New-York tribune., 1896-10-01
OPENING THE COLLEGE YEAR
CHANCELLOR MACCRACKEN TO THE
STUDENTS OF NETWORK UNIVERSITY.
HE MAKES a PLEA FOR HONESTY IN ACADEMIC
WORK COMPARING DIsHoNoRABLE METHODS
IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN SPORTS TO
DISHONESTY IN POLITICS.

DISHONESTY IN POL1Tlcs
The New-York University and the University
School of Engineering opened their courses for the
year at University Heights yesterday morning
The chapel In which the opening exercises were
held was filed with large gathering OF students
The incoming class is larger than any other class
OF recent years. and represents larger number u
academic schools in this and other states than has
ever been known in the history Of the university
Accommodations for students at the present
moment found with difficulty owing 10 the failure
OF the builder TO complete the east hall on time.
This hall. wherein the greater number of the stu
dents will be housed. will not be finished for about
four five weeks
Chancellor MacCracken made the address at the
opening exercises. in tie OF which lie said:
New responsibility has come upon our university
within the last two years. 1t has been transformed
from day college, for boys living at home. TO a
residence college. Ike most of the colleges OF
America. Two college halls Offer to
80 students. Several fraternity houses are used
as residences for their members Ten States last
year sent us students. with contingent from for
egn lands. The university college now give
students hospitable welcome to the most beautiful
spot in the metropolis. free from the drawbacks
OF the crowded city. We thus taking charge
more than evef before of the lives OF students.
not only intellectual. but social. political. moral
and spiritual
81 will follow the present custom of giving a
Provide things honest in the sight Of all men
The political situation to-day is only type of the
college life every year The chiei danger is hs,
honesty. Dishonesty has wrecked moro lves ~
students in my observation as an educator than
drink debauchery The WILT failure TO pay
debts the diversion OF money of parents ana i!icnds
from it's intended object the cheating IN recitation
ation, in athletic OF other college bts-
ness. Injuries characters than anything pc
side I fear this tendency is strengthened to-day
by the thousands who advocate National dlshon-
estv. | know whether from feeble brains or
from feeble conscienceS. see n hall-iozeh pro
fesSors here who have been studying during Vaca-
tion across the ocean. You come home TO ma
orators saving that If you borrowed T " gold dol
lars as the equivalent of gold sovereign you can
silver dollars, If we have free-siver laws Il there
not need of education for these feeble brains? You
near other orators saying that, although hve
frec-silver dollars a year hence may not satisfy
this for the debt Is there not need in TINS case
TO educate feeble consciences? ! dcplore private
dishonesty and oppression but better ten thousand
UNPUBLISHED private robbers than for our Nation TO
Let us resolve that will untirinSly YORK Tor
honest college customs. honest CoeAe sports, nom
est college associations. honest political parties
honest ballot boxes. honest dnnisr1 ors IN cliy
A meeting of the Executive Committee Of the
university was held yesterday afternoon II NO -
Nassau-st. There were present ChanC -or .hac-
Cracken. William s. Opdyke. David Banks 4: -.
meyer The following were the new appointme Is
made. Frank NJ. Colby. professor Of economies; :;
DR. Frederick T. Cooper, professor or sans <'lt ahd
associate professor of Latin; G. H. Cantc prot lessor
Of French literature in the graduate schop!: Dr'
r w Edmondson. of Cambridge University. tng
land associate professor Of physics John IIenfE
NTaccracken instructor In philosophy, and aired
Opdykc. lecturer upon legal history.