Author ^^*0r Title ^ **s Class LD.12.2.0 Imprint. Book„....„.0. no8 16—47372-1 OPO m tixe ®xtg 0f Itjexxr ^oxk STATUTES WITH AMENDMENTS TO MAY 4, I908 NEW YORK Printed for the University 1908 STATUTES WITH AMENDMENTS TO MAY 4, 1908 NEW YORK Printed for the University igo8 Corporate Title Resolution adopted February 3, 1896 Resolved, That, in all official publications hereafter issued by or under authority of the Trustees, all the departments of instruction and research maintained and managed by this corporation, may, for convenience, be designated collectively as " Columbia University in the City of New York," or " the University ; " and the School of Arts, as the same is now known and described may hereafter be designated as " Columbia College," or, " the College." TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter I . . Chapter II . . Chapter III. . Chapter IV . . Chapter V . . Chapter VI . . Chapter VII . Chapter VIII . Chapter IX. . Chapter X . . Chapter XI. . Chapter XII . Chapter XIII . Chapter XIV . Chapter XV . Chapter XVI . Chapter XVII . Chapter XVIII Chapter XIX . Chapter XX . Chapter XXI . Chapter XXII . Chapter XXIII Chapter XXIV. Chapter XXV . Chapter XXVI. Chapter XXVII Chapter XXVIII Chapter XXIX. Chapter XXX . Chapter XXXI . Chapter XXXII Chapter XXXIII The President .... The University Council . The Faculties .... Departments and Di- visions Officers of Administration Officers of Instruction The Library The Chapel . Columbia College . Faculty of Law Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Applied Science Faculty of Political Science Faculty of Philosophy Faculty of Pure Science . Facility of Fine Arts . Barnard College . Teachers College . College of Pharmacy . Vanderbilt Clinic . Sloane Materfiity Hospital Summer Session Extension Teaching . Students Fees Academic Costume Academic Calendar . Publications .... Foundations .... Fellowships and Univer- sity Scholarships . Scholarships .... Prizes Amendments .... Sections i-6 Sections 10-17 Sections 20-26 Sections 30- -Z2, Sections 40- -55 Sections 60- -69 Sections 70- -74 Sections 80- -81 Sections 90- -92 Sections 100- -104 Sections IIO- -115 Sections 120- -123 Sections 130- -131 Sections 140- -141 Sections 150- -151 Sections 160- -162 Sections 170- -179 Sections 180- -189 Sections 190- -198 Sections 200- -204 Sections 210- -214 Sections 220- -222 Sections 230- -232 Sections 240- -245 Sections 250- -257 Sections 260- -261 Sections 270- -276 Sections 280- -283 Sections 290- -292 Sections 300- -327 Sections 340- -366 Sections 380- -398 Section 410 STATUTES CHAPTER I THE PRESIDENT Powers Duties § I. The President shall have charge of the educational ad- ministration of the University, and shall be the Chairman of the University Council, and of every Faculty established by the Trustees. His concurrence shall be necessary to every act of the Council or of a Faculty ; unless, after his non-concur- rence, the act or resolution shall be again passed by a vote of two-thirds of the entire body at the same or at the next succeed- ing meeting thereof. In all cases where there shall be a non- concurrence between the President and a majority of the Coun- cil or Faculty present at the time, the names of those voting on each side shall be entered on the minutes, and each member shall be entitled to have entered on the minutes his reasons for his vote. § 2. It shall be the duty of the President to take charge and have care of the University generally, of its buildings, of its grounds adjacent thereto, and of its movable property upon the same ; To call meetings of the University Council, and of the sev- eral Faculties, and to give such directions and to perform such acts as shall, in his judgment, promote the interests of the University, so that they do not contravene the Charter, the Statutes, or the resolutions of the Trustees, or of the Council or Faculties; To report to the Trustees annually, and as occasion shall require, the condition and needs of the University ; To administer discipline in such cases as he deems proper and to empower the Deans of the several Faculties to admin- ister discipline in such manner and under such regulations as he shall prescribe. § 3. In the absence or disability of the President, pending ^^^^^l^^t action by the Trustees, the Dean who has been longest in office, who shall be in the regular performance of his duties, 5 THE PRESIDENT Acting President Leave of Absence Degrees shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of the President ; provided that when two or more Deans have served an equal length of time in such ofhce, such powers and duties shall devolve upon that one of them who has been longest in the service of the University. § 4. The President shall have power to grant leave of ab- sence for reasonable cause, and for such length of time as he shall judge the occasion may require. Such leave of absence shall be entered upon the minutes of the appropriate Faculty. § 5. In the case of professors absent on leave, the Presi- dent shall have power to make such temporary arrangements for the work of the University as he may deem proper, pro- vided that no expenditure shall be incurred beyond the limit of half-pay waived in each case by the absent professor, and provided, further, that no part of such funds shall be used to give additional pay to any one already in the service of the University, except with the consent of the Trustees. The Pres- ident shall report the details of every such arrangement at the next meeting of the Trustees. § 6. The President shall have power, when the require- ments of the Statutes have been satisfactorily fulfilled, to confer degrees as f olows : a. The degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science, upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Columbia College ; b. The professional and technical degrees of Bachelor of Laws, upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Law ; Doc- tor of Medicine, upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Medicine ; and Engineer of Mines, Civil Engineer, Metallur- gical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Chemical Engineer, and Chemist upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Applied Science ; c. The degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Laws, and Doctor of Philosophy, upon the recommendation of the Uni- versity Council; d. The degree of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science, upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Barnard College, in accordance with the agreement between the University and that College, dated January 19, 1900 ; e. The degree of Bachelor of Science, upon the recommen- dation of the Faculty of Teachers College, in accordance with the agreement between the University and that College, dated April 6, 1900; f. The degrees of Pharmaceutical Chemist and Doctor of Pharmacy upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Phar- macy, in accordance with the agreement between the Univer- sity and that College, dated March 15, 1904. THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL J g. The degrees of Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of degrees Music, and Bachelor of Design, upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Fine Arts, in accordance with the agreement between the University and the National Academy of Design, dated February 5, 1906. CHAPTER II* THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL § 10. The University Council shall consist of the President Membership and the Deans of the several Faculties, respectively, ex-officio ; of two representatives chosen from and by each of the Facul- ties of Columbia College, Law, Medicine, Applied Science, Political Science, Philosophy, Pure Science, Teachers College and Barnard College ; of a representative chosen from and by the Faculty of Fine Arts, and of a second representative chosen by this Faculty upon the nomination of the Council of the Na- tional Academy of Design, whenever there shall be five or more professors in this Faculty maintained by the Academy ; and of a representative chosen from and by the Faculty of the College of Pharmacy, whenever this College shall maintain ten or more professors in its Faculty. § II. The term of office of an elected representative in the Council shall begin on the first day of July next succeeding his election and shall be for three years, except that elections to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term. § 12. The Council may invite a representative of the Facul- ties of the General Protestant Episcopal and of the Union Theological Seminaries, respectively, to sit with it, with power to advise only. § 13. It shall be the duty of the Council in its advisory Duties capacity : a. To report to the Trustees its opinion as to any exercise of power proposed by a Faculty under Section 22. b. To submit such proposals to the Trustees or to the Presi- dent or to the several Faculties as in its judgment may serve to increase the efficiency of University work. § 14. The Council (subject to the reserved power of con- Powers trol by the Trustees) shall have power, and it shall be its duty: a. To fix and determine, by concurrent action with the Faculties of Political Science, Philosophy, Pure Science and Fine Arts, severally, the conditions upon which the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy shall be conferred, and to recommend candidates for such degrees : Term of Office Representa- tion of Seminaries M.A. and Ph.D. • This Chapter will take effect July i, 1908, UNIVERSITY COUNCIL M.L. and LL.D. College Courses Barnard College Other Institutions Extension Teaching General Powers Fellowships and Scholarships Academic Calendar Limitation of Powers b. To fix and determine, by concurrent action with the Faculties of Law and Political Science, the conditions upon which the degrees of Master of Laws and of Doctor of Law shall be conferred, and to recommend candidates for such de- grees ; c. To fix and determine, by concurrent action with the Fac- ulties of Columbia College and Barnard College, severally, the extent to which courses offered by other Faculties and leading to graduate or professional degrees or diplomas shall be in- cluded in the programs of studies of said colleges, and the con- ditions upon which such courses may be elected by candidates for a non-professional first degree ; d. To prescribe the manner in which the degrees of Bache- lor of Arts and Bachelor of Science conferred upon graduates of Barnard College shall be maintained at all times as degrees of equal value with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bache- lor of Science conferred upon the graduates of Columbia Col- lege ; e. To adopt regulations, subject to approval by the Trus- tees, providing for the proper execution, as regards educational matters, of agreements that 'are now in existence or that may hereafter be made between the University and such other edu- cational institutions as are now or may hereafter become affil- iated with the University, and to prescribe what degrees, di- plomas and certificates may be granted by said institutions and the conditions for granting the same. f. To adopt regulations governing the relation of instruc- tion in the Summer Session and of Extension Teaching to the other work of the University ; g. To encourage original research ; to secure the correlation of courses offered by the several Faculties; to adjust all ques- tions involving more than one Faculty ; h. To determine the conditions upon which Fellowships and University Scholarships shall be conferred, to appoint all Fel- lows and University Scholars, and to make rules for their gov- ernment, subject to such restrictions as may be prescribed by the Statutes or by the terms upon which the several Fellow- ships and University Scholarships are established ; i. To fix, annually in advance, the academic calendar, the dates for entrance and final examinations, the date of Com- mencement and the order of Commencement exercises. § 15. No exercise of the powers conferred upon the Coun- cil which involves a change in the educational policy of the University in respect to the requirements of admission or the conditions of graduation, shall take effect until the same shall have been submitted to the Trustees at one meeting, and an- THE FACULTIES 9 Other meeting of the Trustees shall have been held subsequent of Powers" to that at which it was submitted. § 16. The Council shall meet at least quarterly during the Meetings academic year, and special meetings shall be held on the call of the President. In the absence of the President the Council shall elect a temporary Chairman. § 17. The Council shall elect annually a Secretary, who secretary shall perform the usual duties of a recording officer, and such other duties as shall be assigned to him by the President or Council. CHAPTER III THE FACULTIES § 20. The following Faculties are established in the Uni- Faculties versity : The Faculty of Columbia College, the Faculties of Law, Medicine, Applied Science, Political Science, Philosophy, Pure Science, Fine Arts, Teachers College, Barnard College, Phar- macy and Fine Arts. § 21. The several Faculties (subject to the reserved power Powers of control by the Trustees and the provisions of the Statutes) shall have power and it shall be their duty in Columbia Col- lege and in their respective Schools and Colleges : a. To fix the requirements of admission, the program of studies, and the conditions of graduation ; b. To estabhsh rules for ascertaining the proficiency of stu- dents, and for the assignment of honors ; c. To fix the times of examinations other than the entrance and final examinations ; d. To prepare and publish from time to time a statement of the program of studies, specifying the studies to be pursued in each year, and in each of the departments of instruction ; e. To make all such regulations for their own proceedings, and for the better government of Columbia College and their respective Schools and Colleges, as shall not contravene the Charter of the corporation, the Statutes, or any resolution of the Trustees or Council. § 22. Every proposed exercise of the powers conferred on any of the Faculties, which involves a change in the educa- tional policy of the University in respect to the requirements of admission, the program of studies or the conditions of gradua- tion, shall be submitted to the University Council before being recommended to the Trustees, and such recommendation shall not be laid before the Trustees until the Council has acted thereon, or until another meeting of the Council has been held, Limitation of Powers lO DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS Limitation of Powers Secretaries Meetings Minutes Right to Vote subsequent to that at which the recommendation was submitted. No exercise of such power by any Faculty shall take effect until the same shall have been submitted to the Trustees at one meeting, and another meeting shall have been held subsequent to that at which it was submitted. § 23. Each Faculty shall elect annually a Secretary, who shall perform the usual duties of a recording officer, and such other duties as may be assigned to him by the President, by the Dean of the Faculty, or by the Faculty. § 24. Each Faculty shall meet at least once a month during the academic year, unless otherwise directed by the President, and special meetings shall be held on the call of the President, or, in his absence, of the Dean. § 25. Each Faculty shall keep a book of minutes of its pro- ceedings, which shall be submitted by the President at meet- ings of the Trustees. § 26. Any Faculty may invite other officers of instruction in the University to take part in its deliberations, but only the professors and adjunct professors who are members of such Faculty shall have the right to vote. CHAPTER IV Departments Heads of Departments Divisions DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS § 30. The following departments of instruction are estab- lished in the University: Anatomy, Anthropology, Architecture, Astronomy, Bacteri- ology, Biological Chemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Chinese, Civil Engineering, Clinical Instruction, Clinical Pathology, Compara- tive Literature, Decorative Art, Diseases of Children, Domestic Art, Domestic Science, Economics, Education, Electrical Engi- neering, Engineering Draughting, English, Fine Arts, Geog- raphy, Geology, Germanic Languages, Greek, Gynecology, His- tory, Hospital Economics, Indo-Iranian Languages, Latin, Law (Municipal), Law (Public) and Jurisprudence, Manual Train- ing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Min- eralogy, Mining, Music, Neurology, Obstetrics, Painting, Pa- thology; Pharmacology, Materia Medica and Therapeutics; Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Practice of Medicine, Psychology, Romance Languages, Sculpture, Semitic Languages, Social Science, Surgery, and Zoology. § 31. Unless otherwise ordered by the Trustees, the senior officer of the highest rank who is in active service in any department shall be its administrative head. § 32. For administrative purposes the departments named below are grouped together as follows : OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRA TION I I Division of Biology: Anatomy, Bacteriology, Biological 1^'^*^'°"^ Chemistry, Botany, Physiology, and Zoology. Division of Chemistry: Chemistry and Biological Chem- istry. ^ , , T ..