The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-24
COLLEGES BEGIN THEIR YEAR
DEaN BURGESS or COLUMBIA
on COURT INTEGRITY.
aetb Parties. lie says. Propose Usurpa-
uon-pean Russell Also spesks-Ira
: Remsen . City College etndeats
President MsCFacken 90 N. Y. u.

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ton-Dean Russell Also Speaks-lra
Remsen 70 City College stndeats
President AiSCracken 90 N. Y. u.
toiumbia University teean its lssth
vear Yesterday. The usual opening cere-
monies in which the officers Of the uni
varsity took part came late In the after
~noon-long after the edge Of the days
nroceeiings had been worn OF for sopho-
mores ard freshmen. By skilful lodging
me freshmen gained the university
Grounds by eluding the second year men
Tho we're guarding all the entrances.
ASP. NJ. the officers and professors In
.o.demic procession vent from the IL
hny to the gymnasium. where the formal
onSning was held. John W, Burgess,
dan Of the school Of political science.
prssidei in the absence Of President
Butler. who called from Bremen on the
Eronprinz Wilhelm yesterday. OF the
political situation Dean Burgess said:
We are now on the eve Of n great domestic
ansgle, not to say revolution.
Most largely owing to the effort OF DR.
Butler. the pledge to uphold the independ-
snoe Of our national judiciary and maintain
IN In Int tAttttDt VI af No OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
povers and functions unimpaired was In
serted In the platform Of one Of the great
~psrties, grudgingly indeed and with a HARM
mi modification, but sufficiently to make
NJ IL one Of the chief issues, In my humble
opinion the most important issue Of the cam
paign,
Neither OF the great parties has taken the
stand upon this great subject which the
Constitution Of our country requires, Both
Of them have proposed to interfere with
the judicial power of the United States.
vested by the Constitution wholly and solely
In the Federal Judiciary. by means OF q
statute Of Congress. Both OF them have
proposed to do by an act OF ordinary iegisia-
tion that which can be rightfuliy done only
BY q constitutional amendment,
James Earl Russell. dean Of Teachers
College, delivered the academic address,
in which he pointed out the value Of ath-
letic sports in present day college life.
He said:
Despite all criticism college sports and
athletics are here to stay until something
better 10 found. Even football. the most
maigned OF all, Is worth playing provided
II can be q clean sport ! have no fear OF
serious harm from q few bruises and sprains
and broken bones.
There never was o time when college life
was cleaner. freer from immoralities n
Youthful excesses than It is to-day. The
college community Is far safer h a city
streets or country Villages. We know the
college student who thinks II smart TO have
his fling and hear the excuse that one must
know the seamy side Of life in order to ope
with It. But the honest student is fully
aware Of the fallacy. He knows that in
order to o p with snakes he doesn I need
10 crawl on his belly. The man who debases
himself can offer no excuse for IL save that
Of selfish qualification.
II was announced that a fund Of $i0,-
ic0 had been given to the university by
Henry T. Shoemaker and Ella De Peyster
Shoemaker In memory Of William Brock
Shoemaker, a member OF the class OF 1909
nd at n time manager Of the Columbia
football team, who was killed In an
elevator accident two years ago. The
supporting students and to express
t,anks to the donors for their generous
Gift"
The sophomores whipped the fresh
zen in a class scrap OF South Field at
noon, Some Of the, freshmen were
Chancellor Henry NJ. MacCrackea Of
se New York University opened the
5 hools Of pure arts and applied science
osterday morning In the auditorium at
University Heights. In his address to
10 the students he said In part:
have taken some part IN every presi-
Dental election in sixty years. and now the
cesson why ] prefer the present campaign
Is that 1t has brought out 90 far only de-
monstrations OF brain and Of education.
For the first time the candidates for the
Presidency have taken the stump. estab-
fishing a competition OF brains and Of col
-.-.-.t~-N WA-.A.t - ...lsa.sz
for the Presidency a the stump II they
have brains and college traininsf when
bird can sins IL ought TO sing. ! predict
that the Presidential campaign Of 1908 win
set q precedent for all the future.
The colleges which graduated william
q. Taft thirty years g and William J.
Bryan twenty-seven years ago were plainly
not given over wholly to athletics, social
recreation or other side issues.
Submit to no hazing. Having in New
York University II Q crime and WI define
haIing toebe the infection OF physical vio-
lance on one student by several students
against his will. and we punish hazine.
Keep out OF saloons. College boys as q
whole are the worse for beer drinking.
The formal opening Of the College Of
The City Of New York took place at 0
hall. President Ira d. Rensen Of Johns
Hopkins University, Q graduate Of the
City College In 1895, delivered an address
commanding the work OF the college.
He said that with the possible exception
Of Stanford University the City College
had the most impressive and harmonious
buildings in the country. President Fin
ley also spoke briefly.
Once In q while the Barnard students
remember that they are affiliated with
Columbia. Yesterday the girls marched
by classes In cap and gown to the opaning
exercises, then returned to their private
domain for a CUP Of tea.
There are 156 new girls at Barnard.
The freshman olsss now numbers i27,
which is an increase OF thirty over last
year.
There are two Innovations In the Bar
nard College administration, the new
COED system and the @ lunch room
management. According TO the ruling
Of the faculty. all students are required
10 file the explanation OF any absence
or hardness on the same day that 1t CO.
ours or on the first day after returning.
The limit of cuts In all casee 10 10 per
cent. Of the number of hours per week.
Thers is a good deal OF opposition to this
new rule, as the studente feelthat IL ranks
them with kindergarten children and Ia
bound to increase their capacity for in
venting aches and dying relatives. Fol-
loving the agitation on the part OF the
Students In regard TO the scanty and un-
palatable food served In the. lunch room,
the trustees and alumne Of the college
made an investigation, with the result
that The new management 10 not trying
TO make money out of the students and