New-York tribune., 1897-08-23
WORK OF A SUMMER SCHOOL.
COURSES At THE NEW-YORk UNI
NFRSITY.
TIE rXpEEIMENT \ GREAT Success SEVENTY
THREE STUDENTS THIS NEAR-SPE'lN'
ADVANTAGES OFFEREr.

THREE STUDENTS THIS YEAR-SPE'lAh
ADVANTAGES OFFERED.
Although most Ncw-Yorkers hardly regard ther
city as summer resort conslherapie hu'pe' "
teachers and students think differently. rhree
voars AGO somo Of the faculty OF the New-fork
University made the experiment OF offering courses
OF study during July and the frat two weeks o'
August. The experiment was regarded az "o""''
full one. The courses were mainly lot ''''"''9'
who work hard for ten months ANA nsn"lS "''""S'
TO spend their vacation In the country however
from the start the experiment succeeded. Ihe hrS'
wear brought thirty carnes. students. the next
sixty and this year seventy-three Anu hi"'e''
the objections were mostly imaginary Inc NJ"
buildings OF the University stand on the msh iu1e
which runs along the east bank OF the Harlem from
High Bridge past Washington Bridge and on iof
some miles For years the wide crest o. inns
ridge along it's whoic length. mas been occupi'"
by the houses and grounds OF families wen known
I'm business and social life. On the ho'ieS' ""!s'
whatever breeze is stirring-from the sound just
visible on the east. or the Hudson IN pam We"
on the west-reaches the Heights. Although Tar
within the city limits. the sroenery OF trees anu
Grass meet and rest the eye in every direction ana
The cool auet college rmitories. standing III the
beautiful campus are not bad substitutes lot ho'eH
and farmhouses.
The courses OF study are arranged ior men an"
women who wish TO spend six weeks OF their vaca-
nedopoev are the most largely attended Professor
Shaw the dean OF the University School o. PED
agoev gives two courses: First, "Schoo' ore'"-
zation. Managemen, and Administration ana SEE
ond 'principles and Methods OF I"achlhs' llo-
fossor Ruchner gives Psychology" Professor
Nonteser "Comparatve Study OF Systems o. fdu-
cation" About two-thrds OF the stndeh's ,ahe
thcse courses and Il satisfactory examination
is passed at the end of the session those VINO are
candidates for degree in the School OF Ped'eoS|'
receive credit for the work done irol'SsoiS "''e''
and McI.outh give courses in French and German.
both for students who have only slight Kno"ledS'
the languages Freely In tho SANE way Professor
Ladue offers courses in mathematins' thmEmS i'T,n ,h
algebra ana elementary geonon}f ,o,c,,ers
higher mathematics. Even experienced te"chsi
sometimes lind II advantage to 60 over the
elementary parts OF mathematlcs III tle Hsi, ,rs y
recent advances. Professor Brown oilers course
land and OF the United States. The subjects are
treated in such way as TO meet the hecns ol
teachers In secondary schools.
The special advantage offered by summer schools
conducted in college buildings is the use of the
are open all OF every weekday OF the summer term
with every facility and adynntaee enioyed by i ne
mondson gives lectures in physics with expert
boih foT 6esinnerS % % ana foT
dents. Professor Bristol returned in time from
collecting trip to Bermuda to take charge OF the
work in biology. and part Of the material collected
by him was AT the disposal of the students As in
physics. daily lectures accompanied the lanoraiorE
work The whole of the new Havemeyer Chemical
Laboratory was open to the classes in chemistry
Professors Hall and Loeb offered courses in ele-
mcntary chemistry. in qualitative and cumulative
analysis. in organic chemistry and advanced inor-
ganic chemistry. The chemical classes attract
teachers. candidates for the medical schools and
students taking chemistry for its own sake. All
the courses offered are given by the regular pro-
fessors II a professors other duties prevent his
attendance his course is simply omitted for that
the object OF the organizers is to extend the use
fulness and influence of the Cnlversity the object
Of the students is 10 Learn what will be useful
To them. Entertainment and amusement form no
part OF the programme OF students professors
Yet there springs up kindly. pleasant. social life
in the school founded the good fellowship
brought about by working hard side by side Occa-
siOnal meetings. reception TO meet the chancellor
of the University. an invitation from OF the
larger classes TO meet the rest i'm informal gath
erng upon the lawns-make the members OF the
school acquainted with one another ON Saturdays
excursions are organized up the Hudson River or
10 explore the country that Washington Irving
has made classical At the end of six weeks OF
hard work the students away glad OF a rest
but feeling physically better and stronger than
many do after six weeks OF unsatisfactory idle
ness by the shore or in the mountains