The Gavelyte, March 1907

CEDARVILLE COLLEGE. 48 SOCIETIES. ClO\\' DY \\'ILLIAl\JSON, Rditor. Gavel Club. f 11 P D J B · h are as o ows: res. . . ng am, Vir,e Pres. L. T. Marshall, Tr a urer, The Gavel Club held a very inter- ,Wm. Waide, Secretary, Gowdy Wil– esting meeting, March 7th. The Jiamson, Sergeant at Arms, Lloyd program of the evening called for Confarr, C 0 rres. Secty. Fred William– the discussion of the question, ''Re- son. solved, that the present system of tests is a true test of the Students' Philosophic Society. Scholarship." The arguments ad- vanced for the affirmative included The Philosophic Literary Society 1st. the present sysem is more thor- has ·been doing good work during the ough-it is well known, that the past two months. There is plenty E tudents are studying more than of room for improvement. One thing they did under the old system 2d. that has interfered with the literary that the fifty or more questions given 'I work, lately, is the disposition of under the test system cover more some of the members to have a good ground than did the ten final ques-1 time and lead to rowdyism. As it is, tions in the old system. The nega- 1 the greater part of the literary .work tive contended ( Lst.) that a test is done by a small number of the might be given on the days lesson and I members and they are reaping great if the student had neglected to study benefits from it. The aim of the that particular lesson, he would flunk Society is to extend this benefit to _ entirely in that test, although he all its members and this ca.n be ob– might know everything else in the tained only hy taking an active inter– book, (2d.) that a final examination est in the societies. Some of us, brought a general review of the study should consider the faithful words before the student. In a vote taken delivered by Profs. McChrnney ar,d - ·at the close of the debate, the pres- Allen and practice them in the fu– ent test system was approved. An ture. The society needs a revival of important business meeting was held interest, and it is to be how~d that and there is evidence of a renewal of as a result of the coming contest, in– interest in the work. The officers terest may be stimulated in both

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