<&oXnmbm ©allege Vat Oi Sftt Of ^ 7 ^ TUTES NEW YORK May 2, 1887 9-28-87— 3 000 - i c 7 V- ** ^ Columbia College lb • • OF TH£ UNIVERSITY of! STATUTES ENACTED BY THE Trustees of Columbia College IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK May 2, 1887 NEW YORK Printed for the College September, 1887 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alternates https://archive.org/details/statutesenactedcOOcolu CONTENTS. PAGE Trustees of Columbia College ...... iv Statutes : Part I. — General Provisions ..... i Of the President I Of the Faculties ....... 2 Of the Library ....... 3 Of Other Officers of the College .... 4 Of Students ....... 4 Of Free Scholarships ...... 5 Of Foundations 6 Of Commencements 6 Of Vacations 7 Part II. — School of Arts 8 Of the President 8 Of the Board of the College .... 8 Of Admission 9 Of the Course of Study 9 Of Instruction for Graduates .... 10 Of Degrees 10 £ Part III. — School of Mines 1 1 Of the Faculty . . . . . . . 1 1 Of Admission . . . . . . . 1 1 5 Of the Course of Study . . . . . 12 Of Instruction for Graduates . . . . 13 o Of Degrees . . . . . . . . 13 Part IV. — School of Law . . . . . 13 Of the Warden . . . . . . . 13 Of the Faculty 14 Of Admissions 14 Of the Course of Study 15 Of Degrees . 15 Part V. — School of Political Science ... 16 Of the Faculty 16 Of Admission ....... 16 Of the Course of Study ..... 16 Of Degrees . . . . . . . . 17 Part VI. — Collegiate Course for Women . . 17 Part VII. — Of Amendments ..... 19 iii * ? \ e $ TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE. NAMES. RESIDENCES. Hamilton Fish, LL.D., Chairman of the Board, 251 East 17th St. William C. Schermerhorn 49 West 23d Street. Morgan Dix, S.T.D 27 West 25th Street. Frederick A. P. Barnard, S.T.D. , LL.D., L.H.D., College Green. Samuel Blatchford, LL.D Washington, D.C. Stephen P. Nash 11 West 19th Street. Joseph W. Harper 562 Fifth Avenue. Cornelius R. Agnew, M.D 266 Madison Avenue. A. Ernest Vanderpoel 114 East 16th Street. Charles A. Silliman 41 West 46th Street. Frederick A. Schermerhorn 61 University Place. Gerard Beekman, Clerk of the Board 5 East 34th Street. Office, 149 Broadway. Abram N. Littlejohn, S.T.D. . . . 170 Remsen Street, Brooklyn. John J. Townsend 131 Fifth Avenue. Edward Mitchell 45 West 55th Street. W. Bayard Cutting 18 West 57th Street. Talbot W. Chambers, S.T.D 70 West 36th Street. Seth Low 201 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn. George L. Rives 15 East 29th Street. Lenox Smith 1 Wall Street. George L. Peabody, M.D 57 West 38th Street. John Crosby Brown 36 East 37th Street. Charles M. Da Costa 4 West 33d Street. Henry C. Potter, S.T.D., LL.D 160 West 59th Street. John McLean Nash, Treasurer 67 Wall Street. IV Resolved , That the statutes, as revised, shall go into effect on the 1st day of July, 1887, and that the existing statutes, and all orders, resolutions, and directions heretofore made by the trustees, which are inconsistent with the statutes, as revised, shall be repealed, and be of no force or validity after the said 1st day of July, 1887. STATUTES. PART /. GENERAL PROVISIONS. CHAPTER I. OF THE PRESIDENT. § i. The President of the College shall be the president of every faculty established by the trustees. He shall, when present, preside at all commencements, and shall sign all diplomas for degrees duly conferred. He shall, when present, preside at all meetings of the several faculties, and his concurrence shall be necessary to every act of each of the faculties ; unless, after his non- concurrence, the act or resolution shall be again passed by the vote of two-thirds of the entire faculty at the same or at the next succeeding meeting of the faculty. In case the faculty be equally divided, the president shall have a casting vote, in addition to his vote as a mem- ber of the faculty. In all cases where there shall be a non-concurrence be- tween the president and a majority of the faculty present at the time, the names of those voting on each side shall be entered on the minutes of the faculty, and each member of the faculty shall be entitled to have entered on the min- utes his reasons presented at the time (in writing), for his vote. § 2. It shall be the duty of the president to take charge and have care of the college generally, of its buildings, of the grounds adjacent thereto, and of its movable property upon the same ; To see that the course of instruction and discipline is faithfully pursued ; To call meetings of the several faculties, and to give such directions and perform such acts as shall, in his judg- ment, promote the interests of the college, so that they do i 2 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. not contravene the charter, the statutes, the orders of the trustees, or the decisions of the several faculties ; To visit the class-rooms from time to time, and keep him- self informed of the manner in which the classes are taught ; To report to the trustees annually, at the stated meeting in May, and, as occasion shall require, the state of the col- lege, and particularly the manner in which the several pro- fessors and tutors, and other officers, perform their respec- tive duties. CHAPTER II. OF THE FACULTIES. § I. The several faculties shall have power in their re- spective schools