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, ‘ mights in each semester.

_ and placed on the: student’s shoulders the

traction of the social excitements of the

~ ordinarily be regarded as fulfilled if the

- college, and that while an occasional ab-

this interval is spent in a whirl of ex-

four days.

_ from parents against the proposed re-





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SMITH CHANGES RULES

|-Bresidert ‘Neilson” CBinbats Week
a Vo! untary: Attendance.

« The annual letter of President W. A.
Mrs. Laura
W. L. ,Scales; to parents of-, students



Neilson. and the warden,

dealt with the new rule requiring stu-/

dents to be in residence except for seven

The letter fol-

1OWS:

“to the Parents of Smith College Stu-

dents:—

This year we wish to discuss a matter

of policy in which we may have see

to you inconsistent. 6
“It is a fundamental principle of Smit:

College that we seek to develop in the,

students the” power of. self- direction. The

freedom necessary for such a develop-~ American Students

ment. inevitably involves: the possibility
of mistakes and a certain amount ot
waste, but, without such risks character
cannot grow. In accordance with ‘this
principle. the faculty last year «returned
to an early practice of the college, and
veted to take attendance at the regular
class exercises voluntary. The assump-
tion ‘underlying: this decision was that
the students should be treated as adults
vho came to college for intellectual
gain, and that a better attitude toward
classroom instruction would be induced
if we abandorred-compulsory attendance

responsibility for using her opportunities
to greatest advantage. It was hoped also
that there would result an additional
stimulus to the. teachers. to make their
lectures interesting and essential.
Change in United States Life

“In returning to this earlier policy we]

apparently underestimated the changes in
social customs which have taken place in
recent years. The American people travel
a great deal more than formerly, and
afford their children much more oppor-
tunity for travel. The freedom of com-
pulsory attendance resulted in a discon-
certing increase in the practice.of spend-
ing week-ends away from.college, and in
the duration of these week-ends. The at-

cities proved to a considerable number
of girls an ever-increasing rival of the
soberer intellectual interests provided by
the. college, and it became clear that un-
less these girls lived more continuously
at Northampton the college had not a
fair chance to create 4found them the
appropriate atmosphere for its purposes.
_ “We have, therefore, decided that we
must make it clear that this is a resident
institution and that a student’s first
interest during her four years must lie in
the campus. To make this effective it
has voted that residence .in collegeefor
eight semesters is a requirement for the
degree, and that this requirement will not

student is absent more than seven nights
in the semester. Cases of protracted ill-
ness and the like will, of course, be dealt
with on their merits.

“Saturday afternoon and Sunday,
though free from the class appointments.
dre none the less valuable and important
in college life:

sence may be permissible, a student com-
ing here must make up her mind that
apart from vacations the center of her
country walks, quiet reading and friendly
intercourse, religious exercises, and that
solitary contemplation, the lack of which
more and more tends to impoverish our
lives. After such a pause, work is re-
sumed with relish on Monday. But if

citement in New York, the, student re-
turns exhausted to a feverish attempt to
cram a week’s academic’ activities into

“Already we are receiving protests

strictions, with allusions to dreary weeks

ends at Northampton and requests for]
permission for a@ditional leaves of ab-
_ sence as a reward for scholarship or
, a -copduct. Let it be clearly under-
- that we: regard it as a pene



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~lege de France,efor the members. of the
de
France, “and ‘for ‘exponents end friends ‘of

Institut

earning and letters irrespective of their
age and opinions. It is still the scene of
the. preliminary mapoesvigs of electiohs
of new members to'the Institut de France
and of Immortals to the Academy. Like
M.' Edouard. Champion fol-

lows these preliminaries with amused eye

his father,

but disc reet tongue. :
CN, B. —The information for the above
was zane from an article in the Boston

iivening Thanscript of

926.) ; *

September 18,

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OFFER FELLOWSHIP





‘Can
Wich German.
The American German Student Ex-
change, Inc., announces that a limited
number of fellowships for study in Ger-
many will be awarded to American stue
dents for the year 1927-28.
German universities@have established
these fellowships as an international ex-
change fot similar fellowships established
by American colleges for German stu-
dents. It is hoped that the Fellows will
do their part toward developing inter-
national friendship and godd will by
creating a tradition of co-operation and

Exchange

-reciprocity between the United States and |.

Germany in the study of the institutions
and psychology of the two countries. The
fellowships are open 8 both men and
women.

To meet the requirements for eligibilty,
a candidate must present proof of

(a) American citizenship.

(b) A working knowledge of Ger-

ae

(c) Ability to carry on work at-a
German university, which im-
plies at least two years.in an
American college or university.

