REPORTS OF OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

On Topics not Covered or Only Partially Govered in the President's Report

R E P O R T O F T H E D E A N , C O L L E G E O F L I B E R A L A R T S (Excerpts)

U n d e r the r e v i s e d rules g o v e r n i n g the a w a r d i n g o f d e p a r t m e n t a l h o n o r s to s e n i o r s at the t i m e of t h e i r g r a d u a t i o n at least e l e v e n s e n i o r s in six different d e p a r t m e n t s are c a n d i d a t e s f o r h o n o r s . T h e rules re- q u i r e that e a c h successful c a n d i d a t e shall h a v e an i n d e x of 2.2 in the c o u r s e s of his m a j o r field, shall h a v e p u r s u e d a tutorial c o u r s e e i t h e r in r e a d i n g or r e s e a r c h of at least t w o h o u r s ' credit, and shall h a v e passed an oral e x a m i n a t i o n in his field of s p e c i a l i z a t i o n .

A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y had f o r the first t i m e student r e p r e s e n t a t i o n in the N e w Y o r k State Student Scientific C o n f e r e n c e w h i c h met i n A p r i l at the U n i v e r s i t y of R o c h e s t e r . F o u r s e n i o r s attended. T h r e e of these p r e s e n t e d papers d e s c r i b i n g their research p r o b l e m s in the D e p a r t m e n t

of B i o l o g y , and one student in the D e p a r t m e n t of P h y s i c s d e m o n s t r a t e d his o w n d e v i c e for t e a c h i n g the f o c u s i n g p r o p e r t i e s of a s i m p l e lens.

It m a y be of interest to indicate the n u m b e r of present seniors w h o are m a j o r i n g in the several departments of instruction. E l e v e n dif- ferent departments have s e n i o r s as m a j o r s : B i o l o g y , 1 1 ; Business and Secretarial Studies, 3; C h e m i s t r y , 5; Classical L a n g u a g e s , 5; E c o - n o m i c s , 3; E n g l i s h , 3; H i s t o r y and P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e , 10; M a t h e m a t i c s , 7; P h y s i c s , 2; R o m a n c e L a n g u a g e s , 3; and S o c i o l o g y , 4. I am append- i n g to this report a tabulation of the n u m b e r of j u n i o r s and s e n i o r s w h o have m a j o r e d in the several departments each year for the last f i v e years. T h i s tabulation s h o w s s o m e interesting trends. W h i l e H i s t o r y and P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e has still the largest n u m b e r of m a j o r s , in the last t w o years S o c i o l o g y has g r o w n in i m p o r t a n c e in the m i n d s of students and has attracted a fair share of those interested in t h e social studies. T h e n u m b e r of those m a j o r i n g in E n g l i s h has de- creased to about one-half of the n u m b e r in that department five y e a r s a g o . T h e healthy g r o w t h of the D e p a r t m e n t of B u s i n e s s and Secre- tarial Studies is g r a t i f y i n g . T h e n u m b e r of those e n r o l l e d in the de- p a r t m e n t has increased f r o m twenty-five last y e a r to thirty-five t h i s year. Of these, three will be graduated in June, 1941, w h i l e eleven w i l l be seniors next year. T h e a m p l e space p r o v i d e d in South Hall for t h i s department has m a t e r i a l l y aided in its d e v e l o p m e n t . T h e n e w co- o p e r a t i v e plan between the D e p a r t m e n t of E c o n o m i c s and t h e Depart- m e n t of Business and Secretarial Studies by w h i c h six different fields of s p e c i a l i z a t i o n under an e x p a n d e d business-training p r o g r a m are to be offered is v e r y w o r t h y of m e n t i o n . T h i s p r o g r a m c o v e r s m a j o r s in B a n k i n g and F i n a n c e , Business M a n a g e m e n t , and E c o n o m i c s , super- vised by the D e p a r t m e n t of E c o n o m i c s ; and m a j o r s in A c c o u n t i n g , T e a c h e r - T r a i n i n g , and Secretarial Studies, supervised by the Depart- ment of Business. T h e increased facilities thus afforded s h o u l d be v e r y attractive to students p r e p a r i n g to go into business.

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W e i n d i c a t e d i n o u r report t o the B o a r d o f M a n a g e r s last s u m m e r that t h e situation w a s such that d u r i n g the present f i s c a l y e a r w e m i g h t be o b l i g e d to d i r e c t o u r efforts t o w a r d s a v o i d i n g a t h r e a t e n e d d e t e r i o r a t i o n in the status of the C o l l e g e and f o r e g o e x p e c t a t i o n of any b e t t e r m e n t or i m p r o v e m e n t . T h a t e x p e c t a t i o n p r o v e d to be a reality.

In the fullest p o s s i b l e m e a s u r e we have d i r e c t e d o u r efforts t o w a r d that o b j e c t i v e . A fair d e g r e e of success has been a c h i e v e d . In s o m e re- spects, the C o l l e g e has g o n e f o r w a r d ; in other respects it has g o n e b a c k w a r d . T h e net effect is a slight d e t e r i o r a t i o n . We b e l i e v e , h o w - ever, that w e are substantially h o l d i n g o u r o w n and m a i n t a i n i n g t h e i m p o r t a n t b e t t e r m e n t s that w e r e effected several y e a r s a g o .

T h e p r e s t i g e and r e p u t a t i o n of the i n s t i t u t i o n has been e n h a n c e d p a r t i c u l a r l y by the w o r k of the P r o f e s s o r of R e s e a r c h and the A s s i s t - ant P r o f e s s o r of C h e m i s t r y . T h e f o r m e r r e c e n t l y r e c e i v e d a letter f r o m Mr. H . R . Straight, P r e s i d e n t o f the S t r a i g h t E n g i n e e r i n g Co. o f A d e l , I o w a , stating that he had c o n s i d e r e d all the c e r a m i c r e s e a r c h o r g a n i z a t i o n s of the c o u n t r y for a l a r g e scale r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t that he is l a u n c h i n g and c h o s e this i n s t i t u t i o n as the o n e best qualified f o r it.

Mr. S t r a i g h t is n o w t r a v e l i n g all o v e r the c o u n t r y p r o m o t i n g t h e pro- j e c t . H e r e p o r t s that twenty-five c o m p a n i e s h a v e a l r e a d y s i g n e d up, e a c h c o m p a n y c o n t r i b u t i n g $400. H i s g o a l is fifty c o m p a n i e s and he p r e d i c t s he w i l l secure t h e m . If this p r o j e c t is c a r r i e d t h r o u g h , it w i l l be the m o s t i m p o r t a n t event of its k i n d in the h i s t o r y of the C o l l e g e and e v e n t h o u g h it is not c o n s u m m a t e d , t h e c a m p a i g n f o r it w i l l add t r e m e n d o u s l y to the p r e s t i g e of the C o l l e g e . L i k e w i s e , the A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r of C h e m i s t r y has also b r o u g h t d i s t i n c t i o n and p r e s t i g e to the i n s t i t u t i o n b y his o u t s t a n d i n g w o r k i n s p e c t r o s c o p y . H e i s s w a m p e d w i t h requests for a d v i c e and help f r o m all o v e r t h e c o u n t r y and h a s r e c e n t l y been offered a salary m o r e than half a g a i n as large as he is g e t t i n g n o w .

