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THE COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NETWORK.
IT'S RANK AND STANDARD COMPARED VII"
THOSE OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS
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TIC p,xK AND STANDARD COMPARED WITH
THOSE OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS
OF LEARNING.
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: From time TO time some one is"o'"". "
the work done by the College OF 'ne ny "
York writes TO one OF the leading New orN u"'.s
raners ~ suggest that the Taxpayers OF the Guy
n, Nev-York be relieved OF the buruen Vi ."o
taxes necessary to support the college, i" i"s
rrr,hure Of Tuesday. May II, another opponent oi
m. college believing that the burden OF taxation
docs not ultimately fall with Ike erect upo" al
the inhabitants OF the city, but that ref'a"
class ~ which he is one is unduly weighted win
the spport OF the college writes 10 pro'es. "s'"'
tho ACQUISITION OF the new site for the college, anu
the erection of suitable buildings thereon
II was the good fortune Of the writer 10 enter tue
co.,oo. y, the CITY OF New-York in 80 from Gram
mar school No 81. and to pursue there lot "'e
ve,rs the classical course OF study ahn' upon
graduation in 's5. with two classmates 10 enter
harvard College Admission to the JUNIOR CLASS Oh
Harvard College granted without eNa'"n"
lion unon IN. scholarship represented by the de-
,rses of the College Of the city OF Ne"-iorh'
&C., graduation from Harvard College the writer
,u,,a1 At the Columbia Schools of Law ana
poit,cal Science and later at the Harvard La"
School. .
trav,np had the opportunity to compare the work
done at the College OF the city OF New-forK WIZ"
hat done at other lnsttullOuS Nnt "i'''' - " -
on,n,on that the instruction and the discipline OF
the college are of the highest character ana 'hat
the results attained are equal to those ATTAINED
in Ike departn ents with men OF equal age . IN
any other college university which we nav
rhe snIr of work. OF ambition ana OF ueter
mnatlon which Is characteristic OF the CSliege o
the CITY OF New-York surpasses that SHOWN !.
Harvard or at Columbia College. and equals tha'
Tor which the Harvard Law School Is famous
The standard at graduation or IN" 'olirse 81
the CITY OF New-York is within year OF that OF
Harvard IL within less than "A year OF 'nit VI
Ysie ana is easily on a par with that OF Columbia
and Of the University OF the city OF New ork;
THE work done by its graduates in the professionals
and other schools whore they have come into com
nc,I,on with the graduates of Yale. Harvard 20
iumbia and other colleges and universities SHOWS
that in college training they have no superlors.
The college gives instruction TO lOp students
vear,v and II IL TIE policy Of enlightenment 20
s,renether the efficiency OF the institution when
offers 70 every youth Of orr srcat city mat can
Nnd the means OF maintenance during MS coiieRe
,uurse an intellectual training and moral ne'ei-
onment which enable him TO compete on an
orrmali,v with those who have the advantage OF
With The college Is an honor TO the city ana
an institution of the highest utility, and mas
carmel by her record site and buildings better
s,,itol to her work and development: ,,,1,,.c
Ncv-York May 90 1888. I-''l9 Nuns