Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-24
Or. JOSIAH n. PENNlMAN
On closer College Relationships

A CLOSER relationship between the Uni
"A versity heads and the student eody'
especially members of the freshman class
Is one Of the desires Of DIR. Josiah ii. Fen
niman, acting provost at the University OF
Pennsylvania.
With the University opening its doors to-
day, Doctor Penniman told OF few OF the
plans which have been devised for the better
inculcation Of the best possible spirit among
the student body
Zone OF the Innovations" explained Doc
tor Penniman. 'is the establishment OF what
we are going to call student conferences.
Followine the custom, recently revived py
Doctor Smith, OF all University chapel, u
is our intention to amplify the idea this
year.
"On Monday there will be a conference
intended principally for the assistance OF
frst year men. There will be speaker on
every Monday, who will talk on some sub
ject touching on university life of the proper
Pennsylvania spirit. The speakers chosen
will be either those who have some connec-
ton with the University. those who have
knowledge and interest In the University OF
promipent men Of Philadelphia who may
have a worth while message for us.
ION Friday OF next week there will be
similar conference but this time open to all
students, and again there will be a speaker
who has message to give the University.
Upper Glass Students Help
Especially ! desire to bring a new spirit
to the incoming boys. The task Of teaching
them what the University stands for will
not be IN my hands nor In those Of any fac
ulty members, but will be conducted by
upper classmen who are best fitted to do the
work.
Along this line II has been arranged to
put one senior In every dormitory. His role
will be that Of adviser and counselor to his
particular group Of first year men, and we
expect this plan to accomplish a great deal.
When say that the work Of assisting the
freshmen will be In the hands of the stu
dents themselves, ! will add that these
upper classmen will work In co cooperation
with us, and will at all times have our hearty
support and CO operation.
"Pennsyivania is peculiarly situated In
that II is in the heart Of great city. Many
Of the incoming first year men have never
been outside Of the limits OF small country
town. Naturally they have no desire to 10
wrong as the expression goes, and in many
cases would not do so II they were given
good advice at the outset.
at was for this reason that so much at
tention was paid this year to the reception
and guiding OF the freshmen on their arrival
road stations and the booths located all over
the campus. We hope by all these means
not only to steer these men right at the out.
set, but also to instill In them the real spirit
| Of Pennsylvania, first and foremost and be.
fore all else.
1.-THE University Is opening It's new year
under the very best OF auspices and we are
| all looking forward to a most successful ses .
sion. OF the new professors I need only
say that the very fact that they were
brought here Is proof that they are OF the
highest caliber.
Three familiar faces are gone, and there
| Is not one Of us here at the University who
| will not miss DR.. Edgar Fahs Smith, DR..
John MacFaplane and DR.. John Bach Nc
Master to the fullest extent. They have
been with us 10 long and were all so well :
beloved that they must OF necessity leave a
void that cannot be easily filed"
! Teachers Are u. OF p, Men
| In commenting on the fact that so many
| of the new appointments of professors and
Instructors are Pennsylvania men Doctor
Pennimap declared that he could not saw
whether this was matter Of policy or 81
accident. ..'. -
| There are a great many Of our own
men, he admitted "And Of course nv
advantage In them 10 that they have "a vssll
In their hearts the spirit OF the UNIVERSITY
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