New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-20
MOUNT uoLYoKE COLLEGE.

IT'S ACHIEVEMENTS AND ITS NEEDS.
South Hadloy June ls.-Thc scholastic year
at Mount Holyoke College has been marked
by many changes. in particular the conp4eHoh
and opening Of h1nlsom" scientific building ana
the enlargement Of the literary department. Tn"
sct TIC building was erected a. an expense OF
5000 the glf; OF alumnae and trustees. There
are ;nr." large laboratories for classes in quaiita-
tive and cumulative ANALYSIS AMI m general
chemistry and "A smaller one for organic WORK
EIGHT courses In chemistry have be offered This
year and three more are TO be added for the COM
ing year \ class OF eghty-lve students IN gen
eral chemistry has taken two lectures two re'iia-
lions and four hours laboratory work each week
a class of :hirtyfour has studied qualitative
analysis. and smaller one has given two terms
20 this course. Advanced work In sound has o.
cupel a division % the classes In physics ana
the general work Of this department Includes about
IOO hours OF laboratory practice besides lectures
and rec!tations Gases IN mineralosy are dong
individual work In the new section-cuiing- room.
where steam power Is employed and a large class
IN chemistry has taken thorough course IN pho-
tography., ..-....,,,,, o,s.r,.,,o-,. docs
ts share In the scientific "oIk 81 we .o'.rs' , 80,
observations by the professor Of astronomy nave
been highly complimented by the best as'ronor''''
OF the 300 students at the college this year IL
The scientific course. Five new courses have been
added to the department Of EngIsh literature.
making sixteen
eiective In the literature OK the Victorian poets i
study OF literature in connection with philosophy
through the works OF browning. Newman. C'OuGA'
Arnold. Morris. Rossetti and others; mas oreh IS
pecially popular The general plan o. IN" n,cra ture
departmeni has been wrought out with great care
The Department Of history. for over twenty years
IN charge OF Professor Prentice. offers eight cour "s
in ancient and modern history. Specia! attention
has been given this yeag 10 Italian art anu Hi.t-
ature in connection with the kernssi ncc; h.SS
medieval church history. An elective In church
history IL to be offered che coming year.
The general biological. historical and boianich!
libraries receive weary additions from small fund
established by III late Rev Or. XIX. The bo-
tanlcal gardens laid ont twenty I'VE years ago "ave
been placed in care OF special Rardcner am We
Nv and lotus ponds are particularly DcautNu
The musical department. for some i!mr IN chATse
OF Professor r.. G. B,odge,t, OF Smtn 'oHcgr; a "a
transferred to the latters care for the coming
year chair in Biblical literature has been IS
iab.lshel and IS 70 be MED b. :h!ss Corwlni, a
student Of Semitic languages. The depaTtincnt 'l
art has studied art history with lectures. by Mss
Louise Fz RandopA f9F s~yen yra c,e an ar
The college has fine new rcadlns-rooin, Planned
and equipped by the Sigma Theta en-, ne 3iacst OF
the three Greek letter s0ccti,s. oti,r auuluonS ~
ne chope. hall a rowing machine for the gym
nasium and large additions 10 ne iQrcSh, h'r'
barium from SWEDEN. ana - tAe m4hefdosca' Cal"
inets from the W0rds FAR. ,. a.. $500.
The recent circulation Of an Item about The pro,
ductlyc funds OF Mount Hoyoke College has worked
unfayornbly 10 the Institution. For nearly Sixty
nv receipts from tuitOns ana the income Of a s'nai
fund which, after al thcse years. no" amounts 70
price Of board and tuition At the lowest sum pos 81
be has made necessary strict economy. ana wnl.'
other colleges for women. with gifts ranging IRON
a half million 10 two millions. have frequently IA
creased their rates Mount Ioyoke has been forced
TO deny herself many luXures In order mat thf
subs,antials might have pace