The New York herald., 1921-05-15
COLUMBIA COMBINES
With HOSPITAL FOR
MEDICAL RESEARCH
Unites With Presbyterian
Hospital to Found Great
Centre of Learning.
ALL DETAILS SETTLED
100000 in Gifts Re-
ceiyed for Site, Buildings
and Endowment.
/ MILLION MORE NEEDED
Project to Combine Institu-
tions Has Been Under Con-
sideration for 20 Years.
i MILLION MORE NEEDED

A great centre of medical teaching
and research worthy of the city Of
New York is to be established without
DELAY by an alliance OF Columbia Uni
versity and the Presbyterian Hospital.
Gifts totalling s11 900 900 already have
been received for site, buildings and
endowment, and it is estimated that
from $4,000, 900 to 100000 additional
will be required.
The project, now become an actual
ity has been pending for at least
twenty years. and it was with a great
deal of satisfaction that the authorities
of the two institutions were able yes
| terday to make the announcement.
The first large question of university
policy TO which Nicholas Murray But
Ter addressed himself when he became
president of Columbia twenty years
ago was reorganization and improve
ment of the university medical school,
and negotiations between university
and hospital date back almov that far.
Under the terms of the agreement for
permanent alliance, Columbia Univer-
sity and the Presbyterian Hospital each
continues its Independent existence and
control while providing a common ad-
ministrative board for the oversight OF
the joint enterprise. The medical school,
which now occupies the site between
Fifty-nlnth and Sixtieth streets at Tenth
| avenue. and the hospital, which is be-
tween Madison and Park avenues and
| Sixty-ninth and Seventeen streets, are
| to be provided with new and thoroughly
equipped buildings upon ground between
| Broadway and Fort Washington avenue
and 165th and 16Sth streets. This land
has been donated TO Columbia and the
| Presbyterian by one who desires to re-
main anonymous. and 1t is understood
that the land, valued at 81 900 600, will
be the site Of the new medical centre.
The professional staff win consist OF
professors and other members Of the
Medical School of Columbia. who win be
appointed by the hospital upon nvinnia-
tion by the university. An administra-
tive board three members selected by
Columbia. three by Presbyterian. will be
in control. The first administrative
board will be composed of John G. Mil
Barclay Parsons, representing Column
bia. and Edward S. Hardness, Henry w.
de Forest and william Sloane. represent
ing the Presbyterian.
! The fund of $1,000. 900 essential to
the success of the project was obtained
as follows:
From the estate Of Joseph r.
Doamar, for endowment. 100000
From the Carnegie Cooperation
$1,000 900. for new buildings
From the General Education Board
$1,000. 900. new buildings.
From the Rockefeller Foundation,
| Sl.000,000 new buildings.
From Anonymous (land). $1,000
GOO.
From Anonymous, $1.OoO.OOO. for
endowment.
The administrative board will seek
without delay the large additional sum
required for endowment, and is confident
OF obtaining the S4,oo0,o0o estimated TO
be necessary 10 employ buildings and
equipment in the ost effective manner.
The programme contemplates a medical
centre that will not have a superior in
this country. and probably i'm the whole
world. Before the war Vienna was gem
orally recognized as the worlds great
centre Of medical instruction. Philadel-
phia has had high rank in this country
for many years.
| In 1902 President Butler Of Columbia
worked out a plan for medical school
development which was adopted BY the
trustees the following year. lie recon-
mended complete divorce from proprie-
tary school traditions and practices, the
establishment or full time service OF
medical teachers. on tho same basis as
I'm other parts Of the university. the
multiplication OF laboratories and clinics.
the provision OF a university hospital
and the establishment OF an Institute OF
public health. Even under restricted
and difficult conditions Columbia was
able 70 accomplish these aims Now its
alliance with the Presbyterian Hospital
solves the problem OF a great hospital
to be permanently afTiiated with the
university. The new medical school of
Columbia with appropriate clinics,
laboratories and Institutes. viii be built
I'm the immediate vicinity Of the
new Presbyterian Hospital Probably
81. .o00. 900 viii meet the cost of tho new
buildings necessary.