DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 12.3 



SUMMER QUARTER REPORT. 



Presidont F. S. Kedzio, College. 



My dear Sir — On January 27, 1919 the faculty voted as follows: 'Tt 

 is recommended that the summer session be extended to two terms of 

 six weeks each, the courses of each term to begin and terminate within 

 each such term." 



Also, "That the committee recommend to the faculty that the Board 

 of Agriciilture be asked to authorize the giving of a one year's special 

 college preparatory course to soldiers and sailors wdio desire to pursue a 

 four years' course, but have not completed a High School course." 



Upon these two pieces of legislation the plans of the summer quarter 

 have been developed and administered. The purpose voiced in the above 

 cited legislations of the facultj^ was special service to two classes of in- 

 dividuals viz., the regular students of the institution and another group 

 who had never enrolled. 



The needs of the first group were occasioned by the fact that the men 

 had been drawn into the military service, resulting in the loss of one or 

 more terms of college work. In a large number of cases the loss was con- 

 fined to the fall term of the year 1918, since the signing of the armistice in- 

 stituted the process of returning men to civil life sufficiently early to en- 

 able man}' students to resume college courses with the second term, be- 

 ginning in January. Others arrived at different times in the successive 

 weeks. Obviously, these men could not complete their year's work at the 

 end of the regular year. It is equally clear that many would be delayed 

 the whole or the greater part of another college year unless courses could 

 be made available earlier. The College adopted the policy of reinstating 

 every student in his work in the most advantageous way. Engineers 

 resumed with fall work because of prerequisites; agriculturals pursued 

 winter subjects at once. In any case an additional quarter was necessary' 

 to complete the year of work before the next college year. For senior 

 engineers the spring term work w^ould be needed while agricultural stu- 

 dents would need the fall subjects. 



For underclassmen there were two reasons for relief. In the case of 

 many engineers, there was necessity for removing prerequisite work in 

 order to classify in the next college year. In other cases it was a matter 

 of catching up in one's course. 



To meet these needs the College took the above steps in deciding to 

 offer two summer terms for the accommodation of these men. Such 

 courses as would enable seniors one term in arrears to complete their 

 courses; prerequisite courses for underclassmen; and a liberal number of 

 other courses to assist any students to advance satisfactorily in their 

 respective courses. The provisions made fot returned soldiers and sailors 

 were maintained through the terms of the summer quarter. As a result 

 a number of men will be in I'eadiness for entrance to college at the opening 

 of the fall term. The statistics below show to what extent the student 

 body and soldiers and sailors availed themselves of this service. 



