e' Columbia ®ntoers(itj» .'M^iSS: m tlje €itv of i^eto gorfe ANNUAL REPORTS 1914 1 THE LIBRARIES I i 1 i COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY I 1 1 i I HEALTH SCIENCES 1 1 LIBRARY 1 I Gift of 1 1 Alumni Association 1 1 College of Pharmacy i m i gi rirufjiji]iTOTQffifa[fijDfruT]nT^ Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Open Knowledge Commons http://www.archive.org/details/annualreport1914colu Columljia tHnibcrfiitp in tfje Citj» of ^cto |9orfe ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER TO THE TRUSTEES WITH ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS For the Year Ending June 30, 19 14 NEW YORK PRINTED FOR THE UNIVERSITY 1914 a:- /9/f CONTENTS I. Annual Report of the President of Columbia Uni- versity to the Trustees : PAGE The University and Its Problem I Financial Conditions . 5 Academic Fees . 7 Admission to the University 12 Organization for Graduate Work i6 The Graduate Student i8 College and University Teaching 19 The College and Practical Life 24 New York City as a Laboratory 26 The Modern Languages 28 Instruction in International Relations 29 Religious Activities . 3C Fine Arts 31 The Library 33 Columbia College 34 Schools of Mines, Engineering and Chemistry 36 School of Law 37 School of Medicine . 38 School of Journalism 39 Summer Session 40 Extension Teaching . 45 Barnard College 46 Teachers College 46 College of Pharmacy 47 Crocker Fund . 47 Gifts .... 48 Deaths of University Officers 49 The Site .... 50 The Teaching Staff . 51 The Student Body 52 Degrees Conferred 52 : : — iv CONTENTS Reports to the President of the University page A. Educational Administration Report of the Dean of Columbia College . 55 Characteristic Factors—Student Activities University Attitude — Degree Requirements —Relations with Departments—Departmental Relations—Freshman Year. Report of the Dean of the Law School . 64 Registration—College Seniors Exercising the Professional Option — Higher Standards — Methods of Instruction — The Faculty — Courses in Law for Non-Professional Stu- dents —'Changes in Curriculum — Legislative Drafting— Bar Examinations — Gifts — Law Library. Report of the of Dean the Medical School . 73 Registration—Standards of Education in Med- icine—A Fifth or Hospital Interne Year Organization of the Presbyterian Hospital New Appointments — New Idea in Medical Education — Deaths — Libraries — Post Grad- uate Instruction—Hygiene and Public Sani- tation — Anatomy — Bacteriology — Biolog- ical Chemistry — Neurology — Pathology — Physiology—Practice of Medicine—Surgery. Report of the Dean of the Schools of Mines, Engineering, and Chemistry ... 86 New Advanced Course—Highway Engineer- ing — Registration — Higher Degree — Gifts —Endowment Needed—Camp Columbia—Fif- tieth Anniversary. Report of the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts 91 — CONTENTS PAGE Report of the Dean of the Faculties of Po- litical Science, Philosophy, and Pure Science .....•• 9^ Legislation—Fine Arts—Degrees Awarded Master of Arts—Joint Committee on Instruc- tion and the Budget—Administrative Respon- sibility—Educational Organization. Report of the Director of the School of Jour- nalism ....... I02 Registration—Growth—Working Out of En- trance Requirements—Greek and Latin for Entrance—Courses in Writing—Arrangement of Courses — Library — American History — Economics — Kinetoscope — Professional Service—Language Test—Spirit of the School —Future Development. Report of the Dean of Barnard College . 121 Registration — Restriction of Admissions — State Scholars—Tuition Fee—Faculty—New Trustee — Faculty Conferences — Good Eng- lish—Departmental Organization—Freshman Advisers — Student Organizations — Gifts — Quarter Century Fund—Twenty-fifth Anni- versary. Report of the Dean of Teachers College . 130 Faculty—Students—Summer Session—Curric- ulum—University Relations—Horace Mann Schools — Speyer School — Publications — Li- brary—Appointment Committee. Report of the Dean of the College of Phar- macy ....... 140 Enrollment—New Three-Year Course—Phar- maceutical Syllabus—State Pharmacy Council —Plant Prize. Report of the Director of the Summer Session 144 Dates—Development—New Courses—Regis- : — CONTENTS PAGE tration—Religious Services—Medical Attend- ance—Camp Columbia—Recreation—Conclu- sion. Report of the Director of Extension Teaching 155 Development — Courses Given — Question of Standards—Courses in Spoken Language Courses in Commerce—Extra-Mural Courses —Institute of Arts and Sciences — Choral Music—New Problems—School of Commerce —Standing of Officers in Department—Plans for 1914-1915—Institute Plans for 1914-1915 —Need of Auditorium. Report of the Secretary of the University . 