New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
CHANGES AT COLUMBIA
Prof. Sloane to Teach "Partv
Government" in Germany.
GIFTS AMOUNT TO $112.783
Nelson G. McCrea to Take Oh: ir
Left Vacant by Harry
Thurston Peck.

At the last meeting Of the trustees n,
Columbia University for the present ara
demic year. held yesterday, several changes
in the faculty We're announced. in add,,tor
to the acceptance of gifts amounting 70
Sll27s3
The exchange Kaiser Wilhelm professors
FOR the coming year We're announced
Upon the nomination Of the Prussian Min
istry of Education. Joseph Schlck. profess
sor of English phlology in the University
of Munich, was appointed to come TO
america. on exchange, Professor William
Milligan Sloane Seth Low professor of
history I'm Columbia University. goes to the
University of Berlin. The subject Of Pro-
fessor Sloanes instructions in Berlin will
be The History Of Party Government In
the United States"
Professor Harry Thurston Peck's vacant
chair will be filed next year by Nelson G.
McCrea, Ph. D.. who Is at present a pro-
fessor Of Latin in the university His Sc
lection for the Anthem professorship was
made upon the unanimous recommendation
Of the professors in the department OF
classical philolosy.
Among the appointments announced yes
terday were the following: Professor Ar
thur II. Blanchard. Of Brown University
10 be professor Of highway engineering
and 70 organize the advance courses in this
subject. William n. Walker Ph. y. TO be
assistant professor Of biological chemistry;
Michael J. Pupin. professor of electrome-
Crancs. 10 serve rs director of the Felix
research laboratory and Professor Robert
+ ChaddoCk. Of the University Of Penn
sylvania. 10 he assistant professor ~ sta
tistics Upon the Barnard College Founda-
lions Professor F ]. r. Woodbridge was
appointed 70 succeed Professor Dewey as
administrative head Of the department Of
Philosophy. while Professor Clarence ~.
Young relieved Professor McCrea ss head
Of the department Of practical philologv.
The following gifts were announced:
SO 0o0 from the committee appointed 10
raise the Richard Watson Glider Memorial
Fund 70 establish the Glider fellowship IN
good citizenship: 1873 from the commit
tee appointed 70 raise the William 7. Bull
memorial fund n establish 2 fund for re-
search in surgery; s20.Oo0 from an anony-
NOUS donor for the equipment Of the re-
search laboratories IN electro-Irechanics.
$1,000 annually for FIVE wears from Charles
r. Davis for the support Of advanced in
struction in highway engineering, and
$3.50 from Homer r. Sargent. Of Chicago.
for research in anthropology.
The seniors OF Columbia held their an
nual class day exercises Yesterday after
noon in the gymnasium before a large
audience. This was a preliminary n com
mencement exercises proper. which VIII
take place tomorrow morning.
Ernest Spencer Roche. president Of the
class delivered the first OF the ten num-
hers on the programme The class his
torian. James Bulger Robbins. related the
principal events which have happened
during the last four years, after which
Charles r Foss recited the class poem.
William Curtis Demorest. president Of the
College Alumni Association. presented the
annual alumni prize 70 Ralph r. Stewart,
the latter being chosen by his classmates
as the most faithful and deserving member
Of the graduating class Dean Frederick
p Keppel next announced the winner OF
the Rolker prize, ". Murray Lee.
Professor William Addison Hervey next
announced the election Of seventeen seniors
10 the Phi Beta Kappa Society, including
Hui-Chen Mel. Chinese.
The class prophecy. the presentation ora
ton. valedictory and ivy Grafton were de-
livered by the following respectively;
Austin S Rothwell, Alfred J. Grimm,
Dixon r. Fox and Raymond E. Brock. A
TEA in Earl Hall followed the class day ex-
ercises.