ESTABLISH FACULTY ADVISORY COUNCIL PLAN FOR FRESHMEN

A faculty advisory council for freshmen has been established for the first time at Dartmouth, the aim of the new body being to lend assistance to men near the scholastic danger line, to encourage able students to their best efforts, and to offer counsel and advice to every man in the class.

Already the work of organizing and interviewing the class of 1926 is well under way. The freshmen have been divided into seven groups, of 78 men each. A councillor is assigned to each group and is held responsible for every man in his group.

The council this year is composed of seven men, representing the seven departments of freshman study. The personality of the council is made up of Prof. H. G. Coar, representing the Evolution Department; Prof. E. D. Elston, who represents the sciences; Mr. W. D. Maynard, of the Romance Language and German Department; Prof. J. D. McCallum, of the English Department; Dr. C. H. Spooner, representing the Mathematics Department; Prof. L. D. Stilwell, who represents the History and Citizenship Departments, and Prof. R. C. Nemiah representing the classical languages.

The outstanding purposes of these councillors is to establish friendly contact with freshmen in an unofficial capacity. The councillors will not only check up the men who are low in their work but will also give encouragement to those who are doing satisfactory and high-grade work.

Four weeks after the opening of college and again about three or four weeks later, each councillor will interview every instructor in his particular department and will find out from him what men are near the ragged edge. The results will be turned in at the office of the Dean of Freshmen, where they will be tabulated. The councillors will be given personal particulars concerning the men in their groups of 78 who are low in their studies. They will then get in touch with the men reported, and will assist them in every way in straightening out their difficulties.

After the first semester examinations the freshman councillors consider all cases of possible separation from college. The committee on Administration will then act on the Council's recommendations.