from time to time (subject to the reserved power of control by the trustees) : To fix the requirements of admission, the course of study and the conditions of graduation ; To establish rules for ascertaining the proficiency of stu dents, and for determining their relative standing ; To establish the rules of conduct to be observed by the students, and to punish infractions of the same ; To adjudge rewards and punishments ; To make all such regulations of their own proceedings, and for the better government of their respective schools, as shall not contravene the charter of the college, the statutes, or any order of the trustees. § 2. No exercise of the powers conferred on any of the faculties which may change the terms of admission to any school, or the course of instruction in the same, or the re- quirements of graduation, shall take effect until at least ninety days after the same shall have been submitted to the trustees. § 3. Appointments of all officers of grades inferior to that of adjunct or assistant professor, including fellows, prize lecturers, and tutors, shall be made by the faculties severally of the schools in which such officers are to serve, subject to confirmation by the trustees ; the number and grade of all such officers and the amount of their compen- sation being determined by the trustees. § 4. Each faculty shall keep a book of minutes of its proceedings, which shall be submitted by the president to the trustees at their meetings. § 5. No officer engaged in instruction shall be employed GENERAL FRO VISIONS. 3 in any occupation which interferes with the thorough, effi- cient, and earnest performance of the duties of his office. § 6. The professors in the several schools shall take precedence according to the dates of their appointments. § 7. It shall be the duty of the professors, instructors, and tutors to assist the president with their counsel and co-operation. CHAPTER III. OF THE LIBRARY. § i. The president shall, subject to the trustees and the Committee on the Library, have the general charge and control of the library and the rooms containing it, and also of the expenditure of all moneys appropriated by the trustees for the purchase of books and supplies therefor ; he shall appoint all needed assistants and subordinate offi- cers, and fix their titles, duties, and compensations, pro- vided that the total amount shall not exceed the appropria- tion of the trustees for that purpose ; he shall regularly report all such appointments to the trustees ; he shall make and enforce by suitable penalties any needed rules and regulations relating to the library, its readers, officers, or servants ; and, unless otherwise specially ordered by the trustees, he shall have charge of all matters pertaining to the college library, and the custody of all college publica- tions, works of art and historical interest, etc., belonging to the college, and shall make annual examinations of the same, and fix their place of deposit, and may make any needed regulations to increase their usefulness or secure their safety. § 2. The chief librarian shall be the executive officer of the library, under the direction of the president, and shall attend to the execution of all orders, votes, directions, and regulations. He shall be the custodian of the property of the library, and of its files, records, books, and papers, and shall when required by the Committee on the Library, keep full record of their proceedings, send notices, conduct correspondence, and sign and issue orders. All bills on account of the library, for books, periodicals, binding, supplies, adminis- tration, or other expenses, shall be examined and certified by the chief librarian, or, in his absence, by the deputy duly appointed, and countersigned by the president, before being paid. 4 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. § 3. The Committee on the Library shall, on or before the first Monday in January in each year, report to the trustees the condition of the library building, fixtures, and books, the additions, use, receipts, and expenditures of the year, with all needed information or recommendations. With this annual report shall be submitted an estimate in detail of the appropriations required for the increase and adminis- tration of the library for the ensuing financial year, to- gether with an estimate of any income to be derived from fines, the sale of duplicates, or other sources. CHAPTER IV. OF OTHER OFFICERS OF THE COLLEGE. § i. It shall be the duty of the superintendent, under the direction of the president, to take charge of the boiler house, and of the heating, ventilating, and lighting appara- tus ; to employ, control, and discharge all persons employed in and about the said boiler house and apparatus, and all janitors, watchmen, and other subordinates and servants ; to keep the entire grounds of the college and all the build- ings thereon (except the president’s house) and the side- walks surrounding the grounds, clean and free from dust, dirt, snow, and ice, and to care for the coat rooms of the college and of its schools ; and he shall have care of the college grounds and buildings (except as aforesaid), and of the furniture and fixtures therein, and shall see that the same are kept in good and proper order, and in sufficient repair, and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time, be imposed upon him by the president, or the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, or the trustees. § 2. It shall be the duty of the proctor, under the direc- tion of the president, to preserve and maintain peace and order within the college precincts, and to report all viola- tions thereof to the president. He shall also, so far as proper attention to his regular duties will permit, discharge such duties in the library as may be assigned to him by the president. CHAPTER V. OF STUDENTS. § 1. Every student will be required immediately upon his admission to any school, and subsequently at the begin- GENERAL FRO VISIONS. 