New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-24
CHANGES AT COLUMBIA.
A NEW DEPARTMENT MADE.
THREE NEW PROFESSORS. NEW TRUSTEE AND
SEVERAL GIFTS FOR TIE corLrGl

SEVERAL GIFTS FOR TIE COLLEGE.
The trustees OF Columbia College managed 10 trans
act large amount o. Important business In q short
TINE yesterday afternoon. \ row trustee was elected
tiee fhii professors appointed and the College
Tor the Training OF Teachers In University Place was
received rs department Of Columbia Cc,,ege
besides tie accom- plisament 0. other interesting
business Frederic Il. COudert Of TIE class Of 1870
who has been prominently connected Win TIE various
Interests Of tie college for year. elected trustee
Mr.. COnder, received The deer"e OF LII D. from Columbia
In 1887, and tAe president o. the Alumni, AZ
ISOLATION o. tie college for number Of wears b.ln.
succeeded last year by Professor !. II. Van AEr!nge
profcssorshp Of civ engineering in The school Of
Mines created. 20 take the place Of the professor
snip 0. engineering occupied by Professor Trowbr.dre
before his death. and Professor William IT, Burr was
appointed 70 tie new chair. Professor Bugr Is now
IN charge OF TIE Department o. Engineering IN the
Lawrence Scientific school Of Harvard University lie
graduated from the Rensselaer, Polytechnic in l-72
and WAS called the Faculty Assistant IN Rational
and Technical Mechanics. which position he held FOR
year. when he made head Of the department. lie
filled that chair for cg., years and during that period
published two books "The Stresses In Bridge and EOo
Trusses Arehed RIBS and suspension Bridges" In
It's seventh edition. and "Thc Elasticity and Resistance
Of the Materials OF Engineering" Ia APRIL. 1891. he
became Vice-Prcs!dcnt Of So0ysmith & CO.. consulting
and contracting engineers for bridges. bridge FONDA
tons. aud pneumatic snbaQueous work. tunnels. eto.
lie has also been associated with Alfred T. Boiler.
sung engineer OF NewYOrk City. the large bridges
now being built across tie Harlem River lie has
contributed 10 the papers and discussions Of the Amer
can society Of civil Engineers. recent paper by
him. "Ths River Spans OF the Chesapeake ana Ohio
Bridge at Cincinnati Ohio secured the Rowland Prize
OF that society its annual meeting in January Last.
lie since been engaged BY the CITY of Sew York as
| consulting engineer on tie Harlem bridges.
A prolc>,or>hip Of mechanics In the school Of
Mines also established. and Professor X. = Wood
ward. c. T.. was appointed 10 the new chair. DR..
Woodward = connected with the United states Coast
nnd Geodciic survey and has been IN the Gov crnnen
service during the greater par, OF the time since his
| graduation from the University Of Michigan in 1873.
For years he held the profeSSorshp OF civil en-
eimcer!ng in the Columbian University, Washington.
y. G.. lis experience has been extended on the Lake
| Survey, Transit OF Venus Commission and the Geo
| dec and Coast Survey and he has shown remarkable
capacity investg gator. as Evidenced by MS pup
| llshed writings which have been numerous. lie l.
recognized as one OF the iirt matbematicans OF the
country and has also gained distinction as physi'
| cist. geodesist and astronomer.
| rnd-r the terms OF the endowment r't OF Mrs
Andcr on TO Rooe eli II spital amounting to a31oo 10
| DR.. Francis =. knnicutt appointed professor OF
| clinical medicine In the College OF Physicians ana
Surgeons A formal agreement OF alliance between
Columbia College and the College for the lIalhiHs
Of Teachers IN University Place. was adopted by the
trustees and after July tbs college VIII be pa 'h
| In the hands OF the University Faculty OF Pho'opN
| OF Columbia Regular courses In pedagogy VIII be-
| Offered hy Columbia In this department next year.
The offer OF prize Of 500 for The best essay
| upon The Spring Elections In Ncwfoik gwen by
" harris Roomc and \. {. Eernhclm WIS accepted
lv the trustee. ana the award ana TIE Terms VIII
be made 1T the discretion OF President Low. Inc
Rev Dr.. barry. Of Calcutta lAda' has been III
| lid IN deliver the blccllauIcaic scr
| mon at Columbia tins spring me de'ish
| ~ Gorhnn & TO. for the Barnard gold medal !oI
,,.Iinrr. I'm phy.lcal science ana astronomy 80 BE-
| awarded every i've years was accepted ana 'ht
| medal viii he first awarded IN lo0i. Nolc u.
| nup wns given 10 e. H. Scun for his tift OF
40 900 for library books. 10 be- distributed rVenly
| between works on biology and history IN auo,r aph
| Latter M t,,or,r Washington, EN"n 10y iI"iess'I
| r,om.s Eggl,>to ton WAS received With thanks.