ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE PROCURED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. AT 5 CENTS PER COPY STATISTICS OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND STATE COLLEGES, For the Year Ended June 30, 1914. This annual bulletin, formerly prepared and published by the National Association of State Universities, has been published by the Bureau of Education for the past six years. The data given are taken from reports received from the offices of the presidents of the various institutions, and the figures printed are substantially as given in those reports. CHANGES IN COURSES AND METHODS OF INSTRUCTION. Alabama Polytechnic Institute.-In September, 1914, entrance requirements will be 14 units. A course in wireless telegraphy is now offered. University of Arizona.-A system of major subjects was established. A department of home economics has been organized. University of Arkansas.-The department of education is now the school of education, coordinate with the colleges of agriculture, engineering, and liberal arts. University of Colorado.—The department of preventive and experimental medicine was reorganized and strengthened. The following new graduate degrees have been recently authorized: Master of science in sanitary engineering, master of science in public health, and doctor of public health. The college of engineering now offers courses in railway civil engineering, railway electrical engineering, and railway mechanical engineering, each leading to the degree B. S. Delaware College.-An affiliated college for women is to be opened in September, 1914. Florida State College for Women.-In September, 1913, the entrance requirements were raised to 15 units. University of Illinois.—The college of dentistry was reopened October 1, 1913. Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.-The following new lines of work have been added: Engineering extension and trade school work; veterinary investigations; department of structure design; and a department of farm management. Maryland Agricultural College.—A course in agricultural education for teachers has been established; also a course in canning. A change from military to civilian system of government of students is announced. Massachusetts Agricultural College.-A department of rural engineering has been established. Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College.-A correspondence course in agriculture is now offered. The school of textile arts has been discontinued. University of Mississippi.-Courses in domestic science and domestic art have been added in connection with the department of education, this department having been enlarged and housed in a new building. Montana State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The department of pharmacy has been discontinued. New four-year courses in architectural engineering, chemical engineering, and irrigation engineering have been established. University of Nebraska.—The entire four years of work of the medical college are now given at Omaha. New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.-Requirements for entrance have been somewhat liberalized so that there is now recognition of certain vocational subjects, such as agriculture, manual training, and commerical subjects, when such work is done by an accredited high school. University of New Mexico.-A department of household economics has been established. North Dakota Agricultural College.-The commercial department has been discontinued. Courses in architecture, architectural engineering, and a draftsmen and builders' course has been established. Ohio State University.—In accordance with the action of the general assembly authorizing the board of trustees to establish a medical college, Starling-Ohio Medical University of Columbus, and Cleveland-Plute Medical College of Cleveland were annexed, and became a part of the university. A combined arts-medicine course and a science-medicine course are now offered. The two-year courses in agriculture and horticulture have been discontinued, and new three-year courses in agriculture and horticulture have been established. Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College.-A four-year course in commerce and marketing has been added; also a four-year course in veterinary medicine. Oklahoma School of Mines.-First aid to the injured and rescue work has been made part of the regular work. Pennsylvania State College.-College extension under a special legislative appropriation has been organized in agriculture, engineering, liberal arts, and mining. A short course in milling engineering has been established. Actual farm experience is now required for admission to the short courses in agriculture. A written examination in English composition is now required for entrance to the college. New courses in commerce and finance and industrial education have been established. Clemson Agricultural College. The preparatory department has been discontinued. University of South Dakota.-A department of home economics has been established. University of Tennessee.-A school of commerce has been established with a fouryear course leading to the degree of bachelor of science in commerce. Courses preliminary to the study of medicine are now offered at Knoxville and at Memphis. Work in agricultural extension has been enlarged under the Smith-Lever bill in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the State board of education. University of Texas.-A department of music was inaugurated in January, 1914, for the teaching of history and harmony of music, etc., all courses counting toward the bachelor of arts degree. A department of journalism is announced, courses to begin in September, 1914. A State school of mines (located at Fort Bliss) has been established and for the present is being operated as a branch of the university. Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.-A department of agricultural education has been added. State College of Washington.-A two-year industrial arts course for teachers of manual training, agriculture, and horticulture has been adopted. West Virginia University. The school of medicine has been reorganized and enlarged. It now requires one year's work in science in addition to standard admission and completes two years' work toward the M. D. degree. A department of pharmacy has been established in connection with the school of medicine. GIFTS, BUILDINGS, AND IMPROVEMENTS. Alabama Polytechnic Institute.—The sum of $10,000 has been expended in additions to plant and equipment. University of Alabama.-A woman's dormitory has been built at a cost of $45,000. University of Colorado.-A new laboratory building has been completed costing $22,000. Mrs Olivia Thomson, lately deceased, gave by will to the school of law the sum of $75,000, the proceeds of which are to go to found, in memory of her husband, a professorship to be known as "The Charles Inglis Thomson Professorship of Law." Connecticut Agricultural College.-A new auditorium, armory, and gymnasium building to cost $60,000 is in process of erection. Three new residences for the faculty are under construction. Delaware College.-A new heating plant has been installed, costing $33,000. A large greenhouse has been built. The alumni endowment fund now amounts to $86,000, and it is expected to reach $100,000 before next year. North Georgia Agricultural College.—A new building has been erected at a cost of $25,000. Purdue University.-A gift of 480 acres of land to be used for farm purposes is announced; also the purchase of 480 acres, costing $54,558. Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.—A dormitory for women, to cost $55,000, and greenhouses, to cost $65,000, are in process of erection. Iowa State Teachers' College.-A dormitory for women is in process of construction, to cost $100,000. State University of Iowa.-A new wing has been added to the University Hospital, costing $125,000. A home for nurses is in process of construction, to cost $75,000. University of Minnesota.-The sum of $700,000 was expended during the past year for buildings and improvements. Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College.-A new building for the Young Men's Christian Association, to cost $60,000, is under construction. Expenditures on additions to equipment during the past year amounted to the sum of $47,550. Montana State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.—An addition to the engineering laboratory, costing $8,000, is announced. North Dakota Agricultural College.—A dairy laboratory has been completed at a cost of $25,000. Miami University.-Two new buildings are in process of construction, a chemistry building, to cost $22,000, and a normal college building, to cost $85,000. University of Oklahoma.-A home for Young Men's Christian Association has been purchased. A new power plant, costing $35,000, has been installed. University of South Dakota.-A new chemistry building, to cost $60,000, is under construction. Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.-A new mess hall, costing $110,000, and a new administration building, costing $222,500, has been completed. Virginia Polytechnic Institute.-A special appropriation of $40,000 for new shop equipment is announced. A farm of 53 acres has been purchased, at a cost of $18,000. State College of Washington.-The sum of $10,000 has been spent on a military and athletic field. University of Wisconsin.-Expenditures on buildings and additions to equipment during the past year amounted to the sum of $372,001. University of Wyoming.-A new agricultural hall is in process of erection, to cost $100,000. |