The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-14

feel hat the application of the word re-
CURED or compulsory to any part Of
olt gate instruction thereby destroys
the great part of the educational value
which study might otherwise have" he
SAID.
Too Many Elective Courses.
The catalogue. OF the typical college
Of today exhausts the printers stock
Of the letters NJ. a and Y-the student
may do this or that she may take
one Or the other elective. optional. de-
re, such are the phrases exhibited in
the description of courses.
Trustees and committees are con-
SANITY engaged in making the cirCum-
stances Of student life favorable 20
study proctors control the quiet of tn.
private rooms silence stares upon us
IN commanding sixns within the pre-
,lhcts OF the library the clamor OF re-
peliious steam within the pipes Is stilled
by vacuum systems sites are selected
Tor the college remote from noisy and
distracting parts Of the town. And still
the problem faces us-what have We
10 offer them?
Would II not be fair to assume in
the case Of such "A college as Nassar
tnat IT'S peculiar appeal 10 young women
seeking higher education might be de-
'erm'ned by what might be called a stra.
'um Of interest. an idealism underlying
the whole land, and not confined to any
section To maintain its position Vas
sar College must drive down until IL
taps this vein. and there are signs from
past experience that. once tapped. this
now OF good will throughout the country
Will be continuous.
THIS vein Is that current Of present
thought which magnifies the cause and
SINKS the individual in the great purpose
Tor which the individual may strive. To
convince our students early that they
are all essential parts Of a great plan Is
% provide he interest which is the crit
zeal element in American education.
In this sense the collcg, will never
become, a. II has been described. the
nom" Of lost causes y will forever be
NE nursery Of new causes. The fulfill
mem Of these great needs of national
NE may be- far distant, but II the need
al l't9' Is perceived, the devotion of the
student will not be wanting
Order "f .cRde mic Procession
The academic procession preceded the
inaugural ceremonies and was made up
a. follows
First Dtyision-Grani Marshal John
."t'rs'' Moore, the presiding officer, the
2 iert. me president emeritus, the
.rl DIVISION Matshal Ida Carleton
ThH.'u tn" board Of trustees Of NassaI
',",' thu. regent. 81 the uriversity OF
vItu1 pivision-Marshal Margaret Fioy
Nf'1"urn. delegatr, nom lnsi4tutlons IN
81" .'."S cher ihau the United Stttes
s',e't's from institutions Ia thu United
t.uHH Dt,is.ou-M Marshal Aaron Lewis
l'f.'"'I representatives. II the Fedora
"o't''tlHGnt representatives, Of ne tt'
N'' YORK, rrpr~-"uiatNe ~ Dltrhrs'
r'4It representatives. Of the city OF
!"!trks"psic. representatives, If Airing
oa p, ,.iyG 4 -rGns"f EipsSt,h "A,
"'"n haisht. special guc.,s, "ih -r ~
~ a.s. late alumnH OF Vass1r college
'."''i" - Nassar College, ofncers Of th'
t'st- Students Ala society. former ON
'i N'ssar college.
.''n Division Marshal Eloi.' Eilcry
't o. government and Instruction II
'.r,o'h 'piylsiog-Mar,hal lrmari,,
~ "r' delegates 20 the intercollegiate
''..'. .ronfrrenoe. representatives .
.'.t't l1ste organizations In Nas'a
'' John Huston Finley stat" com
Gr'S'"ner ~ Education, spoke on "Th'
IF.''IE II the Minds Desire ~
"''W a poetic picture, comparing M
'I < Of Dr. Macrracken TO Tassar L
III tdN'n'ure Of Ulysses in The Ddys
sdluta,ious # other wOm"u's col
'r wcI" brought by Mary fnmi
N~'H|',. president of Mount Holyok'
".'s" Salurirous were ur"usit from
' H"'n colleges by br. Arthur Twi
litdloy, president Of Vale Inivcr
lie referred to the problems whicl