The object of this school is to furnish the means of acquiring a thorough theoretical and practical knowledge of those branches of science which relate to mining and the working up of the mineral resources of the country, and for preparing persons to take charge of works of mining and metallurgy upon scientific principles. Instruction is given in six courses of scientific study, viz.: (1.) Mining Engineering; (2.) Civil Engineering; (3.) Metallurgy; (4.) Geology and Palæontology; (5.) Analytical and Applied Chemistry, and (6.) Architecture. At the beginning of the first year each student must elect which of these he intends to pursue, and must abide by his choice, unless permitted to change. No partial or special course is allowed, and only one course at a time can be pursued. The course occupies four years, and there is an advanced course for graduates of the school. The plan of instruction includes lectures, recitations, laboratory exercises, field surveying, practice in operative mining, projects, estimates and drawings for the establishment of mines and the construction of metallurgical, chemical and other works, reports upon mines and industrial establishments, and field geology. During the session, visits may be made to various machine shops and metallurgical establishments in the city and vicinity, and in vacation the students are expected to visit mines and other establishments, and hand in a memoir upon some subject assigned to them, and bring in collections for the museum, or for use in exchange. In the last six weeks of vacation at the end of the second year, students of engineering are required to join a summer class in surveying or mechanical engineering; and after the third year, students in mining engineering must visit a mine, and engage in practice, work or study; or if in civil engineering, must attend a summer class of six weeks in geodesy, these several excursions and exercises being in charge of Adjunct Professors in these departments. The year is divided into two sessions, beginning on the first Monday of October, and the first or second Tuesday of February. The annual tuition fee is $200, but students are admitted free under certain conditions. There are other expenses for apparatus, supplies, graduations, etc., in addition to personal expenses. The school is upon the same block with the School of Arts and the Law School, Library, etc., with its museums, laboratories and lecture-rooms, but it has no dormitories for students. The first building used by the School of Mines was erected in 1867; the present one on a greatly enlarged plan was built in 1874. To those who complete the required course of studies, and the projects, dissertations, memoirs, analyses, essays, drawings, etc., passing all the examinations required, the degree of Engineer of Mines (E. M.), Civil Engineering (C. E.), or Bachelor of Philosophy (Ph. B.), is conferred, according to the course pursued. Graduates of the school who fulfill the following conditions are recommended to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.): (1.) Each candidate shall pursue, for the term of at least one academic year, a course of higher study, at the school and under the direction of the faculty, in two or more branches of science, and shall pass an approved examination thereon. (2.) It shall also present an acceptable thesis on dissertation embodying the results of special study, research or observation, upon a subject previously approved and accepted by the Faculty. Number attending and graduating at the School of Mines in Columbia College from its Commencement in 1864 to 1884, inclusive. School of Political Science in Columbia College. This was established by the following resolutions of the Board of Trustees, passed June 7, 1880: Resolved, That there be established, to go into operation at the opening of the academic year next ensuing, a School designed to prepare young men for the duties of public life, to be entitled a School of Political Science, having a definitely prescribed curriculum of study extending over a period of three years, and embracing the History of Philosophy, the History of the Literature of the Political Sciences, the General Constitutional History of Europe, the Special Constitutional History of England and the United States, the Roman Law, and the jurisprudence of existing codes derived therefrom, the Comparative Constitutional Law of European States and of the United States, the Comparative Constitutional Law of the different States of the American Union, the History of Diplomacy, International Law, Systems of Administration, State and National, of the United States, Comparison of American and European System of Administrations, Political Economy and Statistics. Resolved, That the qualifications required of the candidate for admission to this School shall be that he shall have successfully pursued a course of undergraduate study in this College, or in some other maintaining an equivalent curriculum to the close of the Junior year. Resolved, That the Students of the School who shall satisfactorily complete the studies of the first year, shall be entitled for examination and the recommendation of the Faculty, to receive the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy; and those who complete the entire course of three years, shall, on similar examination and recommendation, be entitled to receive the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. In accordance with the foregoing resolutions the school was opened in October, 1880. The purpose of the school is to give a complete general view of all the subjects, both of internal and external public policy, from the three-fold standpoint of History, Law and Philosophy. Its prime aim is, therefore, the development of all the branches of the Political Sciences. Its secondary and practical objects are: (a.) To fit young men for all the political branches of the public service. (b.) To give an adequate economic and legal training to those who intend to make journalism their profession. (c.) To supplement, by courses in public law and comparative jurisprudence, the instruction in private municipal law offered by the School of Law. The matriculation fee is $5, payable at the beginning of each scholastic year. The tuition fee is $150 a year. Special students are admitted, but are not allowed degrees. Collegiate Education of Women. The trustees of Columbia College, by resolution adopted June 8, 1883, ordered that a course of collegiate study, equivalent to the course given to young men in the College, should be offered to such women as may desire to avail themselves of it, to be pursued under the general direction of the faculty of the College in accordance with specified principles and regulations. The course of study extends through four years, and the studies are arranged.in nine groups, viz.: 1. English Language and Literature. 2. Modern Languages and Foreign Literature. 3. The Latin Language and Literature. 4. Greek Language and Literature. 5. History and Political Science. 8. Physics, Chemistry and Hygiene. 9. Natural History, Geology, Palaeontology, Botany and Zoology. Of these one must be selected for the first two years, and with it another. After this they become elective. The examinations are to be in writing, and at the end of the course the student is to receive a certificate of the subjects pursued with success.1 The Library of Columbia College. Till the fall of 1883, there were, in nine different rooms, six independent collections belonging to the various schools, besides several department libraries. They were then consolidated, and entire reorganization of staff and methods was made, and ample provision made for its convenient use. A new fire-proof building centrally located with respect to the various schools around it, was erected at The Catalogue of 1884-5 shows an attendance of seven in this course. a cost of over $400,000, and contains every convenience for library management. The consolidated collections numbered fifty thousand volumes, and during the present year 13,888 more have been added. Over four hundred different serials are regularly received, and arrangements are made with the view of affording the greatest facility for reference and convenient use. The library is in charge of a chief librarian, four librarians of departments, and fifteen assistants engaged in putting the library into perfect working condition, and members of the staff of twenty-nine are specially assigned to aid readers in every department. The hours of opening are from 8 A. M. to 10 P. M. daily, including holidays and vacations, excepting Sundays and Good Friday. School of Library Economy. Upon the 5th of May, 1884, in accordance with a plan submitted a year before, and maturely considered and perfected by a committee of the trustees, resolutions were passed establishing the "COLUMBIA COLLEGE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY ECONOMY," with the design of affording special instruction to those wishing to qualify themselves for the duties of professional librarians. The plan has been arranged, but will not be put in full operation before 1886. It is proposed to give the training and instruction by means of Lectures, courses of reading, the Seminary (conferences for familiar discussion), Visiting libraries, practical problems and actual library work. The Chief Librarian is appointed Professor of Library Economy, etc., in charge of the school, and arrangements made with prominent librarians and bibliographers for lectures and instruction. LIST OF PRESIDENTS AND PROFESSORS OF THE SCHOOL OF ARTS OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE AS GIVEN IN THE GENERAL CATALOGUE, 1754-1882.1 Presidents. Samuel Johnson, S. T. D., 1754-63. William Harris, S. T. D., 1811-29. Professors of Mathematics and Natural History. Daniel Treadwell, A. M., 1757-60. John Kemp, LL. D., 1799-1812. 1 The lists of Professors of the Medical school will be found elsewhere. 2 Pro tempore, in absence of President. |