5 ning of each succeeding academic year, to write in the ma- triculation book of the school his own name and the name, place of abode, and post-office of his father or guardian. § 2. None but matriculated students or graduates of the college shall be allowed to attend any of the classes with- out the special permission of the trustees. § 3. Tuition fees shall be paid on matriculation. § 4. An honorable discharge shall always be granted to any student in good standing, who may desire to withdraw from the college ; but no undergraduate of the School of Arts or the School of Mines under the age of twenty-one years shall be entitled to a discharge without the assent of his parent or guardian, given in writing to the president. § 5. So soon as a student shall have been admitted to any school, he shall be presented with a copy of these statutes, and of any printed rules and by-laws made under them for the government of the students by the faculty of the school. § 6. No woman shall be admitted as a student in any department of the college, other than the Collegiate Course for Women, except by special order of the trustees. § 7. Any student of the School of Law, the School of Political Science, the graduate department of the School of Arts, or the graduate department of the School of Mines, pursuing a full course, may attend any courses in any other school of the college without paying any further full fee for tuition. But he shall be required to matriculate in each school which he attends, and to pay the difference (if any) in tuition fees. CHAPTER VI. OF FREE SCHOLARSHIPS. § i. The Alumni Association of Columbia College shall be entitled to have always, in the undergraduate depart- ment of the School of Arts, four students to be instructed free of charge. § 2. The Society for Promoting Religion and Learning in the State of New York shall be entitled to have always, in the undergraduate department of the School of Arts, two students in each class, to be instructed free of charge. § 3. The members of the Board of the College, the pro- fessors of the School of Mines, of the Law School, and of the School of Political Science, and the chaplain of the 6 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. college, shall be entitled to have their sons educated in any school of the college free of charge. § 4. The above privileges are subject to the regulations of the trustees in regard to the standing and scholarship of persons allowed free tuition. CHAPTER VII. OF FOUNDATIONS. § I. Any person or persons who may found a scholarship, by the payment of not less than two thousand dollars to the Treasurer of the College, shall be entitled to have always one student educated in the college free of all charges for tuition. This right may be transferred to others. The scholarship shall bear such name as the founder or founders may designate. § 2. Any person or persons who shall endow a professor- ship in the classics, in political, mathematical, or physical science, or in the literature of any of the ancient or modern languages, by the payment of not less than one hundred thousand dollars to the Treasurer of the College, shall for- ever have the right of nominating a professor for the same, subject to the approbation of the trustees, who shall hold his office by the same tenure as the other professors of the college — the nomination to be made by the person or persons who shall make the endowment, or such person or persons as he or they may designate. The proceeds of the endowment shall be appropriated to the salary of the professor. CHAPTER VIII. OF COMMENCEMENTS. § I. There shall be an annual commencement on the sec- ond Wednesday in June, when degrees shall be conferred in all the schools. At the commencement there shall be exhibited such lit- erary or other performances as the several faculties, with the approval of the trustees, may direct. § 2. Should there, among the exercises so ordered, be any orations or addresses from members of the graduating classes, all such performances shall be previously submitted for criticism to the president, and no student who shall re- GENERAL PRO VISIONS. 