Evening star., 1909-07-11

lectual superior but Miss Ella McCaleb,
secretary to the college, says that is a
mistake. She asserts that just as large
proportion of the graduates of Vassar
marry and are successful homemakers as
of the alumnae of any other college for
women.
From rough estimate made short
time ago in regard to about 1000 students
who graduated between 1897 and 1903, we
learned that 412 were married. oj1 were
teaching and 140 were in other profes-
/! sions. leaving 1s1 living at home with their
parents. This said Miss McCaleb. is
far from being an accurate statement
concerning all the graduates of Vassar,
but will indicate something of the des-
| tiny of our alumnae."
! l asked Miss McCaleb concerning the
| system of "self-government," which has
! been introduced among the students al
Vassar, and the success of the plan OF
| having every member of the freshman
class select an adviser among the mem
bers of the faculty concerning everything
affecting her work or welfare.
"A serious problem here, in all col
| leges,' said Miss McCaleb. in reply, ''is
that of guarding the freshmen from ar
| excess OF studies and pleasures and help.
| ing them to adopt right ideals and form
proper habits in relation to college work
! Members Of the faculty who are willing tt
| serve as advisers have groups of from
| six to eight freshmen assigned to them
| and in great many cases this relation
| ship is of great benefit and is continued
| through the four years. In dividing the
| freshmen into these groups all possible
] attention is given, first to requests OF
| the part of the faculty for certain stu
dents; second, to any possible community
of interest between student and mem
ber of the faculty locality. common
| friends, etc.; third. to the grouping o
students with instructors whom the,
meet regularly in the classroom.
Arousing Glass Spirit
"An effort has also been made through
the freshman class president to arouse
proper class spirit in regard to academi,
work, and through the president of tn,
Students Association to arouse among tn,
upper classmen sense of responsibilit,
| for the entering class because the Older
| students, in their desire to make TIL,
| freshmen happy. are prone to All exces!
| of hospitality. Through the action of tn,
| joint committee of faculty and students
rule was made forbidding freshman t
| take part in a hall play during the frs
| semester. On the part of the faculty al
effort has been made to correlate ane
| limit the many special lectures given tt
the freshmen, and rule was passed call
!! ing for formal reports of deficiencies ono,
| instead of twice in each semester. Thi.
| regulation carries with Ii a recommends
| ton for fewer tests and examinations a
stated times. thereby conducting to les.
nervous and more steady day-to-da.
| work"
The system of self government ap
| pears to be successful at Vassar. although
/ some of the students complain that tn,
/ president and faculty still attempt to ex
| ercise authority which theoretically ha.
been delegated to the students. The rule!
and regulations are supposed to be framed
by 1.-The self-governing committee" which
| is elected by the students. and con
| sists of the officers of 1.-The Students AS
| ISOLATION and two representatives from
each of the four undergraduate classes
| This committee. fourteen in number, |.
supposed to see to the enforcement of thu
rules and has the power to administer dis
ciplne for their violation not only by sus
pension. but by expulsion. But culprit.
may appeal from Its action, which mus