FRESHMAN GUIDANCE MARKS 1931 MEETING

Over 800 men of the Class of 1931 fille the Living Room of the Union last night in the informal meeting concluding a bus day for the first year men. Assistant Dean Mitchell Gratwick '22 presided an after a short welcome he introduced the first speaker of the evening, Dean A. Hanford who addressed the assemble class as "Fellow Freshmen," referring to his first year in the Dean's Office Dean Hanford quickly brought his talk to discussion of the purpose of an education. He advised his charged to all toward, first, a development of intellect all power, second, the development of critical sense, and third, the development of individuality. "The best top the world has produced," stated Dean Hanford, is the highly trained mind However, intellectual power is not merely an assimilation of facts, but a constructive use of them toward the formation of critical sense, the ability to determine between necessary and unnecessary things. Thirdly, the development of individualism is of fundaments importance. It is Harvard's aim," continued Dean Hanford,--"This development of power, critical balance, and at inherent individuals sense."

Assistant Dean W. I. Nichols '26 was next presented to the Freshmen. "Any Freshman can end up his college year by being where he wants to be," said the former President of the CRIMSON. It is his own lookout. But no man can do everything. The basis of selection de

wise to learn early in his career. The Phillips Brooks House was built with funds contributed by a host of friends and admirers of Phillips Brooks. It was dedicated in 1901 in his memory to "Piety, Charity and Hospitality." With these three stones for a foundation the scope of its work has grown and is growing to include any and all service which may be of benefit to the students, the University or the Community. It has become the link between the store house of thought and action, that is the student body and the small world which surrounds it.

The work of the House is carried on by the Phillips Brooks House Association and is entirely in the hands of students. A cabinet, headed by an undergraduate president and made up of the chairmen of the various committees among which the work of the Phillips Brooks House Association is divided, determines the policies and practices of the organization. The Association is made up of the students who are participating in the work, and participation is the only requisite for membership. A graduate secretary lends his effort and advice to the work and to the cabinet. This is, in brief, the organization.

In the fall of the year, the first great effort of the Phillips Brooks House Association is in welcoming the new students and helping them to become acclimated. A Handbook containing condensed information on many subjects of interest to the new man is published and distributed until the depradations of upper classmen exhaust the supply. An information bureau is maintained in the parlors of the House during the week before registration. After registration, receptions are given for Freshmen, graduate students, and students from other countries. The work does not stop with receptions, however, and an "Open House" is held from time to time, particularly at Thanksgiving and Christmas. When the rush of opening week quiets down, the various functions of the Association begin to manifest themselves. The Social Service Committee helps all men who are interested in doing philanthropic work to find some outlet for their interest. About 200 Harvard men annually do work through this committee which varies in scope from Sunday School Teaching to Juvenile Court service. The