New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-19
CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
CHANGES IN TIE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADNis'
SION.

SION.
Ithaca " V. Dec. Il tspeciai).-"Ihe k'ri''.r LOT
1900 '93 Is now in type and VIII soon Oe iNN'''''
Among the pew features that IL VIII contain "ic 81"
occo,n, ~ tho Summer school, which has been 10Y
rallv placed under University au pieces. ana STATE
mcnt Of the addition in requirements lot aui''s''o"
I'll. Iotnet addition TO the entrance requirements Is III
accordance with the rule Of the faculty passed ABOUT
two weeks ago fellow: III anu "''r "'''
1a04 plane ard spherical trgonome'N anu n'N"'
clc.,ra shou be required for admission 10 The course
I'm architecture and the courses In Sib"V CoH's'' ms
inor,ant action directs attention 10 the iacl 'hat
stsody increase in the requirements for ADMISSION ~
Cornell University has been in progress since looo'
CIV elementary subjects were then required lOr Au-
mission TO all courses namely, English EeoSr'P"N'
physiology. arithmetic pane geometry ana 'I''n'"''
Algebra These requirements hav" been unV''"H''
In addition admission 10 the course IN arts r'p"''"
Greek and Latin and Greek and Roman hlN'"N INV
course in philosophy either French or ''I'n'" VI
higher mathematics. with Latin and Greek ana Roma"
history and The course Ia science and the course J"
lotions either French or German higher ma'h'hlhN
thu courses in engineering and architecture" SOM
geometry and comic sections. in 1857 I"e h'H'>''
announced that In and after 1e-0 admission /" NV
courses IN sci nee and letters and agriculture wiz ~
quire in addition TO The above. an examination i'.'
I'm ,rIcncc or history and political science the S''io
requirements covering elementary physics chemistry
and botany. history and political sciences covering
general history United States history ana civil gov
eminent j, further announced that optional S'uu'"'N
who had been previously admitted on the TX plln"'N
subjects alone would, after 1859. he required 10 iHN'
~ their OPTION one Of the five groups then 10 De re-
o,irod for the admission TO science ana le'urS'
Boc,ster,, for 1seo announced further increase III
requirements, In that the optional students wo'ld Dc
roou,rcd afcr 1890 10 take the full examinations Tor
re admission 10 the courses In science ana 'l''Ts
In The Heciscr'' Of 500 the six fundamental SulN
REQUIRED OF all students Were Increased 10 s'''" ~
tho addition OF American history. The science anu
history groups for the courses In sciences "H" w.
worc dronped but candidates required TO take
two Of the three subjects, French. German ana "H'
mathematics Instead Of one. before; Will" l" 'h'
rcouircmons for admission TO the technical courses
tho imnortan addition was made OF either fr"lch Ut
German In and after 1891. for which c'hoiuhpN II
architecture were at liberty to substitute Lam IH
requirements were unchanged In the TWO Su'''''''
"Regsters." Though there was no nominal 'i'"-
g., ~, rcolircmcnts This year. there an actual
change In that the practice, which has miner" pr
vailed TO n considerable extent Of admitting student
q, technical courses with condition. in the advanced
studies WINS discontinued and the full requirement WIS
oxactcd This resulted In the exclusion Of over w"
applicants. ..
The great change Is made evident hy coiian VI
or the university before the movement t'NaIN "'''
requirements began and what VIII Ice in 1904 under
I
Students In the university except a very small nun
Der in The course IN arts had been admtth on me
six primary subjects alone. Nothing more was d'-
mandel of the technical students, and While one OF NV
three groups French German and mathematics WIZ
nominav demanded OF students In science ANA letters
the requirement was never enforced. In lS'i' one
subject. American history. will be added 70 Inc VA
ditional six primary examinations. MI students III
science and letters will required 10 take two Of the
three cronps French. German and mathematics ana
an technical students for although this action has not
vet been extended 10 the civl engineering dHAr II
undoubtedly will be- win have the same requirements
with MS restriction TINT for them Of tie groups
must De the mathematical group, ncludnr "a
geometry. plane and spherical trigonom"'ry 10 "h'r
algebra. ,, an g.,
me policy that the university has entered upon IN
enforcing lis requirements will undoubtedly hc man
,9innd The significance OF the movement j. 10 Dc
inund not only IN the advancement maj" III th' re-
nuircmcnts for the general courses, flt even more N
me faci that the requirements for admission 10 'h'
technical courses made fuzzy equivalent 20 'LoI"
for admission 10 the other departments IN The UNI
YerSity.