7 fuse or neglect to adopt the corrections or amendments pointed out to him, or who shall deliver his oration or ex- ercise otherwise than is approved by the president, shall re- ceive his degree. § 3. No student neglecting or refusing to perform the part assigned him shall receive his degree. § 4. No candidate for a degree in any school shall be en- titled to receive the same until he shall have discharged all his dues to the college. CHAPTER IX. OF VACATIONS. § i. There shall be a vacation of all the schools from the second Wednesday in June until the first Monday in October. § 2. There shall be an intermission of the public lectures on Ash Wednesday, on Good Friday, on public holidays established by law, and on such days in each year as may be recommended by the civil authority to be observed as days of fast or thanksgiving ; and for two weeks, commen- cing on the fourth Monday in December, unless the fourth Monday shall fall later than the twenty-sixth day of the month, and in that case commencing with the third Mon- day. § 3. The president may, in extraordinary cases, grant an intermission for other days, not exceeding one day at any one time ; and it shall be his duty always to report the same at the next succeeding meeting of the trustees, together with the object and reason for granting such inter- mission. § 4. No professor or other officer of the college shall ex- cuse a class or section from assembling at the time and place appointed for lecture and recitation, or dismiss a class or section after it may have assembled before the expiration of the time allotted to the exercise, without the consent of the president ; nor, without such consent, shall any class or section be excused from the performance of any exercise required of them. 8 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. PART II. THE SCHOOL OF ARTS. CHAPTER I. OF THE PRESIDENT. § i. The president shall have power to grant leave of absence 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 faculty. § 2. He shall assemble the classes every day except Satur- day and Sunday, at a convenient hour, to be fixed by the faculty, for the purpose of attending prayers; and at these daily prayers it shall be the duty of each of the members of the faculty to be present, unless his presence shall be dispensed with by the president. § 3. In the absence or sickness of the president, the sen- ior professor, who shall be in the regular performance of his duties, shall perform the duties and exercise the authority of the president. CHAPTER II. OF THE BOARD OF THE COLLEGE. § 1. The faculty of the School of Arts shall consist of the president and the professors engaged in the course of instruction, and shall constitute “ The Board of the Col- lege.” Instructors and tutors shall have seats at the board on all occasions when the conduct or proficiency of the students under their charge, in the departments in which they respectively give instruction, shall be in ques- tion, but on no other occasion ; but they shall have no vote. § 2. The Board of the College shall appoint a secretary, whose duty it shall be to keep minutes of their proceedings, and to superintend the necessary printing of all the schools, the annual and sextennial registers, and the general hand- book. He shall receive a compensation therefor, to be fixed by the trustees. THE SCHOOL OF ARTS. 9 § 3. The board shall hold meetings at least once a week during term time. CHAPTER III. OF ADMISSION. , § i. No student shall be admitted to the freshman class, at its formation, unless he shall have attained the age of fifteen years ; nor to a more advanced standing without a corresponding increase of age ; but this rule may be dis- pensed with when, in the opinion of the faculty, there are sufficient reasons to justify its relaxation. § 2. Every candidate for admission shall be required to present, before examination, a certificate of good moral character from his last teacher, or from some citizen in good standing ; and students from other colleges shall be required to bring certificates from those colleges of honorable dis- charge. § 3. Every applicant for admission shall be examined in such subjects as the faculty may from time to time pre- scribe. All the requirements for admission shall be annually published. § 4. No candidate shall be admitted to an advanced standing until he shall have passed a satisfactory examina- tion upon the studies which have been pursued by the class for which he applies, as well as upon those required for admission. § 5. Students desiring to pursue one or more subjects of study less than a full course shall be required to matricu- late, and shall be permitted to attend any such course as they may choose, and may be found qualified to enter upon ; but will not be regarded as candidates for degrees. CHAPTER IV. OF THE COURSE OF STUDY. § 1. There shall be four classes of undergraduate students in the School of Arts, to be called the freshman class, the sophomore class, the junior class, and the senior class. The course of study of each of these classes shall occupy a year, and the entire course four years. § 2. A plan of the course, specifying in detail the studies to be pursued in each year, and in each of the departments 10 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. of instruction, shall from time to time be prepared by the faculty. CHAPTER V. OF INSTRUCTION FOR GRADUATES. § i. Bachelors of arts, letters, science, or philosophy of this college, or of any other college in good standing, may be admitted as students in the graduate department on ex- hibiting their diplomas to the president, and presenting to him such other testimonials as he may