New-York tribune., 1901-11-05
TO CELEBRATEI7 ITS 18th lEA ii
4 COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER OBSERV'
ANCE OF I-SESQUICENTENN1AL
OF NETWORK UNIV VERSITY.

A meeting Of the council of New-York University
was held yesterday afternoon Inc prlhelpdI p oo-
ject of the meeting was to receive the lepoit "
Chancellor MacCracken
The Chancellor in his report, recommended thdl
a special committee be appointed to CONSIDER 'he
celebration. four years hence, of the seml-sesqui
centennial of the university October 10 1870 VIII
complete three-quarters OF a century from Ihe ee
tion of the first council by the 100 SUBSCRIBERS
Thus far in her history the report CONTINUES
this university has marked no year OF heI eAlst
ance by a special celebration. Our nelghoor UNI
versities have much pains and with great SUI
cess conmernorated in late years their beginnings
from Harvard, with its two centuries ana q nail
down to some youthful foundations that nave eA-
listed no longer than our own At least TWO
universities in other cities have recently maoe .ii
se,-e71v-ifth wear an occasion for commerloralloh
The report then stated that no university IN TINS TINS
region had grown so much reIauNe! III ieoe-''
wears as New-York University. ~
should the suggestion be accepted coinifl''ee
D,o,,ld he anpointed said the report. consisting OF
seven persons four members of the counch anu
three members OF the womans ADVISORY coliiii'ie
tee to consider and report on the eAieulei,Ss ,s -,
holding the celebration. This committee "olo 'e
insrr,cted to seek conferences with four classes
OF people. namely:
First-The senate of the university in order b 10
obtain the views Of me of sch eeiebration
Second-The officers of the various aduflf M con
a united slumni society. with pralches iN i'"S
ci16i IN Rapd Transit Coissi0n and If lSad 6
81 -i+iza1S of the west side OF the Borough OF ne
tsfo1x 11non the extension before 1910 OF Ille
-Inderer0ind road from the Harlem River % ~
al least as University Heights: ~, 1--,;,..rei+,
be city upon the expediency Of undeT
liking TO secure by 1865 one or both OF ~ and
.;naai fTnds namely 100000 for sroIG!Ilus Go @
b9ii5ings which might liqudate an Iiflt t oo or
roil5e accommodations greatly needeu ,o5 oU--ent
o ec,oos and second. productive eEuo S ai ex
| fund of 81 00o.elo the income 70 pe u''u "
| tension Of the university S worA-
The committee is requested 10 make report ''
- u-as renor1ed that s15.295 had been eSpeliueu
fo- the support Of the library, which mas a. - -
~. o,.ar sixty thousand volumes Inc ldi se' -
| ttt,,.ors have been Mr.. Havemeyer VINO s
| : pos volumes and the late Oswald o''eii'
| who gave S45 volumes , ~ -,-.een+
All the members of the council were
nth +be exception of Mr. Havemeyer n ,ti
- ,aeeed congratulating him on the ConiP'es
| - b,e renth wear as treasurer Of the uniVeFs.'!
,rs Henry Draper resigned as presioent % -"
.-o-nan,s advisory committee, haVlig net -
n1aoe for seven years. Miss Helen Mler 80" 80
80 a1ac+e5 in her place. Mrs E e fSoa.tidiI f,t acrn
a5a me E EJire-nresdent and Mrs. Eugene SliiI'h S
fs-l. Usner recently Of the OHIO state
a-as appointed instructor IN Prer"fssS3r
snd lanes E Lough was Trlade an f1.S,.rE o1orv
- dena -fnert Of experimental
flte I,iiding committee reported that th cost
,tL on he heights had been connLe@Ieu @ cost of
s ~ 1Iau of Fame had been 500 Z'V L. lLLe bo,,sa
Cl ao-r31Is $40 00 and the cost OF the po''''
.n6 machine shop s39.9SO