and lent the weight of his wide experience and profound learning to it first as lecturer and in 1895 as professor of law. From 1896 until the time of his retirement in 1903 he acted with great wisdom and ability as the Director of the College of Law. For sound legal counsel generously given and for unsparing service as a teacher and friend, Cornell University will ever be indebted to Francis Miles Finch.

On September 5th occurred the death of Professor George Chapman Caldwell, who was a member of the original Faculty of the University and, for thirty-four years and until his retirement in 1902, head of the department of chemistry. Professor Caldwell was known for his wide attainments and endearing qualities. His years of faithful and efficient service have won for him lasting gratitude and a fond place in the memory of the Faculty and alumni of Cornell.

Professor James Morgan Hart and Professor George William Jones retired from active service at the end of the college year 1906-1907, and they were appointed by the Board of Trustees to emeritus professorships in the English language and literature and in mathematics, respectively. Professor Hart was a member of the original Faculty of the University. He was absent between the years 1873 and 1890, but since 1890 he has served the University continuously, faithfully, and capably in the department of English. He has proven himself a gentleman of culture, an entertaining and valued friend, a devoted and thorough scholar, and a teacher of the highest type. Professor Jones has for the past thirty years been a member of the department of mathematics. Through his books and his oral instruction he has led hundreds of students into methods of sound reasoning and logical thought. For his unflagging zeal and efficiency throughout his long period of service the University owes Professor Jones its deepest gratitude.

In June the terms of the following Trustees expired and they were re-elected, namely, Messrs. S. D. Halliday, M. Van Cleef, and R. H. Treman. In June also, Mr. C. E. Treman was elected by the alumni to succeed himself as Trustee and Mr. W. H. French was elected to fill the remaining vacant alumni trusteeship.

Professor T. F. Hunt, of the College of Agriculture, resigned the professorship of agronomy in order to accept the directorship of the Pennsylvania State College Experiment Station. Cornell University loses an excellent teacher and a gentleman of agreeable and attractive personality.

The following new appointments to professorships were made during the year:

ALBERT ROSS HILL was appointed professor of the philosophy of education, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Director of the School of Education. Dean Hill was born in Nova Scotia October 4th, 1869. He received his early education in the Pictou Academy. In 1892 he took the degree of A. B. from Dalhousie University, and he has since then received the degree of Ph. D. from Cornell University in 1895 and LL. D. from the University of South Carolina in 1905. He was a student at the Universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Strassburg in 1893 and 1894. From 1895 to 1897 Dr. Hill was professor of psychology and education at the State Normal School, Oshkosh, Wisconsin; he was associate professor of philosophy, 1897-1898, and professor of philosophy and director of the psychological laboratories, 1898-1903, at the University of Nebraska; and he was professor of educational psychology and Dean of the Teachers' College at the University of Missouri from 1903 to 1907. Dr. Hill is a member of the following societies: Sigma Xi, the Western Philosophical Association, and the National Council of Education of the National Educational Association.

BENJAMIN MINGE DUGGAR was appointed professor of plant physiology in the New York State College of Agriculture. Professor Duggar was born at Gallion, Ala., Sept. 1st, 1872. He received his early college training at the University of Alabama and the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, having been a student at these institutions from 1887 to 1891. He received the degree of B. S. from the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1891, the degree of M. S. from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1892, and the degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Harvard University in 1894 and 1895, respectively. Professor Duggar's first position was that of botanical assistant at the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History during the years 1895 and 1896. He was then successively instructor in botany and assistant in the agricultural experiment station at Cornell University from 1896 to 1899; a student at the Universities of Leipzig, Halle, Munich, Montpellier and Bonn, 1899-1900 and 1905-1906; assistant professor of botany at Cornell. University, 1900-1901; physiologist, bureau of plant industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1901-1902; and professor of botany, University of Missouri, 1902-1907. Professor Duggar is also a member of leading American and foreign botanical societies and the author of mycological bulletins and articles on plant physiology.

HERBERT JOHN WEBBER was appointed professor of experimental plant biology in the federal experiment station. Professor Webber was born at Lawton, Mich,, Dec. 27th, 1865. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1889, and in 1890 received the degree of M. A. from the same institution, and he received the degree of Ph. D. in 1900 from Washington University. instructor in botany in the University of Nebraska in 1890, instructor in botany in the Shaw School of

Botany, Washington University, 1891-1892, investigator of orange diseases in Florida for the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1893-1897, and investigator of plant breeding for the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Washington from 1897 to 1907. Professor Webber was sent as a representative of the U. S. Department of Agriculture to the International Conference on hybridization and cross-breeding in London, July, 1899. He is the author of studies on the reproduction of Zamia, Catalogue of the Flora of Nebraska, Studies in the Dissemination and Leaf Reflexion of Yucca Aloifolia, Sooty Mold of the Orange, and about thirty other papers on plant breeding, plant anatomy and diseases.

ALFRED HAYES, JR., was appointed professor of law. Professor Hayes was born in Lewisburg, Pa., October 15th, 1873. He received his education at Bucknell Academy and Bucknell College, and at Princeton University, where he took the degree of A. B. in 1895, and the degree of A. M. in 1898. He graduated from the Columbia University Law School in 1898. He was for a time in the law offices of Edward C. Whitaker, Gould and Wilkie, and Coudert Brothers, but since 1901 has maintained an independent practice and has recently been the junior member of the firm of Dayton and Hayes. Since 1902 Professor Hayes has, in connection with his practice, taught in the Columbia Law School. He is a member of the State and City of New York Bar Associations, a recipient of the silver cross of the Royal Order of the Saviour, a member of the Sons of the Revolution, of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, of Phi Beta Kappa, and of the Princeton Club and the Columbia University Faculty Club.

THOMAS WOOD HASTINGS was appointed professor of clinical pathology. Professor Hastings was born September 29th, 1873 at St. Louis, Mo., but his family soon after

ward removed to Morristown, New Jersey, and in the public schools of this city Professor Hastings received his elementary education. He then attended Mercer University, Macon, Ga., and John Hopkins University, receiving from the latter institution in 1894 the degree of A. B. and in 1898 the degree of M. D. In 1898-1899 Professor Hastings served as house officer in the John Hopkins Hospital. From December 1899 to March 1901 he acted as surgeon on the hospital ship Maine, cruising off the coasts of South Africa and China. In 1901 Dr. Hastings began the practice of medicine in New York City, where he has since resided. In 1901 he was appointed assistant physician to the Cornell University Medical dispensary, in 1902 assistant instructor in clinical pathology, and in 1903 instructor in clinical pathology.

JEAN HEBRARD was appointed professor of design in the College of Architecture. Professor Hébrard is a graduate of the École des Beaux Arts, Paris, having been a student there from 1896 to 1904. While in the second class he received first mention in design and the Chenavard medal and prize for general construction, and while in the first class he received four first-second medals in design and one first-second medal in the history of architecture. Since taking his diploma Professor Hébrard has won first prize in the Chenavard competition in design, has been admitted three times to the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome, and has won a second medal in the Salon des Artistes Français. During the year 1906-1907 Professor Hébrard served as acting professor of design at Cornell University.

NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS

The number of students enrolled in the University in 1906-1907 was 4,225. This is an increase of 103 over the