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The above statistical data is given in anticipation that it may answer* 

 a Large number of inquiries concerning the summei' ([uarter; also that it 

 may serve as a basis for (h^termining the future policy of the college relative 

 to summer session iicti vities. While the present quarter has been offered afi 

 an emergency s(>ssion, it is inevitable that the question shall arise as to 

 whether the institution ought to be kept open for a full quarter dui'ing 

 the succeeding summers. 



It may not be amiss at this point for me to direct attention to certain 

 considerations pertaining to the session just closed. 



First. There is no question as to the wisdom of this year's policy of 

 the faculty. Many students have been very materially assisted by being 

 able to complete their course this summer; in fact, we would have been 

 negligent of our obligations if we had done otherwise than to make 

 available a quarter's work in this particular year. 



Second. There can be no doubt that many students were here not 

 because of war emergency, but because they desired to hasten the date 

 of graduation. The young women came largely in this class. It is im- 

 possible to give the exact figures for the men. This means tliat there is 

 some inclination on the part of the student body to make use of a full 

 summer quarter. The problem as to how great an obligation rests upon 

 tlie College to furnish the opportunity is one that may well be studied 

 before it is disposed of. At least it should not be dismissed without the 

 hearing which educational interests and policies demand today. The 

 fact that such universities as Cornell and Missouri have arranged their 

 curricula for summer period is evidence of the attitude of these colleges. 

 I suggest that a committee of three be appointed by the President to 

 consider this question and report its findings at an early meeting of the 

 faculty. 



Third. The activities of this season have made the most extensive 

 use of the institution's educational facilities that has been made during 

 the summer in recent years. It raises the question as to what extent the 

 great equipment of such a plant should be actively employed in an educa- 

 tional capacity throughout the year. 



Fourth. The benefit of the summer session has not been wholly in 

 behalf of the student. This year in particular it has given to the teaching 

 force a supplementary employment at a time when our salary problem is 

 peculiarly delicate. It is an admitted fact that teachers are suffering ex- 

 cessively from the high cost of living. The additional income of this season 

 has been a welcome boon at this time. 



Fifth. Reference to the statistics shows the presence in our summer 

 session of a considerable number of students who are not regular attend- 

 ants of the College. Experience has proven that it is a difficult matter 

 to attract these outsiders. However, they are in most instances, a very 

 valuable addition to our student bod}-. I believe it would be an effort 

 worth while to endeavor to secure a larger enrollment of this type of 

 student. Strange as the statement may seem, still I believe it to be true 

 that there are many who do not realize the opportunities which this in- 

 stitution affords in an educational line. It may be expected that through 

 the development of education along the line of agriculture and home 

 economics under the Smith-Hughes legislation, the College is going to 

 find many mature men and women coming to its campus for the instruction 



