Word: pre
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Since pre-Revolutionary War days, when undergraduates were ranked numerically according to social standing, the public has often associated the name Harvard with snobbishness. Today, the University prides itself that most of this unfortunate reputation is a dying myth. A few Harvard Alumni Clubs, however, perpetuate the impression by continuing restrictive policies of admission...
While the quality of the dissertations varies widely, "many, perhaps ten per cent over the years, would be acceptable to the same pre-clinical department if presented by its candidates for the Ph.D. degree," according to Dean Lippard...
...only tests with everyone does have to take are those of the National Board of Medical Examiners. Students may present themselves for these two tests, which cover pre-clinical and clinical medicine respectively, during their second or third year. Yale strenuously attempts to eliminate an atmosphere of competitive strain, even on the National Board exams, and does not base recommendations or awards on the scores which students make...
...achieve this aim, Harvard places strong emphasis on the enormous and varied hospital facilities at its command. As at Yale, the first two years of the student's program are concerned chiefly with pre-clinical training in such subjects as anatomy, pharmacology, and physiology, while the last two are devoted to the actual care of patients in hospitals. Pre-clinical training is relatively independent of the environment in which, it is undertaken, but clinical training requires well-equipped hospitals...
...Pre-game enthusiasm was high in the Field House last night and the traditional row of flares was set up to light a path for the squad as it came off the field. In the locker rooms, managers kept up a blare of Harvard band music, and most of the walls were marked with two words in chalk: "Beat Yale...