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| Jacob G. Schurman. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Wednesday, November 1, 1899.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
Some Notes from the Annual Report of the President to Trustees.
President Schurman has just transmitted to the trustees of Cornell university his annual report, some extracts from which will interest the general public, and especially Cortland people among whom there is so strong a Cornell sentiment.
President Schurman's report for the last university year contains biographies of new professors of ethics and of pathology, and new assistant professors of economic entomology, of rhetoric and English philology, of forestry, and of embryology.
He also reports that the courses in civil engineering and in mechanical engineering in Cornell are so much in advance of those in other institutions that there are 192 graduates of other institutions taking the undergraduate courses at Cornell.
President Schurman's report notes that more than one-half of the studies of freshmen and sophomores in the A. B. course at Cornell are in the four languages Greek, Latin, French and German.
Perhaps the most interesting feature of the report is the description of the overcrowding of classrooms, lecture rooms, and laboratories, due to the very rapid growth of Cornell. Two years ago there were 2,131 students of all kinds, last year 2,543, and this year it is estimated that there will be a total enrollment, when complete, of nearly or quite 3,000.
The overcrowding of classrooms, President Schurman says, puts Cornell in immediate need of a new hall of languages, a hall of agriculture, a hall of forestry (these two might be combined), a college of fine arts, or at least a hall of architecture, a laboratory building for medical students at Ithaca, and extensive additions to the Sibley college of mechanical engineering.
President Schurman notes also that the growth of classes at Cornell is seriously overburdening the staff of instruction, which should be increased at once, and that it calls for a very great and probably continuous increase in laboratory equipment. All the new buildings needed immediately could be erected for $700,000, but more is needed in endowment of professorship and laboratories.
President Schurman states that about one-third of the students in the Cornell college of law are college graduates. This is far above the average in the profession.
President Schurman reports that the library of Cornell has more than doubled in seven years, containing now 225,022 volumes and 86,000 pamphlets; and that the use of the library has more than trebled in the same time.
President Schurman asks that some friend of Cornell university endow the great law library of the institution to provide for its always keeping up with the times. $75,000 to $100,000 would suffice.
President Schurman announces that during 1898-99, the first year in which Cornell university enjoyed the use of the infirmary presented by Dean Sage and William H. Sage, there were 184 patients admitted the average daily number of patients being six, the maximum fourteen. The illnesses ranged from mumps to Bright's disease and cerebral meningitis.
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| Y. M. C. A. Gym was located in Cortland Standard block. |
Y. M. C. A. EVENING CLASSES
And Lectures to be Given This Winter—Football Tuesday.
The gymnasium and bathroom at the Y. M. C. A. are being thoroughly overhauled, repaired and painted by Loucks & Petrie. Consequently the water is shut off the building and no baths can be taken until Saturday noon of this week. The gymnasium will be ready for use about the 8th of this month, when indoor work will begin in earnest.
On Tuesday, Nov. 7th, the senior football team will play the Ithaca Athletic association at Cortland Athletic field. Ithaca has a strong heavy eleven, including many graduates of the Ithaca High school, and will probably give the association team the hardest game yet played.
The educational committee has completed arrangements whereby a class of five students in any subject can be provided with a competent instructor. Classes are offered in spelling, writing, business arithmetic, bookkeeping, history, Latin, algebra, Greek and Bible study. A course of five lectures illustrated by a lime light lantern will be given through the winter. The first one of those lectures will be given at 8 o'clock on Friday night of this week, Nov. 3. The subject will be "Manhattan Island and the Highlands of the Hudson." The slides used will be a set prepared by Prof. Albert S. Bickmore, who is connected with the Museum of Natural History of New York and who secures these photographs and prepares these slides and the lectures that accompany them under the direction of the department of public instruction especially for the benefit of the schools of this state. The slides are the very best that can be prepared, some of them being in colors, and the lectures are highly entertaining as well as profitable. The lantern will be operated by Mr. David Wesson. Admission will be free, and all men whether members or not are cordially invited. The lecture will last about an hour.
The evening classes will be of special value to the young men just leaving school who wish to keep up their studies and to those who for any reason have not been able to enjoy school privileges. Increased knowledge means increased power to execute and to command a higher salary. The fee will be a small one —50 cents a subject to members; $1 to non-members. Any one interested may see the general secretary for registration or further information.
PARTRIDGES GALORE.
They Seem to be Hanging Around Waiting to be Captured or Killed.
As Mr. Wm. Latimer, who resides on Fitz-ave., [West Main Street, Cortland], was passing from his house to the barn, he noticed upon the lawn a strange looking bird which proved to be a partridge. As he approached it took flight, alighting upon the window sill of the house. Mr. Latimer stepped inside when the bird in an unconcerned manner, tried to gain an entrance by striking his beak against the window pane. An attempt to capture him from the outside was then made when he flew into an evergreen tree where he remained all day. Two other partridges were seen in the same vicinity this fall.
Monday evening a similar case occurred on Main-st. Attention was attracted to an object that was seen skulking along the street under the glare of an electric light; this also proved to be a partridge. With some little difficulty it was captured alive by Mr. John Slater.
A few days ago a partridge was also located in one of the trees in front of the St. Charles hotel on Railroad-st. where it attracted quite a little attention, remaining there some time.
ARRESTED A FORTUNE TELLER.
Ada Harris or Ada Peckman Taken to Utica Yesterday.