D a m a g i n g c h a n g e s in the staff have o c c u r r e d . In January, Mr. C.

M a j o r L a m p m a n , after h a v i n g established a s p l e n d i d r e p u t a t i o n here, r e s i g n e d to accept an offer at a large i n c r e a s e in salary w i t h the General E . e c t r i c Co. I n F e b r u a r y , P r o f e s s o r F r a n k E . L o b a u g h , w h o for ten years has r e n d e r e d e x c e l l e n t s e r v i c e to the institution, r e s i g n e d to accept an offer f r o m the L u m n i t e C e m e n t C o r p o r a t i o n at a salary b e t w e e n t w o and three t i m e s w h a t h e w a s g e t t i n g here. P r o f e s s o r R . L. S t o n e is n o w c o n s i d e r i n g an offer at m o r e than t w i c e his present salary. P r o f e s s o r H. C. H a r r i s o n is also finding difficulty r e s i s t i n g the t e m p t i n g offer he has r e c e i v e d . It is to be noted that these m e m b e r s of the staff w h o m we have lost or are about to lose are not m e m b e r s

S T A T E C O L L E G E O F C E R A M I C S R E P O R T 25 of that g r o u p w h o are inefficient or indifferent to the success of t h e College, but b e l o n g to that g r o u p that are r e n d e r i n g loyal efficient ser- v i c e i n e v e r y w a y . T h e y are h i g h l y pleased w i t h their w o r k and w i t h t h e institution. T h e y w e r e dissatisfied o n l y w i t h their salaries. T h i s is a c h a l l e n g i n g situation. T h e e m p l o y e e s that we are l o s i n g are the efficient and loyal ones. Surely the least we can do is to r e v i v e the p r o j e c t of putting t h r o u g h the salary classification bill w h i c h w i l l pro- v i d e a salary scale e q u i v a l e n t to that of other c o m p a r a b l e institutions.

T h e twenty-six p r o j e c t s referred to in o u r 1937-38 report, w h i c h we initiated f o r the betterment of the C o l l e g e have been c a r r i e d on d u r i n g the past year. Most of t h e m have functioned n o r m a l l y w i t h n o i m p r o v e m e n t o r d e t e r i o r a t i o n . S o m e o f them have g o n e b a c k ; s o m e have g o n e f o r w a r d . T h e C e r a m i c Christmas Festival had t o b e a b a n d o n e d because o f the W P A w o r k that w a s g o i n g on. T h e St. Pat's celebration, w i t h o u t the parade and assembly, w a s an i m p r o v e m e n t o v e r that of the p r e c e d i n g year, but it w a s m u c h i n f e r i o r to that of the earlier years. T h e attendance at the Open H o u s e , h o w e v e r , w a s t h e largest we h a v e ever had. T h e plant trip for the seniors w h i c h was initiated last year w a s a distinct success in e v e r y w a y . It is n o w established as a fixed r e q u i r e m e n t for g r a d u a t i o n . I m p r o v e m e n t w a s a c h i e v e d in d e v e l o p i n g further c o o p e r a t i v e relations w i t h the N e w Y o r k c e r a m i c industries and the C e r a m i c A s s o c i a t i o n has functioned m o r e efficiently and l o y a l l y , if possible, than ever before. T h e h i g h s c h o l a s t i c and other r e q u i r e m e n t s for a d m i s s i o n and c o n t i n u a n c e in College w e r e m a i n t a i n e d and p r o v e d to be e m i n e n t l y satisfactory. Stu- dent failures w e r e even fewer than w h e n the l o w e r s c h o l a s t i c require- ments w e r e in effect. T h e p r a c t i c e of h a v i n g applicants for a d m i s s i o n t o the Industrial C e r a m i c D e s i g n c o u r s e c o m e for i n t e r v i e w s p r o v e d successful in every w a y as did also the p r a c t i c e of d e f e r r i n g a c t i o n on all a p p l i c a t i o n s until Juiy 1 and then p i c k i n g out the best qualified ones f r o m the entire list.

C o n s i d e r a b l e d e t e r i o r a t i o n in the activities of the A l f r e d Student B r a n c h of T h e A m e r i c a n C e r a m i c S o c i e t y was e x p e r i e n c e d , but an ad- v a n c e w a s m a d e in p a r t i c i p a t i n g in the A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n of T h e A m e r i c a n C e r a m i c S o c i e t y . T h e k e e p i n g of r e c o r d s of student person- ality traits and the d e v e l o p m e n t of those traits has sunk to a l o w ebb.

I m p r o v e m e n t s in the c u r r i c u l a have been a c h i e v e d by the addition of s o m e courses and the modification of others. Satisfactory efforts h a v e not been put forth to a c h i e v e the o b j e c t i v e s of the Industrial C e r a m i c Design D e p a r t m e n t and the o b j e c t i v e s of b l o c k w e e k have not been satisfactorily achieved. Considerable i m p r o v e m e n t has been effected in the j a n i t o r i a l w o r k . T h e g e t t i n g out of p u b l i c a t i o n s has lagged in s o m e quarters and i m p r o v e d in others. All other of the twenty-six

items referred to have g o n e f o r w a r d in a n o r m a l l y effective m a n n e r w i t h n o i m p r o v e m e n t o r d e t e r i o r a t i o n .

An intensive and strenuous c a m p a i g n w a s c a r r i e d on for a n e w b u i l d i n g to replace B i n n s Hall, but it failed w i t h the result that the D e p a r t m e n t of R e s e a r c h and the C h e m i s t r y D i v i s i o n have been se- v e r e l y h a n d i c a p p e d in their w o r k . A n e w b u i l d i n g should be one of our m a j o r o b j e c t i v e s d u r i n g the c o m i n g year.

A W P A a p p r o p r i a t i o n of $14,000 w a s obtained for the alteration of the b a s e m e n t of B i n n s Hall. T h e s u p e r v i s i o n of that p r o j e c t ab- sorbed almost all of our t i m e d u r i n g the s u m m e r and m u c h of it dur- i n g the fall m a k i n g it i m p o s s i b l e to spend that t i m e on m o r e import- ant matters. H o w e v e r , it did result in an i m p r o v e d p o t t e r y l a b o r a t o r y w h i c h does meet the m i n i m u m r e q u i r e m e n t s a l t h o u g h far short of w h a t w o u l d b e c o n s i d e r e d satisfactory. B i n n s Hall cannot b e m a d e satisfactory by any a m o u n t of alteration.

In order to b r i n g it m o r e i n t o line w i t h the trends in e n g i n e e r i n g e d u c a t i o n and i n order t o m a k e the Glass T e c h n o l o g y c o u r s e m o r e p o p u l a r w i t h the students, a quite i m p o r t a n t c h a n g e has been m a d e in t h e Glass T e c h n o l o g y c u r r i c u l u m . F o r e i g n l a n g u a g e has been elimin- ated and courses in optics and electives have been substituted for it.

