New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-22
FOR STUDENT CONTROL
College Girls Discuss Question in
Baltimore Contention.

The Vomen's Intercollegiate Association FOR Stu
dent Government IS the name Of orSeniza- :
ton that has iast been formed to obtain general
student instead % faculty control in all Of the
colleges ln the eastern part or the United States
The colleges interested ga the movement present
are Barnard, Brown. Bryn Nav. Wellesley. Nassar.
Mount Holyoke. simmons Womaus College, OF
Baltimore: Swarthmcre. Cornell. Wilson. Wells
ard Randolph and Macon. The students OF these
institutions sent representatives To convention
held at Baltimore short time ago at which the
association was organized \ constitution. which
has since been adopted by the various colleges has
been drawn mp.
At the convention the interest centred about the
question 80 Just how far student government
should go. Smith College stood extreme
and Barnard the other. At Smith there Is alb
soluta faculty control even about matters In which
tho students themselves are chiefly Interested. Tho
faculty not only looks after the examination but
keeps close watch fudge parties. prescrbes
the time which tho lights In the halls shall
be eXtinsulshe1 and looks closely after the general
conduct OF the students What is more. the Smith
students are satisfied with the system and said so
at tho Baltimore convention. Smith finally refused
10 Join the association because Of dsaPprovai OF its
motives.
Barnard. on the other hand stands for absolute
student government practically everything con-
nected with life tho college being I'm The hands
Of the students They not only take entire charge
% the do'mtor!es look after conduct en- the halls
~ the college and prescribe the number OF cuts
N4li'l may ne taken ~ any course, out nave inc
examinations conducted after their own Ideas and.
IN fact do almost everything except give instruc-
ton. The system Is worked ont ny or the
Undergraduate association. An executive committee
holds weekly meetings. which in many ways are
as important as the meetings Of the faculty. II
any orGauize tIon wants TO give a play I'm Brinker.
hon Theatre it has to set the permission Of this
committee II by any chance n student should he
caught cheating in examinations the committee
would take the matter up and settle il without
reference n Tn fact
case Of this kind did happen, where n girl vino
had obtained admission to the freshman class
fraudulently was quietly dropped from college
The system has been pronounced huge success
At Barnard and since It has been Instituted tie
faculty has not interfered once
Whom Barnard and Smith met IN TIE convention
there much discussion. Miss Juliet Points and
Miss Margaret Newland. tho Barnard delegates
argued before the convention that the only ef-
fectua way 10 obtain obedience to tine rules on
the part OF the students - nave the students
make the rules themselves
One instance came from Vassar College where
there IS rule made by the faculty. prohibiting
the girls from going oat in company with men no
matter how well the may be recommended
Last year there wore some girls who received an
invitation to go driving and wanted to accept a
meeting place agreed upon down by tho lsto
ana party Of ak started ON tho drive. Everything
Sso ds n' Fac i' R aEE wer %s Of the aGG
cipltned. The arguments OF those favorirg STUDENT
Colleges east - The Mssissippl giving m u
OF -, y degree IN winch preparatory schools arc
not included in the student government organiza-
tons are eligible for membership. Such Colleges
must have a. entrance class averaging 6ffv won
en-. Any colleE" fulfilling the requirements n,n,-
be admitted ny making application to the execu-
tive COMMITTEE thirty days before the annual meet
ing, which ~ held In November. Each nenber ~
the ASSOCIATION Is TO be represented ut the meetiros
ny TWO delegates. one OF whom shall he the nrosi-
dent OF the local self government Orsantzaticr
The president OF the assOcat ton Is elected rnt NV.
the members of the association. but by the cGIleesa
at which the convention s to be held next mis-
gives me presidency t. Nassar this wear vrhua
Barnard elects the vice-pIesident and tile WorIaniS
College OF Baltimore the secretary ~
one question ON which the association honas 20
arrive at some decision is on a universal adontion
OF the honor system. Some colleges have - ~
ready, and say that 1t works we'll At Corneu
where II is IN fun swing. there is said TO he abS1
Lutte freedom from cheating in examination
Barnard also has sort of honor system rT'sro
are no pledges OF any kind required OF The Stujert
bet most Of the professors regard themseI,es -
free 10 leave the room NJ any time while an ~
animation is in progress There is sentiment
among tho students that such absences shall moi
he taken advantage Of and consequently there are
many examine tious conducted with no one In
charge OF room. Another system makes the
student sign statement that she has not cheated
AZ the end OF each examination. In other colleges
porter watches each examination. The associa-