The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-11
LIFE IN BARNARD COLLEGE,.
The Close oftha Year-Proapects for n0O5-0s-
Erect or the Elective Courses.

The Close ofthe Y~ear-Prospects for HsOg-os-
Erect or the Elective Courses.
The last purely social function of the college
year for the Barnard students was q reception
given by President and Mrs. Low in their own
home on Tuesday afternoon to all MEMBERS OF
the graduating class md to the candidates tax.
ing higher degrees.
The entrance examinations for the coming
year began on Wednesday with French and
closed on Saturday with science. In former
years an entire week was given up to these ex-
aminations, one subject being taken each day.
Three hours were supposed to be the time limit,
but as o matter Of fact indulgent proctors were
often persuaded to extend the time to four and
five hours, and it was small wonder that
students were in a state Of mental exhaustion
when the ordeal was over. Nowadays the ex-
aminations extend over four days, and the max
imum time spent on each paper is two hours and
a half. The new arrangement is far better, for
the students keep much fresher and even moro
cheerful.
The total number of applicants who came up
for the examinations was sixty-four. OF this
number seventeen were candidates for pro
liminaries." or those taking portions Of subjects
with the intention Of completing them a year
hence; fifteen took final examinations, and
thirty.two offered every subject. In addition to
this number three students offered subjects for
advanced standing, expecting to enter the
sophomore class. and several made applications
to be transferred from other colleges.
1t has been a subject of much speculation and
to what would be the result this spring Of the
new rule In regard to Greek whereby il Is no
longer a compulsory subject for entrance. Now
that. girls have an alternative, perhaps that
much-mooted inquiry, What is the sense of q
girl learning Greek !" may receive a fnal
The partisans of the new scheme predicted
that there would be a very large increase in the
years to come there would be no appreciate
difference in the numbers that could be directly
traceable to Greek or non-Greek. The result this
year proves both parties to be right: The number
Of Applicants has certainly increased. being forty
sixty.four, sixteen came in under the new regula-
lions, offering in place Of Greek advanced mathe,,
m modern f ian elsmsa' shirt sess"se cam aad in ' nnd ssrG the
old plan. with Latin, Greek, one modern Ian
guaRe. English and mathematics. Those taking
preliminary examinations have not been taken
Into consideration in this enumeration. OF
course the next few years may reverse these
seems safe to prophecy that the girls willtfnd
the advanced mathematics a more difficult re-
quirement to meet than the classical languages.
barnard offered six graduate scholarships for
the year ls97-9S, five of the value of $3.50 each,
S1d 9ns sS Sf 70 5he Be va mase Of be S2soti b apP arss Of Ju fSr
lows 20 one in English. one in classics. one II in po-
lllth stiChtC NV III bSiCltC, NV III
philosophy, and one in mathematics. There Was
an unusually large number of applications, for
these this year; and from students Of marked
ability and high scholarship. The following
awards were made:
English, to Miss Helen Isabel Wilton. Miss
Wilton received the degree of A. B.. from Smith
College in ga; she was o graduate student at
receiving the degree Of NJ. A. from Columbia
Classics. to Miss Agnes Baldwin. a graduate Of
Columbia in the class of 81.
Political science. to Miss Isabel Eaton n
1ss9-90 Miss Eaton was an instructor at Smith
in English. She has twice been the recipient Of
Association. and has for the past year lived at
the2settlement in Philadelphia. Miss Eaton has
made o special study OF the industrial and social
Philadelphia, and New York, having contributed
several papers to scientific periodicals giving her
results.
a student In the class of '97. Columbia.
Philosophy, TO Miss Emma Goodeve Sebring.
Miss Sebring graduated from Smith College with
the degree OF A.. b. In 80. In '94 she took her
NJ. A. degree from Columbia, and since that
time she has been an instructor in the Teachers
To persons having a thirst for statistics 1t is
sometimes a matter Of interest to know Just
their training in private schools and what pro-
portion come from public schools. A week pre-
vious to the examinations candidates arc re-
CURED to file application blanks signed by their
Instructors certifying that they are fully pre-
pared to take the subjects which they offer. Out
Of tho sixty-four candidates. thirty were edu-
both in tho city and out of town; twenty.seven
came from the high schools in the neighboring
towns. while the remaining seven were prepared
partly under tutors and partly by schools, Prob
ably when tho new high schools are established
In the fall New York city will be able TO make
creditable position Of allowing the out-of-town
high schools to send such a large Contingent
into the different colleges over the country.