I r couiil il Enrollment a1 Cut Due to Faculty Shortage Applications Restricted to Veterans; Influx Forces Tightening of Academic Standards Literary School Curriculum Change Debated Moseley Typewriter & Supply Co. Don't Say Typewriters - Say Moseley's 214 EAST WASHINGTON STREET COMPLETE SERVICE ON ALL OFFICE MACHINES OFFICE SUPPLIES Harvard Proposals Basis for Discussion Additional enrollment in the Col- lege of Literature, Science and the Arts is being curtailed because of the shortage of instructors, and only veteran applications are still being accepted for the fall term, according to Arthur Van Duren, head of the Office of Academic Counselors. Wartime depletion of graduate schools has limited the faculty strength, and as a result sections of certain courses are apt to be crowded while some instructors may have to teach extra classes. Academic Standards Largely because of the greatly in- creased number of admissions, a new ruling has tightened academic stand- ards. Non-veteran students must maintain at least a C average during their first semester in attendance; veterans are permitted an additional session in which to attain this mini- mum standard. Freshmenstudents will follow the traditional policy of the literary col- lege in the selection of courses. All must take work in physical educa- ' tion for which no credit is granted, and in addition must attend a series of six hygiene lectures and demon- strations. The English composition course must be elected during the first semester to fulfill the English requirement for graduation. In ad- dition students may select 12 other credit hours of classes each semes- ter. Attendance Requirements Attendance requirements are more: lenient than in the past, however; students are expected to attend class- es regularly. Absences will be con- sidered on an individual basis by the instructor concerned and action will be taken where absence is endanger- ing satisfactory academic progress. The large number of veterans are provided special counseling services at the Veterans Services Bureau in the Rackham Building. Freshmen are not eligible to par- ticipate in extra-curricular campus' activities during their first semester here, but may thereafter, providing" a C average is maintained. The following system of grading' is used by the University:l A-excellent; 4 honor points per hour of credit. B-good; 3 honor -points per hour of credit. C-fair: 2 honor points per hour of credit. D--deficient, passed; 1 honor point. E-not passed; no honor point. I-incomplete. X-absent from examination. A minimum of 120 hours with at least a two-point (C) average is re- quired for the bachelor degree. Academic Counseling Offered All freshmen and sophomore stu- dents, upon arrival, are assigned to an academic counselor - a faculty member who maintains direct super- vision over the student's academic work. Students consult with their counsel- ors on all prqblems relating to their study, such as selection of courses, employment problems, student-fac- ulty relations and study habits. It is the purpose of the academic coun- selor to aid the student in his trans- fer from high school to college work Students who plan on worki: while attending school should cons-.,. with their academic counselors at the earliest possible moment, in order that the possibility of a reduced pro- gram of work might be determined at an early date. New students are urged by 'U' officials not to carry a heavy work program.. Increased powers have been grant- ed to the Office of the Academic Counselors in supervisory work con- cerning student programs. The office is located in 108 Mason Hall. Responsibility of Student The policy of the college is to place more responsibility for learning on the individual student. Dean Hay- ward Keniston says this policy must be followed if academic standards are to be preserved. The higher average now required of students will relieve the college faculty of a considerable burden of special counseling. Most of the courses in the literary college are held in Angell Hall, facing State Street. Romance language courses are held in the Romance Languages building. Classes in zoolo- gy and botany meet in the Natural Science Building while those in chem- istry assemble in the Chemistry Building. Classes in other depart- ments meet in Mason Hall, Haven Hall and University Hall. When a committee of Harvard University professors released a re- port on "General Education in a Free Society" one year ago this month, the result was a whole series of changes and proposed changes in the curri- cula of several colleges and univer- sities throughout the country. Several weeks before the Harvard report appeared, the literary college's Joint Committee on the Curriculum had submitted to the faculty a pro- gram of curricularrevision. Debate on the program was reopened in the fall and continued throughout the year, but no