New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-25
CORNELLS SIGNS OF PROSPERITY
A REMARKABLE GROWTH IN CsEFubNtsS-
PRESIDENT SCHURMANS REPORT

Ithaca Nov q (SpeclaD.-President Schurrnahs
second annual report shows the prosperous ana
satisfactory condition OF the university IN the years
1924 The total number OF students enrolled was
SOL a gain Of i0l the attendance OF the pre-
colrg vear The short winter courses In agricul-
ture were attended by sixty-one students and the
summer courses by 2So making a grand total OF
1,9 norsons who received instruction at Cornell In
,ho oourse of the year. or the l,s0l regular STU
dents 225 were women. New-York state sent l,c5
every county being represented Nv at least one
student and in only few cases 10y less than haii
n dozen While Cornell is making enormous gains
IN New-York State its reputation as National
institution Of learning is attracting to II stead
fly increasing proportion Of students from other
States and countries
President Schurman calls attention to the large
number Of positions IN American universities re-
Gently filed by Cornell graduates. lie gives 4 llst
containing the names OF seVenty-hve lnSruc'o'S'
which are distributed in forty colleges and univer-
stiles among winch such representative lnsti-
tut!Ons as Harvard, johns iiophlhs' NHiSdso' i''e
wellesley AMI California.
In discussing the important changes in the cur
ricuum which were made last year Prevalent
Schurman shows the striking tendency IN Ameri-
can universities to cut down the time assigned u
Greek lie gives a valuable series OF tables showing
the exact amount of time devoted to Latin ana
Greek In forty representative institutions Ills con
cus,on IS that in the long 1t is pretty certain
,o he decided that Greek is not an absolutely 81
sontial subject In all liberal education
Among the pressing needs OF the university are
nrofcss1 rship of Hebrew. n department of astron-
omv. a lccturcship whereby the treasures o. the
srleniI Dante collection ircscni"I 20 N" uN,,
versify bv Willard Fskr mag Poe rcVc'li' l" sN'.ul
ars =: chair OF Roman Law and general Jui.sI' u,
d.ncc an additional building for IN" d'piItH. III
% chemistry an hydraulic laboratory, a uePai.
mcnt of locomotive engineering ana dd','ol,I'
fclloW-hips and halls Of residence Tor stH""l,7
A. present the only dormtorv at corner IS tr
Sac College for Women. lfnt ',NII - ~,
makes an appeal for aid to wealthy ana phii''-
thro,,ic citizens Of Newly
mo Christian Association Is making strenuous
cndeavors to raise the salary Of the Aoli' t'u-
dent doing missionary work I'm Jepan X - MHl'i
'Ss IL. is the general secretary OF the Jdiil"Se
Young Mems Christian AssOriation -
Tho merlhers OF the - VARSITY crew are Inc
recuienrs II handsome souvenir medals the donor
h.ing Charles Ho4r 81 a member Of the fhilai'I-
NH, CIV Council In conncc ion with the recent
Announcement, OF Corrclls decision TO enter a crew
reference TO Yalcs 'unQutstioned aquatic surrcm.
acy'' made ly the snne Val" correspondents or
\cw-York papers concerning tho prospects ~ 4
Yale-O ford race The correspondent 'Ni'"ntIy loi
rot that there varsity crew thft r""ei inc
four-n race las, June il 2ig minutes iasteF uh'
that dia Yale: that the university when sent our
this crew holds worlds records ihhn, lair
does that IL defeated ale IN their last race ana mat
4, has questioned Yalcs claim - tie AMERICAN
championship 10y an annual challenge, Which ale
has annually refused to accept.