165 Admissions — Sexennial Catalogue — Legisla- tion—Appendices—Staff. Appendices 1. Report of the Committee on Woman Graduate Students . .170 Registration — New Committee — Resi- dence—Social Li f e—Tennis Court Employment — New Vocations — Ap- pointments—New Courses for Women —Fellowship. 2. Report of the University Medical Officer 174 The Physician's Responsibility—Office Consultations—Reports of Illnesses Registrar's Record of Illnesses—Stu- dent Board of Health—Health Senate —Health Examination of Prospective Students—A. Need for the Commons Supervision of Dining Halls—Faculty Club — Infirmaries — Funds Needed —Hospitals. 3. Statistics Regarding the Teaching and Administrative Staff . .182 4. Report of the Committee on Employment for . Students . .194 — CONTENTS PAGE 5. Report of the Board of Student Repre- sentatives . .198 Report of the Director of the George Crocker Special Research Fund . 205 Crocker Fund—Building—The Staff—Animal Supplies — Research — Publications — Teaching—Scientific Equipment. Report of the Registrar . .213 Enrollment—Table I, Registration at Colum- bia University in all Faculties, during the Aca- demic Year 1913-1914—Table II, Registration at Columbia University in all Faculties during the Academic Years 1902-1914—Table III, Percentage of Increase and Decrease of Regis- tration in all Faculties (1904-1914, by Years, by Five Year Periods and for the Ten Years) —Table IV, Classification of Matriculated Stu- dents in the Summer Session of 191 3—Table V, Classification of Students in the Schools of Mines, Engineering, and Chemistry—Table VI, Classification of Seminary Students Table VII, Classification of Students Regis- tered in the Faculties of Political Science, Phi- losophy, and Pure Science—Table VIII, Po- litical Science, Philosophy, and Pure Science (Total)—Table IX, Major and Minor Sub- jects of Students in the Faculties of Political Science, Philosophy, and Pure Science—Table X, (A) Summary by Divisions, (B) by Facul- ties — Geographical Distribution — Table XI, Residence of Students, (A) The United States, (B) Foreign Countries—Table XII, Residence of Students in the Corporation 1899-1913 (Ex- cluding Barnard College, Teachers College, and the College of Pharmacy), (A) The United States, (B) Foreign Countries—Table XIII, Parentage of Higher Degrees Held by Stu- dents, (A) Higher Institutions in the United : — CONTENTS PAGE States, (B) Higher Institutions in Foreign Countries—Table XIV, Nature of Degrees Held by Students—Table XV, Degrees and Diplomas Granted 191 3- 19 14—Table XVI, Number of Degrees and Diplomas Granted 1907-1914—Table XVII, (A) Specialties of Recipients of Higher Degrees 1913-1914, (B) Higher Degrees Granted under each Faculty Table XVIII, Age of College and Applied Science Students at the Beginning of the Aca- demic Year 1913-1914—Table XIX, Classifi- cation of Students Attending one or more courses of Instruction in the Various Depart- ments—Table XX, Aggregate Attendance in all courses 1913-1914 (Excluding Barnard College, Teachers College, and College of Pharmacy) —Table XXI, Amount and Dis- tribution of Free Tuition Other than that Provided by Scholarships—Extension Teach- ing Statistical Summary^Summer Session Statistical Summary. B. Building and Grounds : Report of the Comptroller .... 264 West Hall—Furnald Hall—Crocker Research Laboratory — Maintenance — Power Plant — Gifts. C. Library Report of the Assistant Librarian . 268 Relation to Other Libraries—Administrative Organization—Additions to Collections—Ex- hibitions — Publications — Accessions Depart- ment—Catalogue Department—Shelf Depart- ment — Binding Department — Loan Depart- ment—Reference Department. 2. Report of the Treasurer to the Trustees : ." .1 (Paged separately, following page 288 of Educational Reports, and Table of contents prefixed.) Financial Statement, Barnard College . 82 Financial Statement, Teachers College . 84 Financial Statement, College of Pharmacy . 88 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY To the Trustees: In conformity with the provisions of the Statutes, the President submits herewith his Annual Report on the work of the University for the year ending June 30, 1914, Accompanying this report are those submitted by the several Deans, Directors, and other chief administrative officers of the University, which contain not only a large amount of valuable informa- tion, but also important reconmiendations, that are commended to the attention of the Trustees and their appropriate committees. Columbia University is, and for some time past has been, a rapidly growing and developing organism. It offers both to the observer and to those ^he University who are charged with its oversight and and its Problem care all the problems and difficulties that are presented in one way or another by life itself. The University has its own peculiar problems of growth, of development, of adjustment, of nutrition, of disease, and even of partial or complete paralysis