The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-22
EX-SOLDIERS DOING
WE'LL At COLLEGE
Small Percentage of Absolute Failures
Was Reported By
Colleges.

How are the former soldiers doing
at eollegel" is a question asked and
answered in a recent publication of the
| United States bureau of education, de-
partment of the interior. Summarize
ing returns to an inquiry made by one
of the church boards of education, the
bureau finds that as a rule the re-
| turned soldier has fallen into his old
stride and is doing work about the
same as before entering the service"
One college president reported that
his ex-soldier students had not done
very well and that they were restless
and found il hard to concentrate on
their work. This same answer was
received from another institution where
l6 ex-service men had registered at
the beginning of the school year. Two
Of these had withdrawn. The rest did
not do as well as hoped because of I'M
rest due to INDIGESTION as to the future
they wanted TO follow and the result.
ing quandary as to what preparation
they should make.
Albion college, however, reported
that the majority of ex-service men
had done excellent work, especially
those who had been in college before
entering the service. A number of 9th
er institutions reported their returned
men doing work above the average.
The report from Missouri Wesleyan
college was that these men were doing
far above what they did previous TO
the war the grades indicating that the
work of the service men is of a very
high order. The Q per cent students
receiving all "A" grades were all ex-
service men. There were very few
failures among the returned men at
this college, showing that they realized
the benefit of an education and the
Importance Of hard, diligent work.
The majority of schools did not ac-
centuate either success or failure OF
ex-serviee men in the first semester's
work, but on the whole the men were
reported as having rapidly readjusted
themselves to their work.
More Surviving Examinations
In answer to a question as to how
the student body survived the mid
wear examinations, the majority Of
colleges reported an improvement in
the average of previous years. As
usual, failures in individual courses
were greater in number than failures
such as to exclude the student from
continuing
The percentage Of complete failures 1
was variously reported from to . per 4
cent One school reported financial |
reasons and reasons other than scholar /
ship as causing loss of ~ students; !
scholarship caused a loss of /
only II. OF the first number six were /
seniors who were graduated.
At the University of Chattanooga /
the mid wear examinations showed the /
lowest percentage of freshman mortal I
ity in the history Of the university. 4
This was attributed TO a bulletin pub (
lished at the end of each 30-day quiz
period with the names and scholarship
average of the first 10 in each of the +
college classes. This stimulated a
great deal of profitable rivalry, il is
said.
Women Averaged Higher.
When asked to compare the grades
received by men and women the al
most universal answer was that the
grades Of women averaged higher
These statements were qualified in
some cases by supplementary explana-
lions.
Chancellor Buchtel Of the University
n Denver calls attention to the fact
hat women as a rule do not earn their
living. and that on the other hand a
treat number Of the men earn their
living in whole or in part. 4
Montana Wesleyan reports just com
,iled from work Of the first semester
how that there are fewer failures
Imong the women. and that as a whole
better grade Of work l. done BY them.
The men suTpass in having some Of
heir number attain q high rank. In
he college department - per cent q
he women passed in all their subjects.
The men showed 50 per cent with no
ailunes, while per cent failed com
lletcly The other - per cent failed
n some subjects and passed in others
n attaining "A" grades the men sur
.assed the women. Nine per cent q
Re men received al "a grades. rec
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