Word: scholasticism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Scholastic "objectivity" then is important, and most history professors attempt to attain it by presenting a number of possible interpretations. While this approach is certainly a valid one, it is not always the most stimulating. The various possible interpretations tend to merge as one scheme of thought--there is really...
The professionals gathered in Caltech's Dabney Hall in Pasadena were well qualified to speak on the subject. Among them: M.I.T.'s President James R. Killian Jr., Caltech's President Lee A. Du-Bridge, M.I.T.'s Dean (engineering) Carl Richard Soderberg, Caltech's Physicist and...
There are many modifying conditions, however. A given applicant competes against only those people who have applied for the same type and price room as he. Also, the requirement for equitable distribution must be observed. Each House tries to balance the number of men in the upper scholastic groups with...
But beyond this, Winthrop, guided by Housemaster Ronald M. Ferry '12 and Senior Tutor Daniel S. Cheever '39, has substantially improved its scholastic performance, conspicuously highlighted by the fact that the House now contains two Rhodes Scholars and three Phi Beta Kappa's. As Ferry notes, "Winthrop is now more...
Hal Ulen would have told all inquirers what he told anyone else who asked: Yale had a roster of 61 swimmers; Harvard had 26. One third of Yale's swimmers were rated All-American or some equivalent as scholastic competitors; Harvard's roster contains four such men. When a team...