Word: broads
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...does not claim to be a cure-all, nor does it promise immediate results. But something will be passed, good or bad. The Harvard-Radcliffe Committee has rightly seen that its job is to hammer away at this Congress, in an attempt to keep the ERP bill within the broad and constructive frame of Marshall's original suggestion...
...reason for this enthusiasm can be found partly in the excellence of the two performers, and partly in the broad appeal of the music itself. But the fact that the music was played on the instruments for which it was written--violin and harpsichord--is what made the concerts truly memorable...
...power-pregnant Yalies, who whacked the Varsity last week 82 to 27, finished a strong second behind NYU in the team scoring. They won the hurdles (George Cook), the shot (Him Fuchs), and the mile relay (Burdick, Stoltman, Paradise, Lucke), and scored in the 35-pound weight throw, the broad jump, and the pole-vault for a total of 23 1/4 points...
What is at issue is the liberal doctrine advanced by Dean Hanford in the 'thirties which stated that the organization of an individual course, within the framework of the broad educational goals set by the whole Faculty, should be up to the instructor in charge. This thesis, heralded at the time of its first announcement by the Council, allows instructors to fit short examinations, papers, and section quizzes into their own framework of the course. Among other things, the Hanford policy removed the curse of Hour Exam Week from the lives of the students, allowing faculty members to spread work...
...introduction of the broad curriculum and the elective system at Harvard, based on the large lecture method of teaching, has had the tendency to result in a student product noted for superficial thinking and scattered knowledge useful primarily for examinations...