New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-28
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY.
REVIEW OF THE YEAR-HEALTHY CONsERvA-
TIsM AND SOUND pRoGREss

REVIEW OF THE YEAR-HEALTHY CONsERvA-
TIsM AND SOUND PROGRESS.
Mlddletown, Conn, Nov. 81 (speciaD.-Thc first
bulletin Of the college year published by the faculty
reports In the last two years. that the number Of
students In attendance is larger than ever before.
The year has opened with attendance of 253, which
is an increase of twenty-three last year. The
freshman class numbers seventy by seven
than any former class. There have also been several
accessons to the faculty 1t includes twentysx
officers and teachers, Of whom all but two regularly
engaged In giving instruction. The of study
has been widened and strengthened The work In the
department Of history and political economy last year
done by Professor Woodrow Wilson has been increased
and divided between two new MISUNDERSTANDING
Professor stephenson takes the history and JurSprl
dence Mr.. Commons the economics. new depart
ment-the department of English language-has been
organized placed in charge of Associate Professor
Mead who has opened classes in Anglo saxon and
early English III other directions Also the number
and range OF elective studies have been increased as
for instance in higher mathematics, philosophy, Latin
biology II is gratifying to note as implying recog-
milton OF these increased advantages, tat there are
this year thirteen graduate students pursuing regularly
assigned courses OF study Ten OF these are members
of the last graduating class. Several OF them intend
IN conplee courses of study. I'm residence, for the
masters degree IT may be mentioned that at the last
commencement the masters degree was Tor inc hrst
time conferred upon candidate who had completed
fine conrse of graduate study in preparation for it,
and that the degree conferred was that OF master OF
science never before given at Wesleyan to any one.
All these facts indicate sure and Increasing pros
perty They indicate also that the college, without
donartinc from healthy conservative methods sacr
dcing the soldy Of its regular oursyears course OF
UNDERGRADUATE training, is steadily growing INTO "a
true ty-becoming every year more worthy OF
the name it bears.
The financial condition Of the college for the last
wear is as follows Property of the university,
~ G16547 IL: income $55,3fl 93; expenditures
s5s15O 81. The expenditures of the year exceeded
the income by s2sOs 81. This deficit, however. had
been Anticipated and than met by subscrip-
tons from the trustees TO the amount OF S3.Io %.
This exhibit does not include receipts and dlsDuise
mcnts ON the Seney scholarship Fund, the Alumni
Library Fund The income OF the former last year
amounted to $5 600 the latter 81 ,133 CO.
The raising of $250,000 to add to the endowment
finds of the university is making gratifying progress
and il is expected that the desired sum will speedily be
reached by the Will OF the late Mrs. Ceecta j. NC
ntosh of East Hartford, Conn, thc university has
lately come into the immediate possession OF oie-hai
Of her rcsiduary estate and will inherit the remaining
half upon the death OF single heir The ehtre e''a''
amounts in value to nearly $4,000. The Hon. watson
C. Squire, 80 United states Senator from Washington
who Is the OF the Squire scholarship FUND mas
far increased his former gift mat the ai nnn Pr nr
ceed6 represent Income Of so,0oo;, si Dr;
D. w. Alsop of Middetown, has given the sum Vi @'oo
to aid in chemical research the present year. IN.
At the last meeting OF the Board OF trustees nio
sum of 5000 appropriated for certain ~,
ments IN the college buildings 1t was expected .iat
most of this sum would be used in the lntroducuoh Oh
steam heat. How much this Will Increase inc cJiioI,
and coneliness Of life in the old North college az
alumni wh) once roomed there can understand. ~. a
largo boer-house is In process OF erecuoh az uio
Ing steam Will be conducted to all the ocileings'
heating all rooms, Including students rooni PM;
observatory, etc. ms VIII
make available for class purposes several rVVS VII.
forlnerl, could b. properly heated lhpoiers Ar
10 be underground but the boiler house Is 70 % Du
ing OF considerable SIZE and Will contain nulnpeF %
rooms. There will be ~ dynamo rooni IN e9htenp Slon
electrical engineering in the near future Inere VIII
be carpenters room, some tollet rooms. anu oa.i
rooms The work OF steam fttlng IS now Hearty COM
peted and the construction OF the boiler house Is rap
idly progressing Though the work VIII not be com
Melted ns soon as hoped II Is expected tlat by Dccem
Der II win be so near completion as to be III condition
for use.