New York University School of Commerce - Commerce Violet Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Out of this team that only a blizzard could stop, Meehan loses just one man next year. With both the wonderful 1926 Freshman team and the practically intact Varsity to choose from, the 1927 Violet eleven will undoubtedly be even greater. The schedule, with Colgate, Penn State, Fordham, Carnegie Tech and Nebraska among the games booked, will be even finer than that of last fall. But no matter how wonderful it all may be, no one will ever forget the team of 1926 because it was that team, which in one short season, gave New York University its place in the sun. A drive to raise the sum of 573,000,000 was launched during the latter part of 1926. This sum represents the financial program of the centennial celebration of New York University which is to be held in 1931'35'. Part of this sum is for con' solidating and rounding out the University by the end of its Hrst hundred years. The rest is foundation for its second hundred years. Mr. Percy S. Straus accepted the chairmanship of the Centennial Fund Committee. Mr. Straus, who is president of R. H. Macy Ei Co., and an alumnus of Harvard, made the following statement on his acceptance of the chairmanship: That, briefly, will explain to you, gentlemen, why, though an alumnus of Harvard, I am glad to accept the chairmanship of the Centennial Fund Committee of New York University. New York is my home, and I am convinced that I cannot serve the City's interests better than by helping, to the extent of my ability, to put the University in a position to realize its splendid opporf tunitiesf' All those who have read the account just given have a right to be proud of their school. Progress, activity and growth are the three words that best tell the history of the School of Commerce since its inception. The handicap of congested quarters has now been removed. The University has assumed its rightful place in the college athletic world. A group of prominent citizens have launched a campaign to raise a huge sum in order that New York University may possess an endowment that is at least the equal of those possessed by other leading universities. The progress and growth that has marked the University in the past should now increase twoffold, so that we, who are so proud of our school today, may look back in the years to come at a still finer School of Commerce and a greater New York University. 12

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