New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-07
COLUMBIA TO DROP
BIG ART PROJECT
Agreement with National
Academy of Design Is
to End Soon.
FINE ARTS FACULTY
WILL BE DISSOLVED
Board Named to Conduct Library
Other Changes Made
in University.

The agreement between Columbia Uni
Versity and the National Academy Of
Design in 1905 primarily for the cree
ton OF fine arts building by the acad-
envy on the university grounds. is to he
terminated June 50 according TO tho
announcement made yesterday by the
columbia trustees. The dissolution will
be by mutual consent.
The breaking OF the agreement IS
marked by the passing of the faculty
ot fine arts OF the university. Of which
Professor J. f. Woodbridge is dean.
According 20 the present announcement
that body is 10 be discontinued at It's
own request.
The school OF architecture IS hence
forth 10 be administered by director
and an administrative hoard
Professor a. W. Lord IS TO continue
IN the dictatorship under the new or
sanitation. The work in music. which
has been under the charge OF Professor
Cornelius Rubner. viii be split up and
will so partly 20 the faculty OF Columbia
College and partly 10 the faculty OF Bar
nard College, while graduate students in
music will enroll under the faculty OF
philosophy.
Another action by the trustees was the
naming OF an administrative board to
conduct the srfsirs OF the university
library. This body is made up OF Presi-
dent Butler. as chairman. and Professors
J. r, Wheeler. W P. Trent. c. f. Key
ser, shotwell. V. T. Simkovitch, Nathan
Abbott, Raymond Weeks. and r. A. Hsr-
per. The council was named TO con-
tnue indefinitely, so that It will prob
ably be some time before Columbia ap-
points new librarian.
The managers OF the Presbyterian Hos
pitsl have reorganized the administration
OF the scientific and therapeutic work at
the hospital so as 20 provide for single
responsibility for both the medical and
the surgical services At the hospital.
Or. Theodore c. Janeway was designated
medical director OF the hospital, and DR..
George y. Brewer was designated sur
glcal director. DR.. William G.. Mccall
lum was appointed pathologist at the
hospital.
on the nomination OF the trustees Of
Barnard College, Emily James Putnam
Dean OF Barnard College. was appointed
associate IN history.
Leave Of absence for the remainder Of
the year was granted TO Henry 8. Mum
roe. professor OF mining, on account Of
in health.
The gifts announced by the trustees as
received during the month OF March
were. $500 from an anonymous giver;
5000 from another anonymous giver;
500 OF from Alexander Smith Cochran
$50 from the Association OF National
Advertising Managers: and a collection
Of 126 electrotype reproductions Of coins
and medals struck during the reign OF
Frederick the Great.
on the nomination OF the medical fac
ulty Dr. Ellswort Elio was appointed
Professor OF Clinical Surgery at the
PRESBYTERIAN Hospital Henry w FL
sasser. B. S. was appointed William P.
Trowbridge Fellow in engineering for
lsl4-'15
Alfred Mitchell. Ph. D., was ap-
pointed Kempton Adams Research Eel
low for 1a+15
Or. Leo H Bsekeland, doctor Of sci
ence of the University OF Client, was ap-
pointed first lecturer upon the Charles
Frederick Chandler Foundation.