ment in grade unless vacancies shall
be created in the manner stated. j
"One cause of the embarrassment j
under which the university now la
bors is that young men of compe- '
tence and faithful service have been
advanced in grade in response to the
urgent request of their immediate
colleagues on the board.
The teaching staff of Columbia
University, Barnard College, Teach
ers' College and the College of Phar
macy, all of which are under one
general management aggregated 1,-0-1
persons in 1917 and 1,047 in
1918.
Columbia proper has a roster of
179 professors. 55 associate profes
sors, 116 assistant professors, 2 5
clinical professors, 53 associate, 229
instructors, 2 curators, 40 lecturers,
7S assistants and 106 clinical assist
ants, making a total of S63.
TRATFORD
Stratford," Iec. 12. (Special to The
Times). The Stratford Delphian club
met Monday evening in the direc
tor's room of the Stratford Trust
company. The purpose of this club
nre for higher education, social pro
gress and personal improvement.
Such subjects as art, literature, his
tory and religion are discussed at the
meeting. Each . member of the so
ciety takes a part in the speaking at
each meeting. At present the clu'b is
studying "Ancient Egypt." At the
next meeting, on December 22, Elliot
Peek will exhibit a number of pic
tures which he took while he was
traveling in Egypt.
