Word: classmen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Today is the last day which all upper-classmen in the College not candidates for a degree may file at 2A University their lists of courses for 1925-26 without liability to a fine...
...tutorial work of the upper classmen would be conducted on the Oxford Plan, looking toward the general examinations as a goal...
What are reason for this prevalent attitude? Primarily, an inadequate supply of tutors cannot give lower classmen a sufficient amount of their time to rouse interest in the work. Personal contact between student and teacher in its true form is not a reality. Secondly, it is doubtful whether tutorial work which receives no credit, at the college office stimulates enough interest in that work to warrant its maintenance on a large scale. At the present time, a student's scholastic standing depends, throughout his college course, solely on his course grades. The average student is not inclined to do work...
...accorded to the Student Council a greater voice in student affairs than that body ever possessed before. Dean Greenough consults with the Student Council once a month, and welcomes any criticisms and suggestions in regard to University policy. The ruling of the Administrative Board last fall which allows upper classmen to go on and off probation for scholastic deficiencies only at midyears and after final examinations was, for example, worked out by Dean Greenough in collaboration with the Student Council...
...work is handicapped by inadequate facilities, but is nevertheless being improved and broadened so as to help more men. Mr. Fradd stated that requests are coming in from the different graduate schools to give their men special exercises. At present only the Freshmen and a small number of upper classmen and graduate students can be taken care of. However, after the mid-year examinations when the Freshman course is over, Mr. Fradd intends to run a series of corrective classes for upper classmen and graduate students. All Freshmen graded D in their physical examination are compelled to take these corrective...