HENRY HARDING CARTER SCHOLARSHIPS.-These scholarships, founded by Mrs. Maria M. Carter in memory of her husband, Henry Harding Carter, consist of four scholarships of the annual value of fifty dollars each, and may be awarded to deserving students who are preparing for the civil engineering profession.

ADMIRAL POWELL SCHOLARSHIPS.-The Admiral Powell Scholarships were founded by the late Admiral Powell, U. S. Navy. The income from this endowment is for the "free education of such young men as may desire to take advantage of the said endowment by way of their preparation for entrance into the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, or such as may fit them to become mates or masters in the Merchant Marine Service of the United States,” and of “such apprentices as, having filled their time in the great steam manufactory establishments of the country, may apply for appointment from civil life in the Steam Engineer Department of the United States Navy." The number of scholarships awarded each year will be determined by the income from the endowment. Each scholarship will entitle the beneficiary to free tuition for one year. Such special courses of study are offered to each student as will give him the instruction needed to accomplish the purpose for which he is awarded the scholarship.

These scholarships are especially applicable to those who intend to come up for examination as warrant officers in the Engineer Department of the Navy, or to those who desire to fit themselves for responsible positions in the mercantile marine.

The subjects to be taken by a student will vary according to his preparation and according to the purpose for which he has been awarded the scholarship, but a year's work can be selected from the following topics:

Navigation and Nautical Astronomy.
Algebra and Geometry..

Trigonometry

Mechanical and Machine Drawing.

English

French

German

Spanish

Hours.

International Law

Commercial Geography

Admiralty Law

Boilers and Power Plants

Measurement of Power

Electricity

Electrical Engineering

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COLLEGE OF THE POLITICAL SCIENCES.

GENERAL STATEMENT.

The College of the Political Sciences offers systematic instruction in the various branches of the political sciences. This education is intended to give a training that will fit certain students for consular and diplomatic positions and for the public service of the United States, while imparting that general culture and equipment necessary for efficient citizenship and the intelligent grasp of public questions.

In Washington are collected the official records of the country. As the capital of the nation, Washington furnishes the best, and in many instances the only, opportunity for studying the government in actual operation. Congress, the Supreme Court, the Executive Departments, and the government of the District of Columbia afford object lessons for the study of political science. Such an atmosphere for the student of the political sciences can be found nowhere else.

Among the special advantages for study may be mentioned the Library of Congress, which contains 1,400,000 volumes and over 300,000 maps, manuscripts, etc., accessible to the students of the University; the Library of the Smithsonian Institution, enriched by its exchanges with all the countries of the civilized world; the Library of the State Department, containing more than 80,000 volumes, including nearly all the important publications relating to international law, diplomacy, and political history; the Public Library of the District of Columbia, with 90,000 volumes; the United States Bureau of Education, rich in statistical material and foreign exchanges; the excellent working libraries of the Department of Commerce and Labor, the Bureau of Statistics, the Bureau of Trade Relations, the Bureau of American Republics, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Census Bureau, and the Department of Agriculture.

Of these special facilities, as well as those which Washington enjoys as a center of general culture, the College of the Political Sciences is planned to take a thorough and systematic advantage.

ADMISSION.

The requirement for admission to the College of the Political Sciences is the completion of two years, or its equivalent (fifteen hours per week per year), of satisfactory undergraduate work in any college or university whose entrance requirement is a four-year high school course, or its equivalent, amounting to fifteen "units." (See requirements for admission to the College of Arts and Sciences.)

Students who have completed more than two years of work in other colleges or universities of approved rank and who have received credit for that work may be admitted to advanced standing, provided their work has been of such character as to be acceptable in lieu of courses in the College of the Political Sciences.

Students who wish to pursue work leading to a graduate degree must present an acceptable Bachelor of Arts degree, or its equivalent, granted by a college or university of approved standing.

