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THE ATHENAEUM 17 without conditions. The addition last year of a course in plane and integral calculus will give students the samje ranking in engineering schools. The only course for which there is a pressing need is advanced mechanical drawing. There are a sufficient number and variety of courses now offered for the student to specialize in his particular field. There are offered at present two courses in physics, four courses in chemistry, two courses in zoology, three courses in physiology, two courses in botany, one course in geology and physiography. This does not include courses such as minerology, electro-chemistry, physical chemistry, and genetics, for which there are ample facilities and which will be given when students apply for them. Thus the need of the department is not so much equipment as it is men to make use of the advantages offered. The Science and Mathemiatics’ Club, which is now* three years old, is doing much to promote all branches of science. Last year a beginning Was made in inter-collegiate competition, when a member won the first prize for a comparative chemical analysis. This is the first indication that science is to take its place in college activities along with athletics, music and dramatics. The club has made application for a charter under the National Association for the Advancement of Science, and for a student section in the American Chemical Society. This application was made possible through the influence of the Head of the Science Department, Prof. B. T. Harvy, B. S. Colgate. Prof. Harvey is a member of the above named society and last September he attended its annual meeting at The Carnegie Institute of Technology in Philadelphia. To say the least, the paper which he had the honor of reading before the society was well re ceived. We should be proud to have such a man on our faculty and should co-operate with him and his staff in every respect possible, while utilizing the many advantages which our new' science building offers. We should .all inculcate within ourselves a fervent spirit of scientific research. THE IDEAL STUDENT By Miss S. A. Norflett, ’26. If I should write a story about the ideal student, I would title my chapter thus: “The Student That Has A Vision;” “The Student That Prepares For Life’s Work” and “The Student That Leads.” Looking into the future with a zeal to execute some definite plan is the quality that all students should possess. If all students should have a ATTENTION! Please Trade With Our Advertisers.