January 21, 1939.

At the December meeting of the University Senate, in
connection with the adoption of our examination
schedule for the Fall semester, some cases of former
unauthorized changes of dates of individual examina-
tions from the regular dates assigned were brought
before the Senate. The Senate adopted the follow-
ing motion:-

Moved, seconded and carried "that the
Advisory Committee investigate the
question of unauthorized departure
from Senate regulations concerning
final examinations."

The Committee on Examinations made it clear that a me-
thod is provided (published in each printed schedule of
examinations) for making changes from an adopted schedule
in cases where obvious hardships are incurred in the
operation of the schedule. The Committee also mede it
clear that hardships were inflicted upon some students
and upon some instructors by changes which had been

made from the authorized schedules.

One type of violation of the clear intent of our schedule
is that of some examinations much longer than can be writ-
ten in the assigned periods even by the best students;
these cases scem to occur more frequently in the examina-
tions for one and two hour courscs.

To the Senate Advisory Committee it scems obvious that

any transfer of an examination from a late date to a date
early in the cxamination period (this type is the most
frequent of all changes reported) will of necessity work
to the disadvantage of most of the students affccteds also
that use of the last few class periods for examinations
(another type of the reported violations) not only shortens
the working period in the offending course but also seri-«
ously interfcores with the work of other instructors dur-
ing these days. It scoms equally clear that fair play
calls for strict adhcrence to an adopted schedule cxcept
in a case where an obvious hardship may be averted by
recourse to the Senate Committec on Examinations,

The Advisory Committee
of the University Senate.