New-York tribune., 1893-12-25
RUTGERS.
WHAT TIE NEW CATALOGUE REVEALS.

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New-B-unswick. y. j.. Dec. "a CspeciaD.-Ihc
annual college catalogue has just been issued ~
Is a pamphlet Of AS pages. containing consdcraoy
-. A., o,,. ,ro,ions caialoCUe. The
summary of attendance IS given as follo"S' 'rau-
uate students .; seniors %; juniors az sopioro,e
81 freshmen. cj; special students ~ me t''ai i
o. and of these IS are classical and 162 scicn'ihc
There are twenty-nine professors ana Instructors
DR. Jacob Cooper takes the late Rev. T. ;. Doo-
Iittie's place a. professor of logic and mental
philosophy, while Dr Cooper's former pace as
mead of the Greek department Is hiled by pI.
Louis Bevier The additions to the faculty are
Thomas Logic. romance angnages' ,1orn MHr,n' n ~
guages: Lincoln Gibbs. English literature. irepafa-
ton in German Is made an entrance coh,iltloh ol
the classical section. In the junior ana seno yaS
the grouping elective studies is such as to anoid
the opportunity of choosing any one OF eighteen
Dr. Eliot l.. Payson, principal OF the oollese @
Preparatory School. will give lectures during one
term to the students of the senior ciass on ,hc
history and art OF teaching. The obiec, or the
course IS to make the student acquainted win me
important educational theories ana thelr place
in history. Considerable space is devoted In the
catalogue TO the work o. the extension department.
which has been growing rapidly and steadily since
It's inception. During the last year the attendance
the yarious courses thr9nghout tne S,atr m o &
ceeied 1907 and more than COO were enroled IN Inc tne
accompanying classes course OF lecture studies
lectures. a printed syllabus. class-hour, or hour
of conference following each lecture. written ex-
onen . ;bdse who have ' taken the Whole course
certificates issued to successful students
changes noted
adopted by the Hoard OF Trustees regarding the
graduating exercises at commencement. The vale
dictory and salu.atOry abandoned There Will
hereafter be three scholarship honors IN each
ton OF the graduating class awarded to those
students who shall stand first second third re-
spectvely In all the required studies OF the classical
or scientific curriculum provided that In each IN
divi1ual the student standing shall rank
among The first Four in the major subject or sub
teC,s Of his elective course There shall be dis
tnction by way Of comparison between the scholar
ship honors OF the classical and scientific schools
Three other orations VII! be awarded. determined
upon grade In composition and eloculOn during the
junior and senior years.
There Is entirely new section in the catalogue.
styled buildings and Equipment" Detailed de-
scription Is given OF each OF the college buildings
and attention drawn to their equipment. There IS
noted the improvement 10 Van Nest Hall. which
has been beautifed by internal reilttng and by the
addition OF stone porch. the gift Of Mrs. Ann Van
! Nest Bussing OF New-York. daughter Of Abraham
! Van Nest. after whom the hall named. The
new gymnasium given by Robert +. Ballantinc,
OF Newark is also fully described. The gymnasium
! Is completed and will be ready for occupancy
/ during the winter term.