(d) Ability to pursue independent
study and research.

(e) Good moral character and adapt-
ability.

(f) Good health.

Preference in selection will be given to
applicants between the ages of twenty and
thirty and particularly to those who are
potential leaders in public life.

The fellowships are offered in various
fields of study, .as follows :

Political Science, Economics, ,Agricul-

ciology, History, Literature, Psychology,
Theology, Education, International Law,
Commerce, Journalism.

The fellowships cover tuition, board
and lodging during the academic term,
and are tenable for one year. Students
will be expected to furnish an amount of
money sufficient for traveling expenses to
and from the German university and for
use during periods of vacation.

American Fellows will be required to
report at the universities to which they
are assigned at the time of official open-
ing (about October 15) and to reside in
Germany at least ten months. They may
express preferences for certain universi-

They afford time for! ties, but these preferences must be sup-

ported by adequate reasons for the choice,
in order to merit consideration by the
committee. Assignments will be made by
the committee after consideration of the
subjects of study chosen by the Fellows.

For application blanks, and full infor-
mation,. address: Carl J. Friedrich,
American German Student Exchange,

522 Fifth avenue, New York.
and accompanied by all required cre-

dentials, must be in the hands of the
Exchange by February 15, 1927.



Life Replaces Books.

Studies from. life will replace text
books on economics at Columbia Col-
lege, according to. William E. Weld,
associate professor of economics.

Students must furnish cases, of their
own, and although readings in the regu-

}assurance that the students will find
answers to their problems in them.

For some time leaders have realized
that the old textbook method of teach-
ing economics was not meeting the

the first attempt to better the situa-
tion —M innesota Daily. :



4507 Flunk.

This number cofstitt
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ture, Natural Sciences, Engineering, So-'

Inc., Institute of International Education, |.

Application blanks, properly filled out

lar text books are assigned, there is no |

practical needs of students, but this is |

Flunk-out slips have been sent to 4507 |
University .of California students at | -
Berkeley as: the_ result of mid-terms.
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IN PHILADELPHIA ”

‘Theatres RN
Ly richie Stident Prince, with. De-
Wolf Hopper.

Shuber@operetta of APrince 4 at Hei-

delberg.

Walnut—One of the Family.
vember 13.

“Hilarious cqmnedy and a vital, -whole-

some play.”—Public Ledger.
Chestnut—A Night in Parts. ‘

Dull ands vulgar revpe.
Shubert—The Song of the Flame.

Musical comedy with Tessa Kosta.
Adelptii—Abie’s IMh Rose.

New York has stood it for over four

years. : :
Garrick—The Last of Mrs. Cheney with

Ina. Claire and Roland Young.

The dest play in town.
Broad—Craig’s Wife. ¢
“George Kelly's most dramatic play.”

—Public Ledger.

Coming. »
Please. Beatrice Lillie’s
Opens November 15,



Closes No-

Forrest—Oh,
new revue.

'Walnut—The Patsy.

Broad—The ‘Honor of the Family. An
Otis Skinner revival. Opens November

29.
Garrick—Love in a Mist; with’ Madge | ‘
Kennedy and Sydney Blackmore.

Opens November 29.
Shubert—Tjhe Nightingale. Opens No-
vember 29. Peggy Wood in an oper-
etta about Jenny Lind. .
Movies.
Stanley—Eddie Cantor in Kid Boots,
Aldine—Beau Geste, with Ronald Cole-
man. Follows the book closely.

Pic-



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REMODELING :: PRESSING
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torially and dramaticaly. an achieve-

, ment. ° ,

Stanton—Sparrows, in which Mary Pick-
ford does’ the “little mother” act. -

Arcadia—La Boheme, -with Lillian: Gish
and John Gilbert. .

Victoria—Douglas Fairbanks in. The
- Black Pirate. Done in. color. Full of
bold,, brave ‘men and: Doug's: ° acro-
batics.

Palace—Stella Dallas.

Karlton—Young April, with the Schild-
krauts. ore

Forrest—Cyrano de Bergerac.-in color
with a French actor. -



Attention Archers and Tennis bei

ers.

We $hear camplaints about the all
tion of the archery grounds arid tennis
courts.
and. find people doing archery in high
heels and tennis in cleated sneakérs.
From now on, anyone not wearing shoes
suitab'e for the exercise she.is doing will
be fined $1.00. (We hope that archers
and tennis players will be grateful for
this rule—as well as the treasurer of the
association. *



Faculty Attention!

- The Athletic Association is more than
grateful to members of the faculty who
have already paid their dues, and thanks
them very. much indeed.





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