Word: scholasticism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Though the scholastic aptitude of students with Sophomore Standing is no than that of normal undergraduates, the Sophomore Standing student distances his classmates in academic work at College, Edward T. Wilcox, of Advanced Standing, reported to the Faculty at its monthly meeting .
Results of a National Merit Scholarship study indicate that psychological tests as well as the standard Scholastic Aptitude Tests are useful in predicting college freshmen grades.
Lute, Flute, Lyre, and Sackbut is one of the least sophisticated shows ever put on at Harvard. And in a community where the standard fare is often overly scholastic and unduly pretentious, this might be viewed as welcome relief. But it should not be; there is a middle ground between...
But it is possible for the emphasis to swing too far in the other direction as well. Master Charles Taylor took a calculated risk in inviting Miss Winters, since the visit could have turned into just another Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year affair, with hordes of photographers following Miss...
...Scholasticism is, of course, an essential conservative and preservative factor in society, but if a society continues to place most of its emphasis on scholastic elements it will inevitably head for stagnation. The creative element cannot be allowed to languish. It seems very significant that the English Department's announcement follows hard on the heels of the discontinuation of Fine Arts 16, Harvard's only creative painting course...