Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-18

tuS corps. ne WAS an nOHOT pupll dt Yale university last year, and a grad uate of the N. F. A, class of '1l where he was bright and ambitious stu i dent
 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
 Quarantine and its restrictions con
 tinue to be the bane of freedom and
 independence at the college and show
 promise of ten days more of power.
 The notifications of the original strict
 quarantine are relieving the situation
 somewhat but four mile walks to and from New London with no admission
 allowed to eating places Of any de-
 scription dampen zeal for a change of atmosphefe considerably. Norwich students and others who for one req son or another we're delayed in re- turning to college at the opening of the scholastic year and later deterred 1 By the quarantine were welcomed on Monday and quartered in the gymna- sium for forty eight hours surveil lance. Monday night seventeen stu dents were registered in the gym with their respective lots; pillows and blan- kets settled and the dining room uten- sils on tables on the stage. Meals
 were brought to the gym by girls who are helping oUt with the shortage Of
 help situation and groups of the Nsev-
 enteen in turn served. washed and
 wiped for the meal periods during tae
 forty eight" On Wednesday 1uaran-
 tine for these students was lifted and girls who wished to commute in prl-
 vate conveyance were alloWel to re-
 turn home on the condition that they
 keep away from all gatherings, thea tres and churches included. The other
 girls are staying in the dorn1itories
 with friends. the gymnasium cots hay ing been transposed for that purpose. 1 There are no cases of influenza at the college at the present time and
 the students who were confined in the
 infirmary for colds, tonsolitIs and
 other symptoms of the disease have been released. Callers are not allow
 ed at the college as yet bur it $ hop , ed that the. final ban will be lifted soon and the social life of the college
 he resumed with vigor.
 The college choir held it's first re- hearsal for the year Thursday even } ing with forty students in attendance ! Dr. Louis A. Coerne, of the depart n1ent of music is conducting inc cLoil
 this year in preference to the Col
 
 l pervlsiin. Academic credit If twC , points year are given for member ship in the choir and attendance i :, required at Sunday vespers, daily
 chapel services and at specined col lege events.
 The college is experiencing mpcl , of the difficulty which oth9r colleges are facing in the instructor question Q The draft. enlistment or goyernmen
 work has taken several of the instruc tors and at the last minute the. co:leg was left with several vacancies in tn, l teaching force. President Marshall l ] making every effort to secure profes g sors for the courses left open and find l ing it very difficult matter Th' : most efficient are in government wGrl , and cannot be released and the fnetfi
 cient will not be considered. The Ge rartments most seriously affected art [ the dietetics and economies depart l ments with a joint enrollmcnt of ove enc hundred students. These student
 have not as yet commenced work Ii the courses but are temporarily CT
 rolled in other courses until the nee:
 is filled.
 Among the recent acquisitions to tn ;. list of college organizations IS tn ! History club which has tasseH out
 charter and enrolled a membership 0
 forty students in the department 0
 history The first regular mee&tn = will be held the first of the week wIIe
 officers and student advisors will b s elected.
 r Monday has been designated as Ia = Day by the Student Government As c sociation, All dues required hy stu D dent organizations are payable to h s treasurer of the Student Governmen
 Association on that day who in tur pays the allotted dues to the organi o zations. The plan of having one da i, designated as pay day was expert a mented on last year and proved yer . successful. It does away with slac i payments and the work of collectin
 dues so difficult for club secretaries On Monday the rotating system vi u he put into effect at the dining ha '' after complete organization by tn
 dining room committee By 7he rotut e ing system students are assigned "a h bies in the dining hall and afte e spending two weeks at a table rotat Ii to another table: of table of eigf = four would Go Q the right and fou e the left. forming new tables and con
 binations. The plan is very popula @ as it accounted one of the best mear if of getting acquainted with all the s.u
 dents and having the opportunity :, talk with each one. It is especial !. . satisfactory to the freshman who otT :, erwTlse might have no opportunity 1
 know the busy upper classmen so in o timately. The dining room commits . have arranged the tables so that tv v of each class will be at table eight and three of each class at ta
 hle of twelve. The committee IS cen q posed of the following; Chairna, T. Marion Williams, Stamford: Marga rt y Davies, Easton. Pa: Eleanor Sperr. : Springfield; Doris Patterson, Brook ), lyn.
 l. A committee appointed by the pres ident of the student government a1,sc
 ciation is working on plans for th |, perfecting of the press system now i It use at college. Delegates were ser y during the spring to a news confel
 ence at Northampton under the aus d pices of Smith college to study II c system prevalent in other college sS and 10 devise method of reieasin r- news at Conntcticut College. IT ,a present plan while wholly satisfactol in to newspapers In general does n ,r meet with the approval of the St.
 cent Government Association. Nsv
 reltased is not always correct ar r discretion as to news is not as car 1 fully made as could be the case. IT oi committee are planning to regu!a 1e news and press matter at the collie: ne and are in communication with Il E. Associated Press and other synd1cat controlling and requiring news IT
 following comprise the cornmitte 1g Virginia Rose, Waterford iwinol Vs Young, Mansfield Center, Julia Hate