COLLEGE PRESIDENTS MEET

On November 1 and 2 Dartmouth was the host of the delegates to the meeting of the Association of Colleges in New England. Many of the presidents of the colleges were present and other colleges were represented by the Dean or members of the faculty. Dartmouth was represented at the conference by President Nichols and Professor Laycock. The discussions at these meetings are purely informal, no votes defining the policies of the Association being taken. Its main purpose is .to serve as a clearing house for ideas dealing particularly with the administrative side of the college. The subjects for discussion are presented in advance by the different members of the Association. One subject presented this year by two colleges- received especial attention, namely: what was to be the future of the study of Latin in the New England colleges. While various ideas as to the methods and purpose of the study of Latin were presented there seemed to be a universal tendency to deplore anything that would tend to diminish or prevent the study of the classics. The interesting fact was brought out that men with a classical training took far more than their share of general scholarship prizes and were also preferred as students by those who teach the sciences.

The following subjects were also discussed at length: What constitutes a fair basis for the certificate privilege?

Admission to college from English and Commercial High School courses.

Under what conditions may a student dropped from one college for deficiency in scholarship or character, be received at another?

What can be done to secure a proper kind of newspaper publicity for colleges, and prevent an improper kind?

The department of physical education and its relation to other departments.

Modes of appointing professors and instructors.

The next meeting of the Association will be held at Tufts College.