New-York tribune., 1900-09-29
COLEATRTA.

Columbia University VIII begin her 147th academic
year on Monday. and arrangements have been
made 10 accommodate the largest entering class in
the University's history. According TO the registrar
the applications indicate that there viii be nearly
nine hundred students distributed among the
various faculties approximately as follows: Col
lege freshman class. 15o Applied Science 1so Bar
uard. los; Law. 1so and Medicine, 80 These figures
do not include the Teachers College where stats
tics have not yet been officially compiled
A feature Of the opening OF the university this
year Is the coming Of four new professors TO con-
duct important courses at Columbia, Barnard and
the Teachers College. They are William P. Trent,
professor OF English literature at Barnard; Herbert
G. Lord professor Of philosophy at Barnard and
Columbia; S. T Dutton. superintendent Of Horace
Mann School and professor Of school administration
at the Teachers College and Gonzalez Lodge. pro
fessOr Of Greek and Latin the Teachers College.
Herbert G. Lord comes 20 Columbia from the
university OF Buffalo, where he was professor ot
philosophy IN the Teachers College and head OF the
Franklin School which corresponds TO the Horace
Mann School Of Practice. He graduate Of
Amherst College. and recently received the degree
OF Master Of Arts from Amherst. Professor Lord
is & well known writer philosophical and educa-
year OF required work IN philosophy at Columbia
and Barnard. DR.. Gonzalez Lodge has been pro-
fessor Of Latin Bryn Mawr for eleven years. and
formerly student and fellow IN Greek at Johns
Hopkins and afterward professor OF Greek at Da-
wilson College. In these places he displayed wide
and painstaking scholarship together with in
terest in both the Greek and Latin Hteratures and
languages Dr. Lodge IS also editor Of repUte.
and has issued several textbooks II the classics.
His courses 81 Columbia this year. open only 20
graduate students and specially qualified seniors.
are teachers course in Latin Cne in Greek and
course IN Greek and Latin syntax.
Registration. which began this week signalizes
the establishment OF the Office OF registrar, distinct
from that OF bursar. Heretofore both Offices have
been filed by George F. Fisher, Hereafter, how
ever, all the records OF the university relating 10
registration, u1atricuarion. examination and grad
u2tion statistics Will be turned to the registrar
who Will also have charge Of the alumni records
e1 ee @ ov @Rs a M s5ca @ s 98TsaT T have the
President Low appointed DR.. George 3 Germann
Columbia in 1895, obtained his Pm. D. in 1899 and
in 1858 was instructor in education His
thorough knowledge Of university and college work
ef7ciency Already he has made several improve
meuts which will greatly facilitate the registering
The department Of Romance languages announces
IN thar Castor ReSc69g o9 g s FaTsfp ri tb l9HTn4s!
vL LgLe anu AIeLlI.1L " I-e eliL u 14o
History OF the French Press During the Nineteenth
FItZgerg5a IN span! HaSa & 2n fo m rfve o. s2
IN the Paris Exposition He was member Of the
Congress on Teaching Modern Languages and Of
the Congress on University Education. Nj Wood
ward instructor in the Romance languages at Co
lumbia, IS al Paris. where he is Assistant Com
andre Beziat de Bordes has been appointed lect-
FsIo IN UiTeT5iIy Of chicago In 1891 he was pro
fessor Of French at the Peninsular College Of era
professor OF modern languages Al wesleyan. and
since then has been head Of the Romance language
department at KALAMAZOO College, Dr. Curtis Hid
den Page has returned from Europe, and will re-
sumo his courses in French literature The regu-
lar Thursday lectures in French will be begun the
middle Of November.
Dr. James H. Garfield. the librarian Of Columbia:
has been away this week. attending the meeting or
the state Library Association at Lake Placid. He
Is president OF the association
The subject OF the Cournbia-P PennsylvaTlia debate
has been announced. as follows: Resolved That
the United States should establish a system OF
graded subsidies. based upon mileage navigated BY
regular American vessels while engaged in foreign
trade -, 80. - ~
av and also present his annual report on that day
Professor Keener. dean Of the Law School an
rources the establishment Of a new publication:
entitled The Columbia Law Review. which Will
he issued under his direction. with the following
EDITORIAL STAFF. Professors H ?. and B. r. Robin
son. J NJ Woolsey. L s Levi and J. F. Corrtgan.
THE japanese Government has made arrange
r,ents 10 nay the expenses OF TWO or three jap
1-eea students 70 take courses in the Columbia
c.Soo1 ~ Political Science The students Will after
return a japan TO give instruction IN the
IA A. The annual dinner OF the Alumni Association
p. bA held Monday night the following onicsrs viii
be elected: President Edward Mitchell 81; vice
-7-asi5ert Ttllfen T. Davies. IS: treasurer. T. r
Tozfe- '7s and secretary. 2 P. Keppel S