Washington and Jefferson College - Pandora Yearbook (Washington, PA)

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WI NON RA 1.sToN THOMAS Romans FACULTY UPPER AND LOWER COLLEGE Under the new curricular plan, applicable to the Class of 1938 and to all classes thereafter, the College is definitely divided into an Upper and Lower College, each of which is char- acterized by its own system, methods, and requirements. The Lower College includes in general the work formerly required in the freshman and sophomore years. Its requirements may be completed, however, in from one to four years, depending upon the ability and ac- complishment of the individual stu- dent. It includes those subjects which are fundamental and essential. The purpose in these requirements is the acquisition of good mental habits, intellectual discipline, and mastery of the tool subjects of education. Semes- ter-credit considerations have been entirely eliminated, the work being completed only when the student has successfully passed the general achieve- ment examinations, for which purpose the various courses are modeled. No credit is given, excepting for pur- poses of record or of transfer to other colleges. Students who have in some way attained mastery in definite fields outside of the courses given in the college will be permitted to take the achievement examinations if the com- mittee in charge is satisfied that they are adequately prepared. Hence, an unusual student may meet the achieve- ment requirements without completing the courses preparatory thereto. In short, a student in this division must attain a certain standard of excellence, ANDERSON Snwn Nxswauan Bownw 1

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Swlzm' TEMPLE XVALTERSDORF Piwrcuann students and alumni for their cooperation in a selective enrollment drive until September. Mr. Marts of the New York firm was recently appointed acting president of Bucknell University. Mr. Gibson had been employed at the Presbyterian Book Store in Pittsburgh, but was released from his duties there for the new position here. Mr. Robey began his work with Mr. Gibson on February 10, and continued for a month. Mr. Gibson expected to remain active for the next seven months after his appointment. The Announcement reads in part: As a part of this survey, and as a Hrst step in the actual promotion of the College, will be inaugurated a most careful and elaborate method of approaching those students who are considering entering Washington and Jefferson College. A special effort is therefore to be made to improve the contact of the college with men interested in entering with the pur- pose of increasing for next year the size of the freshman class. It is expected that through an increase in the number of those desiring to enter, a better selectivity may be enforced in the choice of men who shall attend. For a number of years the College has made an organized effort to contact prospects, but this year for the first time, the obvious plan of having the prospec- tive freshmen visit the campus has been inaugurated. The marked success of this venture insures its permanence in the future promotional work of the college. SLBMMONS TAYLOR Drawn Wlsmmr

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Laacu Kusun DORWART PORTER regardless of the courses taken in preparation therefor. The Upper College has three divisions: Honors Work, Pass Work, and Gradu- ate Work. Students of Lower College distinction, exhibiting unusual scholarly interest, may petition for admission to the Honors Work division. Here a field of concentration is chosen by the student, based upon a personal interest, a life put ose, or a scholarly objective. Reading projects, research, and independent stu y supplant the textbook routine with an aim to obtaining a broader and clearer vision over wider fields. The' Pass Work division likewise adheres to a system involving fields of con- centration, with majors and minors being eliminated. A minimum of fifty-six semester hour credits is here required for graduation. Students possessing a baccalaureate degree from a standard college may, by Complying with certain regulations, enter the Graduate Work division. ' The choice of the field of concentration should be made as early as possible, it .cannot be deferred beyond the beginning of the junior year. An early decision will enable the student to choose electives in his freshman and sophomore years that bear on the field. In the majority of cases a field of concentration will include at least two departments of study which will ordinarily fall within one of the three groups which may be generally designated as the language. science, and humanities group. Rasizr. HEFFELFINGER Monnlu. MCALLISTER