New-York tribune., 1907-09-21
YALE READY FOR WORK
Faculty and Curriculum Changes
Science Basis of Theology.

.7l under way for the formal beginning OF the
school wear at Yale Thursday morning IN an
5s,ar-roents the university will be opened this
- - so--L 1-es- Most Of the faculty members
.. to-e ana the undergraduates are returning.
~.versI hundred being here 70 take the eHanlha-
80 to- conditioned students. which pegln next
Monday. ,,-- - - ob.rse ~
Arson Phelps Stokes. II, secretary. ialse par !
-. en- ter, as Arthur T. Hadtey, presloent
a --eoa-fne 10 leave this country OCTOBER Iof
E,-,,- ~ give the Roosevelt lectures III Iei many
taking as his subject The History % DOoiiOiii
a. he United States Lee McCluns treas " eI Is
+,r shser- on his trip TO South America ne mas
~ g.. - o~-+-5as Of that continent as far
- :. ,ha Areentina confederation lie VIII re-
-, shortly sfrer the opening OF the Colese year.
s.,-.rs-v stokes VINO has been IN the 4oiI IonuachS
80. - the summer. returned q week ago u TAKE
,1- the executive WORK - -. s..
ra,-.r changes than usual are 10 go INTO enect
s5an,ic department this year The new
So .5di-,on TIE Ilnsly building. Is well along
+,z-sr5 completion. but will not be hnlshed Tor
.s,,sraI months Il connects the old and the new
,fl.-iee with a structure designed 10 harmonic
,ba architecture Of both buildings The Lnsly
tt,sf,r was erected at cost OF S25oooo the money
4no me Ross bequest being designed for this pur-
pose
r,,agA5 nv the statistics from the entrance eX-
animation papers already taken Yale VIII continue
.-s ,,ninterruptad record OF healthy increase IN
-,a,,bersnfn Of some four hundred students from
the registration Of the last year The attendance
was 3ez7 aside from the students III the special
teachers courses and in the summer schools II
these are included the record was SsJ7- 1t is eX-
mated that there will be a slight advance in at
-s,dsnce figures in the academic department
where there were ISl last year; increase in the
Sheffield Scientific School, which had S25 students
last year and slight increase from the last year
lew school figures Of c94. the medical school at
tendance Of l54 the forest school membership Of 50
-f,e art Erhn
e-.s OF = and the s. students the music school.
In no department have such aggressive meas
,1-es been taken for q radical change TO go INTO
eject this fall as in the Divinity School Here for
the first time the students viii study science as
basis for theology, and the study of Hebrew is 10
be made optional complete reorganization OF the
courses OF study has been decided upon. The school
has fallen of in membership annually for several
wears and last year touched low water mark with
szty-fve pupils
Whether the new policy upon which the univer-
sify officials have launched the theological depart
snt vii result in an increased membership will be
watched with interest. Il is the beginning OF a
policy Of much greater aggressiveness for the
school.
IN the Sheffield Scientific School two important
faculty additions made 10 take effect when the
school year opens Professor Ross c. Harrison.
Of Johns Hopkins University. viii assume the chair
Of comparative anatomy, formerly held by Pro-
fessor Sidney J. Smith. and Professor John d
Irving. Of Lehish has been appointed 10 the chair
Of economic geology The death Of Professor
Angelo Heilrrin last summer Unexpectedly re-
moved valuable member Of the faculty OF this
department His successor has not Yet been chosen,
his classes being temporarily taken By Professors
Gregory and Bowen Professor Robert \. CorTin.
CT the school viii spend the year abroad, and his
classes will be divided among other members Of
the faculty.
Construction has Just been begun the new reci-
tation and lecture room, which is TO be known as
OLIVER Hail. which Is 70 be built IN Hillhouse
avenue az once This is given by Mrs. James B.
Oliver. OF .Pittsburg. g memorial 70 her son,
Daniel Leet Oliver. who was killed in an automo-
Bile accident in June The building Will be Of
Indiana limestone and will it is expected. be ready
for tbs commencement next June.
The second Vanderbilt dornitory. given 10 the
Sheffield school by Frederick X. Vanderbilt, Of
New York City, is ready for occupancy 1t was
really thrown open early last spring but this is
the first school year when applications for rooms
we're received This stands in College street, be-
tween Wall and Grove streets.
Il was planned open the new chapter house
sachem Hall. this fail. but the building dam
eged by fire to the extent Of several thousand dol
lars two weeks ago. Repairs are hastily being
made and the building viii be partly occupied
within z month.
In both the law and the medical schools only
slight curriculum changes Will 20 into effect this
fall. Both have passed rule which in the future
gain sdTnittance except after taking two years
q college work This will take effect in the medi-
cal school in 1905 and in the law school the follow
ing year.
In the medical school the retirement OF Dr.. VIII
fan Il. Carmelt has Just gore into effect, after
notable career as one Of the most prominent in
Etructors in surgery in America. He is 10 be
ceeded by Professor Joseph Marshall, of the Uni
versity Of California, who has been delayed. and
who Will not arrive until after the beginning Of
The college year.
In the Law school Henry Wade Rogers, dean. will
return 10 active work. after absence Of more
than six months due tostyphoid fever. Professor
Rogers has recovered his health.
Extensive alterations have been made in Law
campus The two summer departments have
closed. the school forestry with exceptionally
prosperous year. The summer school which has
been conducted by the academic department has.
however. been less successful, and the announce
nent was made that Yale will not hold another.
This marks the first Yale department TO be aban-
ooned in The history OF the university.
The first department Of Yale 10 open for the new
year was that Of civil engineering. About fifty
Students who are enrolled have been here for three
weeks engaged IL field work in these classes which
are conducted by Professor Tracey.
About Jhlrty-hve members of the university foot
ball squad have been here engaged in preliminary
practice
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