THE DIVISIONAL SYSTEM

Abolition of hour examinations and of finals should be complete for Seniors. Five or six different sets of examinations make the last year of college a nightmare that prevents much enjoyment of work and of activities, and gives a feeling of unhappy relief upon graduation. November hours should be optional with general expression of the advisability of taking them. Mid-years are necessary for the sobering effect, while April hours are totally unnecessary. From mid-years to Spring divisionals, college ought to be a fair balance of courses and thorough study for divisionals, mixed with enjoyment of the people and associations that end in June. As it is now, the Spring term is a series of preparations, none of which can receive the proper time, and none of which are interesting, for that reason.

The idea of divisionals I like. They gather together the loose threads of an education, and summarize one's four years in a definite way. They give one a feeling that he is facing the world not with bits of knowledge of many things, but with some general acquaintance of various scholastic fields and more than average knowledge in one field-one field at least in which a man is at home, to which he can later return for mental rest and relaxation.