| Show COLLEGE HEADS SAY FRESHMEN NEED ATTENTION Method l of Starting Freshman Year Week Early Found Successful Successful Suc Sue in East The Thc consensus of 01 national opinion opinion opinion ion is that the freshman class presents presents presents pre pre- the greatest problem of or modern modern modern mod mod- ern universities says President Thomas who has just returned last Friday from Irom the convention of the American Association of State Colleges Colleges Colleges Col Col- leges and Universities which was held in Chicago November 9 to 11 This problem of oC the annually in incoming incoming incoming in- in coming freshman class was the most discussed at the convention The institutions of Maine Alaine Vermont New Hampshire and Chicago and Harvard Harvard Harvard Har Har- vard universities are attempting a solution by starting the freshman class a week earlier than the other classes They reported considerable considerable consider consider- able success The idea is that the first year students should receive more attention at at Harvard have helped considerably and both Harvard and Princeton have established a tutoring system which they report does much to smooth out the thc difficulties for those new to college life lile Yale has a com corm common common mon course for all freshman eshman l The upper classmen are being used by a great many colleges to help the freshmen along Instead of making the freshmen feel leel foolish and out of place the upper classmen class- class in them men and chargo-and do doall doall all in their power to make things pleasant for them President Thomas highly approves this attitude and believes that it will be adopted by byall byall byall all institutions in the near future The idea was discussed of making courses for lor underclassmen more more general that is for lor example extending extending extend extend- ing the course in history to cover coverall coverall coverall all history in general instead of f con confining lining it it to one particular phase There also seemed to be a feeling feeling feeling feel feel- ing that the instructors in universities universities universities were very well weIl trained out outdid outdid outdid did not seem to be able to impart this to the students It was suggested suggested suggested sug sug- sug- sug that the instructors should be taught more of instructing The failure of the college to recognize teaching ability on an equal basis with research work was was was' said to be bea a great factor in the problem Two year courses were most favorably discussed not only for the schools of education but also in commerce and engineering President President President dent Thomas said that he believed that this also would be adopted allover all allover over the country in a few years After Arter the convention President Thomas went East to the Harvard Medical and the Carnegie and Rockefeller Institutes on business business business busi busi- ness for fot the University |
