EDITORIAL. 
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which have induced the President of the Board of Trustees 
and the Dean of the Faculty to take the steps proposed in the 
circular. 
Many of the alumni are aware of the efforts made several 
years ago to the same effect, but which were frustrated 
through mismanagement, but not until the officers of the col¬ 
lege had been left in part possession of two lots of ground, 
which had been selected as the site of the contemplated 
building. 
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Some two years ago another attempt was made, in the 
form of an application to a number of wealthy citizens of New 
York, asking for donations or subscriptions to a building fund 
for the college. This essay was a failure ; about as complete 
as it could well be, the sole result being a gift of $25.00, con¬ 
tributed by some anonymous friend. Attempts were also 
made to find some wealthy and public-spirited gentleman 
who, even with the inducement of liberal interest, could be 
induced to place us under a roof of our own. At first this 
seemed possible, and, in fact, up to a recent date we had 
hopes in this direction to such an extent that plans had been 
drawn and rough estimates of expenses procured. But as we 
were about reaching and realizing the so-long-sought and 
hard-worked-for result, a financial drawback presented itself, 
and the matter was dropped. 
Now the whole thing may be thus simplified: 
There remains due in immediate cash upon the two lots 
now partly owned by the college, a sum of twenty thousand 
dollars. Were this paid, a building could be put up immediately , 
with a building loan to the amount of $30,000. Of this sum of 
$20,000, the Board of Trustees and Faculty of the college will 
donate one-quarter, or $5,000. There remains then a defi¬ 
ciency of $15,000, and we have looked to the alumni for help 
to this extent. We know that it is hard work, we recognize 
the fact that it is difficult, perhaps impossible, for some to* give 
anything whatever, but let every one act upon his sense of 
duty, and give what he can afford. A number of the alumni, 
upon a former appeal, have once already proved their willing¬ 
ness to help. This was when the first attempt, before 
