Word: ranke
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Doctor in the House (J. Arthur Rank; Republic) is a delightful example of formaldehyde humor, the kind of grisly, hospital-corridor hilarity that makes a patient wonder, in the darkness of the night, if that jovial doctor of his really understands that a man's only liver is a very serious organ...
...Tutors' appointments begin to expire, the University must quickly solve a problem it temporarily shelved three years ago. Dean Bender's 1951 report, which started the decentralization of the dean's Office and creation of the Burr tutorship, recommended that the Senior Tutors be permanent members of the faculty, ranking, in other words, at least as associate professors. In hastening to implement the program in 1952, however, the administration filled the posts with non-tenure men. While these tutors have filled their posts excellently, their administrations have pointed out more problems in the proposed system than earlier anticipated and have...
Difficulty as it is to find men of permanent rank to accept the posts at first, the University should solve its problem by retaining the original plan. Men on tenure-not under the pressures of theses and examinations-would find it considerably easier to handle the post and do academic work too. In time, with active University support, the senior Tutorship could become, as planned, a highly respected position which would appeal to faculty members of professorial rank who are interested in undergraduate education...
...himself from the political and social context of his existence. In answer to the question, "What two things could you conceivably accomplish during your lifetime that you would be most proud of?" only three percent of American students answered "Serving in national affairs" of "being a good citizen" to rank as the lowest percentage giving this reply among the ten nations polled...
...preferential system of House assignment as Yale successfully did last year. Freshmen should still be able to choose roommates in groups up to six, but they should accept arbitrary assignment to Houses according to carefully defined criteria. Housemasters then could fairly distribute students according to their majors, group rank, secondary school background, and their activities and interests...