require. § 2. Any such student may, on matriculation, attend a course in a single subject, or any number of courses which he may elect to pursue. § 3. The faculty shall from time to time prepare a plan of the subjects and courses of instruction which are offered in the graduate department. CHAPTER VI. OF DEGREES. § 1. Every student in the undergraduate department who shall have completed the entire course of four years, and shall have passed satisfactorily all the examinations required of him, shall be qualified to receive the degree of bachelor of arts, bachelor of letters, or bachelor of science. § 2. Any alumnus who shall present himself at or after the end of the third year after his graduation as bachelor for examination on at least three subjects of study equiva- lent to such as are required in the graduate department for the degree of master of arts, and shall pass such examina- tions satisfactorily, shall be qualified to receive the said degree of master of arts. § 3. Bachelors of arts of other colleges who shall have satisfied the faculty that the course of study for which they received that degree is equivalent to that for which the bachelor’s degree is given at Columbia College, or who shall have passed such preliminary examination as the board may prescribe, may be admitted to the degree of master of arts on the same terms and conditions as pre- scribed for alumni of Columbia College. § 4. Every student in the graduate department who shall have pursued, for at least one academic year, a course of THE SCHOOL OF MINES. 1 1 study in three or more subjects, and shall have passed an approved examination thereon, shall be qualified to receive the degree of master of arts. § 5. Every student in the graduate department who shall have pursued, for at least two academic years, a course of study in three or more subjects, and shall have passed an approved examination thereon, and who shall also have pre- sented an acceptable thesis or dissertation embodying the results of special study, research, or observation upon a subject previously approved by the officers of instruction under whom he has studied, shall be qualified to receive the degree of doctor of philosophy, doctor of letters, or doctor of science. A year spent in the graduate depart- ment in preparation for the degree of master of arts may be counted as one of the two years of study required under this section. PART III. THE SCHOOL OF MINES. CHAPTER I. OF THE FACULTY. § i. The faculty of the School of Mines shall consist of the president and the professors engaged in giving instruc- tion in the school. § 2. The faculty shall be authorized to elect a dean from among their own number, who shall be charged with such duties as the president may delegate to him. § 3. The faculty shall hold stated meetings at least once a month during term time. CHAPTER II. OF ADMISSION. § 1. No student shall be admitted to the first class, at its formation, unless he shall have attained the age of eighteen years ; nor to a more advanced standing without a corre- 12 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. sponding increase of age ; but this rule may be dispensed with when, in the opinion of the faculty, there are sufficient reasons to justify its relaxation. § 2. The requirements for admission shall be prescribed by the faculty of the school, and shall be annually published. § 3. No candidate shall be admitted to advanced standing until he shall have passed a satisfactory examination upon the studies which have been pursued by the class for which he applies ; but graduates and students of colleges and schools of science in good standing, who shall have com- pleted so much of the course of study as shall be equivalent to the requirements for admission to the school, may be admitted at the beginning of the second year, or earlier, without examination, on presenting diplomas or certificates of good standing and honorable discharge, satisfactory to the examining officers. CHAPTER III. OF THE COURSE OF STUDY. § i. There shall be four classes of undergraduate students in the school, to be distinguished as the first, second, third, and fourth classes. The course of study of each of these classes shall occupy a year ; and the entire course four years. § 2. The subjects of study shall be so grouped as to form seven independent courses of instruction, viz., a course in civil engineering, a course in mining engineering, a course in metallurgy, a course in geology and paleontology, a course in analytical and applied chemistry, a course in architecture, and a course in sanitary engineering. At the beginning of the first year each student shall elect which of the seven courses above mentioned he intends to pursue, and after having made his election, he shall not be permitted to abandon the course chosen in order to take up another without the consent of the faculty, to be given only for reasons of weight, to be stated in the minutes. § 3. A plan of the several courses, specifying in detail the studies to be pursued in each year, and in each department of instruction, shall from time to time be prepared by the faculty. THE SCHOOL OF LA W. 3 CHAPTER IV. OF INSTRUCTION FOR GRADUATES. Graduates of the School of Mines may, on matriculation, be admitted as graduate