Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-07
THE UNIVEiR Sites
Changes to Be Made inIithe Faculties for
Next Var. -
Enla re ements of Ahas Curriculum in
the COlumbianfand Catholic
InstituHi 0ns.

Columbian College or Columbian Univer-
sity will open for the return of its students
on Monday, September %. The newly
elected president, Dr. B: L. Whitman, will
be present on the occasion and will address
the students. DR.. Andrew P. Montague,
professor of Latin, will be dean of the
faculty; DIR. James Howard Gore. professor
of mathematics, secretary of the faculty:
Rev. A. ]. Huntington, D. D., professor of
Greek; Rev. s. M. Shute, D. D., professor
of English and Anglo-Saxon; DR.. Howard
L. Hodgkins professor of physics; DIR. Lee
d. Lodge. professor of French; Rev. Jas.
tellectual and moral philosophy; DR..
Charles Monroe, professor Of chemistry;
Antonio M. Soteldo, LII. D., professor of
Spanish. and VIM. Ordway Partridge. pro-
have been made to the college faculty in
the persons of William L. Wilson, Post
master General, as lecturer on American
economic legislation, and Maj. John w.
of culture.
There have been some radical changes In
the studies scheduled for this year. Pro-
fessors Lodge Wilson, Powell and Mason
torical philosophy. A course. !n book and
bookmaking will be conducted by Prof.
Gore, consisting of lectures on the collec-
ton of the material for a book the prepar-
trating and book-binding. The school Of
mathematics. under Profs. Gore and Hodg-
kins has added courses in elliptic functions
and analytic mechanics.
The Corcoras Scientific School will re-
sumo Its studies on the I'd of October DR..
Charles E. Munroe, professor Of chemistry.
will be dean of the faculty, and DR.. How
ard L. Hodgkins, professor of mathematics,
secretary. Additions to the faculty have
been made in James X. Eckels. LII. B.,
controller of the currency, who will lecture
on finance; Elmer S. Farwell, C. E., in
structor In thermo-dynamics and the steam
engine; Brainard H. Warner. LII. B., lee
turer on banking; Arthur Macdonald. NJ.
D.. lecturer on social pathology, and Perly
e. Stevens, assistant engineering.
A course of Greek. under Prof. Pyne, has
been scheduled for this year; also courses In
Portuguese and history of Latin America,
under the direction of Prof. Lodge; Prof.
Schonfeld will conduct course in Slavonic
languages
The medical school is under DR.. D. Ker-
foot Shute, professor Of anatomy land dean
of the faculty: DR.. ]. Ford Thompson is
president of the faculty and professor of
surgery; DR.. E. A. de Schweinitz, professor
OF chemistry and secretary and treasurer.
Dr. A. r. Stands, professor Of orthopedic
surgery, has been added to the faculty. also
DR.. Walter Reed. professor of pathology
and bacteriology, and DR.. Oscar A. NJ. Nc
Kimmie, examiner of applicants for matricu-
lation. Drs Presby c. Hunt and Edward
Davidson will be assistant demonstrators
Of anatomy. Drs. Charles ]. Hopkins and
Frank Leech, demonstrators Of minor sur
gerry. DR.. Francis T. Morgan, assistant to
the chair of materia n edica: DR.. Albert
Stavely, demonstratorl of pathological an
atomy, and DR.. Edwafa c. Morse, demon
strator of obstetrics.
In the dental school, Dr. ]. Hall Lewis is
dean and DR.. Henry CEThompson president
of the faculty. Both the. medical and dental
schools will open October /.
The law school will resume studies on Oc-
fnha With Mr.. Pol arf urff1
tary and treasurer. Mr.. Benjamin Butter
worth, for some time UNITED States COM
missioner of patents, Is "A valuable addition
to the faculty, and will lecture upon patent
laws this year.
Catholic ,JInfversfty.
Rev. DR.. Zahm the learned president Of
Notre Dame University at South Bend,
Ind, is at present a guest at the univers-
ity. Father Zahm is here for the purpose
Of locating site for branch college OK
Notre Dame, to De affiliated TO the Catholic
University.
DR.. Edmund Shanah1n, who has Just re-
turned from Rome, where he took his de-
grees in theology, canon law and philoso-
ply, Is to have charge of the chair Of
higher philosophy in the Mcmahon Hall.
Rev. John A. Mcguire, who took the de-
gree of licentiate in theology last June at
the university, will sail for Europe this
month, where he will prepare himself for
the chair of Latin philology and Latin
literature, which he will occupy later on.
Mr.. Maurice Francis Egan will come to
the university in October to take charge
of the course of English philology. Mr..
StoddaPd and Mr.. Egan, who are both
noted writer's. will have charge of the
school of English In the department of
letters.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians are
working most earnestly and energetically
to raise the necessary funds for the endow-
ment of the Celtic chair, which they have
for some time been most ANXIOUS to estab-
lish in the university. Correspondence has
been opened with Rev, DIR. Henebury, who
is at present on mission in Preston, Eng,
to occupy the chair. DIR. Henebury IS one
of the most proficient scholars OF the age
In this branch, and he expresses his will
fngness to take charge of the course.
Rev. E. A. Pace, dean Of the hall Of phil
osophy, is erecting a handsome residence