The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-08-19
An Advisory Council Will
Meet Daily.
MINIMUM OF RULES
Maximum Of Study and Attention to
College Duties. No Further Trouble
at the College This Year. Discip-
line Will be Enforced by Keep
inq Students Busy.
ing Students Busy.

Minimum of Buies and Regula-
tions Maximum of Study and atten-
ton to College Duties" This is to be
and M. College the coming session,
according to views expressed by Presi-
dent Winston to a reporter yesterday.
He was asked whether there would
be any change in the rules and regu-
lations, and especially whether there
would be any relaxation of military
discipline and rules about visiting Raj
eigh. 1t will be recalled that year
- ago there was a withdrawal of the
senior class, because of the college
rules with reference to visiting Raj
eigh. President Winston thinks there
will be no further trouble on this
score.
There will be no increase of liber-
ty to visit Raleigh" he said. But
we shall cut off every one of the petty
regulations that have been an annoy
ance to both student and faculty. We
shall not worry ourselves with an at
tempt at such minute military con-
troll as they have at West Point. but
shall use the military discipline solely
as 4 means to an end rejecting 1t
where it is not really helpful.
keeping students busy with work and
study rather than by artificial rules
and regulations. Boys come to col
lege to study and make men of them
selves, and not to loaf around Raleigh,
idle away their time and spend money
This is a business college, and its
training is for industrial careers. No
man is fit for an industrial career, un-
less he has good habits, strong char
4 oit eff
lar work. Mere smartness and intel
ligence are not sufficient. The stud
ents at the A. and M. College recog-
niZe these ideals and follow them
The few who do not approve them,
make a mistake in coming to this col
lege. and sooner or later drop out.
Beginning with the next session.
the college will have a new official
known as College Proctor whose
duties will be to look after the punctu-
atty, diligence and scholarship of
each student, in conjunction with the
President of the college, the vice
president and the commandant. These
as an advisory council will meet daily
and will exercise personal supervision
over every student in the college
needing attention. The ill-prepared
will be assisted to make up their
studies. the poor and needy will be
assisted to obtain work and loans OF
money, the sick will advised about
their health and habits. Those who
are undecided will be helped to select
courses of study and professional ca
reers, or occupations, in life. The
idle will be reproved and encouraged
to diligence. The vicious will be
reformed if possible. The incorrigi-
BILE and those who have made mis-
take in coming to such a college, will
be sent home at the earliest moment
1.-The college proctor is Mr.. e. b
Owen, a former student and graduate
of the college. Five years ago he haC
charge of the preparatory department
and was unusually successful in con-
trolling young men and encouraging
them to study. He was also the col
lege librarian for two years, and in
structOr in the English Department
He has been for three years pursuing
studies in English and pedagOgies in
the University of Chicago, where he
made a very honorable record. The
proctor and the commandant will give
their time to the discipline and man
agement of the internal affairs of the
college. both under the direction and
with the assistance of President Win
ston and Vice-PreSident- Hill. The
commandant is an unusually fine man
of strong and upright character and
exemplary habits. He is a patient.
even-tempered man of business talent.
THE military instruction in the col
lege and the drill will be more efficient
than heretofore. Besides infantry
drill, there will be target practice and
artillery. Lieutenant Heaton, the new
commandant, believes in thoroughness,
and will see that whatever is done in
the way of drill, is done thoroughly,
but he is not a Martinez.
There will be no trouble with the
discipline" said President Winston. in
conclusion, because there will be no
discipline except the requirement that
to strictly attend to the work for
which they come to college, and keep
out of the city when they have duties
to perform at the college,"