New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-07
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tees might elect at 4 cost 81 100000.
Mr. Pine the clerk of the board. said: These
10 the enterprise of removing Columbia To its
new site. and of installing the old college tnere
in way worthy of the great clty OF when IL Is
historic part. Coming from trustees OF the
college as they do these gifts afford convincing
evidence that Columbia must have the generous
! help of New-fork if she is To move 10 her NJ"
home without being hampcred in the meanwhile
| in her educational development Besides these
| buildings thus provided for there are needed
! buildings a dining hail. "A university theatre
and gymnasium. The estimated cost of these
necessary structures is 81. 500 coo. Columbia @p-
peals TO the generous people or New, "rK VINO h"
proud of their city. for gifts of these build
ngs also. in the confidence that she can make
/ good return both to the givcrs and To the Whole
population of the town
f. A. sCHERMEEHORN'S GIFT.
F. Augustus Schermerhorn. Of the class Of
1868, presented to the college the Townsend
! Library of National. state and Biographical War
| Records In December. 1850 when the civil War
impending. Thomas Townsend. Of this city.
conceived the plan 81 gathering the conteihpo-
raneous printed records II events in national
| politics as far a. they appeared in the news
! paper and periodical press. ana arranging them
as a permanent record OF the daily course OF
| affairs.
The undertaking. begun so opporune.y. has
been carried out more or less uninierrup'cdly
during the entire period since, and has involved
! the outlay OF much time ara expense on iHc
part of its compiler
The gift OF this unique collection to Columbia
College Library Is an incident OF no little I'M
portance to the institution and to the city Tn"
work when entirely finished. VIII consist OF about
ninety large folio volumes OF clippings ana -
tracts of printed matter arranged chronolOgic Ally
and comprising substantially everything e inter
est printed In newspaper OF magazine iorm dir-
ing the war. and large proportion hat W. len
has come out since 1860. and Of digest # about
thirty immense folio volumes Of manuscript, ar
| ranged by topics. indeXing the matter IF the
printed statements. with reference TO the vol
| flr he
cases this digest Will make II reference. :" mo
original statement necessary
The entire work IL a monument Of Industry ana
storchouse Of historical information. which IN
It's field is absolutely unique. Serviceab" as II
has sho' n Itself In the past It's usefulness VIII D"
greatly enhanced when entirely finished. ana us
| value and utility viii be fully realized when IN"
time shall have come 10 write the real history -
| the civil War The main work Is contained ~
c.ghty-nine volumes. Of larger size than ordinary
bank ledger Of 600 pages each or J3iDo pages III
all each page containing four columns of printed
matter. thus giving Grand total 81 -l@.'oo coy
umns such Is the bedrock OF fact upon wai'h
rests a superstructurc almost as gigantic. ~ nisi
prepared the eighty nine volumes were 81 bat III
lie practical value 10 the historical student
searching for information regarding any special
subjcc, connected with the war ana ii' results
II WAS therefore necessary 10 prepare Whdt MT
Townsend calls his "cncyclOpaeda. when = COM
prised in thriy-one volumes oi similar SIC, "i
300 pages each. 10000 pages ~ all Ia TINS lat
ter work every reference t. any particular suDJ"c'
General Grant. for Instance IL '"HAi'I. 50 'h''.
l,v means Of an ordinary index which refers me
searcher to the encyclopaedia. every subject DIS
cussed in the 2l36oO columns - the original "oiK
can he looked Nd readily a. II il were one - IN"
items in the table Of contents OF an ordinary S'H'''
history. go go,
some eighteen months Of clerical labor Will stu
be required T. make the cncyclopaediA complete.
ana MIR Townsend has pledged himself that this
shall be finished before January !, 1891
In addition Mr.. Schcrmcrhorn has also aplro- !
pra ed g. 000 to be expended In the labor Of IN
dexng this library.
AWARDED TO LORD EAYLEIGH.
