New-York tribune., 1877-06-25
Union COLLEGE.

REORGANIZATION or 1IIE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
LECTURES By NONRESIDENT PROFESSIONALISM
ENpowMENrs-AEMoRIAL HALL NEARLY COM
PLETED.
lPRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT TIE TRIBUSEl
SCHENECTADY, June 23.--The past year has
been one OF marked Union College Several
important changes have been made In tho Faculty;
buildings have been bought large cndownsnts
have received, and there mas been
tho requirements of the school. The Medical Depart
ment has been entirely reorgau Zed and in such
ner TO make it Of the most thorough institutions
IN the State Upon the death of the last Of the original
founders the Facaliy reOrganzed and numbers
some instructors. The income from the students
used for the support of the Institution, tine Faculty gen
erously reinqushng all compensation for seTyicrs.
Thus by the beTay OF Its stan while the department
is without an endowment, it is placed the Independent
footing of funded institution, and being independent
OF income from students is not placed i'll the for
patronage, and is enabled TO improve the grade of
scholarship required Of its graduates. This is clearly
,een in the conditions for entIance-wrttef examina
tions studies Of a college course, its equivalent.
similar written examination is also required at the close
of the At the last examination there Ave
failures TO pass in addition to several who withdrew
before the examination completed. The term has
been enlightened from Is TO 20 weeks with an additional
in Spring 10 aid weak brothers" aud opOnas
During the past year the premises occupied by
paraen ayo been purchased nom the city Tor 200
ana arrangements foot found several val
uabc feOwshps to assist poor OF pocket bat rich
Of brains. Chas NJ Anthony, NJ d., has given 50 900
toward founding the Anthony PrOfessorsp OF PATHOLOGY
cal Anatomy. The number Of students In attendance
during the year l16 from these there were SO grad
yates The total number Of alumni Of the department. is
1929, from 1866 who have registered.
The Law Department, although somewhat crippled by
the.deats during the preceding years of some its
greatest aids, has had successful session Special
courses been delivered by Judges Allen and Learned
together with course The Feuda SYSTEM" by Pres
dent Potter, and international Law" by DIR. Henry
Coppee The total number of students 9 whom "a
were graduated During the present year the 0bserva-
tory has been placed under tho OF Prof Lewis Boss
formerly Of Washington, d. G. Astronomical work has
been actively prosecuted. There has been connected
the Observatory either Sasslstants or as cOuters
on special work, Z. IL. FeatherstOnhaugh, A NJ. o. s.
Wilson, C. T.; W. +. Ritter, A. b. ana L. T. Marshall,
A. b. The progress of the academica department in all
branches classical, scientific and engineering, has
been great special feature Oi the course this has
been the lectures by NONRESIDENT professors Among
others those President COppre on ihtefndllOnM
Law. and an extra course shakespeare ArchItec-
ture by VIM A. Potter and Prof. staley also, series
Astronomy by Prof Lewis Boss Of the Observatory
animation after the German universities.
Several changes have taken place III the Faculty.
Prof Iaylef Lewis whose name has Tor many years
headed the list OF Instructors, has passed away.
The char Of Logic, Rhetoric and Mental Philosophy,
formerly held by Prof Welsh, who has accepted POSI-
ton Western theological seminary, has not yet
Alexander las gwen instruction IN logic the depart
OF rhetoric has been conducted by Prof M wendell
LAInoreux. Prof Webster, usual VIII start ON his
history JOurneytis year to the coast OF North
CarOna-witn party Of half n dozen members OF his
natural history When Prof Staey returned from
Europe Last Fa lie brought with bim several collections