New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28
CHANGES AT CORNEn-.
,u- p11TDINGs TO BE OPENED-FAC-
ULTY REGULATIONS.

,..aos Y. Y. Sept. q (speciaD The most I'M
ssive new thing for Cornell CoIIese iiieN 49,
Pr Ike ND another year Of work is me absence
is "a f,iend Professor Henry Morse stephens
Oh ." =. cornell. and his old friends, the students
~ "a, fee the genial kindness OF his manner anu ms
- greeting The absence OF froleSS'' -
hearty =, ms formerly head of the department
rrglish and European history. Is OF couis
. n-tncipaIly by those who had taken MS WIN
nO.e- sorea his lectures. The freshman VINO comes
a[ -.iI this fall may realize that the campus as
:. alters from the campus in the pictures HIS
x-,ords have sent him. but TO MIN lhe u -
"a, ~ in buildings and inaninlate features moi ia
v, ,,ring spirit of the place as MADE py neh'
me ~ - 49, buildings which now appear on
FIleee grounds had been started prior TO inc
-ner recess their completion provinces ne"
sea,,res which are important Stirnson nan d eit
e, +he late Dean Sage and named IN holof VI
n Lewis A Stirnson. of the faculty OF the Corheii
-, a. college, in New-York City. will be opened
g. ,,sa this month and will afford the students IN
.be FIRST TWO years Of the Cornell coilese ol nieu
,ina much better facilities than they nave me-.
O. er5ovad The new addition TO SlnleE Noiiese
Is also ready for use ano sIeduS
conditions at that college
. t1ai &c directly west Of the Law College
roardraan Hail. on the south side OF ihe imam
quadrangle. 1t is a massive rectale "i"i $50
NJ Cleveland sandstone. two ana ohe-haii
bigb containing laboratories recitation rooms uiS
r and . cold storage plant for the
-ororrator, Of cadavers In architectural features
y is simple and partly In keeping with the oiue
buildings Of the campus
o. ~ .otbar side of the quadrangle is the new
,55;-;on 70 Siblev College This structure Is piacu
$3.50 - ..OI5 sihlev' and New Sbley. join
t-g the two into one building and proNlol"s d" III
creased amount of room for Offices classroolis anu
q large auditorium. The dome OF the adultloh
already become topic fer the cansuc pen VI ~.
widow Cornells humorous publication Inc idS'
geOdetiC
situated at a distance from the main part OF 'iie
caronus and seen only by those who hunt Tor IL.
7r,,esa are the changes which have altered the
snnearance of Cornell. Others quite as vital ana
i,,nor+ant have worked a change in the position OF
tbe university among its contemporaries During
last summer Cornell quietly took step forward
among the colleges of the country by becoming
the owner of the most complete and valuable
Psychological library held to-day among the Amer
lean universities The acquisition made posi-
ole by Abraham Abraham. of Brooklyn. for he con-
tributed the money which was paid for the coliec-
ton
The library was that of Professor August Essen
iohr. of Heidelberg University, one of the most
Doted Of German Psychologists. and the collection
Of books and publications was the most important
offered for sale since the death of Lepslus, twenty
years ago. Professor Esenlohr had an early tram
ing in business and made his collection thoroughly
and with the greatest care The collection was
never actually the market, for Professor Ma
thaniel Schmidt Informed by cable OF the TACT
that the books were for sale. and with the prompt
aid Of Mr. Abraham Cornell within few days
cabled the order in response
The Importance Of this collection has not been
properly stated in any previous articles. Cornell
and the University of Chicago are the two Ameri-
can universities which offer full courses in Egyptol
pgy and which maintain professorships in that SUD
iect- To bring Cornell the best collection in this
country places the university in the highest posi-
ton among colleges Of the United States as re-
CARDS facilities for the study of Egyptology. Some
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that many of the publications collected by Pro
fessor Eiseniohr Were printed under the direct
patronage of the French Government, and cost in
many cases S2e0 $500 volume
For the scholar the money value Of the books is
secondary. but this collection contains valuable
tic manuscripts of the PsaIter and several old
Arabic manuscripts There are also many lnscrlp-
lohr and a large number of photographs taken by
him. Extremely rare books in the Semitic field
Professor Nathaniel Schmidt. under whose direc-
Egyptologists in this country He has been offer
ing courses in that branch for long time IN alter
nate years Now. however. he viii continue the
work each year His facilities for teaching Orien.
TAI history VIII De improved by ne possession I; OF
these books and the maps which Professor ElSen-
lohr, being geographer. made for himself Pro-
scripts left by Professor Eisenlohr Cornell did not
get the entire Enlohr possessions of this sort for
there is still unSold collection of antiquities which
is greatly desired by Professor Schmidt and may
be obtained Ior comparaflEeiy small nan sum: .d ~,
the old students at the first of the year The res.
10 Cambridge, Mass TO enter the Harvard faculty.
took away from Cornell known to every
undergraduate. especially 10 those who were inter
ested in athletics. His place dean Of the uni
versity faculty Is taken by Professor 7. F. Crane,
who has for years been head Of the French depart
and dean Of the faculty Of and sciences
Professor Waterman T. HeWett. of the German de-
partment becomes Dean Whites successor in that
department
Professor Walter F. Wilcox, the well known
staiistcian. who spent last year in Washington in
connection with the work of the Census Bureau,
returns this year become dean Of the faculty of
arts and sciences. Professor J. V Van Pelt will
succeed Professor Alexander Buel Trowbridge
mead OF the College of Architecture He spent last
Year In Paris. studying and writing
Professor r. G. H. Catterail. who succeeds Pro-
,essor h Morse Stephens. will be absent this year,
out Professor H. A Sill will assume part of the
work % Professor George Lincoln Burr in ancient
history B. F Kingsbury becomes assistant pro-
lessor Of physiology the head Of the department.
4. Professor Duncan G. Lee will resume his place
ne head Of the department Of oratory. after
absence Of year oxford University, while Ii
ofarlan George w. Harris will be absent and will
spend the year Oxford
In Sage College. the residential hall for young
women. Miss Margaret Harvey will have the place
o. warden. from which Miss Washburn resigned
-sst spring Miss Harvey formerly at Miss
ferters school. at Pennington
IN number Of students record will be made
MS year and the presence Of the largest entering
cass IN the history of the university will make
se, OF new conditions which he foretoid as
CFo"ding of classes will be treated in different
ways by different departments