The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-22
NEW COURSES ATC0LUMBlA.
STUDY AND JySTRUCTION ~ COW.
MERGE MAY NE INTRODUCED.


The projected establishment OF courses ~
study and instruction In ~ 'ol"m-
bia University through tn" nstrumeh'ailty ana
nctlve support OF the Chamber ot commerce"
has been under consideration Tor more nan u
year. The PROJECT was mndc q suolcct OF 10
quiry by a special COMMITTEES OF the chnmber
on commercial education. A proposition hado
on behalf OF bla by President seth Low
OF the university. who Ia also chairman OF the
Chambers committee. and recommended BY
the committee. was accepted and adopted by
the chamber. and the proposed courses VIII he
included in the Colum bla curriculum assoon as
the money which the Chamber OF commerce mas
undertaken 10 supply IL raised " Is POSSIBLE
that matters may progress so rapidly thht me
courses will he introduced the coming lall. but
IL Is more probable that they will come in 1901.
The Chamber uf Commerce has agreed 70 FUR.
nlsh from $4,000 to s2O.oOO n year for n NUM-
Der OF years. 1t is expected That inter nve
years the fund and the courses Will be sell.
sustaining, but the university does nor bsnd
itself TO carry them on without aid from the
| chamber at the end Of that period. The neces-
| stiles Of the situation can be met with sl2,ooo
a year or a little less. but It Is contemplated to
supply facilities fof a more elaborate course "
| the subvention is raised TO $4,000 a year.
! The collegiate course in as pro.
posed by Columbia will be open 10 students OF
the grade Of high School graduates. and iti ssue-
gested that graduates OF the Commercial H'gh
School which has been proposed by tho Board
OF Education might secure advanced standing
In the collegiate course. The collegiate course
is planned 10 cover four wears and preparation
IL Ia b. made 10 supplement this with unlvnr-
sty courses uron commercial subjects. The
! course is at first to lead. not IN a degree, butto
n certificate two rlans ,nr ne sou rcS, arr r,
the course 10 be- given to commercial SUBJECTS
Glstinctively. in the other "a pcr, cent
IN, regard TO thetwo rlnns' VII: Low wrote
ter mainly from the polnt of view on the uolltl-
cal economist. and that 1t would turn out men
more highly spec,a.lled ana ,er,Nr ,ens' 10 10
as they involv" questions o. dls,rlhutloh me
second plan paws more regard 10 tht e1ulp,,
nent of the student for the understandings of
tho processes Of production, especially IN the
| direction ~ chemistry. and aims TO give him a
broader general trimming ..J,u
is estimated a, the same. figure. $4,000 TO
I sIg.5OO, AVID il l. stated that the full proposal
Of university courses supp,,ementlne We col
, leciatp ooursN can hc carried out for $4,000 a
yoar. President Low SAYS that il may be- LETT
10 time to determine whether tho course
should lend to a degree.
Ono plan presupposes graduation. from q
secondary school, public or private, in when
English. mathematics, history, a natural sol.
encs and one modern anGung other man
English will have been stud ed syStemalral,v
10 the extent now required for admission 10
Columbia. Tho other is framed To make ,as
large use az possible OF existing courses NJ IN
.trIlc.ion at Columbia. II is proposed to. in
| cluNn in thu course training in writing tnrlish.
study If some other mo Tern LANGUAGE. ot turnI
prPn AMI American history, and OF roll'l"hI
! economy and social science. besides me sn"-
ciaIly commercial subjects. II j. intended. ~"
! rrosrrc'u- says, that courses n The principles
governing hu,iness shall he given hv men hnv-
1 ing an intimate personal acquaintance with
nctlal hlsineSs lie. Course, IN. accounting.
transportation 'cchripu" " trad" and COM
nero. m rcial ethics. commercial credits,
Insurance and commercial OPPORTUNITIES are
enumerated among these.
kmon- the SUBJECTS. s0ne optional and some
rauuirnd, mentionri in the curriculum, ara
! topography, orography. photography meteor.
| shapes ~ cDntin cnts. OF ~rontour ~ lhnn,ot water
masses, " tamparnture and moisture, ~ zones
ri Agricultural production. forest areas, nnd
mineral belts, German. frrhcn, onhnl'n oI
natural science. including industrial chemis-
O.ber entries in the curriculum include
sys'.ms ~ Weights and measures: currency
amt banking systems: customs regulations;
storage. bonding and harhor regulations; rules
Of navigation: markets. and lars: exchange
/ md price quotations.: study OF CON n1efclal
documents: operations In produce exchanges;
law. inlan trade md transportation ronds.
can ais, railways principles. practice ana legiS-
lation exchange. Brh,trage and Transactions
on stock rvohango. The ber Of Com
the necessary funds for the establishment o'
the course. and thsre nre already names on tho
subanrirtihn list. The mnmhers ~ tho chamber
on the Committee on Commercial Education,
hesiins Chairman ow, were Gustav II. Schwah,
James G.. cannon, ". Bayari Cutting and T.
i. Thurb"r.