Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29
u. OF P. SCHOLARSHIP
HOLDERS MUST STUDY
Provost Says Free Tuition Has
Been Abused-3000 at Open
ing of 10th Year

THE forfeiture of his free scholarship
by any student who gets one condition In
any study at any time during his four
years work at the University will be one
of the recommendations I shall make at the
meeting of the board of trustees next Mon
day" was one of the radical announce
ments made by Provost Smith at the for
NAL opening exercises of the one hundred
and seventy-sixth academic year of the
University of Pennsylvania In Weightman
Hall this morning.
Doctor Smith said the scholarship priv
ieges has been greatly abused in the past,
and that many students have loafed through
their courses. Last year. he said, one-third
of the scholarship holders in the college
carried conditions, and one-half in the
Wharton School. The new regulation de-
sired by the provost will make 1t so that
none but students with a clear record in
all studies can hold their scholarships.
Doctor Smith also spoke of the new
ruling passed at the last meeting of the
board of trustees to the effect that no
freshman can be admitted to the Univer-
sitywho has one entrance condition. Here
tofore students were allowed to enter and
pass their conditions after a years work
The 5000 students who crowded into the
gymnasium for the opening exercises were
greeted by short addresses from the deans
of all the departments of the University
at the close of Doctor Smiths address.
Announcements of additions TO the faculty
of the wharton School OF Commerce and
Finance were also made, as follows: E. X.
Wilson, NJ T. Carey, w. G. Schanz. c. T.
Coughlin; department of economics, Samuel
Tatar, w. H. Reeves; industry. Hugh Dent
worth, Harry b. Caney Clifford e. Granger,
William D. Gordon; political science, Earle
Hepburn, r. ID. Hughes, l.. b. Schoheld
banking and finance, William II. Dallas, p.
NJ. Mitchell, Foster Doty insurance, c. h.
Knight. ....
Hazing of the midest sort initiated the
freshmen into college life last night. The
death last fall of Albert Lifson in the an
nuaI bowl fight at Penn caused every class
in the University to go on record as opposed
to all fights and hazing. So the freshmen
who entered the chapel at 10 o'clock this
morning had been only formally disciplined.
Last night the junior and senior leaders
marshaled the freshmen early and marched
them to Franklin Field. After lining them
UP under the statue, they taught them to
sing Alma Mater" and the Red and Blue"
The sophomores defeated the freshmen
in wrestling matches and in a tug-of-war that
followed. Tonight the freshmen will be
guests at a reception. The hazing will off,
cially end then. after the upper class men
have lectured the first-year students on the
proper respect for their ''superiors"
The real opening of university life takes
place tonight, at the annual freshmen re-
ception in the gymnasium, where speeches
will be made by the presidents of the three
upper classes, outlining to the newcomers
the traditions OF the University and the
sacred customs binding the actions of the
hrst-year men. Talks by Coach Folwell
and Captain Mathews, of the football team,
will urge the active participation Of every
man in the athletic life Of the University.
Special efforts will be made to arouse a
stronger college spirit than has been
manifested heretofore.