A n o t h e r c u r r i c u l a r c h a n g e of i m p o r t a n c e w a s the i n t r o d u c t i o n of a c o u r s e i n a d v a n c e d c e r a m i c c h e m i s t r y .

T h e general status of the College is u n d o u b t e d l y on a par w i t h that of o t h e r c e r a m i c s c h o o l s , but that is not e n o u g h . It s h o u l d be g e n e r a l l y r e c o g n i z e d as the outstanding c e r a m i c s c h o o l of the c o u n t r y . A l l that is needed is a sincere desire on the part of all c o n c e r n e d to m a k e it so. F r o m 1932 to 1938 that desire p r e v a i l e d and it w a s b a c k e d up by p o s i t i v e action. T h e result w a s that the College w e n t f o r w a r d by leaps and bounds, a r e c o r d of w h i c h was presented in o u r p r e c e d i n g annual reports. D u r i n g the past t w o years, h o w e v e r , p r o g r e s s has been halted but we believe we have been able to h o l d m o s t of our g a i n s . T h a t i n t a n g i b l e but v i t a l l y i m p o r t a n t f a c t o r of m o r a l e of student b o d y and faculty has suffered a little but not e n o u g h to cause serious de- t e r i o r a t i o n as yet. T h i s is due to several causes. M o s t recently the w a r situation has entered the p i c t u r e w i t h the uncertain future that it h o l d s before the students. T h e result is that they are t e n d i n g to be- c o m e j i t t e r y and restless. B u d g e t a r y r e s t r i c t i o n s have also had t h e i r effect. A m o r e i m p o r t a n t cause is the failure of s o m e m e m b e r s of the staff to function in the fullest m e a s u r e of effectiveness to w h i c h t h e y are obligated by the p o s i t i o n that they are filling. A still m o r e im- portant cause is the trend of c h a n g e s in the a d m i n i s t r a t i v e m a c h i n e r y . T h o s e c h a n g e s have m a d e it i n c r e a s i n g l y difficult for the C e r a m i c Col- lege to operate w i t h m a x i m u m efficiency. T h e trend should be re-

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v e r s e d and the status of C e r a m i c C o l l e g e affairs restored to w h a t they w e r e three and four y e a r s a g o . A u t h o r i t y must a c c o m p a n y responsi- bility.

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It has been difficult for me d u r i n g the past y e a r to a c c o m p l i s h m a n y of the t h i n g s that are desirable, and s o m e t i m e s necessary, be- c a u s e of lack of t i m e . My r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s w h i c h a r e d i v i d e d b e t w e e n this office and the D e p a r t m e n t of H i s t o r y and P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e k e e p m e m o r e than busy. A s usual m u c h o f m y t i m e has been d e v o t e d t o the r o u t i n e t h i n g s and those a c t i v i t i e s w h i c h are not absolutely neces- sary have been o b l i g e d to w a i t . T h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t f u n c t i o n of the D e a n of Men, in my o p i n i o n , s h o u l d be that of c o u n s e l i n g and it is g r a t i f y i n g that d u r i n g the past y e a r a large n u m b e r of students h a v e c o m e v o l u n t a r i l y for help on all k i n d s of p r o b l e m s . M a n y students, of c o u r s e , prefer t o g o t o p a r t i c u l a r m e m b e r s o f the faculty w i t h t h e i r p r o b l e m s and for a d v i c e since they have w o r k e d w i t h t h e m daily and h a v e c o m e t o k n o w t h e m i n t i m a t e l y and t o have confidence i n t h e m . T h i s is as it should be and I h a v e in m i n d s o m e c h a n g e s in our counsel- ing p r o g r a m w h i c h w i l l r e c o g n i z e this and m a k e p o s s i b l e a greater use of m e m b e r s of the faculty than has been the case in past years. W h e n these ideas have been f o r m u l a t e d m o r e definitely they w i l l be sub- m i t t e d to y o u and the A c a d e m i c C o u n c i l for c o n s i d e r a t i o n . T h e r e is still t o o m u c h of a t e n d e n c y on the part of students to r e g a r d the Dean of Men as a d i s c i p l i n a r y officer a l t h o u g h this barrier, I believe, has been b r o k e n d o w n to a c o n s i d e r a b l e extent d u r i n g recent years. T h i s is a v e r y real c o m p l i c a t i o n in my w o r k but I s u p p o s e that it is in- e v i t a b l e just so l o n g as d i s c i p l i n a r y r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s are l o d g e d in my office.

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S i n c e the c o o p e r a t i v e house w a s v e r y m u c h of an e x p e r i m e n t on this c a m p u s , I am r e p o r t i n g m o r e fully in r e g a r d to it. T h e o r i g i n a l plan i n c l u d e d ten girls but illness and financial difficulties m a d e with- d r a w a l s f r o m c o l l e g e necessary, and w h i l e the year b e g a n w i t h nine in the h o u s e t h e r e w e r e only eight the last semester. N e v e r t h e l e s s , after the house w a s established in the fall, it p r o v e d self-supporting e x c e p t for the rental d u r i n g the t w o s u m m e r m o n t h s and the six t o n s of coal for w h i c h the U n i v e r s i t y paid. T h e U n i v e r s i t y b y p r e v i o u s arrange- m e n t paid the head of the h o u s e the s a m e a m o u n t as paid to heads of

s o r o r i t y h o u s e s . H e r g o o d m a n a g e m e n t and the f i n e c o o p e r a t i o n o f t h e g i r l s h a v e m a d e it p o s s i b l e to p a y ten m o n t h s ' rent, and the e l e c t r i c , gas, t e l e p h o n e , water, and f o o d bills at an e x p e n s e of about one h u n d r e d dollars per s e m e s t e r per g i r l . T h e g i r l s t h e m s e l v e s d o the c o o k i n g and c l e a n i n g . W e b e l i e v e i t c o u l d b e self-supporting a n o t h e r y e a r i f

there a r e ten or eleven g i r l s w h i c h is the c a p a c i t y of the h o u s e . We are already p r a c t i c a l l y assured of ten. T h e h o u s e has justified itself not o n l y f i n a n c i a l l y , but s o c i a l l y a s w e l l . T h e g i r l s w h o h a v e l i v e d a t G r e e n e Hall are u n a n i m o u s l y e n t h u s i a s t i c about g r o u p - l i v i n g , in this w a y m a d e p o s s i b l e f o r t h e m . I v e r y m u c h w i s h that it c o u l d be pos- sible this y e a r t o add a s p e r m a n e n t e q u i p m e n t s o m e better mattresses f o r t h e c o t s . T h o s e n o w i n use w e r e second-hand and c o n t r i b u t i o n s . N e x t y e a r we are p l a n n i n g a s u p e r v i s e d c o o p e r a t i v e h o u s e for a f e w girls, students in the S c h o o l of A g r i c u l t u r e , w h o can not l i v e in t h e d o r m i t o r y . T h i s w i l l m a k e g r o u p - l i v i n g p o s s i b l e for t h e m , but w i l l m e a n no e x p e n s e for the U n i v e r s i t y as it w i l l be b o r n e e n t i r e l y by the g i r l s .

