1948-1949 Academic Catalog

Rules and R.eg· ulations Supervis ion of Girls.-As far as space permits, all girls rooming in Cedarville during the school year are expected to live in Harriman Hall. If accomodations are not available for all at Harriman Hail, the _Dean of Women will assist girls to find rooms in carefully ap– proved private homes . The Housemothers, both in the Dormitory and in private homes where girls may be rooming, cooperate with the Dean in seeing that rules are observed. ln the Dormitory, a Jiouse– president and a student-government committ<' e asist the Dean ~r ,1 the Housemother. GiTl students are expected to be in by nine o'clock except on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, when they must be in by ten-thirty. With the written permission of the Dean upper classmen may be out later on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday or Satur– day night; Freshmen on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Other rules affecting students of the Coll ge are similar to those in force at the majority of Christian colleges. An advisory system by which each student is encouraged to regard some member of the faculty as his special advisor has recently been inaugurated. This is of benefit, of course, in all aspects of college life and development, and only incidentaly as regards the rules for students. Grading and Credits In all courses students are graded according to their scholarsh_i:p by the use of the following symbols: A, denoting excellent; B, de– noting good; C, denoting fair; D, denoting passing ; and F, denoting failed. The comparative merit of tests, examinations and all other exercises, and the final standing of the student in any course, are indicated by the use of the same symbols. Seme-ster-Hour.-In all of the courses 1 credit is counted by the "semester-hour." A "credit" or "semester-hour" is one recitation, lecture, or laboratory period a week for on~ semester. For illustra– tion a student completing the work required in fifteen such periods a week for one semester r eceives credit fo:r fifteen semester-hours . Required Merit PQints. -In every course in the collegiate depart– ment as many merit points are required for graduation as credits of semester-hours. For .grade "A," three points for each credit are awarded; for grade "B" two points; for grade "C" one point; for grade "D" no points. A minimum of 124 merit points is required for graduation from a degree course. It is evident that an average grade of "C" is neces– sary for graduation. By the use of points a student may readily determine the quality of progress he is making in his course. Commencement Honors.-A student who wins eighty per cent of the maximum number of merit points obtainable in his CQPrse will be graduated cum laude, "with praise;" one who wins ninety per cent of the maximum number obtainable in his course, will be graduated magna cum laude, "with great praise," and one who wins the maxi– mum number obtainable in his course, will be graduated summa cum laude, "with the highest praise." Honor Society.-In 1920 an honor society, called the Cedarville College Crown Club, was established, to which members are elected by the faculty on the basis of excellence in .scholarship. (1) A Junior 13