Keuka College - Kiondaga Yearbook (Keuka Park, NY)

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THE COLLEGE RECORD. 17 are received regularly and may be secured by writing to tbe Librarian. These cover all phases of rural life ; soils, crops, buildings, materials, etc. Besides, the selection of magazines, newspapers, and current literature is of the very best. NOTES OF INTEREST. The improvements begun last summer are still in process of completion and the building is now beginning to show the effects of months of hard work. Last year the new boilers ade- quately heated the building, while the electrtc lights trans- formed the halls and rooms at night. The re decoration of dining room, halls, parlors, class rooms, and many dormitory rooms served to give an entirely different appearance to the interior of the building. During the summer, work on the exterior has been carried on and the wood work entirely paint- ed and other repairs made. Besides the two college residen- ces have been repainted and the grounds put in better condition. The largest remaining improvement to be made before fall is the installation of a new sewer system. Sanitary Engineer Chas. G. Hopkins, of Rochester, has submitted plans, which have been approved by the State, that call for the installation of a system which will cost about $1000. It is to be a sub- surface tileing system and requires the construction of an Imhoff tank and three thousand feet of tileing. It will be placed under the campus on the northeast section. The extension of our fruit farm this year gives us four hun- dred and thirty-five peach trees, one hundred and five cherries, and seventeen apple, a total of five hundred and fifty-five two- year-old trees, which are in excellent condition. This fall several rows of apple will be added, and it is hoped by next summer that the orchard will number one thousand trees. The ground between the rows is being cultivated and a crop of beans, po- tatoes, and corn will be harvested this fall, besides tomatoes, cabbage and turnips. The small garden will furnish the col- lege table with lettuce, onions, radishes and cucumbers in abundance. Last year our farm account showed a profit of

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16 THE COLLEGE RECORD. Congressional Globe, 3oth-42d Congresses ; 1847-1873. Congressional Record, 43d-6ist Congresses ; I873-1909. NEW YORK DOCUMENTS. Documentary History of New York — Colonial — to 1802 ; 3 vols. Documents rel. to Col. Hist of N. Y. ; 10 vols. Messages of the Governors— 1683-1906 ; 11 vols. Public Papers of Geo. Clinton, 1st Gov. of N. Y. ; War of Rev. Series ; 8 vols. New York in the Revolution ; 3 vols, and sup. New York at Gettysburg ; 3 vols. New York in Spanish-American War — Rep. of Adj. Gen'l. ; 3 vols. New York and War with Spain— Hist, of Regiments. Military Papers of Gov. D. D. Tompkins — 1807-1817 ; v. 1. Calendar of Sir Wm. Johnson, MSS. Council Minutes — 1688-1783. Revised Records of Constit. ; Convention of 1894 ; 5 vols. Military Records— 1 784-1 821 ; 3 vols and Index. Public Papers of Gov. Flower — '93 '94 ; 2 vols. Public Papers of Gov. Hoffman— 1869- '72 ; 1 vol. Ecclesiastical Records ofN, Y. — 1621-1810; 6 vols. Colonial Series ; vols. 1 and 2. Report of State Historian. SOME VALUABLE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS. Rebellion Records ; over 100 volumes, with maps of battlefields. Naval War Records. Messages and Papers of the Presidents — 1789-1899. Executive Register (Mosher)-i 789-1902. American Archives. American State Papers. Descriptive Catalogue of Government Publications — 1774-1881. Comprehensive Index of Publications of U. S. Government — 1881-1893. Document Catalogue ; 7 vols. — 1893-1907. Document Index ; 4 vols. — 1907-1909. The Federalist (Ford). Biographical Annals and Tabular Record of Civil Gov't, of U. S.— 1776- 1876. Biographical Congressional Directory — 1 774-1903. Fur Seal Arbitration at Paris, 1893 ; 16 vols. Treaties and Conventions — 1 776-1909 ; 2 vols. Constitutions and Charters ; 7 vols.— 1492-1907. Digest of International Law ; 8 vols. Report of Immigration ; 26 vols. Report of National Monetary Commission (Banking) ; 35 vols. Again we call attention to the fact that ours is a Public Library, and any information we can give is at the command of our neighbors. Valuable Government and State pamphlets

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18 THE COLLEGE RECORD. nearly six hundred dollars, so that this portion of our enter- prise manifests a healthful condition. The entertainment of the New York Christian Missionary Convention, June 25-28, developed considerable enthuiasm and interest in the college, and it was voted that the convention re- turn next year, provided a larger charge for entertainment of delegates would be made. Dr. lyOng, the President of the convention, is of the opinion that next year's meeting will be at least twice as large as the one last June. September marks the beginning of the third year of the Three Year Fund, and we are frequently asked what is to hap- pen after that at the end of next year. It is unwise to proph- esise, but it is safe to say that this next academic year will see such advances made in both educational and business manage- ment of the school that it will be stronger and better than it has been for years. Definite steps to secure a reasonable en- dowment by next June will be taken, and unless those who ought to be first to insure Keuka's permanence fail in this hour, the victory will be won. It will mean the hardest kind of work, and on the part of some, noble sacrifice, but the cause of education is one of the most worthy that calls for the aid of men. The small college has an important and distinct place in the educational system of this country. Occasionally one meets a person who clearly sees this, though the average person, car- ried away by numbers and the show of great buildings, wTill declare that such colleges as our own should not exist. If the graduates of the small schools of this country were suddenly to be removed from public life, our nation would be poor in- deed. The tragedy of the large university-college, like the average city high school, is the large number of students who are lost to lives of usefulness. Many of our best smaller col- leges of the east are recognizing this fact and have placed a limit upon the number of students they enroll. A change in public sentiment is going on, and the small school will soon