Word: opinionated
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...year: "The extracurricular teaching by the faculty and students of Adams House has been important. I have developed a great deal of the 'old school tie' feeling about Adams House during these six months . . . from eating day after day with faculty and undergraduates, I have formed a new opinion of college professors and have gained new insights into 'the undergraduate mind...
...cross section of student opinion, Miss Braverman revealed that a discussion at Barnard Hall raised a two-point criticism of joint exams. "These girls felt it was up to the student how much time was wasted on an examination," she said. According to the girls questioned, Harvard exams were just as noisy, with proctors walking around and boys getting up and down...
...answer to Dean Kerby-Miller's query, "Is there a real advantage in the honor system as it operates," Miss Braverman cited student opinion that the honor system eliminates tension caused by proctoring or by the feeling of suspicion if one leaves the exam. "We are proud of this honor system privilege as it distinguishes Radcliffe from other schools and from Harvard," she said. "Ours is a mature type of exam because it approximates the manner in which we live after college...
...second part of the book, Professor Joughin shows how society, both in the immediate locality and the rest of the world, reacted to this case. When the lines were drawn, the temper of both sides erupted in all the usual outlets of public opinion--newspaper columns, speeches, meetings, petitions, and floods of letters to the authorities. The pros and cons were divided into what Dos Passes called "Two Nations," and Professor Joughin uses this phrase as a title. It is interesting to note that the popular antipathy to Sacco and Vanzetti decreased roughly in proportion to the increase in distance...
...line with the joint exam opinion vote being taken at Radcliffe today and tomorrow, Miss Braverman will ask Dean Kirby-Miller questions that have been posed by the student body and the Student Council during discussion of the merger issue...