F i n a n c i a l aid this y e a r i n c l u d e d s c h o l a r s h i p help t o s i x t y g i r l s , w i t h fifteen of t h e m e n j o y i n g h o n o r s c h o l a r s h i p s . Of the e i g h t e e n g i r l s g r a n t e d full-tuition s c h o l a r s h i p s , o n l y t w o fell b e l o w t h e i n d e x r e q u i r e m e n t for r e n e w a l .

T h e r e w e r e ninety-two girls in T h e B r i c k the .first s e m e s t e r . T w e n t y g i r l s r e c e i v e d r o o m grants, o n l y one o f w h o m s o far has fallen b e l o w the r e q u i r e d i n d e x .

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R e g i s t e r o f S t u d e n t s

Liberal Arts Ceramics Theology Total First Semester 268 319 3 590 Second Semester 262 302 3 567 Total Different Names During Year 279 323 3 605

Total Liberal Arts and Ceramics 602 Classification of S t u d e n t s by C l a s s e s

Liberal Arts Ceramics Total

Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total

Seniors 35 21 56 58 6 64 93 27 120

Juniors 35 29 64 57 14 71 92 43 135

Sophomores 45 33 78 71 11 82 116 44 160 Freshmen 25 40 65 83 22 105 108 62 170

Specials 11 5 16 1 0 1 12 5 17

Totals 151 128 279 270 53 323 421 181 602

Theology 3 0 3

Grand Totals 424 181 605

R E P O R T O F T H E R E G I S T R A R ^{2 9}

C L A S S I F I C A T I O N O F S T U D E N T S B Y C O U R S E S

LIBERAL A R T S : M E N W O M E N TOTAL

COURSE LEADING TO BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE 1 1 3 1 4 COURSE LEADING TO BACHELOR OF A R T S DEGREE 1 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 1

SPECIALS 9 5 1 4

C E R A M I C S :

C E R A M I C ENGINEERING 1 9 8 1 1 9 9

GLASS TECHNOLOGY 3 3 0 3 3

INDUSTRIAL C E R A M I C D E S I G N 3 9 5 2 9 1

THEOLOGY 3 0 3

TOTALS 4 2 4 1 8 1 6 0 5

D I S T R I B U T I O N O F S T U D E N T S I N S P E C I A L G R O U P S (LIBERAL A R T S A N D C E R A M I C S )

LIBERAL A R T S C E R A M I C S TOTAL

ALFRED, N E W Y O R K 1 2 1 1 2 3

ALLEGANY COUNTY 4 2 2 4 6 6

CATTARAUGUS 8 1 2 2 0

STEUBEN 3 3 1 7 5 0

GREATER N E W Y O R K 3 0 3 1 6 1

R E L I G I O U S C L A S S I F I C A T I O N O F S T U D E N T S (LIBERAL A R T S A N D C E R A M I C S )

A D V E N T I S T 1

B A P T I S T , F I R S T D A Y 4 8

B A P T I S T , SEVENTH D A Y . R O M A N CATHOLIC GREEK CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN SCIENCE DISCIPLES

CONGREGATIONAL-CHRISTIAN

D U T C H R E F O R M 5 E P I S C O P A L 6 2 EVANGELICAL 2 H E B R E W 6 5 LUTHERAN 1 8 METHODIST 1 1 6 PRESBYTERIAN 1 0 2 U N I T E D BRETHREN 1 TJNIVERSALIST 2 NO PREFERENCE 7 ALL OTHERS 1 0

TOTALS 6 0 2

Classification of Extension Students (Jamestown Extension)

Men Women Total Sophomores 13 8 21 Freshmen 20 14 34 Specials 27 26 53 Totals 60 48 108

Regular Extension

First Semester Second Semester Year Men 16 7 20 Women 19 8 20 Totals 35 15 40

S u m m a r y of D e g r e e s C o n f e r r e d In C o u r s e , June 9, 1941

Men Women Total College of Liberal Arts :

Bachelor of Arts 36 20 56 Bachelor of Science 1 2 3 Master of Education 3 1 4 Master of Science , 1 0 1 College of Ceramics :

Bachelor of Science :

Ceramic Engineering 37 0 37 Glass Technology 18 0 18 Bachelor of Fine Arts :

Industrial Ceramic Design 5 6 11 School of Theology :

Bachelor of Divinity 1 0 1 Total 102 29 131

Table of Comparative Attendance

T h e f o l l o w i n g table of c o m p a r a t i v e attendance s h o w s the relative g r o w t h of the University since 1931:

Liberal Arts Theology Ceramics Agriculture Specials in Music Summer Schools Grand Totals Less Duplicates Net Totals

'31 - '32 '32 - '33 '33 - '34 '34 - '35 '35 - '36 '36 - '37 '37 - '38 '38 - '39 '39 - '40 '40 - '41

328 314 324 316 313 322 296 310 327 279

11 13 8 3 4 3 11 7 10 3

172 245 289 284 324 330 338 337 321 323

77 91 82 71 50 91 192 304 334 354

109 118 111 132 181 189 23 18 49 41

161 145 142 139 135 228 229 271 221 272

858 926 956 945 1007 1163 1089 1247 1262 1272

175 161 156 169 200 293 121 169 135 147

683 765 800 776 807 870 968 1078 1127 1125

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D u r i n g t h e y e a r a lost and f o u n d d e p a r t m e n t has been established in the U n i v e r s i t y w i t h h e a d q u a r t e r s in this office.

One special study has been m a d e d u r i n g the y e a r at the request o f the A s s o c i a t e C o m m i s s i o n e r and A c t i n g A s s i s t a n t C o m m i s s i o n e r f o r H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n . T h i s study c o n s i s t e d o f three tables and dealt w i t h the e n r o l l m e n t in c o u r s e s in the C o l l e g e of L i b e r a l A r t s of students of the N e w Y o r k State C o l l e g e o f C e r a m i c s f r o m 1930 t o 1940. T a b l e n u m b e r 1 s h o w e d the e n r o l l m e n t distributed by classes. T a b l e n u m b e r 2 s h o w e d t h e total c r e d i t h o u r s e a r n e d in, ( a ) the N e w Y o r k State Col- lege o f C e r a m i c s , ( b ) a c c e s s o r y i n s t r u c t i o n i n the C o l l e g e o f L i b e r a l A r t s . T a b l e n u m b e r 3 g a v e a d i s t r i b u t i o n of the c r e d i t h o u r s e a r n e d in a c c e s s o r y i n s t r u c t i o n in the N e w Y o r k State C o l l e g e of C e r a m i c s into, ( a ) r e q u i r e d c r e d i t h o u r s , ( b ) -elective c r e d i t h o u r s . One o f t h e i n t e r e s t i n g results of t h e study d i s c l o s e d the fact that the p e r c e n t a g e of the c o u r s e s taken by c e r a m i c students in the C o l l e g e of L i b e r a l A r t s has r e m a i n e d about c o n s t a n t but that the ratio of r e q u i r e d h o u r s to e l e c t i v e h o u r s has c o n t i n u a l l y i n c r e a s e d d u r i n g t h e ten-year p e r i o d .

