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...Every upper-classman who applied for a Buckley Scholarship and who is eligible on the basis of need and the Dean's list standing has been awarded such a scholarship. Each year in the past every dollar from the Buckley Fund allotted to Harvard College has been awarded by mid-years...
...assume that the College adopted the principle that tutoring is not a right to which every upper-classman is automatically entitled, but is rather a privilege to be earned; and that the degree of tutorial instruction which a student gets will depend upon his capacity and willingness to take advantage of the educational opportunity Harvard offers him. What changes would this involve in the tutorial plan of operation? The details would have to be worked out by trial and error, and might vary from Department to Department; a board outline will serve for present purposes...
...penetrates the frigid reserve of Silas, the occupant of the horseless carriage, will be told of the motorboat engine that makes it go, of the Zeppelin radiator, of the amazing economy of gasoline, and while the credulous Freshman and the harried upper classman may take him at his word, the sharp-eyed graduate student who is versed in the traditions of Cambridge notes the square area on the doors, whence a plate has been removed, and at once remembers the true story of the car's past life, and discounts Silas' mad ravings for cobwebs and moontalk...
...ranks in the area to stand reveille. After the roll has been called, the ranks dissolve, the cadein rush back to their rooms, make their beds, sweep the floor, shave, and dress for breakfast. At six-twenty another bell rings for Police Call, when one First Classman (a senior) in each division inspects every room to see that the beds are made and the floor swept. At six-thirty the cadets again form in ranks and march to Washington Hall for breakfast...
...every week and a conference of an hour's duration with his instructor every other week. In this way, instruction in Freshman courses might he adjusted to the needs and aptitude of the individual, thus providing for the Freshman within a course some of the advantages given the upper classman within his broader field of concentration under the tutorial system. If the obstacle of expense can be overcome, a wider use of the preceptorial method offers a most promising method of improving instruction in Freshman courses...