Word: interestedness
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Young tutors interested in History and Lit find the avenue for advancement there at best uncertain, and hence devote most of their time to a department. As a result, History and Lit is populated by a part-time, transient staff that is too large for a cohesive discipline.
The purpose of these affairs is primarily to inform, to explain, and to better acquaint interested high school seniors about the University through speeches and informal talks by various students, alumni, and faculty members.
In those days, according to Lattimore, the urge to conform was a motivated one, ascribing to itself certain goals. Today, he sees the conformist pattern of society as of a different nature. "The generation of the past four years has been more apathetic, lethargic, and non-causy." This leads people...
As Master Leighton has pointed out, it is in the non-Honors area that the Houses can do their most creative work. By designing a program for House members who are not qualified for or who are not interested in further specialization, the Houses could fill the gap left by...
The ideal program would focus on the needs of the non-Honors group in the House, could be freely attended by anyone in the House interested in a particular subject, and would be organized and conducted by tutors in related fields. A "Social Sciences Tutorial," for example, would include economics...