New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-03
COMMERCE MEN DINE.
DEAN WANTS CAPITAL.
Chancellor Says Business Men Mag
Enter Hall of Fame.

Students and professors OF the New York Uni
versity School Of Commerce, Accounts and Finance
met At the fourth annual dinner OF the school at
the Hotel Aston last night, and listened to many
enaeches. Chancellor NacCracken of the university
told the budding fnanciers that they could all hope
70 obtain places in the Hall OF Fame citing Peter
Cooper and George Peabody business men who
had won that honor.
Dean Johnson of the school said that while he
thought his school was deserving of million dollar
gifts any other he didn't feel very bad because
II hadn't received any and went to express his
pride in the record Of the school Of never having
asked for or received any gifts. He said he would
ike 10 have soma money invested as capital bow
ever.
Frank A vanderIlp. vice-president OF the Ma
tionaI City Bank, was POSTMASTER, and with him
at the speakers table wera Colonel George Har-
vey Elijah W. Sells. Choyo Koike, the new Jap
enese Consul General and Arthur Brisbane among
others.
Dean Johnson spoke at some length OF Charles
Waldo Haskins, of the firm Of Haskins & Sells
founder Of the school. and its Dean until his death
in 1903. He announced the appointment OF Mr. Sells
to the chair of business administration vacant since
the death OF Mr. Haskins. Chancellor MacCracken
said. in part:
Can a business man get into the Hall of Fame?
Already two men Of business have been adjudged
by the electors 10 have achieved deserved fame
Cooper, and the banker, George Peabody. This
fe III WAS ebeT because OF men business o fe
energies within their own lifetimes to giving away
Only the electors can tell why they have placed
Of business VINO confined himself to bust
ness activities upon the roll of the famous. My
ness has ever convinced the world that he was
striving to serve his fellow by Of his
business activities as his chief object More than
one one I mighty man n OF business has said: Il am
ADDED: And am not doing it for anybody else's
possible that America which has produced such
man Of affairs as Washington. who managed the
George ashleton Of business Ie + 1,ntbinkable
that we shall raise up some great man who will
take up the direction of our railways, or OF the
Judged by impartial electors to have done his work
Tor pa5Tiotsm more than for plunder2 l am sure
lived TO convince the judictous that he conducted
BeHecence to the people as his pre mot2e T be
Fame. nan q
E ". Sells spoke Of the future Of accountancy
which he painted in glowing colors. After paying
a tribute 10 Dean Haskns. Dean johnson said in
part:
Unlike the heads OF some educational institu-
this evening. Nobody has offered us a million dol
lars l am not sure that feel bad about it. I be-
neEe university scnool OF commerce has much
social claim to an endowment as any school posi-
sity School OF Comerce has as Vet had no need to
beg. You students have supplied the necessary
gone back TO yo- in the form Of instruction guar
Neertheess the present s sUaton a E not entirely
satisfactory. No business can expand and meet
ever increasing demands without capftgl The
School OF Commerce has already outgrown its
plant, Its appeal Is to business men rather than
20 phi!enthropisfs for It be shown that every
Dollar invested will yield not only large social
neaeilt put also fair return in cent per cent
IN advertising this business opportunity please state
Thar those investors viii have preference who be-
IeVe IN the conservative policy Of building I'D a
ness 49, 1900
Chozo Koike said that since Commodore Perry.s
Dsit 70 JaIRa9 the commerce Of japan had in
II was his fond belief that the commercial reia-
tons between japan and the United States would
two nations.