students, and shall pursue such courses of study therein as shall from time to time be pre- scribed by the faculty. CHAPTER V. OF DEGREES. § i. Every student who shall have completed the entire course of four years, and shall have passed satisfactorily all the examinations required of him, shall be qualified to receive the degree of engineer of mines, civil engineer, sanitary engineer, metallurgical engineer, or bachelor of philosophy. § 2. Every graduate student who shall have pursued for two years a prescribed course of study, and shall have passed a satisfactory examination thereon, and shall also have pre- sented an acceptable dissertation embodying the results of special study upon an approved subject, shall be qualified to receive the degree of doctor of philosophy. PART IV. THE SCHOOL OF LAW. CHAPTER I. OF THE WARDEN. § I. It shall be the duty of the warden to see that the course of instruction prescribed is faithfully pursued, and due discipline observed ; to keep himself informed of the manner and efficiency of instruction in the several depart- ments ; with the approval of the president to call special meetings of the faculty ; and to give such directions and perform such acts as shall, in his judgment, promote the in- 14 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. terests of the school, so that they do not contravene the charter, the statutes, the orders of the trustees, or the de- cisions of the faculty of the school ; to give to the Presi- dent of the College and to the Committee on the School of Law, from time to time, any information which he or they may require as to the condition or administration of the school, or as to the manner or efficiency of the instruction, or the performance of duty of any of its officers. § 2. He shall have the power, with the approval of the president, to grant leave of absence to individual students for such length of time as the occasion may require. § 3. He shall sign all diplomas for degrees duly con- ferred. CHAPTER II. OF THE FACULTY. The faculty shall consist of the president of the college, the warden, and the professors of the school. They shall meet statedly once a month during the annual term. In the absence of the president, the warden, or, in the absence of both, the senior professor present shall preside. CHAPTER III. OF ADMISSIONS. § i. All graduates of literary colleges in good standing, and all persons duly certified to have passed the regents’ examination required by the rules of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, will be admitted without exami- nation. Other candidates for admission must be at least eighteen years of age, and shall be required to pass an ex- amination in such subjects as the faculty may from time to time prescribe. All the requirements for admission shall be annually published. § 2. Such examinations shall be conducted by examiners, alumni of the college, to be appointed by the Committee on the School of Law. § 3. The examinations shall be held during the week next preceding the first Monday in October, and shall be con- ducted in such form and manner as may be prescribed by the faculty. THE SCHOOL OF LA W. 15 CHAPTER IV. OF THE COURSE OF STUDY. § i. There shall be two classes of undergraduate students in the law school, to be called respectively the senior and the junior class. The course of study of each of these classes shall occupy a year, and the entire course two years. § 2. The annual term in the law school shall commence on the first Monday in October, in each and every year, and shall close on the second Wednesday in June. The annual term shall constitute the collegiate year. § 3. A plan of the course, specifying in detail the studies to be pursued in each year and in each of the departments of instruction, shall from time to time be prepared by the faculty. § 4. The warden, with the concurrence of the faculty, shall have power to arrange the hours for lectures and reci- tations, as well as to select the text-books for the use of the students. § 5. Moot courts shall be held under the direction of the faculty, at such times as they may deem proper. The mode of proceeding and the assignments of students to take part in the discussion shall be under the direction of the warden. CHAPTER V. OF DEGREES. § 1. Every student who shall pass an approved examina- tion upon the required studies of the course shall be entitled to be recommended to the trustees for the degree of bachelor of laws. Should the student 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. § 2. A student who shall have pursued the full course of study shall be entitled to a certificate stating the duration of his attendance and the degree of his attainment, to be signed by the warden. 