New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-10
BARNARD ENTERS ITS SIXTH YEAR.

A GROWTH FAR BEYOND ALL EXPECTATIONS
DIFFICULTY IN PROVIDING ACCOMMODATIONS
Barnard College enters upon the sixth year OF
It's existence this month. During that period II
has grown far beyond the expectations of its most
sanguine supporters and has proved that there is
an increasing demand among the girls OF New
York city for a college education. The most per-
picking question to confront the college authort-
ties this fall was how to accommodate nm under
graduate department OF over eighty students-to
provide the necessary cloakrooms. lunchroom.
study rooms, and. In addition. three recitation
rooms that would have n seating capacity for at
least twenty-five. The best solution OF this prob
lem seemed to be to move the department Of bot
any. we'll that OF physics. into adjacent
quarters. Both OF these departments require
large amount of laboratory room. which is not
available for general class rooms. and while their
removal from the main building is much TO be
regretted, IL was the only means BY which some
relief from the oyercrowded condition could be Sc
cured. II dscouragIng in the spring, when
nineteen sophomores decided 10 elect chemistry.
AMI there accommodation for only nine. but
this problem has also been solved An adjoining
has heen added TO the laboratory. and addi-
tonal desk facilities have thus been gained.
Dr Gregory who is in charge of the botanical
department. returned from Europe last week, hav-
ing spent the summer in Berlin. where she has
been pursuing several lines OF scientific investiga-
Most Of the graduates OF Barnard who wished
TO teach have been fortunate In securing good po
stions member OF the first graduating class
has recently beer appointed head OF the Latin
and Greek department In the Jersey City High
School
The scholarship In memory OF Miss Ella Weed,
raised BY the pupils OF Miss Annie Browns school.
with which Miss Weed was associated for many
years. viii be available this fall. The fund Is
quite complete but so large n part has been al
ready subscribed that Miss Brown generously Of
fcred the income 10 the college for immediate use.
The competitive scholarship. offered by the trus-
tees OF the college TO that student who In June
should pass the best entrance eXamina ton TO the
freshman class. was won by Miss Ida Elose Wells,
OF Railway y. J.
In graduate work Columbia College offers TO
women through Barnard College, upon the same
terms TO men. nnety-two different courses OF
for the degrees OF NJ. 4. and Pm y. or these
fourteen courses are In education twelve OF which
are given at the Teachers College; twenty courses
are In Semitic languages; six courses In Ger
manic languages. six courses are In romance Ian
guages. thirteen courses are In Greek twelve
courses are In Latin; six courses IN English.
and is In rhetoric. In addition to these courses,
all Of which are given al Columbia College and
the Teachers College there are also university
courses offered In botany. chemistry and physics.
There IL a strong inclination among the recent
women graduates 10 enter the cornpa ratively new
field of sociology and political science, many ap-
plcations being received throughout the year for
work In that department.