The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-23
ALUMNI DAY AT CORNELL
ELECTION 70 FILL VACANCIES
N HOARD OF TRUSTEES.

yates. Inc uleCNlon OF auNNNa.oE lu
Banker Dickinson absorbed the interest
Of the graduates Il was the fret time
in the history Of Cornell that an election
Of a trustee had been thrown into an open
meeting Of the alumni The situat on
was complicated BY the fact that two
regular trustees had TO be declared elected
az the meeting a. the result Of the voting
by mail and this third election came after
ward by ballot IN tho meeting. The law
declares that in case there 10 no election
by mail Of two trustees for the regular
annual vacancies the two highest unsuc-
cesafil candidates shall bs hallOted in
the annual meeting Of the alumni A
large number Of the legal minds Of Cornell,
among them some Of the best known
lawyers on the board Of trustees Of tho
university, had given an opinion that the
alumni IN vc dng for Mr.. Dickinson 3
successor mist confine themselves to
The two higf est unsuccessful candidates
IN The regibr election.
Earlier v. tho meeting the tellers had
announce that Or. Robert I Norris
Of New YORK city and Prof John n, RaTr
Of Syracuse had been chosen 70 nh the
regular vacancies, succeeding them
selves. A. that election the two highest
unsuccessful candidates were Ira A. Place
Of New York city. vice-presidsnt Of the
New YORK Central Railroad. and Miss
Isabelle Rowland Of Sherwood. n. T..
The well known uifragist
The eminent lawyers on the hoard %
trustees had decided that in selecting
a successor 20 Mr. Dickinson the alumni
must be- confined in their choice 10 Mr..
Place or Miss Rowland. the unsuccessful
candidates in the Morris Barr election
Tea days ago the women graduates Of
the university. expecting that this situa-
ton would arise. had begun to change their
votes from either Messrs Morris or Barr
20 Miss Rowland. 30 as 20 make her eligible
Cor the Dickinson vacancy. The men
graduates became aware % this and a
large number Of them changed their
votes % Mr. Place 80 as TO make him eligi-
HE also
This situation was promptly kicked over
By the president OF the Alumni AssOcia-
ton when the time came TO decide what
was to bs done by the alumni in filing
Mr. Dickinson's place u. announced
that Mr.. Place and Miss Howard in his
opinion were only eligible exclusively IN
case there had been no election III filing
the place Of DR. Morris or FOR Prof Barr
He declared that the election for the
Dickinson vacancy was an entirely new
matter and that any qualified alumnus
could be a candidate for trustee lie said
that the hangover IN the Morris Rarr
contest had no standing IN the matter Of
eligibility Tor The Dickinson vacancy ana
that be 80 intended 10 rule He took this
action. he explained, in order 90 save time
In debate
There we're many nuttenugs and shak-
ing Of heads by those who had laid plans
20 make Miss Rowland or Mr. Place ehgi-
bic. There ives also much comment about
a steam roller and Gar Cannon But
che stand q the president Of the asso-
ciatipR was 30 firm that several Of the
members were on their feet az once NOV
ing 70 sustain him He declined 20 he
sustained. saving that what he had told
the meeting was merely an announce
ment and be woud wait until u Was Nee
eeAary % put a vote On the matter Of
sustaining him in care the question arcsa
Il was plain that most Of these present
intended 70 vote either for Mr. Place or
Miss Howand. and finally the protest
against the advance decision 81 the presi-
dent faded away ana there was no well
defined opposition 10 the ruling
The president also notified tnusa present
that the law. which be read. required th. .
meeting 70 elect. but did not sav the meet B
ing was 20 elect forthwith and there .
fore. Il the meeting 80 decided 10 could
refrain from electing and a SUCCESSOR ~ p
Mr. Dickinson could he CHOSEN next June
In the usual manner
The motion 20 yToCsed 10 an election .
VAS carried Overwhelmingly In presi- I
dent announced that u was an election 4
open to any candidate, and secret sealed /
ballots were being taken when Pr sdeu' .
hchurman entered n make his announce .
ment reEardin6 the Goldwu Smith will 1
After a recess 20 give time 90 coun 4
the ballots lt was announces that Mr. .
Place hal been elected hy a vote ~ les .
10 los for Miss How land there wera .
a few scattering votes Mr. Place was
hTought before the mee'!r 2 and evr. resss. F.! 4
his thanks f0r the honor shown In him
Mr Place i the head u me legal delart
nCnt Of the New York Contra. railroad !
He Ia a graduate of the class Of 1851 Of ,
Cornell He is also the pres iienf Of the I
Cornell Club OF New iOrL city, and In /
addition has lust beea chosen president
OF the Comedian Council the body which .
has been established 20 secure systematic
gifts annually from the members 81 the
alumni 10 the university His acpuisi-
ton % the board ~ trustees was receiver \
with great satisfaction by those who know
him personally. ard especially by the .
alumni from New York City.
The other important action taken
BY the alumni was a decision 20 post bono
for one var the matter % re.organizng
the alumni association. 80 that all persons
who have ever nafTiculatei ~ Cornell /
shall become members the voting priyi-
leEeq for trustees however belnR r.
stricted TO those Who hold degrees For
four YEAR, Dr Herbert - Schsnck Of
Brooklyn and a coterie ~ loyal Comedians
have been laboriLg 20 bring about a
TeorKan iIatiOn % the alumni association I
N order 10 MAKE II a really effective body.
The plan has been drawn up and approved /
By al the subsidiary committees and i
bodies concerned and was ready f0r Rdop-
ton Z at night = me ~ the representa-
tivea o. the alumni in Chicago and Mil /
whukoe reached Town and announced that 4
there was bitter opposition 20 the new
plan In the West through some misappre-
tension az 20 is terms and also because
the Western graduates had not had sur
Gent time 10 examine the proposed plan.
10 the meeting today these Western
members begged Tor the delay 81 a year
a-d because u feeling that J; would be-
letter 20 secure harmony from all parts
81 the country and not Law itself open 20 a
aiisrtri1u that the messing wug bsinv I