The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-13

work required for an A. b. degree at Column
bia. We have no means of determining the
minimum amount of proficiency expected
of students who pay their college Tees. ani
who. OF course. constitute the great major
lty. All We can learn upon the point is that
to cntit!c an undergraduate to free tuition
he must maintain in each department OF
study standing in scholarship expressed
by of scale ia which 10 is tho maximum,
or au average standing OF s in all depart
mcnts. Waving the question of thorough
ness, upon which we can throw no light. we
should say that, az regards the field OF work
In Greek Latin. German, and French. an
4. j.. degree at Columbia represents quite
, as much rs it does at Harvard.
In Cornell the requirements for admis-
sion to the freshman class in the case OF n
student intending 10 take the degree or
Bachelor OF Arts Include II specified knoWl-
edge of the English language and literature:
of the rudmenLs OF geography. political
aud physical; OF American history; and of
physiology and hygiene. A candidate must
also present arithmetic, including tho
metric system. and tho elements OF algebra
and piano geometry. Iio must likewise
have read in Greek ut least one hundred
pages Of Attic prose and eighteen hundred
lines of HOMER. and have acquired such
facility as will enable him to read ut sight
simple passages Of Attic prose. In Latin
he will bc examined In four books Of CESAR
on the Gallo War. in tho Eclogucs Of ViH-
GIL. and six books OF tho .Lneid. six ora
tions of CICERO. and SALLuST's Catline.
He will also 10 expected to translate at
az al ~. NyNh
CESAR and CICERO, and to put piece OF
connected English into Latin prose. lie
will, fualv. be required to be familiar with
tho Outlines uf Greek and Roman history,
and Of ancient geography. 1t is obvious that
il wc look only at tho quantity OF attain
ments prescribed, it Is moro difficult to enter
Cornell tAan Harvard. so far rs the Latin
language is concerned, and it is we'll known
that no knowledge ~ Greek 10 exacted at tho
latter institution. We should note. however.
that liza student Il. Cornell desires to Sivo
as much of his time as possible to French
and German. as well as Greek and Latin. lie
will apparently have t. enter for tho de-
gree OF Bachelor Of Letters rs well as
that of Bachelor Of Arts. Otherwise. he
will havc to content himself as at Columbia
with pursuing each Of those studies during
only thicn Of the four years. AT Cornell all
tho studies of tho freshman. and most or
those Of Tic sophomore year, arc prescribed.
III the junior aud senior years, on the other
hand. they are nearly all elective. Without
reviewing the work dono in detail. we may
say that in tho two ancient and in the two
modern languages mentioned it is rs re-
CARDS scope fully equal to that supposed to
hive been performed by the same class Of
students at Columbia. Honors arc con-
ferrcd at Cornell for theses Of conspicuous
excellence. but not for general or special
proficiency in studies. Tho catalogue af-
fords us no means of ascertaining tho mini
mum OF thoroughnCsS required for an 4. b.
degree.
We como now to Dartmouth. the college
Of DANIEL WEBSTER and RUFUS CHoATE.
Here. also. tho authorities have refused to
distougo Greek from its traditional place
among the requirements for admission. A
candidate for matrirulattOn at Dartmouth
will be examined in Greek grammar. in
GLIDING prosody. and in four books OF the
Anabasis and two of the Had. He will also
be expected to translate English into Greek
In Latin he must offer four books OF
CEsAE's Gallic War. six orations of CICERO.
VIRGIL's GcorGics. and six looks OF tho
.t.ncid, and. besides being convcrsant with
Latin grammar. including prosody. he
must be able to write simple Latin prose.
Iie must. moreover be proficient in arlth-
mc,ic. including tho metric system. in
algebra as far as the quadlutiC equations,
| in plane geometry. in the English language
and literature. and in tho elements of Greek.
Roman. and American history. and Of geoG-
raphv, ancient and modern. At Dartmouth
all tho studies Of the freshman year are
prescribed. and in the sophomore year all
except the Calculus. On tho other hand.
certain studios are elective in the junior
year. and Il much larger proportion
in tho senior year. Both French and
German arc apparently prescribed in
tho sophomore year and elective after
| ward. We observe that in the senior
| year those who have studied German dur
! ing the two preceding years are expected
| to read KANT. a student who gives all tho
| hours permitted by the schedule to Greek
and Latin. German and French. will trav-
crao field substantially identical with
that marked out for undergraduates OF
similar tastes ut Cornell and Columbia.
Provision is made at Dartmouth for special
honors and honorable mention. but We sean
the catalogue in vain for information touch
rg The minimum amount of proficiency re-
CURED for an A. Il. degree. 1t seems to us
n pity that ali colleges that desire to main
tain or enhance the reputation OF thnir
diplomas do not announce that no A. B. de-
gree will be conferred upon student who
does not attain at least IN average OF 7 on a
scale OF 10 in all the studies which he pro-
fCsseS to pursue.
Old Ironsidcs.