New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-06
COLUMBIA EXPECTS
TO ENROLL $4,000
War Leave Granted to
German Professors
S40,195 in Gifts.

The European war played its part in
several of the announcements made at
the first meeting Of the trustees of
Columbia University yesterday. Sew
eral Of the professors from European
universities will not be able to take up
their work at Columbia this year. To
others were granted leave Of absence to
go to the front.
IL was announced that, on account of
having been called TO service in the
German army, the Kaiser Wilhelm pro-
fessor designate, DR.. Theodore Me
meyer, Of the University of Kiel, and
the professor designate OF modern
languages in Teachers College, Dr..
Max Walter. Of Frankfort the Main.
would not be able to come.
On the nomination of the University
of Paris, VI. Geouifrc de Lapradellc,
professor Of public law in that uniyer-
sity, was appointed visiting French pro
fcssor for the academic year. IN place
Of ". Paul Hazard, who, having been
called TO milItaIy service in France,
was unable to enter upon his duties at
Columbia. VI. de Lapradelle is one Of
the best known Of European scholars
in international law.
Despite the war, DR.. Eugene Obcr-
hummer. professor Of geography at the
University OF Vienna, who was APP
pointed visiting Austrian professor for
the academic year. is expected at Co
lumbia ia the second half year. The
Roosevelt professor, Professor Henry
W Farnam, Of Yale, returned 10 this
country recently without entering upon
his duties A. the University of Berlin,
being unable TO reach that city on ac-
count Of the war.
Leave of absence was granted TO As
sistant Professor Muller, Of the de
partment Of Romance languages, and to
NJ. Maurice prcvot. of the department
Of architecture, to enable them to re-
Spord 20 their call for service in the
French army.
The official registration figures Tor
this year were announced, and gifts
totalling $4OI9j. II was estimated
that the registration figures az the end
OF the year would reach the grand total
Of 1900, probably the largest of any
university in the world. The present
total is 1869, or 400 more than last
year. showing that the European war
has not had the effect that some pre-
dicted. The registration Is divided
among the different schools, as tol-
lows:
College, 9O5; Law. 1913; Medicine,
1888; Mines. Engineering and Chemist
ry, 470; Architecture, 40; Music, ,;
journalism. 139: Political Science,
.Os9; Summer Session, $3.50; Teach
ers College. LIPS; Barnard, G77; Col
lege of Pharmacy, 1888; Extension
Teaching, ,54s. The entering class in
the college numbers 1903, against 2i6
last year. Barnard shows an increase
of rs over last year. and the School Of
Journalism gained 81.
Among the gifts announced were
$4,000 from Professor f. $. Lee and
Mrs. Lee. for research work in the De
partment Of Physiology; $1,000 from
Joseph p. Chamberlain, for the Legis-
Iativc Drafting Bureau; $500 from
Clarence Mackay, for the surgical re-
search fund.- $1,000 from Professor and
Mrs. Lee. for the Department of Physi-
ology; $1,000 from NJ. Hartley Dodge,
for Camp Columbia; $1,000 from an
ANONYMOUS giver. 10 be added to the
Frank Hartley scholarship in the medl-
cal school; 81 900 from Jacob Ii. Schif,
for the Department Of Social Science,
and several smaller gifts for various
departments and purposes.