Word: slump
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...legend of the sophomore slump probably arose in the days of the Gold Coast, before the creation of the Houses," observed David Reisman '31, Henry Ford II Professor of Social Sciences. "The sophomore was thrown out of the world in which he had lived as a freshman, the protected atmosphere of the dorms...
...addition to this one psychological came cause of the sophomore slump, there are several important institutional causes; to a large degree, the sophomore slump is built into the nature of Harvard...
...even today the transition from the Yard to the Houses is one of the major causes of the sophomore slump. "Self-respect," Master John Finley of Eliot House said," is a precondition of friendship. Everyone flees the House initially and tries to find himself elsewhere. Toward the end of the sophomore year there is a reflux to the House-Eliot is a huge success for juniors and seniors...
...most point whether anything can be done to eliminate the sophomore slump, and Finley even questioned whether anything should be done. "I can't fight anybody's battle with Harvard," he said. "The sophomore slump is a common problem, the facing of which is a precondition to freedom an success at Harvard." Monro disagreed: "We feel a deep responsibility not to take this problem for granted...
...doubtful whether the fundamental institutional causes of the sophomore slump can be remedied. Anxieties will always arise when a student makes a transition to a new environment; they will always arise when...