Finances of Almni Field. Two Professors Appointed
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CORNELL ALVMNI NEWS VOL. VI. No. 39. ITHACA, N. Y., AUGUST 31, 1904. PRICE, ID CENTS. FINANCES OF ALMNI FIELD. 1902 and 1903 were secured in this man- TWO PROFESSORS APPOINTED. Memorial Tablets in Sage Chapel. ner but it was found that this subdividing The University has recently put up Treasurer Robert Thome's Letter to meant considerable crossing on account William Lincoln Drew Succeeds Profes- marble tablets in Sage Chapel in Alumni-1071 Men Subscribe $41,- of the fact that the Alumni moved from sor Cuthbert W. Pound—Maurice memory of Professors Robert H. Thurs- 838-$19,240 Collected-$75,- one State to another with great frequency; Prevot of Ecole des Beaux Arts OOO Needed to Build Field. Succeeds Professor Van Pelt. ton and Estevan A. Fuertes. They are also the expense was considerable. For placed on the west wall of the main part Alumni in every part of the country these reasons the entire work of soliciting William Lincoln Drew, Professor of of the chapel to the left of the main have within the last few weeks received and collecting for the Alutnni Field was Law in the University of Illinois, has south entrance. from Mr. Robert J. Thorne, '97, Treasur- this spring, placed in charge of Robert J. been appointed to succeed Professor Cuth- The marble part of kthe tablets that er of the New Athletic Field, a letter of Thorne, '97, 120 Michigan Ave., Chicago, bert W. Pound as Professor ot Law at bear the inscriptions is surrounded by a which the following is a copy : Treasurer of the Alumni Committee. Cornell and Maurice Prevot has been border of mosaics, and the lettering on DEAR SIR : The list of names have all been con- selected to fill the place made vacant by the tablets is done in black. DO YOU KNOW? solidated and the work is being carried the resignation of Professor Van Pelt of The one nearest the south wall is that on at a very small expense. Mr. Thorne 1. That Percy Field is flooded each the College of Architecture. The ap- of the late Professor Thurston, and bears reports that his mail is constantly filled Spring? pointments were made on August 9th at the following inscription : with enthusiastic letters in regard to the 2. That Percy Field is too far away a meeting of the Executive Committee of "In Memory of Field. for both Athletes and gate receipts ? the Board of Trustees. ROBERT HENRY THURSTON 3. That Percy Field is not large The following table shows how well Professor Drew comes to Cornell from October 25—1839. enough for two sports at the same time ? the Alumni Field is being received : the Law School of the University of Il- October 25—1903. linois where he has been teaching for 4. That space is needed in the Fall Aug. i, 1904. Total number sub- Scholar—Author—Engineer— for football players, 100; baseball, 50; la- scribers 1,071 the past five years. He has also been Naval Officer. crosse, 40 track team, 100 and 8 or 10 " " " Total amount sub- secretary and resident administrative of- scrub games, inter-class games, hand- scribed $41,888 70 ficer of that Law School. All familiar From 1885—1903 ball, outdoor gymnasium, tennis courts Average amount with him and his work commend unre- DIRECTOR OF SIBI/EY COI^EGE subscription 39 n and so forth ? Room for 800 students at servedly his ability and success as a AND PROFESSOR OF Total amount col- teacher and his admirable qualities as a the same time ! lected 19,59604 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. 5. That Percy Field is in bad condi- man. Total amount paid Professor Drew was born at Newton, tion from usage even when not flooded ? to Trustees Corn*. 10,000 oo Here he crowned by his success la., November i, 1864. He graduated 6. That there is no playground for in- Amt. subscribed, as administrator and teacher, ter-class games, or even for a game of 1901 7,86475 from the State University of Iowa in a career devoted to the "One-Old-Cat?" Amt. subscribed, 1889 and took his law degree at the law advancement of science and 7. That there is no way to discover 1902 19,24880 school of the same university in 1892. technical education." latent Athletic ability in any student too Amt. subscribed, He continued his law studies at the The other tablet is a few feet farther modest to try for a Varsity team ? 