Word: presentments
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Some faculty members in the sciences have remarked that Harvard has not been active enough in creating a public image of itself as a leader in science education and research. If Harvard were only to present the "true" picture of itself to prospective applicants, this argument runs, increased knowledge that Harvard is not merely concerned with the liberal arts would attract more and better science talent to the College...
...simplicity and informality of University 17 disguises the weight of concern and responsibility present in the offices of the Admissions and Scholarship Committee on the two floors above. Here decisions are made which will affect not only Harvard's student body, but the composition of other Ivy League colleges, and of public and private secondary schools across the nation...
...meeting, two CEP members showed conflicting attitudes towards proposals that tutorials or seminars be given in the Freshman year. Walter J. Bate '39, professor of English, viewed the proposals with skepticism. Citing the "gigantic cost" of House tutorials, he called the suggested Freshman innovations "largely academic." The present work overload on the staffs of popular departments such as English, he claimed, would also make extension of tutorial to Freshmen very difficult...
...than six-week summer camp to teach the basic Army manual courses, thus decreasing the amount of on-campus time required of the student. The latter is the University's basic complaint about ROTC. Characteristically, the Army rejected the "Harvard Plan," but did consent to modify it to the present program, which will continue...
From these reversals comes the present position of Harvard lacrosse. With a schedule of three home and ten away games, including trips to Dartmouth, Cornell, and Princeton, the main financial burden has fallen upon the players themselves. Is it not a strange irony that Harvard, the most heavily endowed college in the United States, forces one of its Varsity sports to be supported by the undergraduates themselves...