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...this does not mean that all of the other departments have been lax, nor does it necessarily suggest that the Gill plan recommendations are impractical. The current system of tutorial in Social Relations seems perfectly adapted to the subject matter of that field; Soc Rel has always relied heavily on the small group, not only as a method of class organization (in such courses as Soc Rel 120), but also as a teaching device (as in David Riesman's course, where the "lectures" often turn out to be panel discussions). Since many of the problems Soc Rel deals with...
...present features of Soc Rel tutorial developed from a major reorganization of the department in 1960--a year before the Gill plan was presented. When the Gill recommendations did come out, the department found it was already doing what the report suggested: offering tutorial without the restrictions of any artificial barriers (such as limiting tutorial to those in Group III or above). Even now, one year after the Gill report, the Social Relations is the only Department following that suggestion to the fullest...
...appointment of Richard T. Gill to the Mastership of Leverett House comes as a welcome, though not unpredictable event. His work two years ago in shaping the College's tutorial program, and his efforts this fall on the Faculty committee for reappraising General Education, provide abundant evidence of Mr. Gill's concern for undergraduate education. Because of this concern, he is a logical and fortunate choice...
...undergraduate, Gill was president of the Debate Council, vice-president of the Liberal Union, and treasurer of his class. At graduation he was class orator and now is a member of his permanent class committee...
...Gill was born in Long Branch, N.J. He is married and has three sons...