New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
COLUMBIA OPENS IT'S DOORS.
THE UNIVERSITY BEGINS IT'S l4SD YEAR.


SPEAKS ON THE NEW CURRICULUM BEFORE
THE rRUsrEEs-To OCCUPY THE NEW
BUILDINGS NEXT YEAR
Columbia University entered upon its l43d
dernc year yesterday morning, the year being for
mally opened at the chapel services over which
the Rev. DR.. George r. Van De Water the Cniver-
sitys chaplain presided. The attendance was ex-
ceedingy large the ch.ef feature of the exercises
being the address delivered by President Seth Low.
after the conclusion OF the religious exercises.
The president referred to the fact that this was
probably the last year that the University would
be opened by exercises in the old chapel, as 1t was
likely that year from now the new buildings
would he in readiness for use. He called atten-
ton the interesting fact that the trustees. when
they bought the present site in 1855. foresaw that
they had not chosen the ultimate home OF the
University. and that President Barnard had in 1866
also declared that Columbas future would compel
her to seek A larger home.
President Lows remarks concerning the political
situation full OF hope to the ultimate set
uement of the questions that are distracting the
country at present. The speaker declared that he
had never known time since the civil war when
the situation strained az now, nor time
when political leaders breaking old party ties
as they present This he said, was both
Gated the seriousness OF the situation hopeful be-
cause IL showed that men still held country above
party and We're willing to sacrifice their own poiit-
ical futures rather than commit themselves TO a
course which they believed 10 be unpatriotlc IN
conclusion he urged the students Of Columbia to
discharge rnestlv the duties Of citizenship that
fell to their lot and to sustain the reputation for
patriotism that had always characterized the sons
OF Columbia. The academic year was then declared
begun.
\ GROWTH IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.
Increases IN all the departments of the University
reported In the Law School the entering
class will he larger by about twenty than it was
last year: Tho Medical School will get forty more
new students than in 1886 while the School Of
Mines will have about thirty more new students
than It had year The increase in the aca-
demic department will also be about thirty.
4 meeting Of the trustees of the University was
held yesterday afternoon, at which President Low
presented his annual report The trustees present
We're William c. Schermerhorn. 5. p. Nash. Fred
eric r. Couderi. Gerard Beekman. ". Bayard CUT
ding bishop Littlejohn. DR. william II. Draper H.
r. Cammann ex-United States Distrlcr-Attorney
Edward Mitchell he Rev. Or. r. B. Coe, George l..
Rives and John r. Pine Several valuable gifts were
annOun, ID having bcen presented TO the tniver-
sity since the last meeting of the trustees letter
from John g. Worthngton read. in wlich the
writer offers to equip a laboratory in hydraulic en-
gneering r the new School OF Mechanical Engineer
ing win all the necessary experimental and standard
machines for the study OF hydraulics The sft Is to
be made in memory OF the IA her OF the giver Henry
r. Worihington.
ADDITIONS TO THE FACULTY.
The trustees made some further additions 20 the
faculty, addition 10 those made az the June meet
.ng Al0lph Black was made tutor IN cViI en-
ginesring Charles Durleth an assistant in cNi en-
cheering and Heinrich Ries an assistant IN MN
a
me Law School.
wi;n the first words Of his report President Low
referred 10 deaths Of Joseph Wesley Harper
william Gerard Lathrop and the Rev Dr. TalDot
Chambers members Of the Board OF Trustees ana
Professor Htamar Hjorth Boyesen and Hobrook
Cusnnan members Of the faculty. speaking warmly
OF their services the University and deporng their
loss The president then spoke OF me dedication oi
the new site OF the University. declaring that II
marked the dawn OF new era IN IT'S history ne
added ha the significance Of this was illustrated III
The resolution according 10 which the college De-
came a university. The educational story of the
wear ne said had been largely A record OF an at
tempt 10 prepare for the new order OF thingS' ana
that tne college proper had already adopted ne"
curriculum. % 20 into force on July !. 1881 lhiS
new curriculum represents me president sa'u, ''e
rni3il. course between the group system al johns
HOPKINS and the system OF Unlimited electives as II
: IN al Harvard . ..,.. .ha ,ao,-
Two good results are expected 10 follow the adop-
.in, ~ mis- curriculum one ia that students IN .he
college proper viii be allowed TO specialize az me a's
eret ion 0i the dean thus enabling them 10 op'dh d
meal education founded science. ASln. the new
curricu,un, makes it possible for graduate OF me
college proper enter thrd-year, class III aiy ie
student 20 ,nSs nsars TO this end substitute has
heer allowed for Greek in the entrance EXAMINATIONS
THE SEPARATION or THE SCHOOLS
Tho School of Mines will hereafter be known AS the
scbool of Applied Science. while the School Of Chem
isrrv the School OF Architecture and the School OF
Engineering have all peeh SET o" i''" 1"' 49,, 'NN'o
Of Mines The idea m 'n.s dc',o" - ~ t',, 80
schoo more ds'lf',N', ol,. -. ''.,n ,he s,cr-
charge OF an 'our Schools ~. ,oa,arad Tho,
~ OF Apphed Sc'e"ce , h"e p p,r - ..,,,r,,aI
'he Hio'e '""'N -. ,,r.a,. ,ro si,ce tho citv
-. vi, ras ,ho ,reatss, manufacturing centre
OF N"i Ne"- iuin "'' '
" RI, ,rastl,,,t said that the pre senia ton by Mrs