The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME,

NorRE DAME. Ind. July 31.-The Uni
versity OF Notre Dame has created "A
new department In its school of social
science. No branch of collegiate work
in the past five years has developed
more extensively than that devoted to
the study Of the social problems. The
demand for trained men and women
To cope with these tremendous prob
lens has brought a large number of stu
dents to the study of sociology. To
train efficient men for this work the
University of Notre Dame has created
this special department in her school
of social sciences that will be devoted
to the study OF social problems AZ di-
rectly affecting the municipality The
Rev. J &. McGinn. D.. D., dean of this
department for the past ten years, is
visiting the larger industrial centres Of
the East. and at present is In New York
city studying the special problems in
charity and correction work. poverty. its
causes and relief, juvenile delinquency.
unemployment. the care of the feeble
minded and penal institutions.
Notre Dame is the largest Catholic
college In America and the largest
boarding school In the world. Its stu
dent body contains nearly fifteen hun
dred students who live In halls Of resi-
dence and take their meals In common.
1t is nothing less than "a vast
family, with the faculty perform
ing paternal as well as an
educational role. Twenty-four hours
Of the day the students are under the
eye and control of the university. Meals
are served at the same hour each day
periods are specified when the students
must be at their books hours are al
lotted for exercise and lounging-a plan
intended tc develop the ability for in
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regulated mode of living and a system
attic habit OF thought and work. The
distinctive feature of Notre Dame is
the home life OF the students. The in
timate relationship between the faculty
and the students impresses the visitor
and in one key to the intensity Of the
college spirit at Notre Dame.
The career of the university IL little
short of a marvel and its history is an
inspiring record OF sacrifice and devo-
ton. The secret OF Notre Dame lies in
the fact that it has been able to keep
up In n large household the spirit which
usually belongs to a small one. The
wonderful locality. the mob buildings.
the students and teachers. enable the
directors to produce really enchanting
, scenes almost at will and the abound
ing life of these youths expressed in
such variety and with such freedom. and
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sparkling.
The entire plan OF studies IL based
on the modified elective system. The
student is free to select his own cur
riculum c~onformably to his natural lik-
ing, the career in life he may have in
view. or the determ!nate intellectual bent
developed during his secondary school
I years but. though he is free TO elect
his own studies, he has not. however,
unlimited freedom in this respect. The
principle of general election Is modified
Twenty programmes are open for his
choice in the colleges. each embracing
courses which in the opinion of the
faculty contribute best cultural. scicn-
tifc or professional knowledge. stu
| dents who wish to spend "A limited time
in study and cannot complete all the
courses In a programme for a degree
may register as special students and
elect any course for which their prep
~aration has fitted them.
The university has opened a New
York office. under the management oi
william T.. Cotter. at 500 Fifth ave
nue..
The faculty maintains that an educa'
tion which gives little attention to the
development OF the moral part OF g
youths character is pernicious and thai
II is impossible to bring about this de,
velopment where students are granted
absolute relaxation from all faculty gov
while outside the class room
A young man must learn obedience T.
law by the actual practice OF Obedience
Here Students are required to Obtain
permission for any departure from tn,
regular daily routine.