The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-25
PUTS LEARNING ON CASH BASIS
COLUMBIA PAYS SMART BOYS
AND TRIMS DULL ONES.

4 student Can Cut 200 From His Tuition
by Getting High Marks. hui Stands
q Lose q n He Falls Down in His
work 1t IL Profitable 70 ne Bright.
The newest educational scheme at CO.
lumbia il one OF financial reward for high
standing and loss on a similar scale for
poor work. By the terms OF a statement
just issued by the university, to become
operative next academic year. q student
car win 800 or more OF the university's
good money II he il smart. and he stands
to lose that N more II he isn't.
Tit announcement IN that in the academic
year laO7-Os tuition has to be paid for on
a basis of t5 a point. A point, " according
to the catalogue, IL counted for the sue
cessful completion OF work one hour a week
for half a year. The regular rate used to
10 in the college department $50 fat
a year. This netted $500 for the course.
The new plan il designed to bring in $500,
except where the bright student gets into
his college for the $50 hat he can win.
The mark A in any two courses mo
course being counted twice. entities the
student to one point Of extra credit, pro-
vided that he has not fallen below the mark
b in any OF the courses pursued by him
during the half year" says the university
catalogue. Further than that. amy student
who is credited with % points Including
all prescribed work may receive one point
extra of credit for each OF two courses
from among those offered by any single
department as counting toward a higher
degree (that is, higher han A b provided
the quality OF his work in such course be
tested by an essay for which a mark A
or b is given in addition to the stated
examinations. No student may receive
more than one point OF extra credit in one
half year under the terms of thisr rule"
Under thisp plan a student may get twelve
extra credits in his college course for high
standing solely and one extra point, or
possibly two, in his final year under the
second ruling.
The university suggests the way to get
twelve points as follows: a student enter
ing without advanced standing in any sub
iect taking regularly eighteen hours per
week lin addition to physical education)
and securing regularly two points Of credit
in each half year Il. e.. four As and two or
more B's) can make l24 points in three
years hat is to say, in three years he
can gain twelve points. or SEQ worth.
But there Is another side TO the shield.
IL comes from this rule: in any half
year not more than one course, whether
prescribed or elective, in which the student
in marked D. may be counted toward a
degree. OF several courses in which he is
marked'D'he may choose ole tobe counted.
That means that if a man has two DIS
ne must choose one cOurse in which to take
a funk. That means that he loses a point,
or S. worth. Further than that, he has TO
pay S. for a deficiency examination accord
ing to the university rule. The regulation
In:
Delinquent examinations and examina-
tons held by special permission OF the
dean are special e~xamlnations, the Zee OF
each OF which is IS, which must be paid by
the student before being admitted to the
examination"
II a student were so unfortunate as to
register the grade Of ID" in two courses
each year. although that is not a fiat failure,
like r" he would lose a point. or IS worth.
for that. and another S. for his makeup
examination. In other words. he stan
to lose $40 in tour years.