Word: graded
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...examination period draws to a close, there arises the usual question of the ethics of tutoring. In certain courses students are given to understand that those who obtain such outside assistance, if it comes to the knowledge of the instructor, will be assured of a low grade regardless of the merits of their papers. Yet these courses are usually just the ones in which an accurate correlation of the entire semester's work is essential in order to pass the examination. The department of Philosophy offers an excellent example of this in the case of Philosophy...
...There is an impression in America that Europe is decadent, on the down grade, because of the War. Let me assure you that Europe was never younger than today! It is almost as if the forces of youth had been released anew in the Old World...
...material that has been included in the courses; but, at the request of the student, they may even contain questions on any topic connected with the subject which the student has studied on his own initiative. Each department is given free rein in deciding what part of the final grade the examination will count, as well as determining other details of the requirements. The plan is thus optional, simple, flexible and free from red-tape...
...stills seized in northeastern States in 1929, 3,430 were manufacturing the best grade of alcohol from corn sugar. Some plants could produce 2,000 gal. of alcohol...
...spite of all that can be done certain departments are at times in the ascendency, while others seem on the down grade. Yet the general level at Harvard remains high, and the Sorokin appointment furnishes proof that Harvard is not asleep to her most vital need, good teachers...