Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10

tain its traditional policy of freedom
from discrimination on grounds of race
or religion.
That. as a general policy. transfer
IF students from other colleges be con-
fined to such candidates as have lacked
opportunity to prepare themselves for
admission by the usual methods.
, THAT insistence be strictcr On full
compliance with the published require
mcnts for admission.
THAT no candidate be admitted
whose examination in English COM
position is not passable. This rule
is not to apply to candidates for
whom English is a foreign tongue.
That the number of satisfactory
grades under the Old Plan be raised
from five to six, announcement be-
ing made that greater increase is
likely in the near future.
THAT the question of discontinue
ing the old plan be raised after the
above regulations shall have been in
force long enough to permit study OF
their results.
THAT Italian be recognized as an
admission subject on a par with
Spanish.
That botany and zoology be add
ed to the list of elective subjects
under the new plan.
That as an experiment, the fol-
lowing modification be introduced
in the published requirements for
admission: pupils who have salts
factorily completed an approved
school course such al is outlined in
the description of the new plan. and
whose scholastic rank places them
| in the highest seventh of the boys OF
| their graduating class. may. If re-
commended by their school. be ad-
| mitted to college without examina-
ton. This method Of admission is
| intended to facilitate access to COL
lege by capable boys from schools
which do not ordinarily prepare
| their pupils for college examina-
! tons. The college records of stu
dents thus admitted will be scratin-
| lied with view to determining the
expedience of extending. restricting,
| or 'abolishing the practice"
| Dealing with certain aspects of It's
+. work, the committee said in its re-
! port:
Foremost. by reason Of publicity
! and apparent urgency, among the
| matters to be examined by your
| committee was the question of rae
! ial proportion in the student body.
| This, however. was only one phase
of the problem studied. and as the
| Investigation progressed the entire
! committee became convinced that
! the whole question should be ap-
! preached not from the viewpoint of
race. but in an effort to accomplish
a proper selection of individuals
! among the available candidates for
| admission to Harvard college.
1.-The committee believes that If
| the intellectually unfit can be elm
| mated and if our entrance require
! ments can be adjusted to the work
| OF Soodschools now sending men to
| Harvard college, our whole problem
! can be met; and that the student
body will be properly representative
of all groups in our national life.
"Concenning. proportional repre-
| SenentatlOn your committee is I'M
| animous in recommending that no
departure be made from the policy
that has so long approved Itself
the policy of equal opportunity for
| all. regardless of race and religion.
Any action liable to Interpretation
as an acceptance of the principle of
racial discrimination would to many
seem like a dangerous surrender of
| traditional ideals
| Under the circumstances the in
PRODUCTION of any novel process
seems lneXpedient. Even so rational
a method as personal conference
or an intelligence test. if now adopt
ed as means of selection. would
| inevitably regarded as Il covert de-
| vice to eliminate those deemed rae
tally or socially undesirable. and
however fairly conceived and con-
| Quoted. could not fail to arouse
damaging suspicion.
] Your committee is opposed also,
under present conditions, to an ar
bitrary limitation of the number of
| students to be admitted. and to the
policy of giving preference to the
sons of graduates. Unearned en-
emptions and favors are apt to be
| demoralizing to their recipients. Aid
| if the size of our freshman class is
to be reduced. the reduction can
best be accomplished by raising the
| standard ~