New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-20
THE NEW COLLEGE YEAR.
NOTES FROM UNION AND CORNELL.
GROUPING OF THE NON-rKCHNICAL CoURsEs-ES-
TTRING IT

GROUPING OF THE NON-TKCHNICAL CoURsEs-ES-
TTRING CLASSES.
The faculty Of Cornell saws a CORE
spondent OF The EIiira Advertiser, have accomplished
important work during the year just passed. and
have male sweeping changes. What is indeed cause
for c,ngrltuaton among the students Ia the uniting
into groups all OF the technical with
only first year and part Of year studies
prescribed. In short students who striving after
the dc OF bachelor OF arts OF philosophy nj science
Of letters have all OF the work OF the junior and senior
elective, excepting themes In the junior year In
tie leading the degree either OF bachelor OF
science bachelor Of letters however there this ex-
cepuon Students who, after completing the first two
years Of the course shall devote least hours con-
tinuously during the last two years to scientihc
subjects will receive the degree Il. S, ana
those who shall devote at least nine hours
to literary. historical and philosophical subjects will re-
ceive the degree b. l. These new DOD-technca courses
20 INTO Eject at the beginning OF the college year
order that "A wrong impression may not be made u
shOuld De uhderStoou tntt she Prsscr1ei '"9 100.
work IN arts IL: Latin. Greek, mathematics French
English. Greek history, Roman history, German phys-
oogy, Psychology AID logic lof these Latin Creek anu
English FOR two successive years.. The pre-
scribed years work III philosophy "a the same except
lhs urerk. III s'ic'r anu ieerIr' Irhch Hllt oe 40,
substituted Tor Latin and Greek. The course I'D az
riruture, which with the mechanic arts was the OUT
come the college land b. Congress IN 1862, Is
considerably changed. snd u Is pOss bic that large
number Of students in that course may be looked Io
II has been custom for the university TO admit per-
OF wentyone OF age, of good standing VIII
examination, -ucn. however. not being alloWeu
to a In the department OF agrcuture'
students OF years instead OF twenty
admitted"
Al Union COrg- thlrty-three men have registered
for the freshman ciss for the sophomore class an
Tor the class. The freshman II arrady
larger than years. few changes have been male
in the faculty. Charles g. Brown G. f. has taken the
place Professor Cady otaey mead OF the engineer
ing drpartm Professor Brown graduated from
Terre aue University and has been professor Of
mathematics that diversity ana aso 10 Rose roy
trchnic Institute II was engaged IN the state snryy
for three wears ard tho United AXE survey
also had charge % the erection 81
the Wabash Irver. T. T.. Crane. -, A. B., g T., VIII
succeed PrOfe ssor -toler tutor IN mathematc-'
b. II. kipf0u Will take Professor Dep1ys pace
a. adjunct professor OF pure mathematics
IIeufenInt Benham succeed Lieutenant Hubncll ~
instructor IN military tactics. Many improvements nave
been made IN the college buildings during the summer
vacation. Donald McMarun occupies the position OF
registrar
Al Hamilton the college year has opened under good
auspice- "A good freshman OF about d ~ having
entered II the students back promptly u
time