The New York herald., 1922-05-07
CITY COLLEGE BEGAN
HERE 10 YEARS AGO
Exercises Marking Anniver-
sary Will Start With Process
sion Thursday.

The College Of the City Of New York
will celebrate the seventy-fifth ami
versary of its founding on Thursday.
Since 1s47 1t has grown from the d.
mensions of an academy whose first
graduating class numbered seventeen
men to those of an institution that pro-
vides instruction for more than $4,000
students and includes among its func-
tions several that belong to a university
rather than to a college
AS an institution Intended to edu-
cate without cost to them as many
young men of the city as can meet the
requirements for entrance. it has en-
abled many who would otherwise have
been forced to forego higher education
to enroll in its courses. 1t numbers
among its alumni some of the most dis
tinguished citizens of New York and of
the country.
Many of these alumni are expected to
return for the exercises this week The
program will open at 10 80 in the morn
ing with an academic procession in
which representatives from many other
colleges and universities will take part.
Speeches will be made by Jules J. JUS
serand, French Ambassador to the
United States; DIR. John III. Finley, who
was president of the college from 1908
to 1913; Chancellor Brown Of New York
University, President Sidney Edward
Mezes, Thomas w. Churchill president
Of the board of trustees; Judge Robert
F. Wagner .9S, president of the Alumni
Association. and Charles B. Alexander
for the State Board of Regents. Gen.
George w. Goethels, IT, and Bernard
NJ. Baruch, 'S9, may also speak.
Lee Kohns, 'S4, of the board of trus-
tees. will preside at the exercises. which
are to be held in the great hall of the
main building on Washington Heights
Prayers will be said by three clergy
men--Bishop Thomas +. Gailor, presi-
dent of the national council of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church. the Rev. DR..
Samuel Schulman of Temple BETHEL
and the Rev. John ]. Wynne, S. ].
In the afternoon an exhibition drill
by the students training corps, under
Col Samuel B. Arnold. u. S. A.. retired,
is scheduled besides a ball game be-
tween faculty and student teams.
The College of the City of New York
was originally known as the Free Acad-
emy. The institution was provided for
May 7, 1S47 The first class entered in
January, 1s49. and was graduated in
June, 1853 In the following year the
Legislature conferred the right to con-
fer the usual collegiate degrees in arts
and science. The name was changed in
1866.
&. In September, 1907, the college moved
from the buildings at Twenty-third
street and Lexington avenue, which 1t
had occupied from its foundation, to the
five new buildings on Washington
between 13sth and 140th
streets. In 1913-1915 the Lewisohn
Stadium the gift of Adolph Lewisohn,
was erected. The old building accom-
modates some of the work of the school
of business and civic administration.
The organization of the college now
includes the College of Liberal Arts and
Science, the School of Technology. the
School of Business and Civic Admins
tration and the School of Education.
Both day and evening sessions are held.
and an eight weeks summer session.
The college conducts. in addition. a pre-
paratory high school.
Among its prominent alumni are
Isaac Seligman, '53, the oldest living
graduate; Everett p. Wheeler Sc; Ira
Remsen, '65. president emeritus of Johns
Hopkins DR.. Robert Able, 10; John
Bach McMaster. ~; Bernard NJ.
Baruch. 80; Arthur Guiterman, '91;
James X. Hackett. 81; Louis X. Ans
pacher, '97; Upton Sinclair, '97, and Gen.
George w. Goethals. ~.