March 24, 1905.] 



SCIENCE. 



477 



The degree of bachelor of science, as well 

 as that of bachelor of arts, will hereafter be 

 open to students in the college. Candidates 

 for the B.S. degree will not be required to 

 offer any ancient language at entrance or to 

 pursue the study of an ancient language in 

 college, but such students must devote an 

 equivalent time to the study of the natural 

 and physical sciences. 



After a student has made 72 points of the 

 124 required, which he can do in two years, 

 (1) he may take the studies of the first year 

 of the Schools of Applied Science and receive 

 the degree of A.B. or B.S. upon the comple- 

 tion of two years' work; (2) he may take the 

 studies of the first year of the College of 

 Physicians and Surgeons, and receive his A.B. 

 or B.S. upon the completion of two years' 

 work; (3) he may take the studies of the first 

 year of the professional course of Teachers 

 College, and receive his A.B. or B.S. after 

 two years' work; or (4) he may take the 

 studies of the first year in the School of Fine 

 Arts, and receive his A.B. or B.S. after two 

 years' work. When a student has received 

 94 of the 124 points he may take the studies 

 of the first year of the School of Law; and 

 receive the degree of A.B. or B.S. upon the 

 satisfactory completion of one year's work in 

 this course. 



The student who obtains the mark A in any 

 two courses in one half year will be entitled 

 to receive one point of extra credit, provided 

 he has not fallen below the mark B in any of 

 the courses pursued by him during the half 

 year. A student who receives the mark D in 

 two or more courses in any half year is to be 

 given credit for but one of these courses. 



Students will be regularly admitted to the 

 freshman class at the beginning of the second 

 half year in February, as well as at the be- 

 ginning of the first half year in September. 

 The work of one half year may be satisfied by 

 the entrance examinations. Examinations for 

 admission will be held in January of each 

 year. A half year is made the unit for 

 courses. 



The first two years are practically pre- 

 scribed, seven different subjects being required 

 in the freshman year. The prescribed studies 



are: English, five hours; French or German, 

 three hours; history, three hours; mathe- 

 matics, three hours; philosophy, three hours; 

 physical education, two hours; science, three 

 hours; and either Latin or an additional 

 course in science, three hours, according as 

 the student is a candidate for the A.B. or B.S. 

 degree. The courses of the last two years are 

 elective, and as indicated above, the courses 

 of the professional schools may be elected. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND NEWS. 



A GRANT of $150,000 has been authorized by 

 the Carnegie Institution for the Solar Ob- 

 servatory on Mt. Wilson, and it is expected 

 that the first equipment will cost about twice 

 this sum. The present staflp of the observa- 

 tory is: George E. Hale, director; G. W. 

 Richey, astronomer and superintendent of in- 

 strument construction; Ferdinand Ellerman, 

 assistant astronomer, and Walter S. Adams, 

 assistant astronomer. The address of Messrs. 

 Hale and Ritchey is Pasadena, and the address 

 of Messrs. Allerman and Adams is Mt. Wilson. 

 Professor Barnard is also at work temporarily 

 on Mt. Wilson with the Bruce photographic 

 telescope of the Yerkes Observatory. 



Professor F. L. O. Wadswortii has re- 

 signed his position as director of the Alle- 

 gheny Observatory because of the lack of 

 funds required to properly carry on the work 

 of that institution. For this reason all work 

 has been suspended at the observatory for 

 more than a year, except that of taking routine 

 time observations. Professor Wadsworth has 

 been appointed general manager of the Pressed 

 Prism Plate Glass Company and is now at 

 Morgantown, W. Va. 



Senhor Manuel Garcia celebrated his hun- 

 dredth birthday on March 7 in excellent 

 health. He gave the first performance of 

 Italian opera in New York City in 1825, and 

 was long celebrated as a teacher of singing. 

 His important contribution to science was the 

 invention of the laryngoscope fifty years ago. 

 Senhor Garcia was presented with a portrait 

 of himself by Mr. John S. Sargent and re- 

 ceived a number of congratulatory addresses 

 with decorations from King Edward, Emperor 

 William and the King of Spain. 



