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Y. M. c. A. COLLEGE.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April 26---Dean
Ralph H. Cheney of the department Of
secretarial training has sailed this week
for France, where he will perform I'm
portant advisory and administrative du-
ties in connection with the demobiliza-
ton OF the y. NJ. c. A. forces which
have been working with the soldiers
during the war. and also with the or
ganlzation of the smaller forces which
are staying on with the Army OF Occu-
patton. Prof. Ghenoy's leave OF absence
from the college extends only until Sep
tcmber !, SO that he viii be on hand to
conduct all OF his classes at the begin
ming of the school year next fall
Prof. Cheney will be the nfth member
from the Y. NJ. G, A. Colleges faculty
of twenty men 10 see service with the
"Y" overseas. DR.. James II. McCurdy
head of the physical training depart
ment has only this month returned to
his duties here after q years absence
in charge of the physical training III
France for the Y. VI. c. \. war work
council. Dr, Frank y. Seerley of the de-
partment Of hygiene and psychology is
now abroad giving lectures 70 the SOL
diers on sex hygiene, Prof. Louis G.
Schroeder Of the physical training de-
partment and Prof, Ernest NJ. Best of
the religious department are also away
on war work connected with their spe-
,ciaitiss, ana win net return until fall
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PHELPS EXETER.

With the coming OF spring in earnest
sports have again assumed a lively as
poet at Phillips Exeter Academy. Exeter.
y. H. Tho compulsory system Of ath-
letics Mt this school provides that every
student take up some form OF athletics
during the year, each student having
the choice of his own sport.
At Exeter this year. "a Tor many
years before, tennis has proved itself
the most popular spring sport The ex-
cellent and numerous courts, OF which
there are fifteen, are largely responsible
for this fact Added to this is the
realization that tennis Is ono Of the few
school and college games which can be
continued in after life. The courts now
at the disposal OF the academy are suf-
fcient TO give ample exercise in the
game 20 every member OF the school.
and at present over $50 students play
on them daily Exeter's proficiency in
tennis IS shown by the large number of
we'll known college players developed
here during the last few years
Track and baseball follow tennis in
the order named a. far as popularity is
concerned. The 440 yard track Of the
academy is now being used daily by 140
students. while the four baseball dia-
monds are furnishing good. Wholesome
fun and exercise to about 100 Half a
hundred boys take their athletics in the
form Of rowing ana about the same
number play golf.
Harry Hobson NeuberRer. -, First
Lieutenant, OF New York, to whom has
been awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross for heroiSm overseas, was the
first soldier of the Allies TO set foot in
Rembach, Lorraine.
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY.

ITHACA, N. Y. April 26.--The Inter-
fraternity baseball league started the
schedule Monday afternoon. There are
over thirty fraternitles in the several
leagues.
The committee is completing arrange
ments for Spring Day. which will lie
held the weak end of May "a. Among
the features of tho week end will lie
the production OF the Masque. the Junior
Prom. baseball game with Princeton
and the crew race with Yale. Most OF
the fraternities Intend to entertain in
some manner.
The sophomore smoker will be hold In
the Clinton House on Saturday. May 3.
The Ethics Club held meeting on
Tuesday. The topic for discussion was
Zionsm.
A meeting was held in Franklin IIatl
on Wednesday evening, and n discus
sion took place concerning the bill now
pending for adoption of tho Metric Sys-
TEN in this country. it was held under
the auspices of the local section OF the
American Institute OF Electrical Engi-
neers. Professors Wilcox. Usher and
Orth acted as commissioners TO hear
the arguments. Prof L. I. Nichols. rs
spoke in favor of the bill, while Prot
a. Il. Wells pointed out the difficulties
TO which some industries will be put
should this bill be passed.
The services Easter Sunday in Sage
Chapel were conducted by Rev. Dr.
Brown, Dean OF the Yale School of Re
llgion. Prof. Damn. who has just re-
turned from Camp Zachary Taylor, con-
Quoted the music and the programme
was OF unusual brilliarcy and merit.
Prof Charles's organ selections were
thoroughly in keeping with the day.
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A Test of the Value of
Entrance Examinations

