Word: shortly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...tack in the plans of the committee was disclosed this week with the announcement that three members of the Alumni Committee for a University Memorial Activities Center had been invited to go to the meeting for a short time to present their views on the memorial. Daniel P. S. Paul '46, executives secretary, Thomas S. Kuhn '45, and Thomas L. P. O'Donnel '47 will attend the gathering on behalf of this group of younger alumni...
Captain George Hauptfuhrer watched the proceedings in muffin, but even his presence wouldn't have helped the Harvard cause materially. The Varsity gave a fair account of itself in a sloppy first half, leaving the floor on the short end of a 36 to 30 count...
...spite of the nurse situation, the blood committee is instigating an intensive drive for more pledges. The fall campaign fell short of its 200 man quota with 186 pints. The committee hopes to fill the deficit with an overflow haul during this drive, although only 80 sigaces are now registered...
...thirties which stated that the organization of an individual course, within the framework of the broad educational goals set by the whole Faculty, should be up to the instructor in charge. This thesis, heralded at the time of its first announcement by the Council, allows instructors to fit short examinations, papers, and section quizzes into their own framework of the course. Among other things, the Hanford policy removed the curse of Hour Exam Week from the lives of the students, allowing faculty members to spread work over the term instead of assigning most of it before a specific "seven-weeks...
...using, and the term paper, tutorial, honors theses, and general examinations were given a new importance as compensating factors. These four things are on the right track, but they have their drawbacks. The trouble with the term paper or half-term paper is that: 1) if it is short, the student can do it in several days or a week and the rest of the time go on about his business; 2) if it is long, the student is forced to specialize to an undesirable degree on one minute point; and 3) criticism and discussion of the student's work...