Adopt New Schedule

IN ORDER TO ENABLE Dartmouth seniors and some other undergraduates to complete as much academic work as possible before they are called to active duty, and also in order to bring the College schedule into line with that of institutions assigned Army and Navy student training units, Dartmouth will start its next regular semester on or about July 1 and before that time will offer a short summer term from May 10 to June 26. The present semester ends with the examination period of April 19-27.

The inter-session of seven weeks will be voluntary and will cover three-fifths of a full semester's work. It will be held primarily for the accommodation of men who have completed seven semesters by May 1 and who, by taking the remainder of their major programs and passing the comprehensive examinations, will be eligible for degrees provided they have passed 114 semester hours with a general average of 1.8. Men who have not finished seven semesters and who expect to be in the Army or Navy college training programs may complete the required work in mathematics, physics, graphics, or descriptive geometry during the inter-session if they lack these credits. Others expected to attend are men who have completed five or six semesters and who will undertake major study at the direction of the department concerned, and, in general, undergraduates who wish to complete some of the work for the degree by taking any of the courses offered in the limited curriculum of the short term.

The new schedule, from July on, will consists of three terms a year of 16 weeks each, starting on or about the first of July, November, and March. In connection with this change, Dean Neidlinger declared that "it is now evidfent that, regard- less of whether or not they are assigned units of Army and Navy men under the College Training Programs, all colleges must alter their academic calendars to enable students to complete college terms at times coordinated with the schedule of semesters that will prevail where Army and Navy units are being trained." The schedule for Navy units will be approximately the same as that announced by the College.

During the inter-session classes in each of the three courses to be carried will, in general, meet five times a week, Monday through Friday. Attendance at all classes will be compulsory and social activities during this period will be restricted. Two or more dormitories will be kept open for students attending the short term, and tuition will be $135.

According to the College announcement, nothing in the new schedule changes the administration's strong intention of continuing the civilian College for those who are able to follow such an educational program.