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A TWENTIETH CENTURY CURRICULUM.
SO SAYS CHANELLOLOR SNOW OF THE
CHANGES MADE
THE COURSE OF STUDY.
A Year's' Work in Biological Science Made [Compulsory—Its Educational Value.]
Beginning next fall, every candidate for the degree of A. B. from the University, must have spent at least one year in the study of biological sciences; and one half year in the study of chemistry. Such was the gist of action taken by the faculty of the school of Arts last Monday night. This action needs only to be approved by the board of regents to become binding upon all future candidates for the A. B. degree. There is little doubt but that this action will meet the approval of the regents. Indeed a suggestion of some suchaction was made by the regents some time ago.
The faculty meeting Monday night was very spirited but the following recommendation to the regents were finally made. Suggested course of study for the Freshman and Sophomore years:
FRESHMAN YEAR—FIRST TERM.
Group A, French, 1, 3, 5; German, 1,
3, 5; Greek, 1, 3, 5; Latin, 1, 3.
Group B, Mathematics; 1; English, 1
Group C, Elocution or Voice Training,
once a week; Hygiene, once a week
Physical Training, once a week.
Every Faeshman is required to carry one course in A and all of B and C, provided that students who offer three years of English for entrance will take English history or a second course in A instead of English 1 in B.
FRESHMAN YEAR - SECOND TERM.
Group A: French 2, 4, 6; German 2,
4, 6; Greek 2, 4, 6; Latm 2, 4.
Group B: English 2. Notany 1, Chemistry 1. Mathematics 2.
Group C: Elocution or Voice Training, once a week. Physical training three times a week.
Every Freshman is required to carry one course in A and all of C. An option of any two courses in B is permitted to all students; provided, first, that English 2 may be elected by those students only who offer one year of English for the entrance, and second, that students offering Botany and Chemistry for entrance will take a second course from Freshman A or Sonphomore B.
SOPHOMORE YEAR—FIRST TERM
SOPHOMORE YEAR 1, 3, 4 TERM
Group A: French 1, 3, 5; German 1,
3, 5; Greek 1, 3; Latin 1, 3.
Group B: Mathematics 3. (Analytics).
English History. Zoology 2. Chemistry
2. Botany 2.
Group C: Physical training, three times a week. Three themes of 1,000 words each;
SOPHOMORE YEAR—SECOND TERM.
Group A: English (a) 2; French 2, 4;
6; German 2, 4, 6; Greek 3, 4, 6; Latin
2, 4.
Group B: Mathematics 4, (Calculus);
Logic and Psychology; Surveying;
Botany 1, when not taken in Freshman year;
Chemistry 1, when not taken in Freshman year; Mathematics 2, when not taken in Freshman year.
Every sophomore will take all of C and will elect any six courses from A and B; provided, that not more than four courses shall be from either group.
Group C: Physical Training, three times a week; Three themes of 1,000 words each.
By the end, of the Sophomore year every student must have done in the high school or in the University at least one year's work in biological science and one half year's work in chemistry."
At the end of the Sophomore year every student must have done some work in the school in at least two languages other than English.
"The board of regents requested the faculty to prepare a course of study for the Freshman and Sophomore years which should include one year's
It was this last clause of the proposed change that brought forth the spirited discussion which is said to have taken place at the meeting. It was finally carried by a vote of fifteen to seven.
Chancellor Snow said of the proposed changes to a WEEKLY reporter:
work in biological science. This request was made because the regents believed that no student ought to be allowed to graduate without some knowledge of modern biological science. The amount of work in language required for graduation is not diminished, but it is made impossible to carry two foreign languages at the same time through the two years. There are still nine full terms work in language required before the end of the Sophmore year. This scheme merely adds three full terms or half year's science to the two half year's already required, making a total of five half years' work in physical and biological science; three terms physical and two terms biological.
"At the present time," continued the Chancellor, "a considerable proportion, perhaps one half, of our students have taken no biological study whatever. Such students go out from here unfamiliar with the fundamental facts at the basis of modern philosophy and are not qualified to understand the discussion of evolution in language, sociology and reli- ion as well as in science.
"This is an attempt to bring the University into touch with the educational necessities of the first years of the twentieth century."
Asked as to whether the decision of the faculty was final or not the chancellor answered:
These of course are merely in the way of recommendations to the regents. But such recommendations are practically final. The regents have delegated to the faculties of the various schools power to fix requirements for admission and to adopt a course of study—subject to rejection by the regents. This reserved power of the regents is seldom exercised. The result in regard to the changes made is one of the few instances of its use. The change is not exactly that recommended but accomplishes the same result, attention on the part of the student to biological science. The regents asked that one year's biological science be made compulsory in University work while the faculty have made it possible to take this required science in the high school.