7 Asst autumn, when the Students
Army Training Corps was estab-
lished. several hundred young men
were admitted TO Harvard College with
out having passed the usual admission
examinations, Some OF these men with
drew when the corps was demob!liZed
but a good many OF them are continuing
TO the end OF the academic year, work
Ing side by side in the regular college
courses with students who came in un-
der the ordinary rules prescribed for
entrance, This gives the college author
tiles an opportunity to test the actual
influence OF the entrance requirements
In a way which has not hitherto been
possible. BY the end of tho year we
shall know Just how these two groups
of men compare. and this information
will be of far greater service in de-
termininR the reasonableness OF our
present entrance standards than any
thing else could be.
The purpose OF an admission exami-
nation Is merely 20 ascertain whether a
boy has brains enough and preparation
enough to do college work satisfactorily.
Obviously the standards OF admission
ought not TO be set higher than IS neces-
sary to achieve this end. On the other
hand II would be fatal to the quality OF
college work II men were admitted with
out the capacity to do It properly. So
far as Harvard is concerned the ques-
ton OF entrance standards - this Ssa-
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ST. JOHNS SCHOOL.

MANLIus, y. Y. April 26-Aianiius
athletics added another game to its score
on Saturday when the ST. Johns base
ball team won from Utica Free Acad-
envy, IL to U. From tho start the out
come of the game was never in doubt.
This is the second game that the team
las won, and il has not yet been scored
on. The outlook fer future victories is
u bright one.
The track team is rounding into shape
and Will shortly show what II can do in
u meet. There Is some very good mate
rial, and hope runs high for u first vic
tory in this sport
An intercompany contest has been
started which promises much fun for tho
cadets 1t has a number OF interesting
features--a centipede race, y cross Coun-
try race and a company contest. The
company contest consists in writing a
school song and "A school yell. On Tues
day the cross country was run, resulting
In n victory for & Company with IA
points, Il took second place with Q
points, and Troop \ third with points.
Much interest was shown. every COM
pany making entries.
A new system of drill n being used
now into which an element OF time
enters. So many minutes are allowed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-27
characterization Theme of
Summer Session Courses
at a Western University

OF education administration. University
Of Oklahoma and William John Cooper,
superintendent OF schools. Piedmont.
Topics to be dealt with include 'Prfn-
ciples OF Teaching, with Special Reter-
ence 20 Junior and Senior high
Schools; ''The Foundation of Educa
tional Theory '~The Administration Of
Public Education" THE Psychology
and Training OF Adolescents," How TO
Study and Teach Others How TO STUDY,
Lower Grade Method, with Emphasis
on English and Arithmetic" ~Gramsnar
School Methods, with Emphasis on His
tory, Geography and Arithmetic" ~Sso-
ondary Education" THE Principles and
Practice OF Vocational Guidance" and
Vocational Education"
Frederick Alexander. widely known
as n teacher Of music, will be in charge
of the department of music In the sum
mer session of the University OF Cali
fornia at Berkeley, it was announced
recently by Dean Walter Morris Hart.
Alexander is the head OF the normal
conservatory of the State Normal School
at Ypslanti. Mich. For a number OF
years he has conducted the famous
Ypsilanti normal choir OF 200 voices,
which is heard in st. Paups Cathedral'
Detroit, each year at Cristmas time.
Sascha Jacobinoff. solo vioiinist with
tho New York Philharmonic and Phila-
delphia symphony. and a protege OF
Alexander, will conduct courses in Or
chestral practice during tho summer
session.
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Breaker in a series OF lectures for the
benefit of the association. in the
course Of his remarks he stated that
100000 each day would not cover the
unknown shortage in materials and
labor either occasioned by waste or
incorporation.
1t was for tho purpose of inQuiring
into such problems OF interest to the
accountancy field that this association
was organized. At it's headquarters,
maintained by the Breaker School OF
Accountants, the association is pro-
vided with a research library, audlto-
rum and executive chambers. This af-
fords the members an excellent oppor-
turity to meet and consult upon mat
ters OF interest to the profession.
While this organization was organ
lied principally ny and for the benefit
OF Breaker graduates any member OF
the accountancy profession is eligible
for membership provided, however he IL
;.ble to pass the Breaker key test OF
proficiency in accountancy.
The officers and directors OF the AS
ISOLATION are: Frank Breaker, presi-
dent: George W. Nachman, first vice.
president: Albert y. Dempsey. second
vice-president Carl Nygren, third vice.
president; John Maus, fourth vice
president ]. Oliver Schmidt. secretary /;
Lincoln r. Whitaker. treasurer; Esther
Pheir. Carlson F. Wolfe. Charles D.
Sable. Henry Schenck. W. II. Becker.
Winter B. Swart. Joseph w. Broadbent,
Harold T. Frost. A. jarrett.
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PREPARATORY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES

Conege In juno. 1917, trained at \!
lentown, Pa, and left Toboken on Au-
Fuh Z, 1917. 1t was composed of about
twenty-five alumni and undergraduates
OF Amherst College, together with few
undergraduates of other COLLEGES TIE
unit saw nineteen months OF service.
received two army citations. and TWEEN
~ two of their number received indi-
vidual citations They are entitled TO
the CroiX de Guerrc with palms but cue
TO o. technicality have not a. vet re-
ceI'cd permission to display this in
s'gnia. TIE unit took part In three
major opcrations--the Aisne-A1arne, the
Cise-Aisne and the Ypres-I.ys offenslvcs.
In addition they saw action with the
French in four minor operations on the
Tahurc, Louvain, 81. Hilaire and Jumel
sectors. The unit arrived at Newport
News on the President Grant on April
2. Some of the men were discharged
at Camp Lee. but the majority Of the
Amherst men were discharged at Camp
Devens during the past week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-27
Latest News of the Life and
Spirit Within Academic Walls
hem Field Columbia ShooWheaton Girls Give
Vaudeville Show-Men May Now Attend Saturday Dances
Smth-Broaker Alumni Meet-Oher News

year Miss Clifford was appointed chair
man OF her class; sophomore year she
was secretary of the Athletic Associa-
ton and a member Of the Y. W. c. A.
cabinet and this past year she has been
vioe-prosident OF the Student Govern
mont Association, secretary OF the Y.
w. {. A, secretary OF the Psyche, the
literary society; assistant editor Of the
Junior year book, and n member Of
the cabinet Of the Intercollegiate Com
munity Service Association. She plays
on hes class basketball and hockey
teams, and Is n member OF the college
choir and mandolin club. She also plays
the organ at the morning chapel SER
vice
Like Miss clifford, Miss Sawyer was
class chairman in her freshman yesr
This year she has been treasurer of the
Student Government Association and
house chairman in Cragin Hall. She
plays on the varsity hockey team and
is member OF tho college choir and
lie Cercie Francois
Miss Lewis has been secretary of the
sophomore class and secretary and
treasurer Of the Studio Club this year.
She is n member of the glee club and
plays on her class hockey team.
Miss Barber Is president OF her class
and captain OF her class basketball team
and OF the junior freshman baseball
team. She plays on her class hockey
team and Is a member OF the mandolin
team.
The Faculty Club was entertained
Wednesday evening at tho Presidents
House. Prof. II. G. Tucker. the head
of the department Of music, gave remi-
niscences Of great musicians whom he
has known, and DR.. Walter .. McIntire.
professor OF philosophy and education.
spoke on the subject, Psychology and
tire War"
The Y. w. c. A. has been carrying on
a drive for funds to make up its annual
missionary budget. This drive culmi-
uated in the service Wednesday evening,
which was led by Gladys f. Jewett Of
Dorchester. the president of the associ-
alton.
There was a meeting of lie Cercle
Francois Wednesday evening in Net
calf Hall, at which the president Vir-
ginia II. Baker of Greenfield, Mass,
presided.
Tuesday afternoon President Cole
spoke before the Pierlan Club of Attle-
boro on Browning.
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COLUMBIA GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

The field day meet OF tho Columbia
Grammar School, New York city. at
which the interform contests are an
nuaIly decided. took place this year at
Scout Field. on upper Fifth avenue. and
was spirited and successful affair.
The award of medals 20 the various in
dividual victors and the presentation OF
the pennant TO that class which made
the highest score in the various events
will take place next week. This occa-
sion generally marks the full start of
outside athletic activity and will be sue
ceeded by contests in relay races, base
ball and tennis.
On the playground and In the gym
nasiuni active drill and preparation are
now going on for the annual exhibition
OF calisthenics and gymnastics. From
present appearances this should show
results quite up TO the fine record of
past years. With the ending OF the
war and the determination by the State
educational authorities TO reduce the
strictly military phase of physical Gull
ture and devote greater energy toward
general bodily development. there is not
likely 60 be the same attention paid 10
technical military drill and manual OF
arms. The exhibition will take place
this year toward the end of May.
outside of athletics interest is also
being developed in the coming conpet!-
tons in elocution and in the prize essays
in English. French and Spanish. Ger
man is still taboo The school has again
been favored hy the invitation to enter
the contest for the beautiful gold medal
presented by the National Society Colo
NAL Daughters. whose headquarters are
at WASHINGTON This medal is offered 10
certain schools throughout the country
for the great purpose OF stimulating
patriotism and encouraging true Ameri-
can ideals This beautiful medal is
now on exhibition at the school and
bears on its face the following inscrip-
ton: THE War for Liberty Medal
For the Promotion of Patriotic Educa-
ton" Last year the medal from this
society. bearing the inscription THE
William Howard Taft Medal for Good
Citizenship" was won by a fine essay
written by member OF the fourth form.
The award this year will be made at
the end of MAY
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AMHERST COLLEGE.

