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ITHACA. Oct. 3o.-Tho Board OF Trustees Of
Cornell University met at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Thoro wero present President Schurman.
Alonzo B. Cornell, Frank 8. Wnshburn. John
Dc Witt Warner, II. II, Ickclholmer and Walter
Z. Kerr OF Now York, George u. Turner OF Au-
burn, Gen. Barnes and J. G. Hendrix OF Brook
lyn o. 8. francis Of Troy. President NJ Carey
Thomas OF Bryn Mawr, Mr.. G.. S. Shepard OF
New Haven. w. b. Hoyt Of Buffalo. S. ID. Hal
liday Mynderse vanclecf, r. II. fireman. Jared
T. Newman. William II. Sage, Henry Is. Lord,
Deforost Van Vlcot, and George r. Williams OF
Ithaca, Superintendent OF Instruction Charles
IL. skinner. and'Spoaker o'Grady.
The President presented bis annual report.
1t shows that although thero has boon con
tinuous advance in entrance requirements
since 1904, which demands ono and In many
cases two years Of extra preparation on tho
part Of nine-tcnths Of the students entering
Cornell University, tho university enrolled the
largest attendance in It's history. There Is
to n student whose preparatory training Is
not equivalent to that OF a high school grauu'
ate President Schurman has made an eTha9s. at,
dents for board and lodgings. llis report
shows that of all the men in the university Al
more than 81. so for lodgings. and that Tor board
90 per cent. puy SO or less; 10 por cent, from
S30l to 81, and about 10 per cent. more
The President report also formulates a pro;
gramme of the investigations to be conducted
In the big hydraulic laboratory and canal now in
course OF construction in the Fall Creek Gorge,
wnich viii have reservoir covering o an area Iea
Of twenty three acres and holding 53,OOOO 600
gallons Of water: There Is also an outline or
the now plan OF instruction adopted by. the
faculty OF tho college Of architecture, from
which 1t appears that while they recognize that
they arc training American architects, certain
advantageous features in the teaching OF archi-
tectural design have been copied from the Ecole
The scientific and technical departments Of
Cornell make good showing in the Presi-
d!nt's report, but it is also worthy OF notice
attendance in the academic department and
tho graduate department. or tho total num-
b,r of Undergraduates about 10 per cent come
from New York State and 10 per cent. from
outside States and foreign countries OF grad.
uate students. on the otner hand, only about so
per cent. come from New York State while 40
per cent come from other States and foreign
countries.
President Schurman also presented the
budget for next year, as made by the Committee
on appropriations, under which nearly $780,,
600 is assigned to the different departments.
Prof. S. q. Williams. in pursuance OF pur.
presented his resignation, which was accepted,
to take effect at the close OF the present aca-
President schurman, on behalf of a special
Mtable memorial to tho late Henry v. Sage.
a iopted provides for holding memorial oxer.
c.scs in honor of Mr.. Sage, for painting his
,rtrait to hang in the Sage College for W omen,
ri i chapel for the reception Of the remains OF
Nc. and Mrs. Sage. but transepts north and
south to provide accommodations for the in
crcasing attendance at the university
The vacancies in the board caused by the
death Of Henry ". Sage and Col. George Bliss
board, @ % also % made wa vacant by the death Of Mr..
Sage. was filled by the election OF former
Governor Roswell p. Flower OF Watertown.