Colgate University 1939 Yearbook (Hamilton, NY) - Full Access

GEORGE BARTON C UTTEN Pre.ridwl of !he f 'nic•rr.ri(v Seventeen years of progress can well be the proud boast of President George Barton Cutten- for it ha been during that period of time that a new system of education has had its inauguration and development at Colgate. This, the Colgate Plan, is so well known that it has of late become a model for progressive American colleges. Perhaps Dr. Cutten's greatest achievement has been the origina– tion and stimulation of the Colgate Plan. Through the years the differ– ent classes have come to admire the importance and perfection of the new system. The Plan, a closely connected group of survey cour es, seminars, as well as preceptorial and tutorial instruction, is regarded as the most important advancement to the college curriculum in the last few years. Colgate is indeed, indebted to Dr. Cutten for this. As a result of this feature the enrollment of the college has increased nearly one third and the faculty doubled. During the past sixteen years many features have been added to the campus by Dr. Cutten to make Colgate "a great little college." The Washington Study Group was formed and has operated succe s– fully the past four years . A department of health was a welcome ad– dition to the college. Athletic facilities to take car of the entire col– lege were provided in the new Huntington Gymnasium, two new dormi– tories, Andrews and tillman were added to the layout on the hill . Mc– Gregory Hall, another new building, is one of the fine t chemistry build– ings in the country, complete with modern laboratories.