Uhe ffow Courses In
1897 the standard of the College was raised and new .study were outlined to take effect in the fall of '98. done in conformity with the recommendations of the report adopted by the Association of College Presidents at a meet ing held in Washington, D. C, in Nov. i8g6. The necessit}^ of having the degree given by the different courses
of
This
was
state
institutions
represent approximately the
same
amount
of
was the cause of the action ; this tends to produce a uni formity in their several courses of instructionSince, however, this change in admission requirements would nece,ssarily exclude many country pupils, who have not had the advantages of High School instruction, it was thought best to conduct a preparatory department in connection with the College.
work
The examinations for admission to the preparatory school those formerly required of Freshman.
are
the
same as as
At the
larged by
of the
beginning separation
the
Mathematical.
Sophomore
of the
year the number is
Mechanical from
In the last two years the Chemical
the
en
Physical
course
stands
alone.
Later,
a
General Course will be added to the curriculum to
benefit those who wish to
enjoy the advantages of instruction being obliged to take any technical work. A conspicuous fact noticeable in the new courses is that they The former strategic evading of conditions is mean hard work. now much more difficult to accomplish successfully. Much regret is sometimes expressed by the upper classman that these courses were not in force when they entered. With the above mentioned hard work and a high quality of instruction, we venture to predict that in a few years a degree from the R. I C. will give the holder a feeling of pardonable pride and a consciousness that its value is appreciated by the edu without
cational world.