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Word: scholasticism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Coincidental with the announcement that the Scholastic Aptitude Test will be required of all applicants for the five new Prize Fellowships to be awarded to next year's Freshman class, it was learned yesterday from reliable sources that the Test will soon be made a requisite for all applicants for...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: APTITUDE TEST TO BE COMPULSORY IN 1934-5 ADMISSIONS | 2/19/1934 | See Source »

The Scholastic Aptitude Test, which is the College Entrance Examination Board's version of the original I. Q. examinations, is held to be of value in giving an indication of what can be expected of a student late in his college career, rather than of what marks he will probably...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: APTITUDE TEST TO BE COMPULSORY IN 1934-5 ADMISSIONS | 2/19/1934 | See Source »

Much of the success of the plan will hinge upon the ability of the Committee on Scholarships to single out while they are still in preparatory school the applicants most deserving of heavy backing by the College. The method of selection, stressing school records, the Scholastic Aptitude Test, and, so...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A BOLD EXPERIMENT | 2/16/1934 | See Source »

The Dean recognizes the rising scholastic standards of recent years, correctly attributes them to the tutorial system and general examinations, and concludes that the time has come when University Hall can safely afford to scrap much of the prep-school machinery of the past. Among the existing institutions nominated for...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEAN HANFORD AND THE FUTURE OF THE COLLEGE | 2/10/1934 | See Source »

The vote of the faculty raising the requirements for the degree "cum laude in general studies" and making the award of the degree optional with each department, will be received as a move in the right direction. The so-called "general honors" degree has been for many years a back...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GENERAL HONORS | 2/8/1934 | See Source »

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