COLLEGE COMMUNICATIONS

MIDWSEMESTER GRADES

Midesemester reports on the work of all
students whose work is unsatisfactory
(D, Ince, or F) are due in the College
Office on Mondav, January 8&8.

Full midesemester_reports on the work of
veterans should be made on the special
veterans’ revort cards which will be sent
you for each veterane Please note that
there are two cards for each veteran, one
of which is to be returned to Mr. Axe and
the other to the Dean's office.

ABSENCES

For a good many vears the College has
followed a middle path with regard to
absence reports. On the one hand, we

do not ask for daily or weekly reports
of all absences; on the other hand, we
do not ignore absences. The middle path
we have been following calls upon ine
structors to revort the absences of any
student when these have amounted to a
total of more than a week's work, except
in those cases where the instructor is
sure that the student's absences have been
due to a confining illness.

When this office receives such absence
reports (on the excessive absence cards
provided for them), we immediately call
for the student, warn him against further
absences, and in the greet majority of
Cases nothing more needs to be donee
only a féw cases each year, the student
does not “play bell", so on receivt of an
additional excessive absence revort, the
only college rule on absences is invoked.
This rule is as follows: "Students have
ing excessive absences may be withdrawn
from the course by the Dean, with failure."

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On the whole, we believe this plan works
very well since most students who tend to
become careless about class attendance are
saved from failure through a prompt check-
une The plan breaks down when instruc-
tors do not report absences as promptly
as they should. For example, there isn't
much we can do to helo a student who has
been absent from class three or four
weeks except to withdraw him with a faile
ure. The same student, if reported after
a week's absence, can usually get back
into class, make up the work, and be
saved from receiving a failing grade.

When a student has had over one week's
absence, PLEASE report it promptly.

January 4, 1945

COMMITTEE ON WESTERN CIVILIZATION

In accordance with recent faculty action,
the following committee will be in charge
of the program on Western Civilization:
Sandelius, chairman, Beth, Davis, Mabel
Elliott, Gibson, Howey, Osborne, and

R, H. Wheelere The committee is plan-
ning to have the reading outlines ready
before school closes this svring.e

The Committee to coordinate the work in
Western Civilization, English, and Speech,
consists of Sandelius, Margaret Anderson,
and Virtuee

THE EDUCATION VETERANS NEED

o « « « « “The danger is that the already
large number of uneducated technicians in
the country will be increased by the G.I.
Bill of Rightse And since the oversupply
of technicians is certain to be great,
disappointment awaits those who for voca=
tional reasons pursue a technical educa=
tion.

"What the country needs is a good liberal
educations. And then it needs to have
everybody have ite The obstacle to every-
body‘s having it has hitherto been
financial. Now this obstacle is to be re-
moved as far as the returning veteran is
concernede The temptation to give him
what he thinks he wants is likely to be

so compelling that the opportunity to give
him the liberal education he ought to have
may be thrown awaye From the standpoint
of the country this will be a calamity.
Although it is important that the re-
turning veteran fit into the economic
system and be able to support himself,

it is far more important that he be able
as a Citizen to contribute to the solution
of the great problems which the country
will face in the next generation. This

is the object of liberal education."

--Pres. Robert Me Hutchins
University of Chicago

1945

May the New Year bring you:

The greatest advancement in your

field of studye

highest degree of skill in the
classroom you have ever achieved.
greatest respect and friendship

of your studentse

happiest relations with your
colleagues.

deepest joy in your family circle.

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And may 1945 bring to all the world--PEACE)