The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-25
THE LAWS OF THE COLLEGE

THE LAWS OF THE COLLEGE
provide that student who receives less than half
the maximum in any subject shall be rated as def.
cient in that subject. No student deficient in more
than two subjects is permitted advance with his
class. Those deficient IN one or two may have
''ther considered" and as general rule
advanced, unless the deficiency is great Owing TO
| the severity OF the examinations Comparatively few
escape without at least one deficiency, especially in
the lower classes.
The deficiencies In the Senior Class were ali in
the subject Of engineering, and IL Is much to the
credit OF that class that no one Of Its members was
deficient two SUBJECTS In the Junior the greatest
deficiency acoustics and optics, five failing In
that subject. In the Sophomore the greatest number
| OF failures were In Latin, eight falling below the
passing mark Perspective was the most difiicult
| TO the Freshmen, twenty-five being recorded DELI
and the s,ay M Of & placed the
The fo,owlng is list of the names of those stu
dents who particularly distinguished themselves in
the various departments
SENIOR GLASS
neering-Messrs Lydecker Bontecou Blum Dough
chemistry~Messrs summerbeu, Dourherty, zemansky,
Law-Me.srs. Lydecker. poushery, Bonecou. Summer.
Languages-Messrs. Frank summerben, Bernhard, An
0t1Gs Blum Haber L,decke poush.rv
Livingston and Murray.
History Of Literature Lydecker Dougherty Car
oraory and Composition summerbel zem.nsky.
General Standing Me.n'. DOushery, Lydccker, Summer
80 JUNIOR CLASS.
Observation-Disclosures, Van santvoord, A. Beach, Wood.
weo %s"n. Fry. Erusswsh
PhilosophyA. Beach, Frye Woodward, Van santvoord,
Natural History Woodward. Banks A. Beach, soiber,
Quick ~. y..., u
sosnish-Frye. Birnbaum, falk
Greck--woodwnrd, Thornel, A. Beach.
General sandins-woodward, Thornell, Frye A. Beach,
Hocbcimer. -
Calculus Battell, Jones' Lewinson Koboch Rullnan.
Emil hi IxVOn
Drawing -Fagnani, Hart sckes. PcIetier Huss stou,en
History and Rhetoric Jones, Batsell Fagnan LeIpzJse
Moral Philosophy Kohn, TIT, Solomon cr.sly
Latin-Hattel, Gregory Lenhiger
frsnca-bsVisoh, 1 ea,sse!. ssiomou.
s Sgsrmsn-Lssin.cn s1 %si:her.
General Standing Batteli, Gu,asel Rullman
Mathematics-W Villains. Van Pelt II. Meyer, Sweexy,
Highlands. Dem Arrest, Livingston, Williams, Thornel
Drawing Wallis, Roster, Young, Tqrney Dcmare.t.
VAN p Tasny Meyer
da.ip-sSessy ". .a shs.s, M iss%;
Frcnch-williams Richard, Kahn.
sspan.h-S%nnls, .m TsrpHfy; Never rborn.l.
General standIng-wnans Demsres,, sweezy Van ret,
INTRODUCTORY CLASS.
Engish-w ernsr j. sshiiueer j. Alexander, McCreery,
Chsmstry--r. Brown, J. Muller, wyckon Vanderbilt,
Drawing ;; Muller s.oise,, wendt, !: Brown, oowL
Ennw Mssa.dsr Mi M sn ss Msceery
Natural Astory-wendt, Laremore Paar, J. Muller, J.
Alexander.
The number examined In each class does not
show the strength OF the class, as In all except the
senior students were absent either from sickness or
from consciousness OF their inability TO pass the
examination.
The results though not altogether satisfactory
to the president and instructors-probably nothing
short Of perfection ever will be-show a marked
Improvement on those OF previous examinations.
This Is partly owing 10 the fact that the students
have learned that there Will be no warping Of tho
law for particular cases, ana more 10 the FEELING
triousy inculcated IN the minds OF the students.
that they are In honor bound to 40 their duty. The
President mas since he took charge OF the nsti-
tuition, placed great confidence In the students and
marked Improvement OF tone during the past two
years shows that his course mas been a judicious
one.
AMONG THE STUDENTS NOT ADVANCED
In former examinations, but from relaxing their
efforts have failed. We mention this simply TO
show that no one can use his former good character
as CLOAK for present laziness. Most Of the deficient
which they have followed Tor the pas. year. some
few, either from having already passed two years IN
the same class, or from having received upwards OF
sevcntvnve dement's during the term are precludcd
from this and are obliged to withdraw from the In
stitutiOn.
AT THE EXAMINATION OF THE CANDIDATES
for admission to the college. which took place just
before that OF the stndehts 500 presented them
selves from the different grammar schools OF the
city, or these A51 were admitted and log rejected.
Ali those rejected were deficient IN more than two
subjects. The greatest number OF failures were In
English grammar, the number being no less than
277. This would seem to point to the necessity Of
greater attention to mat subject on the part Of tine
zen cheers In tho grammar schOOla aubiOln n