New-York tribune., 1911-11-10

Citv College and New York University
that they confer from time 20 lIlr
garding the general interests ot .. nlShJG hGe,,iec
ucation in the city. and that they deNlsFf
wavs in which the educational neouSS ~, ~
our metropolitan people may be NOR iuiy i,.nr,
met T. am sure that New YORK IN. a. q,
eitv will be found ready 10 90 h'i pa
such cooperation. ,,.- o,d IN
We need a wider underStandihg ahu - 80
ureciation Of the large purpose anu W W
high RESPONSIBILITIES of this institution.
need In have II more generally known th't
this is not City College. nor even W "a
partment of Columbia. We seek the soou1,
will Of our ncigh5Ors of many cidsS'a "''"
occupations.
DR.. Brown paid tribute to the chancel-
lor emeritus, Henry NJ MacCrackeh' say
ing: eve have here a university which IL
a monument 10 his constructive ana re-
constructive genius
God helping me- ne said. ! VIII 90
the part committed 10 me. and Goa helP-
ing her. New York University will do the
work that is given her TO do
Henry Mitchell MacCracken. ID. D. LII
D.. chancellor emeritus; Clarence ID. ASH
lev. ]. D.. LII. D., senior dean Pres'eS
Downs Stout. senior class orator. ana Henry
Bond Elliott, \. NJ. D. D.. of the clasS ol
1910. made addresses Of congratulaton 10
the new chancellor. The last, Dr. Ellott'
knew all Of the chanccllors OF the uniVer-
sitv from the time Of the founding. in iS'Z.
The benedlction was pronounced by James
Henry Darlington Pm. d., u. D.. LII. d.
Bishop of Harrisburg.
Between the morning and afternoon eN-
ercises n luncheon was given by Chan
cellor and Mrs Brown in the gymnasium
and in the Psi Epsilon, Delta Upsiion.
Zeta Fsi and Delta Phi fraternity houses.
At 2l5 the procession was again formed
outside the gymnasium and marched TO
the auditorium. where Francis Horey
Stoddard. Ph. D., dean of the College OF
Arts and Sciences. made the presentation
of the delegates TO the chancellor. than-
ceIlor Brown presided and opened the ses-
sion with q greeting TO the delegates. An
drew Sloane Draper LII T.. state Com
missioner Of Education. responded for New
York State. and was followed by Mayor
Gaynor. who spoke for New York CRY.
He said
have listened with great interest TO Or;
Draper's remarks and 1 am quite satSied
that IN place OF board Of educduon oil
forty-six ia the city of New York we
could 90 with the number seven whlch
me last two charter commissions recon-
mended, and possibly with even one, IKE
the state OF New olh. 4lltI utdliUb h'ii
ar1 much I'm doubt whether the next chdr
ter commission may not recommend one,
Tho same as the state has, and We VIII
Layc another debate over the subject, with
Dr Draper. no doubt. on the other side OF
the question ,.. -,... ,,..o,,,,.-
ei. heads Of departments and bureaus Tor
mo government OF the city. ! suppose the
chancellor OF the University or chicago ana
NC az our friends from the Vest who
,cod certain newspapers which God IN ms
t,gcrutabie reasons allows to be published
bcra think that those tweniy-siX people III
mating The. Mayor, are lot of thugs
o., heg 80 say on this occasion that
b",i, ali of those twenty-siX men are
n'nII,iotes Of universities ard colleges OF
Sii'ih stonding ] cannot enumcratc them
nj" ,bere are so many Of them | cannot
an ,,ber them myself until ! got them i'm
, ,oom and look M them.
r.,,bu Root. IL. D.. trustee of the car
Ito institution ana senior United states
@,na,or from New York spoke for educa-
- foundations. The foundation" he
W., ,r,os designed for the furthering Of
,'-.,,.,odee and the relieving of the men
,,,,,od I'm instruction from the engross-
- s,,ues OF research As the multitude
>, ,.,,,d..rs has increased the spirit Of the
9I.aa,ion has spread. until II has reached
-, army of people In the great West.
- ~ ,,,here pr Brown has Just come"
Harry Pratt Judson' IL D.. president Il
trrivergity OF Chicago: Edmund J.
- ph p. IL. j.. president Of the
'.',',.'-,,y of Illinois. Mary Err ma Wooley.
n I, H. d, Ii. u. president Of
-, uoIvoke College and James Hamp-
49,, rirkIand, Pin. D.. II. &. L., LII. D.,