The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-16

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oIogy: Henry L. Koopman, A. NJ.
librarian; Rev. John b. Forbush,
ph. D., Instructor In comparative
religion; Alfred De +. Palmer, instructor
in physics; Winthrop j. b. Osterhout. A.
b.. instructor In botany; James q. Dealey,
A. NJ, instructor in English; Irving L.
Foster. A. b, instructor in romance Ian
RuaRes; Frederic p. Gorham, A. b.. In
structor in botany.
Prof. Field is n graduate of Brown
university and afterwards OF Johns Hop
kins whore he received his degree of doc
tor Of philosophy. His attachments
IN biology are high and during
the last year he held q chair In the Marine
biological laboratory Of Naples, Italy.
Although receiving several fatterinR
offers elsewhere. Le has accepted the cali
TO Brown.
The New Librarian.
Henry L. Koopman. who takes the
place Of DIR. Guild a. librarian, Is grad
uste Of Harvard, where he was connected
with the library. he has since his grad.
uation been connected with the Astor
library, New York city; the Cornell
university library, the Columbia college
library. aud the Rutgers college. From
1850 to '02 he was with the University OF
Vermont, when he rearrauged
the whole library and composed
. thorough catalogue OF the
valuable M arsh library OF 13, 900 volumes.
During the last summer vacation Mr.
Koopman has entirely rearranged the
whole university library in . new system
Of classification. Tne Arrangement
adopted is substantially that which 10
used In the great library OF the Bostoi
athen@um, where books on the same sub
5sct are always kept together, no matter
how great the growth Of the library. The
accomplishment of this arrangement In
the short period of the summer vacation
- feat quite unusual In the annals Of
libraries. ana we'll besp p.aKs the energy
and knowledge Of books OF Mr.. Koopman.
Rev. John b. Forbusb, Ph. d., has made
q speciality of philosophy aud the history
Of religion for many years In Columbia
university. He is man OF
. much needed chair In the university.
Are Brown Graduates.
Mr.. Palmer IL . graduate Of Brown
university aud for two years has made
speciality Of physics In Johns Hopkins
university. He comes well recon-
mended aud will be q valuable addition
20 the teaching force in thi. department.
NJ. Osterhout, Mr.. Foster. Mr.. D.alsy
aud Mr.. Gorham are all graduates OF
Brown, who have made q speciality In
their own line aud will add much to
their respective departments. Mr..
Osterhout. though only young man.
has made some remarkable discoveries In
ths field Of botaly and his Investigations
during his whole course were beyond the
average student.
Mr.. Gorham 10 an earnest student OF
biology, aud has done special work at the
Woods Holl biological laboratory during
the summer.
All Departments Enlarged.
All the departments OF study have been
enlarged and improved. Courses OF
studies are given leading to the degrees
of b. p. B. s., M. K. and Q. 4. and A.
NJ. and Ph. II. in the grad
uate department, which is steadily
growing, and several new courses have
bs~n added for the ensuing year. In under
graduate work the following nav courses
have been addedi In philosophy, thsoreti-
cal ethics, philosophy Of religion and
comparative religion.
In Greek Prof. Manatt will take his
place ns the head OF The department in
place OF Prof. Harkness. resigned.
Courses In Plato. Homer Eschylus and
Sophocles, the lyric poets aud dram
atixts have been added.
In the fine arts Prof. Poland has done
much TO improve the department. Sew
eral new aud valuable casts have been
added TO the collection in Manning hall
while new courses have been added In
early Christian, Byzantioe. Arabian and
Oriental art. Rom anesque aud Gothic
art and the art Of he Renaissance.
In the English department new courses
have bsen added in rhetoric, oratory,
Chaucer and Spencer. Political sciencs
has three new courses. viz; Developments
Of political theory, Roman law and social
philosophy. A new course has been ad-
ood 70 polite Il ecouomy. VIZ; The history
of poll ticsl economy.
. Ia mathematics Prof. Davis will 70.
sune bis duties after a years study in
0srmanys Courses have been added in