Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-05
UNIVERSITY SHOWS
REMARKABLE GROWTH
INSTITUTION COMPRISES NINE
DEPARTMENTS
Exceptionally Wide Range Of Studies
Covered In System of Education
Offered at Southern CALI
fornia's Colleges

Covered In System OF Eduoatloh
offered at Southern CALI
fornia's Colleges
The phenomenal growth in the Uni
versity of Southern California is SHOWN
by q report of its condition just 1ssued'
The Institution now occupies posi-
ton among educational establishments
equal to any university of it's size IN
the country, the system comprising
nine colleges, embracing liberai arts
medicine, law, dentistry, pharmacy
music, fine arts, oratory and theology.
Distributed among these are 12oU
students, selected from wide consult
uency and directed by instructors as
well equipped as are to be found. En- :
trance examinations for the second
semester year will be held at the col
1ege of liberal arts, Thirty-siXth ana
Wesley avenue, on the 9Th ana tth
of next month, and many winter
graduates from high schools are eA-
pected to enroll at that time.
Social and literary advantages OF a
high class are provided in the college,
and rest rooms, reading rooms I~cep-
ton parlors, a woman's boarding nome
a sorority lodge and mems CLUB oILer
attractions to students.
number of new gifts have recently
been received, including geologlcai
collection made by the late Prof. w.
Wright. and prizes ranging from $40
to $50 are offered for contests in ora
tory among the students of both sexes
In geological and botanical sub1ects
there are now eleven classes, with
special courses for the current year
At present the number Of students IN
these classes is 1913. The recently es-
tablished botanical garden anords a
supply of fresh material for the STUDY
of the native flora of Southern Callfor-
mia. the plants being grouped in gem
eral way on basis of their natural re-
lationship.
Geological Specimens Wanted
Living specimens of poisonous lizards
have been added to the geological Coz
lection, including the gila monster am am
the heloderma, but several addltlohai
snecimens are desired for study.
During the past year building was
erected as temporary quarters for the
chemistry department, the old lapora-
tories becoming inadequate for the
growing classes. In addition there Is a
laboratory used by the pharmacy stud
ents. the metallurgical laboratory tne
lecture room, store room and two PIT
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year is chiefly along the line of 1000
ANALYSIS. and to meet the rapidly grow
ing demand for. food chemists new
course in food analysis is being given
this year.
One of the most important investi-
cations was a study of California MIN
eral oil containing asphalt, for the
purpose of making lubricating OILS
This problem was successfully solved
- n1ppnd q
commercial basis and has become a
great success. Another question being
Investigated is to find a cheap methoo
of removing sulphur from crude oil.
Two new courses are offered this
semester in economics and sociology
namely advanced sociology, deallna
with sociological research and the dis
| tribution of wealth, which treats o.
wages. profits, etc.
In the department of English thu
work in rhetoric is organized on th'
basis of the Harvard plan, and course
| is offered in the comparative stud!
OF the Greek, Latin, French and Eng
/ fish drama.
English Class Doubled
The general class in English litera
ture this year numbers seventy, almos
| double that of last year.
/ An auxiliary language association
| has been founded for the immedia
purpose of studying Esperanto anC
besides the regular grammatical anC
/ literary courses in French causerie'
about grammar will be held, serving
/ the double purpose of exercise in thu
spoken and the difficult usages of thu
French language. italian, German and
/ Greek language and literature studies
are given special attention by higf
/ class Instructors.
A very large number of new students
| has been enrolled for the year In thu
| college of music, and the vocal depart
ment is especially strong with Mrs
Robbins and Prof. Miller In charge.
The college of oratory has added {
new teacher to its faculty. Miss Bell
Lamont who for five years taught il
the University of Wisconsin. spec
| ial class has Been arranged in vote
| building.
The department of physics and en-
gineering shows a rapid growth, tn
total number of students enrolled
being mora than 80 per cent create
than n year ago. The instruction nov
1 covers courses in preparatory and col
Iege physics, advanced mechanics an
| theoretical physics and two years
work in electrical engineering.
Progress In Athletics
Several new innovations have bee
made in the department of physica
education, and marked progress
noted along several lines. A syster
of corrective gymnastics has been in
troduced, enabling any person to b
advised as to certain exercises whic
will bring about the best individua
results. In outdoor athletics the me
have made wonderful strides, which
proved by the fact that only one OBJ
ponent has crossed the football team
goal line in the last four years. Will
the track team has lost but one dua
meet.
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