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During the year a survey on the introduction of sex education will be taken and grading systems used in various colleges will be evaluated. One committee will examine the feasibility of granting extra credits to students participating in extra-curricular activities.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NSA Convenes, 1000 Strong | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

The Cardinal, student weekly, archly wondered whether teachers might begin grading students Win, Place, Show, and Also Ran. But President John W. Taylor had no qualms. Said he: "Personally, I am for anything short of robbing a bank to help the university." If all went well, he hoped the medical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Short of Bank Robbery | 6/13/1949 | See Source »

Workman will pour asphalt on the paths in front of Lamont Library tomorrow, a week behind schedule. Frederick Jackson, engineer in charge of grading, revealed that the delay was caused by three days of rain last week which stopped work completely.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lamont Paths Will Be Laid Tomorrow | 4/14/1949 | See Source »

Second, giving of examinations that "probe for knowledge, not . . . pry for lack of it." The report commends GE instructors who announce a list of key problems to be thought over before the examination. Although this method would not work in all fields, some courses could make use of it as...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Poskanzer Report: II | 4/13/1949 | See Source »

Michigan's College of Literature, Science and the Arts decided to find out about its own faculty. Last December it asked its 7,500 students to fill out a questionnaire, marking their professors and instructors on such points as 1) clarity, 2) intellectual honesty, 3) fairness in grading, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Marked Men | 4/4/1949 | See Source »

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