Show Faculty Gives New Semester Proposal With the approach of or Monday February 15 at which time the plan is to be bo voted upon in faculty meeting the university faculty opinion remains divided over Professor Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor S. S B. B Neffs Neff's proposal to divide divide divide di di- vide the school year ear into two semesters rather than the three quarters now in effect while several among the faculty are impartial impartial impartial im im- im- im partial about the proposed amendment amend amend- ment Among those supporting Dr Neff arc are Dr Arthur Beeley of the sociology department Dean of Men Herbert B. B Maw liaw and Dean of Business Thomas Beal It seems to Professor J. J C. C Thomas of the department of chemistry that there are Ilare good reasons for it Dr Frederick J. J Pack professor sor of geology would prefer the present system and Dr George Emory Fellows professor of history history hiStory his hiS- tory thinks that things are better better better bet bet- ter as they are while Dean of Education Milton Bennion favors the plan on the grounds that it is ismore ismore ismore more flexible I should think that I having the year divided into three parts would be more convenient to the students It eliminates many of the two and three-hour three classes which cause inconvenience in in reg reg- Under the quarter plan states Dean Bennion students students students stu dents have three opportunities to register or withdraw So far as economy is concerned I cannot see where the semester plan would effect effect effect ef ef- ef- ef any ny material saving Dean of Engineering R. R B. B Ketchum states that if a saving could be effected under Dr Neffs Neff's amendment then it would be a good thing since the watchword now is economy It makes very little d difference ference to the engineering school continued Dean Ketchum We could readily equate our courses to the change The feelings feelings feelings feel feel- ings of the student body on the matter should be of some importance importance importance tance thinks the dean Dean William William Wil Wil- liam H. H Leary head of the law school says that the law school faculty has not as yet discussed the question and that he is entirely entire entire- ly open-minded open concerning it Dr comments that it would make very little difference to his department |