Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-02
COLUMBIA HAs MANY STUDENTS
seven Thousand students TakiaH
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seven Thousand students TakiaH
Coarse In various Installations.
Columbia university according TO the
official catalogue which has just been pub
hshed. easily ranks FIRST IN point Of reg
istration among American universities and
colleges for in the present academic year
1f29 students are taking courses in the
Institutions The vast majority Of these
are In the graduate and professional facul-
ties. the undergraduates and the scientific
departments having a total registration OF
1.Gs
Nearly every department Of the univer-
sity shows an increase Of from to %
per cent and the most notable Increase
this year has az against ses a year ago.
The medical school which for the first
time required more than a high school
training for admission. has practically the
same number OF students az il had a year
ago, sis men fulfilling the requirement Of
two years colSse work. having entered the
school
The number OF officers and instructors
is the largest In the history Of the uni
versity, numbering ISL including the emeri-
tus professors Of whom there are sixteen
The names OF the two new university
deans, F. ?. Keppel of Columbia college
and Harlan F. Stone OF the law school. ap-
pear for the first time In the official rec
ords- Dean Keppel takes the place OF
Dean John Howard Van AmrinRe. who
retired last June. upon the expiration OF
his nftieth year Of continuous service in
the university. Until occupying the dean
ship, Mr.. Keppel was secretary OF the uni
versity, having held that office since 1eo2.
Dean Stone the new head Of the law
school, takes the place OF Prof George W
Kirchway, who held the position OF dean
for seven years. and who stin continues an
Kent professor Of law in the university.
Dean stone for several years has had
general law practice in New York City.
During the year Just closed five special
prizes and scholarship funds were estab-
nshed in the university. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Blumenthal endowed q scholar
ship by the gift Of $1,000 for the cost Of
tuition students OF medicine in the Collegs
OF Physicians and Surgeons. The children
OF the late Dr. Abram Dubois established
a fellowship to be known as the Abram
Dubois fellowship which is open to
graduates OF the College OF Physicians and
Surgeons devoung themselves to the sub
ject Of diseases OF the eye. Two special
prize funds OF 200 each were established
by the Hudson Fulton celebration commits
sion and Mrs. Charles NJ. Rocker. respect
lively.
Among the newly appointed professors
who are giving instruction this year for
the first time are Ernest Daenel. professor
OF modern history OF the University Of
Kiel, and Kaiser Wilhelm. professor at
Columbia; Ferdinand Brunot Of the Uni
versity OF Paris. the visiting French pro-
I fessor; William b. F1te and Herbert E
Hawks. In the department OF mathematics;
George Philip Knapp English: Frank
/ Gardner Moore. classical philolosy; Walter
I Irvine Slichter. electrical engineering;
George v. Wendell, physics. and Milton c.
Whitaker. Industrial chemistry. The new
members OF the administrative staff are
Frank d. Fackenthal, secretary OF the
/ university. and Charles T. MeFariane. con-
/ troller of Teachers college.