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...inch reflecting telescope, made in England in 1888 by the late A. A. Common, and purchased this year by the University, is now at the grounds of the Astronomical Observatory where it will be set up this spring. On account of the enormous size of the telescope and the peculiar mounting which it necessitates, a two-story building 15 feet wide and 27 feet long is being erected to enclose it. The lower floor will contain a silvering room, and the upper will accommodate the observer. The telescope will probably be mounted about the end of March...
...following three prizes are offered for subjects in various fields of political science. The subjects for any of them may, within the limitations set down in the special announcement of each, be chosen by each competitor for himself, subject to the approval of the committee on prizes in political science. The proposed subject must be submitted not later than March 1. No essay offered for a prize in political science may contain more than 100,000 words, and the latest permissible date of delivery...
This board is the outgrowth of an idea advanced some years ago by President Eliot and put into form in 1900 by Mr. Seth Low, then president of Columbia. It was formed for the purpose of providing a set of examinations which may be taken by men from any of the schools represented in the Board and which will admit to any of the colleges belonging to it. Those who wish, however, may take the regular examinations provided by the different colleges. Owing to the fact that the present requirements for by the examinations set by the Board in certain...
...uniform examinations, the work can be greatly simplified. Board examinations are at present held in the following subjects: English, History, Latin, Greek, French, German, Spanish, Mathematics (including elementary and advanced algebra, plane and solid geometry and trigonometry), Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Geography and Drawing. The papers in each subject are set by a separate committee of examiner appointed by the Board and consisting of two college teachers and one school teacher. The questions are then submitted to a final committee of revision, made up entirely of representatives from the schools. After the examinations, the papers are corrected and graded by readers...
...competitive examination in the history of architecture and in design to be held in April. In the history of architecture each candidate will be examined on a special period chosen in advance by himself and submitted to the Professor of Architecture at least thirty days before the time set for the examination. In the examination to design a problem will be proposed and the candidates will have eight hours for the operation of preliminary sketches. These will be retained by the Department of Architecture for comparison with final drawings. During this time the candidates will be under the supervision...