An officer from Utica was in Cortland yesterday morning and arrested a young lady who had been in town some time telling fortunes. The Utica Herald of this morning has the following:
''Ada Harris or Ada Peckman, a fortune teller of 58 Charlotte-st., was a prisoner in police court yesterday, charged with abandoning her 2-year-old daughter. Her husband, Charles Peckman was also a prisoner, but on another charge. Nicholas Powers, who runs a boarding house at 58 Charlotte-st. had Peckman arrested for not settling his board bill. The pair were arrested in Cortland. Mrs. Peckman was released on the understanding that she would take her child, a pretty little miss, who has been a city charge at the House of Good Shepard, and leave the city. Peckman was sent to jail for thirty days on Landlord Powers' complaint."
Birthday and Halloween.
About twenty-two of the friends of Miss Fern Markley assembled at her home, 138 Main-st., last evening by invitation to celebrate her 18th birthday and enjoy Halloween games and refreshments. A merry time was spent by all and a number of fine presents were left as reminders of the occasion. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. T. Everts, Misses Nettie Wall, Helen Stewart, Perie Blair, Mabel Collins, Maud Collins, Leona Markley, Norma Markley, Messrs. Harry Greenman, Harry Duncan, Ernest Holden, Ed PerLee, Oscar Smith of Cortland, Miss May Kinney, Mr. Jack Pimm, Mr. Harry Davis of Homer, Mr. Ned Kennedy, Mr. Jay West of McLean and Miss Lippy of Binghamton.
A WET HALLOWEEN.
Gates and Movable Articles Were as a Rule Unmolested.
Jupiter Pluvius got the better of Old Nick last night, and for that reason the annual moving of gates and cellar doors and the disarrangement of piazza furniture, usually incident to Halloween night, was in a large measure postponed for a year. As a usual thing the Cortland youngster who stays indoors on these occasions is either too ill to hold his head from his pillow or else he cannot see after 4 o'clock. The deluge of rain, however, which came last night, did not keep quite all the youngsters in and consequently this morning found a few misplaced doorsteps and gates about town. Yet the rain could not have prevented office seekers and lovesick youths from seeing things in a mirror over their shoulders, or from dropping the apple peel or burning jack-o'-lanterns!
But the things that might have been done with clear weather and a dark moon would fill a good sized book. Old Nick himself, and all the young Nicks would have stalked forth in their fullest majesty. With what painstaking care they would have exchanged the flower urn and the garbage barrel, put tick tacks on the window and tied billy goats to door bells. With what ease the cabbage and turnip would have yielded to the fairy touch, and how hideous would have been the thud when they, dirt and all, struck the front door and fell to the floor.
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| Cortland Opera House on Groton Ave. |
All Next Week.
Boasting of the success that has extended over many seasons "On the Mississippi" still continues to hold first place among the great dramas of to-day. It is now presented for the first time at popular prices by the Wolford Sheridan company, and will be given as the opening bill at the Cortland Opera House next week. The strength of the company, the excellence of the specialties, and the richness of the costumes are all factors which the management wish to leave for a first night approval. Other cities have repeatedly claimed that this presentation is the most perfect ever attempted by a repertoire company, as the production is given entire. Ladies' tickets Monday night. Sale opens at Rood & Co's. Saturday at 9 A. M.
BREVITIES.
—The Kindergarten association will meet Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the Normal kindergarten.
—Owing to trouble with the wires on account of the storm there is no report from the stock exchange to-day.
—The first rehearsal of the Jolly Tar Minstrels will be held in C. A. A. hall to-morrow night at 8:30 and a full attendance to especially desired.
McGRAW.
Breezy Items of Corset City Chat.
Following are extracts from the latest letter received from Vern Porter who is still in the hospital at Manila.
MANILA, P. I., Sept. 16, '99. This being Saturday is inspection and everything has to be in O. K. shape. Our rainy season is over or at least the worst of it and it seems good to have a day when it is not so hot and sulky, for after the wet season it is something terrible at times to endure the heat. I am still in the same hospital and do not feel as well as I did two weeks ago. I was on heavy diet for over a week and I got so bad the doctor put me back on liquid diet again and I am about starved. Am having pains in my stomach all the time and feel like a broken down old man. Was out on a pass last Saturday for the first time and went over on the escola at Manila, but got so weak I thought I should never get back. The town was lined with soldiers and marines as this is pay month here and all seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Everything on the firing line is very quiet, so news is rather scarce at present. The insurgents planned to blow up the pay master's car en route to the north line last Wednesday, but were unsuccessful in the attempt. As some of the Sixteenth infantry discovered the plot they made it so interesting for them that they had to vamoose. I received a SENTINEL last week the first one since last May and it seemed good to meet an old friend.
Sept. 17—This has been a real pleasant forenoon, I have just had my dinner and we are now getting one of those refreshing showers that are so plentiful in this country.
I think I must have overdone yesterday as I am feeling worse than ever.
The famous Iowa band gave a concert in the Luneta last night and it was out of sight.
We are only allowed one pass a week. The hospital is surrounded by a high wall with sentinels at the gates. A fellow has to take whatever comes here and say nothing.
I have got an awful yellow color and don't believe you would know me. I had a talk with the doctor yesterday and he didn't talk very encouraging, saying it would take time to mend me up, but all the time I am getting worse and to tell the truth I am completely discouraged. Today makes three long days in the hospital. I suppose there is a great change in my company, some discharged, deserted, new recruits, many in the hospital and new officers. If I don't get better soon, shall go back to the company for although I know it would be foolish I can't stand this much longer.
CHARLES VERNON PORTER, Company D, Ninth Infantry.
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