• Division of Classical Philology : Greek and Latin. Division of Education : Faculty of Teachers College. Division of Engineering: Civil Engineering, Electrical En- gineering, Engineering Draughting, and Mechanical Engmeer- ^" Division of Fine Arts : Architecture, Fine Arts, Music, Paint- ing, Sculpture, and Decorative Art. Division of Geology, Geography and Mineralogy : Geology, Geography and Mineralogy. , ^ , ,. t /tt u f Division of History, Economics and Public Law (i< acuity _ot Political Science) : Economics, History, Public Law and Juris- prudence, and Social Science. Division of Mathematical and Physical Science : Astron- omy, Mathematics, and Physics. Division of Medicine: Faculty of Medicine. Division of Mining and Metallurgy : Metallurgy and Mm- ing Division of Modern Languages and Literatures : Compara- tive Literature, English, Germanic Languages and Romance Languages. tit • t Division of Oriental Languages : Chinese, Indo-Iranian Lan- guages and Semitic Languages. Division of Philosophy, Psychology and Anthropology : An- thropology, Philosophy and Psychology. Division of Physical Education : Physical Education. Division of Private Law : Faculty of Law. ^^^^ ^^ § 33. The scientific collections of the University shall not be collections loaned in whole or in part except by permission of the Trustees. CHAPTER V OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION § 40. The officers of administration, in addition to the officers President, are the Deans of the several Faculties, the Consult- ing Engineer, the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, the Secretary of the University, the Bursar and Assistant Bur- sar, the Registrar and Assistant Registrar, and the Chief of the Bureau of Purchases and Supplies. § 41. The Deans of the several Faculties shall be appointed Deans by the Trustees upon the nomination of the President, except the Dean of the Medical Faculty, who shall be appointed by the Trustees upon the nomination of that Faculty. 12 OFFICERS OF ADMINISTRATION Deans Acting Deans Duties of Deans Faculty Membership of Deans Consulting Engineer Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Secretary of the University Bursar § 42. The Deans of the several Faculties, in subordination to the President, shall have immediate charge of the educa- tional administration of the work of the Faculty or Faculties to which they may be appointed, and they shall be the executive officers of their respective Faculties, and, in the absence of the President, shall preside at the meetings thereof. § 43. In the absence or disability of a Dean, the President may appoint an Acting Dean, who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Dean. Every such appointment shall be reported to the Trustees at their next meeting. § 44. It shall be the duty of the Dean of each Faculty, sub- ject to the reserved powers of the President, to enforce the rules and regulations of such Faculty or Faculties and the rulings of the President and of the University Council so far as these may relate to such Faculty or Faculties ; to administer discipline as prescribed by the Statutes, Chapter I, Section 2 ; and to report to the President the condition and needs of the Faculty or Faculties for which he may have been appointed, as occasion may require and at the conclusion of each academic year. § 45. Each Dean shall be a member of the University Coun- cil and of the Faculty or Faculties of which he is the Dean. § 46. The Consulting Engineer shall be appointed by the Trustees. He shall have charge, under the direction of the President, of the buildings of the University generally, of its grounds adjacent thereto, and of its movable property upon the same. § 47. The Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds shall be appointed by the Trustees. It shall be his duty, under the direction of the Consulting Engineer, to take immediate charge of the buildings and grounds of the University and of their furniture and fixtures, and to see that the same are kept in good and proper order and in sufficient repair ; to employ, con- trol and discharge all persons employed in and about said build- ings and grounds for their care and protection, and all janitors, watchmen and other subordinates and servants, and to perform such other duties as may from time to time be designated by the President or Consulting Engineer. § 48. The Secretary of the University shall be appointed by the Trustees, and it shall be his duty to perform such acts as may be designated by the President. § 49. The Bursar and Assistant Bursar shall be appointed by the Trustees upon the nomination of the Treasurer. § 50. It shall be the duty of the Bursar, under the instruc- tions of the Treasurer, to pay charges against such of the appropriations as may be designated by the Treasurer ; to col- lect the fees of students; to receive all money on account of OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION 13 Assistant Bursar the Treasurer, due and payable at the University; to keep Bursar proper vouchers for all payments and proper accounts of all his transactions, in conformity with the instructions of the Treasurer; and, generally, to be the representative of the Treasurer at the University. § 51. It shall be the duty of the Assistant Bursar, under the direction of the Bursar, to perform for the College of Physi- cians and Surgeons such duties as the Bursar may direct. § 52. The Registrar and Assistant Registrar shall be ap- pointed by the Trustees upon the nomination of the President. § 53. It shall be the duty of the Registrar, under the direc- Registrar tion of the President, — (i), to take charge of the registration of all students, to keep such records and to furnish such copies of the same as the President may direct ; (2), to take charge of and be responsible for all matriculation papers and diplomas, and to keep proper record of the whereabouts of present and former students and graduates; (3), to prepare all necessary student rolls and to keep such records as may be required for the proper compilation of student statistics; (4), to furnish the Treasurer, upon the forms provided for the purpose, the information necessary for the collection of fees; (5), and to perform such other duties as the President may direct. § 54. It shall be the duty of the Assistant Registrar, under the direction of the Registrar, to perform for the College of Physicians and Surgeons such duties as the Registrar may direct. § 55. The Chief of the Bureau of Purchases and Supplies shall be appointed by the Trustees upon the nomination of the President. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Bureau of Purchases and Supplies, under the direction of the President, — ( I ), to purchase all supplies for the use of the University ; (2), to audit and approve all bills for such purchases, and to draw the warrants for the payment of same; (3), to maintain a sup- ply of stationery for the general use of the University, and to keep proper record of its disposition; (4), to perform such other duties as the President may direct. Assistant Registrar Bureau of Supplies CHAPTER VI OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION § 60. Officers of instruction shall be required to be in at- Attendance tendance at the University during the entire academic year, unless excused by the President or absent on leave. § 61, Appointments of all officers of instruction, other than Appointments professors and adjunct professors, shall be made by the Facul- ties severally of Columbia College or of the School in which 14 OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION Appointments Grades of Office Precedence Salaries Payment of Salaries Other Em- ployment Use of Title such officers are primarily to serve, subject to confirmation by the Trustees ; except that to fill vacancies in such offices caused by death, resignation, or any emergency, the President may make appointments subject to like confirmation. The number of such officers and the amount of their compensation shall be determined in advance by the Trustees. § 62. The following grades of office shall be recognized in all appointments as ranking relatively to each other in the following order: professor, adjunct professor, associate, in- structor, tutor, assistant. Lecturers, demonstrators and cura- tors may also be appointed. An associate is an officer ap- pointed for a term of years, or at the pleasure of the Trustees, who is not expected to devote the greater part of his time to the service of the University, but to give a limited amount of instruction upon a special subject. A lecturer is an officer whose connection with the University is temporary, or whose service is not continuous. A demonstrator is a laboratory teacher in anatomy or physiology. A curator is an officer having charge of collections. In the case of officers giving instruction in medicine, the word clinical shall be attached to the title of those who give instruction in hospitals or elsewhere than at the college itself. § 63. The officers of instruction shall take precedence in their several grades according to the dates of their respective appointments. § 64. The salaries of the following named officers shall at- tach to the grade, and shall be as follows : a. The salary of every instructor when first appointed shall be sixteen hundred dollars a year, with an annual increase of one hundred dollars, up to two thousand dollars. b. The salary of every tutor when first appointed shall be one thousand dollars a year, with an annual increase of one hundred dollars, up to fifteen hundred dollars. c. The salary of every assistant shall be five hundred dollars. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the College of Physicians and Surgeons. § 65. Payment of salaries shall be made monthly on the last day of each month, and at no other times. § 66. No officer of instruction shall be employed in any occupation which interferes with the thorough, efficient, and earnest performance of the duties of his office. No officer of instruction, in any opinion or certificate which he may give as to the merits or claim of any business undertaking or of any . scientific or practical invention, shall use the official title of the University, or of any of its parts, or refer to his professional connection therewith, without the approval of the Trustees. THE LIBRARY 15 Emeritus Officers § 67.* Each professor and adjunct-professor shall be en- ^^1^^^°*" titled once in every seven years, to a leave of absence of one year on half-pay, or to a leave of absence of one-half year on full pay ; such period of absence to count as service to the Uni- versity ; provided, however, that not more than twelve such officers shall be absent at any one time and that the President shall adjust such leaves of absence. § 68. Any professor who has been fifteen successive years or upwards in the service of the University, and who is also sixty-five years of age, or over, may at his own request sig- nified to the President in writing, or upon the motion of the Trustees, be made an emeritus professor on half-pay from the beginning of the next succeeding fiscal year. The provision of this section shall also apply to the Librarian. § 69. Emeritus professors shall have no stated duties, but their names shall be included in the printed lists of the Facul- ties, and they shall be officially invited to attend all public exercises and Commencements. CHAPTER VII THE LIBRARY § 70. The Librarian shall be appointed by the Trustees, Librarian and shall be the executive officer of the Library. Under the direction of the President, it shall be his duty to see that the Statutes, and all resolutions, rules, and regulations relating to the Library are properly enforced. He shall be the cus- todian of the property of the Library, and of its files, records, books, and papers, and shall have the general charge and con- trol of the Library and the rooms containing it, and also of the expenditures of all moneys appropriated by the Trustees for the purchase of books and supplies therefor; he shall ap- point all needed assistants and subordinate officers, and fix their titles, duties, and compensations, provided that the total amount shall not exceed the appropriation of the Trustees for that purpose; he shall make and enforce by suitable penalties any needed rules and regulations relating to the Library, its readers, officers, or servants. All bills on account of the Li- brary, for books, periodicals, binding, administration, or other expenses, shall be examined and certified by the Librarian, or, in his absence, by the deputy duly appointed, and shall be coun- tersigned by the President, before being paid. § 71. All books, maps, charts, and other printed matter ^^^^^^^^if strictly technical in character and peculiarly and immediately Books ■» This Section will take effect July i, 1908. i6 THE CHAPEL ^cat1]ogue"of Valuable and necessary in direct connection with the lectures Books and laboratory work of departments, heretofore or hereafter purchased for the exclusive use of any department, shall be deemed a part of the equipment of such department, shall be paid for out of departmental appropriations, and shall be scheduled and cared for under the rules governing depart- mental equipment. Such departmental equipment shall be pur- chased by heads of departments and charged to the equipment appropriations for such departments, such purchases having first been approved by the President; but specific appropria- tions for this class of equipment may not be used for the pur- chase of other equipment. All other books, maps, charts, and other printed matter shall be deemed a part of the Library, and shall be stamped and catalogued as such. Such books and other material shall be Purchases purchascd by the Librarian, and paid for out of the general book fund, or other specific appropriations, or out of the reve- nues from specific gifts and bequests. § ^2. Books shall not be loaned except in conformity with regulations prescribed by the Committee of the Trustees on the Library. § 73. No less than three copies of all reports and other matter printed by authority of the Trustees, except such as may be printed for their exclusive use, shall be deposited in the Library. § 74. All gifts of money to the Library shall be paid to the Treasurer, who shall disburse the same, subject to the approval of the President, for the purpose, if any, specified by the donor, without special vote or appropriation; and such gifts made without conditions shall be used for buying books, which shall be marked with the donor's name. Loan of Books Official Reports Gifts CHAPTER VIII THE CHAPEL Chaplains Attendance § 80. The Chaplain shall be appointed by the Trustees and, subject to the authority of the President, have charge of the stated chapel services. § 81. Attendance upon the Chapel services shall be volun- tary, and all persons connected with the University, whether as officers or students, shall be invited to take part in such services. COL UMBIA COLLEGE — FA CUL TY OF LAW I 7 CHAPTER IX COLUMBIA COLLEGE § 90. The Faculty of Columbia College shall consist of the Faculty President, the Dean and such officers of administration and of instruction as may be assigned thereto by the Trustees. § 91. Every candidate for admission shall be required to Admission present, before examination, a certificate of good moral char- acter from his last teacher, or from some citizen in good stand- ing; and students from other colleges shall be required to bring certificates from such colleges of honorable discharge. § 92. Every student who shall have completed the entire Degree course and shall have passed satisfactorily all examinations required of him, shall be qualified to receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. CHAPTER X FACULTY OF LAW § 100. The Faculty of Law shall consist of the President, Faculty the Dean and the Professors of Law, and such other professors as may be assigned to the Faculty by the Trustees. § loi. No person shall be admitted to the Law School as a Admission matriculated student except graduates of colleges and scientific schools in good standing, or persons presentirg satisfactory evidence of equivalent training; provided that students in Co- lumbia College may be admitted under such regulations as may from time to time be prescribed. § 102. No candidate shall be recommended for a degree un- g^^j""** less he shall have passed the last year in this School. § 103. