New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-20
INSTALLATION OF DIR. BUTLER.
ROOSEVELT AND OTHER PROMINENT MEN
AT COLUMBIA CEREMONIES.

5 OF INSTALLATION or

American universities and colleges, among them
being President NJ. Carey Thomas of Bryn
Mawr. Dean E. III. Griffin of Johns Hopkins.
Chancellor ]. r. Day of Syracuse. President
Caroline Hazard of Wellesley Dean Fl. S. White
of Cornell. President T. NJ. Drown OF Lehigh.
President Mary E. Wooley of Mount Holyoke.
President James VI. Taylor of vassar. Chancel-
lor MacCracken. New-York University; Colonel
Mills. superintendent Of West Point United
States Military Academy; President Raymond
of Union. President W. H. P. Faunce of Brown.
President J. B. Angel. University of Michigan:
DR. William T. Harris. United states Commits
sioner of Education; President William r. Har-
per. University of Chicago: President Francis
L. Patton. Princeton University; President Ar
thur T. HadIey Yale University, and President
Charles W. Eliot. Harvard University.
In the seventh division members OF
the University Council. trustees of Teachers
College and trustees of Barnard College. In
the last division were the trustees of Columbia
University. with Bishop Potter. the Rev. Dr.
Vincent Mayor Low and DIR. Butler. who were
followed closely by Dean Van Amringe. r. Full
.on Cutting William c. Schermerhorn. Dr. Won
IolIeben, the German Ambassador. and Presi-
Ient Roosevelt. Behind the President walked
three Secret Service detectives and a few profess
sors. closing the procession.
DR. BUTLER RECEIVES THE KEYS.
The large hall of the gymnasium. in which the
installation ceremony took place, was filed to
overffowing. Seats the platform had been
placed for most of those who were in the pro-
cession. while the seats in the body of the hall
were mainly occupied by invited persons. AT
one side were about one hundred students OF
Columbia. In the opening prayer the Rev.
Dr. Marvin r. Vincent repeated the prayer
offered by DR.. Samuel Johnson. the first presi-
dent, upon the laying of the cornerstone Of
Kings College in 1856. as follows:
May God Almighty grant that this college. thus
happily founded. may ever be enriched with His
be carried to its entire perfection to the glory
; TG S and iil Food terafre and To- the greatest ad
vantage of the public veal. 70 all posterities for
evermore.
William c. schermerhorn, chairman of the
trustees, made brief speech. extending well
come to President Roosevelt and other guests.
Then turning to DIR. Butler he presented to him
a charter of the corporation and a bunch OF
keys. declaring that the trustees repOsed full
confidence in him and in his ability "to protect
the property and the interests of the university
and to maintain order and discipline within it's
precincts
In his reply DR.. Butler said:
To preserve. protect and foster this ancient col.
lege. established for the education and instruction
of youth in the liberal arts and sciences, TO main
tain strengthen and upbuild this noble university
to obey its statutes to labor unwearfedly for its
advantage and for the accomplishment of it's high
il may widen the boundaries and extend the appli-
creasngIy to the honor and welfare Of the city.
State and nation. pledge my strength and what
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PRESIDENT LEADS APPLAUSE
President Roosevelt rose and led round of
applause when President Butler was escorted
to his chair This chair, which has been used
by the president of Columbia College for more
than half century. originally the library
chair of Benjamin Franklin. under whose will
it passed TO DR.. David Hosack, professor in
Columbia College for many years. and through
whom it was presented to the college.
DR. John H Van Amringe. the dean OF the
university made an address on behalf of the
faculties. He sketched the history of the uni
versity paying high tributes to the late Presi-
dent Barnard and ex-President Low. which
were applauded literally. He closed his address
with the following:
YOU sir factor. and potent one. in this
great work SO quGK d a1 ana so % any R m zone Tou know
substance and in its spirit
under Dr. Barnard. and it's e-forrnaton under Dr.
is familiar to bs S are seeS 1s Of the
distinguished and suggestive administrations and
sidered some of which press for an answer
From long and intimate acduaintance with you.
Of the whole situation here; l, and those whom
dIrection Columbia viii advance and prosper more
fully than ever before; and II is now my office as
delegate of the faculties. as il is personally my
high privilege and very great pleasure. promise
Won on behalf of the entire teaching staff OF the
university a most willing and thorough co-opera-
tion.
In an address in behalf of the alumni. r. Full
ton Cutting said:
The university does not aim to make the milIon-
aire but the millionaire is busy making the uni
versity and the verdict of the Of affairs places
the laurel upon the brow of the of learning.
HARDMAN PIANO FACTORIES ARE
AGAIN WORKING IN FULL FORCE.
As work which had been suspended since the FIRE
NIa has IN, ALL danar