The College Entrance Examination Board consists of the president or an authorized representative of each participating college or university and of representatives of the secondary schools. Any college or university in the United States which has a freshman or entering class of not less than fifty students may, by vote of the Board, be admitted to membership. Representatives of the secondary schools are appointed, in such manner as the association choosing them may direct, by The New England Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools The Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the Middle States and Maryland The Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the Southern States Each association may appoint one secondary-school representative for every three colleges and universities that are members of the Board and represented in such association, provided, however, that one representative may be appointed on the admission to the Board of one such college or university, and provided further, that the number of secondary-school representatives appointed by any one association shall in no case exceed five. Representatives of secondary schools may also be appointed directly by the Board to the number of five. The certificates issued by the Board are accepted by almost every college and university in the United States. No college which accepts these certificates in lieu of separate admission examinations surrenders its right to enforce such standards of excellence as it pleases, or to make such allowance as it wishes for character and capacity on the part of students applying for admission. The certificate merely states that the holder was examined at a stated time and place in specified subjects, and, as a result of such examinations, received the ratings entered upon the certificate. Each college determines for itself what subjects it will require for admission and what minimum rating it will accept as satisfactory. The manifest advantages of the examinations held by the Board are : 1. That they are uniform in subject-matter. 2. That they are uniformly administered. 3. That they are held at many points, to meet the convenience of students, at one and the same time. 4. That they represent the coöperative effort on the part of a group of colleges, no one of which thereby surrenders its individuality. 5. That they represent the coöperation of colleges and secondary schools in respect to a matter of vital importance to both. 6. That by reason of their uniformity they aid greatly the work of the secondary schools. 7. That they tend to effect a marked saving of time, money, and effort in administering college admission requirements. The definitions of the subjects in which examinations are held are not framed arbitrarily, but are those agreed upon and recommended by the Committee of the National Educational Association on College Entrance Requirements, in consultation with leading organizations of American scholars. The pamphlet containing the definitions of the several requirements will be sent. to any address on receipt of ten cents in stamps. The uniform entrance examinations of 1906 will be held during the week beginning June 18, 1906, in accordance with the time-schedule which appears on pages 112 and 113 of this volume. It is hoped that this time-schedule, which in several important respects is different from that for 1905, will continue in effect without material change for a number of years. A list of places at which the examinations are to be held will be published about March 1. Requests that the examinations be held at particular points, in order to receive proper consideration, should be received by the secretary not later than February 1. Full information in regard to examination fees, dates at which applications for examination must be filed, and the rules governing the conduct of the examinations will be furnished by the secretary upon request. All correspondence relating to the work of the Board should be addressed. College Entrance Examination Board Post Office Sub-Station 84, New York, N.Y. Botany EXAMINERS 1905 WILLIAM FRANCIS GANONG Professor of Botany, Smith College University of New Brunswick, A.B., 1884, and A.M., 1886; Harvard University, A.B., 1887; HENRIETTA EDGECOMB HOOKER. Professor of Botany, Mount Holyoke College Syracuse University, Ph.B., 1888, Ph.M., 1888, Ph.D., 1888 LOUIS MURBACH Teacher of Biology, Central High School, Detroit, Mich. University of Michigan, Ph.B., 1889, and B.S., 1890; University of Leipzig, Ph.D., 1894 WILLARD WINFIELD ROWLEE READERS 1905 Assistant Professor of Botany, Cornell University Cornell University, B.L., 1888, and D.Sc., 1893 Teacher of Biology, Wadleigh High School, New York, N.Y. Columbia University, A.B., 1899, and A.M., 1901 ELSIE KUPFER |