New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-05
MORE GIFTS TO COLUMBIA.
MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES
EDWARD ALEXANDER MACDOwELL APPOINTED
PROFESSOR OF MUsIC-A TELEGRAM

EDWARD ALEXANDER MACDowELL APPOINTED
PROFESSOR OF MUsIC-A TELEGRAM
FROM PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
The Board of Trustees OF Columbia held long and
important meeting yesterday afternoon at Hamilton
Hall The members of the Board present were
w. c. Schermerhorn, chairman: }. W. Harper Her'
| ard Beekman Bishop L!ttejohn, Edward Mitchell
| w. Bayard Cutting. President Low. u. H. fiVes'
| John c. Brown. Lenox Smith. DR.. W. H. Draper
the Rev. DR.. Marvin r. Vincent. Cornelius Wander
bnt, DR.. G.. G. Wheeock. H. II. Cammann W. o.
Lathrop, jr., and John B. Pine, clerk.
The special order Of business was the reading OF
the report of the Financial Committee, the report
being adopted read. II provides for the en'lre
educational administration of the University ior Inc
coming year. its established policy 10 be the NAM
enance its educational work 10 the FULLEST extent
with no Interference from the obligations that the
trustees have undertaken for new buildings
A number of new appointments were made the
most important OF them being that OF Edward Alex
ander MacDower 10 be professor or music n.hhe
the chair provided by the Robert Center funh Tor
instruction in music. This fund established by
Mrs. Mary +. Ludlow. and was presented 10 'he
trustees at their las, meeting.
| The special committee having the appointment In
charge repeated the consensus Of their opinion 10
be that Mr. MacDowell is the greatest musical
genius this country has produced
The new professor studied for ten years In Paris
and Germany. has been an Instructor at the Darn
sadt Conservatory and was pupil OF Llszt. ne u
thirty-four years old and a native OF New-lorK.
The following professors the presidents stan
were reappointed: W. H. Burr. professor OF CIVIL
engineering; r. S. Woodward. professor OF mecilan
les; H. A. Todd professor OF romance phloogy
and G.; r. Carpenter, professor OF rhetoric ana Eng
fish composition. Theodore Whyte was appointed
assistant In physics; DR.. Franz Boaz, lecturer on
physical anthrcpoogy and Edward Kelly. lecturer
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President Low announced that Professor h. d.
Perry had been elected acting dean Of the faculty
Of the college, to serve during the absence Oh Ut
j. H. Van Amringe. who is going abroad THIS sum
mer The president read a formal communication
from H. O. Havemeyer. presenting TO the trnsteeo
Havemeyer Hall from himself. F. c.. T. A. ana l.
7 Havemeyer Kate B. Bellon. S. Louisa jackson
and Charles II. Senff. The trustees accepted the
gift and passed vote Of thanks.
The Board also passed votes Of thanks 10 ex-
Mayor Hewitt President Eliot, Dean Van Amrnge
and Professor Osborn for their addresses at the
ceremonies of Saturday TO John H. Pine secretary
Of the committee having in charge the arrange
ments for the dedication ceremonies; TO Grand Mar
| shall G. G. De Witt and tho alumni ana STUDENT
marshals and to the Commissioner OF fuonc
| Works and to the Police Depdr tile's ioi 'e'' VI
| fcient arrangements.
The Board also adopted resolutions OF gratitude 10
Mr. and Mrs S. p. Avery fo- their gift OF the VOL
| ume just published. containing catalogue Oh inc
| Avery Architectural Library.
Presiden. Low announced gifts OF machinery from
Daniel Lord Franklin Butler Lord; of gifts TO the
astronomical observatory from S. d. Coykendail'
| T. IL Ladew and Rutherford Stuyvesant as well a.
q valuable gift from ]. II. Planter, Consu-'eherdl
OF the Netherlands consisting of ar important COL
lection Of publications In the early Dutch.
There was also read III, following telegram sent
10 President Low last Saturday By President Cleve-
land:
Executive Mansion.
Washington. ID. c., May z. 1850
To the Hon. Seth Low, President OF CoIunpia |o'-
lege. ., =, -, .h., e
AS a lover of New-York. interested In all mat Is
related TO her advancement and prestBe, coIl-
graduate her citizens and those having the aHairs
of Columbia College their keeping on the event OF
to-day and all IT foretells of the increased lnp9r
lance and usefulness of tho ancient ana iondly
cherished institution Of learning whose new ocdoh
is appropriately dedicated by her devoted sons ana
those who appreciate wha; she has 50 long ana so
we'll done for higher education: 80 r,, Avn
" GROVER CLEVELAND
Before adiourning the trustees adopted an amend
ment 10 Chapter + of the statutes, when changes
the name of the Faculty OF the School or Mines 10
1.-THE Faculty of Applied Sciences. and intrusts 70
that faculty the following schools: The school, or
Mines the School of Chemistry, the School OF Ensi-
neerng and the School OF Architecture.
The change in way complexities the internal or
ganization Of the University.