New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

Adler, Charles Davies John c. Draper Henry
Draper Tayler Lewis, Howard Crosby. f. n.
0illett, L. F. Foresti and Benjamin N Martin
Faculty of Observation-Disclosures Mott, Samuel
Gross Samuel Il. Dickson Elisha Bartlett, Mar
tyn Paine Cunning S. Bedford, John w. Draper,
Henry Draper, John c. Draper John A. SWEET
Granville S. Pattison, Henry s. Hewitt and
Alfred Charles Post. s
Faculty Of Law-Benjamin F. Butler William
Kent, Theodore Sedgwicx, George Henry Moore
John Norton Pomeroy, b. Vaughan Abbott and
Henry +. Davies.
Entrance examinations held in the fol-
lowing subjects
Latin: Grammar Csesar-Four books OF the
Commentaries. Virgil--Six books of the A1neid
About one thousand lines from Ovids Metamor-
phoses will be taken as an equivalent Tor one
book Of Virgil. Cicero-The four Orations
against Catine and two of the following: Pro
Archia, pro Marcello, de Imperio en- Pompe
pro ROscIo Amerino. Latin Prose composition
or Joness Latin Prose Composition. or an equiv
aient Roman history TO the battle OF Actium
81 b. c., and the geography Of the Roman En-
Greek: Grammar (Hadley or Goodwin
Xenophon--Four books Of the AnabaSis Homer
Three books Of the Had. Prose Composition
LJoness Exercises. or an cquiVaieh' "ieeN
French: (a) A thorough knowledge Of gram
faatical infection, with special attention 10 the
Irregular verbs. In this respect the grouho
covered in Whitney's Practical french, or an
equivalent will be sufficient (b) the canoloate
must have read enough to enable MIN 10 trans
late simple prose at sight Supers neaue, y.
Whtney's Is recommended, or an equrva'en'
mount of reading. (c) Each candloate 10 eA-
mined as to his knowledge OF pronunciauoh
and is expected to read aloud inteingpy the
French text. which he is required to translate
German: (a) A thorough knowledge OF the
most common grammatical forms. Inc grouho
covered by Thomas's Practical German Gram
mar will be sufficient. (b) Ability to read simple
prose at sight. The reading of one hundred ana
dftv duodecimo pages of German prose ousnt 10
he sufficient (c) Ability to read aloud inteingi-
bly, the German text which is to De trahsia'eo'
translation at sight Of simple prose.
English: History. Geography. mathematics
Higher arithmetic, algebra and pane seoi"-
etry. -. H.. ..,~. of
The curriculum covers the WIDEST range .,
subie,ts and equals in point of detail and
,rowning of studies the best universities Oh
Icurope or America. The present chanceior'
Henry NJ. MacCracken, d. D.. LIZ d.. was Tor
o,erIy chancellor of the University OF Pittsburg:
In 1884 ne was called to the professorsnip OF
,hilosoDhy in the New-York University, win
an informal request that he should add TO the
work Of his chair the plan OF enlargihS ano
strengthening the University as the way hisn.
oren In 1885 the office OF vice-chanceuor was
created. and he was named for the posltiOn. IN
1901 upon the resignation OF the chanceilor, VI
rohn Hall. the vice-chancellorshp was trans
ferred TO the chanceilorship. and the TWO ounces
consolidated Dr. MacCracken has served uhee5
tho larger title since that date Ills spie lm
efforts in behalf of the University are e,a.eiunS
acknowledged by every friend OF highef e"u