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Many students polled favored a continuation of discussions on current college issues, such as the broadcast last Monday, in which Dean Kerby-Miller and Joan Braverman '50 went over the problem of joint exams...
Student and Administrative opinions concerning combined Harvard-Radcliffe finals were aired last Monday when Radio Radcliffe broadcast a joint discussion between Dean Kerby-Miller and Joan Braverman '49, chairman of the Student Government Committee investigating the examination merger issue...
...Miss Braverman pointed out that students felt a professor could just as easily send an assistant to explain the examination, or that they could go on to the next questions and wait for the professor to arrive...
...cross section of student opinion, Miss Braverman revealed that a discussion at Barnard Hall raised a two-point criticism of joint exams. "These girls felt it was up to the student how much time was wasted on an examination," she said. According to the girls questioned, Harvard exams were just as noisy, with proctors walking around and boys getting up and down...
...answer to Dean Kerby-Miller's query, "Is there a real advantage in the honor system as it operates," Miss Braverman cited student opinion that the honor system eliminates tension caused by proctoring or by the feeling of suspicion if one leaves the exam. "We are proud of this honor system privilege as it distinguishes Radcliffe from other schools and from Harvard," she said. "Ours is a mature type of exam because it approximates the manner in which we live after college...