The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-11
The University of Pennsylvania.

OF the ~bcst-known seats OF learning in
our Atlantic States, none has undergone
an expansion more remarkable than that
which has been exhibited by the University
OF PENNSYLVANIA since the Civil War. For
merly a loral, It has become n national insti-
tuition, worthy to be placed in the first rank,
on the score of the number of its students
and the wide range Of the instruction
offered. Its scope includes every depart
mcnt except q school Of theology, c0mpre-
bending, a. it does, besides the college
proper and n graduate school, a law school,
medical school and departments Of dcntis-
try, veterinary medicine all OF archGol-
ogy and palmontology, Nor should We
overlook such adjunrts of the institution
as the university hosptal and the training
school for nurses, the Wistar Institute OF
Anatomy and Biology, the laboratory OF
hygiene, and the Flower Astronomical
Observatory.
The whole number Of students In tho
University OF Pennsylvania, according TO
the catalogue for the year ls9o-loOO is
1913, Of whom o6S belong to the col
lege proper, l72 TO the graduate school,
813 to the law school, and $50 to tho
medical school the rest are distributed
among other departments. A glance at
the geographical relations Of the students
will show how thoroughly the institution
meets the medieval definition Of a stadium
generate. No fewer than forty-one States
ARE represented, besides two Terri
tories and tho District OF Columbia ;
Hawaii; Cuba, Puerto Rro, the Leeward
Islands, and other West Indian islands !;
Argentina. Canada, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Ecuador. Mexico. Nicaragua and
Peru; Africa, Australia, China, England.
France, Germany. Holland. Ireland, Italy,
Japan. New Zealand, Portugal, Russia,
Scotland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
1t Is doubtful whether any other seat Of the
higher learning In the world can present
a list OF students which 60 nearly deserves
TO be termed ecumenical. As regards the
number OF instructors, on tho other hand,
the University OF Pennsylvania falls some
what short not only Of Harvard and Yale,
but also OF Cornell University, having but
280 of whom, however, l6S belong to tho
college proper and to the department Of
philosophy.
1t will be convenient merit to note the
degrees which are conferred, and the fell
lowships, scholarships and prizes by which
proficiency Is encouraged. Besides tho
ordinary degrees Of Bachelor OF Arts and
Bachelor OF Science, the college faculty
bestows the following diplomas: Bachelor
Of Science In Architecture, Bachelor Of
Science in Biology, Bachelor OF Science in
Chemistry, Bachelor OF Science in Chemical
Engineering, Bachelor OF Science in Civil
Engineering, Bachelor Of ScIencein Econom-
lea, Bachelor of Science In Electrical En-
cheering, Bachelor Of Science in Mechani-
cal Engineering, Bachelor Of Music, and
Civil Engineer, From the faculty OF phil
osophy are obtainable the degrees OF Mas
ter OF Arts, Master OF Science and Doctor
Of Philosophy, Other departments confer
the degrees OF Bachelor OF Laws, Doctor
OF Medicine. Doctor OF Dental Surgery
and Doctor OF Veterinary Medicine. Honors
are aw lrded for the work OF the senior
year. a d also, in accordance with the prec.
Nv OAlOl III VIZ tO-thllpu
"Moderation5," for tho work OF the sopho-
more year. In the college proper there aro
s~eventy-eight scholarships, the annual in
come OF which Is not given; Of these, fifty
are awarded under certain conditions to
graduates Of the public schools of the city
OF Philadelphia In tho department Of
philosophy or graduate school there are
eight scholarships each OF which entities
the holder to free tuition and 800; nine
teen Junior fellowships, worth $500 q year,
and five senior fellowships which have an
annual income Of $500; there f., too,
the fellowship In physics, endowed by
Prof. JOHN TYSpALL with 5000 a year.
Open, also to students In this depart
ment are thirty university scholar
ships which entitIe tho holder to free
tuition only.
In the law school three scholarships.
the value Of which is not stated, are
granted in each class by the faculty TO
those who hold the degree Of Bachelor
OF Arts or It's equivalent from a @
nized university or college. Ia the medi-
cal school, likewise, three scholarships are
awarded annually TO those who pass most
a1toNnacP,tllpy n nraa,riknI o-u,..At- a.