New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-02
COLOMBIA COLLEGE uITTERS.

TIE NEw ELECTIVE COURsES-ELECTlON OF Eel
Lows-MEETING OF ALUMNI
A resolution was adopted at tie meeting OF
the trustees OF Columbia College yesterday regarding
the c1pcdicucy OF laying several elective courses
of study IN the Undergraduate Department and was re-
fsrrel 10 the Committee tie Course and the Statutes
The proposed plan was explained by President
barnard In THE TRIBUNE yesterday, tho object being
IN supcrsede the present studies Of tho junior
and senior years BY ot several courses extending
over the four years The committee will probably re-
port Of the next meeting on this resolution and an-
OF her which referred 10 ON the
cIpodicncy OF establishing course IN Arabic
three students havug already applied for IN
.tructiou in that Language. The secretary
Of the Board WAS authorized to read official letter to
the president Of the Society for Promoting the Higher
Education OF Women IN Ncw.YOrk stating what lad
been done with the petition presented by that society
las. winter the result byiug the course OF collegiate
study for adopted by the trustees on
June & Professor l. X. Ress aliuuot professor
In geodcsy aud practical astronomy, and director
o. the observatory was rcappOiutcd by the Board aud
also Adolph Colcu ius ructor Ia Frencn aud Bertrand
Glover Instructor Ia Italian aud spanish. j. @. Egpcr
IT, 81 and T. c. Stilwtl'S2, and A. V. W. JACKSON ana
A. d. Baker or the class Of So were elected fr.Io"s
c. sprague smith, Professor Of Modern Languages
aud Foreign Literature WAS given leave o. absence Tor
the ensuing terms, lac having suffered partial SUM
stroke last summer Julien f. Davies presented The Law
school with the Clvl Law books Of the late Judge
Alexantcr W. Bradford. for many years surrogate Of
this cltywho was an alumnug and trustee Of tho college
and also bound case, aud points OF ms iaher tue
Iate Henry Davies presented % the supreme Court
between January l, 1860. and January l, 1865
The Law school, tho school OF Pohtch science, lno
School Of Mines and tho Department OF Arts we're
opened yesterday The upper classes In the Academic
ri ne ynatTcuafed to-day In the Law School there
1872 juniors and ~ seniors ye'terGaG ana oTe are
2I2 being In tho class that graduated IN inc spring
IN IN, scaoo! OF Political science there were nineteen
students Yesterday but that number will DO largely IN
creased during tue week, the professor said
iho A,uhn Dir Ii,O A5ram s Hewitt
wa, elected president Among those present were
Professor Henry Dnler 40, o s"S Of Charles
A smnman. william BOYD. john NJ KNOX Jon john NC o.
Marshall. Henry Brovoorr, john NJ sash, Dr. Augaa
Mayer Malcolm Campbell Duane Lylns,ton, l.I Ir,
mian Loder Clarence Dorset Reginald shyer' lhI"Iu
: Rapao William : sloan, Robert Muller D. l. uooo"
win, Professor j. K. Rec' aud lrvip sPrague. 49,,
M2icoim Campbell, a lawyer, Of tle class OF $500.
offered resolution advising aud urShS tWU 'o,,1S'
trustees TO open their Institution 10 women MT DAhp
bell hold In MS hand copy or ycs,r!day l"ln.N. i
from which De road tho part OF the interview WI
refusing to grant the request OF the persons SCI
Ing tue petition presented 10 tue nVtlu ia's Jo" ~
Camp bes remarks greeted Win an eApitsStun %
s!,nn Hc np,StIy dismissed WIN the that II
was too late In the day snCer at the suycc O au'
ting Young women To the best colleges III ihI LuHi; -
Mr. Canipbelrs position was defended ny EuaI IT,
Brown lof The class of 80 who sadiu part Ut onYa
short time before all te college, VIII DC opcueu 7" i
and women II there j. one institution III 'it' ln'u
where they should admitted now thnt one "a Io'Hn
ba. There Is ne dOrmitOry ihoa.erOus luuS1 WI
President, tnls Is disgraCsiu Tue luet tu'C n'u,
educated Al Columbia supposed To Do gcnuthru ntlt
no moro regard for courtesy tabh 10 uet' "spn,,ri
VINO expresses views opposed TO hem IN TINS mIhH,tt
Why should not young men ana young Wuhl5" 20 '"hT
same together al Columbia rs tn'J 40 w ne
tu near john Lord lecture, or - they 70 liz
hear tho Rev. Dr. DIX preach Are the mon "to
have laughed here TONIGHT AFRAID that tHeF SISTERS
would pollue tho professors Co'uhnII .V 5,'SSSoo
has been coming IN at tue last IoAs enough" &C. N' ~
the lead IA this matter" a., 800 Lat ,,r,y-
The resolution offered by Mr. CampOc was "sI, NV"
the trustees for they nave done tO"dtu tu7 nE"o'
rlmn d