The Hall of Fame; proceedings of the second unveiling of memorial tablets in the Hall of Fame at University Heights, New York city, upon Memorial day, May 30, 1907

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RESEARCH LIBRARIESNYPL 73 3433 08254596 mimmiiiiiniiiiiinmmfinwAH(H o ^2 3 s eSTHE FAMEHALL OF of the Second of MemorialProceedings Unveiling Tablets in the Hall of Fame at University New York City, uponHeights, Memorial 30,Day, May 1907 BY GEORGE FREDERICK PH.D.KUNZ, American Scenic and Historic PreservationPresident of the to and ChroniclerDelegateSociety; of the Proceedings President Kunz sNew YorkReprinted by University from Report tke use the One Hundred Electors and theoffor SocietiesP'orty Participating I9O8' AH ' Wealth of or ElseBy Thought, by servedMighty Deed, they Mankind; In noble in world widecharacter, " live .forevermoreGood, theyTHE HALL OF FAME BY GEORGE FREDERICK PH.D.KUNZ, INTRODUCTION. On March the Council of New York in5, 1900, University, the city of New from a donor whose name is with-York, accepted, a of afterward increased to forheld, $100,000, $250,000,gift ofthe erection on in the the Bronx,University Heights borough " of a to be called The Hall of Fame for Great Ameri-building is incans." The of this institution set forth the followingobject inconstitution of the Hall of Fame theapproved by university 1900 :March, Constitution the Hall Fame.of of A of one hundred dollars is Newthousandgift accepted by York under the conditions : The ismoneyUniversity following for a hundred feet into be used colonnade five length,building at and thetoward the PalisadesUniversity Heights, looking of the colon-Harlem and Hudson river The exclusive usevalleys. " made is to serve as The Hall of Fame for Great Americans." One hundred and each about two willfeet,fifty panels, by eight inbe for of these will be inscribedinscriptions. Fiftyprovided names shall be the two bodies1900, fifty approved byprovided of named below. At the close of five there-every yearsjudges after five additional will be so that the entireinscribed,panels number shall be A. D. 2000. The orstatue, bust,completed of whose name is be ainscribed, givenportrait any person, may 1 either in the Hall of Fame or in the museum. place for :The rules are to be observedfollowing inscriptions nominations until fromThe will invite 1st,(1) University May of to to be addressedthe in names be inscribed,public general, by Yorkmail to the Chancellor of the New city.University, 1A bust of Horace with has beenbronze Mann, granite pedestal, given to be above his tablet.placed4 THE HALL OF FAME ( name isthat seconded member of the Uni-2) Every by any Senate will be to 100submitted or moreversity persons throughout the who be orthe ascountry may approved by Senate, professors writers of American or interested in the same. history, especially ]STo name will be inscribed unless a(3) approved by majority of the answers received from this of before Octoberbody judges 1st of the of election.year Each name thus will be inscribed unless dis-(-i) approved before November 1st a of the nineteen mem-approved by majority bers of the ]STew York University who are the ChancellorSenate,/ with the Dean and Senior Professor of each of the six andschools, the or of each of the sixpresident representative theological faculties in or near ISTew York city. ~No name be inscribed of a born in what(5) may except person 1 Is now the of the United States and of a whoterritory person has been deceased at least ten years. In the first names must be included one or more(6) fifty repre- 2 ofsentatives a of the fifteen classes of citizens :majority following Authors and editors, Business men. Edu-""(a) (b) *(c) cators. Inventors, Missionaries and~"(d) (e) explorers. *(f) and reformers. Preachers andPhilanthropists *(g) theologians. Scientists, and architects.*(h) (i) Engineers *(j) Lawyers and andjudges. *(k) Musicians, painters sculptors. (1) and Rulers and statesmen,Physicians surgeons. *(m) ^(u) outsideSoldiers and sailors, men and women(o) Distinguished the above classes. vacant inShould these restrictions leave(7) panels any year, fill the same the thethe Senate may ensuing year, following same rules. will as the foundation of theThe edifice which servegranite Fame shall be named the Museum of the Hall of Fame.Hall of final exclusive use shall be the commemoration of theIts great Americans whose names are inscribed in the colonnade above, by the and exhibition of and otherportraits importantpreservation mementoes of these citizens. The six rooms and the corridorlong roomshall in succession be set to this exclusive use. Theapart i See Article, 5.Supplemental page -2 were each theThe classes marked an asteriskby given representation by electors in 1900, thus this Rule.satisfying finally