Evening star., 1955-01-18

partments Is strong, but they
had some criticism Of the UNDER
graduate College Of Agriculture.
sThe subject matter In some
departments is split up into SO
many sources that more time
than may be available Is re-
quired to get q desirable cover
age. n the objectiyes Of the
teaching could be sharply de-
fined and the superfiuous ma
terial eliminated, considerable
time might be saved with g re-
sultant strengthening Of the
program" the report stated.
College Of Business and Public
Administration.
'sThe programs Of the several
instructional areas show little
proliferation. The offerings are
substantial and are similar to
those generally found in COM
parable work given in other ac-
universities"
Engineering.
"Ohjectiyes - Many. perhaps
most, other engineering schools
make no more use of objectives
than does engineering at Mary
land" Main fault found by
committee: Failing to prepare
the students to live rich lives of
their own.)
"Organization-The organiza-
ton appears to operate smooth
ly toward the attainment of the
objectives. There is little rea-
son to say it is not well adapted
to the University Of Maryland.
The committee formed the inn
preston that the faculty have
little responsibility in establish
ing policies and procedures, nor
do they seek it.
-. There Is little funda-
mental research -. salaries are
not up to the best, but probably
are above average in the field.
"Outcomes Engineering con-
tributing acceptably to the ac-
complishments of the institu-
tion's detectives. It believes
that their effectiveness could be
improved by more fundamental.
Tesearching in engineering car
ried on primarily by the teaching
staff. "
school Of Law.
Recommend against elimina-
ton Of evening division. 1.-THE
fact that three evening law
schools operate In Baltimore
should be proof stificient there
is a demand.
"The school offers no distinct
program of continuing legal edu-
cation for lawyers. The school
carries no formal placement pro-
gram.
THE committee is critical Of
the inbreeding in the faculty.
The dean and three full-time
and II part-tirne teachers hold
LII. b. degrees from the school
where they are employed. The
present full-time staff is mini
num-"
College Of Arts and Sciences.
1t wassone Of the branches Of.
the university which came IA for
a large share of the general
criticism.
.Th6 dear, g the report said,
has made an effoft to co-crdi-
nate bile offerings uf the college.
The catalogue Statement Of OBJ
jectives reflects this attempt, but
there is little evidence that the,
purpose Of liberal education,
which are clear in the mind Of
the dean. are shared sufficiently
or discussed adequately with the
heads of departments, not to
mention the members of the
faculty"
The evaluators, however, said
they we're impressed with the
quality Of the faculty in many
departments of the College Of
Arts and Sciences and found little
evidence of discomfort among its
members.
q. It seems strange that q
college of arts and sciences
should have no instruction In
the classical languages Of Greek
and Latin
"There is no procedure Of
academic probation -. The coll
lege has no authority over the
university policy which permits
repeating of courses and dismiss
sal for academic failures.
Maryland State College.
''Until 1947. the State showed
little concern for its Negro land
grant college. In that year q
State commission on higher edu-
cation now called the Marbury
Commission severely criticized
conditions at Princess Anne and
recommended that the institu-
tior1 be abandoned and its func-
tions handed over to Morgan
State.
rThere is clear evidence on
the other hand that at least
since 1899 the Board Of Regents
Of the university has given con-
tinuous consideration to the
problem of the higher education
Of the Negroes in the State and
specifically to the problem of the
college at Princess Anne"
LIBRARY.
Library services to all divisions
Of the university are deficient
In one or more Of the following
essentials: Quarters, collections
Of journals and monographs,
acquisition Of currently pub
lished literature, multiple copies
OF course readings. staff for
acquisition and cataloging and
staff for reference and biblio-
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