New-York tribune., 1901-12-02
STATE UNIVERSITY REPORT
NETWORK MEDICAL SCHOOLS EA-
CEILED IN EXAMINATIONS-WOR
OF THE YEAR.

,,harv Dec The report Of the College De-
partment Of the University of the state OF Ne"-
York for the year ending July 81 1901. Will sno"
that during the nine years in Which ths meoloai
licensing examinations have been held 6349 physi-
clans been examined, of which nunoer 20
per cent were licensed. At the dental licensing
examinations which have been held for six years.
264 dentists have been examined. of which num-
her 70 per cent licensed AT the veterinary
licensing examina tions which have also been heio
for six years ninetythree veterinarians nave oeeh
examined. of which number 56 per cent were
licensed During the five years in which examina-
tions for expert public accountants have been heio
seventv-uine ,a We been examined and oS per cent
received certificates. IN these statistics each cai
didate who fails is counted as often as he was eA
amined.
During the last year. in medicine oil oio scnooi
candidates. IS homeopaths and 20 eclectcs have
been examined There were no failures in the case
OF graduates of six of the New-1ork meoicdl
schools and in only two of the New-York schools
did the percentage of accepted candidates faH oe-
low In 1901 of the 1874 examined In dentistiy iol
received licenses: of the ~ examined In veterinary
medicine received licenses: of the II examined IN
pubic accounting IS received certificates as certified
public accountants
A gold medal awarded to the university at
the Pan-Amerfcan Exposition for the exhibit of
educational methods and results. A diploma and
a bronze form of the medIl is to accompany the
award.
The 1901 report of the High School Department
will that there were 595 academic departments
of public schools and 146 chartered academies on
the university roll October last. The number
of students instructed during the year in the
secondary schools of the State So 796. in
crease of 4.431 the preceding year. note
worthy fact is that the number of boys instructed
has increased 59S per cent and the number Of girls
only SIS per cent. Thirty-hve academic depart
ments have been admitted the university and
seven academies have been incorporated. The NUM-
Der of official visits made to university institutions
was 1H5 Requests have been received for the ap-
proval of 2S7 courses of laboratory work and ap-
proval has been granted in $50 cases
The whole number of papers written In the
Regents academic examinat ations was 53s IA; OF
these H094S were claimed by the principals. and
s53 s47 allowed after being read and rated by the
university These numbers are the largest ever
reported in the history OF the university The
honor papers for the year number 1854.
The problem Of the free academic instruction OF
students not living in districts where secondary
schools are maintained is briefly discussed in the
report The logical solution of this problem seems
to be found in building up larger districts around
established centres Of population till practically
the entire territory of the State shall be included
In such districts Such organization would have
all the advantages of the township system, and
would avoid most of its Objectionable features.
Progress in this direction has been made in Fulton
County and in Madison County.
In consequence OF the number of requests re-
ceived psychology will be given in the January.
Ie12 examination The installation IN Geological
Hall Of the exhibit of mineral resources OF the
State lately returned from the Pan-American Ex-
position. is in progress. The State Fair Com
mission transferred the custody of the State
Museum tho collection of domestic fowls and
AGRICULTURAL implements hitherto on exhibition in
Geological Hall.
An important addition to the Zoolosc Division is
the Introduction Of vivaria and aquaria, containing
a few Ncw-York forms. The former now snow
specimens OF garter snakes, green snake from
ne
specimens of both OF the adult and young of the
green frog. spotted frog and wood frog. In the
aquaria found the common newt. a NUMBER OF
small fishes sunhsh. minnows and sinners. frog
tadpoes and several varieties OF water insects
To the collection of preserved material number
OF invertebrate forms collected during the summer
have been added. one OF the most interesting or
these is female blue crab the common edible
FORM carrying 4 bunch of eggs a thing rarely
observed even by professional crab fishermen.
though by no means uncommon. These are
exceeding small and the number that ore cran
can lay "A time has been estimated at ABOUT
four millions. Several additions nave also oeen
made TO the collection OF snakes and batrachians
The following awards for exhibits OF the New
York State Museum at the Pan-American kSposi-
tion, made:
Division l. Agregl,ureS,ysr medal: Botanical col
lections. entomolosic publications ,,... ,u...,.
DIVISION viiI Mines MetaIuTsy-Giod medal: Pub
silver medals: Exhibit oG mineral PTotuets illustrative
medals: mineral paint. exhibit OF crude
manufactured gypsum samples exhibit OF clays.
shars their products exhibit OF salt exhibit OF
limestone and cements exhibit ot abrasves exhibit
of petroleum samples. exhibit of slate Of different
Colors.
Division XVI Ethnoosy and aology-Honorabis
menton Ethnolcgc and archG.ogic collections
An important buIetin aquatic insects OF the
Adirondacks, by DR.. j. c. Needham. of Lake For
est University. Illinois, has been issued. This pub
Of 23i pages illustrated by thirtysix plates
tsix o which a admirably executed in coorSD,
gives only portion of the results obtained at the
Eutomoogic Field Station. Saranac Inn, during the
OF 1900 The location exceptionally
fortunate. and large number of relatively
known forms studied
This bulletin easily ranks as the most important
contribution to The knowledge of aquatic insects in
this State containing as IT does. original descrip
tions OF the immature stages of many species. 1t
has been Chara cterzed by DR.. l.. o Howard chief
entomologist OF the United States Department. OF