Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-04
TEACHERS OF KNOWN
WORTH, SENTIMENT
.la0WDO|N SENIOR "13"
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special to Kenneoec Journap
W.,wick, Me-, March 3.--Recom-
..adstions for the establishment of
'.au,red Introductory course In
,',,,on for Freshman year and
Ev W., the addition to the college
.,ou,um Of any so-called practical
Gu aa..ss designed directly to increase
Earnings in business or profess
mems among the most significant
ioa nose contained in the report re-
.. DIV submitted to President Ken
CENT N. Stills of Bowdoin College
ne' 1ss undergraduate committee. The
m r',ttee, together with similar
committees committees from the alumni and fac
con.n Vas appointed last spring by
MY ssnt stills to consider the lines
P!-osress the college should follow
o. plve the next ten years. The re-
dullns which covers So typewriter
port ond represents the work of 10
! shee. a,,n seniors, Is in part based
boMuvc comprehensive questionable
upon last fall to the student
s s.Sv hut to a much greater extent
y. wi. .ss result Of the committees own
delberations. o,,.+o. a..
~ LEV should consist of men who are
iseu and that it should attract
uao, narroting pedagogues. but live
nv. ~ intellect. men of attractive
men .ora,,ty. men who have demon
psas.as their ability to teach" IN
su.,.sd commentator was given
re- powdoin system of major exam
. NV s,;ons with the recommendation
INC! ma The requirements be further
ss.itened. In addition to the written
I'D oral examination. the committee
ss..oammended that each man submit
thesis In his major field or take two
II it's consideration of athletics the
,onmittee favored placing coaches on
nority with the faculty. They
sooriad a false valuation of athletics,
Sslieying that champions should not
~ made at the expense of gentle
= .,onIiness. craftsmanship, or scholar
shin hut believed that there is little
sanger- at present of over emphasis
on athletics at Bowdoin. The rec
concentration was made that juniors
and seniors should not be required to
attend physical training courses dur
ing the fall and winter months. The
: raconmendation was made that the
= certificate system of admissions be
abolished. and that all candidates be
rsc,,ired to take entrance eXamina-
tions The present policy of limit
mo the size of the college to about
gO0 received the support of the COM
mittee. The greatest addition to the
college plant needed at present Is, in
Inc opinion of the committee. I'm
ion. with a common large enough to
accomodate $50 men. This would be
one of the main factors in the settle
ment of the non fraternity problem.
In considering the phase the commit
. tee advocated the limiting of exist
= ing fraternities in size, in order to
increase the size of the non fratcr-
nitv group and make it a powerful
and we'll cared for part of the under
graduate body. In the opinion of the
committee the student council should
! have more powers and duties, and the
proposal was made that the Studene
government should have the sole
power to recommend to the faculty
all disciplinary action to be taken on
an undergraduate. The establish
ment of student aid bureau was ad-
vocated, and the policy of granting
Of fewer and larger scholarships APP
proved.
The student committee which pre-
pared the report was composed of H.
b Lincoln Houghton of Concord. Mass,
r Chairman; Albert Abrahamson of
Portland, John A. Aspinwall of Pitts
burgh, William F. G. Bell of Hamil-
ton, Ontario, Charles S. Bradeen of
Essex, Conn.,, Gordon Buchanan of
Wellesley Mass. Gordon c. Genthner
OF Newton Center. Mass, Charles
Griffin of Dorchester. Mass. Clarence
T. Hamilton Of South Portland. Har-
old G. Littlefield of Wells, Philip M.
Palmer of Bethlehem, Pa, Lawrence
). NJ. Read of Worcester. Mass. and
Theodore Smith Of Marblehead.
Mass.