Education: Butler's 25th

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Nature, in ruffling the surface of the island of Manhattan, made Morningside Heights and Coogan's Bluff—between which humps one can walk briskly in 30 minutes. Fate decided that the year 1927 should see the celebration of the Silver Anniversaries of Nicholas Murray Butler as nabob of Morningside Heights (President of Columbia University) and of his neighbor, John Joseph McGraw, as nabob of Coogan's Bluff (Manager of the New York National League baseball nine—the "Giants.") During the 25 years spent on their respective humps, these two gentlemen have developed reputations as potent...