R E P O R T O F T H E D I R E C T O R O F T H E G R A D U A T E DIVISION (In Full)

T o t h e P r e s i d e n t o f A l f r e d U n i v e r s i t y :

I h e r e b y s u b m i t my re p o rt as D i r e c t o r of the Graduate D i v i s i o n f o r t h e y e a r 1940-41.

Graduate Courses Offered First Semester: E d u c a t i o n 241 (15 stu- d e n t s ) , J o s e p h S e i d l i n ; E d u c a t i o n 143 (10 s t u d e n t s ) , H a r o l d O. B o r - aas; P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e 133 (6 s t u d e n t s ) , W i l l i s C. R u s s e l l ; E c o n o m i c s 166 (3 s t u d e n t s ) , C. E d w a r d G a l b r e a t h ; E n g l i s h 127 (4 s t u d e n t s ) , L e l i a E. T u p p e r ; M a t h e m a t i c s 4 ( E x t e n s i o n , 3 s t u d e n t s ) , L l o y d L. L o w e n - stein.

Graduate Courses Offered Second Semester: E d u c a t i o n 111 (7 stu- d e n t s ) , J o s e p h S e i d l i n ; E d u c a t i o n 131 (3 s t u d e n t s ) , H a r o l d O. B o r a a s ; E n g l i s h 126 (3 s t u d e n t s ) , L e l i a T u p p e r ; P u b l i c S p e a k i n g 104 (6 stu- d e n t s ) , C . D u r y e a S m i t h , I I I .

Degrees Conferred June, 1940: Master of E d u c a t i o n , 5.

Candidates for Degerees, June, 1941: Master of E d u c a t i o n , 4; Mas- ter of S c i e n c e , 1.

R e s p e c t f u l l y submitted, J O S E P H S E I D L I N ,

M a y 25, 1941 D i r e c t o r

R E P O R T S O F L I B R A R I A N A N D C H A P L A I N 3 3

R E P O R T O F T H E L I B R A R I A N (Excerpts)

I n a s m u c h as t h e b u d g e t w a s cut this y e a r naturally t h e n u m b e r of n e w b o o k s added t o the l i b r a r y w a s f e w e r . W e had h o p e d t o f i l l i n gaps in the c o l l e c t i o n this y e a r u s i n g the Charles B. S h a w List of Books for College Libraries, 1940, as a g u i d e . H o w e v e r , this had t o be laid aside until our b u d g e t is a d e q u a t e .

Book Collection. 1937-38, 56,700; 1938-39, 58,000; 1939-40, 59,450;

1940-41, 60,650.

T h e M a t h e m a t i c s Club has g i v e n a n u m b e r of b o o k s to fill out c e r t a i n r e c r e a t i o n a l r e a d i n g as needed f o r the g r o u p .

Needs. ( 1 ) A full-time assistant added to o u r staff; ( 2 ) a n e w c a s e for the S e v e n t h D a y B a p t i s t d e n o m i n a t i o n a l m a t e r i a l ; ( 3 ) f l u o r e - scent l i g h t i n g in the s t a c k r o o m and o v e r the c h a r g i n g desk in the R e a d i n g R o o m ; ( 4 ) n e w s h e l v i n g and furniture for one o f the s e m i n a r r o o m s w h i c h is to be used as an A l f r e d a n a r o o m .

R E P O R T O F T H E C H A P L A I N (Excerpts)

D A I L Y C H A P E L

T h e n e w Chaplain i s indeed grateful for the m u s i c w h i c h Mr.

W i n g a t e has p r o v i d e d for daily chapel and the special m u s i c a l n u m b e r s h e has a r r a n g e d f r o m t i m e t o t i m e . S p e c i a l s e r v i c e s w e r e held d u r i n g H o l y W e e k w i t h the assistance o f R e v . E v e r e t t E . H a r r i s , R e v . E l m o F. R a n d o l p h , and Dr. J o h n G. S p e n c e r of H o r n e l l . T h e Y . W . C . A . and the A .U .C . A. c o n d u c t e d several s e r v i c e s d u r i n g this past year, but w e h a v e plans f o r students a s s u m i n g an even l a r g e r share of the leader- ship next year. F a c u l t y have been lititle used this year, but w i l l be called u p o n as the Chaplain b e c o m e s better a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e m .

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y C H U R C H

T h i s C h u r c h , w h i c h g r e w out of the spiritual life of the c a m p u s , is indeed an a c h i e v e m e n t of w h i c h the U n i v e r s i t y m a y be p r o u d .

T h e C h u r c h S c h o o l , u n d e r the d i r e c t i o n of Mrs. G. S t e w a r t Nease, has c o n t i n u e d to g r o w in n u m b e r s and quality. Several of the teachers t o o k t r a i n i n g c o u r s e s d u r i n g the past year.

T h e W o m e n ' s Guild, a f e l l o w s h i p and s e r v i c e o r g a n i z a t i o n for the w o m e n of the Church, c o m p l e t e d an i n t e r e s t i n g p r o g r a m of m e e t i n g s and s e r v i c e p r o j e c t s u n d e r the d i r e c t i o n of Mrs. Charles M. H a r d e r , its p r e s i d e n t .

T h e U n i v e r s i t y C h u r c h C h o i r had a n e w d i r e c t o r this y e a r . Mrs.

S. R. S c h o l e s has m a d e the C h o i r an o u t s t a n d i n g g r o u p in r e l i g i o u s m u s i c . Mrs. S e i d l i n ' s m u s i c at the o r g a n is a r i c h c o n t r i b u t i o n to o u r w o r s h i p .

T h e h a p p y c o i n c i d e n c e o f the a r r i v a l o f t h e n e w p a s t o r o f the S e v e n t h D a y Baptist C h u r c h on the same day as the Chaplain has been a t o k e n of t h e h a p p y r e l a t i o n s b e t w e e n the t w o c h u r c h e s this y e a r . J o i n t s e r v i c e s w e r e held o n T h a n k s g i v i n g E v e and N e w Y e a r ' s E v e , i n a d d i t i o n t o j o i n t r e c e p t i o n s for P a s t o r H a r r i s and Chaplain G e n n e . T h e U n i v e r s i t y C h u r c h i s grateful f o r the c o r d i a l h o s p i t a l i t y o f t h e S e v e n t h D a y C h u r c h in m a k i n g its facilities a v a i l a b l e to us.

T h e Christian A s s o c i a t i o n s

J o i n t l y these t w o a s s o c i a t i o n s issued t h e U n i v e r s i t y Handbook, and held a d r i v e w h i c h raised t w o h u n d r e d and thirty-five d o l l a r s f o r student relief i n E u r o p e and A s i a , w h i c h w a s the m o s t i m p o r t a n t s i n g l e e v e n t of the year.

