New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30
CITY COLLEGES NEW SITE.
ACTION OF THE TRUSTEES LAST WEEK
PROBABLY FINAL.
AT LEAST THAT IL THE OPINION OF THOSE WHO
THINK EIGHTY-FIvE CITY LOTS ENOUGH
PROMOTION OF INSTRUCTORS TO BE


THINK ErGHrY-rIvE CITY LOTS ENOUGH
PROMOTION OF INSTRUCTORS TO BE
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS.
The questions which have arisen in regard to the
new site Of the College OF the City OF New-ioiM
were not formally disposed of at the meeting OF inc
Board OF Education, acting as trustees OF 'he eo'
lege last week. but. in the opinion OF the "a'o'''
rho matter was practically settled. The site pro-
posed and recommended by the Executive Noi'-
oi,,ea q. the trustees comprises three entire blocks
and part OF a fourth bounded by One-hundred-ano-
thirty -elghth-st. Amstcrdam-ave, One nunoreu
and fortieth-st St. Nicholas-are. ana fch'I-S''
The price asked when this site was asieeu W.
year or so ago was Ssoo.cD and II immediate ac''on
had been taken the entire properly co"'u ''''
procured for that amount.
The expenditure OF this sum was author'heo' """
bonds were TO be issued to meet IT, pu' seres %
DELAYS occurred In the first place the 'oa'" Vi
Education was unwilling 10 so to SO large al, en
pense unless II was absolutely necessary anu ~
,6,,,or ono ~ the owners was ind,sposed to cell
A. tho anprased value In consequence the price
now demanded is 10000 and the trustees "e'e
asked 10 sanction the expenditure OF 'ha' a'"o"'
a, the meeting held "Wednesday. Earhes' aisu-
ments were made In favor OF this course U! So
of their number. and strong plea TO the Same
eoec, was nut IN by representatives or the laCu'!'
whose position was Endorsed by President Weoo'
an ey-oficlo member Of the Beard OF trustees O
the other hand several protests were maze "s"'"''
what certain Of the trustees denounced as eNu'a'"
gance. .,s
rno 6ec,s,on reached was that about two-thirds
~ the nroposed site should purchased, and tha'
action as respects the rest should be pos'ponc"
The vote on this proposition was Il 10 o. "!'
the question IL thus left open II is co'fsiuere'
tremely doubtful whether the twelve trustees VINO
o.oa ofHrnstve,v ON u will retreat from their
posl,,on One Of them. in talking about the matter
Yesterday thus expaaiGed their attitude;
"J- is very doubtful whether we have any rlgh'
70 spend such large amount OF pupilc iho"e! ~.
a site for this institution. and IL VIII DC VIZ
vost and see what the future develops IL IL Ger
Tain that the number OF students attending the w!
College will be reduced when the high schoois arc
established and there is question as 10 ho" 'uP
idly it will grow in the future. As ~ Is, Win ',ie
nurchsse OF the land authorized by the Board the
college will have n site comprising elghty-hVe CHI!
lots and that is large enough for purely collee.
ate institution without any university Depart
ments Very few colleges have sites as large DIS
this go
at is natural for the men closely Identified WIN
the institution 10 wish It on maehlHceii'
scale but the trustees are bound 10 cohs'uei ''.e
velfare of the people al large and 10 look at TINS
matter in relation other pressing needs AS la
as the records show the question Is iel' OPP" io'
future settlement whethe- or not we sha'i pun
chase the whole of the proposed site ou' IN IN!
oninion the men who voted in favor OF the shla'tr
si.e are moi likely 10 change their minds. 90
moi believe therefore that the question VIII be re-
opened or If It is that there is any chance OF
different decision
Al the same meeting Of the trustees OF the Wy
College eight Of the instructors were raised 10 'he
rank OF assistant professor. with an increase OF
ea,ary The preliminary steps In this mater
taken by the Executive Committee We're descrloeu
in The Tribune last Monday. Some or THESE III
struc,ors have been connected with the coNeee
inward Of a quarter of a century, and. while rem
derng faithful and efticen: service have receiNeu
what Is regarded as wholly inadequate compehsa-
tion the hghes; salary pald TO them belng s-'"''
BY the action recently taken. the maximum saerF
OF an assistant professor is to be SEQ and the
Fo". Of the men raised 20 the new rank VIII re-
ceive the maximum at the outset. ihey are III
lam G. McGuekn depar,men OF hls arS II foI Hunt
drnsrtrent of drawing and descriptive geometry
and Charles Doremus I'm OF Com
mittee favored giving :hese men Sep eacn. 6 ss
pecialy in view Of tie fact mat by 1ne a n
crease Of t00 wear until the maximum is reached
In the committee only one member. Mr.. Ia1i, "a
tSa Instructors whom e. had been decided TO pro,
mote. At the meeting o. ne Board M nnnsation
for the men named who had served the conese
with conspicuous ability for many years, ana n ne
he given them at once. His eloquence prevailed
even with his associates on the commlt,te, anu d
motion that the salary OF Professors "a 20 nns
S Sa'si without dissent.
The other instructors promoted We're hew' sx "a I'd
a. - "a! Ivan Sickels. department of natural his
sorS Calvin smith dePsTme a6d Of G Graw
Ineraa department Of mathematics. $500
IN addition TO the higher rank and increased ga ea
on,bers ~ The faculty Of the college although
without the privilege Of voting on all the SUBJECTS
which come before that body