Amherst College, together with the
.ownspeoplc OF Amherst. Mass. and the
stu Tents OF the Massachusetts, Agricul-
turai College. turned out in full force
last Wednesday TO do homage TO the re-
turning Amherst Ambulance init, or
Section Sanltaire. Unit $40, as It is Of
IDEALLY known. At this time he MEM
berS OF the unit turned over theic flags
u Amherst College as Il lasting tesu-
nIonial OF part Of .Amherst's Dit in
the war There was n short parade Of
tn unit ending AT the COlless fence
vince appropriate exercises were held.
Dan Odds delivered al address of well
cone. afto~ which Stoddard Lane. 90 :hc
c,as OF 1903, presented the colors 20 the
college. President Meilieljohn made the
sTeech o. acceptance in behalf of The
cOi;.Ye
This unit was recruited at Amherst
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-27
Freshmen Themes To- day
and Quarter Century Ago

~ EGREES may change. entrance
requirements shift. the elective
49, system come and go. but fresh
man themes remain one OF the outstand-
Ing experiences Of college life to-day
as they were when dad was an under
graduate.
Twenty-siX wears ago the freshmen at
the University OF South Dakota, Yer
million, S. ID, were writing themes, but
upon different subjects from those OF
this spring. Tho modern freshman is
given considerable freedom in his choice
OF subject. In fact. he is urged to be
the magazine humorists. explains How
Two Girls study" Another Original!
theme writer relates THE Autohog-
raphy OF n Golf Ball" 4 young coed
is writing upon the subject nearest her
heart at this present. The Wearing OF
New Shoes" Tho boy prodigy looks
about him in the library. chews his pen
holder and tells of Animal Rcscm-
blances In People" on, yes, gentle
reader, these are genuine theme ~
jects and they We're used by freshmen
at the University OF South Dakota ta.s
month. OF course when one can't hC
original and lacks inspiration one can
always fall back ON such eXpos'tions AS
How TO Make Fudge" How TO Paddle
Canoe" or perhaps How TO Sell a
Fireless Cooker to Housewife"
After the original topic for Il theme
Is chosen the student must treat II in
am original manner. A stilted style, the
Instructor explains, is entirely obsolete.
The student should write cm1hus!as-
tieally and in II pleasing style using
his own vocabulary.
Thus admonished, the freshman is not
only original but aboriginal. At amy
rate he has his innings as u writer, and
he sometimes scores too, His cholc"
OF theme topics is, however, highly ill.,
structive.
You see freshman English has left
dads subjects far behind. Down in
the basement of the university library,
however, the freshman themes OF
1929 are preserved. for the best Of
item were bound In a book and formed
part of the University OF South Dakota
exhibit in III" states educational dis
play that was sent TO the Worlds Fair
at Chicago IN 1898.
English themes have changed almost
as much as the furniture. the womcn's
hats or the style OF haircut tor men In
the last thirty years, In the early
sos an enthusiastic manner OF writing
was almost inmcdest. A sub-freshman
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-27
BOSTON UNIVERSITY.

