New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
COLUMBIA SUMMER SCHOOL
A NEW DEPARTURE IN THE UNIVERSE
TVS CAREER.

For the first time in its history Columbia Uni
versity will this year conduct summer school
The session will open tomorrow. and will continue
until Friday. August TO- Nicholas Murray Butler
professor of philosophy and education and dean
of the faculty CT philosophy who Is the director of
the summer school. says that between four hun
dred and five hundred have signhed their inten-
ton of registering, and he expects that many
more Will be enrolled during the present week The
students have come largely from the South and
West. and have taken advantage of the opportunity
of spending their vacation in New-York. while en-
1oying at the same time the advantages of Column
bias splendid educational system.
Tomorrow and Tuesday students are requested
present themselves for registration at the office
of the secretary of the summer session. in the
Columbia Library. After registering the amount
of the matriculaton and tuition fees must be paid
The matriculadOn fee of So will relieve the student
from any further payment for matriculation in
he registers afterward for the regular courses
of instruction in any of the departments of Column
bia University. Students already registered in Co
lumbia not required to pay the matrtculation
fee for the summer season.
The tuition fee is $25. and it permits no student
to take courses in more than two departments
more than three courses in ALL
There will be formal examinations for admis
sion. Students both men and women. will be ad-
mitted to such courses as they are found qualified
by their respective instructors to pursue to ad-
vantage. The regular exercises of the summer
sion will begin promptly July and close
August s. Each course will consist of thirty lect-
other exercises. their equivalent in
laboratory field work.
On Thursday, August g. and Friday, August TO-
stated examinations will be held in the several
ihcates will be issued, which signed by the presi
mer session. will become part of the regular aca-
claimed by those who sustain satisfactorily the ex-
of the various schools Of Columbia have agreed to
accept courses of the summer session in partial
of
A B. or the higher degrees. the technical degrees
VIII be credited are those in botany, education
English. rhetoric geography, history, mathematics
Pnlosophy' physics psychology and manual train
student by ahg the max@nm RGmbsP fof OF
courses curing the regular academic and summer
IN the college and receive his degree of A. B. in
II Is years instead OF four as now required
largely attended by New-York teachers. as it Of
IeTs mem great advantages.
Under 1Ss the reguiations prescribed by the Board
Co hG4cduon IN this city. courses satisfactorily
GGGmpIeted at the summer session of Columbia
University will secure exemption in whole or in
part from the eXaminations required for license
NO or grade A for the license for head of de-
Partment or assistant 10 principal. and for the
A school of observation and practice will be
maintained in connection with the courses in edu-
school superintendents. supervisors, principals
critic teachers and others TO study and discuss
Students taking courses In botany, geography.
sources of the fabora tories at their service The
unusual resources of the Botanical Garden in
Bronx Park will also be available.
The courses Of instruction will be numbered as
follows: Botany, 3, education. 3; English. g. rhe-
toric and English composition .; geography, 3
history, l; manual training, ?; mathematics. 8;
philosophy. 1; physics, 3; psychology; B.
In addition to the matrCulatiOn and tuition fees
the payment of So will secure the student the
OF the gymnasium including a private locker, to
gether with the use of the swimming pool In
connection with the gymnasium work, two
courses will be introduced which have not hereto
and Miss Bancroft will give course in school
gymnastics. hygiene and anthropometre
This will develop a series of movements
be carried together with usual school work
when it is desired to give opportunity TO ventilate
the room without danger to the pupil, and also to
provide systematic exercise without apparatus or
special exercising rooms The exercises in this
course will be such be used in the school
room with only such apparatus the ordinary
tables, and free standing movements. The course
will include lectures on personal and school hy-
students, including the usual measurements, tests
OF strength, and eye and ear tests.
The course is planned especially for teachers
who are not specialists in physical training, and
others who desire instruction in forms OF regu-
lar exercise which may be taken at home in lin
tied space and without expensive apparatus.
Or Savage and Messrs. Bojus and Seikel will
also give courses in advanced caltsthenics.
An additional payment OF 50 will secure lnstruc-
will be reserved for the use Of women from $50 to
1:3O and for from 2:30 to 80 woman
gymnastic instructor will be IN attendance IN me
gymnasium for the purpose OF giving any neces-
sary Instructions and assistance to women stu
E'iske Hall Barnard College. win be open for the
accommodation of women students during the
summer session The Hall viii accommodate
about sixty persons, and give table board to sew
enty The rates for and board during ihe
six weeks term from IS TO $40 week.
According the faculty of the summer school
the total expense involved in attending the sum
mer session including tuition fee, may readily be
kept below $50. In case need it exceed 500