Show College Independence Flunks Many Students Editors Editor's note Michigan l school officials have an announced announced announced an- an that liberal arts colle colleges colleges col col- col- col le leges c In that state tate are arc full of misfits without college e ability that 35 flunk out h by the end nd of ot their tr freshman hman year and that their parents parents' unsuitable unsuitable unsuitable un un- suitable ambitions for them are at fault By Helen Fleming Chicago Dall Dally Daily News e A Service Senile CHICAGO CHICAGO What What are arc the causes of flunking in college Why are there failures Some do not have the book learning ability e essential to college e work worl says Dean Harold W. W Bailey at the University of Illinois branch at Navy Pier here herc- where admission standards are arc relatively cly lenient Some could learn by bv demonstration tion or by verbal explanation but they cannot learn directly from texts the tho method so important in college JI He joined Examiner Albert S. S I Nichols Nichol of Wheaton Ill college and the deans of liberal arts and commerce at DePaul university Chicago in saying that the independence independence independence inde inde- of college life throws many students I Find Out Too Late They fail to realize in time how howman man many hours must be spent studying studying study study- ing and find too late they have slighted study declared Rev Theodore J J. J CM liberal arts and sciences dean at DePaul They find they are free of the supervised study and specified study periods imposed in high school and some do not take It upon themselves to study voluntarily voluntarily voluntarily volun volun- agreed reed Rev Edward J. J Kammer I C CM L commerce dean They go to lectures but put off study because there is no Immediate Immediate immediate Imme Imme- diate up check and once they have I fallen behind they find it hard to catch up observed Dr Nichols at Wheaton heaton Low ability students who arc admitted because their high school grades ar arc deceptively good I sometimes due to parental help or easy cour courses es are among those thoe i who fail he added Inability to concentrate and to I read rapidly and well well arc are weaknesses weaknesses weak weak- nesses that trip some students who I spend enough even too much time studying said several au au- Emotional and family problems ill health and financial perplexities perplexities perplex perplex- often contribute to academic failure spokesmen for tor all schools agreed |