New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-04
JOINS HOPKINS UNITERSiTY

ANNUAL REPORT or PRESIDENT GILMAY-PROGREss
on THE NEw BUILDINGS.
PROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF rHE rRiBuNEl
BALTIMORE, November 29-The seventh
annual report of President Gilman covering the session
Of lssl-s2 has been Issued The University s stated
10 be In nourshng condition 1t has passed -Out OF the
stage 81 prospectus into the OF existence" After
rearkng upon the special advantages to students here
IN the way Of libraries, the president gives inter
estine statistics The academic staff during the year in
cuded forty teachers. while the number OF stu
dents registered was 1875 90 Of whom graduated
from other i1stitutOns A. were matriculates and 81
were admitted special students At present there
are 1872 students enrolled. In years the number
has been more than doubled and the majority of those
instructed at the University since ts opening have be
come professors and teachers There has been consd-
cradle original work accomplished during the year IN
the different departments. In physics. Professor Row
land. lately on visit to Europe q member Of tie
Electrical Commission. has contrived new instrument
for ruling diliracton gratng-, which has given adj
mrable results Mr. Hail. his assistant has noted
some new points the action Of the magnets upon
electric currents The University is greatly IN need OF
. new yhysical laboratory. The chemists have been
more fortunate in this respect their building will
soon be ready for occupancy. Dr. Remsens attention
10 have been confined principally to anaylng the
drinking waters OF Baltimore and Boston with view Of
remedyng their dsagreeabe taste and odor. His work
has been very successful particularly NJ Boston, where
he showed the OF the trouble TO be fresh water
sponge "spongtla lacustris" In addition TO the gen
era course in biology there j. course preliminary to
the study Of medicine which has been well attended II
hoped that the time distant hen the medi-
cal department IN connection with she Johns Hopkins
Hospital will be organized. The work accomplished
here in biology has been extensive. Dr. Martin, since
his with the University. has paid special
attention 10 researches in physiology and has devised
new method VI studying the mammalian heart He
has succeeded keeping the heart alive for tive or six
hours after the death OF the animal, and now any eI
terual Influences upon this organ be investigated
much more satisfactorily than heretofore when bioo-
gts had confne their experiments - the hearts ~
Ratrncha. Professor Brooks has had charge Of the
Marine Laboratory az Beaufort N. G. He has pretty
thoroughly Investigated the oyster. He Is member
the oyster Commission. and IA still engaged in
ferrrng tie OF the destruction OF tue hesa
pcasc -ter beds new building, exclusively for the
use Of the biologists is now being constructed, but will
not be occupied uutl next September The .buins Is
of the queen STYLE with three stories and attic
The fr-t story viii Dee used laboratory for those
bc devoted ~ uhv-oI0.y In history the -t OF non
-dent lecturers during the past session particularly
noticeable. Nou Host. Freeman, James Bryce, NJ p,
tt,i,i ,,,art. and me Hon J \ KNOX and Pot.ssor
Ntwcomb gave lectures Oh economics me-" feature 81
This r paItlurut all hc the Historical series about To-
be- i.sl bv th. University under editorial supervision
OF Profc--o. H. Adams. vAo vii contribute tue fret
four papers. J.. A. Freeman 'h4s written an nitro
ou,t.o TOR the SERIES and original studio, upon local
institutions viii follow bv student. of the seminary
The appendix to the report contains i1,i hst oi
articles and books published by members Ol the Uni
Wlti it ,a. determined 20 build the two new aoora-
torc- tue board OF divided Oh the question
lo. atOu ooAc itt0tA- Cu.,". o,nrla lAe Pitac"t
i-r r. ,rii -,,r mat thc University win Doe pcrn1-
ueuty located IN Baltimore. and not 40 Chjon as wa.
tne .5!u U.s. intention. There b, no mention IA i- VIII
~ l,Ju bHt h., preference was to have the Iuivtr
-ry erected his own property one o the provisions
ol tle chttter uc"rp'i@Ln- &c ',l,.'y' : t'' y
situated at clifton, but that t-erg should oe al '.'e III
Baltimore city. NOW u Womb De extremely moon
vcueu both professors and students 10 nave tHe n
versitv in thu country; ana besides 't'n VIII soon ne
law physical exercise is INDUCED m by members OF the
University ~ clifton. white they ta"e tAtF lh''u.,'O'
lie joins II ain- Hospital is about mile directly
east from thc University. Tie towers OBJ thr Admins
tratinn Buildings can be sen rom il1 l'o,",, rs
Of The city. The buildings most l'tl' hl pI'' "l'
almost ready. Five OF these ht nee ana yin "',lo
dat. wiki the Greatest loo patients. Inc ullrl tWo
T,-. Fi are To be- supplied with ali the modern i'm
uTO.tmcut-. The constipation Oh th' C'''"''', ~ ''
United states Army Fifteen buildings nave ZIP u" ,-4S
time been erected. the ground ncl'-ln- tlrW orH5
,r of fourteen acres. IN addition io lhr WHld- llr
Administrations Nurses Kitchen, Autopsy aud Mrici
school buildings are completed AL are oil Tue queen
,id tnat t will D., difficult TO organize the ho.p.-
tal and the Medical school tn" bh.ImoIg u"c'ols
think tNtiu 81 dies ItIlf'Ilt N'iil'''''
AZ b.fl institutions without calling 3D. their assistance
~ D. = from other cities. BIt there Is S'-'t'ly "
Baltimore doctor OF National reputation lur H',""
yoditIau- ar thc hospital Will Dee much more a'' ii
rue city viii have need of unless popuIt'l"h >t"li1
greatly increase. The profession mere j. "'' ''0''''
tt.r,. being one doctor for every J0t PERSONS
Tie students here greatly ln need "I ~ ii'7l ,
ttunteh nAmittansa can be- obtained {" the ~ IH-lu
of the baltimore Athletic cab, ANA lLod-A i"' SUE
-.Ipt.ou j. cheap the ROOMS are bc7uN rA.' my 91'
,,ttd Al the beginning of the term petition uN lilhS
t. attention oi trustees t0 th- EUJ''t w"9 '"'"
i.t.I nm M definite steps have yet been tahrh. \
,fI,u t,,1u mas been organized and plays saturday
afternoons n tuc Park. They viii encounter Tue ""'N
from the Naval Academy on Thanksgiving Ia!