the, youne men has Guilt
acteristics Of Americkp manhood. Their am
bition and success have stimulated every de-
ra.,tmept Of the 9niyersIss to more earnest ef-
1t is the proud boast Of Cornell that shs is
not only abreast with the tirnea. but is leading
or e. suh sR
the movement 81 the intellectual acttYttiCa Of
the s9untry and me thro pIlSe q our IA
are eoincident with the Unparalleled imp pEogrSss
OF the United States since the close Of the civil
Wat. and her wonderful growth has been slim
;. The enduring monumsnts Of those who
s rs. to the
founder comes the benefactor Henry W. sage.
and then that noble. far-siRhted. and unselfsh
belief that she had done all she could for the
T Wht she and
which viii r sfa the e0 annual
Cornell rounds her first quarter century
IN fhs hsory q eolieees sSpsrb
~ is her youth. t is still only the promise Of
and soissnsd srandeur ei her a H 'A' f.''ns0
President schurman's, statement to tho
t trustee gave informntio1 regardinG tho
ter eeptIry. OF its existence The productive
capital Of the university hns increased from
STA. 900 In lS6Sto SIS. 100000 in 1893 and the
buildings tof which there are twenty eight.
$500 900 more; The Income in 1929 was
S5D2.Wl0. The library. which Is housed in
splendid nreproof building. now has $50 600
bound volumes and 270OO pamphlets. about
and 10000 purchased during the last year.
BEGINNING in 1858 with twenty-six profess
Bors and instructors. the university now has
over $50. In 1928 there, were just l, 700
or special 1epartments the most rapid growth
has hsen IN the College OF Mechanical and
Electrical Engineering. the Law School. and
the Graduate School. though the number OF
students IN arts and science has doubled In
During the twenty-five years OF it's existence
the state OF New York h 8 never given the
university cent tits now. however. spend
Ing 1000 for new building for tho College
m mended the Capitalization Of all scientific work
In agriculture at Cornell, Th'"h Is the land
grant college Of the Stats. But rEa University
as whole trusts TO private bsneHcence for It's
49,, 50.