New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-11
BARNARD TRUSTEES HAPPY.
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE INSTITUTION.
SOUND CONDITION OF THE TREAsURY-PLANS
FOR ONE OF THE NEW BUILDINGS TO BE
READY WITHIN A FEW WEEKS.

SOUND CONDITION OF THE TREAsURY-PLANs
FOR ONE OF THE NEW BUILDINGS TO BE
READY WITHIN A FEW WEEKS.
The trustees Of Barnard College were In high giee
yesterday over the successful ending on SATURDAY
night of the unique contest they had been engaged
In, 10 raise between the rising OF the sun and the
stroke Of l2 the sum Of 500 Co., thereby securing MI
Rockefeer's S25.C00, in the first place, and In ihe
second place 10000 from mysterious someoody
else This mysterious somebody else. by the way IS
understood to be a woman and II Is not likely that
she would have been hard-hearted enough 70 nave
taken back her gift II the eco had not been raised
until two minutes after r. But II was not FOR the
interests OF the to let any such impression
go abroad.
The efforts of the friends Of this institution for the
academic education of women during the last Few
weeks have succeeded In lettering Its CONDITION III
large degree The present quarters of the college, at
NJ. 343 Madison-ave, have for some time been IN
adequate for its uses, purposes and opportunities
and, unless enlargement were made possible, the
time was thought not to be far distant when ad-
mission would have TO be refused to students De-
cause there room TO receive them The pur-
chase of the new site for Columbia on Mornngside
Heights added to the desire OF Barnard for more ade
Quate and suitable accommodations.
The present endowment OF Barnard College. ow-
ing TO the success OF Saturday, amounts 10 ABOUT
OF this amount $4,000 is invested In the new
site at the Boulevard and e
the Columbia Site and is beautifully located with
respect TO natural advantages. And. best OF an.
the college has in Its possession the funds for
very satisfactory initial building equipment Inc
lot is 2oxNo feet In size The sum OF s0 r;D was
mortgage taken for the remaining SlVoVo.
which will be discharged by the money me ias'
OF which was raised Saturday night at o'clock
OF the remaining $4,000 $l0o0co was uncondtion-
ally given by an anonymous friend some time ago
for the erection of building to be devoted to the
uses OF the college. and the remaining slOocW Sc
cured by the work of Saturday came from the mys-
erous person already referred to for the same pur-
pose. , =. a.,
Architects have already been engaged by the
trustees. and are working upon plans for the
two new buildings that are soon TO be erected go
The initial building equipment OF the college VIII
consist Of hall Of sciences and hall OF arts
The plans for building promised by the
architects Lamb Rich, TO be IN readiness WITHIN
a few weeks al the utmost and the best part OF
II all is that the money to pay for both buildings Is
now in the possession OF George A. Plmton, the
trea s,irer OF the Board OF Trustees. The actual
work OF building will probably begin before the
The endowment OF which Barnard College Is to-
dav in possession makes exceedingly bright her
prospects for speedily attaining position equa
10 that OF of her fortunate sister institutions