Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-08
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.
Important Meeting of this Body
is Held.

Changes affecting Entire Student Body
Proposed Prep Faculty to be Organ-
lied Under Prof. Hare-Theses Left
to Glass Oflicers-Fifty New Students
Enrolled
A meeting OF the University Coun-
Gil was held last night at the Presi-
dents Office. The Council is compos-
ed OF President Pnrinton, Professors
Barbe, Hare, Patterson, Green, White
hill, Reynolds, Okey Johnson, j. L.
Johnson, Atkeson, and Major Burns,
all of whom were present. The fol-
lowing business OF general interest
was transacteds
Professor Hare, Principal of the
Preparatory School was instructed 20
organize Preparatory Faculty, in
order that the students in the Prepar-
atcry School may he given closer per-
sonal supervision. This preparatory
Faculty will have full charge Of the
work of all students in the Prepare
tory School. 1t will hold frequent
meetings for report upon and discus
sion of the work of students, and
will have power to take immediate
action in cases of delinquent students.
The object Of this new Preparatory
Faculty organization is to enable the
School to keep in the closest possible
personal contact with every prepare
tory student. This organization is
left TO Professor Hare, and everybody
knows that he will do it with remark
able care and efficiency.
The order of the late committee on
graduation prescribing two courses in
college Rhetoric was repealed, to take
effect next September.
A committee consisting of Profess
sors Patterson, Green and Reynolds
was appointed to consider the question
Of required studies in certain years of
the College Course. This committee
will report TO the Council at later
meeting.
The following order was passed.
Ordered that at the beginning of
each term the Commandant of Cadets
shall issue a card TO every cadet in
good standing certifying that fact,
which card shall be shown by the
cadet to his class officer, his instruc-
tors, and the book agent.
A resolution favoring the establish
ment Of National University under
government control Gu the foundation
of the Carnegie gift was passed, and
copies of it will be sent to President
Roosevelt and Mr.. Carnegie.
REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREES.
The following slightly modified re-
quifements for degrees were adopted,
to go into effect September, 1902.
FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS.
|. Forty-two college courses shall
be required.
z. At least six of these courses
must be in some one department of
study chosen by the student as his
major subject.
3. Three additional major courses
may be required at the option of the
committee on classification and
grades, upon the recommendation of
the students class officer.
A. A thesis may be required al the
option Of the class officer, in which
case it shall count as one Of the forty
two courses required
FOR MASTER OF ARTS,
l.. Ten additional courses or their
equivalent, at least three of which
shall belong TO the students major
subject, which shall be the same as his
undergraduate major, but in no case
shall the aggregate number of his
major courses be fewer than twelve
2. A thesis showing original abili-
ty and marked attainment in the ma
jor subject
A communication from Washington
regarding the detail of a U. S. Naval
Academy graduate as Instructor in
West Virginia University was referred
to the Council by President Purinton,
and he was authorized TO correspond
with the government authorities
about the matter.
RULE CONCERNING THESIS.
The attention of candidates for the
Bachelors degree in June is called to
the rule requiring theses to be In at
the end of the Winter term. This
rule will be in every case, unless it is
set aside by the committee on CLASH
fcation and grades for entirely-satis-
factory reasons.
NEW STUDENTS.
About so new students have already
registered for the Winter term, and
each day brings in a few new ones.
1t is probable that the number of new
students for this term will reach sew
enty-fye.