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Laws shall Degree be divided into three classes. The course of study of each of these classes shall occupy a year, and the entire course three years. Every student who shall have completed the entire course of three years, and shall have passed satisfac- torily all the examinations required of him, shall be qualified to receive the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Should the stu- dent not have attained the age of twenty-one years at the time of graduating, the delivery of the diploma shall be deferred until he shall have attained that age. § 104. A student who shall not have pursued a complete certificate curriculum shall be entitled to a certificate, stating the duration of his attendance and the degree of his attainment. i8 FACULTY OF MEDICINE CHAPTER XI FACULTY OF MEDICINE Faculty Appointment Special Students Preamble 'pjjg FOLLOWING STATUTES ARE ENACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF AGREEMENTS FORMING THE BASIS OF UNION BETWEEN THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS AND THE Trustees of Columbia College in the City of New York, dated February 4, 1891, and June 5, 1891. § 110. The Medical Faculty shall consist of the President, the Dean of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Pro- fessors of Anatomy, Applied Therapeutics, Biological Chem- istry, Diseases of Children, Gynecology, Neurology, Obstetrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Practice of Medicine, and Surgery, and such other professors as may be assigned to the Faculty by the Trustees upon the nomination of the Medical Faculty. § III. All officers of instruction shall be appointed by the Trustees after nomination by the said Faculty. § 112. Matriculates who shall have declared themselves in writing not to be candidates for the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine in the College of Physicians and Surgeons may be ad- mitted as special students upon such conditions, other than those relating to fees, as the Faculty shall prescribe. No spe- cial student shall revoke the said declaration and become a candidate for the said degree, unless, subsequently to the said revocation, he shall have fulfilled all the requirements for graduation in Medicine. § 113. No matriculate shall be admitted to the second year of the medical curriculum who shall not have pursued satis- factorily such a course at some other Medical School as shall have been recognized by the Faculty as an equivalent for the first year of the medical curriculum at the College of Physi- cians and Surgeons. No course of another Medical School shall be so recognized which shall have begun during the same calendar year as the session to which admission is sought. § 114. There shall be four classes of students. The course of study of each of these classes shall occupy a year, and the entire course four years. § 115. Every candidate shall be entitled to be recommended for the degree of Doctor of Medicine who, being of good moral character, shall have — a. Filed duly a medical student's certificate of the Regents of the University of the State of New York, showing him to have compHed with Chapter 467 of the Laws of 1889, entitled Admission to Second Year Degree FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE 19 " An act to provide for the preliminary education of medical students," and the laws amendatory thereof; b. Completed the required curriculum ; c. Passed satisfactorily all the examinations required of him. Should a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Medicine not have attained the age of twenty-one years at the time of graduating, the delivery of the diploma shall be deferred until he shall have attained that age. Degree CHAPTER XII FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE § 120. The Faculty of Applied Science shall consist of the Faculty President, the Dean, the heads of the Departments of Chemis- try, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Draughting, Geology, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Mining, and Physics, and such other professors as may be assigned to the Faculty by the Trustees. This Faculty shall have charge of the School of Mines, the School of Chemistry, and the School of Engineering. § 121, There shall be in each School four classes of stu- dents, to be designated respectively as the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Class. The course of study of each of these classes shall occupy a year, and the entire course four years. § 122. The School of Mines shall conduct the curriculums in Mining and in Metallurgy, leading respectively to the de- grees of Engineer of Mines and Metallurgical Engineer. The School of Chemistry shall conduct the curriculums in Chemistry, leading to the degrees of Chemical Engineer and Chemist. The School of Engineering shall conduct the curriculums in Civil Engineering, in Sanitary Engineering, in Mechanical Engineering, and in Electrical Engineering. The first two of these courses shall lead to the degree of Civil Engineer, and the others respectively to the degree of Mechanical En- gineer and Electrical Engineer. § 123. Every student who shall have completed the entire Degrees curriculum of four years and shall have passed satisfactorily all the examinations required of him, shall be qualified to receive either the degree of Engineer of Mines, Metallurgical En- gineer, Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engi- neer, Chemical Engineer, or Chemist. Course of Study School of Mines School of Chemistry School of Engineering 20 POLITICAL SCIENCE — PHILOSOPHY CHAPTER XIII FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Faculty § 130. The Faculty of Political Science shall consist of the President, the Dean, the professors in the Departments of Eco- nomics, History and Political Philosophy, Law, (Public) and Jurisprudence, and Social Science, who conduct courses of ad- vanced instruction and research, and such other professors as may be assigned to the Faculty by the Trustees. Program § 131. The program of studies shall be designed to prepare of study ^^^ ^^ duties of public life, and shall include the history of the literature of the political sciences ; the general constitutional history of Europe; the special constitutional history of Eng- land and the United States; the Roman law and the juris- prudence 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 administrations, state and national, of the United States ; comparison of American and European systems of administration; political economy and statistics; sociology and social economy. CHAPTER XIV FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY Faculty g j^q xhc Faculty of Philosophy shall consist of the Presi- dent, the Dean, the professors in the Departments of Anthro- pology, Chinese, Comparative Literature, Education, English, Germanic Languages, Greek, Indo-Iranian Languages, Latin, Philosophy, Psychology, Romance Languages and Semitic Languages, who conduct courses of advanced instruction and research, and such other professors as may be assigned to the Faculty by the Trustees. Program § 141. The program of studies shall include advanced in- struction and research in the Departments of Anthropology, Chinese, Comparative Literature, Education, English, Ger- manic Languages, Greek, Indo-Iranian Languages, Latin, Philosophy, Psychology, Romance Languages and Semitic Languages. of study PURE SCIENCE — FINE ARTS 21 CHAPTER XV FACULTY OF PURE SCIENCE § 150. The Faculty of Pure Science shall consist of the Vacuity President, the Dean, the professors in the Departments of An- atomy, Astronomy, Bacteriology, Biological Chemistry, Bot- any, the Director of the American Museum of Natural His- tory, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Manual Training, Mathematics, Mechan- ical Engineering, Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Mining, Physics, Physiology, and Zoology, who conduct courses of advanced instruction and research, and such other professors as may be assigned to the Faculty by the Trustees. § 151. The program of studies shall include advanced instruction and research in the Departments of Anatomy, Astronomy, Bacteriology, Biological Chemistry, Botany, Chem- istry, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geography, Geology, Manual Training, Mathematics, Mechanical Engi- neering, Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Mining, Physics, Physiol- ogy, and Zoology. Program of Study CHAPTER XVI FACULTY OF FINE ARTS The following Statutes are enacted in accordance Preamble WITH the terms of AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND THE National Academy of Design, dated February 5, 1906: § 160. The Faculty of Fine Arts shall consist of the Presi- Faculty dent, the Dean, the President of the National Academy of Design, the Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, of the professors in the Departments of Architecture and Music, and Such professors in the Departments of Painting, Sculp- ture and the Decorative Arts as may be nominated by the President of the University and the National Academ) of De- sign, acting jointly, to the Trustees for appointment in their discretion, and of such other professors as may be assigned to the Faculty by the Trustees. § 161. This Faculty shall have charge of the School of schools of Architecture and the School of Music. It shall have power M^uslc^^nd'"' and it shall be its duty to fix the requirements for admission Design for such students in the School of Design as are candidates for a degree or other University recognition, the program of their studies and the conditions of graduation ; to establish rules for ascertaining the proficiency of such students and the 22 BARNARD COLLEGE A 1f-t ""t^ °^ assignment of University honors ; to fix the times of exami- Music and nations in such courses ; to prepare and publish from time to Design ^jj^g ^ statement of the program of studies in such courses, specifying the studies to be pursued in each year and in each of the departments of instruction ; and to make regulations for their own proceedings. Program g ^^2. The program of studies shall include instruction and research in the Departments of Architecture, Decorative Art, Music, Painting and Sculpture. CHAPTER XVII BARNARD COLLEGE Preamble ThE FOLLOWING STATUTES ARE ENACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNI- VERSITY AND Barnard College, dated January 19, 1900, April 6, 1900, and March 5, 1906: President § i^q. The President of the University shall be, ex officio, President of the College. He shall preside at the meetings of the Faculty of the College and shall have general supervision and direction of the educational administration of the College as in the other schools of the University. Dean § 171. The internal administration of the College shall be conducted by a Dean, who shall be appointed by the President of the University, by and with the advice and consent of the Trustees of the College. Kepresenta^ § 1 72. The College shall be represented in the University Council Council by its Dean, who shall have the right to vote in the Council upon all questions. The Faculty of the College shall consist of the President, the Dean, and all the professors on the staff of the University who give instruction in the College. Whenever the College shall maintain ten or more professors in its Faculty it shall be entitled to two representatives in the Council, additional to the Dean, who shall be elected by such Faculty. Officers of § 173. The College shall provide for, support and maintain, such officers of instruction as may, from time to time, be agreed on, as follows, to wit : a. They shall be nominated by the Dean of the College, with the approval of the Trustees of the College and of the Presi- dent of the University, and shall be appointed and re-appointed by the University according to its custom. Their standing shall be the same in all respects as that of other like officers in the University. b. For all services rendered in the University by officers so appointed an equivalent amount of service shall be rendered BARNARD COLLEGE 23 in the College by other officers of the University of like grade, as may be determined from time to time, with the consent of the officers concerned, by the Dean of the College and the President of the University. c. Members of the Faculty of the College may be either men or women. d. In the month of January in each year, or at such other time as may be mutually agreed upon, the Dean of the College, with the approval of the Trustees of the College and after con- ference with the heads of Departments in the College, shall submit to the President of the University a statement, show- ing: First. The estimated number of the students in e?ch Class in the College for whom instruction is to be provided during the next academic year. Second. The number and grade of officers of instruction, and amount of service desired in each subject. Such statement shall be subject to the approval and revision of the President, upon all questions not reserved by agreement to the Trustees or Dean of the College. § 174. All instruction for women leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science shall be given sepa- rately in Barnard College, except that courses open to Seniors of Columbia College which are counted towards a Teachers College diploma shall continue to be open to Seniors in Barnard College. § 175. The University will accept women who have taken their first degree on the same terms as men, as students of the University, and as candidates for the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy under the Faculties of Phi- losophy, Political Science and Pure Science, in such courses as have been or may be designated by these Faculties, and will make suitable provision for the oversight of such women. § 176. The University will confer the degree of Bachelor of Arts upon the students of the College who shall have satis- factorily fulfilled in the College the requirements of the Uni- versity Statutes for that degree. The courses in the College leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science shall be determined and administered by its own Faculty, and all examinations for admission to the College and in course shall be conducted under the authority of the Faculty of the College. The diploma shall be signed by the President of the University and by the Dean of the College. The degree of Bachelor of Arts conferred upon the graduates of Barnard College shall be maintained at all times as a degree of equal value with the degree of