Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-02-06
LIMIT ON
STUDENTS
Is FIXED
Willamette to Curtal
Enrolment to 45O,
With Maximum OF
200 Co eds

Portland, Or, fso. 5---I 1E S'i4'
ment Of the maximum registra'
tion Of cO-eds at Willamette uni
yersity to 200. and the total regis,
tration to 450. was voted satur'
day By the board Of trustees OF
Willamette university at its semi
annual meeting in the First Meta
odtst church. Taere are now 5Al
students in the college-2S5 Vo-
men and ass men. The action OF
the board was in keeping with
raeommendstion made by Presi'
dent Can Gregg Doney in his re-
port.
Two other major recommenda-
tious made by the president are
raauirement upon the faculty that
greater care be exercised in the
admitting students. and an IN
crease in the number Of instruc-
tors. These recommendations wiz
be considered By the executive
committee.
Uuon recommendation OF Dr.
Doney the board reelected ma
tortty of faculty. Before voting
10 keep willamette In the small
college class, rather than allow
her 10 grow into larger institu-
tion the board heard the report Of
survey which Dr. Doney made oil
40 colleges.
Men to Get Preference.
Tbirty-elght replies were re-
eaiyed. he said, all Of which
agreed that there should not pc
more women than men students.
Ten were reported TO- have eG'
pressed the opinion that the men
should exceed the women, the pro-
portion varying from ) to 3 to /
10 l. In Willamette in the college
OF liberal arts there are lSS men
men and $50 women.
The new program will prooaDiy
mean keen competition among
Methodists with daughters In
their families to get their girls
into Willamette university, espe-
eiaIIy where the parents desire
their children to attend a church
school. To prevent possible EN-
barrasgment to the faculty and a
possibility that the maximum reg
istration rule might deprive some
worthy young person Of an educa-
tion, the board did not make 400
an iron-elad number. Faculty
members will be allowed to use
discretion in admitting students
after the $50 mark Is reached,
especially when an emergency
arises. II was suggested that the
maximum be not exceeded by
21-2 per cent. A committee was
appointed to work out the details
and report at the next executive
committee meeting.
Teachers Few. Report.
DR.. Doneys report also showed
that the university has Is full
time instructors, eight student as
sistants. four Kimball college in
structors, and six part time in
structors. DR.. Doney figures the
total time given by all instructors
to be the equivalent Of 20 full
time teachers, and an average Of
23 students per instructor, "a ra-
ito that is universally considered
to be too low for efficient lnstruc-
ton" said the president
The primary question Is
whether 1t is better to give ex-
cellent instruction to 400 stu
dents. or less excellent instruction
to 500 or more, The question
proposed Is one OF the most serious
In the field Of education and is
exciting the concern Of colleges
throughout the land. The great
increase in the number OF students
who are seeking higher education
is overtaxing the resources Of the
institution, with the result that
there IS an impairment Of the
quality Of instruction offered"
Dr. Doney also reminded the
board that the school is "sorely
deficient In facilities by having
no gymnasium, this building
having been destroyed by fire last
May, and also urged upon the
board the necessity of launching
the proposed endowment cam
paign.
Would Ask Aid of Church,
Meanwhile. comm tt e e
should be appointed" he said. TO
request the general education
board (of the Methodist church,
to continue to help us until the
endowment Is secured"
Unless this contract with the
board OF education is renewed, or
some other plan provided to con
tinue the current income. we face
retrogression and disaster" he
continued.
DR.. Doney expressed satisfac-
tlon that the general criticism Of
intercollegiate athletics does not
apply to Willamette" our pow
erty may have been our protec
;ion." he added.
The president also told the
board that It was unjust to stu
dents and their parents for the
college to render a second rate
service. I'VE believe 1t advisable
to announce to the public that
Willamette will admit only so
many students as It can care for
In the most excellent manner,
that the limit has been reached /