Swarthmore College - Halcyon Yearbook (Swarthmore, PA)

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j3 tlbe 1balc Tou campus is not merely of interest to the professors concerned. It brings them nearer to the College and identifies them more distinctly with the College life. It also makes possible the closer contact of the teacher and student, which is one of the chief claims for tlie superiority of the life of the small college over that of larger insti- tutions. We hope in the future to increase the opportunities at Swarthmore for the still closer relation of the Faculty and students. A college is fortunate which can retain all its efficient and ex- perienced Faculty, and can add, year by year, new teachers who are fresh from their graduate study and full of enthusiasm for their work. Swarthmore has lost but one of her regular instructors this year. Beatrice Magill resigiied her position as Lecturer in Art History and Director of the Studio, to be succeeded in January by Frances M. Dadmun, of Wellesley. The other new appointments are Robert C. Brooks, of Cornell University, as Joseph Wharton Pro- fessor of Economics; Lewis A. Darling, of Leland Stanford Junior LTniversity, as Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering ; Franklin Spencer Edmonds, as Assistant Professor of Law, and Garret W. Thompson, as Instructor in Composition. These additional teachers have offered several new courses of instruction. In all cases except that of Law the new courses are in the direction of the extension of lines already taught. The Law is a new subject in Swarthmore. This course as given by Professor Edmonds should be very helpful to both men and women. It fills an important place for different reasons: It is well adapted to the IDurpose of any student whose aim is general training; there is no student but who in his life work will find some occasion for the application of the principles of law. It is, as well, a good pre- liminary course for a law student. These substantial additions in buildings, equipment, and teachers, together witli the increased number of students coming from a larger number of States, are tangible signs of progress. We welcome a reasonable degree of expansion. We value much more, however, certain qualities of mind and heart which manifest themselves in the life of the College, and which crystallize into what may be termed the Swarthmore spirit.

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ITbelbalcvon j2 otlier hall of Chemistry in this country. That it is appreciated by the students is shown by the way they crowd into its laboratories. Many work here not only during their required hours, but at other times. This building furnishes an illustration of how good equip- ment contributes to earnestness in the pursuit of a subject as well as to more satisfactory results. This chemical building with its equipment is tyj ical of what Swarthmore should have in every one of her science departments. The rooms damaged by the tire of last year in Science Hall have been repaired and refitted for the work in Physics and Engineering, and Professors Hoadley and Stine have been asked to di de this whole building in such a way as the work of their departments re- quire. Thus, the crowded condition in the Physical and Engineering- departments has been partially relieved, the equipment much in- creased. The generous gift of $1,000 from Morris L. Clothier has materially assisted in this direction. There are still urgent needs, as the following paragraph from the Managers ' recent report The large increase in the number of students in the En- gineering department has emphasized the fact that we should spend several thousand dollars next year to improve this department. Recent investigation shows that the engineers who have gone out from Swarthmore feel that they are equipped for the work as fully as men who go out from larger and more expensive schools. This standard Swarthmore should continue to hold, but with the tremen- dous stride in the Engineering schools throughout the country we cannot hope to hold our jslace or our students without increasing equipment, while we raise our standard and improve our methods as well. Besides much additional ap]iaratus, we should have new shops. ' ■ Such recognition from our Managers makes it probable that these needs will soon be met. Two residences for professors have been completed on the College grounds. The building of residences for the Faculty on the

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UbeMalcson m Oui ' students come from many schools. They are picked young men and women and must meet new standards. Every new round the student climbs gives him a new horizon, a larger view, and every step in the ascension brings new opportunities and, therefore, new obligations. The college student has to consider not only how his each act will affect him but how it will affect his college. Paul said when he was a child he sj ake as a child, but when he became a man he put away childish things. The College trusts its students as young men and women eager to make the most of themselves and anxious to receive that training which will prepare them for the duties of educated men and women in the world. Swarthmore relies little on rules and regulations to make her students do the right thing. She asks them to beautify and cherish the Swarthmore spirit. This spirit should lead the student to live the life of the cultivated man or woman. This life is not something that one can throw on or off as a garment. One cannot gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles. The oak tree is always an oak tree. Eatinesque said his heart yearned to become a naturalist, and I became one, he adds. The student ' s attainments are de- termined most by his ideals. If he has high ideals with sufficient will power he can constantly grow toward them. The Swarthmore spirit should never permit him to do less than his best. On the occasion of the Bi-Centennial at Yale, a few years ago, I was walking, one morning, about the Yale campus. I came near a portion of the old Yale fence, on which was seated one of the Yale graduates. I saw from his countenance that he was living over the old college days. I engaged him in conversation, and among other things I asked him to define for me the Yale spirit. He said it is always doing the very best you can. This is the Swarthmore spirit, too. It demands of her sons and daughters that they, not only on occasion, but always, do the best they can. Anything that is worth doing is worth doing well, and with all one ' s mind and heart and strength. The student is in college to develop body and mind and soul. He should make a programme which will provide for all these.