The Religious and Ecclesiastical Conditions, and the Principal Tendencies of Theology and Philosophy in Germany at the Present Day

DELINQUENT STUDENTS

The action of the Committee on Academic Records in passing upon the cases of delinquent students is indicated in the following table in which the figures of the last six years are brought together for comparison:

Of the delinquents under the second heading "warned or referred,” many were freshmen who had perhaps not yet adequately learned the methods or standards of work in the College as different from the preparatory schools from which they had come. The administrative board for freshmen and sophomores, whose establishment has been referred to earlier in this report, should be able to deal with some of these cases earlier in the term, and the result should be a better showing in this phase of the report in later years. The Committee has been slow to drop a student whose delinquency could be explained by lack of acquaintance with college work and college life, but the large number who failed to meet the standards established by the Faculty and were therefore "dropped," indicates that the Committee does not temporize with cases of deliberate negligence or inability to profit by instruction offered in the College. At the present time there seems little likelihood that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences will permit this College to become a loafing place or a refuge for incapables. The action of the Faculty in April last authorizing the Committee to drop students at any time in the term when their records demand that it be done, has already had a salutary effect upon the scholarship of the students, and will probably lead in the future to better records at the close of the term. Instead of leading to the dropping of more students, it will probably decrease the number of delinquents.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

Following the practice of recent years the Dean has granted leaves of absence for causes that seemed to him justifiable. The number and classes of causes assigned by the students are given in the following list, along with the corresponding figures for the five preceding years:

In closing this report I beg leave to express my appreciation of the splendid spirit which prevails in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and my personal obligation to the standing committees of the Faculty who have shared the work of the Dean with a patience, interest and good judgment that made difficult work most enjoyable, and that will always make the year of 1907-1908 one of pleasant memories.

Respectfully submitted,
A. Ross HILL,

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

APPENDIX IV

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE COLLEGE OF LAW

To the President of the University:

Sir: I have the honor to submit the report of the College of Law for the academic year 1907-1908.

The death of Judge Finch in July, 1907, deprived the College of one of its oldest and most devoted friends and of a teacher who for many years had inspired students from the wealth of his legal learning, the breadth of his culture and the grace and force of his powers of exposition. The valuable course of lectures heretofore given by him on the history and evolution of law was necessarily stricken from the curriculum as it was manifestly unwise to attempt to continue it under any other professor.

In other respects all the courses announced have been given regularly, and down to this time no member of the Faculty has failed to meet his classes at every hour assigned.

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Professor Alfred Hayes, Jr., has conducted the courses in torts, equity jurisdiction and constitutional law with great success. has won the admiration and regard of all his colleagues in the Faculty and of the students. The course in bills, notes and checks, heretofore given by Professor Huffcut, was given during the first term by Mr. Colson with such success that it has been determined that he shall remain in charge of that course.

Judge Alfred C. Coxe, who has for so long given the course in admiralty, tendered his resignation because of the increased pressure of duties on the Circuit Court of Appeals. It was with great regret that the Faculty realized the necessity of losing his services and of severing relations with him as a colleague. Judge Coxe's letters have evinced a continuance of his interest in and friendship for the College, and it was largely through his advice that Judge George C. Holt, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, was invited to become his successor. Judge Holt has given the course in admiralty this year. The lectures were attended throughout by almost every student and were received with marked approval.

Judge Gunnison was unable to return from Alaska and give the course in bankruptcy. It was given by Mr. William H. Hotchkiss of the Buffalo bar, who has, ever since the passage of the present "Bankruptcy Law," been a referee in bankruptcy, who has edited the later editions of the text book in general use, and who, by his careful study and suggestions, has contributed greatly to the perfection of the law by amendments. The course as given by him proved very valuable.

Several special lectures were given during the year. Judge Hiscock, our honored Trustee, delivered during the first term a timely and suggestive address on "The Police Power." During the second term a course of four lectures was given on practical problems which present themselves to one about to commence the practice of law. For this course were selected graduates of the College, most of them graduates of recent years. These lawyers, speaking from recent experience and from a recollection of their own problems as the close of their law school course approached, accomplished the purpose of the course by aiding the students in solving critical questions concerning the choice of a location and equipment for the particular duties which will confront them upon their admission to the bar. To all those who have lent their assistance in this way, the Faculty desires to express its obligations.

The registration in the three classes since the full three year course was in operation is shown by the following table:

In addition there have been registered 25 students from other Colleges of the University, nearly all from the College of Arts and Sciences. This number is exactly the same as last year. The greater number of these students from the College of Arts and Sciences expect to continue the study of law as a profession, but a