New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-06
ASKS FOR SlO,OOO,OOO.
President Butler Also Suggests That
Poscers of Deans BE Increased.

a. nav he fully worthy OF New-York and properly
eouppeo for present responsibilities, is the bur
Den OF the annual report OF President Nicholas
Murray Butler. which was yesterday made public
After speaking OF the work Of the university. the
necessity for it's extension. the crying need Of en-
downnents and the payment Of the funded debt. MT
Butler continues;
In addition 70 the payment Of the funded debt,
.nd re purchaSe of south Field, not less than
10000 year Is needed 70 carry on One Rt rss
and proper effectiveness. The Schools OF Appilea
Science anG the Sosgs 81 F sy5b,ia anpropTs-
fians: and as pointed out a year aso, may s
e emit te s are wre T RP inadequste The library
should receive additional S2oe" year, Ilals
the compensation OF the extremely efficient stan.
paeex but d is what Sa Columbia asks for order
that il may be fully worthy OF NewioI,iA ai-U
rms amoouht%soo ooo-is asked for these sps-
cinc purposes. as was stated year ago !" sUO-
stantially the same form
To pay the funded 90 90
To r-eviSe an annual income Of 100000 20
s.s ne m 0ss n 66ss s A Pe Peeaoe and
the College OF Physicians and SuIseons..- @oVoVco
Total. -Sle'"ooV'0
On ovember s on the iB5oTped i8e
statement Of the financial needs Of the unve5 Iy
contained IN The ast apo2t fe members OF
the finance committee and the treasurer q sReCla4
sns ssitIonal funds for the university This special
ooTnmittee consisting Of Messrs Francis Il bangs;
John Crosby Brown. II. II. Cammann. W BaEaIG
Cutting and DR. George @. Nheelock, together with
ne ,1r The wear to secure pledges for the entire
sum Of 100000 needle, pledges belng MAGE Genqi
persons approached so wish Marked encourage
nent has been met with and there Is reason 10 jI
eve that had Il not been for the disturbed hnanla
conditions that have recently prevailed, larse
rs-r OF the amount asked for. perhaps al OF IL
might have been secured before the present time
As a solution to one Of the knotty administrative
problems which now confront the university. Dr.
Butler suggests that the Office OF dean should be
made separate and sslaried and that a GER
tain administrative authority be vested IN the n
cumbent. He continues:
For convenience the unity OF the UNIVERSITY
setting aside the undergraduate coleses-is broken
and its faculty. representing one part OF the whole
field. At present the deans are the administrative
for a fve-year term The deans Office is a highly
honorable one but ~ means hard work ano no pay
Whatever his nominal Office hours dean Is always
bexo9d his salary IS Professor AS the schools
grow and their problems become stin more highly
supervision which they 90 not get at present. The
pIeslosnt caIoI eIIs ~ I .} ne ,t Ia ne
give il. Tor they have neither the time nor the
particularly in the professional schools OF the uni
versity. that the office Of dean should be made a
gfven administrative authority similar 10 that en-
loyeq 5y te 9eans % s es5 oe SnG e 9l
possible should be incidental 20 his executive work
and his first duty should be to study The problems
10 improve the efficiency and TO promote the inter
~sts Of the school under his care. Subject to the
reserved specified powers OF the president, each
dean might well be. in effect the responsible ex-
ecutive head Of that part OF the university which
he was assigned The deans. with the president
would then form cabinet, or administrative coun-
cl and the teaching force would be largely free
from the burden Of executive work so damaging 10
the ambition OF the productive scholar.
Another feature Of the report is a discussion Of
the ACCESSIBILITY Of shortening the college course
for those who take courses IN the professional
schools