Evening star., 1915-11-12
Colleges Impose Great Burden
Upon Secondary Schools,
Speakers Contend.
FRESHMEN AS A RESULT
LACK IN FUNDAMENTALS
Associated Pennsylvania Clubs, in
Session Here, Elect H. W. Ogden
of Boston President.

Forced to cover" a volume of work
which does not make for quality, the
secondary schools of the country are
having great burden placed upon
them by the universities and colleges.
declared speakers at this mornings
session of the third annual conference
of the Associated Pennsylvania Clubs,
in session at the Raleigh Hotel
quantity, not quality. is required by
the universities from secondary schools,
declared Prof. Charles Ehrenfeld of
YORK, Pa. and this is resulting in an
absolute lack in the men coming to
college nowadays In the fundamentals
They do not know how to spell. their
penmanship is poor. and when 1t comes
TO languages they are FAR from fluent
speakers or readers.
Prof. Thomas W. Sidwell of this city
also discussed the question. and upheld
Prot. Ehrenfeld. as did all the others
who spoke. A symposium on the well
rare of the University of PENNSYLVANIA
followed, opened by William Mcclellan
of New York city.
To Build Work of Alumni.
definite campaign for building up
the work of the alumni of the univer-
sity throughout the country has been
fnaugurated by the conference. For
this purpose a committee will go be
fOFe Provost Edgar f. Smith and the
trustees of the institution.
DR.. Chauncey Smith of Buffalo gave
impetus to the movement toward
strengthening the activities of the
alumni organizations by pointing out
the fact that within the last twenty
years the character of the university
had changed from a mere medical
school to a large cosmopolitan univer-
Sity.
He said: pennsylvania is now send
n rt of T~,io
Thousands of graduates of the schools
OF arts and sciences, whereas a few
years ago. graduates who went forth
over the country were almost entirely
graduates of the medical and dental
schools of the university. These young
men should form a nucleus In their re-
spective communities for strong and
vigorous organizations. particularly as
they Will have the time to devote to this
work. which the older graduates from
the professional schools could not give"
The University of Pennsylvania is
part of the national life of the republic
speakers ct today's session declared
and the proper sort of publicity is need
ed. SO that the nation may know what
sort of work the institution is doing,
and SO that the people may be able to
give the university the benefit of their
criticism
The delegates to the conference are
taking an automobile trip around the
city this afternoon. Tonight at S
CLOCK there Will De an informal re-
ception at the University Club to
Provost Edgar F. Smith. followed by
the annual dinner. which will bring
the conference to close.
Il. W. odgen Elected President.
Officers of the Associated Pennsyl-
vania Clubs for the ensuing year were
elected today as follows:
President. Hugh W. Ogden, Boston;
secretary. George F. Snyder, Washing
ton; treasurer. D. r. Harper, Sd. Wash
ington: vice presidents, w NJ Stock
well. Shelton. Conn: A w. Marriott, I'd,
Cleveland; John Heisman, Atlanta: s.
p Child. Kansas City; Frank A Paul,
Seattle. Wash; W. z. Remington, Min
neapol.s.
Representatives to the board of di-
rectors of the General Alumni Society:
w. Redding. New York city; HUI
bert Royster. Raleigh, y. c; John Out
land. Kansas City: Urban A. Lavery,
Chicago: G. l. Vincent. Des Moines:
Frsnk de Lisle. San Francisco; Hugh
W Ogden. Boston; Charles Epson.
Lockport. y. y; H. b. Mingle, New
YORK city; l. F. Curtis, New York CITY:
oliver Huckei, Baltimore, and George
r. snyder, Washington.