Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-05
\. D, UNIVERSITY HAS
A BIG Freshly CLASS
Largest Enrolment of Beginners
in History Of Institution
Commence Work
CARE OF STUDENTS
Is SYSTEMATlZED
Girls in Higher Glasses Act AZ
Advisors to Young Ladies
Starting Work

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history Of the University of North
Dakota has enrolled at that institution
during the past week. Very little Of
the usual inconsistencies has been felt
by these boys and girls, who have
come from all corners of the state.
A better system for taking care of
the needs Of these young people from
the time of their arrival at the uni
versity, and even before, has been
worked out by the Y. m. c. A of the
university for the boys, and by the
Deans assistant council for the girls.
Groups Of the Y. M. CA. boys met
each incoming train, both at the uni-
yersity and down town depots,, and
welcomed the boys who came to the
institution for the first time. Each
Of the young men jim these groups
wore the red badge of the Y. NJ. c. A.
information committee and guided
the new students to the university.
All during the first few days, open
house was held at the Y. M. c. A.
rooms in Bulge Hall for the new
boys. A large number of the upper
class men were there to meet the
Freshmen and give them assistance
in their adjustment to their new loca-
ton. On Wednesday evening a stag
party was given by the Y. NJ. G. A.,
which was attended by all university
men, including both the faculty and
student bodies. 1t was in the nature
of an informal mixer and during the
evening presentation was made of
the various university activities, so
that a clear understanding of these
might be had by the new men at the
start. On Friday evening a supper
was given for the Freshmen at the
Commons, the university dining hall,
for the purpose of learning the de-
nominational choice of the boys. A.
ter, the supper, the class was divided
into six groups and taken to the city,
where entertainment was furnished
at the homeso'of several prominent
residents. The busy week had it's
elimination, in the big annual joint
Y. NJ. and Y. W.. c.. "A. informal par.
ty, which WAS given in the university
gymnasium. twas an evening Of
more than usual pleasure. The COM
mittee in charge had planned full
evening Of music and games and the
party was one of the jolliest of the
year. Both faculty and students
were present. ~ >H.. s:4 .a.l
The Deans assistant council, which
is an organization assisting the Dean
of women on the care of Freshman
girls. has proved itself of great i'm
portance. Under its system every
girl enrolled for the first time in the
university has as her advisor, one Of
the upper classmen, junior or senior
girl, who asts as big sister to the
girl coming to the institution. The
advisor corresponds with her advisee
before the opening Of the university
and tells her OF the things she will
need to bring with her in coming to
her new home in the university dor
mitories. The advisor also meets her
advisee upon her arrival at the uni.
verslty, assists her to register and
looks after her during the first year
Of her residence at the university.
So we'll was this system planned this
year and so we'll we're the plans exc.
cuted that every Freshman girl was
taken care of upon her arrival at the
state institution and was not allowed
to feel the usual inconsistencies that
makes the first few days in a strange
institution time of torture. On
Friday evening, the annual Little
Girls Party" was given by the Deans
assistant council in the university
gymnasium. 1t was attended by all
the new little girls" accompanied by
their big sisters, their advisors, and
large number of the women of the
faculty. 1t was jolly time when all
the women Of the university mixed
together in a care.free get.acquainted
party. WIS ..giu' p21y 2, ~. =,
Looking after. the religious inter.
ests Of both the boys and girls, the
first vesper services Of the year was
held in Corwin Hall, Wesley college,
on Sunday evening, at GAS. DR.. E.
P. Robertson, president of Wesley col.
lege, was the speaker and started
the students on their school year with
friendly talk, containing much val.
liable advice.
With better methods for looking at.
ter the welfare of the students who
leave home for the first time and with
a clearer interest than ever before in
the physical. mental and spiritual
welfare of the students, the Univer-
sity of North Dakota is becoming an
increasingly safe and beneficial place
for the young people Of the state.