The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-08-13
Williams College.

II IL noteworthy that two Of the smaller
seats Of learning in New England. which
DR.. O. W. HOLMES saw 1T TO describe as
"fresh-water colleges have each pro-
duoed q President OF tho United States,
which Is more than can be said Of Yale
University.
williams College, Massachusetts,. to
which va would now direct attention, has
sent forth not only JAMES A. GARFIELD,
but many other eminent citizens. Although
started at a date comparatively recent, and
for . long time straitened from a pecuniary
point Of view, It has made q signal advance
since the close OF the Civil War. and is now
n%ourtshing institution. Its teaching staff
includes at present 50 members. and Its
students number $50. Of whom all but 90
are undergraduates. It will surprise many
TO Williams College a larger body Of stu
dents than does Massachusetts,, tho num-
bsrs betng respectively l%7 and l04; twenty
three other States arc represented. and
there 10 ono student from England. That
Il 10 say. a. regards the circuit Of its use
fulness, Williams College may be fairly
compared with the scademical department
OF Harvard College as II was fifty years
ago. It should be pointed out. however,
that the only degrees conferred In course
at Williams are those Of Bachelor and Master
OF Art There is no divinity school, law
school. medical school or separate scientific
school. but an excellent scientific education
a. >hAlnaAla L. thA nnllAno 1r1nAr ~, xh>
pursuit Of one Of the FIVE courses leading
to the A. B. degree.
williams College Is one OF the institutions
that nave followed Harvard's example In
emitting Greek as an indispensable pre-
requisite to admission. Those who wish
to enter the freshman class and proceed
to the A. B. degree can do 30 II they present
satisfactory qualifications In one OF Ave
groups Of subjects. Greek Is included
in one Of these groups. Latin In all 1--WE.
German In two and French In two. Those
who offer Greek must have read three
books Of the " Had and four books OF
XENoPHoN's Anabasis.- and must be able
into English, and also turn into Greek
fragments Of English based on XENoPHoN.
They must also be conversant with Greek
history to the death Of ALEXANDER and
with the related geography. In Latin,
which. a. we have said, figures In all five
groups, an applicant for admission must
have read four books OF CESAR. SIX orations
OF C1cERo. sx books OF the -lFneid." and
must be able to translate at sight extracts
from CORNELIUS NRPos and from the
"Metamorphoses Of OVID. He must also
be able to translate consecutive passages
Of English into Latin prose. and he Is ex-
pected TO be able to pronounce Latin accord
ing 70 the Roman method. We should have
mentioned that Greek must he pronounced
according to the written accents and in
conformity with tho method recommended
by Prof W. W. GOODWIN OF Harvard Uni
versity.
IA regards the system Of instruction,
Williams College Ia conservative in this
respect. that all the studies Of the fresh
man year are prescribed. and In the sopho-
more year only six out OF ten hours OF work
. week are elective. Even In the Junior
year six hours out Of fifteen are prescribed
Conservative, also, Ia the regulation that
all students must attend college PRAYERS
every weekday morning and Sunday even
Ing and religious services every Sunday
morning. Every student must also attend
upon nine-tenths Of all college exercises.
IN default Of which extra work Is imposed.