The San Francisco call., 1899-04-18
STANFORD'S new
REGISTER ISSUED
Important Changes Put
Into Effect.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. April II.
The first copies of the university reg
lister for 1S9S-99 made their appearance
to-day. The book, in arrangement and
general appearance. corresponds closely
to the catalogues of previous years. 1t
will be ready for general distribution
in a few days.
The most important change noted In
the new register is the one regarding
entrance requirements. 1t is IN line
with the policy being pursued through
out the country in requiring students
to have a more thorough preparation
before entering college than they have
had in the past. Beginning in Septem-
Der, 1900, thirteen credits will be re-
quired for admission in full standing,
instead of twelve as at present With
the commencement of the academic
year 1901, fifteen credits will be re-
quired for regular standing. After 1901
partial standing will require twelve
instead of ten credits The change has
been made in the interest of intercol-
legiate comfy, to facilitate the transfer
of students from one institution to an
other and to bring the requirements of
Stanford into as exact correspondence
as possible with those of the leading
institutions of the country.
This increase in the entrance credits
required does not mean that prepara
tory students must take up more
studies. 1t will allow them to pursue
more advanced work along certain
lines, for arrangements have been made
in Greek, German and French whereby
extra credits can be obtained
one effect of the new requirements
upon the high schools will be this Be
ginning with 1901 it will be impossible
for any high school to prepare for ad-
mission in full standing on three
years course. 1t will be possible, how
ever, for graduates of the three years
course to enter the university in partial
standing The result of the change will
be to hasten the transition in the high
schools from the three to the four
years course without actually compel
ling it.
Under admission on recommendation
the tendency to require something more
than the statement of the principal is
becoming more marked 1t VIII be
necessary to present some satisfactory
evidence of the students work here
after In English literature the expert
ment of giving an oral examination will
be tried. In history the notebook re
quirement goes into effect this year. In
physiology, botany and zoology recon-
mendations will be received, provided
they are accompanied by satisfactory
note books. In French and German,
after 1899, exercise books in French
composition must be submitted.
Among the new courses offered this
year are two in Russian, by Professor
Babine. Mathematics, for the first time.
is arranged under two separate titles
pure mathematics and applied mathe-
matics.
The number of students for the pres
ent year is larger than for any previous
year of the university except 1898.
There is a small decrease in the num-
Der of graduate students. greater
falling off is noticed in the special stu
dents, due to the severe requirements
put into effect this year in raising the
age limit and establishing the require
ment of being able to do advanced work
in some line.
In the faculty list Professor Bran
ner's name appears next in order to
President Jordan's, with his new title
of vice president. Professors Spencer
and Cubberly have been advanced
from assistant to associate professors
Professors Copeland and Newson have
been added to the list of assistant pro-
fessors and Professor Whittier has been
promoted from an instructor to an as
sistant professor.
The new instructors are Miss Maud
March, jefferson Elmore, ]. II. Howard
Robert E. Swain, G. L. Lincoln and
jackson e. Reynolds.
The nonresident lecturers for the
year include Professor Hunt of the
University Of the Pacific, Judge Lind
ley of San Francisco and Rabbi Voor-
sanger of San Francisco.
The library now contains $4,000 vol
umes and $4,000 pamphlets. The faculty
consisting of professors, associate and
assistant professors, instructors and
lecturers-numbers 107 OF the 1853 stu
dents 800 are men and 463 are women.