The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-12

| largely in seminars, discussion groups with not more than 1G members. Other students use the "conference' more freely for mass activity.
 Self Education Sound
 The system is based on the thought that self-education is sound, where there is both guide and a goal. Therefore the tutors confer individually with students, suggest their reading, and act, ac- cording to Dr Brewer 'as cata lytic agents on the minds of the men,"
 Frequent papers are written by the undergraduates as a basis for discussion by the seminars or con- ferences.
 The only restriction regarding attendance at the conferences, 1t was pointed out, is one of good manners" Since attendance, in a broad sense, is looked upon as a social engagement, It is consid- cred breach of good taste to ab. sent oneself from them," accord ing to the president, who added that most students want to at tend them because they feel the, will miss something valuable is they do not"
 The problem of marks, credits, and quizzes, is confined to "pre- liminary examination" which a student must pass to enter the senior division, and final ex- | animation" when he receives his college degree. Even the examina- ton is less formal than the grint- ing interrogation issued by mas ters at the usual universities. Dr Brewer is enthusiastic over the progress made during the first | educational year in which the sys- tenn has been tried.
 Already" he said, "departmen- r tai lines, the old water-tight com partments. are disappearing, and one can see in the college the be- ginnings of a process for unifyirg | knowledge, for bringing the sep arate parts together in CO., | ordinated whole.'
 Relief From Bondage | The biggest factor in tEe | changed attitude of Olivet stu- dents, in his opinion, is the "trs- l mendous relief from the bondage of the machinery of courses, time schedules, hours, points, credits | quiZZes, grades and course exam. | nations"
 students and faculty alike" te declared, ''are finding a muc.l greater interest in their work. The students particularly realize thai what t's'y are doing is for them. selves, and that the value to be de. rived from their education is foi them, not for the institution
 ''It is too soon yet to tell wheth. CT the new system will attract more serious students and discou:. age the less serious ones.
 1.-Two educational tendencies, believe, are perhaps discernible ii, connection with many inquiries we
 have received from other institu. tions. First, there is a tendenc, l to provide a wider, more compre.
 hensive range of offerings . fo, students. Second, there Is ten. dency to raise the scholarship fol those capable of doing more ex. acting and thorough work of a somewhat scholarly type" And enrolment at Olivet for
 next year will be the greatest iIl
 it's history, with about 65 per cen; from out of state-many coming from the eastern states.
 How College Was Founded pr Brewer, youthful president of the small college which was founded "by divine revelation" n
 1S44, studied at Dartmouth Col lege and at Oxford, England.
 He was at one time member of the New York Book Publishing firm of Brewer. Putnam and War ren. In 1893, he came to OIivei as presidsnt.
 l The college was founded by the Rev John J. Shipstead, who firrt tanRht a9 stiidents--ox-c and