New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-16

ner between Stimson and the presidents resi-
dence. There the freshman registered and was
a Comedian ever afterward.
Now in the year of Our Lord 1902 they are
beginning to build the new Cornell which Will
greet the freshman who enters twenty years
hence and such a university it will be as the
sturdy old founder could not have imagined
The trustees have adopted a general plan which
provides for thirty-eight new buildings, half
Of them dormitories. The total cost Will be more
than $5000000
That full advantage may be taken of the Won
derful natural beauties Of its surroundings the
campus will be turned around. Instead of fac
ing north and south, an extended western vista
will be opened up Instead of a pleasing quad
rangle of greensward. which is possible for al
most every university, the striking feature of
the Cornell campus outlook will be Cayuga
Lake. the Enfield valley and the forest city of
| Ithaca as 4 fitting setting for the many new
buildings
The present campus is admitted to be one of
the most beautiful in the world In speaking of
the new campus visitors will be tempted TO
leave off the ''one Of And in making the
| campus face the lake the trustees have come
back 10 the original idea of Ezra Cornell. the
founder. This is shown by the fact that the
three original buildings-White. McGraw and
Morrill, halls-face outward instead of toward
the present quadrangle.
That the change can be made with the re-
moval Of only one of the university buildings is
one of the strongest arguments in favor of the
rev campus scheme. and tribute TO the skill
Of Carrere < Hastings the New-York architects
who made the plans. The building that Will go
eventually is Morrill, Hall. now occupied by the
administrative offices. the New-YOrk State Col
lege of Forestry, and lecture rooms for students
in the arts course. The building was erected in
1850. and is named in honor of the late Senator
Morrill,. of Vermont. who in 1862 fathered the
Federal land grant act through which Cornell
largely endowed. For years Morrill, has
been the building in which the freshmen have
registered and have received leave to begin
their studies. From the same building, the lair
Of the terrible "Davey." the register is known
in student vernacular. have come the bust"
notices which sent careless undergraduates into
the world before their time. Many will sorrow
when the old granite pile comes down. but il is
in the way of main approach to the upper cam
pus and it will have to go
Sentimental reasons will also oppose the de-
struction of the campus grove under which so
many classes have held the class day exercises
of commencement week. The grove will go in
the spring TO make way for the first building of
the new Cornell Il have always been opposed
to cutting down campus trees" said President
jacob Gould Schurman a few days ago. as he
pointed out the site of the Hall of Physics
to Tribune correspondent. and indicated that
the grove must be cut down. Il was opposed
| 20 the removal of these trees at first Then l
| remembered that they had grown up within NV
| time, and that fifteen twenty years would
give us new and finer grove in a better loca-
ton. We must remember. in considering this
new campus scheme. that are not building
for the present, but for years and years to
come"
| Five million dollars seems q vast sum for the
: future development of Il university that already