Show IN THE COLLEGE We vVe find upon our exchange table this week the College Times a magazine devoted devoted devoted de de- voted to the interests of all Upper Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada college boys past and present and published at Christmas Easter and Midsummer under the patronage of the theOld theOld theOld Old Boys' Boys As Association The main topic which is being almost universally discussed in this weeks week's exchanges exchanges exchanges ex ex- changes is the honor system of examina examina- Arguments s both for and against the system are being forcibly brought before the notice of the college public but the consensus of opinion is strongly in favor of putting students upon their honor The Stevens Steve ls Life devotes an editorial editorial editorial edi edi- to the subject and the Tech follows follows follows fol fol- lows suit giving an account of a system that is being used to advantage in one of the technical institutions A body of men from the different t classes of the in institution institution institution in- in are appointed ted by the faculty unknown to the main body of stu students who form themselves into a Council and if any mem member ber of any class is found practicing dishonesty the Council in inquire inquire inquire in- in quire into the charge and if it is sus- sus d a recommendation is forwarded to the faculty for the dismissal of the offender During exa examinations the students students students stu stu- dents are absolutely free from faculty supervision and monitors but there is known to be present some member of the II Council The essays this week are more numerous numerous numerous numer numer- ous than the fiction the authors choosing choosing choosing choos choos- ing such subjects as Washington as a Farmer in the Peddie Peddle Chronicle The English Language and Should the College Student Study in the St. St Johns John's Collegian while the best story II A Valentine Valentine Val Val- entine German is prin printed ted in the College Folio r The latter paper also contains One Womans Woman's Work an article shows ing what women can do and Personal Recollections Recollections- I a very charming sketch Taken all in all we think thi this s issue the best best- of the year Ten y years ars ago Yale inaugurated a policy of giving freedom to the upper classes to choose electives Since then this policy has been continued and ex ex- tended The current number of the Yale Vale Review has an interesting editorial giving statistics showing which courses have grown in favor under this policy The following summary gives the result r in in a few words and will be of interest in showing the drift of a typical college whose experience we believe is not exceptional exceptional exceptional ex ex- Comparing then the class graduating in 1894 with the class that graduated in 1886 we see that the former former former for for- mer received per cent ent more instruction instruction instruction tion in political science 4 43 per cent more in history and 30 per cent more morein morein morein in the modern languages other than English The same class received less instruction in English by 22 per cent ent in ancient languages by 17 per cent and in mental and moral philosophy by 11 per cent Such in general have been the results of the policy of allowing allowing allowing allow allow- ing successive classes more and more freedom in the selection of their studies The The Unit It is a source of sIn sincere ere gratification to all St Stevens vens men to know that the prize awarded by the Engineering News for forthe forthe forthe the best st thes thesis s written by graduates of any scientific institution in the United States or Canada has been captured by two of our own graduates Colles and Gallaher 94 Stevens Stevens Lz Life e. e Harvard bests Yale in debate as regularly regularly regularly reg reg- as Yale bests Harvard in boating and football ll but Y Yale ale used to be and probably still is considered as a much more fruitful mother of successful politicians politicians politicians poli poli- than than- Harvard is Are we to argue argue argue ar ar- gue from that that the ability to buck the center is more useful in American politics than the power of forcible debate de de- bate bate Har Harpers bate Harpers Harper's ers er's Weekly II |