The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-05
LOWS RESIGNATION HELD.
n COMMITTEE WILL REPORT ON IT
LETTER THE Ell LECTION.
Columbia University Opened by President Low
ut tho New site on MornlnEside HeiEhts
with Religious services aud with Patriotic
sonEs-An Increased Number OF studontS.

Columbia University opened by President Low
ut the view site on MornInEside HeiEhta
with Religious Services aud with Patriotic
sonEs-An Increased Number or students.
Seth Low is still President ot:Colunbia Uni
versity. This Is tho outcome of the meeting OF
tho trustees Of Columbia University, held yes
torday afternoon at the office OF John Mel.
Nash, Treasurer Of the Institution, at 81 Wal
street. In order to avoid taking decisive ao-
ton they handed the resignation to a commit
toe Of five, appointed by William Q. Schermer-
horn, their Chairman, to DO considered and ro-
ported on at the next regular meeting on Nov,
15.
Mr., Lows resignation read as follows:
"CoLUMBIA UNIvERsITV IN TIE CITY OF
NEW YORK,
"PREsIDENT's Room, Oct. 4, 1897.
" TO the Trustees:
"As l have felt constrained by a sense of pub
lilo duty to accept "a nomination for Mayor OF the
city OF Now York at tho hands of the Citizens
Union, | feel Il TO be my duty to the university
to place in your hands. for such action as you
may 500 fit to take, my resignation US President
of the university. l need not say that nothing
but o deep sense of the imperative nature of the
call to public duty would have led mo to accept
the nomination. Respectfully, SETH Low"
The meeting at which this document was dis
cussed was, of course, private, Cit John b..
IllC, WIN Is ClcTk u Jno uOhIu, hiu v "uEh
there was very little discussion on the matter.
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted.
"ReSolped, That the resignation of the Presi.
| dent BIO referred to a select committee Of five,
20 be appointed by the Chair, Of which the Chair
man shall be a member, to consider and report
at the next meeting of the trustees AS to what
action should be taken in reference thereto,
with their communications"
Mr.. Pine did not say who introduced tho
resolution. The committee appointed con-
sists OF ". c. schermerhorn, the Rev. Morgan
Din, stephen P. Nash. George L. Rives. and John
b.. Pine,
The report, of President Low for the academic
f I6eer tr Tnet ees. '1 II rs sV tSSs W az io sls4 S the proSre 80
made by the University during the past year and
S d'fonEjob the {, PESS s ,n s9Ssa y of The t&5 M5l k9w sS Isl is
the narrowing down OF the subjects assigned to
one man-in other words, to the marked ten
%etSiiurs w has been aiVidS d into two distinct
junct professor OF mineralosy under Prot. Eglos-
ton, has become the head Of the newly insti-
ii. Howe, a graduate OF Harvard and Of the
Massachusetts Institute or Technology has
taken charge Of the department. OF metallurgy.
fessorshtp OF history. decided upon by the trus.
tees In recognition of the $l,9oo,ooQ gift of
graduate OF Columbia in '6s. has been called
Another feature of tho report is the fol-
lowing:
trustees during the year In relation TO the new
site was the determination, to erect not only the
new power house, but also the gymnasium.
which, with the power house, forms the toun.
dalton of the University building. The gym
nasium viii not be finished until some time in the
In tho stately reading room of tho immense
granite library the trustees, officers, and stu,
l44th years. work Of the Institution yesterday
morning at half past 9. The opening ceremony
merely i|p Of iSe rSa th KS BY Sl th5 Kew! George or So (. Ssn
De Water. in the absence o! Bishop Potter OF the
morning service, prescribed by the Episcopal
Church. Several patriotic hymns were sung
by an enthusiastic audience Of almost l.oO0 OH
GERS and students Of the tniyorsily; They
dents conducted by DR.. George William
Warren.
After this ceremony President Low made his
annual opening address. In no wise did he
touch Upon the political POI C s II, G = >, s., he q d Ida lq IS
ysiie; aS hS Sass 'f He @ ssid, q that H0r noM !or . the SSF drst
time he felt justified in doing this, for hitherto
eEsSod hf u s asTthys been Dfs is as risR RtlfiEhi a, this nc for G1ai
This Is as 1t should be. such was the intcnr
ton and the spirit OF our founders, and such is
the attitude Of the present authorities. In the
belief that God Is all-wtse, and hence, is tbs
Him for the good Of yomr country your neigh,
Dor and y0 our h6,,o In ha Thy Light Shall We see
Nearly 1000 stuaents registered yesterday
This showed that almost 500 new students are
TO enter upon their work this week. Little wa:
About 200 Columbia alumni attended the an
nual supper and election Of officers OF the
Alumni Association at Sherry's last night. The
following officers were reelected: President,
Nicholas Fish, 81; Vice President, Edward
Mitchell. 81; TREASURER Theodore F: Lozer
following members were elected to the Standine
Committee: ]. Howard Van Amringe, go
Francis :. Bangs, rs; j, 4, Il, Cowle5, 'S3; JOIN
A. Barnard, '92.