C o u n s e l i n g

W e w e r e m o s t c o r d i a l l y r e c e i v e d b y the students and e n t e r t a i n e d in m a n y of t h e i r r e s i d e n c e s . T h e Chaplain's office is a real asset in t h e c o u n s e l i n g w o r k . R e g u l a r office h o u r s have been established a n d a n i n c r e a s i n g n u m b e r o f students are d r o p p i n g in. A t h o m e w e h a v e had t w o h u n d r e d and sixty-seven student callers, s e r v e d o n e h u n d r e d and ninety-nine meals to students and entertained fifteen over-night guests i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h o u r p r o g r a m .

Certain off-campus c o n t a c t s h a v e been m a d e w h i c h relate t h e C h a p l a i n t o r e l i g i o u s enterprises o n o t h e r c a m p u s e s and t h r o u g h o u t t h e state. He has s e r v e d as a leader in the N e w Y o r k State Christian Y o u t h C o n f e r e n c e and at the C o n f e r e n c e on R e l i g i o n held at Cornell U n i v e r s i t y this w i n t e r . S u m m e r c o n t a c t s i n c l u d e the S i l v e r B a y Con- f e r e n c e of the S.C.M. and the E p i s c o p a l and P r e s b y t e r i a n c o n f e r e n c e s to be held here on t h e c a m p u s .

General

F o u n d e r s ' Day, 1940, b r o u g h t the r e l i g i o u s life of the c a m p u s to t h e a t t e n t i o n o f the entire U n i v e r s i t y w h e n a n h o n o r a r y d e g r e e w a s c o n f e r r e d u p o n Dr. J o h n M a x w e l l A d a m s w h o d e l i v e r e d the address o n that o c c a s i o n . D o c t o r A d a m s i s the D i r e c t o r o f the D e p a r t m e n t o f U n i v e r s i t y W o r k o f the B o a r d o f E d u c a t i o n o f the P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h i n the U.S.A. T h i s D e p a r t m e n t t h r o u g h its w o r k w i t h the W e s t m i n - ster F o u n d a t i o n i n N e w Y o r k State c o n t r i b u t e s annually t o the s u p p o r t of o u r p r o g r a m on this c a m p u s .

R E P O R T O F T H E S C H O O L O F T H E O L O G Y 35 R E P O R T O F T H E D E A N , S C H O O L O F T H E O L O G Y

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It w a s h o p e d that the present y e a r m i g h t be c l o s e d w i t h o u t a de- ficit. T h i s h o p e w a s based on the f o l l o w i n g facts. B e c a u s e of lack of funds, w i t h r e l u c t a n c e we let o n e half-time p r o f e s s o r go at the e n d of rast year. P r o f e s s o r S y l v e s t e r S. P o w e l l had been s e c u r e d to teach He- b r e w and G r e e k w i t h the u n d e r s t a n d i n g that his e m p l o y m e n t w o u l d b e f r o m y e a r to year, and o n l y so l o n g as funds w e r e available. By de- c i d i n g to get a l o n g w i t h o u t his s e r v i c e s a s a v i n g of seven h u n d r e d dol- lars per y e a r w a s effected. At the same t i m e the S e v e n t h D a y B a p t i s t General C o n f e r e n c e i n c r e a s e d the b u d g e t item f o r the S c h o o l of The- o l o g y . B o t h the s a v i n g and the i n c r e a s e w i l l affect us m o r e f a v o r a b l y next y e a r than this year. P r o f e s s o r P o w e l l ' s salary w a s paid for t w o m o n t h s of t h e present fiscal year, and the i n c r e a s e in the d e n o m i n a - tional b u d g e t did not b e c o m e effective until O c t o b e r the first.

S o l i c i t a t i o n has been m a d e by mail and the r e s p o n s e so far has e n a b l e d us to pay all bills f o r May, l e a v i n g the funds e x h a u s t e d , w i t h n o m o n e y in' sight for the June bills w h i c h c o m p l e t e the year. W e still h a v e s o m e b r i g h t p r o s p e c t s f r o m o u r special s o l i c i t a t i o n .

It is p e r h a p s o n l y fair to state here that doubtless we shall be o b l i g e d t o c o n t i n u e t o depend upon interested friends o f the S c h o o l o f T h e o l o g y and t h o s e w h o are a n x i o u s t o have our m i n i s t e r s r e c e i v e t h e i r t h e o l o g i c a l e d u c a t i o n at our o w n s c h o o l to s u p p l e m e n t o u r l i m i t e d r e s o u r c e s f r o m i n c o m e r e c e i v e d f r o m o t h e r s o u r c e s . W e h o p e all o u r g o o d friends w i l l bear this fact in m i n d .

T w o p r o f e s s o r s w h o have served the S c h o o l o f T h e o l o g y o n half t i m e f o r m a n y years h a v e c o n t i n u e d their v a l u a b l e s e r v i c e s d u r i n g the year, Dr. W a l t e r L . Greene and Dr. E d g a r D . V a n H o r n . Illness kept D o c t o r V a n H o r n f r o m his classes for a p e r i o d of t i m e , but t h r o u g h the c o o p e r a t i o n of the students and of other m e m b e r s of t h e faculty t h e w o r k of the y e a r w a s c a r r i e d t h r o u g h in a v e r y a c c e p t a b l e m a n n e r .

Dr. G e o r g e B. S h a w has g i v e n a c o u r s e in the E n g l i s h B i b l e , a n d P a s t o r E l m o F. R a n d o l p h has taught a c o u r s e in C h u r c h C a m p s and S c o u t i n g . T h e s e men, w i t h o u t m a t e r i a l c o m p e n s a t i o n , have d o n e u s g o o d s e r v i c e in their r e s p e c t i v e fields. In fact, each is a specialist in the subject taught, and we are g r e a t l y indebted to t h e m f o r their s p l e n d i d s e r v i c e s t o the S c h o o l .

D u r i n g the year we have had three students t a k i n g full w o r k , one middle-year m a n and t w o j u n i o r s . In a d d i t i o n , one student has taken w o r k i n the S c h o o l o f T h e o l o g y w h i l e c o n t i n u i n g his c o l l e g e c o u r s e . A t present w e k n o w o f but one n e w student w h o plans t o enter the S c h o o l next fall. T h e S c h o o l of T h e o l o g y is definitely a g r a d u a t e s c h o o l . T h e c h u r c h needs leaders w h o are as fully p r e p a r e d as pos-

sible t o g i v e the n e c e s s a r y l e a d e r s h i p for these difficult t i m e s . W e d o not e n c o u r a g e y o u n g m e n t o enter, t h e r e f o r e , until they h a v e c o m p l e t e d a r e g u l a r c o l l e g e c o u r s e .

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P l a c e m e n t s as of M a y 23 are as f o l l o w s : 4 n e w p o s i t i o n s ( C l a s s of 1 9 4 0 ) ; 6 n e w p o s i t i o n s ( C l a s s of 1 9 4 1 ) ; 6 n e w c o n t r a c t s p e n d i n g ; 20 ( a p p r o x i m a t e l y ) a l u m n i transfers ( s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s , p r i n c i p a l s , better t e a c h i n g p o s i t i o n s ) .

