New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-08
Trustees Make Prof. Eg-
bert Head and Fix Sep
TENDER for Opening.
GIFTS TOTAL S17,143;
KIRCHWEY RESIGNS
Present Sing Sing Chief Quits
Law School-S1,5 500 Given
to Aid Prison Reform.

Columbia's new School OF Bushes,
will open at the beginning OF the sea-
demic season. in September, The trrs-
tee. announced yesterday. Professor
James c. Egbert. director OF the eN-
tension teaching and summer session
Departments, will head the new school
In addition 70 the departments Of which
he is now chief.
Deans F. J. E Woodbridge, o. the
graduate faculties; Frederick A.
Goetze, Of the graduate engineering
school; Frederick p Keppel, college,
and Virginia c. Gildersleeye, Barnard
College, and Professors Seligman and
NcBain will serve on the admiaistrs-
tive board OF the new school.
Gifts announced by the trustees az
their annual meeting totalled Sl7.l43li.
The greater part was given Anonymous
ly. One donor gave 10000 for surgical
research. another sl.3s5. and another
s20S34. for salaries in the department
Of pharmacoogy. George Enret gave
81, 900 toward the maintenance Of the
Deu.sches HaUs, and the class % 1905,
college and science, sl,049.I7 for their
decennial fund. The Germanistic So
cie.y Of America gave $500 for salaries
in the department OF German lam
guages, and Harry Hardness flagler,
81, $3.50 TO the department Of music.
William G. Low gave $3.50 for books on
maritime and international law.
Three persons who have actively
supported Warden Osborne in his fight
for prison reform gave $1,000 toward
the course, practical penal problems,
Helen Hartley jenkins. Adolph Levi
sohn and Henry Sharp each gave 5000.
kirchwey Quits Law School.
The retirement Of Professor George
". Kirchvey, now warden OF Sing Sing,
from his post as Kent professor OF
law was announced, 20 take effect June
80. 1916. Professors Francis VI. Bur-
dick, Of the law school; Adolph Conn,
of the French department, and W. II.
Burr, of the civil engineering school,
are also retiring az this time.
DIR. Gorham Bacon resigned as pro-
AtroOA VI 1bOi'cgf ~ NHN'r NAN~~ - 49,
close of the academic year.
Professor Raymond Dodge, OF Wes-
leyan University, was appointed acn-
/ resident lecturer in psychology for the
/ present academic year. DR.. Alexander
I. Martin was appointed instructor in
! pharmacology; DR.. Archibald NJ. Strong,
/ instructor in clinical medicine, and DR..
Euen Van Klseck, instructor In physi-
ology.
Appoirtees TO Teachers College fac
ulty made officers OF university rank
and privileges were:
David Snedden, Commissioner OF I'd
ucation IN Massachusetts, professor Of
education from July I, 1915, with seat
in the faculty OF education. He has
made special study OF the problems Of
vocational and Industrial training.
Albert A. Merss. Pm. d., assistant
professor Of French from February !.
1915, with a seat in the faculty Of ed
ucation. Mr.. M8ras is chairman OF the
department of French and Spanish in
the Ncwtown High School.
Appointments 20 administrative
Administrative bosrd Of the School
OF Business FOR three years from Feb
ruary |, 19i6)-Professor James c. Egg
bert, director; Deans Woodbridge,
Goethe, Keppel and Gliersleege; Pro-
fessors Seligman and NcBsin.
Administrative board OF tn, summer
session for three years from July l,
1870 Professor James c. Egbeft. di-
rector; Deans Woodbridge ard Gilicr-
sleeve; Professors A. K Thorndike,
Zinsser, Rgclow and Monroe.
Administrative board OF extension
teaching FOR three years from July /,
1870 Professor James c. Egbert, di-
rector; Dears Woodbridge. Kcppel and
Gildersleeve; Professors Hayes, Stow
ell and Bigelow.