The border vidette., 1931-08-22
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA NEWS

+ University of Arizona (Tucson)
In keeping with progressive
plan of development at the state
university the registrars Office
plans to institute q bureau of
student Identification st the open
ing of the new school year.
Photographic equipment has
been ordered and picture of
each student registering for
classes at the university will be
taken on the official days of re
Ristration. The name of the
student will be photographed at
the same time, it is said.
The photos will be taken with
special Leice camera and the
negatives will be about the size
of passport photographs. At
least three prints Of each student
will be made. One priut will be
filed in the registrars Office with
the students permanent record,
one will go to the graduate man
ayers Office and the third will
be available to the dean of men
and the dean of women.
Not only will the camera be
used for individual photos but
in addition it will be used to
make photostatic copies of stud.
ents records and transcripts.
Through this utilization it will
be possible to supply lumber
of transcripts of students
work at small cost and will be a
decided help to the graduate
seeking q position, it is stated.
The print going to the gradu
ate managers Office will be past
ed on the inside flap of the stud
ent athletic pass and will serve
the purpose Of Identification at
the gate.
| Identification of students by
the Photographic method is in
general use throughout the coun.
try, Registrar G.. Zaner Lesher
states, and it has been discover
ed to be of decided help in place.
ment Of students.
| Freshmen glee clubs. a new
plan suggested by Prof. w. A.
| IVogel of the college of music,
| will be organized at the .Univer
sity of Arizona during freshman
week in September.
According to plans the work
lof the two new organizations will
supplement work done by the
varsity clubs. All freshmen re
gistering will be given an oppor
tunity to try out for the musical
groups.
| In addition to this plan for the
freshmen, it is also hoped to
send the varsity glee clubs to
Los Angeles, February 10, to
compete in the western contests.
Just before the opening of school
this fall Professor Vogel will
visit the northern part of Ari
zona to arrange an itinerary for
the mems glee club for the ne "
| college year.
| Dates for home concerts have
also been announced. These in
clude the Women's Glee Club on
January IA. Mems Glee Club on
February 4, and the University
band, December 8.
Announcement was made to
day by Dr.. E. P. Mathew
that all candidates for a Rhodes
scholarship in the Arizona di.
vision must file intention to
secure an appointment by Oct.
/, 1881.
Under the new plan of selec
ton introduced last year, the
state of Arizona may compete
each year entering two men in
com petition with FIVE other states
of the division. The states com
peting 10 the division include
Arizona. California. Nevada,
Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.
From the group of twelve men
in the district, the committee
selects four each year to receive
the Oxford scholarship. Stu
dents wishing to represent the
state first file their applicat ton
with DR.. Mathe wson by Oct. /.
Four candidates from this
group are selected to appear be
fore the state committee headed
by DR.. Homer Leroy Shantz,