The record-union., 1891-07-01
STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
Personnel of the Corps of instructors
Therein.
The Course of Studies VIII Be Such as
to Aim Directly at Practi-
cal Results.

The Leland Stanford Junior University
has announced the arrangement of the
courses of instruction and the list of pro-
fessors and studies.
The appointments of members of the
faculty so far made are David Starr Jor-
dan, formerly of Indiana University,
President; Andrew Dickson White, ex
Minister to Germany, nonresident Pro-
fessor of European History PRESIDENT in
March, April, May; George Elliott How
ard, formerly with the University of Ne
braska, Professor of American History
and the History of Institutions; John
Casper Branner, formerly Of the Uni
versity of Indiana, Professor of Geology
(work to begin in 1892; Oliver PEBBLES
Jenkins, formerly of De PAW Uni
versity, Professor of Physiology and
Histology; John Henry Comstock,
formerly of Cornell University, non
resident Professor of Entomology
PRESIDENT in January, February
and March,; Melville Best Anderson,
formerly of the State University of Iowa,
Professor of English Literature; John
Mason Stillman, formerly OF the Uni
yersity of California, Professor Of Indus
trial and Inorganic Chemistry work to
begin in 1892; Fernando Sanford, for
merly Of Lake Forest University, Pro-
fSsSor of Physics; Henry Alfred Todd,
formerly Of Johns Hopkins University,
Professor of the Romance Languages
work to begin III February, 1922; ChaS.
David Marx, formerly of the University
of Wisconsin, Professor Of Civil Engi-
neering; Joseph Swain, formerly of In
diana University. Professor of Mathe-
w
Of Bowdoin College, Professor of the
Latin Language and Literature; Horace
,BigelOw Gale, formerly of Washing
ton University, st. Louis, Professor of
Mechanical Engineering; Charles Henry
Gilbert, formerly of Indiana Uni
yersity, Professor of Vertebrate Zoo
lOgy; Douglas HOughtOn Campbell, for
of Cryptogamic Botany; Earl Barnes,
formerly OF Indiana University, Profes-
sOr of the History and Art Of Education;
Edwin Hamlin Woodruff of Florence,
Italy, Librarian; James Owen Griffin,
formerly of Cornell University, Assist
ant Professor of German; George Mann
Richardson, formerly of Lehigh Univer-
sity, Assistant Professor of Inorganic
Chemistry; Arthur Gordon Laird, for
merlysof Cornell University, Presidents 5
Secretary and Registrar and Acting In
structor in Economics; Louis Alexander
DuCHdlldIi, ,lOIIlcIlg Oh GlC Eol. LOUIS L OlN-
technic Evening School, Foreman Of the
Woodworking Shop; Daniel kirkwOod
formerly of Indiana University, Nom
Resident Lecturer on Astronomy (reSi-
dent in May; Jacob Gould Schurman
formerly of Cornell University, Non
Resident Lecturer on Ethics PRESIDENT in
March).
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
The course of instruction, perhaps, most
completely arranged is that in mechani-
cal engineering. Four years work is
outlined. and by the time the student
finishes it he ought 10 be able to thor
Oughly understand the construction of
everything from steam pump to an un-
derground electric cable and conduit
IN the first year those ambitious to be
mechanical engineers Will get a splendid
chance at advanced mathematics and
English composition, and work in the
physical laboratory and the shop. In the
second year they will get more Of mathe
znatics, more of physics and will study
machines where machines are made.
The third years feature win be studies
IN analytic and applied mechanics, chem
1stry and drawing, with options and
elective studies in mechanical engineer
ing. The last year Will be given up to
elective studies in mechanical engineer
ing. The aim in this course will be to
turn out thoroughly practical men.
The course in civil engineering has been
arranged with the same end in view. The
students will have chance at railroad
engineering, land surveying, bridge
work and surveying for sewerage and
pavements, and will be obliged to take
the collateral work that belongs to such a
course.
The work in mining engineering will
not be begun before the second year
First year students in the department
hp ia t1rnnCrh not %
in civil engineering with the courses in
elemental geology.
STUDIES IN GEOLOGY.
The work in geology Will not be begun
untl the second term, and will consist
first, in elemental geology, in lectures on
dynamic and structural geology; second,
1n topographic geology, in field and office
work in topography, and third, in pale
Ontology, in lectures and laboratory
practice in identifying fossils.
The work in zoology Will comprise lab
Oratory studies of the typical forms of an
annals and systematic zoology. The COM
paratiye anatomy of the vertebrates will
be studied in the laboratory, and there
viii be an advanced course in systematic
5chthyology and a course of lectures on
the laws of organic life.
Physiology and histology will be taught
an a similar way. There will be ele-
mentary and special courses, students
preparing for medicine being advised to
lake physiology as major subject. with
minor subjects in chemistry, botany and
zoology.
Iustructonin entomology will be given
during January, February and March,
and Will be in the form of lectures. to-
gether with laboratory and field work.
There viii be four courses in botany,
each arranged for five hours work q
week.
The work in chemistry is planned to be
done almost together in the laboratory.
For instance, in elementary chemistry
lectures are three hours a week and labo-
ratOry work daily. In this, as IN most of
the other studies, advanced work will be
arranged to meet the needs of individual
students.
In the other studies. Greek, Latin. Ger
man, the Romance languages, English
literature, philosophy, history, econom-
les, mathematics and physics, the courses
of study are arranged much as in other
modern universities, and it is explained
mat the announcement for 1891 and 1892
1s largely tentative and subject to such
modification as the needs of the students
may require.
1here is course on the history and art
oi education, and teachers not candidates
1or degree viii be given every facility
Tor carrying on special studies in the de-
partInent.
THE GUN WAS OLD.
Hence IT anJ I1onI