Bachelor of Arts conferred upon the Officers of Instruction Instruction for Women ■Women Graduate Students Degree 24 TEACHERS COLLEGE Degree Certificate Pees Libraries graduates of Columbia College. The equivalency of the two degrees shall be maintained in such manner as the Council may prescribe. § 177. The College shall grant no degrees but shall retain the right to grant certificates to students not candidates for a degree. § 178. For each student of the University pursuing courses in the College, the University shall pay the College at a rate to be agreed upon from time to time. For each student of the College pursuing elective courses in the University, the College shall pay to the University at a rate to be agreed upon f/om time to time. No payment shall be called for from ore to the other on account of students or instructors receiving instruc- tion as Fellows or Scholars, or otherwise without payment of fees for tuition either in the University or the College. § 179. The Libraries of the University and of the College shall be open upon equal terms to all women students of either institution. CHAPTER XVIII TEACHERS COLLEGE Preamble 'pjjg FOLLOWING STATUTES ARE ENACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNIVER- SITY AND Teachers College, dated April 6, 1900, and March 5, 1906: § 180. The President of the University shall be, ex officio, President of the College. He shall preside at the meetings of the Faculty of the College and shall have general supervi- sion and direction of the educational administration of the Col- lege as in the other schools of the University. § 181. The internal administration of the College shall be conducted by a Dean who shall be appointed by the Trustees of the College on the nomination of the President of the Uni- versity. ^ § 182. The College shall be represented in the University councn Council by its Dean who shall have the right to vote in the Council upon all questions. Whenever the College shall main- tain ten or more professors in its Faculty, it shall be entitled to two representatives in the Council, additional to the Dean, who shall be elected by such Faculty. § 183. The University Professors of Philosophy and Edu- FaVuify cation and of Psychology, and their successors, by whatever title they may be designated, shall be members ex officio of the Faculty of the College; and the Professor of Mechanical Engineering shall also be a member ex officio of such Faculty President Dean Representa- tion in Ex officio Members of COLLEGE OF PHARMACY 25 SO long as the workshops of the College are used by students of his departments. Such professors shall have no right to vote for the representatives of such Faculty in the Council. § 184. The University, upon the recommendation of the Faculty of the College, will confer such diplomas as may from time to time be authorized by the Trustees of the College and approved by the University upon students and graduates of the College who may satisfactorily fulfill all the requirements of the regulations of the College. § 185. The University will confer an appropriate degree, in addition to a diploma, upon such students of the College as may satisfactorily fulfill all the requirements therefor, as de- termined by the Faculty of the College in conformity with regulations to be adopted by the Council and approved by the Trustees of the University. § 186. The College shall grant no degrees or diplomas, but shall continue to exercise the direction and control of all in- struction given therein, and the right to grant certificates there- for to students not candidates for a degree ; and also, with the approval of the Council, to students who are candidates for a degree. § 187. The courses of instruction given in either the Uni- versity or the College shall be open, subject to the general regulations of each institution, to every qualified student who has duly matriculated in either the University or the College. § 188. For each student of the University pursuing courses in the College, the University shall pay the College at a rate to be agreed upon from time to time. For each student of the College pursuing elective courses in the University, the College shall pay to the University at a rate to be agreed upon from time to time. No payment shall be called for from one to the other on account of students or instructors receiving instruc- tion as Fellows or Scholars, or otherwise without payment of fees for tuition either in the University or the College. § 189. The libraries of the University and of the College shall be open, upon equal terms, to all students of either insti- tution. Ex officio Members of Faculty Diploma Degree Certificate Interchange of Courses Pees Libraries CHAPTER XIX college of pharmacy The following Statutes are enacted in accordance with the terms of the agreement between the univer- SITY AND THE College of Pharmacy, dated March 15, 1904: § 190. The President of the University shall be, ex officio, President of the College. He shall preside at the meetings of Preamble President 26 COLLEGE OF PHARMACY President Dean Representa- tion in Counci Ex officio Members of Faculty Degree Certificate Interchange of Courses Fees the Faculty of the College, and shall have general supervision and direction of the educational administration of the College as in the other schools of the University. § 191. The internal administration of the College shall be conducted by a Dean, who shall be appointed by the Trustees of the College on the nomination of the President of the Uni- versity. § 192. The College shall be represented in the University Council by its Dean. Whenever the College shall maintain ten or more professors in its Faculty, it shall be entitled to a representative in the Council, additional to the Dean, who shall be elected by such Faculty. § 193. Representatives of the University Departments of Botany, Chemistry, Biological Chemistry and Materia Me- dica to be designated by the President of the University shall be members, ex ofUciis, of the Faculty of the College. Such representatives of University Departments shall have no right to vote for the representative of the Faculty of the College in the University Council. § 194. The University will confer such degrees and diplo- mas upon students and graduates of the College as may from time to time be authorized by the Trustees of the College and approved by the University Council, provided that so long as this agreement is in force the College shall grant no degrees or diplomas except such as may be approved by the University Council. § 195. The College shall continue to exercise the direction and control of all instruction given therein, and the right to grant such certificates to students not condidates for a degree or diploma as may be determined by the Faculty of the College with the approval of the University Council. § 196. The courses of instruction given in either the Uni- versity or the College shall be open, subject to the general regu- lations of each institution, to every qualified student who has duly matriculated in either the University or the College of Pharmacy. § 197. For each student of the University pursuing courses in the College, the University shall pay the College at a rate to be agreed upon from time to time. For each student of the College pursuing elective courses in the University, the College shall pay to the University at a rate to be agreed upon from time to time. No payment shall be called for from one to the other on account of students or instructors receiving in- struction as Fellows or Scholars, or otherwise without pay- ment of fees for tuition either in the University or the College. VANDERBILT CLINIC 27 § 198. The Libraries of the University and of the College libraries shall be open, upon equal terms, to all students of either in- stitution. CHAPTER XX Board of Managers VANDERBILT CLINIC The following Statutes are enacted in accordance Preamble WITH the terms of THE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNI- VERSITY and the Donors and Managers of the Vanderbilt Clinic, dated January 9, 1896: § 200. The management and control of the Clinic shall be under the direction of a Board of Managers, consisting of the following persons, and their successors elected by such Board : a. The present representative of the donors, or a successor who shall be elected upon the nomination of the surviving donors, if any, or who, upon the decease of all the donors, shall be a male descendant of William H. Vanderbilt, or who, if there are no such descendants, shall be such person as the Board may select. b. The Dean for the time being of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. c. A representative of the Board of Trustees of the Uni- versity, who shall be a member of such Board. d. Two representatives of the Faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, who shall be either Professors, Clin- ical Professors or Emeritus Professors in such Faculty. § 201. The Board shall have exclusive power to make the necessary rules and regulations for conducting the business of the Clinic and for providing such medical and other attendance as shall in their judgment be requisite for the care and treat- ment of patients coming for relief ; and they shall, from the income of the Endowment Fund, provide for the supplies, service, repairs, and all other necessary and proper current expenses of the Clinic, so that it shall in no way be a burden upon the general finances of the University, but they shall have no power to divert the use of the building from clinical teaching. § 202. The Board shall have the direction of the expendi- Expenditures ture of the income arising from the Endowment Fund of the Clinic as the same now is or may hereafter be constituted, and of all other income which the Clinic shall be entitled to receive from any source whatever. § 203. The Board shall elect or appoint a suitable person to Treasurer be the Treasurer of the Clinic, who shall collect all moneys to which the Clinic is entitled, including the income of the En- dowment Fund, and shall keep proper books of account both Powers 28 SLOAN E MATERNITY HOSPITAL Report of receipts and disbursements ; and the Board shall render to the University an annual account of all receipts and expendi- tures, together with a report of the administration of the Van- derbilt Clinic, and of the number of persons received or treated therein. Such accounts shall be made up to the first day of July in each year. In case the Board shall have any surplus in their hands at the close of any fiscal year, they may in their discretion pay the same over to the University, to be added to and invested as a part of the Endowment Fund of the Clinic. instmcHon § 204- The CHuic shall be controlled and managed by the Board in such manner as to afford the most favorable oppor- tunities to the students in the College of Physicians and Sur- geons for general clinical instruction in the various branches of medicine and surgery. CHAPTER XXI SLOANE MATERNITY HOSPITAL Preamble XjjE FOLLOWING STATUTES ARE ENACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNI- VERSITY AND THE Donors of the Sloane Maternity Hos- pital, DATED respectively MaRCH 12, 1 895, AND NOVEMBER 15, 1899: Ma°na|e?J § 2IO. The management of the Hospital shall be under the direction and control of a Board of Managers, consisting of the following persons, and their successors, elected by such Board : a. The present representative of the donors, or a successor nominated by William D. Sloane, either by will or other writ- ten instrument, or in default thereof upon the nomination of the representatives of William D. Sloane, or if they shall not make such nomination, by a male descendant of either William D. Sloane or William H. Vanderbilt, or if there is no such de- scendant, by such person as the Board may select. b. The Dean for the time being of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. c.^ A representative of the Board of Trustees of the Uni- versity, who shall be a member of such Board. d. Two representatives of the Faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, who shall be officially connected with such Faculty ; one of whom shall always be the Professor of Obstetrics. Powers § 211. The Board shall have exclusive power to make the necessary rules and regulations for conducting the business of the Hospital,^ and for providing such medical attendance as shall in their judgment he requisite. SUMMER SESSION— EXTENSION TEACHING 29 Instruction in Obstetrics § 212. The Board shall have the direction of the expendi- Expenditures ture of the income arising from the Endowment Fund of the Hospital and of all other income which the Hospital may be entitled to receive from any source. § 213. The Board shall elect or appoint a suitable person to Treasurer act as Treasurer of the Hospital, who shall collect all moneys to which the Hospital is entitled, including the income of the Endowment Fund; and shall keep proper books of account thereof ; and the Board shall render to the University an annual account of all their receipts and expenditures, together with a report of their administration of the Hospital and of the number of persons received and cared for therein. § 214. The Board shall control and manage the Hospital in such manner as to afford the most favorable opportunities to the students of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, for practical instruction in obstetrics; and the Professor of Ob- stetrics in the College shall have the direction of the service and management of the Hospital, so far as the same relates to or affects the administration of the institution of the Hos- pital, as an educational institution. CHAPTER XXH SUMMER SESSION § 220. There shall be a Summer Session held during the Duration period between Commencement day and the opening of the academic session in September. § 221. The direction of the work of the Summer Session control shall be assigned to an Administrative Board consisting of five officers of the University, to be appointed by the Trustees for a term of three years, upon the nomination of the Presi- dent. The University Council shall have power to adopt legu- lations governing the relation of Summer Session instruction to the other work of the University. § 222." Persons not otherwise in the service of the Univer- Appointments sity may be appointed, upon the nomination of the Adminis- trative Board, by the President, subject to confirmation by the Trustees, to give instruction at the Summer Session. CHAPTER XXHI EXTENSION TEACHING § 230. Extension Teaching is defined as instruction given Definition by University officers and under the administrative super- vision and control of the University, either away from the University buildings or at the University, for the benefit of students not able to attend the regular courses of instruction. 