New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-02
COLUMBIA,S DOORS OPENED.
BEGINNING ITS 141ST ACADEMIC YEAR

PRESIDENT LOW ADDRESSES THE STUDENTS
AN INCREASED ATTENDANcE-TITLE
TO THE NEW SITE AcorIRED-EN-
CorRAGrNG PROSPECTS.
The 1ust wear OF Columbia College began yester-
dav with the quietest opening the college has had
for many years. Cane rushing and the other as
turbances which up 10 last year were the regular
features Of the day were not INDUCED in. ana the
freshmen were left In peace Last year 1t was pam
that the days of rushing were on the decIIhe' anu
that the efforts OF President Low TO abolish II would
be crowned with success; hut even the most san
gune hardly expected that the once popular Gus
tom would have dropped out OF sight so quickly An
unusually large number Of the students were pres
ent at the chapel exercises, which were conductel
by DR. Van De Water the chaplain OF the college
After the regular morning prayer President Low
made short address, welcoming the professors
and students back to college for another year, ana
touching several topics Of general interest 10 inc
university. The college. he said, had obtained pos
session OF the title to the new grounds on Oc'oper
l. instead Of January /. and at the next meeting OF
the Board of Trustees he would present plans ior
their Improvement Unless he disappointed the
present sophomores would be the first class 10 grad
uate from the new grounds in the spring OF 1871
The first meeting of the trustees for the session
Of lS94-sj was held Yesterday afternoon at lanh-
ton Hall. The members present were W. {. Scher-
W. Harper. W. Il. Cutting, President Low q. L.
Rives l. b. Pine, Cornelius Vanderbilt the
Rev Or. Marvin r. Vincent ana !. w
Chambers. After some unlmporiant preliminary
business the president made MS report l"r
the academic year ending June 80. After mention
ing the death of Judge Batchford. 81 ana OF
Hamilton Fish. 81 both trustees Of the college
he reported that in commentator OF the services
of Mr. Fish a professorship. to be known as the
Hamilton Fish Chair of International Law anu
Diplomacy. had been established; the chapei al
Sheffield Mass he said, which was begun more
than a year ago memorial TO president ana
Mrs barnard had been completed The sum OF
900 left 10 the college by Mr.. Fish has been
added the fund for the purchase OF the ne"
site The president also alluded 10 the retirement
OF Dr. Henry Driser and TO the establishments
OF the Fellowship in Classical Philology, ana the
fund Of $1,000 to be known as the Henry Drisler
Fund for the purchase of equipment Tor the ue-
partments OF Greek and Latin.
Commenting on the Invitation to Dr. Abraham
Jacob. now clinical professor OF the Diseases OF
Children in the College OF Physicians ana sur
geons TO hold the corresponding professorship IN
the University OF Berlin President Low called at
tention TO the fact that the Vanderbilt Clinic al
fords the opportunity for clinical instruction III
ambulatory cases. but that thus far II has been
impossible TO give DR.. Jacob an opportunity LOT
clinical instruction al the bedside
The gains In the number OF students In attendance
at the university are encouraging and are as FOL
lows: 1912 l57S 1928. 1eH 1891 1905 Another
fact that is equally encouraging is that the gains
both absolutely and In percentage are more from
distant points than local places thus showing that
In the School OF Arts the number IN at,enua h
had a won erfr eject on the students. making
them more earnest and thus making IL possible 10
accomplish more in each subject. .x g., 49,
In the Law School satisfactory growth Is re-
ported and 1t is especially remarked that II has
attracted larger percentage OF coHese s'""u"'''
than before the change was Hlaue 80. 49,,
dd1. 'e shoed an increase Of 2 over the previous
year. This increase is due undoubtedly TO me
The Change /. remarkable for the great increase Of
clinical instruction which can De given to students
in small groups. and TO the Introduction OF se'erai
elective courses in the senior year 49,.
In the School Of Mines the changes which have
satisfactory results largely increased number
Of lecture. have given in the various engineer
The School Of Political science has prosperel dur.
nS the to oSnn mae @
ing the year five Of it's recent graduates have re-
ing from Maine to Colorado Another has been APP
pointed as instructor and stu another as iecturgr'
ing in the number OF men in attendance The num-
Der OF offered So is an Increase OF 10 over
the year before. 1t IS remarkable fact that over
subjects that bring them under this faculty
only two years but the steady Increase of students
shows tina, ms ped mt was s iTS g IL ,c
in ls93-s 25S' showing an Increase a;os, IN pro-
portion to the increase Of the nnmGfr 81 stuien tcr
ent faculties is as follows: Total under Faculty OF
81 a" in ~ is5 zss' Mics in ss against 81
Political IS Ses srsn, aEa'ns! 20 Pure IN cenc
The report OF the librarian shows. Satisfactory
which 5dl7 were received from purshase or by sE
mated to contain at the end Of the academic year:
1900 bound volumes, besides a large number OF
a cont