The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22

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the irst leading educational institutions ~
adopt the cOedueational system. In Jnnu-
ary. 1870, the Legislature adopted the reao-
luton allowing women 10 attend the uni-
verslty. One month later the first woman
student enrolled In the literary Department.
Out Of $500 studepla Mis- Blanche
Zurcher. a senior in the College % IAbefL
Arts and Sciences has made the best record
Of any member Of the class OF 1910 AZ We
University Of Kansas During four ycHra
in every course she has taken sie has r.
ceived between % and 100 per cent. on the
scale Of 100.
Gov. Hadley has recognized the ehioieney
Of the college Of Agriculture OF the uni-
veralty Of Missouri by placing IN ~ eharea
all the charitable Institutions and the eonnty
farms Of the State. There are ia county
| farms and twenty-five Institutions. u a
the plan 10 send tnspectors around reau-
larry. These inspectors win make reports
% Dean Munford and IN thia way The farms
will be managed b the colisar Of aEricui'
ture
College Eraduatea are wanted by TIE
Tuted states War Department FOR tile
Philippine cOnstnbuary. The hniroau of
lnsular sHairs needs twenty men on the
| Islands thia ewing. UnmarTled men BE-
tween the ages Of a and ~ Who aro gfadili
atca Of reputable collegea are desired
They must possess physical strength and
activity and be Of hood character and
habits. The salary offered is u. 100 year. -
TAe University Of Plttabura has adopted
the part study and part vork plan. whinh
will become elective with the freshmAA
class next September. The plans caN
for placing students a ths university
in shOps. milk. chemical lahOrutorisss
draughtiuR rooms. IN engineer oOrpa and
otISsr places where they mig become Ia
mlllar with their work. me system ~
outlined eliminates tho SUMMER vacatlnn.
and students will BE- under faculty sDger-
vision practically the whole year. ,s.'e
For the hrst time IN recent years ire
/ trustees Of Chautanqua Institution hare
lust been able 10 hold an annual neat
ing at Chautanaun, n. Y. This Was mads
possible By the Chautauqua commoaa.
located In the new $4,000 colonnade erected
during tho last year. which besides hying
Recommendations IN the upper stories pfns
vides housing on Ia ground floor for the
year round retail business 81 TIA touA
The completion Of this building. Of the new
arts and crafts shops and OF q ta0.Ooo post
once were he chief building Operations
Of the year.
The code Of honor NnOhE American stu
dents N lower than In Germany, according
70 Prof. Edouari Meyer Of ne University
% Berlin. The professor deplorcd this
situation IN an informal talk ~ a reception
given him BY members Of local chapters
OF fraternhles Of Northwestern University.
q believe much OF this can ho traced 10 TIN
practics Of treating among American stu
dents gathered IN bodiea for various puf-
poses Prof Meyer said. The German
student does not know what the word tired
means. n he wishes anything he puT-
ohases Il and pays for Il. ] believe ths
American student il the loser By not fol-
loving the same PLAN .a.f.r ..2il
Are me young women shuieu,a hriehiuf
or 10 they study harder than the maisf
IN view Of recvni events this Quest lon has
come to the fore. Thifty-two Cornell
students have been elected 20 Pm neta
Kappa. the honorary society IN which hirh
scholarship n demanded. There view
thirteen seniors and twelve Juniors ani
one gndtate student. Nmetaen II che
chosen thlrty-two Were women snd 0aly
lMlElNHu NaNMs ANM NNNAfNAANN " Nv 90
eds il even greater AZ tho University ~
Il Illinois. Twtnty-seven students were
elected 70 Phi Beta Kappa. and Of these
twenty were young women. In other
universities the honors have gone 20 the
women. aud % recent examinations the
majority Of -hunta- veTe meg.
4 newspaper laboratory i one Of she
new features. just added 10 the couF.s IN
journalism az the University Of Wisconsin.
II b equipped with seven standa N typs-
writers with desks. on which the students
lare required 10 write their stories. 10
furnish models for their work several
thousand well written news stories Of ~
| types have been mounted sud classified
IN large allng case. Maga zine and special
feature articles taken from newspapers
and periodicals hive also been provided
10 furnish students good examples d this
kind Of material Piles ~ metropolitan
dalles and representative vseklies are
preserved for daily reference Reference
hOOks. descriptive matter and illuatr1tiuns
of ty'pesetting. and tyu@cnsting machines,
printing presses and stereotyplng outfits
also form q part Of the % b0FutOry equip
meat -mOrRue- with obituaries, onia
snd matrices Og we'll known people shows
the students how such matter Can b pre-
served for use on shOEt notice
Prof Charles Nils Gayley Of he INT
versity n California In a hook just issued
bearing the title Tbs Idols % Education"
prints this paragraph.
-Hov many nights a week d'es the Riu-
dent spend In pursuits non-acadenic2
How great a portion Of his daysY Whnt
with so-called college activities BY which
b. must Prove his allegiance to the uni-
versity and social functions. by Whirh
hs must recreats his faded soul. no nar-
Elm i len for the one and only college ao-
tivity which j. study.
Class meetings. business meetinRs com
mities meetings. editorial meetings foof-
ball rallies. baseball rallies viaarious ath-
letlos on tie heachers, garrJIlOus atiIietios
b! In dining room and parlnF and on the porch.
rehearunls 0G the glee club. rehenIcnla %
the mandolin club and 81 che hlnio r.
/ hearsals fOr dramatics Ia word 10 stand the
hair on Cndi. college dances and clHes
banduets fraternity dnnces and snpreIr
/ a running up md down In college polite.
making Tickets. pulling wires, ADJUSTING
/ COmhinat iDns, camvussinE The gifie Tor
| votes spending hours az the a1ryYigY hOlsea
for votes, talking. thinking rubbish al1ug
| pseudo civic honor. rubbish about Girls
/ shat margin of leisure = left for the one
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