Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02
GROWTH OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY
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station is conducted under the direction
of the Department Of Agriculture ut
Washington.
The Medical College on list avenue,
between 9th and 2Sth streets. New
York city. directly opposite
Medical Bellevue Hospital, was erect
e.h..l ed by Col Oliver Fl. Payne
0eaooA' of the Standard OIL Com
pany at a cost Of about 81, 0OO. 600 and is
entirely supported by him At a cost of
more than 1926, 900 year. 1t accommo-
dates about zoo students for post-gradu-
ate work. and is open only to graduates
OF recognized institutions. It maintains
very high standard and the faculty is
devoting more and more attention to
original research work. especially in can
Ger and other diseases that are con-
sidered incurable.
Cornell is managed by a board Of forty
trustees. Ten of them are ex-officio. and
include the governor and other state
officers. The remaining thirty are d.
vided into six classes and one class is
appointed each year-three by the board
itself. two by the alumni and one by the
governor.
Cornell is non-denominational. There
are no morning prayers but religious
SCI WIGS dIe HSiu SUNDAY In OGautl-
full chapel founded by the late Henry w.
Sage The pulpit is endowed in the sum
or $1o,tOO by his son. Dean Sage, the In
come from which is used to pay homo
rariumS and expenses of eminent clergy
men Of all denominations who are invited
here to preach by the committee OF the
faculty having the matter in charge. The
list of preachers Is made up before the
beginning Of the college year and is pub
lished with other college announcements
Every denomination eyCnDf the Roman
Catholics. accepts such invitations. and
Bishop McQuade OF this diocese was In
vtted to select preacher of his faith.
but declined to do so. Students profess
ing the Roman Catholic faith are allowed
to attend service at the Catholic Church
in the town OF Ithaca. At the morning
service the officiating minister Is allowed
absolute control in arranging and con-
Quoting the exercises: the afternoon serv-
Ice is regularly given up to hymns. with
the reading of the Scriptures. a prayer
and an address Of ten or twelve minutes.
The chapel choir. under the direction of
| the professor of music. is considered one
of the best in the country. and Is COM
posed of both men and women.
notable feature of the institution Is
| the chimes in the tower Of the library
building. which are played at noon and
sunset by the organist. There are two
octaves Of bells Of very sweet tone, and
unusually we'll tuned.
The Young Mems Christian Association.
managed by the students, takes very
active part In college af-
~. M. G.. A. fairs and furnishes a
home and rendezvous to
nSeisc. those who do not belong
to Greek-letter fraternities. 1t also con-
ducts an employment bureau for the
benefit of students who are working their
way through college Cornell has an un-
usually large number of that class. Presf-
dent Schurman told me that at least one
half of the woman as we'll as the man
students pay a portion Of their college
expenses by their own labor. and as many
as 20 per cent are entirely self supported.
There is not large opportunity in the
town of Ithaca for students seeking en-
ployment, but they furnish almost ex-
clusively walters for the boarding and
club houses and ianitors for the college
building: they attend the furnaces and
stables and keep in order the grounds OF
many private residences. They assist In
mercantile establishments, act as agents
for the sale Of clothing. sporting goods.
books and magazines and other supplies
required by the student population.
Cornell is an economical college. and a
student can get through here for as lit
tie money as in any OF the New Enziand
colleges. The tuition ranges from 800 to
S1sD a wear, OuI tUSTC are 1uduy IL &c
scholarships which can be obtained by
those who need them. The laboratory
fees vary from s. to $50 a year, the in
Urinary fee is 81. and board and room at
patronized by three-fourths of the stu
dents, vary from 81 a week to S12 and up
ward. according to the means and tastes
of the student.
The woman students live In Sage Col
lege the only dormitory on the grounds.
and they are charged 81 a week for a fur
| nished room and s4.25 a week for board
in the commons.
About one-fourth Of the students live
| in the chapter houses Of the Greek-letter
| fraternities to which they belong. and
each pays his pro rata of the expense.
\
| Cornell has never attracted woman stu
! dents. although it is an OPEN co-educa-
tional institution. and its
/ Woman motto is a quotation from
cA Ezra Cornell. the founder
0tuuCnIS. who said: II would found
| an institution where any person can find
! instruction in any study"
BY some occult influence however. the
number of women has usually been about
! 10 per cent Of the men, but Of late years
the proportion is falling Off In 1909 there
were 4O3 women. in 1910 there were 401,
i'm 1911 there were &T. OF the latter
"a are in the graduate schools, 274 in
| arts and sciences. 90 in agriculture, o
in medicine, is studying law, 5 are
studying architecture, and 1 is studying
veterinary science. 1t will be noticed
that these departments show 43O stu
dents, which is explained by the fact that
some of them are taking more than one
course.
When | asked President Schurrnan as to
the reason why Cornell is not more popu-
lar with woman students he attributed it
to the excellence of the several colleges
exclusively for women in this state and
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