New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-11
copyELL UNIVERSITY IND STATE AID.
PRESIDENT s,TIURMAN. At THE ANNUAL
DINNER MAKES POINTED REPLY
no PRINTED CHARGE.

,,prsrrrNr s,rrtRMAN. At THE ANNUAL
nrxxrn MAKES 4 POINTED REPLY
TO PRINTED CHARGE.
r,.. ,,. ,,,,r,-room Of the Hotel Brunswick was
uaa.,,I r,th Ithacans last night. The members OF
49,, correu University club had met for their
,,o,f,b annual dinner. Walter c. Kerr. presided
and WAS toastmaster. At his right was JACOB uouu
echurman president of Cornell University anu
orouud the big table eighty OF CorneHs sohs'
rv everv mans plate was book or Cornen song
rhis was for reference when the songs were
n.arod Rut not one man used his book. Although
,.a.rs bad flown. the "oli boys" only needed TO
- tho time and then the words came TO them.
Al o'clock Chairman Kerr arose anu inc" t''e
cheer of Cornell University rang through tue ps
room In this cheer the men declared that Cor"e'
was to be yelled for In n manner similar 10
,oc,ii,v which will never become popular summer
resort Mr. Kerr, in brief speech. introduced
president schurman. and then the president re-
s,,rdad IN the toast "Our University" lie SAID IN
Our university Is moving along making change
nr0greSsve changes. We have burdens ana ankle
- In a frw days Will get back on our
hands the sum OF 100000. which We had out al o
~ Now we must look out for relnvesment In me
past we have enjoyed gifts larse anu SIM hn yorv
, rSs c era Now. when THE NewYork sun
saws that the university has a pan on IOoC ~
CAPTURE the Constitutional CONVENTION anu sec ,G
state support for university 1t has Information
- ,rhich the Board OF Trustees KNOWS Hothllb,
ond n asked would say no. There Is a reIatoh
Tween the university and the state. but up 20
ono veer ago the university never got one cent
Cr"r tho state The value OF our ground Is E0VD
and the rest Of property comes from Eorn ihl
and its board OF trustees This was settled by the
Smureme Court Of the United States We are there
Tore no beneiciares OF the state q New,Yor Our
,oonev IL not Invested In United states bonds we
only get $4,000 year and from the state OF New Se
slr thot we are supported by the state. II makes
n,n feel rather indignant. New-fork state Is me
hn,nvnoac,ory OF Cornell University (ApplauseD Cor
Dci educotes annually four students from each
NJ ,ohIy distrct-ll2 students in a-and not one
oilsr a. paid by the State Therefore Cornell an
nn,niiv confers upon the State OF New-fork $4,000
Nov II any paper can say, that we are burden
No"> az York then | should be glad 70 have these
T Iao,s brought before that paper. 49,
Ia" "a nj now" said President Schurman, i must
any "o recent occurrence at the college. which
h re,e heen adversely commented upon by the press
nS - he country refer to the recent unfortunate
q ha1ing which ended in death. The university has
ha ali In its power TO hunt down the criminals
Io sad duty but II Is the wish OF the university
that the guilty be apprehended Ihey acted thought
lessiy." $500 ,,odo ~, Iobp Ford .oo ubo
noLn about Ezra Cornell. the founder OF the uni
peps,tv: Garrett p. Servlss who talked about Cor
nei and Her New Education, ana Asa A Ailng'
Who smoke on "Co-Education