New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-05
BROOKLYN UNIVERSITY
Old Plan Revived and Results
Are Expected.

The movement for a Brooidyn uni
versity has taken a new lease Of life and
seems now likely TO have tangible re-
suits. The movement was first heard Of
several years ago, when there was much
talk for a time Of uniting Adelphi Col
lege. Polytechnic Institute. the Brooklyn
Institute Of Arts and Sciences and other
educational institutions Of the borough in
such a university. but the schools could
not agree on "A plan Of union; the large
amount OF money required was not forth
coming. and the scheme fell through for
the time.
| Last spring the University club re-
! vyed the movement and had special
| committee report on the practcaDiiity OF
the proposed university, and drew up a
| charter Again the subject. lay I'm abey-
ance until a few days ago, wnen the COM
mittee which reported on the question last
/ Marcel announced the appointment OF a
committee OF 10 representative Brooklyn
| ties to take up the movement and carry
Il to It's conclusion in the organization ana
the establishment Of 4 university for the
borough.
The plan which has been prepared is a
broad one and will take time and much
money to put into effect Professor
Franklin W. Hooper, director OF the
! Brooklyn Institute Of Arts and Sciences
who is one of the most successful edu-
Gators in the borough as well as one OF
the most ardent advocates OF the uni
versity. declared the other night that he
was confident that the movement would
be a success He said that between 5000
900 and $1,000. 600 will be required TO make
, the university possible, but that he felt
that the people Of the borough would get
together and advance the money. Be
sides. he said, the institution would be
able 10 draw considerable from endow-
ment funds that have been established
10 advance the cause OF education, though
he considered il inadvsable at present to
explain all the financial schemes which
the advocates of the university nave I'M
der consideration.
Believe Plan Feasible.
The committee Of tire University Club
believes that the leading educational in
situations of the borough can be brought
TO unite and that some Of them could be
persuaded to give up their present build
ings and move to a university centre
The centre the committee believes
should be about fifty acres in extent II
IS not settled yet whether this centre
should be located in the borough. or out
side the borough limits. DR.. Hooper sad
the other evening that he thought tha'
the university should be located in part
OF the borough that could be easily
reached. Such a centre. he declared
could easily be had in the Eastern Park
way not far from the Museum. Regard
ing the university plan. DR.. charles H.
Leyermore. ex-president Of Adelphi Col
lege. said recently:
''The institutions in Brooklyn devoted
TO higher education and possessing the
power TO confer degrees are Adelphi Col
Iege. Polytechnic Institute, Long Island
College Hospital, Brooklyn College OF
Pharmacy and Brooklyn Law School. the
latter now affiliated with st. Lawrence
University. II seems obvious that these
institutions would exert greater infiu-
ence I'm the community, would avoid some
confusion of effort and would be able to
make a more powerful anu successful APP
neal for the needed endowments, either
nv present gift or ultimate bequest' II
they could he affiliated. or united In one
organization as a Brooklyn, or Long
Island university. Other Brooklyn lnstl-
tutions are at work in the Held oil hlsher
education. but do not have the night TO
grant degrees These are the fratt IN
s,itute. which. on account or the terms OF
,ts foundation. vs. unlikely to join the pro-
posed association; the Packer institute