"Indeed this will in the end make very little modification in University work over the present scheme. Within three years probably three-fourths of the students will have had their year of Biology before entering the University.
"This requirement of a year of Biology puts the University back to the position occupied at the end of the academic year, '84-95. At that time a half year's work in Botany and Chemistry was required, while a half year's Zoology was made optional with Analytics. It is needless to say that most of the students chose Zoology. At that time we were in advance of all other institutions in making Biological Science a factor in the education of students. The proposed change merely means the adoption anew of advanced educational methods."
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ELLIOTT WINS! THEN SOME!
K. U. Man Victorious in the Hardest Fought Contest in the History of the Association,
EVERYBODY THOUGHT HE WOULD.
"Elliot wins! Elliott winsj
Was heard everywhere, last night, till the small hours of the morning.
the small hours of the morning.
Pandemonium broke lose in Lawrence yesterday, five hundred ribbon be-deeked college boys and girls from all parts of the state in addition to our own legion marched up and down the streets, blowingborns.
Not one of the orators was able to claim any lack of vocal support. As far as noise went it was the Iowa football
cover the true theory of government only resulted in placing man under the galling yoke of despotism. Finally a new continent was discovered whose mission it was to solve the world's great problem. American liberty is the greatest the world has ever known. We have incited Europe to attack and overthrow despotism. America intervenes to protect Venzuela, to curb Spain and aids Armenia. It is the glory of America to have revealed to the world bigger ideas of liberty.
After the Ottawa Mandolin club had
game intensified. Each delegation vied with the other to see which would make the most noise and at the Opera House before and after the program and even at times during the contest the noise was defeating. Rock Chalk, Baker taker, and other yells were mingled in hopeless confusion.
Aside from the noise the contest itself was remarkably peaceful. Whatever cane rushes may have taken place on the streets during the day, the contest itself was marked by an unusual absence of tearing down of banners or breaking of canes. The noise was great while the judges were out, but when the decision came, former Lawrence demonstrations were nowhere compared with the wild enthusiasm of the Kansas supporters. Wearers of the crimson and blue made a grand rush for the stage and within a shorter time than it takes to tell, nothing on the stage was visible bui a howling, shouting, enthusiastic mob of Jayhawkers. The contest program opened with the invocation, followed by a vocal solo by Miss Ellison of Midland.
The first orator of the evening was Mr William L. Washer of Midland college, whose subject was "Human Progress Inevitable." The spirit of progress is inherent in man and is essential to his existence. By it his ambition is aroused. In every sphere of his activity it makes itself felt. Investigations in science, religion and government are all attributable to this spirit of progress. Thus in the sphere of research and industry the irresistible force of human progress adds emphasis to the proof of its existence. Advancing literary ideal adds its manifestation to the existence of progress. That which has been true of all past and present should also be true of the future. The spirit of progress has been, is and will remain the fundamental force in human activity
Mr. Waster was followed by Mr. L. A. McKeever of Salina, Wesleyan, on Liberty's Debt to America. A great problem confronts the world; the proper relation of man to man, and of the individual to the state. Five thousand years of effort to dis-
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Mr. William L. Cunningham of Washburn, followed with the third oration of the program. Mr. Cunningham spoke on the "Reign of Law." Government is formed and is necessary to preserve civil liberty. In all ages, the tendency of mankind has been towards a truer liberty. First there came the wild reign of individualism, but true liberty was not there. This condition of society produced the rule of a single monarch, but true liberty was not there. At last there came the rule of the people, they will pr nounced and ascertained according to a prescribe law, and true liberty was there. Our government in form is the ideal representative of this last system. If it is possible to reconcile liberty and order, to maintain popular self-government, it must be determined by this people. We must then sweer devotion to the organic law of the land; we must support with fidelity the officers in its enforcement to end that this may ever remain "a government of laws and not of men."
Then came our own orator, P. S. Elliott.
Mr Elliott's subject was "Liberty and Law."
Law is the promoter and protector of all that is grand and noble. Representative legislation is liberty's greatest safeguard. But the voice of the people is the voice of God only when directed by wisdom, tempered by virtue, restrained by law. Our idea is not liberty without law but liberty restrained by law.
"With legislation in the hands of the people, with all the safeguards of liberty, wrongs still exist. Laws are perverted, broken and unenforced. But the fault is with individual character. Would you have your laws respected? Then look to their enforcement. Would you have purer and more just laws? Then give us pure and honest men to enact them. To say that such men do not exist, is to admit our own guilt. They do exist, and when demanded will appear. Then let the honest, intelligent, God fearing people arise in their might and demand justice, and justice
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