Loyola University Chicago - Loyolan Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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.1 at pix . .HH 'A X A sf F, EDUCATORS MEET and discuss various plans whi h ' the PRIM c must he made to keep up with ' A do e educational woill F Wilstsin gl i 't, ather Samuel Knox L , t .A ., president of Loyola University, looms large on the scholastic horizon as the leader in a new movement of progressive education. Father Wilstin received his Ph.D. degree in history from Cambridge University in England, coming to Loyola as a professor of history. Author of a prominent textbook in American History, and an eminent authority upon the political philosophies and movements which are engrossing the modern world, Father Wilstiii has received national recognition for his acute studies of the rapidly changing world. Qutstanding of' his achievements, however, is his development of a new system of college work, known as the honors system. lt has been the president's belief that many students of outstanding ability are retarded in their mental progress due to an inelastic and rigid standard of college requirements. Accordingly, Father Wilstwii inaugurated a system whereby students showing definite signs of extraordinary ability would not be required to attend any specific class. These students at the conclusion of their four years of work are then required to take a liberal examination which covers the entire field of liberal knowledge. Not only the honors system, but other advances have been made by the University under the guidance of Father Wilstiii. Mttist important was a new School of Commerce which was instituted on the Lake Shore Campus this year. minant figure in th www-www N, pm- S ARILY A PRIEST d , an then an THE FORCOTTEN MAN was the title , educatonthe president ofthe University Father XX'iIson gave himself at the current trends in the edu' fittingly celebrates the Mass of the Holy Fathers' and Sons' Banquet last Febru' eational world which changes and ad- Ghost at the beginning of the school ary. The story of thist l vances with the times. YCHT. - 5 ite proved one ofthe highlights of the evening. 27