New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-21
Il CORNELL FUND.
Raising Money to Improve FaH
Crcek Gorge, in Ithaca.

work which is attracting the attention Of
college men all over the country is befne, tried
just now by the Cornell graduates living in
Brooklyn and on the rest of Long Island The
Cornell Association of Brooklyn is engaged in
raising a fund for a gift TO the university
Many classes and many alumni associations
hay" presented gifts to their alma matters and
The list of memorial arches and gates, scholar
ship funds, athletic trophies and dormtories
and other college buildings is a long one But
the Brookyntes doing something new They
are putting their money into a hole i'm the
ground" more literally than perhaps was ever
done before. For they have planned to spend an
the money they can raise the Improvement OF
Fan Creek Gorge. a deep ravine which forms tho
northern boundary of the campus at Ithaca
The country about the site of Cornell Univer-
sty abounds in these deep gorges dug out OF
the soft material of the hills by the action Of the
many streams through countless years Most
beautiful of them all is the which affords s
way for FAN Greek down to Lake Cayuga. II
was favorte resort for the students in tho
early days of the university No spot on or near
the university grounds was better known than
were the walks through leafy thckets or under
rocky cliffs and the cool nools which the gorge
affords Parents who visited their sons and
daughters at Ithaca were regularly taken
through the gorge from one end to the other.
No visit was complete without this trip
In those days it was not over difficult to get
into the gorge. one could descend in comfort by a
spiral stairway in a scanolding built against
the face Of the rock wall of the gorge or could
make rrecipitous descent over more soping
parts by means Of paths and stairways roughly
provided for the purpose But now all this has
changed. The scanolding has collapsed; the
and broken down The gorge is jungle, and tho
students Of the present day know nothing OF it's
beauties
To restore the gorge 10 its old conditions is the
ambition of the Brooklyn alumni They have
held meetings and conferences with the univer-
sity authorities. and their plans COM
pletc. All they need is the money Professor
W. w. Rowlee. custodian of the grounds has
twice been the guest of the association and has
outlined plans for the changes he would have
made. Tho natural beauty OF the place viii not
be disturbed. The paths viii be Of dirt and tho
stairs Of concrete or stone. The latter will DO
as inconspicuous as possible.
Dr. Herbert d. Schenck -, who was recently
made president of the New York State Homeo-
pathic Society, is president of the Cornell Asso-
citation, Of Brooklyn The other officers Will
lam f. Atkinson %. president; Robert 81
HaskeH,'95. corresponding secretary; Richardson
Webster, 'O2, recording secretary; Christopher
W. Wilson. r.. O1. treasurer. The committee In
charge of raising funds has James NJ. German,
90 for its chairman. and W. A Mosscrop. So
for treasurer.
The committee is seeking its money in demo-
cratic way. Instead Of asking few OF the we'll
TODD alumni to contribute the bulk of the funds
the committee has asked all the graduates to
give the same amount 50. There enough
Cornell men in New York City To money
in 50 contributions sufficient L. do a large part
OF the work should they all respond 10 the aP-
peal Another year further request Will be
made. Subscriptions are being sent 10 the treas
urer Mr. Mosscrop. at No. SO Sterling place.
BROOKLYN.