NEW EXAMINATION REQUIRED

At the Faculty meeting held yesterday afternoon, the committee on the choice of electives, after consulting with the division of modern languages, proposed certain changes in the requirements for a degree in Harvard College, which were accepted. The reason for the recommendation arose from the desire of the committee to secure a reading knowledge of either French or German from those who are candidates for a degree. Feeling, however, that the Faculty have no right to change the requirements for those candidates who are already in College, it was decided that this should not apply before the class of 1914. The changes are:

"1. Every candidate for a degree shall pass, before admission to the Junior class, a special oral examination to test his reading knowledge of either French or German.

"2. Opportunity to take this examination shall be given (a) on entrance to College, (b) at the time of the mid-year and final examinations of the Freshman and Sophomore years, (c) at the beginning of the Sophomore and Junior years, (d), at such other times,--not later than the beginning of the Junior year,--as may be convenient.

"3. This examination shall be administered by the Division of Modern Languages, which may be call to its assistance members of the other divisions.

"4. This examination shall not affect the present requirement of French A or German A."