SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY. A coeduca tional institution of higher learning at Syracuse, N. Y.. founded in 1S70. In its academic depart mcnt it is a continuation of Genesee College, which was conducted at Lima, N. Y., from 1849 to 1871, and in its medical department of the Geneva Medical College (1835-72), which was in part successor of the Fairfield \ledieal College (1812-39). The university at present comprises live colleges: (1) the College of Liberal Arts with classical, philosophical, scientific, and library courses, leading to the degrees of B. A., Ph.B., and B.S.; (2) the College of Fine Arts, with courses in architecture. belles-lettres, music, painting, art, and decorative design, as well as normal courses, leading to the bachelor's degree in architecture, letters, music, and painting; (3) the College of Medicine, with a four years' course and leading to the degree of M.D.; (4) the Col lege of Law, with a three years' course leading to the degree of LL.B.: and (5) the College of Applied Science with courses in civil, electrical.
and mining engineering, leading to the corre sponding engineer's degrees. In the graduate department the master's and doctor's degrees are conferred. In addition to the regular de partments, the university maintains a summer session of six weeks, and a table at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Roods Hole, Mass. In 1902 an observing station of the United States Weather Bureau was established, in eonneetion with which lectures are given on meteorology and climatology. The attendance in 1903, al lowing for duplications, was 2009, distributed as follows: Liberal Arts, 905; Fine Arts, 706; Medi cine. 140: Law, 123; Applied Science, 1S3; Summer School, 39. The endowment was $1, 625,600, the income $765.936, and the estimated value of the college property $3.169,361, the grounds and buildings being valued at $1,169, 500. The general library contained 50,842 vol umes and 21.500 pamphlets.