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CLASS OPINIONS WERE YOU WORKING YOUR WAY THROUGH COLLEGE? According to the answers received in two hundred and five ques- tionnaires, fifty-one per cent of our Class were working their way through college either entirely or in part. Sixteen were entirely de- pendent on their own resources, while ninety partly contributed to their Own support. The remaining ninety-nine contributed nothing to their own support. The estimated expense per man for Iunior year averaged 31306.25 WOULD YOU ADVISE A LIAN TO WORK HIS WAY THROUGH COLLEGE IF HE HAD NO OTHER RESOURCES? Eighty per cent of the Class answered in the aliirmative. Some of the comments made with the affirmative answers were: Certainly. It is simple in this University because of the efficiency of most of the men connected with the Bureau of Appointments . . . Yes, if he stood in first tenth of his prep school class and was a man of at least second rank Freshman year . . . Yes, but stay out of athletics if he does . . . The experience will stand him in good stead in later life. Comments made with negative answers were: A man working his way through college, because he has very little time for outside activities, misses half the advantages of a college education . . . Too much work and no play makes Iack a dull boy , such is the case as applied to one who works his way through college. Many men stated that the answer to this question depended upon the manls inclination, initiative, and ability. WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TOWARDS THE COLLEGE PLAN? A small majority of the Class expressed itself as favorably inclined towards the College Plan, at the same time there was a feeling of re- gret that the Sheff fraternity system was being dethroned. Some of the comments were: Fine thing for the future of American educa- tion . . . Association with the dilettantes in Ac gives the Sheff man an opportunity of rounding out his education . . . Closer relation between both students and instructors . . . Comfortable, as well as luxurious, quarters and good, reasonably priced meals are a sensible
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236 CLASS OF NINETEEN THIRTY-FIVE S. AND E. solution to the housing and boarding problems. Socially its success is dubious . . . Too luxurious . . . Canit choose enough of our friends . . . The College Plan can't possibly accomplish the spirit of friendship and comradeship now so evident in the Sheff fraterni- ties . . . Engineering and Academic courses can't be combined un- der one system . . . That it is an effort to obtain the English phi- losophy of study by transposing their institutions when what we need is their philosophy and the institutions will follow. WHAT CHANGES woULD You Anvisia IN THE CURRICULUBI OR EXTRA-CURRICULUA1 P The following changes were suggested: No compulsory courses . . . Omit final examinations . . . Unlimited cuts system . . . A course in Public Speaking . . . More chance for individual research . . . Don't give a damn . . . None . . . Double the number of fraternities . . . Less money on luxuries and more on teachers . . . Institution of the honor system in Ac . . . Greater freedom in choice of courses . . . Uniformity between Sheff and Ac in mark- ing system, reading period requirements, and course requirements IA good boost for the College Plan. Ed.l . . . Competition for cheer leaders . . . Elimination of useless ground-work courses . . . Better teachers for the Engineering School . . . Do away with dollar-a-year meng consequently, we will not suffer the impo- sition of somebodyls hobby on us. WHAT YEAR or YOUR COLLEGE COURSE DO You CONSIDER Rtosr PROFITABLE? The general consensus of opinion of the Class is that Senior year is the most profitable one of the four. The following is a repre- sentative list of reasons for the above: One has more electives . . . More interesting courses available . . . Greater interest and seri- ousness of purpose . . . Less routine . . . Greatest coordination of intellectual and social activities . . . Closer contact with teaching staff . . . Friendships strengthened. Those who favored Iunior year gave the following reasons: It is the year in which opportunity is first given the student to fully shape his course of study and activities . . . First year in fraternity . . . Got engaged . . . Fewer impractical courses . . . Because it is easier than the previous two years and yet enough harder than Sophomore year to have something to do. Some favored Sophomore year because: Greater number of new
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