Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-31
JAMESTOWN COLLEGE
NOTES @'

| The holiday vacation was extended
in response to a student petition till
Tuesday morning, January t., when
school will reopen,
Correspondence shows that a good
ly number of new students will enter
at that time. The indications are
that additions will be made to the
freshman class, which is already the
largest in the history OF the institu.
ton. ":.
A larger number of students than
usual remained during vacation.
President KrOeZe has entertained
some of these and Dean Taylor and
daughters also entertained those they
could secure on Christmas day A
number OF students are returning
earlier than usual. - ..
About half OF the members of the
faculty remained in the city. DR..
Todd, of the modern languages de.
partment, visited his brother, who is
a professor in Carlton college. Pro
fessor Pennington accompanied him
as far as Minneapolis and spent a
week there inspecting laboratories
and getting such other insight as he
could into the work Of the university.
Madam Novelli, dean Of the music
department, visited her mother in
Kansas. Miss Ackerman and Miss
Zavits also visited their homes. Miss
Chalfant spent the vacation with her
sister in Minneapolis. Professors
Dougan and Frost both received,
much to their disgust, rather pro-
tracted visits from the Influenza.
Mr.. Walter c. Gran was obliged,
on account of sickness, to cancel the
entertainment dates he had arrang-
ed His sister came and took him
home few days after the beginning
Of vacation.
There are enough of the basket
ball team in town to do some prac-
tising. Their first game occurs with
the city Y. NJ. G. A. January 7.
William Lands spent a part of his
vacation in parkview hospital, where
he underwent a minor operation. Mr..
| Lands has had rather more than his
share of hospital experience but has
come out e;cr" time a better man
than when he went in. Professor
Thomas supplied his pulpit at VIM
bledon December &C.,
The faculty has recently been civ
ing serious attention to scholarship
standards. The following excerpts
from their statement of conclusions
l!ay be of general interest:
An honor roll will be posted al the
end of each semester for The college
and academy respectively. The
names of all having an average of >,
percent or higher in studies will an-
| pear. 81.
Correct English and other matters
! of expression will be taken into ac-
count in grading papers in all sub.
! iects.
Students should set their aim high
in scholarship. A barely passing
grade rarely indicates satisfactory
work. Graduation would be impos-
sible if all grades conformed only to
this low standard of passing grade.
In order to deserve a passing grade
a student must give evidence of an
honest effort at preparation, must
pay good attention in class, show
ability to profit by instruction, and
sufficient knowledge of the subject to
enable him to profitably continue the
| more advanced work with the class.
The attention OF students is called
to the following as the standard of
| the college in the matter of recitation
which deserves the highest grade
and its direction for the guidance of
teachers. Only such allowance will
be made as may seem proper because
of the stage advancement of the
student.
recitation to deserve the rank
of Excellent" a." 81 percent or
above must be:
1. Accurate and substantially CON-
plete on the topic as treated by the1
author. i,
y. Ready and de finite, not hest
tating or wandering. There should
be no using Of extra words to gain
time for thinking up facts, or ideas.
On problem time may be necessary
to discover relations; but tnat is pro.
vided for in the method of recitation
3. Clear, couched in good and ap.
propriate English. J.o* e..
A. Animated, showing some spirit |
and enthusiasm. No dead recitation
deserves a live rating.
5. Original, showing thoughtful
and enterprising preparation. If
written. the forms desired by the |
teacher should be employed.
Responsibility for punctualty must
be assumed by the student. Three
unexcused tardiness will be equiv
alent to one unexcused absence.
All teachers are authorized and ex-
pecred to secure order and quiet in
the halls and association rooms. At
tention is especially called to con-
fusion just preceding class bell.