The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-20


agricultural college land grant net,
which gave TO tho state of Now York
$50, 900 acres of pablo land to be devoted
to agricultural and industrial cduca-
ton. The land was valued at 5000, 600,
and the question in the Legislature mt
Albany, as in other state legislatures,
was how it could best be used for the
promotion of state education. The nat
ural way of disposing of the grant
would have been To divide it among the
score of eager claimants. That it was
not so divided and frittered away was
due to two senator's, Hon. Ezra Cornell
of Ithaca and Hon. Andrew d. White
OF Syracuse.
Tho Head OF the Institution.
Dr.. Charles Kendall Adams. a lead
ing American historical scholar, was
president OF Cornell university from
1850 to 1892, and during his able adj
ministration the university grew with
wonderful rapidity upon the founda-
tions laid by Cornell. White and Sage.
Upon has resignation the mantle fell
upon Jacob Gould Schurman, LII D.
who had been dean of tho Sage School
Of Philosophy at Cornell President
Schurlnan has tho strong individuality
ana depth OF character of ex-President
white and possesses a magnetism and
approachableness rarely found among
literary men. In fact, he is as much n
man OF the world us student He has
had his own way to make in the world
since he was boy OF ~, and so is new
or In danger of losing sympathy with
boys, either in college or outside. 1t is
therefore easy to see that, while Prcsi-
dent Schurman is one Of the foremost
scholars and teachers Of philosophy III
tins United States, he is also ono OF the
most practical men engaged in admin
lstration anywhere. He addresses with
equal ease a gathering of philosophers
or meeting of business mon. Last wear
at the annual dinner of the New York
chamber of commerce his speech was
the talk OF the evening. a week later
ne was discussing ethics and religion
at the banquet OF the Liberal club in
Buffalo. President Schurman is editor
OF The Philosophical Review. an Amer
lean periodical which rivals the hest
philosophical journals Of England and
termany. He is also editor of The
school Review, and his annual reports
are unsurpassed III their wise and sug
gestiye treatment of college and second
AIRY school studies. His firm grasp of
educational principles is already seen in
the revision Of courses made at Cornell
last year.
Cosmopolitan University.
Cornell attracts students from all
over the world. Not only does every
county in New York state send one or
more students, but every state In the
republic, except three, and all the con
tinents OF the world are represented
among Cornell students New York
state alone has more than 900 students
at Cornell Canada last year sent 10 of
her sons and daughters to Cornell
moro than to any other college in the
United States. Africa, Asia, Europe.
Central and South America all contrib
ute to make Cornell one of the most
cosmopolitan Of American universities
More than onethird of the students
who go TO Cornell enter Sibley college.
tho department of mechanical and cleo
frlcal engineering, which is named after
the late Hiram Sibley of Rochester in
consideration Of his large benefactions
The work begun by the father has been
continued by the son, Hiram w. Sibley.
Ph- d.. whose latest benefaction is the
erection OF new stone building, dupli-
eating the main building. Sibley col
Lara hss an International reputation.