The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
WHEELER PREPARES
UNIVERSITY REPORT
Progress for Last Two Years Is
Shown in Account of State
Institutions
Need of New Buildings for HOus.
ing CIassrooms and COllec.
tions Is Shown

BERKELEY. Oct. 2s.-The progress
OF the University of California from
1905 to 1908 is shown in the biennial
report OF President Wheeler to Cover
Gillett, which Will be OF the university
press tomorrow All departments OF
the academic colleges at Berkeley are
covered in the esreport, which also con-
tains subsidiary reports of the affiliated
colleges OF San Francisco. OF ths astrO-
nomical department at Mount Hamilton
and the executive officers of the uni
;versity.
The report OF President wheeler begins with
summary OF the progress, OF the. university
since the last report Ia Decerrber 1905 and
enumerates a long list OF facts the develop
ment of the university The striking need Of
new buildings for the housing OF classroOms,
laboratories and collections IS clearly shown.
One OF the most interesting features. or the
rePort Is the comparison among the leading
universities IN the proportion Of the Income
paid in salaries to the teaching forces. The
table shows that Michigan and Wisconsin de-
vote approximately so per; cent Of their annual
income. aside from building operations. TO the
salaries Of the instrneting stan. while Yale
43 and Illinois 4O.i Other comparisons in the
matter OF salaries paid to- professors IN tue
different universities and in foreign countries
arc to be found at the end OF the presidents
I Director W. W. Campbell Of Lick observatory
gives most interesting account OF the Crocker
. eclipse expedition to Flint island in January.
The reports OF the dean OF women aud Of the
adviser show the Increasing attention that Is
being given BIZ the university 10 those In the
entering classes The freshmen women receive
personal oversight from the dean OF women and
her assistants in the matter OF their studies.
the places in which they live and their general
health. The adviser. Prof. Lincoln Hutchinson,
reports the success Of the new system OF the
board Of advisers or preeeptors tsst has gone
into effect for the first time this year. BY which
it is planned that different instructors will
have charge OF a group Of 10 to Il freshmen
men during their entire nrst year.
mr. through
department OF anthropoogy in its excavations
in California and abroad are noted oy Prot
ment. The extent OF the collections in the
possession of the department Is enumerated by
Prof. Putnam and the work OF research among
the Indians. OF this coast is given h great
detail.
A new feature Of the presidents report and
one which will create great interest among all
those acquainted with the secondary schools OF
this state is the report or the examiner or
schools Prof W Scott Thomas on the ex-
Animation and aecrediting Of secondary schools
Professor Thomas outlines the growth OF his
work and It's present extent. The most striking
Statistical study q the freshman class in the
A list Of the public high schools OF califor-
MIA is given showing the number OF students
that have entered the freshman class In August
for the seven years from I901 10 1907 incu-
dents. into several OF the dffersnt kinds OF work
In the university and -shOwst that students in
the classical course are rapidly Diminishing
number, hut that the quality OF the work IS not
deteriorating.
There seems to be no marked tendency toward
either Increase or decrease in the number OF
students in the college OF social science. The
report on the standing. OF the private schools
In the state Is an instructive one TO those In
terested in these schools and in the work done
By their graduates.
The usual list OF public lectures aud addresses
and the published writings OF the Officers OF
the university and statistics upon the attend
ance is given. In addition. the university physl-
clan gives complete tables showing the work
OF the infrmary for the last two years and
treatments afforded the university students