Word: programed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first time in the history of the Advanced Standing program, there is a strong chance that several students eligible for Sophomore Standing will not accept it, according to Edward T. Wilcox, Director of Advanced Standing...
Wilcox said that these reversions to freshman status "might be the thing that can save the program" from one of its greatest difficulties: uncritical acceptance by students who regard admission into sophomore status as an "intellectual merit badge...
...many students want," Wilcox explained, "is to be known as an advanced standing sophomore." He claimed that the five or ten students who have expressed intention of refusing to become sophomores represent one of the greatest advances in undergraduate attitude toward the program since it was started...
Despite the anticipated refusals, however, the Sophomore Standing program does not show any signs of slowing down; tentative reports suggest that the number of students in the program will increase more than in any previous year...
After Faculty and Administration discussions and, presumably. Corporation action, the University could adopt one of a number of courses. After unfreezing the funds, it could continue to distribute the loan money and administer the oaths; or the University could withdraw from the program and return the funds to the federal government. A third, and more unlikely alternative, would be to encourage court action in order to test the legality of the loyalty oaths...