New-York tribune., 1894-03-25
CORNELL.

,,,s,..c THE STANDARD OF ADMISSION
Ithaca y. Y. March q (5peciaIl.-lhe ne ie'"". ,,
ments for admission 10 Cornell uhiVerS''' %
been steadily advanced in recent years "o'o 49, ,
keening pace with the other leadihs u"i'o'
in tho United States The, entrance requirement.
for the courses in engineering given III oioie! ~
LOGO have been increased year by year uh'l '"eS
nov demand a higher standard of preparation 'id''
any other technical school in the country
1874 the only subjects prescribed for eh'ia"oe - "
department of Cornell were SeoSr"i"'' ''''7
,anmar arithmetic and algebra through quad
ratio equations. Plane geometry was then a''e''
and shortly after physiology. In 1884 SOLO Seo','
airy was reouired for entrance to the courses III
engineering and architecture: in IS" American ms
tory was added and 1891 French or German -
spite of the roising Of entrance require'nei''' ~
these departments. the number ot stuuen.S "
RAPIDLY increased In lsSi-s5 it was VI III lSo',V'
369 in 1898. 80. The requirements nave "''n'"
the last wear been further Increased so as 10 III
cIude the mathematics heretofore taught III III"
freshman year of the university COURSE i" anu
after 1894 candidates for admission to the cou'9e'
in mechanical and electrical englheerlhs VIII oog o
rcnuired TO pass examinations IN l'hBllSh, S.oH
raphy physiology. arithmetic, plane seoInetis.
algebra and American history the seven pt, pitI -,
subjects required of all candidates LOT huSIU hthr
tho University and in solid geometry hiehsrr
algebra plane and spherical trigonomeuy anu
The entrance requirements in the general Courses
have also been steadily increased Presdeht 2 pohna ~
n 'an ir his nrst report recommended that the re-
H.
uircments in science and letters be increase, SO al
70 attain as hgh n standard as existed III ara h,I
nhiIosophy or otherwise that those courses . silou
he abolished At the beginning OF the Preseii'
academic wear a committee OF nine proniihelll ~
hers of the faculty appointed 10 ihVestiseo
subject and report upon desired changes III tne -,
rictIum The report of this committee niS
made the basis Of discussion in the facuIty t,I
nrs throughout the year. and has ilnally r,suI'ei
ine tb, foIiowing action. taken by the faculty on
Monday evening. The course leading 10 thr iir u.St
of bachelor OF Letters is to be abollsheu
yvith the class entering In 1896. For the debi't VI
bachelor of Science. u majority OF tnv 'a, .. 10
work shall be In natural science or ~,
horinning with the class graduating III L"p, ~ ~
tbc curses i'm agriculture and architecture "HSl
also lead TO the degree of bachelor OF cl'n. ~,
agriculture and architecture. reSpo,tFelg' az
uncbanped The requirements for admission 10 TN
course i'm science to be increaSed lor Wv @
antcrinr In 1896 so as include TWO years Vi
I;rcnch or German instead OF one year. as AT prs
ont and the requirements are sun iurtheI !" @ uo
ncrea sed in and after 1897, so as 70 lh'iIir ~ ~
Years of German and two years ol fr'n.n III ,tn, e.,
Iitiou 10 the one year of advanced matneHati,o'
solid geometry, advanced algebra ana pan isnaI
onometry1 An equivalent amount OF 'ldSsl.hi "a,
i,nViopc may be substituted Tor cltner ot ny
rnodern languages. The requirements lor
o tho course leading to the degree OF l'tCh'l't W
phiosophv I'm and after lSS. shall hlrrIuut W W
vanrs of French German. the alterha s!N' .,hr III ~
;anred ma thcmatics being withdrawn 40 Luz aI
%an,.s are maze in the course OF philosophy, anu
none i'm arts except that the major par VI "a i
I.rtivr work in both courses must hereiit'l ' W u,
literary historical philosophical ana I. , "
subjects This resolution VIII sun perm, MI, in
dents i'm either course to elect one year > "0'N III
- Sol Of