On account OF the parade OF the TWEEN
ty-sixth Division Friday the Boston Uni
versity Women Graduates Club has post
poned Prof Charles T. Copeland's read
ing until Friday afternoon, May 2. at
4 O'Clock, in Jacob Sleeper Hall. Pro-.
Copeland will give brief address with
readings from the works OF Kipling and
the proceeds will go toward the Boston
University work in France and other
club benevolences.
To provide adequate leadership for the
rural church. Boston University will
open next fall in it's school OF Theology
a department OF rural ministry. This
new chair will be primarily for college
graduates who expect to enter the coun-
try ministry.
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in lie university in 1898 in an essay
upon The HeGira" said that Mahomet
became acquainted with rich and
beautiful widow. who was sm.tteu by an
AFT, ction for him" TIE style, YOU See
was as formal as the affection.
TWO OF the theme writer's Of 1893 are
to-day well known lawyers.
Trof, Jason T. Payne Of the "a 'uity
OF the college of law at the university
wrote au "Aualygls Of Alfrcds VocabU-
Larry in which lie tahulatcd the words
takeH Tor his experiment, tho number
OF repett,ons, the words that had be
Come obsolete and the number anI p"r-
oonjage Of the words stt'l IA uso He also
listed all of the obsolete words
Arnold l.. Davis. Row a New Nor'>
lawyer, conducted research entitled
chronological Analysis ot one Thou
sand Consecutive Words From Nj
cauleys Essay on 'Bu"loiGh and HIS
Times, avd hero lac tahulatei the
Aualo-SaNon and voo- Nnglo-SANon
words
To-day tie freshman chooses 81 >Io-
iect involving rot 50 much research.
bu, jg the good o'd dJ.s WIrn Dad was
\ freshman It took some research 80
sc. tho facts and some Thought to al
range them.
Tho freshman %. those days chos"
profound subjects They dis CURSED
"Nirgirs Indebtedness 10 Honor The
Monk of the Twelfth Century As a
Civi,izer,' ",iregory vi! and the Gel
ihacy OF the Clergy THE IEneid "A
the Epic Of tho Roman Empire \
coed Of 1879 wrote about "Norse ponu
lar Poetry with many quotations ,n
tho original Gregory VII occupied a
positive place in the though; Of those
iorg ago freshmen, fov another student.
told of Gregory wills Struggle to
Abolish Simouy,"
Nor were tho sub-frcshmpu 20 be out
done. Any lodge brother II good stand
ing would be Interested Ia The Revolt
OF the Maccabees." Another student
writing OF browning and the Song OF
Nature asked in conclusion; "Who
dare say that browning has no music
OF course dad would declare that tho
days Of real study and trIr mental dis
c.pliuc were the dear Old days when n"
was freshman himself However, =
ia possible that not an the freshman
themes Of lS92-93 We're up 10 the stand
ard OF the samples preserved IN the
library, for the ones IN the l,lra-r Wcr"
the best o; the year. good enough -
be sent 10 a worlds fair, and there's no
worlds faIr this yeaE
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KINGSLEY SCHOOL.

The baseball season of Kingsley School,
Essex Fells. n. J.. has begun suspicious
~ On Saturday. the 9Th inst. the team
defeated the Newman School on the lat
ters grounds at HackensaciS by a score
OF 90 10 4. Hacker did excellent work
for two innings in this game and Marsh,
for the remainder OF the game. did steady
pitching. On Wednesday, the 23d. West
Orange came UP TO Kingsley. Through
n Misunderstanding they had at first
gone to Newark, thinking the game was
TO be played there. SO that the game at
Essex Fells did not start until 445
o'clock. Ut was planned that Il should
be n seven inning game, but az the score
was tied at the end OF tho seventh In
ming the teams finally played twelve in
nlngs At the end OF the twelfth inning
Kingsley won the game through Waugh's
fine work in stealing home. All through
the game Waugh's good generalship told
strongly in favor of his team; his bat
ting. base running and catching were all
OF n high order and greatly contributed
to the success OF the team. Cavanagh's
work IN the outfeld was unusually good
ha caught nine flies in four innings.
Marsh pitched steadily through twelve
innings, allowing only six runs; his bat
ting was good.
Edgar McNaughton, who was one of
the most prominent y. NJ C. A. workers
in Europe during the war. Is TO speak TO
the boys to-day. His address will be
upon his experiences In Austria, France
and Russia. Mr. McNaughton was one
OF the leaders in the Y. VI. c. A. work in
Europe. His wife. who accompanied him,
was also very active. They have been
back home only few weeks.
Kingsley sends a team To the Franklin
Field Phila dephia. TO compete IN the re-
lay races-Saltsman sullivan, Dick Cla-
son, Pierson and Knox. Last year the
Kingsley team took the gold medal and
the trophy In these races in It's class