New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Columbia Is
Ready toOpen
Its Tooth Year
Nicholas Murray Butler Will
Lead Academic Parade on
Wednesday, When New
University Term Starts
Many Changes Are Made
General Participation of Stu
dents in Athletics Is One
Of Innovations Ordered

VI INNOVATIONS ordered
The one hundred and sixty-sixth aca-
demic year of Columbia University
Will begin Wednesday morning with
appropriate exercises in the gym
nasium. President Nicholas Murray
Butler, who will return to New York
tomorrow after stay of several
months in the West, will lead the
academic procession, in which will
be trustees and officers Of instruction.
The annual address of welcome will
be delivered by Professor John En-
sklne, professor Of English, on "Uni-
versity leadership" Professor Erskine
has been absent from the university
for year, during which time he went
to France and organized the "khaki
university" and the other educational
activities Of the Y. M. c. A. in the
A. T.. T.
The opening exercises of the College
OF Physicians and Surgeons will be
held also on Wednesday in the lower
lecture room of the main building, on
59th Street. President Butler viii de-
liver a brief address Of welcome and
will introduce the new dean of the
Medical School, DR.. William Darrach,
who succeeds DR.. Samuel Lambert.
DR.. Darrach rendered notable service
overseas during the war. For the first
time in its history the Medical School
will have an associate dean, Dr.. Sidney
K. Burnap, who did administrative
work EoI "A
helped organize the first fifty base
hospitals.
Changes in Courses.
Important changes in courses and
methods of administration will mark
the new term. The first of these, the
psychology cal tests for freshmen, viii
be put into effect tomorrow morning
under the direction of Professor +. l..
lhorndyke, Of the Department OF Psy-
chology. They will consist OF three
hour written examinations designed to
test the Intelligence and mental fitness
of the candidates and their capabIllty
for further education.
Compulsory physical education for
sophomores and more extensive under
graduate partic patton in athletics are
two departures that are ascribed by
Columbia officials TO the war, which
impressed on the country the need Of
health and strong bodies Elabora te
plans have been made to pay particular
attention to students suffering from
malnutrition, undcrweight and improp-
err living conditions. The Commons,
the university restaurant, will be un-
der the direction of officers Of the
department Of foods and cookery OF
Teachers College. Every Undergrad
uate will be instructed in at least two
outdoor and two indoor sports and will
be urged to join one Of the team squads
IN the regular sports. More men than
ever before have already turned on.
Tor football practice, which began last
week
German To Be Taught
The teaching OF German will not be
afected by the war, 1t WIS said yester-
day at the university, and viii con-
tlnue to be one CT the language courses
from which freshmen may select their
prescribed subject. Spanish, which has
increased IN Importance because of our
growing trade with South America.
mas been put on the same basis as
french and German. Philosophy and
history. formerly prescribed for every
llrst-year student, have been replaced
~ new Observation-Disclosures civil
atior--Whicn in itself is one Of CO.
iumDia' s most marked departures from
educational. Tradition. Inc course VA.
treat OF the most important events
Of the last century and the history OF
all the chief nations in the light of
the new lnternationa! lat.onships
created by the war.
Military instruction in strategy, tao
tics, map drawing, military geology and
target practice Will be gwen under
the supervision OF Lieutenant Colonel
A. K. tdWa rds, L. S. A. who Will have
charge OF the Reserve Officers Training
Corps at Columbia. For the first time
III the history of the university one
hour eacn Weeh-on Tuesday after
noon-will be devoted to what Win
be known as d University Assembly, at
winch prominent men and women win
speak Anc students flom one school
Will meet and exchange views with
those from another. ne aim Of the
assemblies, it is explained, VIII be 10
attain greater university solidarity.
Cunliite Succeeds Williams
DR.. Talcott Williams, OF the School
OF Journalism, who resigned during tine
Year, Will De succeeded by DR.. John ".
Cun!ife unit! permanent director is
appointed. Among the new additions
to the teaching stat are Walter
W heller Cook, professor OF law. who
comes to Columbia from Yale: Pro
lessor William I. Barbour, Professor
Of English legal history. formerly at
the University CT Michigan: Arthur
". Hison, Ph.D.. associate professor
OF chemical engineering, formerly 8.
the University OF Iowa: Professor j.
Russell Smith, who Genes from the
University Of Pennsylvania to occupy
the chair Of geography in the School
OF Business; and Or. Sidney k. Burnap.
who Will be associate dean OF the
Medical School,
Registration for all courses, which
began last Wednesday and will con-
tnue unit. the opening Of the univer-
sity, has brought OUT an unusually
large number Of students. Although
no figures we're available yesterday X
WAS said that in all schools the regis
trat;on will exceed past records. In
Columbia College the demand for
courses was particularly great and
VIII result in the largest enrolment in
the history OF the undergraduate
scnool unless many OF the new STUDENTS
e. II in +h, ,,sV,b - lcsr;coi -ar%c +cr,or