New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-24
CHAPEL FOR COLUMBIA.
GIFT NAY BE INCREASED.
South Field Becomes UniDersity's on
October I-Statue Unveiled.

At the opening exercises Of Columbia Univer-
sity yesterday. President Nicholas Murray But
Ter announced the gift OF $4,000 from anony-
nous givers, for the erection Of q chapel on the
east side Of the campus, on the site correspond
ing TO that occupied by Earl Hall. on the west
campus. IF it is found that a suitable chapel
cannot be built for $4,000 the givers saa
they are willing 20 increase their gift to
$4,000.
Dr.. Butler said also that the title 20 South
Field, the two blocks opposite the university.
valued ut 100000. would be taken over on
october 1. according to the plan announced last
June. Work on the erection OF Hartley Hall
the 100000 dormitory given by Msrcellus
Hartley Dodge. 4 member OF the class OF 'O3
and the building for the School of Journalism
will both be begun in a short time according to
President Butler. The dormitory viii be on
South Field. and the School of Journalism on
the campus. north Of ACCOMPLISHMENTS
feminist.
For the first time in its history. Columbia
opened its doors yesterday with formal exer-
cises. It the beginning of the university's
10th academic year, and Professor Harry
Thurston Peck made the address Of the after
noon on THE Impress Of the University" The
statue OF Alma Mater" was unveiled in front
Of the library building It is presented to Co
lumbia as a memorial for Robert Goeet OF the
class Of 80 by Mrs. Goelet and her son, Rob-
ert Walton Goeet and has already been de-
scrfbed in these columns
The statue was unveiled in South Court Pro-
fessor J. Howard Van Amringe. dean OF the uni
versity, made the speech Of presentation on be-
half Of Mrs Robert Goelet and her son. closing
with a tribute to the late Mr.. Goelet. President
Butler. IL accepting the gift, said:
Dean Van Amrnge this work Of art. which you.
speaking for The donors. have given 10 me unlver
Whose symbol il is 1t is a noble and generous
memorial Of son now gone, and As such II VIII
BILE form the benignant grace. the solcttude and
the lofty inspiration or Columbia
Professor Peck. IN his address. said in part:
No in some way or other. and by some means or
other the university must go beyond Us purely
Ftii dr+arences Of interests in us stu
dent body. Il must bring 10 bear some lnnuence
such superb tenacity that an those who have
once felt It will forever bear its impress and y
ore another Then Will the unyersitys alumni
please an army organized ana en- -
an esprit de corps that viii not alone pe IT, Iecog
leEe walls. That IL the problem which on such
day as this confronts this university and every
IL work some element that viii make for solidarity
In our rapid hurryins lie it IS always the the, in
think ana of which. as a people, We prefer 20
thi1k-the instant need. and not the future need
the smaller need, and not the greater; me ne ed
that can be fully met By quick perception ana oy
ready reason Hence IL Is that the ArnerlcaI-nOI.
perhaps the typical American but the type OF
American who Is most in evidence among US mas
Infinite Intelligence and very little WISDOM he mas
a swarm Of clever notions. but very few IDEAS he
Is a follower q ambition. but not Of an ideal;
he achieves invention. but he falls snort Of true
creation He IS a master Of makeshirts. q very
prince % patchwork, and he - whet ne Is because
hts training. like the training Of MS fellows mas
been based upon & development OF the perceptive
faculties and upon reason. and because little or
nothing has been done to stimulate in him the e1-
erclse Of the imagination.
In the world 0f scholarship to-day thc-e Il De
ginning 10 bee felt the one great evil 81 intense
st.-ca zari0-. Until quite recently our universities
were fOrtresSes erected against philisJintsrn- And
the essential sUirit Of p-ilfstlnlsm all over the
world is the belief that what one is here and does
better than what Others are and have and 90
II Is scl--Com-la agency exalted -ItO a cult Wnlcn
recognizes nothing outside OF its narrow
sphere. as being worthy Of consideration. II IS
absolutely fatal enlightenment, 70 breadth OF
thought and 10 distinction. Yet this Is precisely
the spirit which IS beginning t- prevail even
among scholars. when these have narrowed down
their Interests little corner OF especial effort.
The remedy fo~ Intellectual isolation Is 10 re
found only In that kind of training which shall not
81 any sphere Of work dissocta-e the imagination
from the exercise ~ reason and perception