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...even more than the more difficult grading, Kahl discovered another factor that has kept the grades constant as the department has decreased in size...
After ranking the students by categories according to background to discover what type of men do the best work, Kahl found that although there were proportionally more people in the better categories now than in '48, and although the relative ranking of these categories had not changed since '48, there seemed to be a tendency for each group as a whole to do poorer work than those of four years...
...found that Jewish students got the best grades, and were followed by Protestants and Catholics from public high-schools, non-final club men from private schools, and final club members. While there are proportionally more people in the first two categories than in '48, Kahl feels they are getting lower grades than their predecessors. Because of the increase in the relative size of the upper groups, however, the grade level, rather than decreasing, has remained the same...
After breaking these men down by intended occupations, Kahl discovered that 18 percent of the concentrators wanted to get into business school, 8 percent were future lawyers, 13 percent were applying to medical school, and 17 percent intended to go on with social relations. Another 17 percent signified they wanted to go to some graduate school, but were not yet sure of their choice...
...Students approved of the fact that the department represented a serious attempt to look at social life from a variety of perspectives Kahl said, "and they could understand the value of having the approaches of several professors...