W e d o not h a v e c o m p l e t e i n f o r m a t i o n w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o the pro- m o t i o n s or a d v a n c e m e n t s of o u r a l u m n i . I h a v e l e a r n e d o n l y last w e e k , h o w e v e r , that w e h a v e that s i t u a t i o n i n c o m m o n w i t h o t h e r t e a c h e r - t r a i n i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s in the state. S o m e t i m e s we send out ten or m o r e letters at the behest of an a l u m n u s w h o , at the end of the quest, fails to i n f o r m us by even a n o t e on a card, "I g o t the j o b " . But, w h a t e v e r the c i r c u m s t a n c e s , w e h a v e e x p e r i e n c e d m o r e a c t i v e a l u m n i interest in t h e B u r e a u of A p p o i n t m e n t s t h i s y e a r than in any preced- i n g year.

S i x y o u n g m e n of the Class of 1941 are e i t h e r v o l u n t e e r i n g or b e i n g i n d u c t e d i n t o s e r v i c e so that the only c a n d i d a t e s of the Class of 1941 w h o e i t h e r do not h a v e a c o n t r a c t or w h o do not h a v e a c o n t r a c t p e n d i n g a r e : 1 in F r e n c h and L a t i n ; 1 in L a t i n ; 2 in S c i e n c e ; 3 in M a t h e m a t i c s ; 1 in S o c i a l S t u d i e s ; 1 in E n g l i s h . It w o u l d seem, there- fore, that w i t h the e x p e c t e d spurt in e a r l y July we s h o u l d p l a c e all o u r p l a c e a b l e g r a d u a t e s .

M r s . Charles M. H a r d e r has been e m p l o y e d as half-time s e c r e t a r y . As in the case of M i s s J a c o x in the p r e v i o u s year, the " h a l f - t i m e " de- s c r i b e s the financial a r r a n g e m e n t rather than actual h o u r s put in by M r s . H a r d e r . I w a n t t o e x p r e s s m y a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r M r s . H a r d e r ' s v e r y f i n e , effective and l o y a l s e r v i c e t o the B u r e a u o f A p p o i n t m e n t s .

A g a i n , s i n c e n o t h i n g has been d o n e t o p r o v i d e f o r m o r e office space and s i n c e w e are still m o r e c r o w d e d than e v e r , t h e f o r m e r u r g e n t need f o r m o r e office space is s i m p l y a little m o r e urgent.

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Prospective Student Organizations. An e x p e r i m e n t was carried out this y e a r w h i c h w a s e x p e c t e d t o i n c r e a s e the L i b e r a l A r t s C o l l e g e e n r o l l m e n t t o s o m e extent. T h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t o o k m e m b e r s h i p i n

A C T I N G C O U N S E L O R T O P R O S P E C T I V E S T U D E N T S R E P O R T 3 7 t w o o r g a n i z a t i o n s w h i c h have a c q u a i n t a n c e w i t h l a r g e n u m b e r s o f pro- s p e c t i v e students and select a p p l i c a n t s f o r the i n s t i t u t i o n s w h i c h h a v e j o i n e d . It is t o o early yet to evaluate results, but i n d i c a t i o n s p o i n t t o w a r d s o m e success in these fields. T h e results at present m a y be n o t e d a s f o l l o w s : S c h o o l and C o l l e g e A d v i s o r y Center ( j o i n e d about D e c e m b e r 1) has sent in 1000 n a m e s ; the U n i v e r s i t y has r e c e i v e d t w o a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r L i b e r a l A r t s and one for C e r a m i c s . T h e A m e r i c a n C o l l e g e s A s s o c i a t i o n ( j o i n e d about M a r c h 1) has sent in 151 n a m e s ; the U n i v e r s i t y has r e c e i v e d the partial c r e d e n t i a l s of one applicant

Guest Days. A guest day f o r 54 s e n i o r h i g h s c h o o l b o y s f r o m t h i s v i c i n i t y w a s held the a f t e r n o o n and e v e n i n g of F e b r u a r y 12. T h e y w e r e e s c o r t e d about the c a m p u s b y L i b e r a l A r t s u p p e r c l a s s m e n a c t i n g as hosts, attended a w r e s t l i n g m a t c h in the late a f t e r n o o n , and w e r e guests at a d i n n e r in S o c i a l Hall w h e r e a few faculty m e m b e r s s p o k e briefly on different phases of L i b e r a l A r t s e d u c a t i o n . As a final event t h e y attended f r e s h m a n and v a r s i t y basketball g a m e s in the e v e n i n g .

A s i m i l a r day f o r s e n i o r h i g h s c h o o l g i r l s w a s c a r r i e d out on S a t u r d a y , M a y 3. T h i r t y - f o u r guests w e r e e n t e r t a i n e d by L i b e r a l A r t s u p p e r c l a s s w o m e n , w h o had been instructed b e f o r e h a n d o n significant facts c o n c e r n i n g A l f r e d and p r o s p e c t i v e student interests. T h e lunch- e o n i n S o c i a l Hall w a s f o l l o w e d b y short talks b y recent w o m e n gradu- ates a b o u t their p r o f e s s i o n s , such as t e a c h i n g , m e r c h a n d i s i n g , s o c i a l s e r v i c e , and l a b o r a t o r y t e c h n o l o g y . T h e a f t e r n o o n p r o g r a m w a s m a d e up of d e m o n s t r a t i o n s of a r c h e r y , b a d m i n t o n , and f e n c i n g , and a tea s e r v e d in S o c i a l Hall.

T h i r t e e n h i g h s c h o o l students a d v a n c e d i n F r e n c h w e r e i n v i t e d t o attend the banquet of the F r e n c h Club d u r i n g St. C h a r l e m a g n e ' s w e e k as guests of t h e U n i v e r s i t y .

T h e results of these three i n n o v a t i o n s can not be m e a s u r e d , yet, either in d i r e c t c o n v e r s i o n of a p p l i c a n t s to A l f r e d or in g e n e r a l pub- l i c i t y v a l u e .

At any rate, it seems w o r t h w h i l e to c o n t i n u e these enterprises in s o m e f o r m i n future y e a r s .

Recommendations. T h e c o n t i n u a t i o n of the L i b e r a l A r t s guest d a y s f o r h i g h s c h o o l s e n i o r b o y s and g i r l s i s h i g h l y desirable. T h e p r o s p e c t i v e student teas by a l u m n i w o m e n in v a r i o u s centers should be c o n t i n u e d and increased. W e e k e n d office h o u r s s h o u l d be e l i m i n a t e d e x c e p t b y a p p o i n t m e n t . A n a n n o u n c e m e n t t o this effect s h o u l d appear in t h e U n i v e r s i t y c a t a l o g u e s to b e c o m e effective in the s p r i n g of 1942.

