New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-08
FOR COLUMBIA, $4,000.
ANOTHER DOR1IITORY.
Professors Named in Place Of MeSSrS.
M0cDo1CeH and WOOdberry.

Tho Board OF Trustees o: Columbia University
at their monthly meeting yesterday. made an
houhceInent OF the determination to build a DOR
HIloIy on South Field 20 cost $4,000. for the use
OF Columbia students: decided on A375s74 0S the
oudget OF expenses for the university proper In
lSy4-tS; appointed DR.. Cornelius Rubner. OF the
Grand Ducal Conservatory Of Music at Carlsruhe.
Germany. as head OF the department Of music, AZ
Columbia, TO succeed Edward a Mcdowell
Gently resigned. and further announced gifts 20 the
university approximating $500
The income of the university for 1904 % Will Just
be sufficient TO maintain its educational work with
out deficit disregarding the charge for interest
the corporation Indebtedness
Ihe trustees also adopted plans for Hartley Hail.
the dormltory 10 be erected in memory OF the late
Marcellus Hartley. for which 100000 was given to
the university by Marcellus Hartley Dodge. 1t
was announced that Mr.. Dodge had given another
$4,000 making the total gift for this parpose
$4,000.
Plans have also been adopted for second dor
mitory 70 be paid for BY university funds in the
expectation that later the cost Of the building will
be given TO the university and it viii bear the name
o. the donor. The two dormitories to be
side OF South Field the more northeriy Of the two
bultainGs 70 be Hartley Hall Eeach dormitory will
ing Of the curnerstoncs OF these two buildings VIII
memoraton OF the 10th anniversary of the founda-
uon OF Columbia Ground for both buildings may
10 broken within feW weeks. They viii be ready
- GIne LOT me opening OF the academic year In
President Butler was authorized to invite Dr.
Cornenus RuDner, now director OF the Grand Ducal
become head OF the department of music. DR. Rub
ner Is by birth q Dane. and is about forty-four
The trustees also voted to advance Leonard
Beecner McNhO0d. now tutor in music, TO the
grade OF adjunct professor Mr.. McWhood has been
connected with the department almost since its
louHda ZION In Professor .MacDOwelrs absence
leave, In 1902 o. he became resTons Die for the en-
TIRE conduct Of the department
the chair OF head professor Of comparative lit
erdture, made vacant by the resignation OF Pro-
lessor George E Woodbury.. Mr.. Fletcher is
Harvard. lie is about forty years old and was
graduated from Harvard College in 1857. He is one
OF the editors OF The Journal Of Comparative Lit
crature."
The adjunct professor Of comparative literature
is Joel Elias Spingarn. Pm d. He has served q
Columbia since 1879 assistant and tutor.
Other new appointments DR.. Harry No
MahOn Painter attending physician IN the New
York Lying-in Hospital. to the newly created pro-
now professor OF otology in the Cornell University
MeGlcal Schoo!, 10 the clinical prOfessOrShip Of
William X Simpson. now instructor IN laryngology,
DIT George n Lefferts resigned ne Id ''0SS' VICE
The trustees gave their approval the
TO Incorporate the College Of Pharmacy in the City
OF New-NOrk In Columbia University, terms
similar to those by which Barnard College and
Teachers College became part ~ Columbia BY
the terms of the agreement President Butler be
comes president OF the College Of Pharmacy, and
after sit IN the Columbia University Council.
Resides the additional Eift OF 5000 from Mar
cellus Hartley Dodge toward Hartley Han. tho
trustees also announced these gifts From Mrs
Sarah NJ. Toppan. OF Cambridge. Mass. 5000 to
endow the Robert Noxon Toppan prize IN constitu-
tioral law. omen to annual cOmretition BY students
William G.. Low. '65 $3.50 for the purchase OF books
on maritime and interne tional law for the univer-
Australia. ri for the equipment Iund OF the De.
partment OF mining.