New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19

their existence is quite readily distin-
guished in the generally high character
of improvements in their immediate VI
cinity.
The environment Of a collegiate seat OF
learning, with its customary buildings,
such as fraternity clubs, dormitories and
residences Of professors, is in practically
every instance of the best type. and not
infreouently the leading residence section
Of the city.
Cornell University at Ithaca, for in
stance, is virtually Ithaca, and for an
other example Princeton University may
be taken as a criterion OF the determining
influence such institutions have on their
surroundings.
At Princeton real estate is always in
great demand. and TO its college may be
attributed more than TO any other cause
its present high grade population. Hous-
ing accommodations in the periphery OF
Princeton are sought with avidity by lit
erary people, who desire such refined sur
roundings and want to give their chill
dren the advantage OF such so that their
characters will be moulded under the
best possible influence.
The campus and athletic field activities
Of all universities interest grown-ups as
we'll as the young, and the free lectures
on educational topics that are usually
given during the term increase such de-
STABILITY. and persons familiar with col
lege towns are therefore eager for such
environment. Moreover the efficiency de-
manded in the general upkeep Of college
arrronnHinpC even IN
the more ordinary matters OF civic func-
tons has worked toward making almost
compulsory the maintenance OF similar
standard on the part Of the community
public and private, the morale creating
feeling TO keep homes on par with the
college improvements.
The influence OF colleges in this direc-
ton is perhaps more strikingly shown at
Harvard, in Cambridge, Mass, and Yale
University. in New Haven. Cambridge Is
q CITY OF more than 10000 inhabitants, yet
the activities OF Harvard University prac-
tically dominate the city. The best there
ia in business and residential life is cen
tired about the college. Yale occupies
what IL practically the centre OF Ne"
Haven. it's great cluster OF buildings, just
north OF New Haven Green, together with
homes of the faculty, students club
buildings and other structures, covering
several blocks up TO York street, popu-
larry known as 'Freshman's Row be-
ing probably the finest examples OF con
struction and architecture In that city.
Ysle's growth offers a convincing eX-
ample of the influence OF c college upon
the shaping OF the development OF Sec
tion about II. The college itself Is grow
jne northeastward, and the residential
expansion OF New Haven Is following II
most faithfully. Since the erection or tho
sbefBeld Scientific School group, In Shet'
field Square, and the purchase by faIe
OF the Hnlhouse property, about hali
mile from this extension. the residence
section concomitantly expanded TOWARD
Lake whitney. making more valuable
sites In Whitney and Hillhouse avenues
which are the premier home streets OF
New Haven.
first class colleges also have another
virtue working similarly for real estate
In the direction Of business. The large
student body Of prominent college is an
ssset eagerly sought by sporting goods
firms, haberdashers and other tradesmrr
who are TO be found conveniently located
Boarding houses and at least one good
hotel well patrOnizcd by parents and STU.
dents. particularly during commandment
periods. are among other developments d
college influences
Three large college institutions IN NeH
YORK CITY bring the subject into closer
view. One interesting example Is th,
General Theological seminary Whose
property IN the Chelsea section has wi.h'
stooo al assaults that the city's growth
has made upon II for nearly half a cen
fury. Despits the Heterogeneous build
inRs found on all sides OF it-cheap ters'
toente, factories and archaic dwellings I'd
the seminary and 80 s1Junc,s have
ifSn fringe Of old but exceedingly wei
Kept homes ana apartment buildings re-
Gecflng their character IN the better
grade shops Yhich prosper In this neigh
bOrhOod and refuse 10 give mp met
ground.
when Columbia University located on
8oyBlngslde Heights that part Of Man
haitian was but sparsely settled dislFle'