New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-01
S15O,OOO LIBRARY THE
PLAN FOR CITY COLLEGE
Announcement of Details Will
Be Made at the Annual
Alumni Dinner Tonight.
LEE K0HNS GETS CREDIT
President Finley Assured of OBJ
tanning Suitable Place in
Which to House Institu-
tons Collection.

Announcement will be made at the an
nual dinner tonight of the alumni Of the
College Of the City of New York OF d plan
for the erection CT a library to cost $50.
600. Lee kohns. a member of the board
OF trustees and Of the alumni association
l. the instigator Of the undertaking. which
has been under consideration for a month
or more.
Dr.. John y. Finley, president Of the
college, said Yesterday that the credit for
the idea Of the alumni memorial should
20 70 Mr.. Kohns
He is the moving spirit" said Or. Fin
ley
At the annual dinner on January %
1912, Or. Finley declared he had three
aspirations: First. to get adequate sal
aries 70. his teaching force second 20 GO,
new college library. and third. to &c,
an athletic field near the college.
The athletic field became a reality
through the gift OF a large sum by Adolph
Lewtsohn and the setting aside by the
city Of two blocks Of ground TO the south
OF the college for such an athletic field
as hoped for by DR.. Finley. on part o,
which is 10 be erected stadium.
The library aspiration Of the presden,
now seems to be reasonably certain. for
there has been much enthusiasm evinced
by the alumni. IN view OF the plans 10
erect a library.
DR.. Finley said the college had an EN-
barrassnent Of riches so far as the ex-
tent OF the library was concerned but II
was far from being rich In the means Il
properly house the fast increasing collec
ton.
Among other recent additions 10 the
library Dr. Finley mentioned that OF 81
mon Newcomb, presented 10 the college
by John Clsl!n. \ chemists library Of eX-
ccptiOnal value was presented 20 the col
lege by James T. Steers, Of the class OF
80. and an endowment made for its up
keep. Jacob Schiff has also made large
and valuable additions 10 the library al
the department OF history. One or tho
classes has presented a French library
and Adolph Lcwisohn has presented a
German library.
Tine college is badly in need Of a new
library said Dr. Finley. There have
Been MANY additions made Ia the coilec-
lIONS OF upbhS IN recent NNHlf. ana N"
facilities are rot what they should he for
housing them"
NJ. kohns said when seen that AZ tho
present time no definite site for the library
had been selected, nor had any preliminary
sketches been made Of the proposed
structure.
There are several sites being chosen.
ne added "one Of which is on the college
grounds and another o. the vacant lana
10 the south. The announcement will he
made at the alumni dinner Of the plan 20
collect the money. but further than tina,
nothing definite has been decided on"
The ground 10 the south OF the college
was the land TUNED over To that institu-
ton by the Sinking Fund Commission last
April. Il runs from i3Gth 20 l3Sth streets
on the east side OF Amsterdam avenue
ard extends In depth 70 Convent avenue.
II is on part OF this land which was
originally bought by the city for park,
that the proposed stadium Will be erected,
and IL may also afford site for the
aiunnis library rlft in the future