decision was reached. Although the faculty has not dis- closed publicly the nature of the proposed curriculum changes, many observers are of the opinionethat they follow the trend exemplified by the Harvard report and embody the gen- eral education idea. Trend Started in 1930 The trend started in 1930 when the University of Chicago drastically revised its freshman-sophomore cur- riculum to include four "survey" 'nurses. before the Harvard report was issued, such universities as Columbia and Minnesota inaugurated limited general education courses. In the aftermath of the Harvard report, general education has been advanced to a prominent position in the curriculum at Harvard, Prince- ton and Yale. Any suggestion that the prevailing curriculum be revised always evokes strong comments, both pro and con, and the Harvard report was no ex- ception. Faculty Reaction Typical of the University faculty's reaction were these statements to The Daily: Prof. William Clark Trow, of the School of Education, praised the Har- vard report as the "best book of the year on problems of secondary and higher education" but warned that the Harvard plan should not be adop- ted anywhere except on an experi- mental basis, as the Harvard com- mittee recommended. Prof. John Arthos, of the English department, called the curriculum changes at both Harvard and Chicago a "step in the right direction" and declared that the "usual college cur- riculum is both too specialized and too diffused." GENERAL LIBRARY-A good place to go to meet friends, dig up copies of old exams, read the hometown newspaper, and even study. * * ** * * EAGER BEAVERS NOTE: General Library Has Varied Function in Scholastic Activity WEDDING INthI'M INVTING ALL INVITATIONS? My FRIEN~i OT LISTEN TO W PAG F . First in listener preference in Ann Arbor Dial 1050 'P Ay G Strategically situated in the center of campus, the "Libe," more formal- ly known as the General Library, puts over 1,200,000 books at the dis- posal of the students of the Uni- versity. Students who wish to take out ex- tra reading books for certain courses, who want copies of old exams, or who just want to study there are ac- commodated in the study hall on the first floor. The main reading room on the second floor provides reference books, ranging from the Encyclopedia Bri- tannica to English-German dictionar- ies and a quieter atmosphere for study. TU' Textbooks' .Are .Loaned to Needy Students The University Textbook Lending Library, founded in 1938, serves the Michigan student in need of financial aid by lending him otherwise ex. pensive textbooks In the eight years of its function- ing, the Library has increased its collection more than 600 per cent. Not only are textbooks lent from the existing supply, but if the need is judged great enough, books are pur- chased in response to student re- quests. The Li' 'rary depends mostly upon gifts to .icrease its collection. Alum- ni, st dents who have been helped by the library, and those students who, rather than sell their books at the end of the term, have contrib.- uted them to the library. Another principle source of supply is the lost and found department, which also contributes unclaimed slide rules. Gifts of books and money continue to be the main source of enlarging the library. Even obsolete books are of use since they can be sold and the proceeds used for new books. Card Catalogue Explained The card catalogue, the key to all the books in the library, and the circulation desk are also located on the second floor. The alphabetical- ly arranged catalogue contains the information needed to be filled out on the call slips provided for that purpose. The book is brought up from the stacks upon presentation of the call slip and identification at the circulation desk. The Periodical Reading Room on the same floor provides invaluable in- formation on home town news and prospective tern papers. It contains about 1,400 current periodicals and newspapers from large cities through- out the country. Information on mag- azine articles may be found by look- ing in the Reader's Guides placed on the desks. Upon presentation of a call slip and identification, the mag- azine is brought up from the stacks. r YOU'LL FIND PleaJan 1/4lmoJp4ere . 