Departments. Reaction, ``The Oscillatory Law of Human
Progress.'' ``Joe'' Sheldon's ``Professorship of Horse Sense''
needed. First gift of a building--McGraw Hall. Curious passage
in a speech at the laying of its corner-stone. Military
Instruction; peculiar clause regarding it in our Charter; our
broad construction of it; my reasons for this. The Conferring of
Degrees; abuse at sundry American institutions in conferring
honorary degrees why Cornell University confers none. Regular
Degrees; theory originally proposed; theory adopted; recent
change in practice.


CHAPTER XXIII. ``CO-EDUCATION'' AND AN UNSECTARIAN
PULPIT--1871-1904

Admission of women. The Cortland Free Scholarship; the Sage
gift; difficulties and success. Establishment of Sage Chapel;
condition named by me for its acceptance; character of the
building. Establishment of a preachership; my suggestions
regarding it accepted; Phillips Brooks preaches the first sermon,
1875; results of this system. Establishment of Barnes Hall;
its origin and development; services it has rendered.
Development of sundry minor ideas in building up the University;
efforts to develop a recognition of historical and commemorative
features; portraits, tablets, memorial windows, etc. The
beautiful work of Robert Richardson. The Memorial Chapel.
Efforts to preserve the beauty of the grounds and original plan
of buildings; constant necessity for such efforts; dangers
threatening the original plan.