Evening star., 1896-09-12
UNIVERSITY NOTES.

Columbian University will reopen for the
new year the Both instant. The president,
DIR. B. L. Whitman. will be present, and
will address the students. An innovation
introduced into the university this year is
the general opening of all departments of
the institution, lad of separate day
for each school.
There have been several changes in the
courses of studies scheduled for the COL
lege this year. Prof. Marathon NJ Ramsey
has been added to the faculty, and will
conduct course in romance languages.
Rev. Edward P. Pollard. DID,. Ph.D., has
been appointed to the chair Of English, to
succeed Prof. George Smith, and Prof.
Felix Freyhold will have charge of the
course of civil engineering.
President Whitman, who has been sum-
mering at Cottage City, will return to the
city toward the end of the month.
Catholic University.
The university has recently received.
through the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Noyse
of Winsted. Conn, the sum of 5000.
Bishop keane sails today from South
ampton on the steamer ST. Louis and will
reach here about the 2ist instant.
Father A. ]. Vuibert has arrived from st.
Charles College. Baltimore, and has entered
upon his new duties at the university AS
has been stated before, Father Vuibert re-
places DIR. Orban.
Father Hopper, who has been transferred
placed by Father NJ. P Smith. who has
for some time been stationed in New York
Georgetown University.
Though the undergraduate schools will
open Tuesday next the formal opening will
not take place until the day following.
when the rector, Father Richards, will cele-
brate solemn high mass of the Holy Ghost
! Sacred Heart which will be followed bv the
singing of the 'Veni Creator" The stu-
dents Will then go to CASTOR Hail. where
the reading of the class lists will take
place.
Among other improvements made in the
university is new and large steam-hea ting
apparatus, by which the entire north build-
ing will be heated
During the past few months the Coleman
museum has received several donations,
MIR. John w. Langdale has rearranged the
valuable collection illustrating the miner
alogy OF the District of Columbia, and has
presented the same to the museum
The president and faculty of Georpetovn
University have just matured plans and Is
| sued circulars announcing the establish
| n.ent OF a department Of biology in the
graduate school of arts and sciences This
| is an important departure for the graduate
| school. and makes the courses in natural
| sciences number four.
The general instruction Of the department
will be under the able direction of Charles
i Wardell Stiles, Phi. D., while in the discus
| sion OF the various groups of plants and
| animals recourse will be had to specialists
| in the government service, who have been
engaged to give a series of lectures In their
| respective fields. Among others who will
| give instruction are Merton B. Waite B. s.
| professor of botany; Sylvester D. Judd, B.
| s., instructor in biology.
| DR.. Frank Baker will lecture on anthro-
| pology; DR.. Leland o. Howard, lecturer on
insects; DR.. T. S. Palmer. lecturer on nam.
| mails; Prof. James E. Benedict, lecturer or
marine invertebrates; Prof. Charles T.
| Simpson, lecturer on mollusks; Prof Chas
! W. Richmond. lecturer on birds; Prof Hen.
| ry Olds, lecturer on songs of BIRDS and
| Prof. w. P. Hay, lecturer on amphibia and
| reptiles.
| Howard University.
The academic department of Howard Uni.
versity will resume its studies Wednesday
| the 23d instant. President Rankin will ad.
| dress the students on the occasion In
| Rankin Memorial Chapel.
| The formal opening of the law depart.
ment will take place the 2sth instant, and
| the theological department the 3Oth in.
| stant. The medical school will resume Its
| work October 1.
The boarding hall committee, which ha.
been reorganized this year. consists of Pres
| ident Renkin, Miss Esther M. TORY, Geo
NJ. Lightfoot, Lewis B. Moore and r, s
| Foster. Miss TORY will continue this yea,
to hold the position Of ruatron.