30 STUDENTS Control § 231. The direction of Extension Teaching shall be as- signed to an Administrative Board consisting of five officers of the University, to be appointed by the Trustees for a term of three years upon the nomination of the President. The Uni- versity Council shall have power to adopt regulations govern- ing the relation of Extension Teaching to the other work of the University. Appointments § 232. Pcrsons not Otherwise in the service of the Univer- sity may be appointed, upon the nomination of the Administra- tive Board, by the President, subject to confirmation by the Trustees, to take part in Extension Teaching. CHAPTER XXIV Matriculated Students Matriculation Registration Discharge STUDENTS § 240. A student who complies with the requirements for admission fixed by any one of the Faculties of the University and who is accepted as a condidate for a degree or for a cer- tificate of proficiency in architecture, music, or design, or for a diploma in teaching shall be known as a matriculated student. All other students admitted to the University shall be known as non-matriculated students. Non-matriculated students shall include both those who are able to comply with the require- ments for special students established by any Faculty and those admitted to courses of instruction without such compliance. § 241. Every student will be required, as a condition of ad- mission to Columbia College or to any School as a candidate for a degree or a diploma in teaching, to matriculate on a blank prepared for the purpose, upon which he shall state his name, date of birth, place of abode, and post-office address, and, if he is under twenty-one years of age, the name, place of abode, and post-office address of his father or guardian, and such other information as may be from time to time required. Every student shall be subject to the disciplinary powers of the University authorities. § 242. No student shall be required to matriculate more than once while a member of the University, but at the begin- ning of each academic year each student shall file with the Registrar a statement containing the information required by the foregoing section. § 243. An honorable discharge shall always be granted to any student in good standing who may desire to withdraw from the University ; but no student, under the age of twenty-one years, shall be entitled to a discharge without the assent of his parent or guardian, furnished in writing to the proper Dean. FEES 31 Matriculation Registration Tuition § 244. Any matriculated student may, on payment of the Attendance proper fee, attend such combination of courses in different schools as the rules of the several Faculties may permit. § 245. Students in other institutions designated for the pur- f^ "theJ^ pose by the Trustees may, upon the nomination of the heads institutions of such institutions respectively, and with the approval of the President, attend lectures in the College or in any of the Schools, without the payment of tuition fees. CHAPTER XXV FEES § 250. The following fees are established : (a) Each matriculated student shall, at the time of matriculation, pay a matriculation fee of $5 Each non-matriculated student shall, at the time of registration in the University, pay a registration fee of 5 A non-matriculated student who afterwards fulfills the requirements for matriculation shall be credited with the amount paid for the regis- tration fee in lieu of the fee for matriculation. (6) For Tuition, for candidates for a degree: In Columbia College, per point 5 To be paid at the beginning of each half- year for the total number of points for which the student is permitted to register ; with extra charges for certain allowed professional courses, such charge to be determined by the President, and not to exceed $100 in any year. (A point sig- nifies one hour of required attendance in class or lecture room, or two hours of re- quired attendance in laboratory or draw- ing room, during one half-year). In the School of Law, per annum 1 50 In the College of Physicians and Surgeons, per annum 250 In the Schools of Applied Science, per an- num 250 In the Schools of Fine Arts, charges based upon the courses pursued, as may be determined by the President, and not to exceed in any one year 200 (f) For Tuition, for candidates for the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy, per annum 150 32 FEES Tuition Examination Fees Gymnasium Fee Provided that the maximum fee for tuition for such candidates shall be, respectively, $150 and $300 when the course of study for the Master's degree does not exceed three years, and for the Doctor's degree five years, but this proviso shall not apply to the holders of Fellowships. The privileges open to students paying such fee by installments shall be limited to courses taken for the degree, and any other courses taken by such students must be paid for as though they were special students. Candi- dates for the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy, who pursue certain labo- ratory courses, shall be charged extra fees for the same, to be determined by the President; such charges to be announced in the catalogue, and not to exceed $100 in any one year. (,c?) For Tuition, for non-matriculated students, at the rate of $15 per annum for each hour of attendance per week on lectures or recitations, with a maximum fee, per annum $150 With the following exceptions: In the College of Physicians and Surgeons and in the Schools of Applied Science tuition shall be at the rate of $25 per annum for each hour of attendance per week on lectures or recita- tions, with a maximum fee, per annum 250 In the Schools of Fine Arts, tuition shall be at the rate of $20 per annum for each hour of attendance per week on lectures or recitations, with a maximum fee, per annum 200 (^) For Tuition at the Summer Session 30 (/) For examinations : For Examinations at unusual times 5 For the Bachelor's degree (not professional or technical) 15 For any professional or technical degree ... 25 For the degree of Master of Arts 25 For the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. ... 35 (^) Gymnasium Fee, for the use of the Gymna- sium and Baths, and the exclusive use of a locker 7 Payable in advance by all students, except the following, who shall be exempt : (i) Students in the College of Physicians and Surgeons ; FEES 33 (2) Students who have been in residence for a term of four years, and who have paid the fee for each of such years, un- less they shall elect to use the privileges of the Gymnasium ; (2) Students presenting the certificate of the Director of the Gymnasium, show- ing actual physical disability ; (4) Students registered in the Schools of Philosophy, Political Science or Pure Science, pursuing courses of instruction amounting to less than eight hours a week: {}%) Gymnasium Fee for students in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and all graduates electing to use the Gymnasium, per annum. . , 7 (t) Gymnasium Fee at the Summer Session 5 § 251. Students taking laboratory or field courses or mak- ing use of the laboratories may be charged a fee for the use of laboratories or field instruments, in accordance with a schedule prepared by the head of the department concerned, and ap- proved by the President and Treasurer. § 252. A deposit for the use of the apparatus, material and other like purpose shall be charged when prescribed by the head of the department supplying the same, with the approval of the President and Treasurer. § 253. The amount of fees to be paid in special cases for partial attendance shall be determined by the President and Treasurer. § 254. The matriculation fee shall be paid before the en- trance examination. Examination fees shall be paid in all cases before examination. Every student who fails to register within the limits of time fixed by the regulations of the University shall be allowed to register only on the payment of an addi- tional fee of five dollars. § 255. Tuition fees shall be due and payable on the opening day of each half-year, and unless paid on or before the second Wednesday of each half-year, the student may be excluded from the privileges of the University; but whenever the total amount of such tuition fee shall not exceed $100, the full amount shall be due and payable on the opening day of the first half-year of each academic year. § 256. No candidate for a degree in the College or in any School shall be entitled to receive the same until he shall have discharged all his dues to the University. Gymnasium Fee Laboratory Fees Deposits Fees in Special Cases Times of Payment Payment of Tuition Fees Prepayment of Dues 34 ACADEMIC COSTUME ^^^Graduate § ^57' Studciits who havc taken the degree of Doctor of students Philosophy in this University may, with the consent of the University Council, continue their researches in the labora- tories or library of the University without the payment of tuition fees. CHAPTER XXVI ACADEMIC COSTUME Costume § 260. The followiug described academic costume is adopted to be worn upon all appropriate occasions, as indicating the several degrees and the Faculties to which they pertain. Gowns Gowns. I. Pattern. — Those commonly worn, with pointed sleeves for the Bachelor's degree^ with long closed sleeves for the Master's degree, and with round open sleeves for the Doctor's degree. 2. Material. — Worsted stuff for the Bach- elor's degree; silk for the Master's and Doctor's degrees. 3. Color. — Black. 4. Trimmings. — For the Bachelor's and Master's degrees the gowns are to be untrimmed. For the Doctor's degree the gown is to be faced down the front with black velvet, with bars of the same across the sleeves; or the facings and crossbars may be of velvet of the same color as the binding or edges of the hood, being distinctive of the Fac- ulty to which the degree pertains. Hoods Hoods. I. Pattern. — The pattern usually followed by col- leges and universities save as modified below. 2. Material. — The same as that of the gown. 3. Color. — Black. 4. Length. — The length and form of the hood will indicate the degree, as follows : For the Bachelor's degree, the length shall be three- fourths that of the Master's degree ; for the Master's degree, the customary length, not exceeding four feet; for the Doc- tor's degree, the same length but having panels at the sides. 5. Linings. — The hoods shall be lined with the official colors of the University ; light blue and white. 6. Trimmings. — The binding or edging, not more than six inches in width, shall be of silk, satin or velvet, of the color distinctive of the Faculty to which the degree pertains, thus : Faculty of Arts and Let- ters, white. Faculty of Theology scarlet. Faculty of Law, purple. Faculty of Medicine, green. Faculty of Philosophy, dark blue. Faculty of Science, yellow. Faculty of Fine Arts, brown. Faculty of Music, pink. Caps Caps. The caps shall be of the material and form generally called mortarboard caps. The Doctor's cap may be of velvet. The color should be black. Each cap shall be ornamented with a long tassel attached to the middle point at the top. The tas- sel of the Doctor's cap may be, in whole or in part, of gold thread. ACADEMIC CALENDAR 35 § 261. Members of the governing body shall be entitled, Me"mberVof during their term of office, to wear the gown of highest dignity Faculties — that of the Doctor's degree — together with the hood appro- priate to the degree which they may have severally received. Members of the Faculties, and any persons officially connected with the University who have been recipients of academic honors from other universities or colleges in good standing, may assume the academic costume corresponding to their de- gree, as described in the foregoing section, provided, that such right shall terminate if such persons shall cease to be connected with the University. The President and Deans of Faculties may adopt distinctive badges, not inconsistent with the costume hereinbefore described. CHAPTER XXVII ACADEMIC CALENDAR § 270. There shall be a vacation in the College and in all vacation the Schools to be fixed annually in advance by the University Council, but such vacation shall not begin earlier than the sec- ond Wednesday in June, nor extend beyond the first Monday in October, except by consent of the Trustees. § 271. In the discretion of the University Council, there intermissions may be intermissions of the academic exercises of the Univer- sity as follows : At Christmas time for a period not exceeding two weeks, at Easter for a period not exceeding four days, and on public holidays established by law, and such days in each year as may be recommended by the civil authority to be ob- served as days of fast or thanksgiving. § 272. The President may, in extraordinary cases, grant an intermission for other days, not exceeding three days at any one time; and it shall be his duty to report the same at the next succeeding meeting of the Trustees, together with the object and the reason for granting such intermission. § 273-. The number of terms in the College and in each Terms School, and their duration, shall be fixed annually, in advance, by the University Council. § 274. The dates for entrance and final examinations in the College and in the various Schools shall be fixed annually, in advance, by the University Council. Other examinations may be held at the pleasure of each Faculty. § 275. There shall be an annual Commencement on a day to be fixed annually, in advance, by the University Council, when degrees shall be conferred. § 276. Commencement Week shall begin on the Sunday preceding Commencement Day with religious services, in which the officers and students of the University shall be in- Examinations Commence- ment Baccalaureate Sermon 36 PUB Lie A TIONS— FOUND A TIONS Baccalaureate Sermon vited to participate. Such services shall consist of the reading of morning or evening prayer, as set forth in the Book of Com- mon Prayer, and the delivery of a baccalaureate sermon, the preacher thereof to be selected by the Trustees. The Presi- dent shall have charge of the arrangements for such service. CHAPTER XXVIII Printing and Advertising Catalogue General Catalogue PUBLICATIONS § 280. All printing and advertising connected with the edu- cational administration of the University, unless otherwise directed by the Statutes or By-Laws, or by resolution of the Trustees, shall be prepared, edited and published under the direction of the President by an oflficer appointed by him. § 281. A catalogue containing the names of the officers, the requirements of admission, the courses of instruction, the ex- isting regulations, and such other information concerning the University as the President may think expedient, shall be is- sued annually. § 282. All publications for the use of the Trustees shall be printed in octavo form, and, so far as possible, in uniform style. § 283. The general catalogue of the Trustees, Officers, Alumni, and Plonorary Graduates of the University, shall be published in 1906, and every sixth year thereafter. CHAPTER XXIX Scholarships Fellowships FOUNDATIONS § 290. A Scholarship may be founded in the College or in any School by the payment to the Treasurer of not less than five thousand dollars. The Scholarship shall bear such title as the founder may designate, subject to the approval of the Trustees. The annual income of this foundation will be paid to the holder of this Scholarship. § 291. A Fellowship may be founded by the payment to the Treasurer of not less than ten thousand dollars for the en- couragment of advanced study and original research in such subject or subjects, and bearing such title as the founder may designate, subject to the approval of the Trustees. The annual income of this foundation will be paid to the holder of this Fellowship. § 292. A Professorship may be founded in the University by the payment to the Treasurer of such sum^ and for such purpose, as the Trustees may approve. FELLOWSHIPS 37 CHAPTER XXX FELLOWSHIPS AND UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS § 300. All stipends of Fellows and University Scholars shall be paid in equal semi-annual installments, on the opening day of each half-year in each academic year. § 301. The Treasurer may receive gifts of money for fel- lowships to run for one year or more, provided that no fellow- ship shall be created for less than five hundred dollars per annum. Such fellowship shall be filled by the University Council, and shall be subject to such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the Statutes, as may be prescribed by the Council. § 302. No Fellow shall be allowed to accept remunerative employment except by permission of the President, and the acceptance of any such employment, without such permission, shall operate to vacate the fellowship. § 303. All Fellows, except as hereinbefore provided, shall he required to pursue their studies, during the term of their fellowship at this University, unless permission be granted them by the President to study elsewhere. § 304. In case of the failure of any Fellow to fulfill faith- fully the obligations imposed upon him by the fellowship to which he has been appointed, he shall forfeit all privileges and emoluments conferred upon him by such fellowship, and the Council may at any time declare the fellowship vacant. In the event of a vacancy occurring from any cause, the Coun- cil may, if they desire, fill such vacancy for the unexpired term. § 305. There shall be fourteen University Fellowships, each of the value of six hundred and fifty dollars a year, but addi- tional University Fellows may be appointed in cases where the original appointee waives the emolument of the fellowship while accepting the honor of the appointment, and in cases where a University Fellow desires reappointment without emolument. Such fellowships shall be awarded by the Coun- cil to those applicants who give evidence of special fitness to pursue courses of higher study and original investigation, and the competition therefor shall be open to graduates of all col- leges and scientific schools. Vacancies occurring in any of such fellowships shall be filled in the same manner in which original appointments are made. Fellows appointed under this section shall hold office for one year, and may be reappointed for two terms of one year each, and no more. § 306. