Word: seniorities
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Those of Senior standing elected are: Alan S. Cohen '47 of Dorchester; Norman Geschwind '46 of Dunster House and Brooklyn; Henry B. Helson '47 of Adams House and Bryn Mawr, Pa.; and Ivan I. Morris '46 of Manchester, Mass...
...otherwise limited of prescribed except that they must take one course in Government and one in History. A divisional examination complements the special by testing the student's mastery of all of Economics, with considerable emphasis placed on general theory. Both examinations are normally taken in the Senior year...
From Math Aa and Elementary Chemistry to the three technical electives taken in the last half of the senior year, the department grounds its students in the "science but not the art" of engineering. Industrial and productive techniques which are better learned on the job take no time from the heavy schedule. The exacting demands of modern industry call for men versed in theory and fundamentals who can adapt themselves to changing methods...
Consequently, most students are forced to carry a program of five courses for five of their eight terms in College, only two of which are entirely free choices. Redeeming factors, however, and the lack of general examinations in the senior year and the possibility of obtaining a degree with honors on the basis of distinctive work in the regular program alone. Tutorial, as such, is non-existent, but laboratory work and the availability of the faculty for individual conferences fill the gap between lecture and textbook...
...special examinations in the Department of the Classics are given in the senior year. For non-Honors candidates, these entail written tests on the literatures of Greece and Rome, and the translation at sight of Greek and Latin authors. Honors candidates in the Classics must also take a composition examination. Greek and Latin honors students may substitute a thesis for the composition work, as may those in the combined field...