Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
GEORGE E. NITZScHE
On the Beneficial influences Of Great
University

University
THE beneficial influences of a great uni
i versty are in the modern life Of the
institution no longer confined to the class
room alone, but with all the power which
the guiding spirits can summon extended TO
the home life Of the students, according 10
George r. Nitzsche, recorder of the UNI
versity Of Pennsylvania.
There is what amounts to a periodic IN
spection of the conditions under which our
students live," said Mr.. Nitzsche, and
every possible effort is made by the members
of the executive staff to see that these con-
ditions are of the best The necessity for
this is too plain to need any discussion, for
1t is apparent that without living conditions
which make for the best mental, spiritual
and physical health of the students, high
degree Of scholarship cannot reasonably be
expected.
The Side Of the Parents
"While history is full of instances in which
scholarship conquered unfortunate physical
and living conditions. still these men who
have risen by sheer force of character over
their physical weaknesses are those who came
close to the line of genius and had ut the
same time exceptional determination. 10
ask these things Of the average under,
graduate would be to ask unfairly and
usually to ask in vain.
but there is another and equally i'm
portant side to this matter, and that ~ the
attitude of the parents. Most boys and girls
who enter college, or at any rate large
proportion of them, are those who are Tor the
first time leaving their homes for any ex-
tended stay. Therefore, in fairness to their
parents as well as themselves, 1t Is well lot
the University to exercise reasonable Su-
pervision over their home life, to see that they
are made comfortable as far as that lies
within our power and to see that the IN
fucnces which surround them when IN thelr
living uuartprS Of the best,
'We have n committee on students resi-
dences by which much of this work is per-
formed. In the choice of these residences;
which are all investigated before the ofhclal
sanction of the University is given, 1t has
been the aim of the committee to select those
places In which the influences in the midst
of which the students will live are those
which will be conducive to the greatest pos
sible health and happiness of the student.
The Sexes Separated
at is therefore a part Of the plan
adopted by us and which we have found to
work out exceedingly well to have as com
plete separation of the sexes as possible
in their college homes. Therefore, we have
made 1t stringent rule that those board
ing homes which we recommend must be
exclusively either for young men or for young
women. This has met with the approval OF
those who admit our students into their
families for portion Of the year as we'll as
with that of the students themselves.
ITO facilitate the selection of a suitable
place in which to live, we have prepared a
| list Of both boarding and rooming houses,
which has been carefully prepared and which
| by the fact Of the name appearing thereon
| shows that 1t has been approved The usual
| method Is to have the name of the residence
| registered with US by the owner or the lessee
| and, after the necessary investigation has
| been concluded, the name appears on our
| list. All of the proprietors are supplied
| with copy of the rules Of the University
which have to do with the living conditions
| of our students. and these must be lived up
to in every detail.
NATURALLY. in cases Of this sort, we have
! to have some manner of making our stipHin =
tions effective, but the original investga
ton is so strict and thorough that we have
| practically no trouble.
| ''In case, however, Of a violation of our
| restrictions, the students residing there may
| be withdrawn. The students themselves
! must follow the directions Of the University
| in this matter under penalty of having their
names dropped from the rolls of the college
Many Come Unprepared
| During the next two or three weeks
something like II 900 students will come tC
the University from all over tho world
| Many of them coming for the first time viii
never think to make preparations in advance
for their living quarters and so we must bC
ready for them in this respect. Here /,
where the value of a carefully prepared list
| comes IN, Tor the plhces Wnlch nave received
the official sanction of the University author.
tiles will doubtless prove satisfactory to thu
young people.
Our list is prepared with the design il
view of meeting all tastes and all purses an,
each Is equally important in the selection
of a student residence. Many of our stu
dents work all or part of their way through
college, and it Is therefore n matter of mo
ment. both to themselves and to u.s. tina
they be supplied with a home during theil
college term which will meet alike theil
standards OF living. the requirements which
the University demands and Q pocket
book which in many cases is replenishet