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the John Tyndall Fellowship for the Encouragement of Research in stipends Annual Fellowship Remunerative Employment Place of Study Fellowships when Vacated University Fellowships Tyndall Fellowship 38 FELLO WSHIPS Barnard Fellowship Fellowship Physics, which shall be held by some suitable person, who shall be either a graduate or a student in the University, but not necessarily a candidate for a degree. Such Fellow shall be appointed by the Council upon the recommendation of the head of the Department of Physics. Such appointment shall always be for the term of one year only, but the Fellow, for the time being, shall be eligible for appointment from year to year upon like recommendation. The Fellow so appointed shall be entitled to receive during his term of office the net income of the capital sum constituting the endowment ; and the Trustees guarantee that such net income will amount to at least six hundred and forty-eight dollars a year, being six per cent, upon ten thousand eight hundred dollars, the fund presented to the University by Professor Tyndall. § 307. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Bar- nard Fellowship for Encouraging Scientific Research, which shall be open, as expressed in the will of President Barnard, to " some alumnus of the School of Arts or of the School of Science, known as the School of Mines of Columbia College," now known respectively as the College, the Schools of Applied Science, and the School of Pure Science. Such Fellow shall be appointed by the Council upon the joint vote of the Facul- ties of the College, and of Applied Science, and of Pure Sci- ence, recommending such an alumnus " as evincing decided aptness for' physical investigation and who may be disposed to devote himself to such investigation for some years con- tinuously." Such appointment shall be for the term of one year only, but the Fellow, for the time being, shall be eligible for reappointment upon like joint recommendation, and he shall be entitled to receive the net income of the capital sum constituting the endowment, which shall accrue during his incumbency. § 308. It shall be the duty of a Fellow appointed under sec- BaVna'rd tion 306 or 307 to dcvote himself faithfully to the investiga- Feiiows ^Jqjj q£ some subject in physical science at this University, or at some other in this country or abroad, under the super- vision of some known physicist, approved by the President and the head of the Department of Physics. He shall make a report quarterly to the President, giving an account of the work in which he has been engaged during the three months preceding; which report shall be certified by the physicist superintending and directing him. In case of failure faith- fully to fulfil the obligations imposed upon him, such Fellow shall forfeit all privileges and emoluments conferred upon him by his appointment to the fellowship, and the Council may at any time declare the fellowship to be vacant. Duties of Tyndall and FELLO W SHIPS 29 § 309. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Columbia Fellowship in Architecture, which shall be open to all graduates of the School of Architecture within the three years following their graduation, and which shall be awarded each year under rules and regulations established by the Uni- versity Council. The holder of such fellowship shall spend not less than one academic year of resident graduate study in the School of Architecture. Such Fellow shall receive the net income of the Columbia Fellowship Fund during the year of his incumbency. § 310. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the McKim Fellowship in Architecture, which shall be open to all graduates of the School of Architecture within the six years following their graduation, and which shall be awarded each year under rules and regulation established by the Uni- versity Council. The holder of the McKim Fellowship shall devote the income thereof to foreign study and travel in ac- cordance with plans approved by the President and by the head of the School of Architecture, and shall, at the conclusion of his incumbency, present a written report and exhibit draw- ings in the School of Architecture. The McKim Fellow shall receive the net income of the McKim Fellowship Fund during the year of his incumbency. § 311. There shall be three fellowships in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, to be known as the Fellowships of the Alumni Association of the College of Physicians and Sur- geons, the candidates for such fellowships to be designated and appointed by the Association on such conditions as may be approved by it. Each fellowship shall be of the value of five hundred dollars a year for two years, to be paid quarterly by the Association to the Treasurer of the University and by said Treasurer to each Fellow, so long as such Association shall continue to maintain the same. § 312. In commemoration of the semi-centennial in the service of the University of Henry Drisler, LL. D., of the Class of 1839, who has held in this University the chairs of both Latin and Greek, there shall be a fellowship in Classical Phi- lology of the value of six hundred and fifty dollars a year, to be known as the Henry Drisler Fellowship in Classical Philology. § 313. There shall be a University Fellowship to be known as the Class of '70 Fellowship, of the annual value of five hun- dred dollars, which, after the expiration of the term of the present incumbent, shall be filled by the University Council, and shall be subject to such rules and regulations, not incon- sistent with the Statutes, as may be prescribed by the Council. Columbia Fellowship McKim Fellowship Alumni Fellowships Drisler Fellowship Class of '70 Fellowship 40 FELLO W SHIPS Mosenthal Fellowship Schiff Fellowship Perkins Fellowship § 314. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Joseph Mosenthal Fellowship in Music, which shall be awarded every second year by the University Council upon the recom- mendation of the Professor of Music. The term of the fellow- ship is one year. Both men and women are eligible for appoint- ment. Candidates for the Mosenthal Fellowship are required to show a thorough knowledge of harmony and of counter- point, and an ability to compose music as shown by submitting original compositions. The holder of the fellowship must de- vote himself to the study of musical composition at Columbia University, or, with the approval of the President and the Pro- fessor of Music, elsewhere. In the former case, the Fellow shall be required, in addition to pursuing studies in music, to pursue such other studies as the Professor of Music may direct. The Fellow shall submit, at such times as the Professor of Music may designate, the results of his work in musical com- position. § 315. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Schiff Fellowship in Political Science, the income of which shall be six hundred dollars per annum. The fellowship shall be open to graduates holding a first degree from any college or scientific school of good standing, either in this country or in Europe. Appointment to the fellowship shall be made each year by the University Council upon the recommenda- tion of the Faculty of Political Science, and the recommen- dation of this Faculty shall be based upon the nomination following: On or before April first of each academic year the Faculty of Political Science shall propose to Mr. Jacob H. Schiff, while living, the name of a suitable person for nomi- nation by him. After Mr. Schiff's death, his oldest living male descendant bearing his family name is to enjoy the right to nominate in the same manner. Should the family name become extinct, the right of nomination is to inhere in the oldest direct descendant of Mr. Schiff, bearing any other name, who is a resident of the United States. Should no nomina- tion be made by Mr. Schiff or his successor after proper noti- fication by the Faculty of Political Science, the President of the University is to have the right to nominate. Should the recommendation made by the Faculty be unacceptable to the person having the right of nomination, the Faculty shall^ pro- pose other names until a nomination is made. § 316. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Perkins Fellowship in Architecture, which shall be open to all graduates of the School of Architecture less than thirty years of age, and shall be awarded under such rules and regulations as shall from time to time be established by the President and FELLO W SHI PS 41 Proudfit Fellowship in Letters the Professor of Architecture. Holders of such fellowship E^j}''"*.. shall devote the income thereof to study and travel in accord- ^ ance with plans prepared by themselves and approved by the President and such Professor, and shall upon return present a written report and exhibit drawings in the School of Archi- tecture. Such fellowship shall be awarded in the spring of every fourth year, beginning with the year 1902. The holder shall receive the entire accumulated income of the Perkins Fund for the previous four years, and payment thereof shall be made by the Treasurer on the certificate of the Professor of Architecture, endorsed by the President. § 317. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Alexander Moncrief Proudfit Fellowship in Letters, for the encouragement of the study of English Literature, which shall be open to all persons who, being the sons of native-born American parents, shall have taken the degree of Bachelor of Arts after a three years' residence in Columbia College, and who shall, while enjoying such fellowship, remain unmarried. Such Fellow shall be appointed by the University Council upon the joint recommendation of the professors in the Eng- lish Departments. Such appointment shall be for the term of one year, and may be renewed, for reasons of weight, for two terms of one year each, and no more. The Fellow so appointed shall be entitled to receive during his incumbency the net income of the capital sum constituting the endowment of such fellowship. He shall carry on his studies and research at Columbia University, or elsewhere, under the direction of the Professors in the Departments named. § 318. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Proudfit Maria McLean Proudfit Fellowship, for the encouragement of in'^M°edi^cine advanced studies in Medicine, which shall be open to all per- sons who, being sons of native-born American parents, shall pursue advanced studies in Internal Medicine under the direc- tion of the Medical Faculty of the University, and who shall, while enjoying such fellowship, remain unmarried. Such Fel- low shall be a graduate in Medicine and shall be appointed by the University Council upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Medicine. Such appointment shall be made every fourth year, beginning July i, 1904, under such rules and regulations as shall from time to time be established by the Faculty of Medicine. The term of appointment shall be two years, but a vacancy may be filled for any portion of an un- expired term not less than one year. Such Fellow shall be entitled to receive the entire income of the fund constituting the endowment of the fellowship accumulated during the four years next preceding the award ; but in the event of an ap- 42 FELLO W SHIPS Proudfit Fellowship in Medicine Curtis Fellowship Carl Schurz Fellowship Garth Fellowship pointment to fill a vacancy the stipend shall be apportioned. Such Fellow shall carry on his studies and research at Colum- bia University or elsewhere under the direction of the Faculty of Medicine. § 319. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the George William Curtis Fellowship, which shall be open to graduates of all colleges and scientific schools in good stand- ing in this country or abroad. Such fellowship shall be awarded by the University Council upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Political Science in every third year, begin- ning July 1st, 1 90 1, and the appointment shall be held for the term of two years, subject to such regulations as the Council shall from time to time establish in accordance with the terms of the endowment. Any person holding such fellowship for the full term of two years shall be entitled to receive during his incumbency the net income of the endowment accruing during a period of three years, and proportionately for any part of the term. § 320. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Carl Schurz Fellowship, for the study of the German Language and Literature, which shall be open to graduates of all col- leges and scientific schools in good standing, in this country and abroad. Such fellowship shall be awarded in every alter- nate year, beginning July i, 1902, by the University Council, upon the recommendation of the Professors of the Depart- ment of Germanic Languages. The appointment shall be held, subject to such regulations as the Council, may from time to time establish, for the term of one year. The Fellow so ap- pointed shall be entitled to receive the net income of the capital sum of ten thousand dollars, constituting the endowment con- tributed by the German-American citizens of New York, in commemoration of the seventieth birthday of Carl Schurz, accruing during a period of two years preceding the appoint- ment, and proportionately for any part of the term. The appointment may be renewed for reasons of weight for a fur- ther term of one year, but reappointment shall not entitle the Fellow to any additional stipend. § 321. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Granville W. Garth Fellowship in Political Economy, to be awarded each year by the University Council in the same man- ner as University Fellowships are awarded and subject to the same regulations. The Fellow so appointed shall be entitled to receive the net annual income of the capital sum of the Granville W. Garth Memorial Fund, amounting to sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. SCHOLARSHIPS 43 § 322. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Gottsberger Fellowship, to be awarded every second year by the University Council in the same manner as University Fel- lowships are awarded and subject to the same regulations, save as hereinafter provided. This fellowship shall be open only to candidates who, having first taken a degree in Colum- bia College, have been for not less than two years resident graduate students of Columbia University, taking also the de- gree of Master of Arts. The Fellow may be appointed in any subject of study included in those offered by the Faculties of Philosophy, Political Science and Pure Science. The holder of the fellowship may, with the consent of the Professor in charge of his major subject of study, and with the approval of the President, pursue his studies abroad. The Fellow so appointed shall be entitled to receive the net income for two years of the capital sum of nine thousand five hundred dollars, constituting the " Cornelius Heenev Gottsberger Scholarship Fund." § 323. