New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-18
EDDCAT|ON BUILDING
v1W IN REGENTS HANDS
nodication Ends with Accept
ance by Or. MCKeIway from
Governor Dix.
ADDRESS BY DR.. DRAPER
s,-ucture Carried to Complete
Fruition Without Scandal
and Within Appro-
priation.

a
-. main entrance TO the great Greek
..rnls and around the building and into
-. auditorium entrance on the eastern
- and within the auditorium the
-.,.ntstion OF the building by Governor
~ N the Board Of Regents and its &C
..,,snce by Vlce-Chancellor st. Clair
,t,V.luav. Immediately behind the Gov
.-,o-,s stan. I'm full uniform, marched
49, Governor himself in academic garb,
.,companied by Whitelaw Reid, Ambas-
.sdor 10 Great Britain, who, as Chancel-
~ =, the University Of the State OF New
Wv presided over the exercises in the
.rs,toriuu. Chancellor Reid made a
Sy,llisnt spot in the procession in his
Gaming oxford gown.
behind them followed. two by two, with
slow step. long line Of men in flowing
robes and mortars. the delegates from
foreign universities coming Immediately
,ner the members Of the Board of Re
rents and preceding the delegates from
american institution The crowds OF
,,ectators squeezed IN behind the march
,,s and gave the police lively time
..p,ratinz those with tickets from those
Nth bluff. The hall inside was damned
upstalrs and down.
When the orchestra, seated just under
,bs speakers platform, had finished the
overture TO "Pique Dame" by Suppe,
Chancellor Reid introduced Bishop WILL
lam Croswell Doane, OF Albany, who pro-
nounced the invocation. The Chancellor
than rose to characterize the occasion.
MY first duty" he said. zig to correct
A slight error in the programme, the first,
! think that we have made throughout
this whole series Of meetings. II is set
down cow that there are remarks by the
Chancellor. 1t seems 10 me that remarks
have been flowing in a steady trickle
from the Chancellor for the past forty
sIght or seventy-two hours, and that II Ia
time now that the stream should stop
Am only here to repeat the thanks that
have already SO often expressed-first to
our foreign guests, then TO our colleagues
IL the work Of higher education from the
whole world, from the old University OF
oxford and the old University Of Harvard,
70 the new woman's college, TO the whole
sent messages here for our inspiration for
the future.
Il have only to repeat the thanks we
have already expressed 20 the Governor
and the state authorities. including sew
eral legislatures which have shown unex-
ampled lbersIity in the erection Of this
building l will not detain either the board
or this audience for one moment longer
from the vital business OF This afternoon,
which Is that this building shall be for
mally made over 10 the board. For that
purpose give way at once, that the
Governor Of the state may address you."
Governor Dix Presented.
Al the applause died away the Chan
eellor presented Governor Dix. for whom
every one arose. The Governor said:
To-day our Empire State consecrates Its
faith IN its world-drawn citizenship. ms
magnificent temple dedicated TO education
10 visible sign OF an idea, covenant OF
American optimism. From this empillared
sdihce New York hoists her inspiring
standard OF leadership 10 all her sister
states In the great movement for peace
justice and unity among men through
educatlon-that good education Whlch, as
Plato says. gives TO the body and 10 the
sou! all the perfection Of which they
are capable
Here the little red school house Of two
generations ago reaches its apotheosls
The little red schoolhouse inspired self
trust and love OF country while teaching
the three RS" 10 a simple people or
homogeneous origin and heredity. 1t met
heroiCally the needs OF its day. Severely
typical as was the little school OF It's new
born day OF public education ana OF lts
pioneer patrons, so Is this great education
building elOquently expressive IN lts
grandeur and its usefulness Of the com
ple1ities OF our cosmopolitan population,
and the sll-embracing variety and the tn
umphant potentiality 10 which public edu-
cation has attained in America under the
guidance OF devoted scholarship.
take happiness from the rehection that
II has been the unique distinction OF my
administration 10 witness and participate
IN two events that stand together, apart
from and above all others, as twin glories
marking the intellectual and the moral
progress Of our great state. In May, lSL4,
al the beginning Of my term as Governor
OF New York. was the dedication Of the
great public library in New York City,
tas{ matchless mecca Of the inquirer, the
tl1cent, thS dreamer and the historian.
Now comes this Complementary event.
grander In It's significance and It's encour-
agement even than the other.
Regents OF the University Of the state
OF New York, in behalf Of and IN the In
terest OF the ten million citizens OF our
state, now formally intrust TO you the
building, with its manifold powers OF
benefcence.
Or. MeKelway's Address.
Vice-Chancellor St Clair McKelway In
hA address Of acceptance in behalf Of the
Board Of Regents, said:
Your Excenency and Friends: The Board
OF Regents. Governor Dix, gratefully re-
eeives from your hands the custody and
me control Of the Education Building.
Z ne citizens and guests appreciate the
uset which the state owes 10 art and TO
architecture and 70 the resources OF the
ksOple for this structure. The Board OF
Aesents recognizes the obligation i'm
poscd on its members TO hold this build
INK 70 the purposes 20 which il should
De consecrated and to signaHze occu-
pauOn OF this editice by seeing that no
SSsLsF OBJECT than that Of education be
mere subserved
We are indebted. Governor, not only to
ielr administration but 70 that Of your
.st,nLneoiate ptedecessors for this temple OF
strength. OF beauty and Of use. To every
,.1tseuuye who has held your Office from
slt conception OF this structure TO the
present. credit is due for the result which
,Ss Deeh attained. To the legislatures Of
taAt period credit and thanks are also
S Sue and are now and here sincerely ten
:, II this is new and grand state struct-
We, our board, We can proudly say is an
institution which can rightly be called
a 80 IS venerable as your excellency's
vince, The Governcrship was established,
I Hsd almost said undertaken rather than
s.i,aDhshed, shortly following the Declar-
suon OF Independence The Board of Re-
gents was created the year following the
ssS "a or peace between Great Britain
nelhe Cl-;itd States. Tradition points 10
alexander Hamilton as the originator Of
Ut Ut board. who offered. though a legis-
'"tor the measure the two Houses passed.
al education, not merely adyancsd ed