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THE REGISTRAR, State College, Pennsylvania
New Classification Rules.
At the regular meeting of the Gen
eral Faculty held January 21st,
1909, the following report of the
Committee of the General Faculty
on Classification of Students and
Chapel Seating was approved. It
was also voted that unless otherwise
specified the rules will not take effect
until September, 1909.
I. a. That the classification of
Freshmen and Sophomores as re•
gards academic rank be left to the
judgment of the respective schools.
o. That deficiencies aggregating
ten or more semester periods shall
prevent a student from acquiring
Junior standing.
c. That, for the present, de
ficiences aggregating five or more
semester periods shall prevent a stu
dent from acquiring Senior standing;
provided, that nothing in this shall
be construed so as to demote any
student who has already received
Senior standing.
That, commencing with Septem
ber, 1910. no student shall be classi
fied as a Senior who has any de
ficiencies whatsoever.
d. That commencing with the
college year 1910 1911, no Senior
shall be permitted to graduate with
his class who, at the re opening of
college after the Easter recess, has
any deficiencies of record against
him.
e. That seats in chapel be as
signed in accordance with the above
recommendations, at the beginning
THE STATE COLLEGIAN
of each semester, and at no other
time.
f. That the class lists to be pub
lished in the annual catalogue shall
be prepared in accordance with the
above rules at the beginning of the
second semester, of each year.
g. That the verification of Junior
ana Senior schedules under these
regulations be referred to the Regis
trar.
11. The question of special stu
dents having been particularly re
ferred to this Committee, we recom
mend that Deans of schools be
urged to keep the numbers of this
class of students limited, as nearly
as possible, to those who correctly
classify as students of aue and ex
perience.
111. In connection with the above
recommendations, attention is in
vited to rule 18, which requires
that entrance conditions not removed
during the first semester be treated
as if incurred during that semester.
Lecture Course in History.
An elective course in European
History will be given during the
second semester on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday at 1:30p. m.
It will be a lecture course by Prof.
Bouke, beginning with the French
Revolution and coming down to the
present day. Anyot e • who is inter
ested but does not want to attend
the class regularly so as to get cred
it for the work, is invited to drop in
any time he feels like it.
Special Class in English Composition.
I desire to announce that during
the second semester I shall teach a
special class in English Composition.
Any student in college who has re
ceived an A or a B grade for the
elementary ccurse in Rhetoric and
Composition given during the first
semester of the freshman year may
enter this special class. The class
will meet three times a week, and
will have to be held in the evening,
probably from 6:40 to 7:30. Any
one who wishes to join this class is
requested to see me or to send me
his name as soon as possible.
A. H. Espenshade
Cross Country Run.
Watts 'll won the cross country
run on Thursday, Jan. 21. M. D.
Maddock 'lO came in second, and E.
H. Metzger 'll, third. The course
was laid out on the campus and was
three and a quarter miles long. The
time made was 19 minutes, 11 2-5
seconds. The ground was covered
with snow and slush. Of the four
teen who started only eight finished.
The first prize was a sweater given
by the Athletic Store, the second, a
pair of skates from the Meek Hard
ware company and the third, a pipe
donated by George Graham. The
race was very effective in bringing
out long distance men.
Dr. W. H. Crawford, of Alle
gheny College, has been elected
president of the Methodist College
Presidents' Association.