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Departmental Growth and Jtccomplishments of tht Current Year
Education
The department of education lias,
during the past year, advanced rather
In the way of Intensive work than In
numbers of students. Freshmen and
t-ophomores have been discouraged in
taking up the work and, as a result,
the department is filled mainly with
seniors, juniors and post-graduate stu
dents. The theses of Professor Smith
and ex-State Superintendent W. R.
Jackson have attracted considerable
attention. The former, a thesis for
doctorate. Is on the "Evolution of the
High School Curriculum," and takes
up the methods and aims of schools
from early historic times; the latter,
on the "Present Status of Licensing of
Teachers In the United States," taken
up the subject in Its bearing on the
different states in the union. It ip
considered of so much importance that
it will be published in the commission
er's report of the United States bureau
of education. Professor Smith has also
published an article on "Secondary
Education in English Popular Schools."
Miss Fossler has been working out
"The Evolution of Nature Study In the
Secondary Schools" for her master's
degree. Other Investigations worthy of
note are "The Elective System In the
High Schools of Nebraska" and "Stu
dent Organization for Self-government."
Languages
Romance.
While the department of romance
languages has not been pursuing any
special lines of Investigation, it still
maintains all Its former popularity,
and has made satisfactory progress
during this past year. Owing to a
desire expressed by a number of stu
dents at the beginning of the present
semester, for the establishment of
course In beginning French, the de
partment made a conditional agree
ment that If twenty or more expressed
their willingness to register for such
a course, it was to be introduced. Con
trary to the expectations of everyone
concerned, a total of sixty registered
for the course, and the class had to
be split up Into two sections. The
reports of the work of the class In
conversational French are very favor
able. In the higher classes the regis
tration 1b exceptionally good. The sec
ond year class In Spanish has six mem
bers, all Of whom are doing a good
quality of work. The registration In
the Italian classes Is also good,. About
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seventy new honJH have been added to
the library of the department since last
fall. The enrollment of the department
has reached the magnificent total of
:u.r students. A beginning course in
French will be offered In Rummer
school, which will give five hours
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Latin.
The work In the Latin department
for the past year has been very satis
factory. The work of all the (lasses
has been characterized by the sub
stantial progress made and the active
inteicst evinced by the students. The
registration In the advanced classes Is
especially noteworthy, being consider
ably larger than usual. The depart
ment has also been enriched by a
splendid set of large photographs re
ceived from abroad, illustrative of
.some of the finest specimens of Roman
art and architectuie. The instructors
express themselves as pleased with the
results of the year's work and believe
that they are more satisfactory than
ever before.
Greek.
In the ("5 reek department the in
structors have found themselves very
busy this year in attending to their
duties, and little has been done In the
way of research. A new scheme of
studies has been devised, however, for
next year. In which the literature and
history of antiquity will receive great
er emphasis than heretofore. The
classes will be given an opportunity
to acquire a knowledge of classical
thought without any "grind." The
chief object of this new scheme Is to
give more attention to the artistic side
of Greek life. Dr. Lees has gone to
Greece to get new material for the de
partment, and It Is hoped his research
there will bear fruit and Increased opportunity.
Astronomy
In regard to the progress of this
department. Professor Sweezey says:
"I believe I have no very flattering
statement to make. In the first place,
the attendance beyond a certain limit
can not be encouraged, on account of
scarcity of room and lack of equip
ment to work with. We tried special
research work with photometers and
prisms a few years ago, but no very
satisfactory results were obtained, on
account of the smoky atmosphere and
the small size of our telescope. Stu
dents have, however,, become Interest
ed, and some, such as Don Jewell, now
stationed a Dehrlng sea, and Joel
Stebblns, at Lick observatory, are be
coming well known In the astronomical
world. Others have followed the work
up and are connected with different
observatories In various capacities. In
point of enrollment, there has been an
Increase over last year, there being
sixty-eight students now in the depart
ment." Philosophy
For psychology, the department re
ports that It has followed pretty closely
the beaten paths. The plan of exchang
ing courses among the teachers has
been carried out. This year Dr. Hill
has taught history of philosophy. In
place of this. Dr. HInman has taken
one section In beginning psychology
and the class In ethics. Dr. Bolton
has taught the class In social psychol
ogy. Next year some of the courses
givn this year will be withdrawn,
and those not given this year will be
substituted for them. So many courses
are being offered now that It has en
croached upon the work of investiga
tion There Is nothing that furnishes
so much Inspiration and outlook to the
student as research, and this must al
ways be emphasized as an Important
feature of the work. A number of new
and valuable pieces of apparatus have
been added to the laboratory. The
first was a clock beating seconds that
would Interrupt an electric circuit with
each swing of the pendulum. Another
addition is an Iron pendulum for meas
uring short Intervals of time and regurj
intlne other nieces of apparatus. Thftn
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was designed In the laboratory, and
will prove a valuable acquisition to
its equipment. A system of exchang
ing lectures with professors In the
universities of neighboring states has
been Inaugurated. Dr. HIM went to
the University of Missouri In Febru
ary. Professor Thelly will come here
In the fall. Professor Allln from the
University of Colorado was here In
April and gave four lectures, and Dr.
Bolton haB Just returned from Colo
rado, where he gave four lectures in
exchange for the lectures given here
by Professor Allln. This plan prom
ises much, both In the way of stimulus
and help to the studentB of the depart
ment. Aside from extended book re
views, one contribution to the Psycho
logical Review was made by Dr. Bolton
upon "A Biological View of Percep
tion." A Festshrlft, a memorial num
ber of the American Journal of
Psychology to Dr. O. Stanley Hall up
on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his
attainment to a doctorate, will con
tain one or more contributions from
the department.
Law School
While the law school has not under
gone any great changes or made a
phenomenal growth, forces have been
at work this year that will culminate
next year In complete changes and a
widening of tle school, both In scope
of work and In amount of room oc
cupied In the University. The most
important of these changes will beUhe
lengthening of the course and the
raising of the requirements for en
trance. The following extract taken
from House Roll No. 8 will explain:
"After July 1, 1904, no person sTiall be
admitted to the bar unless such per
son Is at least twenty-one years of
age, and of good moral character, and
unless such person, either (1) has had
a preliminary education, other than
legal, equivalent to that involved in
the completion of a high school course
accredited by the state department of
public Instruction, and has regularly
and attentively studied law In a reputa
ble law school or In the office of a
practicing attorney, or partly In such
school and partly In such office for a
period of at least three years, at least
one year of which office study shall
have been passed In a law office In
this state, and shall pass a satlsfac-
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