The San Francisco call., 1897-08-16
CHANGES At STANFORD.
Personnel of the PaIo Alto University
Faculty for the Coming

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Aug.
15.-Although the entrance examination
will not be given until August 80, pros
pecive freshmen are already beginning to
arrive at Palo Alto and with the matrlcu-
lated students who are impatiently await
ing registr tion day and the renewing of
old acqualntances have given the univer-
sity quite lively appearance.
There are to be several changes in the
faculty for the new college year. DIR.
George E. Howard, head of the history
department, will spend year of study in
Europe. During his absence Professor
Claude A. Duniway. graduate of the
Cornell and the Harvard Law School, will
give course in American history in ad-
dition to new course in forensics.
DR.. Amos q. Warner of the department
OF economics and sociology, who was
forced to give up his university work on
account Of Iii health, has returned much
refreshed from two years rest in Arizona.
He will again take charge OF his various
classes
The Rev. Mr. Parsons, Yale '95, rector
of the Episcopal Church at Menlo Park,
will give course of lectures on "The His
tory of Philosophy" besides conducting
one of the seminary courses.
The course in eleme n tary law given las t
year by Instructor Policy will be in charg g
of Clark Whittier, A. B. Stanford '93,
LII. B. Harvard '96.
comes from Bryn Maur, is to be one of thu
new professors in the department of
Romanic languages.
The work in German given last year by
Miss Wickham, who is now in New York
college, will be under Instructor Sch midt,
Stanford '95. Mr.. Schmidt gavs course
in Anglo-Saxon last year.
Miss Mary Mclean. University of Cali
fornia '95, after years study at Radcliffe
and twelve months spent in Europe. will
be an as istant in the English depart
ment. Miss Mclean is daughter of DR..
J. K. Mclean, president OF the Pacific
The illogical Seminary.
During he absence of Professor Bolton
Colt Brown, VINO is to spend q wear of
study IN New York. Miss Zoe Fiske, a
graduate of Syracuse University, will Civ e
several courses in art. A special feature
will be made of the life class work.
George W. Peirce, grad uate of Harvard
and professor at Indiana University
last year, will be one of the new men in
the department of botany.
The courses in education will be given
by Professors Starbuck, Schallenberger
and Instructor Maitland. Mr.. Starbuck
comes from Clark University, where his
original researches attracted the atten-
ton Of Professor Jordan.
DR.. Richardson of the department of
Chemistry, who was recently taken with a
second attack of appendicitis. has had an
operation performed at the Lane Hospita al
in San Francisco. At last accounts he was
resting quietly. Dr.. Richardson is catcher
on the faculty ball team, and one of the
most popular men at the university.
Dr.. Jordan is due in Seattle on August
90. and will probably be at the university
in timo to give his annual address of vel.
come to the new class. Mrs. Stanford Is
not expected to return from Europe until
October. 1t is very probable that upon
her return work will Immediately begin
on the new auditorium, building which
is very much needed here at present, as
the chapel is entirely inadequate to meet
the demands of the growing student body.