The session 1910-11 begins September 28, 1910. The academic year is divided into two parts-the first half year beginning September 28 and the second half year beginning January 30. Since many courses commence with the beginning of the second half year, a student may usually enter the College at this time without being necessarily delayed in the completion of the work requisite for graduation. Students who enter the College at the opening of the second half year's work may be graduated at the annual Winter Convocation of the University on February 22.

ADMISSION TO SPECIAL COURSES.

All courses of instruction are open to persons of maturity and suitable attainments who wish to pursue special studies without reference to a degree. Such persons are designated as special students. Upon successfully passing the examinations in the courses pursued, such students will receive certificates for work completed. But no one can be admitted to any course without satisfying the professor in charge that he has had previous training sufficient to carry on the work of the course with profit.

THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS.

The only undergraduate degree conferred by the University for work completed in the College of Political Sciences is the degree of Bachelor of Arts (A.B.). To be recommended for this degree the student (1) must have satisfied the entrance requirements, (2) must have been registered for at least one academic year, and (3) must have completed a total of sixty hours of class-room work (fifteen hours per week for four years). Thirty hours of this work may be taken in this College. The Bachelor of Arts degree is granted by the University upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Undergraduate Studies. No student may receive the degree who has not been in residence at this University at least one academic year.

HIGHER DEGREES.

The higher degrees conferred by the University for work completed in the College of the Political Sciences are Master of Arts (A.M.),

Master of Diplomacy (M.Dip.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Candidates for any one of these degrees must possess a Bachelor of Arts degree, or its equivalent, granted by a college or university of acceptable rank.

Candidates for admission to courses for higher degrees must present the diplomas they hold, or certificates that they have received such diplomas, to the Secretary of the University, and obtain from him application blanks. When properly filled and signed, these applications are to be submitted to the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, together with catalogues of the institutions from which they hold their degrees and certificates of their course of study at such institutions. All such applications should be accompanied by testimonials as to character and scholarship.

Candidates for the degree of Master of Diplomacy (1) must possess a knowledge of two modern languages other than English, (2) must complete twenty-four hours (twelve hours per week for two years) of class-room work, and (3) must prepare a satisfactory dissertation showing original research and investigation. But applicants for this degree who, in the attainment of their Bachelor of Arts degree, have completed the equivalent of twelve acceptable units in economics, political science, and public law may be credited with not more than twelve units toward the degree of Master of Diplomacy. Candidates for the Master of Diplomacy degree pursue their work under the general direction of the Dean of the College of Political Sciences. This degree is awarded by the University upon the recommendation of the Faculty of the College of Political Sciences.

For an outline of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy and for the regulations in regard to dissertations, the candidate is referred to pages 39-42.

Students who become candidates for the Master of Arts or the Doctor of Philosophy degree pursue their work under the general direction of the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. These degrees are awarded by the University upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. No student may receive any higher degree who has not been in residence in this University at least one academic year.

LIBRARY.

The library of the College of the Political Sciences contains several thousand volumes carefully selected with special reference to library work in connection with the courses of instruction offered. It affords a practical work-room for the use and convenience of students and is open during the day and evening. The main library of the University and the law library are in adjacent buildings. The Library of Congress, the

Carnegie Library, and the Library of the Department of State are easily accessible for extended research work and special investigation.

COURSES OF STUDY.

The courses offered in this College are grouped in four sections: (1) Political Science, (2) International Law and Diplomacy, (3) Economics, and Sociology, (4) History. The courses in each section are classified in two divisions: (1) for undergraduates and graduates, (2) for graduates. The first division includes those courses which, while primarily for undergraduates, may nevertheless be pursued with profit by graduate students who have not had equivalent courses in their undergraduate work. The second division embraces courses which are offered primarily for graduate students, although undergraduates specially fitted to pursue the work may occasionally be admitted to such courses with the consent of the Dean and of the professor in charge.

Courses in this College are open to students in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Law with the consent of their respective Deans. Students in the College of the Political Sciences may, likewise, with the consent of the Dean of the College, elect courses in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Law.

Lectures begin at 8.00 a. m. and close at 6.30 p.m.