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The University of Ne,c York.

readers might be interested IN institutions
of higher learning elsewhere than in your
own State, determined to try and give you
description of the University of New York.
From this name a person brought up in al
most any other State than New York, would
suppose was meant some one institution of
higher learning. but this is not the meaning
proper In 1884 the University of New
York was organized, the plan being suggest
ed by Alexander Hamilton, whose doctrines,
as any Virginian will remember, were di-
recty opposite to those of Thomas Jefferson.
/ By this organization it was decided that all
institutions Of higher learning in the State
] of New York should be bound together into
one body, subject to the control of board
of regents, with a chancellor at their head,
aud known by the above name The plan
was submitted to the State legislature and
adopted, and has been working ever since
that time. At first no institution was oblig
ed to belong to the University of New York
that did not care to, but in later years it was
decided by the legislature that all must join
it whether they saw fit to do so or not, and
that the chancellor and regents must sane
ton all important movements made by
them. The legislature later provided a fund
from which all universities and colleges
should receive sum annually, according to
the number of students enrolled 50 that the
advantages Of the system have become so
apparent that the people of the State in
general have come to recognize il a. a great
blessing
There is another feature which has been
added within recent years. which requires
all person, who wish TO practice medicine
law. or enter themselves as students Tor the
ministry, to first pass a satisfactory exami-
nation before the board of regents, whether
they are from New York State or any other.
But person who has graduated from any
school whose standing is acknowledged gen
orally as being good will receive license to
practice in his profession by presenting his
diploma.
Saturday, October 10Th, the New York
University, which is quite an old institution
in New York City, opened the grounds for
their new buildings which are to be erected
on University Heights, just above the city
on the Hudson River The day was a per-
feet one, and the ceremonies, which were
conducted in a large tent, were very inter
esting The opening address was given by
Mr.. Charles Butler, president of the corpor-
alton. The next address on the programme
was to have been made lay Governor Levi p. |
Morton, but as he was unavOidably detained |
in the city on business, Chancellor Arson |
Judd Epson was the second speaker and |
gave most eloquent address. He was fol.
lowed by Mayor Strong, of New York City, |
with few remarks. after which several 9TH
err persons of note gave short addresses
The whole ceremony was most instructive
and interesting. F. w. g.
chancellor Epson, is an uncle of Mrs.
Frank W Bigger, for short time resi-
dent of this town and who recently removed |
to New York and we observe by an illus
trated copy of the Tribune that she was
houored on the occasion above referred 10
by seat next to Mayor strong, and was the
only lady who got into the pictorial sketch
of the scene.-Ed T. p
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A large line oc Rockingham ware just re-
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