Word: curricular
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...much has been said about the unfairness of lab courses cutting chemistry students out of extra-curricular activities, that the real complaint of the chemists has been quite overlooked. Chemists, and biologists, too, realize the necessity of lab courses, without which they could not possibly get any real understanding of their subjects, and they have no objection to the lab work itself. What the chemists want is to be able to arrange their lab time so that more afternoons would be free...
Most laboratory work is done in the afternoons from one till five o'clock. This makes it almost impossible for lab students to come out for athletics, and for many other extra-curricular activities. If the labs were open at night, it would be possible to have afternoons free for sports and to arrange a more flexible schedule of study. Lack of funds has always been the answer to the suggestion of evening labs. But for a matter of such importance to many students, it should be possible to find the necessary funds. The costs of opening the laboratories three...
...corner where sacrifice of one thing is necessary to save another. The value of the section is being questioned, but to destroy or curtail the number of sections contradicts the policy of individualized education and reverses the trend away from the impersonal lecture system. Excluding tutors and the extra-curricular counselor, the Freshman finds in the section his only chance for direct contact with the teacher, and, considering that the secondary school technique still engulfs him, he depends heavily upon such instruction his first year. English A exemplifies the large Freshman course requiring, because of its purpose, both thorough organization...
...further determined to have no connection with Hart's National Conservative Youth Assembly in New York because of "uncertainty and possible public statements." Contrary to club policy, Hart opposed the appointment of Granville Hicks as extra-curricular counselor in American History...
...upshot of these various movements should be the organization of an Inter-House Committee to plan, record, and publicize these extra-curricular developments. Perhaps a budgetary plan could be evolved, with allocations to each of the Houses for specific activities. At any rate, some form of organization is necessary if only to gather up the loose ends. To effectuate a more permanent inter-House setup, this is essential. Allan H. Kalmus...