New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-07
NEW COURSE AT COLUMBIA.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO ESTABLISH
ONE IN COMMERCE.
TO CARRY OUT PRESIDENT LOWS sud'hsiioNs
A sJBvENTIoN OF FROM $1,000
To 200 600 NECESSARY.

TO CARRY OUT PRESIDENT LOWS suo'EsiioN9
A suBvENTIoN or FROM $4,000
TO $4,000 NECESSARY.
The Chamber OF Commerce held It's monthly meet
ing yesterday. with the president Alexander f.
Orr in the chair The principal matter which was
brought before the meeting was the report pre-
sented by Seth Low. chairman OF the speV'"'
Committee on Commercial Education recoh''''e"u
ing the establishment OF collegiate course III
commerce of four years duration. at 'olumoih
University open 10 the students OF the grace Oh
high school graduates The courses proposed IN
clude rhetoric and common English. mathe'"d"'9.
economics. history. sociology. public law laws Vi
taxation and modern languages; and Tor 'he 'nn'''
tenance Of these courses the Chamber IL hsneu
10 make a subventon OF from $1,000 10 SN'""
year.
Accompanying this report was letter sfshen oy
Seth Low in his official capacity as the president
of the university submitting a tentative PROPOSE
ton 10 the committee. embodying the ou'nes Vi
two alternative plans for the committee 10 se'.0'
from ,
In the course Of his letter Mr.. Low wrote
7 propose that there be established at Columbia
University. under the charge OF the coeee ear d.
ration open to students Of the grade OF nsn hiu9
sha lead to certificate, but not to degree; that that
IL shall be supplemented by graduate courses M
shall carry carr d the bn aesred Two
fines are submitted. indicating from .ie curse p
eb he but the University reserves the right at
all times to modify the details OF me osed differ
from each other principally in the amount OF tune e
allotted to the subjects specifically hours per
week year covering in all sixty hours OF inso,u r
ton the fret rr G Pan d R Course ,at shall
distinctvcly commercial subjects ne srC0Hr tei
cent MAJ Of thn total time shall given to
commercial subjects In regard TO '1 LOOKS at the
matter mainly from the point Of view OF o sne men
cal economist and that IT would turn 4u 70 mn
derstand the problems Of commerce so laI al ion
involve questions Of Distributor ~ he student
for understanding the processes OF AIMS 70
pecaly II the direction o; rTsinng it is said
that the European schools 81 commerce Ger
speciazotion until the student is we'll advanced IN
his course II is probable that ny s,sshich viii
@ ,he students 70 pursue their studies At their
own option nearly along either the me 81 W. n is
Believed that the FIRST plan far rsat eec 10
by grant Of from $4,000 to 800 year ood be
grant OF $4,000 other courses as outnrm' nronosaI
added. With grant Of 800" on rde The graduate
courses outlined could be carried into eneta into
effect upon a grant Of from 500" 10 CIV" ''
AS TO ANOTHER PLAN.
With Mr. Low on the special committee to which
this nronosition was submitted were Gustav H.
Schvab James G Cannon. William Bayard cutting
and Francis r. Thurber The report o. TINS coi''
nittee dwelt at the outse' upon the "e'i's y.
another plan OF commercial education suon'''e"
TO the Chamber a year before and then contihueu'
The course IT. commerce originally propose" u
vour committee began at roin. equivalent 70 the
third or Junior year in Columbia CoHest' ana eN-
tended over period OF -four or I'VE years Inc
collegiate course in commerce now PROPOSED oy me
university Is 10 begin polrt equ!Va lelt 70 lne
beginning OF the usual course In COLUMBIA Co,tSet
and is 10 be open students OF me grade OF
graduates from the high school. Stucents gra1u,,
atng from the proposed Commercial filgh ,Scnool
mizht very probably obtain advanced stahd"E IN
the collegiate course in commerce. but, presumably,
students graduating from any course In any hleh
school could enter upon the course In CONNER"
10 advantage. and without break In the'f Worn.
Tho collegiate course in commerce covers lo.I
wears and IL can he supplemented by university
courses upon commercial subjects, covering one,
two or three years. even longer. at the pleasure
of the student The university already offers many
courses which n paTr Of the necessary ednca-
ton Of any VINO wants the most thorough
training for commercial career. Broadly speak
ing II is necessary 10 supplement the courses al
ready offered in the university only by courses In
commercial geography. commercial history, and the
like by courses In Domestic and foreign CONNER
clal law and by courses. more or less detailed. In
accounting II is evident. therefore. that the plan
proposed by your committee offers the promise OF
very complete result at A comparatively small
outlay.