These studies shall, for the assignment of chairs, be grouped as follows: Chair B. Pharmacography, 2 courses. Chair C. Practical pharmacy, 2 courses. The school shall have three laboratories: One for analysis, another for pharmacography, and the other for pharmacy. There shall be chiefs of laboratories and assistants. Examinations, mainly of a practical and experimental character, shall be held at the end of each course. Students shall present certificates of the work done by them in the laboratory. The faculty shall admit to examination for the degree of doctor in pharmacy any students who may have passed all of the studies of the school of pharmacy, in addition to the following: Physics, chemistry, and botany. The exercises shall consist of four analyses: One for an organic substance, one for a medicinal substance, one for a food substance, and another for a toxic substance; and of two exercises in laboratory work, one of them being the microscopic examination of some pharmaceutic matter, and the other the manipulation of formulæ or prescriptions. The rector shall, upon the recommendation of the faculty, grant the title of doctor in pharmacy to the students who have passed these examinations. SCHOOL OF DENTAL SURGERY. The studies to be followed in this school are: Abnormal histology of the mouth; special pathology of the mouth; operative dentistry; mechanical dentistry. These studies shall be grouped as follows: Chair A. Abnormal histology of the mouth, 1 course; mechanical dentistry, 2 courses. Chair B. Special pathology of the mouth, 1 course; operative dentistry, 2 courses. The school shall have a dental laboratory and a dental clinic. This laboratory shall have the necessary assistants; the professor of operative dentistry shall be the head of the clinic and have the necessary assistants. Examinations of a practical and descriptive character shall take place at the end of each course. Students shall present certificates of their work in the laboratory and clinic. The faculty shall admit to examinations for the degree of dental surgeon any students who may have passed the studies of the school of dental surgery, as well as the following: Anatomy, normal histology, physiology, general pathology, pathological anatomy and histology and bacteriology, therapeutics and materia medica. The exercises shall consist of the examination of four clinical dental cases and a written report on them, and the presentation of a sample of the student's work done within the laboratory of the school. The board may require the candidate to give oral explanations. The rector shall, upon the recommendation of the faculty, grant the title of dental surgeon to the students who may have passed these examinations. The school of veterinary medicine shall be organized later. SCHOOL OF CIVIL LAW. The studies to be followed in this school are: Roman law, civil law, penal law, law of procedure, commercial law, and public instruments. For the establishment of chairs, these studies shall be grouped as follows: Chair A. Roman law, 1 course; public instruments, Chair B. Civil law, 3 courses. Chair C. Penal law, 2 courses. course. Chair D. Law of procedure, 2 courses; commercial law, 1 course. An academy for legal practice shall be attached to the school. After the first year of study students are obligated to attend public law suits in the courts of justice of this capital. Examinations shall be held at the end of each course; these examinations shall always be in writing. Students shall answer the questions put to them by the board concerning the subjects they have treated, and shall present certificates of the work they may have done during the courses. The faculty shall admit to examination for the degree of doctor in civil law any students who may have passed all the studies of the school, in addition to the following: Latin, modern history, psychology, moral philosophy, sociology, political economy, and anthropology. These exercises shall consist of the presentation of a thesis upon a subject selected by the candidate from a list the faculty shall annually prepare and of an oral examination by the board. He shall explain to the board the records of a civil or criminal suit, their connection and object, and give a clear opinion on the case. The rector shall, upon the recommendation of the faculty, grant the title of doctor in civil law to the students who may have passed these examinations. SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. The studies to be followed in this school are: Political economy, public finance, administrative law, constitutional law, international law. These studies are for the establishment of the chairs, grouped as follows: Chair B. Administrative law, 2 courses. Chair C. Constitutional law, 2 courses; international law, 1 course. At the end of each course examinations shall be held in the same manner as those for the school of civil law. The faculty shall admit to examinations for the degree of doctor in international law any students who may have passed all of the examinations of the school of international law and the following: Modern history, psychology, moral philosophy, sociology, civil law, penal law. The exercise shall consist of the presentation of a thesis under the same conditions as those of the school of civil law. The rector shall, upon the recommendation of the faculty, grant the title of doctor of international law to the students who may have passed these examinations. SCHOOL OF NOTARIES PUBLIC. The studies to be pursued in this school are: Civil law, penal law, law of procedure, commercial law, administrative law, public instruments. Students in this school must have one year practical experience before obtaining their degrees. The faculty shall admit to examinations for the title of notary public any students who may have passed all of these studies. The exercises shall consist in the recording of different public documents selected by the board. THE PROFESSORS. There shall be professors, assistant professors, assistant professors (chiefs of clinic), and assistant professors (chiefs of laboratory). There shall be a professor for each of the chairs of the different schools, who shall teach all of the courses of the subject. The salary of a professor shall be $2,000 per annum for the first course, and he shall receive 40 per cent and 20 per cent increase of his salary for the second and third courses, respectively. Professors who have a clinic attached to their chairs shall be paid the half course at the rate of a whole course, as increase of salary. Those in charge of one course only, with a clinic attached thereto, shall receive an increase of 20 per cent of their salary, and those teaching two courses with a clinic shall receive 10 per cent increase. The assistant professors shall substitute the professors during their justified absences. Whenever an assistant professor (chief of a clinic or of a laboratory) takes the place of the professor, he shall be substituted in his functions as a chief by the first assistant to the professor. The assistant professors become professors in cases of vacancy. The school of letters and philosophy shall have two assistant professors, one for for the group of languages and the other for that of history and the philosophic sciences. The school of pedagogy shall have an assistant professor. The school of sciences shall have as many assistant professors as there may be chiefs of laboratories required. The curator of the museum and the director of the botanical garden are also assistant professors. The school of engineers shall have an assistant professor and its corresponding chiefs of laboratory. The school of medicine shall have an assistant professor and its chiefs of laboratory and clinic. The chief of the amphitheater is also an assistant professor. The school of