So far as we are able to j u d g e t h e p r o c e d u r e of h a v i n g our office o p e n on w e e k e n d s has not been of any p a r t i c u l a r v a l u e in a t t r a c t i n g t h e casual v i s i t o r . M e e t i n g s b y a p p o i n t m e n t o n w e e k e n d s appear t o b e effective and desirable. T h e f o u n d a t i o n - l a y i n g and seed-planting w o r k d o n e by Mr. S p i c e r and Mr. F. H a m i l t o n W h i p p l e in "get-acquainted''

v i s i t s t o h i g h s c h o o l g u i d a n c e c o u n s e l o r s near n e w Y o r k City, par- t i c u l a r l y in W e s t c h e s t e r County, s h o u l d be c o n t i n u e d in m o r e s c h o o l s in that area and in other areas as w e l l . T h e v a l u e of friendly associa- t i o n s w i t h k e y t e a c h e r s and g u i d a n c e c o u n s e l o r s c a n n o t be over-esti- mated in the d i s c r i m i n a t i n g and early s e l e c t i o n of freshman appli- cants.

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T h e a t t e n d a n c e at the r e g u l a r session ( 1 8 8 ) w a s o n e of the l a r g e s t in the h i s t o r y of the A l f r e d S u m m e r S c h o o l . T h i s w a s partly due to the increase in the n u m b e r of students a t t e n d i n g the P o t t e r y and Crafts c o u r s e s and partly to an i n c r e a s e d e n r o l l m e n t in the g r a d u a t e d i v i s i o n of the D e p a r t m e n t of E d u c a t i o n . F i n a n c i a l l y the S u m m e r S c h o o l w a s successful.

Men Women Total

5th Intersession 8 1 9

7th Summer School of Surveying 75 0 75

27th Regular Summer School 112 76 188

Total 195 77 272

Less Duplicates 13 — 13

Net Total 182 77 259

Guest i n s t r u c t o r s i n c l u d e Mr. J. L e r o y T h o m p s o n , S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f the W a s h i n g t o n I r v i n g S c h o o l s , T a r r y t o w n , N e w Y o r k ; P r i n c i p a l J . M i l t o n Stull o f the J u n i o r H i g h S c h o o l , H o r n e l l , N e w Y o r k ; Dr. E s t h e r M. D o l e , P r o f e s s o r of H i s t o r y , W a s h i n g t o n C o l l e g e , C h e s t e r t o w n , Mary- l a n d ; and Mr. N o r m a n J. W h i t n e y , P r o f e s s o r of E n g l i s h at S y r a c u s e U n i v e r s i t y . P a r t i c u l a r m e n t i o n should be m a d e of Gustav Patz, Prin- cipal o f the A u g u s t a Street S c h o o l , I r v i n g t o n , N e w Jersey, w h o h a s been on the S u m m e r S c h o o l faculty since 1923.

T w e n t y - s i x students w e r e t a k i n g graduate c o u r s e s w i t h the possi- bility of b e c o m i n g c a n d i d a t e s for a Master's degree. T h e r e w e r e a n u m b e r o f others t a k i n g g r a d u a t e c o u r s e s w h o w i l l take their d e g r e e s in o t h e r institutions.

T h e S u m m e r S c h o o l of P o t t e r y and Crafts had an e n r o l l m e n t of 53, w h i c h f i l l e d t h e s c h o o l t o c a p a c i t y .

Mr. W a l t e r Bates, president of the Canadian S i n g e r s Guild, w a s i n v i t e d to A l f r e d last s u m m e r to g i v e a c o u r s e in c o n d u c t i n g and c h o r a l s i n g i n g but due to the unusual c o n d i t i o n s existing, in C a n a d a b e c a u s e of the w a r situation, Mr. Bates w a s able to be w i t h us for o n l y a f e w w e e k s and the e n r o l l m e n t n e c e s s a r i l y suffered a c c o r d i n g l y . He w i l l be in A l f r e d f o r the s u m m e r of 1941 and we a r e h o p i n g to b u i l d up a l a r g e class of students interested in this type of w o r k and to train a small c h o r u s w h i c h w i l l g i v e a c o n c e r t at the end of the session.

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Activities.

P h y s i c a l E d u c a t i o n Classes: Softball, f e n c i n g , tennis, basketball, v o l l e y ball, g y m n a s t i c s , riding, i n d o o r and o u t d o o r track, w r e s t l i n g , golf, skiing, skating. V a r s i t y S p o r t s : basketball, w r e s t l i n g , track, f e n c i n g , tennis, golf.

Varsity and Freshman Athletics.

Number of Candidates

VarsPy Football 35 Freshman Football 40

•Varsity Cross Country 28

**Freshman Cross Country 32 Varsity Basketball 22 Freshman Basketball 34 Varsity Wrestling 35 tVarsity Track (In and out-door) 48

fFreshman Track 44

ffGolf 12 Tennis 38 Fencing 42

Number of Games or

Meets Won Lost Tied

7 6 0 1

3 0 2 1

2 1 1

3 0 3

16 5 11

12 9 3

6 3 3

4 4 0

1 1

1 1

1 1

3 1 2

Summary of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Total number of partici- pants in i n t e r c o l l e g i a t e sports, 410; a p p r o x i m a t e n u m b e r w i t h o u t dupli- c a t i o n , 180; total n u m b e r of dual contests, 59; w o n , 30; lost, 27; tied, 2; p e r c e n t a g e , .526; total n u m b e r of c h a m p i o n s h i p contests, 10. In- c l u d i n g all dual and c h a m p i o n s h i p contests, A l f r e d has c o m p e t e d w i t h 72 different c o l l e g e s , 1 n o r m a l s c h o o l , 1 e x t e n s i o n s c h o o l , 2 business s c h o o l s , 1 p r e p a r a t o r y s c h o o l , 2 technical s c h o o l s . T h e D e p a r t m e n t c o n d u c t e d the Steuben-Allegany Sectional Basketball T o u r n a m e n t .

E a c h year has seen a gradual i m p r o v e m e n t and e x p a n s i o n of fa- cilities a n d ' activities in the D e p a r t m e n t of P h y s i c a l E d u c a t i o n and A t h l e t i c s . T h i s past year has p r o v e n no e x c e p t i o n . N e x t year it is h o p e d to increase intramural activities to i n c l u d e a greater n u m b e r of students and a w i d e r range of activities. An intramural s u p e r v i s o r has been a p p o i n t e d w h i c h will facilitate the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of the ex- panded p r o g r a m .

* Placed seventh in the I.C.4-A Intercollegiate Meet in New York City. Placed ninth in the N.C.A.A. Meet at East Lansing. Michigan.

** Placed eleventh in the I.C.4-A. Championships.

t I.C.4-A. Indoor Championships. 4 men competed ; 2 ran in finals. Penn Relays, 5 men participated. M.A.S.C.A.A. placed second with 27% points. I.C.4-A.

Outdoor Championships, 2 men competed.

f M.A.S.C.A.A., Medley Relay, placed second.

ft Participated in Syracuse University Golf Tournament, Syracuse, finished ninth out of ten.