Word: petitioner
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Earlier this term, over half of the 230 Biology concentrators signed a petition protesting the dearth of Biology courses and subsequently convinced the department to allow upper level courses to satisfy lower level requirements on a temporary basis.
In the petition, which characterizes the present grading system as "abhorrent" and "inimical to learning," the sectionmen state that they plan to use the open forum as a means of expressing reasons for the total elimination of grades at Harvard.
Arthur MacEwan, instructor in Economics and head of Soc Sci 125, said yesterday that he planned to submit the petition to the students in the course next Tuesday. He indicated that his discussions with students have convinced him that they support the petition's arguments.
The petition charges that: