Word: maths
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...advanced section will go faster than the regular sections but it will remain a half-course. Loomis said that men who do satisfactory work in his class will probably be eligible to enter Math 2b in the fall...
...response to student pressure for a harder course, the Department of Mathematics has established an advanced section in Math 1b to cover the essential materials of both Math 1b and 2a, Lynn H. Loomis, associate professor of Mathematics announced yesterday...
Little Grace went to the local Ravenhill convent school, then to Stevens School in Germantown. By the time she was eleven, she was appearing in a local amateur dramatic company. Turned down by Bennington (she flunked math), Grace got herself into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. From the first, her family was dubious about an acting career. "We'd hoped she would give it up," says her mother. Snorts Father Kelly: "Those movie people lead pretty shallow lives." The "Clean" Way. But Grace knew what she wanted. To assure her independence...
Saul H. Rosenthal, Alan B. Poritz, and W. French Anderson, all enrolled in Math 1a, said their sections were moving "much too slowly." Rosenthal approached the department with the request that it combine Math 1b and 2a in a single course. He was told that if he could get a petition of at least 20 signatures, the appeal would be considered. Rosenthal collected 75 signatures...
...Math Department, while hesitant about combining the two courses as suggested by Rosenthal, has agreed at least to form an honors section which possibly would have a minimum B grade in 1a as a prerequisite. If this plan is adopted, the section will not try to cover all the material in both courses, but will move "much faster than the others...