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So much has been said about the unfairness of lab courses cutting chemistry students out of extra-curricular activities, that the real complaint of the chemists has been quite overlooked. Chemists, and biologists, too, realize the necessity of lab courses, without which they could not possibly get any real understanding of their subjects, and they have no objection to the lab work itself. What the chemists want is to be able to arrange their lab time so that more afternoons would be free.
Most laboratory work is done in the afternoons from one till five o'clock. This makes it almost impossible for lab students to come out for athletics, and for many other extra-curricular activities. If the labs were open at night, it would be possible to have afternoons free for sports and to arrange a more flexible schedule of study. Lack of funds has always been the answer to the suggestion of evening labs. But for a matter of such importance to many students, it should be possible to find the necessary funds. The costs of opening the laboratories three evenings per week for the heavier courses should not be prohibitive.
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