New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-04
Mo CLASSES AT COLUMBIA.
o,u.1 OPENING OF THE UNIVERSITY
143TH YEAR.
NEARLY THREE THOUSAND STUDENTS ENROLLED
PRESIDENT LOWS ADDREss-ApoPTioN


hi. University began her f45th year yester-
r,o,ping IN the chapel in the Schermerhorn
Gay President Low presided. and with him
Bu'.u" nio,form was the Rev. Or. George r. Van
on wo,or chaplain OF the University and OF the
pe ~.,rncnt President Low in his address re-
ds' a, ny Van De Water. and the reference
ie' nearly cheers. The president also men
go the names of John Blair Gibbs. Hamilton
~ and Dr. George W. Lindhem. the Columbia
- vho persisted during the war. in terms OF
~ ~ praise In reference 10 DR.. Van De Water
Y,esiaent Low said:
80 a., glad TO ioin with you in welcoming our
.,.o,oin--,he gallant chaplain OF the list A man
~ ,hvsloue might well have thought he was
a-.,ns his death warrant when he went into Cuba
:. cha, season OF the year. But he accepted the
o., nth every other and he returned well and
- IN experience. and he will speak his Mas
."r.s word better because of that experience
The University began the year with larger at
.dsncs than ever before. The increase Is espe-
III marked in the College Of Physicians ana
sr.o,s and in the freshman class Of the college,
htcb numbers l30 but in all the schools the al
,ara,nce Is satisfactorily increased. In all there
a.. about twcnty-esht hundred students IN the
,,ops departments Of the University. Inc ne"
s,nrasun was opened for the first time yesterday
Eva u was thronged with visitors all day. Inc
cumming pool which is spacious and beautiful at
,ac,ea many OF the students. AT the trustees
o,,rc In the afternoon President Low presented
Nc ANIMAL report taking occasion 10 allude 10 the
ano,bs Of S,ephen i. Nash. trustee or the Uni
s-sl,v for thirty years: Professor Henry Drlsler'
p,ofessor Charles f. Colby and DR.. Edwin n.
vrchel REGARDING the acquisitions OF the year
the president said:
THE library building has been adorned by inc
Gifts Of four statues reproduced from ancient
models by Daniel c. French representing Eurip-
nes Sophoces Demosthenes and Julius Cesar
rhe.e were presented by Charles r McKim DIT.
George c. Wheelock W. Bayard Cutting and r.
Augustus Schermerhorn. They have been placed
!, The large readng-room in the library, ana 1t is
toned that the remaining twelve spaces VIII be
sled by other donors. During the year several
,a,rioti, memorials have been presented to the
University on October 1s 1897 the Sons OF the
revolution presented a tablet commemorative OF
the Battle Of Harlem Heights and on May I. 1885,
LAFAYETTE Post dedicated a fagstan ana base.
Leave of absence for one year was granted ny
the trustees to Professor BENJAMIN d. Woodward
who has been appointed Assistant Commissioner
General 10 the Paris Exposition. Curtis Hidden
page will occupy his place during his absence
A letter was received from Professor Eggeston
expressing a desire to give the University his col
isc,jon of books and minerals The gift was ac-
eepted and thanks were voted to the giver'
PRESIDENT LOWS ANNUAL REPORT.
The trustees Of the University held the first meet
ing of the year in the afternoon and received the
presidents annual report. in this report Dr. Low
feelinglv alluded to the death Of stephen =. Nash
a trustee for thirty years and Professor henry
Dr!sler and Charles f. Colby and Or. Edwin N
Kitchel He then described the opening OF the new
University on October 1891 and stated that in fol-
lowing the purpose Of the trustees 10 preserve the
names Of the benefactors of the University build
ing had been named Fayerweather Hall
Four scholarships have received the names OF
Harper and Hewitt scholarships, and names OF
other bonefactOrs have been placed on tablets IN
the library Reference made to the proposed
summer school and TO the close union established
during the last year between the University and
the Teachers College.
Continuing his report President Low said:
The establishments Of Barnard College. opposite
c cs refafo9 In less than decade Barnard
College has secured through its friends eeauti-
which they stand represen, a value OF not less
than 500 coo. The number OF us stu9ents has IN
creased TO ga, OF whom l5l are candidates lot d
Many gifts have been received during the year
Friends OF the late Joseph Mosenthal presented
|! 500 10 establish the Mosenthal Fellowship in
Music Jacob II schiff gave $1,000 for the sGhT Ell
iowship in poli cal science. Miss Catherine W. Bruce
presented 81 coo for the work Of computation ana
$500 TO establish a lectureship in mechanics;
Of zoology an expedition TO Africa in search Of
rare types OF fish. Or. J. Alderman Goes has pre-
sented fne reproductions Of ancient hronZes. Dur
ing The year The University has received IN money
as gifts for salaries. iectureshps fellowships and
The number Of volumes added 70 the library dur
tered into with Joseph F. Loubat the library has
received the assurance o. an endowment That VIII
add largely 20 ts usefulness. Mr. lIoubat has pre-
sented property on Broadway and Mereer-st val.
ued $7cOOOo The sum of s5S.6sS was appropriated
during the year for felowshins. .
The law school numbered $40 students, the great
rnedinaI school had 76s studenis The course in me-
chanical engineering was begun in the year under
review. II bids fair to become one Of the largest
courses in any OF the schools Of applied science
IN no school ~ rhilOSOphV the lust passed
was particularly successful The educational stan
When the president in 1895 offered to present the
library building 10 the University. he agreed to be
responsible up TO the sum OF 81 Vvo p ana mas since
new Site was p trife less than 49, 10000 The prob
lem now is II meet the per cent interest charged
On this without cutting down expenditures for edu-
cational work.
MEETING OF THE ALUMNI AT sHERRYs.
The opening exercises Of the University wound
Up last evening with the annual meeting Of the
Association Of Alumni Of Columbia College at
sherrys. About one hundred and fifty graduates
ATTENDED the meeting and remained for the subse-
Quen, refreshments and informal experimenting.
The association reelected it's officers OF the proceed
ing year who were as follows: President, Mich
oas Fish 'C7: vice-presiden,. Edward Mitchell '6l;
treasurer Theodore +. Lozier. '16; secretary VIII
lam T. Lawson. so. There was also an election
o. five new members Of the standing committee. j..
Augustus Barnard. Of was elected 10 MI vacancy
which had occurred since the last meeting Inc
other four men elected were Stuyvesant +. Motifs
90 George G. De Witt, 81; Samuel Sloan Jr ~.
snd J. II. Prentice, 81. Alexander b. Simonds' 49,
who has served for long time on the committee
and was renominated. wrote declining the nomina-
ton. The members Of the committee who hold over
are Professor J. IT, Van Amrdge. 60: f. ). Bangs.
Is: J. A b. Cowles SO: f. S Rapello, "a t. H.
Mspes IS; Guy Richards, 81, and 7. L. Chrys-
lie. 49,
The topics which were Of most interest TO the
meeting were embodied in the report Of the stand
Ing committee which was read by Stuyvesant i.
Morris IS. The first of these was the urgent de-
msn6 for a hall that should belong dsiinctiVey 10
Columbia College II is felt by the alumni OF the
college. which is technically the School OF Aris'
that while the University has gained much IN dis-
MY and efficacy through the new buldlhgs on
Norningsde Heights the old college has been