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170 Appendix A Schedule A-page 4 of its business has been marked by a precision and an efficiency which has been most satisfactory to the American members of the staff. B. Reports of Committee Chairmen. Under the present organization, the six standing committees are just as important as the Faculty Groups and all of them should present written reports to be attached herewith as the Groups now do. It was not possible to do this completely this year, but reports for Schedule, Physical Training, Curriculum and Scholarship committees are herewith attached. Next year it will be possible to have all of them thus report. A short statement concerning the work of the committees is in order: (a) Committee on Entrance and Standing of Students: This committee, under the Chairmanship of the Registrar, Mr. Vandersall, passed on, the entrance of every student who entered the College. In addition, it scaled down the loads of failing students throughout the year. With our increased student body and our rising standards its work has been arduous but very vital. (b) Discipline Committee: This was a new venture this year, formed mainly with the idea of (a) stiffening up matters of discipline, (b) getting quick rather than delayed action in breaches of discipline, (c) eliminating from the general Faculty meetings long drawn-out and acrimonious discussions conerning discipline, caused by the absence of a policy of discipline. The committee was composed of those individuals who in the course of their regular duties most frequently met breaches of dis-cipline. These were Amir Eff. Boktor (Government Course), Mr. Phillips (Physical Training and Hostel) , Mr. Greene (Study Hall) , Mr. McElroy (Absence and Lateness) and Mr. Galt, chairman. Each man had power to handle immediately minor matters, referring more serious breaks to the front office. The difficulties of discipline the previous year, the pre-sence of about 200 new students who did not know our methods, and the entrance as teachers in the Preparatory Department of three of our own young and inexperienced graduates created a situation that demanded a firm discipline policy. The first semester was difficult, but slowly and surely those who could not be assimilated were eliminated and the second semester moved most smoothly. The Committee reported its actions to Faculty and gradually' worked out a policy of discipline. That this was satisfactory is shown by the fact that in no single case did the Faculty reverse any action of the Committee. (c) Curriculum Committee: This committee, by Faculty action of this year, is now made up of the Registrar, the Chairmen of the Groups, and the Dean, Chairman. It held numerous sessions. Faced many deadlocks, but finally recommended to Faculty certain changes in the Preparatory and College Departments which were accepted. Its report, attached here-with, makes one drastic change in reducing by one year the value of the Egyptian Government Primary Certificate. This action is in line with our own policy of raising standards and of getting more into conformity with the evalukt ion of the Egyptian Government Certificates as made by the New York Board of Regents influenced by the American University of Beirut