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Regents

ANSON J. UPSON, D, D., LL. D., Chancellor

WILLIAM CROSWELL DOANE, D. D., LL. D., Vice-Chancellor

ROSWELL P. FLOWER, Governor

WILLIAM F. SHEEHAN, Lieutenant-Governor

FRANK RICE, Secretary of State

JAMES F. CROOKER, Superintendent of Public Instruction

In order of election by the legislature

Ex officio

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Regents' Bulletin

No. 8 January 1893

29th University Convocation

OF THE

State of New York, July 8-10, 1891.

PROGRAM

Wednesday morning, July 8

Convocation was called to order at 10 a. m. by Chancellor George Willam Curtis.

Welcome by the chancellor.

Report of the Convocation council by President D: J. Hill,

chairman.

Report of committee on necrology, Principal O. D. Robinson of the Albany high school, chairman. Only name, position, age and date of death were read, the notices being printed in full in the proceedings.

Report of examinations council and committee representing colleges.

The university study of philosophy: paper by Prof. J. G. Schurman, dean of Susan Linn Sage School of Philosophy, Cornell university.

Discussion:

Prof. N: M. BUTLER, dean of School of Philosophy, Columbia college.

Prof. FRANK S. HOFFMAN, Union university.

Pres. G. STANLEY HALL, Clark university.

Adjourned 12.30 p. m.

Wednesday, July 8, 3 p. m.

Physical education. Hygiene in schools. Gymnasiums. Physical training. Pros and cons of college and school athletics. Shall college gymnastics be ranked as a study; if so, should it be as drill or recreation?

Athletics in women's schools and colleges; boating, tennis, cycling, riding, etc. Heavy gymnastics for girls.

Discussion opened by Dr Edward Hitchcock, director Amherst college gymnasium.

Relation of physical education to education in general.

Dr LUTHER GULICK, director physical department, Y. M. C. A.
Training school, Springfield, Mass.

Athletics at Yale.

CHARLES F. KENT, Palmyra.

College athletics.

Pres. H. E. WEBSTER, Union university.

Gymnastic work at Smith college.

Miss ELIZABETH C. LAWRENCE, of Smith college alumnæ gymnasium committee.

School athletics.

Prin. D. C. FARR, Glens Falls academy.

Prin. SOLOMON SIAS, Schoharie union school.

Kingston academy cadets.

Prin. H: W. CALLAHAN, Kingston academy.

General discussion:

Com'r W: T. HARRIS, U. S. Bureau of Education.

Adjourned 5 p. m.

Wednesday, 8 p. m.

Annual address: Place of scientific and technical schools in the American system, by Pres. Francis A. Walker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

University reception in state library 9-11 p. m.

Thursday, July 9, 9.30 a. m.

Coordination of university, college and academy. Discussion opened by ex-Pres. Andrew D. White, Cornell university; followed by representatives from colleges, public high schools, endowed academies and private fitting schools, and by general discussion.

Chanc. H: M. MACCRACKEN, University of the City of New
York.

Prof. E. H. GRIFFIN, Johns Hopkins university.

Prof. F. H. STODDARD, University of the City of New York.
Prof. OREN Roor, Hamilton college.

Prin. ROLAND S. KEYSER, Middleburg academy.

Prin. G: M. SMITH, Canton union school.

Prin. G: D. HALE, Hale's Classical and Scientific school,
Rochester.

Prin. HARLAN T. AMEN, Riverview Military academy, Pough-
keepsie.

Prin. C. T. R. SMITH, Lansingburg academy.

Prof. LEWIS Boss, director Dudley observatory.
Prof. J. G. SCHURMAN, Cornell university.
Prof. MUNROE SMITH, Columbia college.
Prin. W. E. BUNTEN, Ulster academy.
Prin. H: P. WARREN, Albany academy.
Pres. G. STANLEY HALL, Clark university.
Pres. SETH Low, Columbia college.
Pres. J. M. TAYLOR, Vassar college.
Sup't W: A. MAXWELL, Brooklyn.

Three or four years for a college course?

Prin. W. E. BUNTEN, Ulster academy.

Prin. J. ANTHONY BASSETT, Richfield Springs union school.
Sup't A. GAYLORD SLOCUM, Corning.

Should degrees be given on completion of examinations, regardless of time of residence?

Prof. A. B. KENYON, Alfred university.

Adjourned 12.45 p. m.

Thursday, 3 p. m.

Higher education of women. Coeducation, separate school or

college, or annex?

Delegates are expected to speak for Vassar, Wellesley, Smith, Bryn Mawr (separate colleges); annexes of Harvard and Columbia colleges; Cornell and Syracuse universities (coeducational), and other institutions.

Pres. JAMES M. TAYLOR, Vassar college.

HAMILTON W. MABIE, trustee Barnard college.
Pres. CHARLES VAN NORDEN, Elmira college.
Prin. A. C. HILL, Cook academy.

Barnard college; a new phase of the annex.

Miss ELLA WEED, trustee Barnard college.

Coeducation at Cornell.

Prof. H. S. WHITE, dean Cornell university.

Relations of a coeducational institution to its women students. Miss ALLA W. FOSTER, chairman A. C. A. committee on endowment of colleges.

Coeducation at Alfred; its intent and its results.

Prof. D. A. BLAKESLEE, Alfred university.

Coeducation in normal schools.

Miss MARY F. HYDE, N. Y. State Normal college.

Mission of the coeducational academy.

Prin. JOHN GREENE, Colgate academy.

Effect on health of higher education of women.

Miss FLORENCE M. CUSHING, trustee Vassar college.

Advantages of scientific training for women.

Prof. MARY W. WHITNEY, Vassar college.

Should instruction as to manners and dress be included in the curriculum?

Mrs WINIFRED EDGERTON MERRILL, ex-Pres. N. Y. branch of Ass'n of collegiate alumnæ.

Adjourned 5 p. m.

Thursday evening, 7 p. m.

Annual Convocation dinner, at Delavan house, with after dinner speeches strictly limited to five minutes.

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