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SCIENCE 



[N. S. Vol. XXXII. No. 



1910) gives the distribution of doctorates 

 conferred in June last by the universities 

 of the United States among the different 

 sciences. There were in chemistry 48, in 

 physics 23, in zoology and physiology 28, 

 in mathematics 23, in psychology 20, in 

 botany — and in geology 10. In 1909-10 

 there were enrolled of graduate students in 

 Cornell University in chemistry 53, in bot- 

 any 27, in physics 24, in zoology and 

 physiology 19 and in geology 10. Of un- 

 dergraduates in Cornell University the 

 number receiving instruction in the differ- 

 ent sciences was in 1909-10 as follows: 

 Physics 2,283, chemistry 1,946, geology 

 1,540, mathematics 952, zoology and physi- 

 ology 589, botany 438 and psychology 398. 

 As far as the sciences are concerned, 

 therefore, Cornell University already has 

 a large, well-adjusted and efficient organi- 

 zation by which it strives to vitalize the 

 industries of the country, discipline the 

 minds of the students, and enlarge the 

 boundaries of existing knowledge. The 

 next step is to develop this scientific estab- 

 lishment to the highest potency of which 

 it is capable in this twentieth century. 

 And the means to that end are perfectly 

 simple. Able men, free from sordid cares, 

 enjoying abundant leisure for research, 

 and having ample laboratories and equip- 

 ment and all the delicate apparatus which 

 modern refined methods of investigation 

 m.ake necessary — such men could erect on 

 the splendid foundations already laid at 

 Cornell University a temple of science un- 

 equalled in America and unsurpassed in 

 the world. The demand for scientific in- 

 vestigators, for laboratories, and for in- 

 strumentalities of research come to the 

 president from all departments. Some of 

 the professors have thought out plans of 

 development which would necessitate an 

 expenditure of $2,000,000 or $3,000,000 in 

 a single department. And the problem is 



not for one, but at least for seven funda- 

 mental sciences; namely, chemistry, phys- 

 ics, zoology and physiology, botany, geol- 

 ogy, mathematics and psychology. The 

 president asks for these departments of 

 Cornell University an endowment of from 

 $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 each, and he will 

 undertake to satisfy any munificent and 

 philanthropic investor with the returns 

 which the scientists will give him on his 

 money. 



For the improvement of the condition of 

 the humanistic subjects at Cornell Univer- 

 sity splendid provision was made by Gold- 

 win Smith, who made the university the 

 residuary legatee of his estate. From this 

 source the university will receive about 

 $700,000. And Goldwin Smith in his will 

 provided that these funds were "to be 

 used by the board of trustees for the pro- 

 motion especially of liberal studies, lan- 

 guages, ancient and modern, literature, 

 philosophy, history and political science, 

 for which provision has been made in the 

 new hall which bears my name and to the 

 building of which my wife has contrib- 

 uted. ' ' 



Excluding the funds for the maintenance 

 of the medical college in New York city, 

 the total property of the university, includ- 

 ing endowment, real estate, buildings, and 

 equipment, was on August 1, valued at 

 $15,178,174.81. The productive funds in- 

 cluded in this total amounted at the same 

 time to $8,687,274.05. The rate of interest 

 received on the investments averaged a 

 trifle over 5 per cent. 



The income for the year from all sources 

 amounted to $1,657,331.66. Of this income 

 $281,687.59 was received from the state of 

 New York for the regular maintenance of 

 the state college of agriculture and veteri- 

 nary medicine, and the receipts from and 

 for the medical college in New York city 

 were $220,269.12. The receipts from stu- 



