Word: seniorities
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Psychology is divided into five parts, one of which a concentrator must prepare for an examination at the end of Senior year. These are its History, Experimental, Abnormal, Physiological and Social Psychology. There is also an examination in the general field for all candidates. For these the courses are not entirely sufficient and tutorial work plays a considerable part. A large majority of concentrators are under Plan B, which is specially streamlined for the purpose. There are bi-weekly meetings of about four men during Sophomore year; from then on the non-honors men meet in large discussion groups...
...that the student has gleaned from all the Economics courses he has taken, and the second devoted to testing the student's knowledge on his special field. A candidate for Honors--cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude--must submit a thesis to the Department in his Senior year...
...Senior in the field expressed regret in his choice of concentration. Most found Economics a stimulating study of existing Conditions and present-day problems of he utmost importance...
...approach the field aims to achieve. The burden of providing this and of correlating the work of the student falls on the tutors. They are trained in both history and literature and more tutorial is required than in any other field especially in Sophomore and Junior year. In the Senior year tutorial conferences about the thesis have been recently introduced and appear to be an excellent idea. The tutors chiefly recommend are Matthiesen in both England and America; Miller in America; Barbour in the Renaissance and Medieval period; Schlater in early England; Morize and Dur in the Romance Languages; Finley...
...obstacle to entering the field. The qualifying exam on the special field as a whole is prepared for by tutorial and courses taken. Success means the concentrator writes a thesis on a special branch of his field and takes an examination in this at the end of the Senior year. A more general examination is given to those not out for honors. While these are thorough requirements, they should drive no one away, for they are but little harder actually than those in a field like History. Nor should the halo which has surrounded the History and Literature department draw...