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T HE SELECTION OF A VAL E- 

 D ICTORIA N. 



Throughout a very long period, the 

 College has been almost uniformly for- 

 tunate in the valedictorians who have 

 been selected to represent its successive 

 classes. Nevertheless, the suggestion has 

 been advanced that some more systematic 

 and safe method of selection should be 

 employed than that w^hich has obtained. 

 After a careful study by a special com- 

 mittee, and subsequent discussion by the 

 Faculty, the following method has been 

 adopted, and will be put into effect by 

 the class of 191 7. 



Each of the three class sections is to 

 nominate three candidates for the posi- 

 tion. Each of these candidates will 

 present an address, in writing, previous 

 to February i. The writers of six of 

 these addresses will then be selected by 

 the Faculty to compete in their delivery. 

 The Faculty will then take into consider- 

 ation both the matter of the addresses 

 and the manner of delivery, in the selec- 

 tion of the valedictorian. This contest 

 is merely for the selection of the best 

 man or woman for the honor. The ad- 

 dress as finally presented need not be 

 the exact one submitted in the contest. 



In the opinion of the Faculty, the 

 great advantage of this method lies in 

 the competition of the sections in secur- 

 ing the selection of one of their repre- 

 sentatives. In order to accomplish this, 

 they will be certain to put forward their 

 best talent, disregarding all racial, re- 

 ligious or other group preferences and 

 acting solely in the interest of the Col- 

 lege welfare and class reputation. 



H. H. RusBY. 



Second Year Class Notes. 



At a recent meeting of the officers of 

 the class it was decided to give an enter- 

 tainment, the nature of which was to be 

 decided by the members of the class. 

 According to the vote of the class, the 

 majority of the members favored a 

 banquet. 



There seems to be a lack of unity 

 among the students. One class seems to 

 be indifferent, thinking their duty done 

 after casting the ballot ; another, not car- 

 ing for the officers, take no interest in 

 class affairs; and still another will sup- 

 port no one but themselves or particular 

 friends. 



The announcement by Dean Rusby, 

 regarding the new method of choosing 

 the valedictorian, was received with 

 much enthusiasm. The following- were 

 chosen by their respective sections : 



Section I. — Messrs. Bartner, Cool and 

 Coronel. 



Section II.- — Messrs. Gitlow, Genung 

 and Markowitz. 



Section III. — Messrs. J. Smith, Steiger 

 and Tulchin. 



P. D. Bloom, 

 Class Reporter. 



J- 

 Election of Officers, Class igi8. 



The method of electing the officers of 

 the Class of 1918 was a departure from 

 the old, stereotyped method. At the first 

 meeting, held December 12th, not only 

 were the officers elected, but they were 

 duly installed as such. This was made 

 possible by having each section make its 

 own nominations for the officers before 



