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G PREPARING TO OPEN DOORS DOORS' WITH MORE ROOM General Is 18 s going on at atthe atthe atthe the Utah Agricultural college putting all In rea readiness for tor the opening of ot school which Is 18 set for Tuesday September September September Sep Sep- 23 Extensive Improvements have been under wa way during the summer summer summer sum sum- mer and everything will bo be in shape for tOI the hundreds of ot students expected The wings winS's of ot the mechanic arts buildIng building build build- Ing have been raised another story adding nearly feet reet of or much needed floor space pace and a new roof root has halt been put over oer the entire building Thus enlarged the tho building will ivill house the school of or agricultural engineering the department of ot farm tarm mechanics the looms for tor wood work forging forging- and machine machine ma ma- chine work and the mechanical draw draw- lu lug department Offices h have 6 been provided ed In the main building for tor tho the atu study department and a publication room roon has been provided for Tho ce cements ce- ce ments walks walkA put In by IW the student bod body last A day ay arc being ad added ed to so 80 th that t It will be bo possible year to reach any building without leaving the pavement The annual brIghtening up of ot the bull building and grounds rounds L lg neatly completed and with flowers outside and now paint within the col- col 1 loge JKo o pc presents a n most Inviting appear ance The teaching force o of or the tho Institution will wUl be stronger than ever Di Dt Linford Linfor I until this year ear car president of ot the Brigham Yoting college at Logan Los will have hove charge of ot the tho correspondence stud study de de- de which bl bids s tall fall to be he a big bIb in the development nt of or tho thin state stale allowing as It does doe tho those e ambitious ones w who ho cannot attend the college op opportunity op- op to procure a a. practical education education tion Dr hilt a graduate of thin the U U. A. A C C. who has been employed In Inthe Inthe Inthe the St St. Louis Botanical gar garden len will take Dr Jensens Jensen's place as head of or the thede de department of or botany botan Dr Jensen goes s-oes to tho the presIdency of oC the B B. Y C. C Professor ProCessor recently returned from Harvard Hanard will vIll have char charge e of or the work In En English Professor Protessor has been connected with nith the Institution for some years cars having been upon a leave of ot absence while at Harvard Har Professor Powell comes here direct from Paris to take charge of ot the d department do- do of or fine lne arts and anti Professor Fletcher will be at the tho institution b by ml midwinter In charge of ot the department depa of ot applied arts Many Ian other additions have haxe been made to the tho teaching force Coree making the tho U U. A A. A C C. faculty t second to none In the west vest I The policy o of the elimination of or I high h school work worle decided upon b bj by the board of trustees of or the institution somo some time ago aso goes into effect this year ear No first year jear ear high school work will be given s-iven at the college during 1913 14 The second year will be eliminated eliminated elim ohm mated next year and by 1916 all high school schoolwork work will be eliminated from irom the college curriculum Tills This does docs not mean menn that courses will not he be offered to meet the practical needs of ot those who have not had the tho requisite hf high h school training to enter the college classes Short practical cour courses es havo have been ns e arranged open to those over 18 8 who have not been able to attend hl hl-h hl h school or to those under 18 who have completed two years of or high school schoolwork work TIC The U U. A A A. C C. recognizes its Ita po position position po- po as tho the school for fOI the common people l tho practical r t al man an and opens vue n us as 10 LO Another change chango for tor far tar i reaching caching possibilities pos pos- for tor good bood pro goes s Into effect The group elective system has been boen In Introduced introduced In- In this year B By this is meant that students will be allowed to select elect any subjects they desire within certain group limits The groups have been arranged with great care and will give S the student the greatest freedom necessary necessary necessary sary In choosing choosing- congenial subjects without allowing him to choose un- un wIsely The following table will explain cx- cx plain how the group elective system w works orles Summary of ot requirements for tor graduation graduation tion in semester credit hours Major ajor subject 16 hours minor subject sub sub- related to major 12 hours inn language o group 16 hours exact science group g 24 hours social science group 12 hours biological science group 12 hours elective 28 hours total hours One hundred and twenty semester hours will be required for graduation and these will be taken during four tour years ear of ot college work With the the In In- In of ot this chan change e In the college college col col- lege curriculum the college has been placed upon the arne ome basis of or credit valuation with Ith the majority of ot the schools of ot the countr country While the tho I same grade ra e of ot work has s been given l en In previous lous years it has been hen arranged according to a 5 system slightly different different differ differ- I ent from other schools I |