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the Ernest Kempton Adams Research Fellowship, the incumbent of which shall be appointed annually by the Trustees and shall be eligible to reappointment. The appointment may be made from among the Faculties, teaching staff, alumni or students of Columbia University. The incumbent of the fellowship shall prosecute researches either in Columbia University or elsewhere in the physical sciences, in psychology, or in their practical applications. The results of the investigations of the incumbent of the fellowship shall be promptly published and distributed by the University. These publications shall be as nearly uniform as practicable in size and style, and shall be entitled " Researches of the Ernest Kempton Adams Research Fellowship of Columbia University." The Fellow shall be en- titled to receive an annual stipend of one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. § 324. In the Schools of Political Science, Philosophy, and Pure Science, there shall be thirty scholarships in all, each of the value of one hundred and fifty dollars, to be awarded only to students holding the first degree. These scholarships shall be known as University Scholarships, and shall be awarded under regulations to be adopted by the University Council. The holders of University Scholarships must pay tuition and all other fees. § 325. In addition to the University Scholarships estab- lished by section 324, there shall be eight scholarships, each of the annual value of one hundred and fifty dollars, which shall be known as the President's University Scholarships. Gottsberger Fellowship Adams Fellowship University Scholarships President's University Scholarships 44 SCHOLARSHIPS President's University Scholarships Curtis Scholarships of Barnard College Mitchell Fellowship Such scholarships, which shall be for the term of one year, shall be filled by the University Council, and shall be governed in all respects by the regulations attached to the University Scholarships established by the preceding section, and by such further regulations as may from time to time be hereafter adopted by the Trustees. Provided that in the award of four of these scholarships preference shall be given to Chinese stu- dents nominated by the Chinese Minister at Washington, The holders of such scholarships may be reappointed upon the ex- piration of their terms upon such conditions as may be pre- scribed in the regulations. In case any one of said scholarships is not awarded in any year, or in case any such scholarship shall become vacant otherwise than by the graduation of the incumbent, an additional scholar may be appointed to fill such vacancy. An additional President's University Scholarship may annually be awarded in lieu of any of the Brooklyn Scholarships provided for in section 341 in case any of such Brooklyn Scholarships shall not be awarded or shall become vacant otherwise than by graduation of the incumbent, but such additional President's University Scholarship shall be awarded only for the period during which such Brooklyn Scholarship is vacant. The recipient of any such scholarship may, with the consent of the President, assign the income thereof to any properly qualified candidate without waiving his right to be designated as a President's University Scholar. § 326. There shall be four scholarships to be known as the Curtis Scholarships of Barnard College, each of the annual value of one hundred and fifty dollars, which shall be awarded annually by the University Council to women students hold- ing the first degree. These scholarships shall be awarded in the same manner as University Scholarships under regulations established by the University Council, and the holders shall pay tuition and all other fees. § 327. There shall be a fellowship to be known as the " William Mitchell Fellowship." Such fellowship shall be conferred annually by the Trustees on the nomination of the Faculty of Columbia College, upon a graduate of the College who purposes entering upon a course of advanced study in letters or science, or who is adjudged by the Faculty capable of attaining distinction in such courses of study. The fellow so appointed shall be entitled to receive the net income of the fund of $10,000, bequeathed by Benjamin D. Silliman. SCHOLARSHIPS 45 CHAPTER XXXI SCHOLARSHIPS § 340. All stipends of Scholars shall be paid in equal semi- annual payments, on the opening day of each half year in each academic year. § 341. The stipend of any scholarship may be apportioned among two or more appointees by any officer or committee authorized to award such scholarships. § 342. The Faculty awarding scholarships may determine whether or not the name of the holder shall be published. § 343. The Treasurer may receive gifts of money for schol- arships for one or more years, provided that no such scholar- ship shall be for a less sum than the annual tuition fee of the College or of the School in which it is provided. Such schol- arships shall be filled by the Faculty under whose care they properly come, and the scholars holding them shall pay all fees. § 344. The Alumni Association of Columbia College shall be entitled to have always, in the College, four students to be instructed free of charge for tuition. § 345. The Society for Promoting Religion and Learning in the State of New York shall be entitled to have always, in the College, eight students, to be instructed free of charge for tuition. § 346. The members of the several Faculties shall be en- titled to have their sons educated in the College free of charge. § 347. There shall be offered annually, as a prize to the student passing the best entrance examination in the College, a free scholarship for the term of one year. Such scholarship shall be known as the Alumni Competitive Scholarship, and the Faculty shall have power to fix the conditions under which such scholarship shall be awarded. In each succeeding year of the course the Faculty may award an Alumni Competitive Scholarship, and the Faculty shall have power to fix the con- ditions upon which these scholarships shall be awarded. § 348. The personal representatives of the late William B. Moffat, M. D., and their assigns, shall be entitled to nominate and have always two students in the College, to be instructed free of charge; and such scholarships shall be known as the Moffat Scholarships. § 349. The nearest living male relative of the late John Jones Schermerhorn shall be entitled to nominate and have always five students in the College to be instructed free of charge; and such scholarships shall be known as the Scher- merhorn Scholarships. Payment of Stipend Apportion- ment Publication of Names Alumni Scholarships S. P. R. L. Scholarships Sons of Professors Alumni Competitive Scholarship Moffat Scholarships Schermerhorn Scholarships 46 SCHOLARSHIPS Stuart Scholarships Freshman Scholarships Discretionary Awards Theological Seminary Scholarships Brooklyn Scholarships § 350. There shall be two scholarships in the College, to be known as the Stuart Scholarships, in memory of Sidney Barculo Stuart, Class of '80, College, and Eugene Talman Stuart, Class of '81, College, founded by their grandmother, Cornelia A. Atwill, October, 1895 ; and the said Cornelia A. Atwill shall have the privilege of nominating the incumbents of such scholarships during her lifetime, and after her decease such nominations shall be made by the President and the Dean of the College, on such terms and conditions as they may from time to time impose. § 351. The Alumni Association, Moffat, Schermerhorn and Stuart Scholarships shall hereafter be awarded by the Faculty of the College in their discretion (subject, when required by the terms of the gift, to the approval of the donor of the fund or his representative), but such scholarships shall be tenable for the Freshman year only. § 352. The Faculty of the College, in the case of there being an insufficient number of candidates whose qualifications are satisfactory to the Faculty to fill any scholarships especially limited to any particular class of students, may fill such schol- arships, at their discretion, with other students, whenever it can be done without violation of the terms of a gift. § 353- The scholarship in the General Theological Semi- nary of the Protestant Episcopal Church (heretofore placed at the disposal of the Trustees of Columbia College by the Society for Promoting Religion and Learning in the State of New York) shall be awarded upon the following conditions, to wit: a. All candidates shall comply with the requirements for admission to the General Theological Seminary, and as candi- dates for the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and must have taken the degree of Bachelor of Arts and have been graduated with honors. b. All candidates shall report themselves to the Education Committee of such Society at least three months previous to the examination to be held by the Faculty for the purpose of awarding such scholarship. § 354. There shall be in the College twelve scholarships, each of the annual value of one hundred and fifty dollars, which shall be known as the Brooklyn Scholarships. Such scholarships shall be awarded under such regulations as the Faculty of the College shall establish, and the Trustees shall from time to time approve, to boys resident in Brooklyn and prepared for College in any school in Brooklyn, whether public or private, and shall be held for the full College course of four years. The holders thereof shall pay the tuition fee and all other fees. In case any one of said scholarships is not awarded SCHOLARSHIPS 47 in any year, or in case any such scholarship shall become vacant otherwise than by the graduation of the incumbent, an addi- tional scholar may be appointed to fill such vacancy. The recipient of any such scholarship may, with the consent of the Faculty of the College, assign the income thereof to any prop- erly qualified candidate without waiving his right to be desig- nated as a Brooklyn Scholar. § 355. There shall be in the College two scholarships to be known as the Hewitt Scholarships, endowed by the gift of Abram S. Hewitt, LL. D., Class of 1842, and two scholarships to be known as the Harper Scholarships, endowed by the bequest of Joseph W. Harper, A. M., Class of 1848. Each of such scholarships shall be of the annual value of one hundred and fifty dollars. Such scholarships shall be open to compe- tition to graduates of the New York City High Schools under such regulations as the Faculty of the College shall establish, and the Trustees shall from time to time approve, and shall be awarded from year to year after the final annual examinations by such Faculty. The holders thereof shall pay the tuition fee and all other fees. One of such scholarships shall be offered for competition in each class, but in case any one of such scholarships is not awarded in any class, or in case any such scholarships shall become vacant otherwise than by the gradua- tion of the incumbent, an additional scholar may be appointed to fill such vacancy. The recipient of any such scholarship may waive the stipend without waiving his right to be desig- nated as a Hewitt Scholar or Harper Scholar, as the case may be, and the Faculty may then appoint an additional scholar in his place. § 356. In recognition of the liberality of Charles Bathgate Beck, LL. B., Class of 'yj, there is hereby established in the College a scholarship, to be known as the Beck Scholarship, the holder of which shall be instructed free of charge. Such scholarship shall be awarded by the Faculty of the College in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the Faculty Scholarships. § 357- There shall be two scholarships in the College to be known as Campbell Scholarships, in memory of Robert Bayard Campbell, Class of 1844, and Henry Pearsall Campbell, Class of 1847, which shall be awarded in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as Faculty Scholarships. § 358. There shall be two scholarships in the College to be known as Class of 1848 Scholarships, which shall be awarded in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as Faculty Scholarships. Brooklyn Scholarships Hewitt- Harper Scholarships Beck Scholarship Campbell Scholarships Class of 1848 Scholarships 48 SCHOLARSHIPS Benefactors' Scholarships Award of Scholarships Faculty Scholarships § 359. In recognition of the liberal gifts for the purchase of the site on Morningside Heights which have been received from J. Pierpont Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, D. Willis James, A. A. Low, Morris K. Jesup, R. Fulton Cutting, Alfred Coming Clark, Jacob H. Schiff, Samuel D. Babcock, Oswald Ottendorfer, Samuel Sloan and Henry Parish, the following scholarships, designated collectively as Benefactors' Scholar- ships, are hereby established : Twenty Morgan Scholarships ; twenty Vanderbilt Scholar- ships ; ten James Scholarships ; three A. A. Low Scholarships ; one Jesup Scholarship ; two Cutting Scholarships ; two Clark Scholarships; one Schiff Scholarship; one Babcock Scholar- ship ; one Ottendorfer Scholarship ; one Sloan Scholarship ; and one Parish Scholarship. Benefactors' Scholarships shall be awarded as follows : In the College: five Morgan Scholarships; five Vanderbilt Scholarships; three A. A. Low Scholarships; two Cutting Scholarships ; two Clark Scholarships ; one Sloan Scholarship ; one Parish Scholarship; and one Schiff Scholarship. In the School of Law: eight Morgan Scholarships; and eight Vanderbilt Scholarships. In the Schools of Applied Science : seven Morgan Scholar- ships ; seven Vanderbilt Scholarships ; ten James Scholarships ; one Jesup Scholarship ; one Babcock Scholarship ; and one Ottendorfer Scholarship. Benefactors' Scholarships shall be awarded from year to year by the Faculty of the College, of Law, and of Applied Science, as the case may be, to students who have already, passed one year in the College or School under its charge, or in another institution of similar character, whose record for ability and scholarship gives evidence of special fitness for the course of study which they propose to pursue, and who need pecuniary aid to obtain an education. Such scholarships shall be awarded by the respective Faculties above mentioned under regulations to be severally established by them and approved by the University Council. § 360. The Faculties of the College, of Law, of Medicine, of Applied Science and of Fine Arts may also award scholar- ships, from year to year, to be known as Faculty Scholar- ships, not exceeding six in the College, four in the School of Law, four in the School of Medicine, eight in the Schools of Applied Science and four in the Schools of Fine Arts, to stu- dents whose record for ability and scholarship, obtained either before or after matriculation, gives evidence of special fitness for the course of study which they propose to pursue, and who need pecuniary aid to obtain an education. Such scholarships SCHOLARSHIPS 49 shall be awarded by the respective Faculties above named un- der regulations to be severally established by them and ap- proved by the University Council. § 361. Each of the Benefactors' and Faculty Scholarships shall be of the value of one hundred and fifty dollars if in the College or School of Law, of the value of two hundred dollars if in the Schools of Fine Arts, and of the value of two hundred and fifty dollars if in the Schools of Medicine or Applied Science. The holders of all such scholarships shall pay the tuition fees and all other fees. § 362. A scholarship, to be known as the Charles Bathgate Beck Prize Scholarship, shall be awarded annually by the Faculty of Law (under regulations to be established by such Faculty) to the member of the First Year Class in the Law School who shall pass the best examination in the subjects of the Law School Course relating to Real Estate Law, provided that the regulations shall require that no student shall be ad- mitted as a competitor for the prize unless his record for ability and scholarship gives evidence of special fitness. The holder of such scholarship shall, provided he remains a member of the School, receive one year's income of the prize fund estab- lished by the will of Charles Bathgate Beck, in equal semi- annual installments, during the two years following the award. In the event of two or more students passing examinations of equal merit, the income of the fund may be subdivided. § 363. A scholarship, to be known as the Alonzo Qark Scholarship, of nine hundred