New-York tribune., 1908-07-10
OF Interest "
~ TO 6Oomer7.
ITS SUMMER SESSION
About 1900 Students VIII Take
Course at Columbia This Year.

NO you register down In the east hall, the little
red brick building" See here we are; here's the
fountain'-this to puzzled woman from the Far
West gazing doubtfully map
You see, don't want you TO take more than
six points so we penalize you'-this 10 an over
ambitious girl who disposed to study herseir
to death during the summer vacation
1T doesn't make any difference: you can't take
four courses; nobody can. it's law of the col
lege'-this to earnest young man who also wants
to work overtime.
1t is thus that the director of the summer session
of Columbia keeps steadily busy, without a mo-
ment's intermssion-
Thirteen hundred students. half of them women,
were registered yesterday. AMI registration al
ways continues throughout the first week. IL Is De-
ueved that fifteen hundred will be the total regis
traton This will be in line with the steady qulee
growth of the Columbia summer session since It's
ineeption While Harvard dropped from lVo" 10 ooV
last summer Columbia increased from 1850 to iSo"-
The management considers that this CROWN mas
come because of the close association OF Ile
sion with the regular work OF Columbia IL oilehus
the management to hear it called summer
SCHOOL" IL is the summer session Of Columoia
University The entrance fee serves as the Aha-
circulation fee to Columbia The work Is so ar
ranged as To count for degrees at Columbia
There is a body of several hundred mature stu
dents who come back year after year. working TOT
- 5syrses which gives an entirely different tone
to the session from that of ordinary summer
schools Other students come 10 make up eoA0e
conditions; others to do extra WORK. SO as 90 SNN
down the time of their college course. IL Is these
ambitious youths who have 10 be checked IN tlleN
unnatural annette for study Instead OF rackeuhs
about the campus like the ordinary undersrAu
they are so prone 10 grind that the 1acu4'y has
made a stringent law of only four hours day "a
the classroom. Some OF the young men anu
women complain because tney are HO'
put in eight hours
The student body represents nearly every s'a'e 'S
the union. including Texas and the racine Co0S
states besides Germany. Peru, Canada japan anu
Porto Rico. The mass of the women stucehtS ale
teachers and take up subjects wanted IN puOlo
school edu .ation; pedagogy. psychology, doneSuS
science manual training. physical training AT,
dergartening and the like outside or these p"'o'
professional branches. the reason LOT which g.
be instantly seen. the womens cheice OF S"'1eeS
is very interesting II runs most OF an 70 ian"
,,,aoas Mathematics and pure science nave aP
parentIy rot yet acquired any great attrdceiou 20
the feminine mind Latin. Greek. Frehch anu
man are the things they are most ihtersSeeu IL
-rbar come philosophy. which seems to possess Az
r,, fascination for the college woman. ana
sociology OF the latter they are very Ioho Wie"
IL becomes practical and deals with social oe.ss.
ment though for economies IN the a0s'lees - -
care little There are q number OF "Ole" = -
teaching body. also Aot ony OF t-s,1tn Bat
kindergarten physical and manual 'railil'ls. 80
az Educational methods Latin. Greek geography
biology and nature study
The fine arts course by Professor Whlt'ehhOre' =
course on German literature anu various ili'N
laneous lectures on scientific and educational sao-
tects Will be open the public And IN order tAa'
I,ck may not become dull boy during his summer
vacation there will be dances. excurslons organ
rscitaIs open air concerts and other frivohnss
,norg the free lectures the dates of which are
/ not VET announced is by Professor Edward
80 Thorueike on Mental Inheritance. and othefi
! nv Dean Russell The Outlook for the Teaehlhs
/ Profession" by Professor Richard e Dodge Oh
Recent Development in Geography Teaenins'
/ and bv Professor Charles T. Richards on INDUS
| trial Education" The following public lectures WI
| also be given at 4:30. In room Sol Fayerweathef.
| Julv l3 Professor Carhart. With the British As
/ socIation in South Africa" illustrated
| July ~ Professor CaFhart, The Pending Kew
/ so, OF Electrical Units and Standards
July "a Professor Tufts. Some Educational Pron
lens of the Physicist
auxust s. Professor Hanock Optical Methods o
/ Measuring High Temperatures
| August 10 Professor Tufts. Recent Invesuss
tions Concerning the Nature OF Eeetriciu.