New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-29
CHANGES AT COLUMBIA
REORGANIZATION OF THE DEyAsr
MENTS-FACULTY TRANSFERS
AND APPOINTMENTS

The announcements for courses In English ,,a
comparative literature at Columbia University n,
19o0-1901. which have just appeared. show -
organization Of the administrative powers If u.
departments The divisions Of English Iitsra,r,.
and OF rhetoric and English composition are AN,
ished individual departments. and are ernbrae..
under the one division OF English.
In the college the scheme provides for r,s.,
graduates a complete course In rhetoric and Es,
lish composition and the opportunity 20 become a.
quainted with the history Of English Hteratur. A.,
also with the AnglO-Saxon language. In the upt
versity the scheme provides for further study a,
AngIo-Saxon. a thorough knowledge Of Engtss
philoIogy and OF earlier English literature a.
vanced work in rhetoric and acquaintance VIII
the Hteratures of other nations freed far as n
practicable from linguistic study.
That branch Of English which attends mainly :.
English literature free from questions Ianguax.
and composition maintains separate entity under
the title Of comparative literature. The diviso,
gives both collegiate and university instruction:
its undergraduate courses are culture courses; n,
graduate courses look TO learning and research
The new organization brings about ssvs-sI
changes among the faculty Thomas Ranco,a
Price retains his title OF professor OF the English
language and literature and becomes chairman Of
the Department Of English. Brander Matthsvs
now professor OF dramatic literature and Georzs
Rice Carpenter is still professor OF rhetoric and
English composition as before. DIR. G. C. D. Ocsu
and W. T. Brewster become instructors instead II
tutors. and Wellington Putnam remains lecturer
elocutiOn.
William Peterfeld Trent professor Of English
and history at the University OF the South sine.
1883, becomes the professor OF English liter
both at Barnard and Columbia p. @. Carts
ton is promoted from assistant tutor in rheoric
and English composition. George Philip Knapp
one Of the instructors in English at Teachers Coz
Iege will henceforth lecture English Column
bia and Barnard in addition to his work with ths
affiliated institution
In the department Of comparative literature Pro
lessor woodberry becomes the head OF rhe a.
vision ]. E. Spingarn tutor and L. y. Chase and
j. G. UnderhiIl. assistants being the other officers
Besides the faculty changes there are several
new courses In the department. Professor Trent
Will give five 8 follows
English Poetry-General survey from the Eliz-
abethan age to modern times
English literature IN the first half OF the nine
teenth century.
English literature in the second half Of the
English literature from 1880 to HAS with special
reference TO Dryden and Pope
English literature from 1923 20 1880. with special
reference Milton
Professor Brander Matthews will give two
courses; one on English comedy. It's history and It's
methods; the other on the history OF the drama
In the department OF comparative literature these
new courses are offered:
Revival of romauticism In the eighteenth cen
fury, by Dr. Underhin
Aspects OF modern poetry, by Professor Wood
berry and three seminars with Professors WOOD
berry, Spingarn and CnderhiH