New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-02
Inquiry Into Alleged olurs
on u. S. Proves Them
Harmless, However.
LATIN AND GREEK MOI
REQUIRED FOR B. A.
3. s. Won't Be Awarded in Col
lege-JournaIism Course 10
Be Five Years.

Columbia University is in no mood IN
these trying days TO countenance any
utterances which are deemed unpatri-
otto. This became known yesterday,
when the trustees reported that, under
their direction, a thorough inyestlga-
ton had been made of reports that
members of the faculty had made
slurring remarks against the Stars and
Stripes and the Plattsburg training
camps The trustees reported that no
cause for action had been found.
Among the professors questioned by
the committee on education, which re-
ported to the trustees yesterday, was
Professor Charles A. Beard. Of the de-
partment Of political science, who was
recently quoted as saying, in a speech
before the conference q the National
Community Centre on April 20 at the
Hotel Aston. that he approved OF the
statement ITO hell with the American
FAC" which, il was claimed, had been
made at a Labor Forum meeting at the
Washington Irving High School Pro
fcssor Beard denied this, adding: u
did say that If any person used sucn
language about the flag II was better
that he should do it in the open than
THAT he should plot against It IN Sc
cret; that even such violation OF pub
lie decency should not be maze d pre-
text FOR closing the schools 70 respon-
sible organizations for the discussion
OF public concerns, mai We could not
expect 20 have liuerty without some
,r hgfWgpn TOO
much authority and too much liberty /
preferred the latter. even at the cost
OF having such outbreaks occasionally
Faculty Members Under Inquiry.
The other faculty members who came
under investigation for reported state
ments were Professor Benjamin b.
Kendrick, Of the Department Of His
tory, and Instructor Leon Fraser. These
men, speaking at the anti-preparedness
meeting held last month IN Earl Hall,
urged on the students the folly OF JOIN
ing the Plattsburg training camps. One
/ OF the speakers on the platform with
the two members of the faculty was
1 Slas F. Seadier, who wrote in the first
issue Of "Challenge" an article en-
titled, "The Menace Of Plattsburg."
The Committee on Education re-
ported that Professor Kendrick and In
structor Fraser had denied that they
said that any student proposing TO 20
/ to the PlattsburS camps was "a be-
: nighted fool
/ Several radical changes in the educa-
/ tional policy Of Columbia College were
adopted by the trustees. Latin and
! Greek will no longer be a prerequisite
/ for the Bachelor of Arts degree. The
ruling will have lar reaching effect
on the curriculums OF preparatory
/ schools throughout the country. IL IS
predicted that other colleges will soon
follow Columbia's lead.
3. 5. Not for College.
The Bachelor of Science degree viii
no longer be awarded 20 students en-
rolled in Columbia College. a science
degree will be awarded. however. for
work in the schools OF Business, Medl-
cine. Education, Practical Arts. Arch
lecture and Pharmacy. The same VIII
/ probably be true of the Dental School
/ when il is allied with the College Of
! Physicians and Surgeons.
The Undergraduate course viii be
recognized and greatly strengthened.
so as to prevent undue scattering Of
interest and attention on the part Of
the students, while retaining the ad-
vantages of a flexible programme Of
study, with considerable freedom Of
choice on the part Of each student
Students in the newly established
School of Business will become candi-
. dates for the degree Of b. S.
and ". s. in business. Students
/ Of medicine who have had not less
/ than two years OF undergraduate work
/ i'm a college or scientific school Of high
4 airF IA 10 for
b the degree Of Bachelor Of Arts from
the faculty Of Columbia College, may
| become candidates for the degree OF
b. S. in medicine.
Five Years for Journalism.
Another year will be added 20 the
School of journalism course, beginning
with the year 19lS-'19. making il
| fve-year course. The first two years
will cover work generally taken by the
! college student and the final three
l years will be devoted 20 strictly pro-
fcssional work. Experience has shown,
the trustees state, that the journalism
course as now organized does not az
ford sufficient opportunity for thor
ough general ana professional training.
The Butler silver medal, given each
/ year by President Butler at commence
ment 10 the graduate of Columbia Uni
Nerslty who has during the year pre-
ceding shown the most competence IN
PHILOSOPHY or iu educational theory.
practice or administration, or who has
during that time made the most I'M
portant contribution 10 any OF these,
was awarded to Miss Nlliystine Good
sell, assistant professor of education
IN Teachers College. This is the first
time that the medal has ever been
awarded to a woman
Dean Stone Wins Professorship.
Dean Harlan F. Stone Of the Colum
bia Law School was appointed TO the
Kent profcssorshIp Of law. to fiji the
vacancy left by the retirement Of
George W. kirchwey, now warden Of
sing Sing Prison. Professor Charles
Ihsddcus Terry was appointed 10 the
Dwight professorshio, left vacant bv
the retirement of Professor Francis s.
Burdlch, and the Nash profcssorship.
formerly held by Professor Henry s.
Redicld, who rctircs this year goes TO
Professor Nathan Allan Abbott.
Among the gifts announced we're:
$500 from fae cE-.u'or5 - tae ,,ta.s of Hugo
hf..hsc-. h'Hs crc.Haf ~ fro hr44rst 10 90
.inpi1 University iford~i for m ST. Ess,os.fs
900 rom A. ar-t.r7af donor. 'sr tbs M,al.u
S'.o1. removal s.l rebuilding rrI.
500. f-ou .fl UIu. t..-. f.. $40 fs' ,ertfi-,s
90 lle Department. o. mining zHI uH4IIr-y
81 from h-. vyAu = Ma-. ~ Nes York tow
afl tle iIluHI q. dos. srsI,. STUDENT
81 from the cass o. lHl.. School ~ Lar tow
afI ne COS. M &. Inscription -l ts pries.ai 80.
porting tie bust % Chancellor Kent '
Apparatus from tie STANDARD Optical Corlpspy
OF 'enr's. y. for uso iu me Department. Of
extension teaching
Apparatus 'rou He Crs0e Com9an7. O., Cli-,ro
icg u-- ln DDS a.gsr. men, 20 mechanical ,r-fgccrI1g
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