The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-26
TO- UCCEEDHENRY W. SAGE
MEN TxLkED OF AS CHAIRMAN OF
THE CORNELL TRUSTEES.

Names or Ex-Gov. Flower. Joseph c. Hendrix
and Andrew CarneEio Used In tan'ansinE
for the PIace-Importance OF the seieciion-
Change or Method in the management
ITHACA. Oct. o5.-Much interest is fclt hero
In tho election noxt week OF a successor 20 tho
lato Henry w. Sage as Chairman OF the Board
of Trustees Of Cornell University. Tho names
outside OF Ithaca most canVasseu, are lhosc ot
ex.Gov. Flower, Joseph c. Hendrix OF tho class
of 1874, and Andrew Carnegie. GOV fIower
has shown his interest in the univcrsltycspeclai'
ly in agriculture, repeatedly. he has not inc
wide knowledge of the university's affairs that
Mr.. Hendrix has, and for that reaaon many
prefer tho younger man. 1t is not thought That
MIR. Carnegie would care to undertake tho
active supervision Of affairs that tho place
would demand.
The place of Chairman Of the Board OF Trhs-
tees at Cornell has been filed thus far by two
men only. Ezra Cornell, the founder OF tho in
stitution, and Mr.. Sage. This fact has given
great d~iruIy Ia he place. The fact that hlr.
Suge Ic.5l,d for aycrui years after his %ciGcu"a
in Brood, cause, il 10 10 held that his sue,
cessor ned not 10 necessarily q rGsident OF
Ithaca. Mr., Hendrix is u resident OF BROOKLYN.
many years that the. university was anmimiH-
tered too much 10y a local provincial body. The
view Is urged with great fOrCc that the ulllNcr'
sity, from The circumstance of It's endowment by
the state, sustains such u relation TO me State
as n whole that its governing BODY shoulu DC
composed OF men OF prominence from different
parts of the state. 1t Is pointed out that inc
university must look largely for support in the
future outside of the city in which II Is situated,
and that TO permit 1t to BIO run on the mario"
lines of local interest would prevent lis develop
tncnt. The fact of tho permanent session OF an
Executive Committee here, twelve in number
with practically unlimited pOwcrsa and the right
10 bind IN advance tho decisions of the full
Board OF Trustees. has always been regarded as
an element of serious possible evil.
To make the university Il state institution
and to secure for it the support OF representa-
Two men in various parts of: tho state various
, methods have been proposed. The Now ! OrR
alumni have insisted TINT the province of the
local trustees should DO confined to that of Il
financial committee. and that they should have
no power to act except IN n limited field, hui
that all questions touching the appropriation
Oh funds. tho establishment of departments, and
the election of professors should he reserved
Tor the discussions and decisions Of the ful
board. Under these circumstances much i'm
! pOrtanCe attaChu- to the policy which will bt
adopted by the board at its meeting next week
While several local trustees have been men
B TONED ms candidates for Chairman, there is T.,
name of prominence, anu mono that would com
mand confidence abroad. In addition to tn,
names OF Flower, Hendrix, and Carnegie, thos'
of Hiram Sibley and oX.Gov. Cornell have beer
mentioned. Mcssrs. Carnegie and Siblcy ar,
said TO be abroad, and as Gov. Cornell il by Ia,
charter Il life trustee, and the family Is furthc
represented by another son of Ezra Cornell. II !
no; thought that the sentiment which attaches e
the name Il the founder will lead to an in
creased representation of the family in tn
board.