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At the Edward H. Fitler Elementary School, an old building of dirty granite in working-class Philadelphia, teachers insist that boys and girls form orderly, separate lines when entering or leaving class. "Sure, it's old-fashioned and sexist," says School Principal William R. Crumley Jr., 47, "but our...
Letters accompanying the reports do not urge professors who award higher grades to toughen their standards, Whitla said, adding that the Faculty Council--which urges him to disseminate the information--"wanted simply to provide information, not to give advice." He said that "It's an individual faculty member's own...
"If we could get rid of some of the variation between courses it would improve the (grading) process a bit," Whitla added, explaining that professors are informed if their average grades are higher than usual by a positive "course grading index" (CGI) and lower by a negative CGI.
Arthur S. Bolster, professor of Education and Glicklich's academic adviser, testified yesterday on her competence as a teacher. "I would have, and I did when grading, judged her skill and ability somewhat above the average of master's candidates at Harvard," he said.
On this night, the frenzy of the strike spilled over from Arts and Sciences to the hallowed halls of the Law School, and a group of impetuous first-year students held a "study-in" at the Law Library, refusing to leave at closing time to dramatize their demand for changes...