The will Of the late Or. +. a. i. Barnard
contained n provision that "the trustees Of CO.
lumbia College shall cause 10 be struck with
suitable devices. medal Of gold. nine-tenths
fine Of the bullion value Of not less than sZo)
70 be styled The Barnard Medal for Meritori-
Gus Service to Science. ard shall rubhcly an
nounce that copy Of the same VIII b" awarded /
at the close Of every quinquennal period DAT /
ing from the probate Of this my last will ahI
testament. TO such person. whether a cl'izeh oi
the United States or OF any other country. ~ !
shall. within the five years next preceding nave
made such discovery in physical or astronomy /
cal science or such novel application OF sci |
encc 10 purposes beneficial 20 the human race,
as. in the judgment Of the National Academy
of Sciences of the United states, sial "e /
esteemed most worthy of such honor
On the rec ornmcndation Of the National Acad, /
emy OF Sciences the Barnard medal was granted |
10 Lord Rayleigh. the discov"rcr 81 irson. Il
constituent Of the atmosphere. who's" invrsfiga- |
ton resulting In the discovery is considered on" /
of the most important and interesting FIRST |
because ii throws additional light upon the com
position Of the atmosphere; second. because IL |
has involved the use Of the most modern ana !
scientific methods OF Investigation very c."Vrry /
selected and accurately applied 10 gas"s' ia rh /
because IL illustrates the importance or paving T,
careful attention to most minute discrepancies !
IN scientific observation. Lord Rayl"ghs as |
cOvery is regarded az especially brlIaht ana
has been selected by the National ACADEMY 'f !
Sciences t. be the one most worthy of the BAR /
nard medal for meritOrious service I" science |
A TALK WITH PRESIDENT Low.
Of ne 1
adjourned a Tribune reporter called upon Presi-
dent Low in his private office on the college |
grounds and found him alone. DR.. Low ac-
ccuted modestly some complimentary remarks IN /
regard t. his munihccnt gift TO the Institution
In which he has demonstrated 50 much interest. /
and when asked II he could not supplement what
ne had privately said in the hoard meeting by
short interview for the readers OF The I1'Dune' |
he hes.tatcd. but finally said;
well 1 thank you. but really can say Moth !
ing more than that what have done simply IN
dicatcs my sense Of the importance or the value |
OF Columbia and the work II s doing Tor the |
city Of New-York and the entire United states
1t especially pleasant to me to asa" hte 'hs
name OF my father permanently WIN NY "o'N /
here. whore my own name Is likely 20 De re-
memDcred. hope, for many years 10 como;
The gift also gave me the opportunity, "nl,n
have long sought To do something i"i NY h,'IN'
city OF Iiroolslyn and the city which hpnoI"i me |
twice by making me It's Mayor me uusl',7
have established In connection WIN ~" km'
twelve Brooklyn scholarships for boys III '"'nu-
bia Collegc and they have agreed 10 MAINTAIN /
in Barnard College lively" university S'n"a'
ships for girls. These Scholarships are 10 ~
awarded by competition 10 boys an" H'I'S Pr
pared for college IN any school III ''"pN'Yh'
whether public or private. The winner vi ,r'
scholarship IL to BE- At liberty 10 "Ssp" 'nr w.
come ia another compciitor and While making
that assignment Of The income. 10 continue 10 Dc
known himself or herself AZ 'rookFh S"ho'"I'
| am under the impression that th'lc WI ". /"
great deal Of friendly rivalry between 10" pup'c
and private schools of Brooklyn IN connection
with these scholarships and ! hope 'ha' on" re-
suit from them will be TO keep all the srh""ls
Of BROOKLYN on n high level OF efficiency BROOK
Ign IL a unique city in this respect nnons o'n'rS;
that II has less than three N,IS "a "."
highly excellent private schools 'hc roy
technc. the Packard Collegiate Institute ana 'he
Adclphi Academy. , ,o.., }