The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-20

Gardner Sanderson. toastmaster. Guests
besides DIR. Schurman were Rev. James
Mcleod, u. d., representing Princeton:
Colonel George Sandersoil. representing
Harvard: j. BENZ. Dimmck. represent
ing Yale. and Il. n. Fellows, secretary
OF the Scranton school board
ALUMNI PRESENT.
The alumni present in addition to
hose mentioned. We're: G.. P. Davidson.
:! r. Sanderson. George A.. Dounce, F.
Platt, Myron kasson. II. Il. William
ION. George r. Stevenson, Of Scranton:
j. S. Pettebone, w. =. Davenport, g.
w. Davis, Harry l.. French, Douglas
Bunting, Of Wilkes Barre: Prof. r. B.
Howland, of Wyoming seminary: DR.
II. L. Whitney. of Plymouth Frank
w. Cool. of Pittston; c. V. Amerman,
of Danville.
The dining began at $50 o'clock and
lasted nearly two hours. At it's con-
cusion. Chairman Davidson opened the
specchmaking by welcoming President
Schurman and reading a letter of re-
gret from Rev. Dr. Charles NJ. Tyler, of
Ithaca. whom the alumni had hoped
would be one Of the guests.
james Gardner Sanderson, upon be-
ing introduced as toastraster, made
reference tn the remarkable growth OF
Cornell during the decade that Prcsi-
dent Schurman has been at its head
and then introduced President Schur- |
man to respond to the toast Cornell"
DIR. Schurman's response was in the ,
nature of n survey of Cornell's growth !
and standing. Speaking of the Yale BIZ |
centennial, the two hundred and ffteth
.,i'1iyIrS.rv nf In,, nd b,
hundred and nfteth anniversary of
Princeton all Of which were recent
celebrations. he said that one cannot !,
attend these without being brought to |
the realization of the advantage uni |
versity enjoys by reason of that one |
circumstance of age.
yale, Harvard and Princeton enjoy !
this enormously he went on to say.
"Cornell is new 1t has to stand on
merit. I am not saying we have more
merit than any other university. That
would be an ungracious thing. What
i would bring out is that Cornell has
not the advantage of the circumstance
of age This being the case, the pres
ent position of Cornell in the college
world Is something of which Comedians
can we'll be proud. Having nothing but
present, she has taken. according to
the concensus of public opinion, IL place
among the great universities of the
land"
DIR. Schurman then gave some inter-
.esting statistics concerning the univer-
slty.
GROWTH OF MEMBERSHIP.
This year the increase in the number
of students as compared with last year
is grcHter than that of Yale. Princeton
and Harvard combined. Cornell now
has $50 studen or S"4 more than We're
enrolled at this time last year.
Half of these students come from tn,
state of New York. The other hal
represent every state in the Unite
states, except Nevada, Idaho and Sout
Dakota. Pennsylvania contributes
more than two hundred. Illinois, New
Jersey and Ohio have each more than
one hundred representatives in the stu
dent body. Canada, Mexico, Cuba,
Porto Rico, Brazil, Peru, Argentine Re-
pubic, ENGLAND, Switzerland, Russia,
Austria, Turkey, Australasia China.
Japan, Corea, all send students to Cor
nell.
An even 1000 students are in the de-
partments OF arts and sciences and
about thousand is in the engineering
department. The other 500 are divided
among the various other departments, ,
law, medicine, agriculture veterinary, :
architecture and the Ike.
Referring to the criticism of Cornell
sometimes INDUCED in, that il is utill.
tartan and materialistic, President
Schurman declared;
"Wharever human knowledge. orpon-
ized as II is in science, can accomplish :
some good result--the new application
OF force, the making of two blades of ,
grass to grow where one grew before :
or the like-there is the mission of
Cornell university"
Cornell has been very fortunate, he
said, in the matter Of endowments
and gifts, The recent munillcent DO !
nation OF medical school by Colonel
Paync. OF New York, was referred to .
as an instance of the latter. The en- :
tie property of Cornell. Dr. Schurman
said. is valued at $1,000, 900. 1t has
interest bearing endowments amount +.
irg To T,O00,O00. The fees of students
amount 10 100000. although 1t Is re-
nnlred that 600 students of the state OF ,
Now York be educated free. The ex-