CORNELL UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL PUBLICATION Volume XXVIII Number 2 Forty-fourth Annual President's Report by Livingston Farrand for 1935-36 With appendices containing a summary of financial operations, and reports of the Deans and other officers Ithaca, New York Published by the University July 15, 1936 CONTENTS PAGES President's Report 5 Summary of Financial Operations .... 12 Appendices I Report of the Dean of the University Faculty . i II Report of the Dean of the Graduate School iv III Report of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sci ences . ... xi IY of Report the Dean of the Law School . xiii of V . Report the Dean of the Medical College ... xvi YI Report of the Secretary of the Ithaca Division of the Medical College xxiii YII Report of the Dean of the New York State Veteri nary College . xxvi YIII Report of the Dean of the New York State College of Agriculture and the Director of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station. xxx IX Report of the New York State Agricultural Experi ment Station at Geneva .... .... xxxiv X Report of the Dean of the New York State College of Home Economics ... xxxv XI Report of the Dean of the College of Architecture . xxxix XII Report of the Dean of the College of Engineering. .. xlii XIII Report of the Director of the Graduate School of .. xlv Education . XIV Report of the Administrative Board of the Summer I Session . XV Report of the Dean of Women . Hi XVI Report of the Director of Admissions . Iv XVII Report of the Registrar . lvii . lxi XVIII Report of the University Placement Bureau XIX Report of the Director of Physical Education and Niv Athletics. Nvi XX Report of the Librarian . Nxii XXI Publications . REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT FOR 1935-36 To the Board of Trustees of Cornell University: I have the honor to present the following report on the progress of Cornell University during the academic year 1935-36. The has University suffered serious loss by death of the following distinguished figures : Miss Mary Emily Cornell, daughter of the Founder, died Septem ber 17, 1935. Wilson M. Powell, Chairman of the Joint Administrative Board of the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical College Association, died August 17, 1935. H. C. Elmer, Professor of Latin, Emeritus, died September 24, 1935. He was Acting Assistant Professor of Latin 1888-90. In 1890 he was appointed Assistant Professor and in 1909, Professor. He retired from active service in 1928, with the title of Professor of Latin, Emeritus. Charles L. Dana, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Emeritus, died December 12,1935. He was a member of the staff of the Medical Col lege in New York City when it opened in 1898. He retired from active service in 1932. David C. Gillespie, Professor of Mathematics, died October 31, 1935. He was Instructor in Mathematics 1 906-11; in 191 1 he was elected Assistant Professor of Mathematics and in 1925 Professor of Mathematics, which position he held until his death. John I. Hutchinson, Professor of Mathematics, died December 1, 1935. He was Instructor in Mathematics 1894-1903; Assistant Pro fessor 1903-10; in 19 10 he was elected Professor and held that posi tion until his death. Lynne A. Hoag, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, died February 16, 1936. From 1923 to 1927 he held minor positions on the staff of the Department of Pediatrics; in 1927 he was appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and in 1933 Associate Professor of Pediatrics. George H. Kirby, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, died August 11, 1935. He was Instructor in Clinical Psychiatry and in Clinical Psychopathology 1905-1912; in 1917 he was appointed Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and held that position until his death. 6 PRESIDENT S REPORT Richard Meagher, Assistant Professor of Surgery, died May 27, 1936. He was appointed Instructor in Surgery in From 1933 until the time of his death he was Assistant Professor of Surgery. Mortimer W. Raynor, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, died October 6, 1935. He had held the position of Professor of Clinical Psychiatry since 1928. Wallace Lund, Business Manager of the Medical College in New York, died December 8, 1935. the trustees Stanton Griffis was reappointed a trustee by the Governor to serve for a term of five years. The New York State Agricultural Society elected Dr. U. P. Hedrick as its President for the calendar year 1936. He thus became an ex- officio trustee of the University in succession to Dean Carl E. Ladd. The University Faculty elected Professor Donald English as Faculty Representative on the Board for a term of five years, begin ning January 1, 1936, in succession to Professor J. P. Bretz, term expired. Irving M. Ives was elected Speaker of the Assembly, thus becoming an ex-officio trustee of the University in succession to Irwin Steingut. At the November meeting of the Board Maxwell M. Upson