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Discussion on the non-Honors sections of the CEP report was abandoned early in the Faculty meetings on it, as Delmar Leighton, Master of Dudley observed last week, "not for lack of discussion, but for lack of agreement on an acceptable solution...
...trying," Leighton disclosed, "to adjust the Dudley staff to meet the specific needs of Dudley students." This year, for instance, the House has 39 students in the "physical sciences," but no tutors in that field...
...Honors students want a tutorial program, Leighton said, "and I have a strong suspicion that many are happy under present condition." He stated, however, that a voluntary, flexible program would provide important benefits...
Last Spring the Committee on Educational Policy gave "a mandate to the Masters" to develop non-Honors tutorial in the Houses, Leighton continued. "The Masters have been led to believe that, if they could decide what kind of teaching help they want, the College will provide the teachers...
...Leighton emphasized the importance of getting a "significant" non-Honors program in operation. "It is a dangerous jump to take," he maintained, "to assume that all students who haven't qualified for Honors by the end of the Sophomore year, or don't choose to meet the specialized requirements for Honors, have lost their right to an important form of individual attention from the Faculty...