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the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. After 

 hearing the candidate's credentials read, any 

 member of the Faculty may make further in- 

 quiries of the candidate or of the presenter ; 

 and a formal vote will then be taken upon the 

 recommendation. The regulations for the 

 Master's degree will differ from those above 

 outlined only (1) in the amount of work re- 

 quired ; (2) in the fact that the dean will act as 

 presenter ; (3) and that no reference will be 

 made to a thesis. 



It will be remembered that the doctors' 

 theses in the German universities were written 

 in Latin till about thirty years ago. Another 

 step toward the abolition of Latin as the official 

 language of the universities is now being taken 

 as it is planned to use German in doctor's di- 

 plomas and other official documents. 



The enrollment of students in the University 

 of Kansas is now 1130. This number is di- 

 vided among the various schools as follows : 

 Arts, 546 ; Engineering, 165 ; Law, 162 ; Phar- 

 macy, 85 ; Medicine, 33 ; Fine Arts, 91 ; Grad- 

 uate School, 48. 



The position of Demonstrator of Histology 

 and Embryology at the Harvard Bledical School 

 is vacant. The salary for the ensuing year will 

 be not less than $750. The holder of this posi- 

 tion is expected to be generally responsible for 

 the laboratory class work, which will require 

 about half his time throughout the year. The 

 remainder of his time is to be given to original 

 research. Applications should be accompained 

 by a statement of previous experience in teach- 

 ing and investigation, and may be addressed to 

 Professor Charles S. Minot, Harvard Medical 

 School, Boston, Mass. 



De. E. Benjamin Andrews, superintendent 

 of the public schools of Chicago, has declined the 

 chancellorship of the University of Nebraska. 



Dr. C. M. Bakewell, of Bryn Ma wr College, 

 has been called to a professorship of philosophy 

 in the University of California and will be suc- 

 ceeded at Bryn Mawr by Dr. David Irons, of 

 Cornell University, who will have the title of 

 ' Associate.' 



Dr. W. E. Castle has been appointed in- 

 structor of zoology in Harvard University. 



The following promotions and new appoint- 



ments have been made at the University of 

 Chicago : 



L. W. Jones, Assistant, to an Associateship in 

 Chemistry. 



H. G. Gale, Assistant, to an Associateship in 

 Physics. 



Stuart Weller, Associate, to an Instructorship in 

 Geology. 



F. R. Moulton, Associate, to an Instructorship in 

 Astronomy. 



H. E. Slaught, Instructor, to an Assistant Pro- 

 fessorship in Collegiate Mathematics. 



Ella F. Young, Associate Professorial Lecturer, to 

 an Associate Professorship in Pedagogy. 



E. O. Jordan, Assistant Professor, to an Associate 

 Professorship in Bacteriology. 



W. I. Thomas, Assistant Professor, to an Associate 

 Professorship in Sociology. 



George E. Vincent, Assistant Professor, to an As- 

 sociate Professorship in Sociology. 



James H. Tufts, Associate Professor, to a Professor- 

 ship in Philosophy. 



Jacques Loeb, Associate Professor, to a Professor- 

 Bhip in Physiology. 



S. W. Straton, Associate Professor, to a Professor- 

 ship in Physics. 



■John E. Webh, Graduate Student, to an Academy 

 Assistantsbip in Physiography and Biology. 



Howard Emlyn Davies, Fellow, to an Assistant- 

 ship in Bacteriology. 



George W. Ritchie, to the Superintendency of In- 

 strument Construction at the Yerkes Observatory. 



W. F. E. Gnrley, to an Associate Curatorship in 

 Paleontology. 



Frank R. Lillie, Professor of Zoology in Vassar 

 College, to an Assistant Professorship in Zoology. 



Leonard E. Dickson, Associate Professor of Mathe- 

 matics in the University of Texas, to an Assistant 

 Professorship in Mathematics. 



Alexander Smith, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 

 to a Deanship in the Junior Colleges. 



C R. Barnes, Professor of Botany, to a Deanship in 

 the Colleges. 



Llewellys F. Barker, M.D., Professor of Anatomy 

 in the Johns Hopkins University, to a Professorship in 

 Anatomy and the Headship of the Department. 



Dr. Gattermann, of the University of Frei- 

 burg, i. B., has been promoted to a full profes- 

 sorship, and has been made director of the 

 Chemical Institute. 



Mr. W. B. Hardy, of Gonville and Caius 

 College, Cambridge University, has been ap- 

 pointed senior demonstrator In physiology. 



