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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...grotesque oversimplification of a serious problem. There are several reasons for the poor performance of the university students of Pakistan: 1) the British educational tradition, with its emphasis on cramming for a single major examination, 2) inadequate faculties, 3) language difficulties, 4) an obsessive concern with politics on the part of the students. When I was a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Karachi, I would plead with my students to schedule their riots on days when my classes did not meet...
...demanding work-rules changes to increase efficiency, the steel companies had a strong case to make. And the steelworkers, for their part, had never been a union dedicated to featherbedding. By trying to make the changes in a sweeping manner, the steelmen had solidified labor into a newly militant front and lost much public support. Like many a controversy based on principle, the differences were far more apparent than substantial, might well yield to settlement if both sides would make the most of a cooling-off period to try a new approach...
Another feature of the campus is the modern Students Arts Center, used by singing, dancing, and drama groups. The arts form a major part of the average Sarah Lawrence girl's life, and for many girls, art is more than an extracurricular activity. While literature is the most popular field of concentration, visual arts, performing arts, and music rank fairly high on the list. At any time of day, a visitor can enter Reisinger Auditorium and expect to see some sort of impromptu performance...
...Sarah Lawrence girl likes to think of herself not only as an isolated individual, but as an important part of the college community. Consequently, student organizations form a significant part of campus life. Last year the Student Council decided to give car privileges to seniors, and the recommendation was sent to the Joint Committee, consisting of nine voting members, three of whom are students. Here the proposal was rejected on the grounds outlined above, and the added consideration that seniors should not be treated differently from other students...
Concentration in the School concludes with a senior thesis (At Princeton, no sharp distinction is made between honors students and those who shuffle along in a non-honors program: everyone writes a senior thesis. There is also a three-part senior comprehensive examination,--an essay on a very broad question, a second essay on a set of field problems, and a rather specific question which is not, however, "course-oriented...