1 6 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. PART V. THE SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE. CHAPTER I. OF THE FACULTY. The faculty of the School of Political Science shall con- sist of the president and the professors engaged in the course of instruction. CHAPTER II. OF ADMISSION. Candidates for a degree in this school must have success- fully pursued a course of undergraduate study in this college, or in some other maintaining an equivalent course of study, to the close of the junior year. CHAPTER III. OF THE COURSE OF STUDY. § i. There shall be three classes of students in the School of Political Science. The course of study in each of these classes shall occupy a year, and the entire course three years. § 2. The course of study shall be designed to prepare young men for the duties of public life, and shall embrace the history of philosophy ; the history of the literature of the political sciences ; the general constitutional history of Europe ; the special constitutional history of England and the United States; the Roman law and the jurisprudence of existing codes derived therefrom ; the comparative con- stitutional 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; interna- tional law ; systems of administration, state and national, of the United States; comparison of American and European systems of administration ; political economy, and statistics. § 3. A plan of the course, specifying in detail the studies COLLEGIATE COURSE FOR WOMEN. 1 7 to be pursued in each year, shall from time to time be pre- pared by the faculty. CHAPTER IV. OF DEGREES. § i. Students of the school who shall satisfactorily com- plete the studies of the first year shall be qualified, on ex- amination and the recommendation of the faculty, to receive the degree of bachelor of philosophy ; or (with the concurrence of the faculty of arts) the degree of bachelor of arts. § 2. Students of the school who have obtained the degree of bachelor of arts at this college, or at some other main- taining an equivalent course of study, and who shall satis- factorily complete the studies of the second year, shall be qualified, on similar examination and recommendation of the faculty of the School of Political Science, to receive the degree of master of arts. § 3. Students who complete the entire course of three years shall, on similar examination and recommendation of the faculty of political science, be qualified to receive the degree of doctor of philosophy. PART VI. COLLEGIATE COURSE FOR WOMEN. § 1. Women desiring to avail themselves of a course of collegiate study, equivalent to the course given to young men in the college, may pursue the same under the general direction of the faculty of the School of Arts, subject to the principles and regulations hereinafter set forth. § 2. The course of study shall extend over a term of four years. § 3. The course of study shall be arranged in groups. § 4. Of these groups, one shall be required for the first two years, and with it another shall be selected. On the expiration of the first two years, all the groups shall be- come elective. § 5. A general and very strict preliminary examination shall be held for admission to the four years’ course. i8 COLUMBIA COLLEGE. § 6. Unless under special circumstance, no young woman shall be admitted to such entrance examination before she shall have attained the age of seventeen years. § 7. Every student so admitted shall be entirely free as to where and how to pursue her studies, whether in some school, private or public, or at home, or under the auspices or direction of any association interested in her welfare and advancement, and providing her with the means of education. § 8. Examinations shall be held as often as may be neces- sary ; and shall be conducted by officers of the college, or their duly appointed representatives, and shall be in writing. § 9. All such students as shall have pursued, during four years, a course of study fully equivalent to that for which the same degree is conferred in the School of Arts, and shall have passed all the examinations required, shall be qualified to receive the degree of bachelor of arts. § 10. A student not pursuing the full course of study re- quired for the degree of bachelor of arts, shall receive at the completion of her course of study a certificate, stating the subject she has pursued, and certifying that she has satisfactorily passed all required examinations upon the same. § 11. Special students may be admitted to the collegiate course for women and for such students no examination shall be required, except such as is necessary to ascertain whether they are qualified to pursue with profit the special course for which they apply. § 12. Women who shall have taken the degree of bachelor of arts in the collegiate course for women may study for higher degrees under the direction of the faculty of the School of Arts. § 13. Women graduates of other colleges in good repute, who shall have satisfied the said faculty that the course of study for which they have received their degrees is equiva- lent to that for which similar degrees are conferred in the collegiate course for women, or shall have passed such ex- amination as the said faculty may prescribe, may be per- mitted to study for higher degrees on the same conditions required in the case of graduates in the said course in Co- lumbia College. § 14. The said faculty shall, subject to the general orders of the trustees, prescribe courses of study for the said higher degrees, and add such conditions as they may deem expedient. AMENDMENTS. 19 PART VII. OF AMENDMENTS. No amendment, alteration, or repeal of these statutes, or of any part thereof, shall be made until four weeks after the same shall have been presented in writing at a meeting of the trustees. i