New-York tribune., 1900-09-25
CARNEGIE GIVES TO N.Y.U.
CHANCELLOR MACCRACKEN SAYS ADD
TIoNAL SUM RECEIVED AMOUNTS
TO FIVE FIGUREs~-PLANs FOR
THE UNIVERSITY YEAR.

The Executive Committee Of Sew-Tork UTntver-
sity held meeting yesterday afternoon in the Of
fee OF William 2 Havemeyer. No. g Nassau-st
The following members were present; William A.
Wheelock. the Rev. Dr George Alexander. Israel
C. Pierson. W F. Havsueyer Henry ". MacCrack-
en-. chancellor of the university and Henry Van
Schack Preparations were made for the opening OF
the various schools OF the university. This year
there are ten schools. or these the School OF Ap-
piled Science and the School Of Pedagogy will open
tomorrow; the Law School the Graduate school
the Medical School the Veterinary School and the
new School Of Commerce will open on Monday. Oc-
tober /
Jesse e Pope was appointed assistant professor
Of economics Mr. Pope. who is thirty years old is
graduate Of the University OF Minnesota in the
class % s5- After leaving college he taught IN
Minnesota and then came East holding fellow
ship in Columbia in 1888 and n 1890 Henry
Faults, Of PottsvIe, Penn was appointed chief ne
chantc for the mechanical and marine engineering
shops at University Heights. In these shops there
viii De departments for carpeuterfng pattern max
ing and blacksuithing. The marine department is
the first Of its kind and has been established in
order to meet the demand for skilled workneu in
that branch OF labor demand which has steadily
grown with the growth Of the Navy and the conse-
quent attention 70 marine architecture Floor room
mas been assigned in the Physical Building for the
construction OF the section OF a ship Among the
instructors in this department viii be Professor
Carl c Thomas, who until recently was connected
has already arrived at University Heights
number OF improvements and additions have
been made 70 the buildings OF the university since
last spring. Andrew Carnegie made an additional
gift to the Carnegie Laboratory. Chancellor Mac
Cracken declined TO say T1st how much Mr Car
negte had given, but he admitted that 1T amounted
70 five figures With this money the laboratory
has been greatly improved The upper story has
been fitted for elaborate meteorological work The
building will be devoted entirely 70 bacterf0I-
ogy and histology. DR. william II. Park will re-
main as the head Of the department
A college dining room has also been established.
II VIII be in the basement OF the gymnasium al
University Heights. In order TO allow this the
floor OF the gymnasium had 70 be raised The uni
verslty has never had such dining room, although
Z mas made experiments in the summer school
hundred and IN II food viii De furnished az drst
cost, exceed 81 q week as IS done in the
commons at Yale and il Memorial Hail az Har-
ward
The pathological exhibit prepared in the Carnegie
Laboratory by Dr.. Edward K Dunham and Dr.
d. Hunter McAlptn, professors OF general and
gross pathology respectively in the LABORATORY and
displayed at Atlantic City during the sessions OF
the American Medical Association attracted much
attention and has been made permanent feature
or the National Association Chance 0r AIaCCrackeu
10 it.
Chancellor MacCracken has also received The Sc
lection OF names made by Chief Justice Fuller for
the Hall Of Fame This makes the uhtrty-eighth
lists 10 Chancellor MacCracken- Il expected that
a great many Of the remaining Sixty-twO lists viii
be sent in within the next few days they must
al be IN the hands Of the senate OF The university
floor OF the hall this week The first names VII
be inscribed on the building early in the fall