GROUP III. ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE. SUBJECT A. Political Economy and Finance, twenty courses. SUBJECT B. Sociology and Statistics, seven courses. SUBJECT C. Social Economy, seven courses. Most of the courses consist chiefly of lectures; a smaller number take the form of research under the direction of a professor. In each subject is held at least one seminar for the training of candidates for the higher degrees. The degrees of =A.M.= and =Ph.D.= are given to students who fulfil the requirements prescribed by the University Council. (For particulars, see Columbia University Bulletins of Information, Faculty of Political Science.) Any person not a candidate for a degree may attend any of the courses at any time by payment of a proportional fee. Four or five University =fellowships= of $650 each, the Schiff =fellowship= of $600, the Curtis =fellowship= of $600, the Garth =fellowship in Political Economy= of $650, and University =scholarships= of $150 each are awarded to applicants who give evidence of special fitness to pursue advanced studies. Several prizes of from $50 to $250 are awarded. The library contains about 360,000 volumes and students have access to other great collections in the city. Studies in History, Economics and Public Law Edited by the Faculty of Political Science of Columbia University VOLUME I, 1891–2. 2nd. Ed., 1897. 396 pp. Price, $3.00. 1. The Divorce Problem. A Study in By WALTER F. WILLCOX, Ph.D. Price, Statistics. 75 cents. 2. The History of Tariff Administration in the United States, from Colonial Times to By JOHN DEAN GOSS, Ph.D. Price, the McKinley Administrative Bill. $1.00. 3. History of Municipal Land By GEORGE ASHTON BLACK, Ph.D. Ownership on Manhattan Island. Price, $1.00. 4. Financial History of By CHARLES H. J. DOUGLAS, Ph.D. Massachusetts. (_Not sold separately._) VOLUME II, 1892–93. 503 pp. Price, $3.00. 1. The Economics of the Russian By ISAAC A. HOURWICH, Ph.D. (_Out Village. of print._) 2. Bankruptcy. A Study in By SAMUEL W. DUNSCOMB, Jr., Ph.D. Comparative Legislation. Price, $1.00. 3. Special Assessments: A Study in By VICTOR ROSEWATER, Ph.D. Second Municipal Finance. Edition, 1898. Price, $1.00. VOLUME III, 1893. 465 pp. Price, $3.00. 1. *History of Elections in the By CORTLAND F. BISHOP, Ph.D. Price, American Colonies. $1.50. 2. The Commercial Policy of England By GEORGE L. BEER, A.M. Price, toward the American Colonies. $1.50. (_Not sold separately._)