The New York herald., 1921-06-26

WIN Splendlu support, ample opportu-
nifty. and determined purpose, its officers
are going to reconstruct 1t on a broad
basis. This chance is rare. If not unique,
among those offered to educational lead
ers; its fulflment means much to the
public.
Just previous to his departure from
Rochester for his summer home on the
Maine coast last week President Rush
Rhees of the University of Rochester
made the announcement tha. number
of sites for the future campus of the
university had been offered by residents
Of Rochester. A committee of the board
of trustees had been appointed to in
vestigate the possibilities of each site.
Thus another step forward in the re-
construction of the university. task
and opportunity which interests all in
telligent men.
AS universities reckon time only few
years have passed since citizens of
Rochester, N. Y, in response TO an in
vitation to assist a movement for the
removal OF old Madison University from
Hamilton. N. Y, rented hotel build
ing in West Main street. formerly known
as the United States Hotel. and in No
venber, 1850. opened classes for instruc-
tion Eleven years later. under the
guidance of Martin Brewer Anderson
of New York city, who went to the
presidency Of the new university in
1853, the classes were removed to the
present campus at Prince street and
University avenue. The original CAM
pus included eight acres. the gift of
Asariah Boody, pioneer settler and
owner of a large tract Of land in what
10 now tho aristocratic residential sec
tion of tho city. but at that time open
country. Seventeen acres subsequently
were added to the campus by purchase
making the present campus. included in
the square bounded by Prince street
University avenue. North Goodman
street and College avenue, twenty five
acres in all.
Seventy-one undergraduates Of Madi-
son University came to Rochester in
1850 to become students at the Uni
-versity Of Rochester. In the year just
closed the undergraduate body included
413 men and 290 women, total Of 703
students. Women were admitted to the
university on the same terms as men in
1900, but in the autumn Of 1914 sepa-
rate colleges were established, SO that,
except in the higher elective courses,
separate instruction Is given to classes
Of mon and classes Of women Estab-
lishment of the Women's College was
made possible through q number OF
gifts, beginning with a bequest fby
Lewis H. Morgan, the historian, In 1881,
generous subscriptions by women of the
city Of Rochester, the gift Of land for
buildings by Mrs. Arestine Pixley Mum
Of Gates. N. Y, mother Of Or. John p.
Mum Of New York city. and the erec-
tion Of Catharine Strong Hall, in MEM
ory of tho mother Of Henry A. Strong.
and Anthony Memorial Hall, erected by
the women of Rochester in memory of
Susan B. Anthony and her sister, Mary
G. Anthony.
Buildings of the Women's College are
just outside the main campus. On the
campus itself are Anderson Hall. the
original university building, erected
through contributions obtained by the
efforts Of President Anderson himself !:
Sibley Hall. erected by the late Hiram
Sibley. founder OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company: Reynolds Labora-
tories. the gift Of the late Mortimer
Reynolds, first white child born on the
site of Rochester; Trevor astronomical
observatory; the Mixer dormitory build
ing; Eastman building, erected with the
aid of the universtys greatest benefac-
tor, George Eastman, head of the East
man Kodak Company; the Alumni Gym
nasium, and the Memorial Art Gallery,
the gift of Mrs. James s. Watson in
memory of her son. In 1918 through the
gift of Mr.. Eastman the university ac-
quired the Institute of Musical Art in
Prince street, opposite. the campus and
announced the addition Of the school of
music to its advantages.
At the annual business meeting Of the
board Of trustees, June IL of this year
gifts to the university amounting to
more than s1o,oo0,ooo were announced.
including 100000 from George East
man and the General Education Board,
for schools Of medicine and dentistry
s1.000,00o from Mrs. Gertrude Strong
Achilles and Mrs. Helen Strong Carter
for clinic hospital Of the proposed
school of medicine. in memory of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Strong,
and $780, from Mrs. Henry A. Strong
for an auditorium as a memorial to her
late husband. 1t was also announced
that s734,62s of the million dollar en-
downent fund had been collected, leav-
ing balance of only s1s3.157 of the
amount subscribed still to. be collected.
The General Education Board has
promised an additional s200, 900, on con-
dition that the s1.oQo.0 900 be applied
toward increasing professors salaries.
The fund must be obtained before De-
cember 81. 1922.
Plans for the school Of medicine are
still under discussion. The student body
will be comparatively small but will be
carefully selected and held to rigid re-
quirements. The projected clinic hospi-
tai will give opportunities for research
work on a plane with that accomplished
at Johns Hopkins of Baltimore. In
April of this year II was announced that
DR.. George Hoyt Whipple, dean Of the
medical school of the University of Cali
fornia, professor Of pathology and d.
rector OF medical research. had accepted
a similar post Of duty In connection
with the new medical school of the
University OF Rochester. The dean 10
graduate Of Yale, 1900. and Of Johns
Hopkina 1906. He will have adequate