Columbia University
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Columbia University. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
an institution for higher education, in New York City. It was incorporated in 1754 as King's College. In 1784 the State Legislature passed an act vesting the property of King's College in the regents of the State of New York, and changing the name of the college to Columbia College. This act was repealed in 1787, and by a new charter granted by the State the property and franchises of King's College were vested in the trustees of Columbia College. From 1857 to 1897 the university was situated at 49th street and Madison avenue, New York. In the latter year it was removed to its present location on Morningside Heights. The university includes Columbia College, Barnard College, found ed in 1899, which is an under-graduate college for women, the Graduate School, Schools of Political Science, Philosophy, Pure Science, the College of Physicians Physicians and Surgeons, School of Mines, School of Engineering, Teachers' College, College of Pharr Pharmacy, School of Journalism, School of Architecture, School of Business, and School of Dentistry. The university also maintains a summer session of six weeks in which are offered courses that are accepted as partial fulfillment of the requirements of certain academic degrees and diplomas. There is also a system of extension teaching for men and women who are engaged in in teaching and can give only a portion portion of their time to study. The property of the university is valued at about $72,000,000, of which about $35,000,000 has been added by gift or bequest in the past twenty years. The annual expenses amount to about $6,500,000. The teaching staff in 1920 numbered 1,150. The total enrollment in all courses and departments is 28,314. President, Nicholas Murray Butler. COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY. See GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
an institution of higher learning in New York City. It was founded by the colonial authorities, the Church of England taking the lead. The first money was raised by public lottery. The first principal assumed office July 17, 1754, in the schoolhouse belonging to Trinity Church. He had eight students. A royal charter was granted on October 31st of the same year, the institution taking the name of King's College, providing that the balance of control should rest with the Episcopal church . This clause was later stricken out. As a matter of fact, King's College was noted for catholicity of spirit from the very beginning. When the Revolutionary War broke out the students pulled down the statue of King George that stood on the campus, and entered Washington's army. May 1, 1774, college work was resumed, the legislature of New York having changed the name to Columbia College. Columbia University, as the institution is now known, consists of faculties of law, of medicine, of philosophy, of political science, of pure science, and applied science. It has also a college of physicians and surgeons, Barnard College for women, a school of mines, and a teachers' college, the latter a high-rank professional school for teachers. The governing body of the university consists of twenty-four trustees who fill vacancies in their own membership. Columbia Library contains one-third of a million bound volumes. The building itself is a gift from Ex-President Low, who expended over a million dollars in its erection. There are between 5,000 and 6,000 students in attendance.