The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-04
University Education in California.

We have before US the registers, or cata-
losues, OF tho University Of California and OF
the Leland Stanford, Jr., University OF the
same State for tho academical year 1929
These books. containing minute and ex-
haustive information regarding the condi-
lions OF admission and the courses OF study
at these institutions. are not only interest
ing in themselves. but suggest instructive
comparisons with the aims and methods Of
their Eastern counterparts. To survey the
whole range OF instruction offered at these
establishments would require more space
than wo con spare and. accordingly, we
conflne ourselves to that section o! the field
which corresponds to the academical de-
partment Of such colleges as Yale or Har-
ward.
We will merely note by way Of premise.
and in order to convey some idea OF the
scale OF the institutions in question. that
the whole professional staff OF the Univer-
sity Of California comprises 16S members.
while the much younger university founded
by Senator LELAND STANFORD employs
some 80 professors. lecturers. and instruc-
tors. the most conspicuous name upon the
list being that of BENJAMIN HARRISON, late
add that the whole number Of students in
the University OF California is 1882 while
7G4 already figure on the rolls Of the Leland
Stanford. Jr, University.
An applicant for admission to the Univer-
sity Of California who Intends to pursue the
classical course. must pass satisfactory
examination in ten subjects. Thus he must
possess knowledge Of English grammar
and elementary rhetoric. and must give
evidence ofpractice in English composition.
He must also have read intelligently and
be prepared to discuss the following books:
The Classic Myths in English Literature"
" The Lady of the Lake," The Alhambra:"
1.-THE Newcomes;" SHAKEsPEARE's "Mer-
chant Of Venice" and Julius Cesar" The
applicant must also show an acquaintance
with arithmetic. including the metric sys-
tenn with algebra through quadrntic equa-
tons; and with plane geometry. He must
further demonstrate Il knowledge of tho
Federal. State, or local. and OF the history
OF the United States. In Latin he must
have read four books OF CRsAEs common
taries on either the Gallo or the civil war;
the four Catilinian orations Of CICERO. to-
gether with tho orations for the poet
ARcHIAs and the Manilian Law: and six
books OF VIRGIL's Eneid. He is also expect
ed to translate simple English sentences
into Latin prose. In Greek, he will be exam
ined In four books OF XENoPHOS's Anabasis
and two books OF HoMER's Had, and his
knowledge OF Greek grammar. prosody. and
prose composition will be tested. He must
finally be acquainted with Greek history
and the connected geography down to the
death OF ALEXANDER. and with Roman his
tory to the death Of CoAIMoDUs. 1t will DO
observed that no knowledge OF French or
German Is prescribed among the conditions
for admission to the classical course.
At the Stanford University candidate
must offer for examination ten out Of TWEEN
ty-six subjects. In which. curiously enough.
arithmetic Is not included. Assuming that
he intends 10 pursue in college a group OF
studies corresponding to the classical course
at Yale or Harvard. he must have knowl-
edge OF elementary algebra and plane ge-
oInetry; OF American history, and also of
the history OF Greece and Rome. In Latin
and Greek no will have read precisely the
same authors and the Same amount OF
them as are exacted at the University OF
California: and here. too, no must be able
to translate ordinary English into Latin
and Greek prose. To contrast these re-
quirements for admission with those OF
Harvard College. we may point out that at
the latter institution candidate who aims
at the degree of Bachelor OF Arts must offer
either Greek or Latin. but need not offer
both. Moreover, he may submit either to
an elementary or an advanced examination
In either ofthose languages. In the former