Word: curricular
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Made necessary by the outbreak of the war, the paper's sudden change of policy was determined when the Princetonian realized that in a university at war "extra-curricular activities usual" were out of the questions...
...University is at present considering extending compulsory athletics beyond Freshman year, as a defense measure on a plane with any curricular adjustments. It is important that the student accept it as such, for medical authorities recognize that the psychological dislocation caused by compulsion could more than counterbalance all beneficial effects. If he goes to exercise with rebellion in his soul, nothing will have been gained by the program, and the work ahead will be harder than ever...
...strong argument against minimizing the final half-year is that Harvard requires fewer courses than most colleges already, making it up with tutorial and other extra-curricular study. The whole question settles down to the problem of giving every Senior every possible opportunity to make up that last lap and so get his degree. No general policy need be adopted; probably there will not be more than fifty or sixty cases, so that each can be considered individually. If Joe Doakes '42 can't finish up before he leaves, he should be encouraged to do so afterwards. A degree...
...When an employer comes to Harvard to look over the crop, he is looking for three things. He wants to know the grades of a prospect, first of all, and the average boss is only satisfied with group IV or better. Secondly, he is interested in the extra-curricular record of the student. Grinds may be all right for research work, but they are definitely not wanted in the outside world. The third and most important qualification is that his new employee have had some kind of previous work experience. "And they don't mean tutor-companion or camp counsellor...
Salmen, however, takes care of a good many adjustment problems himself, when they don't actually involve subject matter. He has learned that the student who says, "I'm worried because I'm not getting my work done," does not always have to be put under curricular supervision. He may have financial, or family worries...