dollars, or so much thereof as the income of the fund set apart therefor shall suffice to pay, shall be awarded annually to such person as the Faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons may appoint, who shall devote himself to study under their guidance, with the special purpose of discovering new facts in medical science. § 364. Five scholarships, to be known as the Harsen Scholarships, shall be awarded annually by the Faculty of Medicine (under regulations to be established by such Faculty) to students in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, whose record for ability and scholarship gives evidence of special fitness, and who need pecuniary aid to obtain an education. Such scholarships shall be of the value of two hundred and fifty dollars each, and shall be tenable for one year ; provided, however, that the aggregate of the stipends of such scholar- ships awarded in any one year shall not exceed the income earned by the fund during the preceding year, and if such income shall be insufficient to pay the stipends of five scholar- ships in any one year a less number of such scholarships shall be awarded for that year. The holders of such scholarships shall pay the tuition fees and all other fees. Faculty Scholarships Stipend of Scholars Payment of Stipend Beck Prize Scholarship Alonzo Clark Scholarship Harsen Scholarships 59 PRIZES W. H.Vander- bilt Scholar- ships Butler Scholarship § 365. In recognition of the liberal gifts of William H. Vanderbilt to the College of Physicians and Surgeons, four scholarships, to be known as the William H. Vanderbilt Sholar- ships, are hereby established. Such scholarships shall be awarded annually by the Faculty of Medicine (under regula- tions to be prescribed by such Faculty) to students in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, whose record for ability and scholarship gives evidence of special fitness, and who need pecuniary aid to obtain an education. Such scholarships shall be of the value of two hundred and fifty dollars each and shall be tenable for one year. The holders of such scholarships shall pay the tuition fees and all other fees. § 366. There shall be a scholarship in the University to be known as the Richard Butler Scholarship, open to competi- tion under regulations to be established by the University Council, for the benefit of male students born in Ohio, The holder of the scholarship may, at his option, enter Columbia College, or any one of the graduate Schools of Philosophy, Political Science and Pure Science or any one of the profes- sional Schools of Law, Medicine and Applied Science. The scholarship may be renewable, for reasons of weight, for not more than two additional years. CHAPTER XXXII Barnard Medal Loubat Prizes PRIZES § 380. A gold medal, to be known as the Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science, shall be awarded at Com- mencement, at the close of every quinquennial period, dating from July 17, 1889, to such person, if any, whether a citizen of the United States or of any other country, as shall within the five years next preceding have made such discovery in physical or astronomical science, or such novel application of science to purposes beneficial to the human race, as in the judg- ment of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States shall be esteemed most worthy of such honor. § 381. Two prizes, to be known as the Loubat Prizes, of the value respectively of one thousand dollars and four hun- dred dollars, shall be awarded at Commencement, at the close of every quinquennial period, dating from July i, 1893, fo*" the best work printed and published in the English language on the History, Geography, Archaeology, Ethnology, Philology, or Numismatics of North America. The competition for such prizes shall be open to all persons, whether connected with the University or not, and whether citizens of the United States of America or of any other country. PRIZES 51 McVickar Prizes § 382. A prize, to be known as the Alumni Prize, of fifty ^"i'^^^j dollars in money or its equivalent, at the option of the re- Prize ceiver, established by the Association of the Alumni of Colum- bia College, shall be awarded annually to the most faithful and deserving student of the graduating class, subject to such regu- lations as may be prescribed by the Association and the Fac- ulty, so long as such Association shall continue to maintain the same. § 383. Two prizes, founded, through the Rev. John Mc- Vickar, D. D., by the Society for Promoting Religion and Learning, to be known respectively as the Society's Greek Seminary Prize, of thirty dollars, and the Society's EngHsh Seminary Prize, of twenty dollars, shall be annually competed for among such members of the graduating class as shall have given in their names to the President, at least one month pre- vious to such competition, as candidates for the General Theo- logical Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church; each student giving in his name as competitor to designate the prize for which he contends, and to be confined to the choice then made. The examination for each prize shall be held publicly in the Chapel, and separate from the general examination. The examination for the prize in Greek shall be on : a. The Epistles of the New Testament (in Greek) " ad aperturam libri." b. On some one of the early Greek fathers, to be designated at the time of noticing the prize, or, if none be designated, then upon some portion of Chrysostom or Athanasius, at the choice of the student. The decision shall be with the Presi- dent and the Professor of Greek. The examination for the prize in English shall consist in the production of an essay (to be publicly read, or not, as the President may determine), of the ordinary length of a pulpit discourse, on some subject connected with the course of Evi- dences on which the class has been engaged; such subject to be selected by the Professor of the Evidences, and given out by him at the time of notice ; and the prize to be adjudged, as before, by the President and the Professor of that branch ; such decision to have respect to : a. The general ability and soundness of the essay ; b. Its logical and demonstrative form ; and c. The pure Saxon style and idiom in which it is written. The names of the successful candidates shall be enrolled in a suitable book, to be provided for that purpose, lettered ap- propriately, and kept in the Library ; shall be announced with other honors on Commencement Day, and also recorded hon- orably in the Society's books. 52 PRIZES Chanler Prize Alumni Prize of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Cartwright Prize Stevens Prize Smith Prize § 384. A prize, to be known as the Chanler Historical Prize, of a value equal to the annual income of the Chanler Prize Fund, shall be awarded annually to the member of the Senior Class who shall be the author of the best original manu- script essay in English prose on the " History of Civil Govern- ment in America," or some other historical subject to be deter- mined by the Faculty. The subject for the prize shall be an- nounced on or before November first, and the essays shall be submitted to the President on or before May first following in each year. § 385. A prize, to be known as the Alumni Association Prize, of five hundred dollars, shall be awarded biennially to the graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons who shall submit the best medical essay on any subject, provided such essay shall be deemed sufficiently meritorious, and shall be open to competition in alternate years with the " Cartwright Prize," subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Alumni Association, so long as the same shall be maintained by such Association. § 386. A prize, to be known as the Cartwright Prize, of five hundred dollars, shall be awarded biennially to the person (not necessarily a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons) who shall submit the best medical essay on any subject, provided such essay shall be deemed sufficiently meri- torious, and shall be open to competition in alternate years with the " Alumni Association Prize," subject to such regu- lations as may be prescribed by the Alumni Association. § 387. A prize, to be known as the Stevens Triennial Prize, of two hundred dollars, shall be awarded triennially to the per- son (not necessarily a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons) who shall submit the best medical essay on any subject, including the results of original research by the writer upon the subject chosen; subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by a committee consisting of the President of the College of Physicians and Surgeons,* the President of the Alumni Association, and the Professor of Physiology ; and such committee shall have power to determine the relative mer- its of the essays submitted, and to award or withhold the prize. § 388. A prize, to be known as the Joseph Mather Smith Prize, of one hundred dollars, shall be awarded annually to the graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons who shall submit the best essay, if sufficiently meritorious, on a subject designated by a committee consisting of the President of the College of Physicians and Surgeons,* the President of * Chapter gy, Laws of 1894, declares the Dean of the Medical Faculty of Columhia College and his successors to be the successors in office of the President of the Managing Board of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, with all the rights, powers, and duties of such President under any Act of the Legislature, or by deed or will. PRIZES 53 Smith Prize Illig Medals Toppan Prize the Alumni Association, and the Professor of Pathology and Practical Medicine, subject to such regulations as may be pre- scribed by such committee, who shall have power to determine the relative merits of the essays submitted, and to award or withhold the prize. § 389. Prizes, to be known as Illig Medals, shall be awarded annually to the student or students of the graduating or Fourth Class in the Schools under the Faculty of Applied Science who shall, in the judgment of the Faculty, have mer- ited the same by commendable proficiency in their regular studies. The Illig Medals shall be of a style and design ap- proved by the Faculty, provided that the cost of the dies and medals shall not exceed the income of the bequest made for this purpose by WiUiam C. lUig, a graduate of the School of Mines in the Class of 1882. § 390. A prize, to be known as the Robert Noxon Toppan Prize, shall be awarded annually to that member of the School of Law or School of Political Science who shall pass the best written examination upon a paper prepared by the Professor of Constitutional Law, in accordance with regulations to be from time to time established by the Faculties of Law and Political Science. The value of the prize shall be the amount of the annual income from the fund of four thousand dollars given by Mrs. Robert N. Toppan for its endowment. § 391. A prize, to be known as the Bennett Prize, con- Bennett Prize sisting of the income to be derived from the fund heretofore established by James Gordon Bennett, shall be awarded annu- ally at Commencement to the undergraduate member of the Senior Class, or special student of similar standing, who shall have taken satisfactory courses in Political Science, and who shall have prepared the best essay in English prose upon some subject of contemporaneous interest in the domestic or foreign policy of the United States, provided that no award shall be made for any essay that is defective in English composition. The subject shall be selected, the rules of competition formu- lated, and the decision rendered by the Faculty of Political Science. § 392. A prize, to be known as the Grant Squires Prize, consisting of the income to be derived from the fund hereto- fore established by Grant Squires, of the Class of 1885, shall be awarded at Commencement at the close of every quinquen- nial period, dating from July i, 1895, to such graduate, con- ducting an original investigation of a sociological character, as shall be adjudged most worthy by a committee of award, consisting of the President, the Professor of Sociology and one of the Professors of Political Economy, selected by the Grant Squires Prize 54 PRIZES Grant Squires Prize Bunner Medal George William Curtis Medals Edward A. Darling Prize Convers Prize John Dash van Buren, Jr., Prize President. Such award shall be deemed to be a recognition of scientific ability and achievement, as well as an encourage- ment of research. § 393- A prize, to be known as the H. C. Bunner Gold Medal, shall be awarded annually at Commencement to the student who shall present the best essay on an assigned sub- ject in American Literature. The competition for such prize shall be open to all candidates for a Columbia degree, and the award shall be made by a Committee appointed by the President. § 394. Two prizes, to be known as the George William Curtis Medals, consisting of a gold and a silver medal, shall be awarded annually to students in the College, for excellence in the public delivery of English orations, due regard being had for subject matter, literary quality and manner of delivery. The competition for such medals shall be conducted and the award thereof shall be made by a committee appointed by the Faculty, subject to such regulations as the Faculty may from time to time establish. § 395. A prize, to be known as the Edward A. Darling Prize in Mechanical Engineering, shall be awarded annually to the most faithful and deserving student of the graduating class in Mechanical Engineering, the recipient of the prize to be chosen each year by ballot by members of the graduating class in the course of Mechanical Engineering from among three names to be chosen by the Faculty of Applied Science; the amount of the prize to be the annual income of the sum of one thousand dollars, bequeathed to the University by Ed- ward A. Darling, formerly Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. § 396. A prize to be known as the E. B. Convers Prize shall be awarded annually to such member of the graduating class in the School of Law as may write the best original essay on some legal subject to be chosen from a list of ten subjects prepared each year by the Faculty of Law, or any other legal subject approved by the Faculty; the amount of the prize to be the annual income of the sum of $1,000 given to the Uni- versity by Miss Alice Convers and Miss Clara B. Convers to establish such prize. § 397. A prize to be known as the John Dash van Buren, Jr. Prize in Mathematics shall be awarded annually to that student who, being a candidate for an academic degree in Columbia College, shall pass the best examination in the Ana- lytical Geometry and the Calculus and in such additional sub- jects as the Department of Mathematics shall prescribe, in accordance with regulations to be determined by that depart- AMENDMENTS 55 ment ; the amount of the prize to be the annual income of the 4u''rei?%'r'* ^^" sum of $5,000, given to the University by Mrs. Louis T. Hoyt P"ze ' of New York, in memory of her nephew, John Dash van Buren, Jr., a member of the Class of 1905. § 398. A prize to be known as the Earle Prize in Classics f lasg^j^"^" '" shall be awarded annually to that student who, being a candi- date for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Columbia Univer- sity, shall be adjudged most worthy thereof, in accordance with regulations to be formulated from time to time by the Division of Classical Philology ; the amount of the prize to be the annual income of the gift to the University as a memorial of the late Professor Mortimer Lamson Earle. CHAPTER XXXIII AMENDMENTS § 410. These Statutes shall not be amended, altered, or /e- Amendments pealed, unless notice in writing of such proposed amendment, alteration, or repeal shall have been given at a previous meet- ing of the Trustees ; provided, however, that Chapters XXX, XXXI and XXXII may, by unanimous consent, be amended by the addition of new sections without previous notice. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 029 915 967 A