New-York tribune., 1920-06-19
sl,0O0,0OO Fund
Asked by Fordham
For New Buildings
DIR. Tivnan Makes Appeal to
Alumni at Graduation;
Enrolment Is Tripled;
PIG Receive Degrees

A request for s1,o0O,oOo from the
Rev. DR.. Edward P. Tivnan, president
OF Fordham University. to be used fo,
new college buildings and endowment
marked the commencement exercises
on the college campus yesterday after
noon. The appeal was made directly
to Fordham graduates. and will not be
conducted in the manner of "drive."
Two hundred and nineteen young
men received degrees from the colleges
OF medicine, pharmacy, law and arts
and sciences. Miss Mary McComb re.
| celved degree of bachelor of science
the hrst woman ever to receive this
degree from the university. Fifteen
sisters who have been attending the
university, in addition to CARRYING on
their work among Catholic children
also were awarded the degree of mas
/ ter of arts.
This years class is the largest ever
graduated from Fordham University
and Is the forerunner of other large
classes.
The recent remarkable growth of
fordham University, the student BODY
having been multiplied three times
during the last twelve years." DR.. Tiv-
ran SAID, has made the task too great
II the university is to continue at the
top notch Of its possibilities for use
fulness, we, like other colleges, must
issue call for aid"
DR.. Tivnan explained that the fund
of $1,OO0,O00 must be divided equally
between building fund and an endow
ment fund. Only one building has been
added in the last twelve wears, al
though the enrolment has tripled. The
most pressing need is for a new science
building to cost $250,OOO, and for q
library and administration building.
The university has a library Of 1875 900
volumes, but these are inaccessible to
large numbers of students because of
insufficient space.
The second $500,00O would be applied
to the general running expenses of the
college, which are not met by the
tuition fees of $3.50 year DR.. Tivnan
said the average tuition fee received
was sos.
1T was announced that the Medical
School is to be discontinued. The
present junior class will receive de-
grees next year, but they will be the
last. The Medical School has been
continued for the last two years only
through the personal contributions of
it's friends.
The address to the graduating class
was made by Alfred j. Talley, Assist
ant District Attorney Archbishop
Hayes presided over the ceremonies
Honorary degrees were presented to
Justice Albert II. F. Seeger, of the
Supreme Courp of Westchestcr County;
John P. O'Brien, Corporation Counsel
of New York City, and Thomas Z. Rush,
Surveyor of the Port of New York
The honor man of the day was Ed
mund B. Butler, member Of the law
class. He was graduated from the
School of Arts four years ago, and
since his entrance into the Law School
has continually held first place in his
class. He is the only graduate to re-
ceive his degree "Summa cum Laude. u
The degree Of doctor of philosophy
was conferred upon Edward C. Sulli-
van, the Rev. John L. Bedford, Edwin
A. Bolger, the Rev. Joseph A Murphy
John j. Leonard, Marietta Reilly and
Maurice f. Rogalin.
Cathedral College, the preparatory
department for st. Joseph's Seminary
at Dunwoodie, held its commencement
exercises yesterday at the Aeolian
Hall. The graduating class consisted
of forty-fou members. The Cardinal
Farley Gold Medal for scholarship went
to John Cantfill.
Archbishop Hayes spoke to the
graduates.