WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, located at Cleveland, Ohio, includes the College for Women, the Graduate School, the Medical School, the Law School, the Dental School. the Library School, the School of Pharmacy. the School of Education (summer sessions) and the School of Applied Social Sciences. As a working, though not a corporate, part of West ern Reserve University is Adelbert College of Western Reserve University. Adelbert College of Western Reserve University was founded as Western Reserve College in Hudson, 26 miles from Cleveland, in 1826. As the territory for merly belonged to Connecticut, and derived its name from being territory in the West re served for special purposes, so also the in fluence of Connecticut s great college domi nated in its establishment and during its first decades. In affiliation with the college at Had son for many years was the Cleveland Medical School. Theological instruction was also given for many years, ceasing in 1853. In 1882 West ern Reserve College was moved to Cleveland Amasa Stone (q.v.) gave to the college the sum of $600,000. In recognition of the gift the college took the name of a beloved son of Mr Stone, who died while a student at Yale, be coming Adelbert College of Western Reserve University. Subsequent gifts and bequests, to nether with gifts made by members of his family, have amounted to more than $1.100.000 In 1884 a university charter was obtained. The following departments, in addition to the Medi cal School, were established: In the Col lege for Women, in 1892 the Dental School. the Law School and the Graduate School, in 1903 the Library School, in 1882 the School of Pharmacy, in 1915, the School of Education and the School of Applied Social Sciences. The Library School was endowed by a gift of $100, 0W made by Andrew Carnegie.
The college and the university have through out their history been distinguished by a high type of scholarship. Among the professors have been Rev. Laurens Perseus Hickok, 1836 44; Rev. Clement Long, 1844-52; Nathan Per kins Seymour, 1840-70; Elias Loomis, 1836-44; Charles Augustus Young, 1856-66; Elijah Por ter Barrows, 1837-52; Samuel St. John, 1838. 52; Samuel Colcord Bartlett, 1846-52. Its presi dents have been Charles Backus Storrs, 1830 33; George Edmond Pierce, 1834-55; Lawrence Hitchcock, 1855-71; Carroll Cutler, 1871-86; Hiram Collins Haydn. 1887-90. Charles Frank lin Thwing has been president of the university since 1890. The whole number of students in the different departments from the beginninit, has been as follows: Adelbert College, 3,543; The College for Women, 2,500; the Graduate School, 400; the School of Medicine, 5,200; the Law School, 1,800; the Dental School, 700; the Library School, 496; the School of Education (summer sessions) 2.781; the School of Ap
plied Social Sciences. 329 (iueluding students in extension courses). The buildings and equip ment are valued at almost $4,000,000 and the entire property $8,000,000.
In the fall of 1918, there was begun the erection of a new Gymnasium Armory. This building is 175 feet in length by 90 feet in width.
In the general educational endeavor known as Western Reserve University are two administrative features of special significance_ One lies in the co-ordinate method of educa tion. A college for men, Adelbert College, and a college for women exist as essential members of the same university. Each has its own faculty and government. The two bodies of students are distinct Each college has its en dowment and buildings. The work in the sciences, however, is done in the same labora tories, hut usually at different times. Profess ors in the same departments of the two in stitutions exchange courses of Instruction to a certain extent. The co-ordinate method is in part a co-operative method. In a State and a part of the country noted for co-education, the method prevailing in Western Reserve Univer sity is conspicuously successful. A further significant method of administration relates to the co-operative coarse of study established be morn the Case School of Applied Science and Adelbert College. These two institutions are planted upon the same campus and each has its own board of trustees. But the two faculties have arranged a course of instruction covering he years, three of which are spent in pursuing the liberal studies of the undergraduate col lege (Adelbert College) and the last two years are spent in the technical school (Case School of Applied Science). At the conclusion of the he-year course a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of science degree are given. Thus, the advantages of the liberal course of study are conserved and the efficiency of the specialized course also gained.
Students also may have the privilege of combining the course in Adelbert College with either the the Law School or the School of 4 Western Reserve Uni versity. '1 la arts and law covers six years. The course in arts and medicine takes seven years. Both the Law School and the School of Medicine are graduate schools. Through the combined courses one year of time is saved With the bezinnino of the academic year, 1918-19, women were received into the Law School. Previous to this time, the courses had been open only to men.