New-York tribune., 1899-01-10
COLUMBIA'S SCHOLARSHIPS.
ESTABLISHMENT OF EIGHTY-FIvE OR
DERED BY THE TRUSTEES
SIXTY THREE ARE IN RECOGNITION or LIBERAL
GIFTS FROM wELL-KNowN MES-ro BE
GIVEN AS REWARD or scHo-


GIFTS FROM wELL-KNowN MES-ro BIZ
GIVEN As REWARD or scHo-
LAsTTc ATTAISMENTs.
Important amendments to the statute. OF cosuu-
bia University adopted By the trustees at
their regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon
A specially appointed committee recommended the
amendments which provide for the establishment
OF sxythree benefactors' scnolsrships and twenty
faculty scholarships In place OF the free tuition
which has heretofore been granted 10 q certain
number OF students. The benefsctors' scholarships
recognition OF the liberal gifts for
the purchase OF the site which the University
has received from J. Pierpont Morgan Cornelius
Vanderbilt u. Willis James. A. A. Low. Morris X.
Jesup. r. Fulton Cutting. the late Alfred Corning
Clark. Jacob II. Schln. Samuel -. Babcock Oswald
Ottendorfer. Samuel Sloan and Henry Parish.
There will be twenty Morgan scholarships twenty
Vanderbilt scholarships. ten James scholarships.
three A. A. Low scholarships. one Je-up scholar
ship. two Cutting scholarships. two Clark scholar
ships. SchiN scholarship. one Babcock scholar
ship. one Ottendorfer scholarship ono Parish sehol-
arshp and one Sloan scholarship These scholar
ships and the faculty scholarships also will be
awarded In the college and In the schools OF Law
and Applied Science to students whose record for
ability and scholarship gives evidence Of special
fitness for the course OF study which they propos.
to pursue and who need pecunisry aid TO obtain an
education"
The committee recommen ending the new statutes
tated In their report that the holding OF scholar
ship should ne deemed mark OF scholastic excel
lence rather than OF pecUnary need and in order 70
make the scholarships incentive 10 study Il ~
provided that they shall he awarded from year
year primarily upon the ground of ability and ht-
ness and secondarily upon the ground of pecuniary
aid
The scholarships valued at $50 and t1m .
year. and the report also declares II 70 he the pur
NJ tba hat no lrhi
and promising student 81 all ne precuded by ack
OF means from entering the University or from pur-
suing its
The amount actually paid or remitted ny ths
treasurer during the last fiscal FOR fellowship.
scholarships and free tuition So sss and under
the system this amount will probably b in
creased az many deserving students will compete
for the honor OF scholarship Who would no. ~
willing 70 accept free tuition
The faculty scholarships will be open 20 students
I'm any class in the college the schools OF Law
or Applied Science The Bsnefactor. scholarships
will be open only to students who nave been IN the
University for at least year
Professor Henry W Hardon. OF the Ia faculty.
Informed the president In November tnat ne was
initial apr or tment expires The president repo't-
and sa Gs John a g. Houston ns ns Of s Arm o.
Houston. elected Yesterday 10 Professor har-
dom dom PROPOSES f to return @ to the practc. q n.
President Low announced gif,s 70 n. University
OF meteoritss. and OF cases for the ssm' museum
from Professor James Kent tn. president ais,
announced the receipt OF letter from James "
HYDE Of the Equitable Life Assurance scrie'y. Of
ferng 10 II tho Of a course - lectures
on the principles ~ life insurance and 'hsir reis-
ton 10 society and state 70 10 delivered by Chsri-
ton T Lewis The OFFER accepted
Votes Of thanks passed ~ the foregoing 80
well TO President Low for hi. gift Of por'rsis
OF his father. A resolution also efopfsf f--
vitng m" president 20 sit for his ro-''s".
which s 70 be hung IN the University. Jun~ vas
selected . Commencement Dav.