VTESDAY, SEPT. 2C THE MICHIGAN DAILY F, 'orid Tutorial System Starts In Fall Of '39 'rial Plan To Be Limited To About 100 Students; 'B' Average Necessary i Bidding to retain its position in the van of progressive American edu- cational institutions, Michigan will next fall inaugurate an experimental tutorial system modeled after that in vogue at Oxford. The first state university to adopt the plan, which is also used at Har- vard and Swarthmore, Michigan will give it a trial over a period of five years with enrollment limited to a maximum of 100 students at any one time. Pioneers of the movement will be 30 members of the class of '41 who, at the beginning of the coming school year, are to be selected on the basis of a "B" average minimum, personal interview with the board of tutors, qualifying examinations in English composition and one foreign language acceptable to the Board. For Outstanding Students Intended to provide outstanding students with an opportunity to get the greatest possible benefit from their collegiate career, the plan places heavy accent on the individual. Only half of the work, for instance, will be in regularly scheduled courses with an extensive supplementary program of tutorially assigned readings and research completing the requirements. Twelve tutors are to be selected from the faculty to organize and supervise the program of the honors student. I t During his final two years the stu- dent is expected to concentrate his special interests around a central field, extending his knowledge in collateral fields. Weekly conferences pertaining to the extra-class studies will be held with the tutor. The latter reports this work as a regular course with a number and gives a grade for the final accomplishment. Comprehensive Exams In the senior year each honor stu- dent must write a "penetrating" essay upon any subject which he selects after consultation with and approval of his tutor. Members of the board of tutors and faculty members whose specialty is in the field chosen judge the essay's merits. Comprehensive examinations are to replace the present and much criti- cized semester form. Administered at the conclusion of the senior year in the field of concentration and sub- jects allied to it, they will provide students who show extraordinary ability an opportunity to earn "honor degree" recommendations. Tutors' -Duties Lightened In order that the burden of these new duties will not be too much for them, members of the faculty chosen for tutorial work will be relieved of part of their present duties. Their appointment by the Dean and Execu- tive Committee has not yet been an- U U The Traditional Michigan Song er 4 I +, t E1 o rf t ' OTTt' ° A rboAr- °tt~ ato m t Oift Is t to Joe s0,Ole Of the tcohia trat to 0 o ::An"''t;; of to 1 opea g0 )1 t rtgoilW , a ~llhCbts~ 1 qua o b to ayallt It h 7a e e"of vttofg toe have e e ,tt W tov te ecin e With thet dea{ S tudents.' to the tune of 'A r"" E t: t 1 d r ? s C r 4.4 f The tutorial plan, first revealed by Dr. Lloyd S. Woodburne, assistant to the dean of the literary college, on April 26. 1938, was drawn up by seven faculty members: Prof. Erich A. Wal- ter of the English department; Prof. Burton D. Thuma of the psychology department; Prof. R. A. Sawyer of the physics department; Dr. Wood- burne; Prof. W. G. Rice o f the Vng- lish department; Prof. A. S. Aitonof the history department and Prof. Charles F. Remer of the economics department. STUDENTS! LET' S BRING our clothes to k t "1 h" w . ti I t A NORMALIZING CLEANSING CREAM Created by MAx FACTOR Is your skin dry?..oily?.. nor mal? Here is a perfectly balanced cleansing cream that will "agree" with your type of skin. Try it! F r The Traditional Michigan Cleaner \GREENES N UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Ann Arbor's Foremost Dry Cleaner 4 I KNITS BLOCKED to Measurements PROMPT SERVICE on Short Notice U. - U I I II