4~yeeak~e Surrouncig Z..n e 51006 Study Hall Material Collateral reading books for Eng- lish, history, and political science courses are found on reserve in the Angell Hall Study Hall located on the north end of the first floor of Angell Hall. These books are to be read only in the study hall and circulate only for overnight use. Specialized school and department- al libraries are to be found all over campus. The Medical Reading Room, located on the second floor of the General Library, has books pertain- ing to the fields of medicine and nursing. The Natural Science Library is on the second floor of the Natural Science Building, the Economics and Mathematics Library on the third floor of, Angell Hall, the Education School Library at University High School, the Engineering Library on the second floor of West Engineering, and the Legal Research Library is lo- cated at the Law Quadrangle. - - - - _ _- - - - at to~ 4 "U' Extension Enro*llent To Rise in Future American service men and women from Guadalcanal to' Crsica have' been encouraged to continue their education through United States Armed Forces Institute course ad- ministered by the Correspondence Study Department. The University, in cooperation with nearly 100 other colleges and univer- sities throughout the nation, will con- tinue to make these courses-by-mail available to armed forces personnel for several years, according to gov- ernment plans. During the war, USAFI courses were sent from the University to al- most 4,000 men and women in all branches of the service-the eighth largest enrollment in the country. Many of the students completed the. courses in which they originally en- rolled and have elected new ones. Some of them are now continuing their education on the 'campus. Both high school and college cre- dit courses, including basic courses in languages, mathemathics, social studies and science, are listed by the department. Another wartime product of the CoI4'espondence Study Department is aid to veterans. Since January 1, the department has been providing courses to veterans under the GI Bill of Rights through a contract with the Veterans Administration in Washington, D.C. The department has 26 full or part time instructors, most of whom also teach on campus. Advice to Freshmen Don't try to act like a senior be- cause everyone will then know you are a freshman. Only seniors act like freshmen. Don't call a professor an instructor or vice versa. However, if you are to make the error by all means favor the vice versa. 126 EAST HURON STREET The place for your visiting friends and parents to stay- ANN ARBOR'S OUTSTANDING HOTEL Honors Program in Liberal Arts Promises Individual Attention The degree program for "Honors in Liberal Arts," which will be-re- sumed in the literary college this fall after a four-year lapse, will bring the benefits of intensive individual development to a mass educational system. Modeled after the famed Oxford and Cambridge plans, the honors program is based on individual work under the direction of a tutor. According to Prof. Stanley D. Dodge, director of the Board of Tu- tors, the honors program "does not train for particular jobs but devel- ops the individual per se." Students enrolled in the program will attend no classes but will meet periodically with their tutors. Text- books will be unknown to the honors student, since he will be reading di- rectly from the sources of know- ledge - the "Great Books." Nor will the honors student take routine blue books. He will write comprehensive examinations in his field of concentrated study and col- lateral fields and in his senior year will submit an essay on a subject se- lected by him in consultation with his tutor. As outlined by Prof. Dodge, the honors program offers the following advantages: 1. Individual work in the student's )wn line of interest. 2. Work in close association with a tutor. 3. Marked intellectual stimulus. Another advantage of the honors program described by Prof. Dodge is the doing away with the "course- ification" of knowledge where there is little continuity from course to course. ALEXANDER DRUG dlI 4 ._ ' : '~_ MEET THE MICHIGAN DAILY -A vital part of every Michigan student's fife! (Across from Hill Auditorium), DRUGS, COSMETICS FOUNTAIN Quick Breakfasts and Lunches DELIVERED DAILY, except Monday - Read it each morn- ing at breakfast and find out the happenings of the day! Contains the University's Daily Official Bulletin, carrying a i III all important notices concerning the University and its The TOPPER -1 1000 HEADS WANTED!! Be they round, square, flat -for that Michigan "Crew- Cut" at the DASCOLA BARBERS Between State & Michigan Theaters 18,000 students. Also: Bill Mauldin's cartoons ... Bairnaby comic strip .y.. Complete world news coverage ... Associated Press Service.. . Columns by Samuel Grafton and Harold Ickes . . Announcement of all campus functions and activities. ,9k thl(0 tlep ki"" a ack? k- TASTY HAMBURGERS CLASS OF 1950 i PIPING HOT CHILI R GRILLED SANDWICHES SUBSCRIPTIONS may be purchased at registration and at several stations on campus, as well as at The Daily Office in the Student Publications Building at 420 Maynard Street. For a more successful university career, plan now to take your notes in shorthand and to type them and your themes, theses, and term papers. Let us supply this practical training during your freshman year. ITHIfRTY-SECONDJ)YEA.R and really GOOD coffee Don't Forget -- Ann Arbor's Only Morning Newspaper MANY OTHER DELICIOUS 0 "T.! ,-", T A TrV T"1 0 ' 111 1 11111 11111