pharmacy shall have as many assistant professors as there may be laboratory chiefs required. The school of dental surgery shall have an assistant professor. The school of civil law shall have an assistant professor. The school of public law shall have an assistant professor. One of the assistant professors of the faculty of letters and philosophy shall be the librarian of the university. Assistant professors who have no additional functions, such as chief of laboratory, etc., are obliged to give two weekly lectures on subjects connected with their school. The salary of the assistant professors who have no additional functions shall be $750 per annum. Whenever they substitute a professor they shall have an increase of $250. Assistant professors (chiefs of laboratories and clinics), the curator of the museum, the director of the botanical garden, the chief of the amphitheater, and the librarian shall have a salary of $1,000 each per annum. The assistants to professors in the laboratories and clinics shall receive $500 per annum. Whenever the first assistant to the professor takes the place of the chief, said amount shall be increased to $750. Assistants to professors are appointed by the rector, upon the recommendation of the faculty. All doctors graduated in the University of Habana, or who are legally incorporated therewith, may give courses of lectures in the university upon coming to an agreement with the dean of the faculty to which the subject taught may belong. The students of these courses shall be admitted to examination upon payment of a fee of $25 per subject. PROFESSORSHIPS. The following rules shall be observed in regard to chairs which may become vacant and not be filled by the promotion of the assistant professors thereto; they likewise apply to assistant professorship. The candidate must hold the degree of doctor in the profession to which the chair may belong. The title of engineer shall be equivalent to that of doctor. The title of normal professor authorizes one to apply for the chairs of the school of pedagogy. No title is required for candidates to the chair of mechanical and freehand drawing. The candidate shall exhibit a written report of his works, books, and services rendered to instruction. He shall present to the board of examination appointed for that purpose by the board of inspectors, a written composition selected from a list of subjects prepared by the board, on the studies pertaining to the chair to which he aspires. He shall accompany the composition with a statement of the works he has consulted. After forty-eight hours' free preparation he shall give a one-hour oral lesson before the board. The composition shall be written within six hours, in a closed room, but the candidate may consult the necessary works for reference. Candidates for the chairs of sciences, engineering, medicine, pharmacy, and dental surgery shall be subjected to a series of practical examinations. If there should be but one-candidate, the board taking into consideration excellence displayed in his works or books and the preceding exercises will approve or disapprove his candidacy. Approval will entitle him to the chair. If there should be more than one candidate, the board will draw up a list of those approved, in the order of their standing. The first on the list will be entitled to the chair. Candidates who may have formerly been professors of the university shall be credited with the services they have rendered, and they shall be excused from the first exercise. THE STUDENTS. To be eligible for admission as a student to the University of Habana The candidate must be 18 years old. He must have obtained the degree of bachelor of letters and sciences in any of the institutes of the island, or hold a similar degree, duly certified to, from a foreign college or institute. MATRICULATION. The students admitted to the university shall pay $80 a year in four payments. Payment of said matriculation fee admits a student to all the courses of the university. Whenever the student attends experimental courses, he shall pay $6 a year in two payments for the use of the laboratory. The faculties shall admit any student of the university to registration in their courses, provided he has paid his matriculation; but they shall not admit him to examinations in a course until he has passed all others that precede it in accordance to the order of sequence established. Students following private courses outside of the university may attend the university examination by paying $25 for each subject.. The registration fee for examination for a degree is $25. FELLOWSHIPS. There are three fellowships established, one for each faculty, with an annual allowance of $1,200 each. These fellowships shall be given to distinguished students of the university after they have obtained their degrees. They shall be awarded by the rector, upon the recommendation of the faculty and a majority vote of two-thirds of the professors. Students who obtain fellowships must go abroad to complete their studies, and especially to perform advanced experimental work. The fellowships shall be for two years. Students holding fellowships from the university shall be preferred in the selection of chiefs of clinics and laboratories. MUSEUMS AND LABORATORIES. The sum of $18,000 is hereby assigned for the purchase of the scientific material of the university. The faculties shall forward as soon as practicable the estimates for the new laboratories to be established in accordance with this order. SUPPRESSION OF THE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL. The Professional School of Habana is hereby suppressed, to date from October 1, 1900. Students registered in this school may continue their studies in the school of engineering of the University of Habana, where they will be admitted without examination or presentation of title and be credited with whatever courses they may have already successfully passed in the Professional School. Such students shall pay the university a matriculation fee of only $25 a year for three years, to date from the closing of the Professional School. The title of master workman issued by the Professional School of Habana shall admit a student to the school of engineering of the university. Such students will be credited with the studies successfully passed in the Professional School. The secretary of public instruction is hereby charged with the execution of this order and will issue such instructions as to details as may be necessary. It is probable that this plan will require modification after receiving a practical test, and in fact some changes have already been suggested. It will be given a thorough trial, however, and everything will be done during the American occupation of the island to establish and develop a thorough course of public education suitable to the character and state of the people. In pursuance of this programme upwards of 1,500 public school teachers were brought to Harvard College in July for instruction in American methods of education and the English language. At the end of June there were 3,000 public schools, 3,500 teachers, and 130,000 pupils under instruction in Cuba, and the estimated expenditures for school purposes for this year is upwards of $4,000,000. By comparing these statistics with those already given in describing the state of the schools prior to January 1, 1899, it will be evident that some progress has been made. But a great deal remains to be done, as nothing concerning the welfare of the island is of more importance than the education of the children upon whom, when they shall have become full grown, the future of Cuba will depend. DISCUSSION OF THE TABLES. In addition to the facts regarding education derived from the schedule for population and already explained (pp. 147 to 154), a special |