was elected a member of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds to suc ceed himself, and Franklin W. Olin was elected a member of the same committee to succeed John B. Tuck. At the meeting of the Board held on June 15, 1936, Trustees Frank H. Hiscock, J. DuPratt White, and Nicholas H. Noyes were re-elected to succeed themselves on the expiration of their terms. Judge His cock was elected Chairman of the Board and Mr. White Vice-Chair man. The Alumni Corporation elected M. C. Burritt and R. E. Treman to succeed themselves as Alumni Trustees for terms of five years. Nicholas H. Noyes was elected to succeed himself on the Commit tee on General Administration. F. H. Hiscock and Stanton Griffis were elected to succeed them selves on the Finance Committee. Myron C. Taylor was elected to succeed himself on the Medical College Council. On the Engineering College Council, Ezra B. Whitman, Alexander THE FACULTY 7 C. and Stevens, Lester W. W. Morrow were elected for three-year terms to succeed themselves. Professors Lane Cooper and Robert S. Stevens were elected to suc ceed themselves on the University Press Council. On the Library Council, Professors G. L. Hamilton and A. H. Wright were elected to succeed themselves, and Professor C. C. Mur dock was elected to succeed Professor D.C. Gillespie, deceased. Professor R. C. Gibbs was elected to succeed himself on the Heck- scher Research Council. The were following elected to the State College Council for the year : T. L. and 1936-37 Lyon O. A. Johannsen to represent the College of Agriculture in place of F. B. Hutt and F. B. Morrison; Miss Flora Rose to represent the College of Home Economics; and R. R. Birch to continue to represent the Veterinary College. O. D. von Engeln was appointed member of the Administrative Board of the Summer Session to succeed Professor Sabine, term ex pired. the faculty The following appointments or promotions have been made during the year : Herman Diederichs, Dean of the College of Engineering; S. C. Hol lister, Associate Dean of the College of Engineering. Dexter S. Kimball, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus; H. C. Troy, Professor of Dairy Industry, Emeritus; J. G. Needham, Professor of Entomology, Emeritus; F. C. Stewart, Professor Emeritus in the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. W. A. Anderson, Professor of Rural Social Organization; S. A. Asdell, Professor of Animal Physiology; H. E. Baxter, Professor of Architecture; M. G. Bishop, Professor of Romance Languages; M. P. Catherwood, Professor of Business Management; Mrs. Martha Eddy, Professor of Home Economics; C. E. Grantham, Professor of Physics; C. E. F. Guterman, Assistant Director of the Agricultural Experi ment Station; Hazel Hauck, Professor of Home Economics; B. L. Herrington, Professor of Dairy Chemistry; L. C. Norris, Professor of Poultry Husbandry; Peter Olafson, Professor of Veterinary Pathol ogy; P. M. O'Leary, Professor of Economics; E. L. Overholser, Act ing Professor of Pomology; P. A. Readio, Professor of Economic Entomology; O. A. Reinking, Chief in Research in Plant Pathology O PRESIDENT S REPORT (with the title of Professor) in the Experiment Station at Geneva; Doris Schumacker Professor of Home Economics; L. P. Smith, Pro fessor of Physics; J. N. Tilton, Professor of Architecture; A. L. Win sor, Professor of Rural Education; Robert F. Chandler, Charles Lathrop Pack Research Assistant Professor in Forest Soils; S. F. Cleary. Assistant Professor of Machine Drawing; D. L. Collins, As sistant Professor of Economic Entomology; D. H. Deyoe, Acting Assistant Professor of Hygiene and Assistant Medical Adviser in the Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine; P. W. Gates, As sistant Professor of American History; D. B. Hand, Assistant Profes sor of Biochemistry in the Department of Dairy Industry; G. R. Hanselman, Assistant Professor of Administrative Engineering; M. B. Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Pomology; F. B. Howe, Assistant Professor of Soil Technology; Miss Margaret Humphrey, Assistant Professor of Home Economics; H. T. Jenkins, Assistant Professor of Drawing in the School of Civil Engineering; Philip G. Johnson, Act ing Assistant Professor of Education; D. B. Johnstone-Wallace, As sistant Professor of Agrostology; M. S. Livingston, Assistant Profes sor of Physics; Carl Olson, jr., Acting Assistant Professor of Poultry Diseases in the Veterinary College ; Hans Platenius, Research Assist ant Professor of Vegetable Crops; W. M. Sale, Assistant Professor of English; G. W. Salisbury, Assistant Professor of Animal Husbandry; E. A. Tenney, Assistant Professor of English ; Henry H. King, Faculty Research Assistant in the University Library. The following appointments or promotions have been made in the Extension Staff of the State Colleges of Agriculture and Home Economics : S. J. Brownell, Extension Professor of Animal Husbandry; W. T. Crandall, Extension Professor of Animal Husbandry; F. A. Harper, Extension Professor of Marketing; L.