1903 8,435 20 Harvard Law School during the year north along the same wall, and at Amt. subscribed 1892-93 and was one of the editors of the the corner of the west wing of the 8. That there is no common meeting Aug. i, 1904 6,291 16 place for students except in down town Harvard Law Review. In 1893, he be- chapel. The following is the inscription resorts ? In the Club House when built it is in- gan the practice of law at Omaha, Ne- which it bears.: 9. That the Athletic facilities of Cor- tended to inscribe the names of all Cor- braska, and continued in practice there "In Memory of nell are surpassed by all the Universities nellians by whose generosity the field was until called to an assistant professorship ESTEVAN ANTONIO FUERTES and many Preparatory Schools ? built. In a future issue we will show in of law at the University of Wisconsin in 10. That the Alumni Field is endorsed detail the amount each class has sub- 1896. He remained for two years at PROFESSOR OF CIVII, ENGINEERING by Mr. Percy Hagerman, the Trustees, scribed towards the field. Wisconsin and since 1898, has been a from 1875 Athletes, Alumni and all friends familiar professor of law at the University of Il- AND DIRECTOR OF THE COI^EGE OF linois. He will teach at Cornell during with the scheme ? Site of New College of Agriculture. CIVIL ENGINEERING 11. That the Field is one block from his first year the subjects of criminal law, from 1890 to 1902. the street cars, is located upon the Cam- The site of the new College of Agricul- suretyship, partnership and corporations. pus, and is only 10 minutes walk from 80 ture, as recommended by the state archi- PROFESSOR PREVOT. In him were blended authority, per cent, of the students' homes? tect G. L. Heinz, and accepted by the In selecting Mr. Prevot, President urbanity and a love of justice. 12. That this new Field will raise the Board of Trustees at its meeting on July Schurman, who had the invaluable aid He was expert in Letters and standard of our athletics 20 per cent. 29th, is the high tract of land bounded of Professor Trowbridge in Paris, was Science, beloved of his pupils 13. That {40,000 of the $75,000 is sub- by the new Garden avenue on the east. influenced by the desire to secure a man and esteemed by his colleagues. scribed ? This is the highest part of the Campus, who had been thoroughly trained in the ! Born May 10, 1838. 14. That the $40,000 at present sub- being 870 feet above the sea level, and Ecole des Beaux Arts, where Professor Died January 16, 1903." scribed is chiefly in subscriptions of from fifty feet higher than the ground about Van Pelt had also received his architec- $10.00 to $100.00 payable in cash or in 3 the Veterinary College, which is 820 feet tural training. Attendance at Summer Session Broke annual installments ? above sea level. Mr. Prevot is a graduate of the Beaux all Records—153 Porto Rican 15. That you are earnestly requested Putting the college on this high ground Arts of four years standing and has since Teachers Registered. to respond immediately with a subscrip- will make it a prominent feature of the been studying for the Grand Prix de tion similar to the above? Campus, and as the buildings will also Rome, which is the highest honor in art The Summer Session which closed on 16. That the entire proposition is so be of a design consistent with their posi- and architecture open to a student in Thursday, August 18, was unusually suc- near success that Cornell cannot afford tion it will make it one of the most dis- France. cessful both in attendance and the varie- to have it fail now for lack of a few tinctive groups of building about the During his course in the Beaux Arts ty of courses offered for selection. As is customary, the registration consisted thousand dollars ? University. he won first prize in the Concours Cheno- largely of those who are engaged or ex- Yours for Cornell, Garden avenue is the new avenue that I vard, which is the most valuable prize will shortly be cut through east of the offered by the school, a photograph of pect to be engaged in pedagogical work. ROBT. J. THORNE, Veterinary College, parallel to East his composition, which is now in the col- The number of students who took Treas. Alumni Committee. avenue. It is to be 100 feet wide and lection of the College of Architecture, work during the summer was 571 exclu- The Alumni Field Committee, soon af- will pass on the western side of the new being considered one of remarkable ex- sive of the 153 Porto Rican teachers. ter their appointment in 1901 dividedathletic field. cellence. He also received several medals This is an increase of 100 over last year the Alumni into geographical districts Visitors who come to Cornell to on projects in design and won the Chau- and of about 30 over the largest previous and each member of the Committee had see athletic contests in the future desaigue, which is a very high honor in total, that in 1902.