New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Trustees at Dinner Drink
to Banker, Givcr of Tow
er and DOrmitOrieS.
c. M. SCHWAB, BABY
MEMBER" MAKES BOW
President Schurman Calls Mill
tary Training at University
BuIwark of Defence.

Cornell learned for the first time yes
tordav that George +. Baker gave the
Tower and two dormitories that s'ar''"
the big group planned for the campus
This revelation was made at the an
nual luncheon given by George -
Boldt. chairman of the board. AT 'nc
Waldorf-Astoria in honor oil inc 'I"'-
tees of Cornell University
Mr. Baker, having learned that "pou'
$40 600 was needed to add TO the Sooo'-
coo he had given last year, piaceu u"
the table al the trustees meeting an
other check for $4,000. Charles VI
Schwab. elected 10 the board OF truS-
tees last fall, made his first speech pc
fore the board as its baby member
and later addressed the gathering at
luncheon.
The meeting was devoted mainly to a
consideration of the plans for the UNI
versity's semi-centennlal celebration III
1918. The date was fixed as October -
the anniversary of the founding OF the
institution. The commemorative eA'
ercises will begin on October ana
continue three days. The state and ma
tional governments will take part, as
will other American universities and
should the war end by that time, Euro
mean institutions of learning. Fifteen
thousand Cornell graduates VINO are
qualified to become volunteer army OH
GERS. will take part in military re-
view on the campus. A statue OF Ezra
Cornell. the founder, will be unveiled
by DR.. Andrew d. White, first president
of the university. The work OF getting
together an endowment fund Of al least
S3.OOOOO0 to be ready for the ceIeor"-
ton was started.
Drills Win Praise.
About thirty-fve trustees were pres
ent al the luncheon, the ten others
having been kept away by grip. a
telegram was sent TO Dr.. Andrew j.
White, whose illness prevented hs al
tendance. at the suggestion OF LleUteh-
ant Governor SchOeneck Among the
1870 guests were President Jacob loud
Schurman of Cornell, George r. Baher'
Charles VI. Schwab, George y. W rex
crsham. Justices Willard Bartlett.
Frank H. Hiscock. John Ford, Clarence
]. Shearn and Cuthbert ". Pound, [ olo-
mel Henry W. Sackeit. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry c. Phipps, Jacob L. Schli'
Charles ID. Norton, Louis Marshall, *.
II. fireman. Marquis dc Frezuoys Dr..
Robert 7. Morris, Henry r. lckleheimer,
Chester S. Lord, J ohm b. Dennis. George
c. Boldt. IT., j. y. Carlisle, II. II. West
inchouse, ]. G.. White, Profess n Frank
lin Matthews, Herbert b. Swope, Emer-
son McMilln, William J. 1u.ly. j. G.
Schmidlapp, Mr. and Mrs. !. p. Moland,
Ira A. Place, Haley Fiske, Francis ;
Hutchins. DR.. John A. Sleicher, Mrs
John W. Hornor, Mrs. Mary Bradstreei
Hoffman, DR.. and Mrs. II. i. Sche.llng
and Willard d. Straight.
In his address of welcome NJ Boidi
paid tribute TO the giver Of the Tower
and two dormitories, and asked h.
guests to drink the health Of
George f. Baker, of Bake Court
Ithaca. n. " He reported that two
of the first buildings Of the dormtoiy
group were already occupied. and THAI
the other two would shortly be fin
lshed
Talking oil the military side OF Cor
nell. President Schurman SAID Cornell
had always paid attention 10 military
training and now had line 100000
armory, given by the state.
We require all Freshmen and scpho-
nores to take military drill" he 81 81
at is our experience that dr.ilA'
makes for accuracy. promptness and
: obedience, thus solving the question @!
the maintenance of discipline.
Besides, this military training Is q
great patriotic service. IL makes '
possible, in case this couu " IS at
tackled, when the last reserve, Unde'
any plan of defence, is a volunteer
army. to turn out men qualified 10 serve
rs officers Of the army"