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SCIENCE.- ADVERTISEMENTS. 



in tir;e ®itg o£ Miiim Icrrh 



Columbia University includes both a college and a university in the strict sense of the words. The college is Colum- 

 oia College, founoed in 1754 as King's College. The university consists of the Faculties of Law, Medicine, Philosophy 

 Political Science, Pure Science and Applied Science. ' 



The point of contact between the college and the university is the senior year of the college, during which year 

 students in the college pursue their studies, with the consent of the college facultv, under one or more of the faculties ot the 

 university. 



Barnard College, a college for women, is financially a separate corporation ; but educationally, is a part of the system 

 of Columbia University. 



Teachers College, a professional school for teachers, is also, financially, a separate corporation; and also, educa- 

 tionally, a part of the system of Columbia University. 



Each college and school is under the charge of its own faculty, except that the Schools ot Mines, Chemistry, Engi- 

 neering and .Architecture are all under the charge of the Faculty of Applied Science. 



For the care and advancement of the general interests of the university educational system, as a whole, a Council 

 has been established, which is representative of all the corporations concerned. 



I. THE COLLEGE. 

 Columbia College offers a course of four years, leading to 

 the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Candidates for admission to 

 the college must be at least fifteen years of age, and pass 

 an examination on prescribed subjects, the particulars con- 

 cerning which may be found in the annual Circular of 

 Information. 



Barnard College, founded in 1889, offers for women a 

 course of four years, leading to the degree of Bachelor of 

 Arts. Candidates for admission to the college must be at 

 least fifteen years of age, and pass an examination on pre- 

 scribed subjects, the particulars concerning which may be 

 found in the annual Circular of Information. 



II. THE UNIVERSITY. 



In a technical sense, the Faculties of Law, Medicine, 

 Philosophy, Political Science, Pure Science, and Applied 

 Science, taken together constitute the university. These 

 faculties ofi'er advanced courses of study and investigation, 

 respectively, in (a) private or municipal law, (6) medicine, 

 (c) philosophy, philology and letters, (d) history, economics 

 and public law, (e) mathematics and natural science, and (/) 

 applied science. Courses of study under all of these facul- 

 ties are open to members of the senior class In Columbia 

 College. Certain courses under the non-professional facul- 

 ties are open to women who have taken the first degree. 

 These courses lead, through the Bachelor's degree, to the 

 university degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Phi- 

 losophy. The degree of Master of Laws is also conferred 

 for advanced work in law done under the Faculties of Law 

 and Political Science together. 



III. THE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS. 



The faculties of Law, Medicine and Applied Science, con- 

 duct respectively the professional schools of Law, Medicine, 

 and Mines, Chemistry, Engineering and Architecture, to 



which students are admitted as candidates for professional 

 degrees on terms prescribed by the faculties concerned. The 

 faculty of Teachers College conducts professional courses 

 for teachers, that lead to a diploma of the university. 



1. The School of Law, established in 1858, offers a course 

 of three years, in the principles and practice of private 

 and public law, leading to the degree of Bachelor of )>aws. 



2. The College of Physicians and Surgeons, founded in 

 1807,offers a course of four years in the principles and practice 

 of medicine and surgery, leading to the degree of Doctor ot 

 Medicine. 



3. The School of Mines, founded in 1863. offers courses ot 

 study, each of four years,leading to a professional degree, in 

 mining engineerin and in metallurgy. 



4. The Schools of Chemistry. Engineering and Architeci- 

 ure, set off from the School of Mines in 1896, offer respect- 

 ively, courses of study, each of four years,leading to aa appro- 

 priate professional degree, in analytical and applied chem- 

 istry ; in civil, sanitary, electrical and mechanical engineer- 

 ing; and in architecture. 



5. Teachers College, founded in 1888 and chartered in 

 1889. was included in the University in 1898. It offers the fol- 

 lowing course of study : (a) graduate courses leading to the 

 Master's and Doctor's diplomas m the several departments 

 of the College: (b) professional courses, each of two years, 

 leading to the Bachelor's diploma for Secondary Teaching, 

 Elementary Teaching, Kindergarten, Domestic Art, Domes- 

 tic Science, Fine Arts, Music and Manual Training ; (c) a col- 

 legiate course of two years, which, if followed by a two- 

 year professional course, leads to the degree of Bachelor 

 of Science. Certain of its courses may be taken, without 

 extra charge, by students of the University in partial fulfill- 

 ment of the requirements for the degrees of Bachelor of 

 Arts. Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy. 



The price of the University Catalogue is twenty-five cents 

 postpaid. Detailed information regarding the work in any 

 department will be furnished without charge upon applica'- 

 tion to the Secretary of Columbia University. New York. 



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I. John Adams and Daniel Webster as Schoolmasters 



Introduction by Hon. Charles Francis Adams 



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