Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-05
Research Is Encouraged.


on original research of the greatest i'm
portance.
Research Is Encouraged.
THE third feature which marks the
individuality of Cornell is pure science
Original research as well as instruc-
ton. The attitude of the faculty to-
ward research is well known, and is
recognized by other institutions in the
country as especially qualified to train
their graduates to become Independent
| Investigators. The extent of this func-
ton is indicated from year to year by
the number of doctors degrees con-
ferred. In the year 1910 Cornell con-
ferred more doctorates in the sciences
! than any other university in America,
total of twenty-seven, to twenty-four
for Chicago, fifteen for Johns Hopkins,
twelve for Yale and Pennsylvania each,
| eleven for Columbia and ten for Har-
ward
THE number of young investigators
earning doctors degrees by original re-
search during the last year was twice
as great as the average for the decade
from 1898 to 1907. and the increase has
been steady and uninterrupted.
The number OF postgraduate students
has increased from 1S9 to 300 during the
last ten years. and they come from nine
ty-seven different institutions. Outside
" Jul oWh Il duudtSS TIE LARGEST NUMBER
was nine from Wabash College, In
diana; six from the University OF Mis-
souri,; five each from Amherst, the Uni
versity OF Illinois, the University of In
diana and the University of Ohio; four
each from Colgate, Columbia, Iowa State
College, Massachusetts Tech University
of North Dakota, Agricultural College
Of Utah and Wesleyan; three each from
the University of Michigan. New Hamp-
shire State College. North Carolina a.
and M. College. Oberlin Smith and Vas
sar; two each from Barnard. University
of California, Clemson College Univer-
sity of Colorado. Depauw. Eimira Col
lege. University of Kansas. Massachu-
Agricultural College, University of Ne
| braska, Stanford. Union, Valparaiso
Vanderbilt, Western Reserve, Westmin-
ster and the University Of Wisconsin.
eral foreign nations, even far as Cal
cutta. the Cape of Good Hope, Australia
and Japan, were represented.
POSTGRADUATE Classes.
THE largest number of post-graduates
were in the colleges of agriculture and
engineering. but we have many also TAX
ing courses in history, political economy
languages and literature. The influence
of our library is very wide. and the work
| there is of great Importance. 1t attracts
many students. We have 100000 volumes
on the stacks and library endowment
of a million dollars, the larger part Of
which came from the late Henry w.
| Sage who was a poor boy. self educated,
and at the same time one of the best
educated and thoroughly cultured men in
the country. He made his money In lum-
| Der In Wisconsin, Michigan and after
ward in the south.
The College of Agriculture has had
rapid growth. In 1907 there were go
lnI ;,,
SOS. OF these TO5 came from the state
| Of New York, 2l3 from other states Of
the Union and forty-nine from foreign
countries. We anticipate a still larger
number of students in the immediate fu-
ture because the people of New York
and the country at large are beginning
to recognize the value of agricultural edu-
| cation and the advantage of scientific
methods in farming The old fashioned
prejudice against 'new-fangled ideas
among the rural population has almost
| entirely vanished. and 1t would be diff
cult these days to discover a farmer
| who would refuse to admit that a knowl-
edge of chemistry and the kindred sci
ences is useful in the cultivation Of the
soil There is an ocular demonstration
| of the advantages OF book learning al
ways before every farmer. and he wants
| his boys to learn everything that will be
| of value to them. 1t Is even more sig
nificant 10 find upon the rolls of our
| agricultural college the names OF many
city boys. This indicates the drift back
| to the farm which is exceedingly en-
| couraging.
THE College of Agriculture lays great
emphasis on its extension work among
/ the farmers OF the state. AS the vast
ma jority of them can never come to the
| college, the college carries instruction di-
| rectly to them by lecture courses. read
| ing courses, a correspondence bureau.
demonstrations and exhibits in horticul-
ture agriculture, dairying. stock breed
| ing, poultry keeping and other features
| of farm work, which are moved from
place to place throughout the state on
special railway trains. attended by lee
turers and demonstrators from our fac
ulty and instructors.
Turning Out Veterinarians.
THE Veterinary College is also growing
| in Importance and numbers. The number
| of students last year was 1O1, of whom
Al were freshmen, an increase of Is per
| cent over the corresponding class of the
previous year. In 1905 we advanced the
| entrance requirements so radically as to
| check the enrolment, but that effect has
| been exhausted. and with the completion
| of our new building. which is undoubtedly
| the largest and most complete veterinary
college in the world. there are laboratories
| and class rooms enough to accommodate
| the growing body of students
| 1.-The recognition of the Importance of
\ G bile which