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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...comparison to the abundant offerings in other fields, the University is unusually sparse in its course offerings for undergraduates in Comparative Literature. While any comprehensive concentration in Comparative Literature is, perhaps, too broad and requires an inordinate amount of background and study for College students, individual courses based on literature from more than one country are a necessary part of any full curriculum...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Comparative Lit | 3/19/1959 | See Source »

...pause for a moment on the dormitory steps before unlocking the door and disappearing within to complete the "registration" process. There is no one around to make sure that she records her signin time honestly. This unique feature of the honor system presents the 'Cliffie with a certain amount of temptation, for if she returns even five minutes later than planned, she receives a mild penalty. For being 15 minutes late, she gets "the works!"--a social probation which requires her to spend one Saturday night within the next two weeks upstairs in the dormitory. Repeated offenses extend the length...

Author: By Mary ELLEN Gale, | Title: Keys to 'Cliffe Dorms Unlock Secret of Honor System Ethos | 3/18/1959 | See Source »

...this freedom was not destined for a long life. Individual instructors, proctors, and even students became upset over the amount of cheating possible under such a system. Despite the fact that Student Government began placing mild restrictions on exam conduct a few years after the honor-system privilege was granted, the 'Cliffies clamored for "crystallization of a positive honor system." In particular, the student body objected to a principle which lay at the heart of successful unproctored examinations--the student's responsibility to report any rule violations which she chanced to observe...

Author: By Mary ELLEN Gale, | Title: Keys to 'Cliffe Dorms Unlock Secret of Honor System Ethos | 3/18/1959 | See Source »

...prospect for next year's wrestlers, then, is uncertain, but not unpromising. If all the ifs turn out well, Pickett could have an excellent team. With any amount of luck--something this year's team couldn't get--they may do very well...

Author: By Peter J. Rothenberg, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 3/18/1959 | See Source »

...Harvard Student Agencies has paid about $38,000 in wages to student employees since September, Philippe M. Charat '60, treasurer of the HSA, announced yesterday. The entire amount paid out last year was less than...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HSA Salaries Hit New Peak | 3/17/1959 | See Source »

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