Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-19
TO URGE CHARTER
FOR INDEPENDENT
INSTITUTE HERE
Newark University Board Viii
Recommend 1t at Meet
ing Tonight.

The executive committee of the New
ark University Board will recommend
to the trustees at their meeting to-
night the Incorporation of the Newark
Institute of Arts and Sciences, the in
stitution to be located in Newark. Dr.
Samuel H. Robertson, president of tbs
University Board. said today the trus
tees had met with such fine success
the last twelve months they were en-
couraged to extend the higher educa-
tional work. The institute will be ex-
clusively a New Jersey institution. and
instead of getting instructors and Ice
turers only from New York universe
ties they will be got from any college
or university in the United States.
The i-ncorporators of the institute
named in the application for i%ncorpora-
tion are trustees of the Newark Uni
versity Board as follows: DIR. Samuel
E. Robertson. president; James b. Dill,
vice-president; Thomas \. McCarter,
vice-president; Frank H. Sommer, vice.
president; Horatio NJ Van SAINT, secTe-
tary; Willard I. Hamilton. treasurer;
Peter Campbell, David b. Cerson, Will
lam Fl. +. Fielder. Thomas S. Henry,
Addison B. Poland, George F. Reeve,
the Rev. Or. James 1. Vance, DR.. James
c. Corlies, Benjamin G.. Demarest,
Rabbi solomon Foster, George r.
Howe. Richard c. Jenkinson, Jerohn j.
Savitz, Monsignor Isaac P. Whelan.
The purposes for which the in
tute is formed are: To encourage the
study of literature, history, science,
art and industry and provide increased
opportunities n facilities for such
study in New Jersey: to cooperate
with educational authorities. institu-
lions n organizations in extending
and supplementing the educational
work carried on by them in New Jer-
say: to offer in New Jersey the adj
vantage Of higher education to those
who are unable to avail themselves OF
such advantage through residence at
college or university; to establish,
maintain and conduct schools for col
lege extension work in New Jersey;
to provide for, establish and conduct
series and courses of lectures in liter
allure, history, science, art and in
dustry in New Jersey.
These persons shall be ex-oflcio MEM
bers of the board of trustees during
their continuance in office: The super
lAiltAAdCiit VI pdOli1 lt3oLi tOI t8D~
sex county. the president of the Board
of Education of the city of Newark,
the city superintendent of schools of
the city of Newark and h librarian
of the Free Public Library of the city
of Newark. The elective trustees shall
be classified and forthwith, upon the
organization of this corporation, they
shall divide themselves into five classes,
one class to hold Office for one year.
another class to hold office for two
years and so ON thereafter, and at each
annual election thereafter five trustees
shall be elected to hold Office for the
term of five years each.
The officers of this corporation shall
of a president, three Vice-presi-
dents, secretary and treasurer and such
other officers as may from time to time
be appointed by the board of trustees,
and shall hold office until their sue
cessors shall be elected and qualify.
All the property, real and personal,
the title to which shall be vested in
this corporation, shall be held by it
in trust for the people of the State Of
New Jersey and in particular for the
people of the county of Essex.
In case any person shall dons tie prop
erty to this corporation lion other
trusts, such donation shall not be ac-
copied if its acceptance would inter
fere in any way with the public char
acter of the corporation hereby de-
clared.
The net income of this corporation
shall be devoted to the purpose hereby
declared and shall not be devoted to
any other purpose Whatsoever.