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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Nineteen Juniors and twelve Sophomores have already been nominated for election to the Student Council with the deadline for submitting nominations set for 3 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon, Richard H. Sullivan '39, President of the Council, announced last night...
This petition included several provisions embodied in a similar protest submitted by last year's Student Council Committee on the Houses but not accepted in the present Student Council report, which merely recommends various remedies for the vital problems...
Coupled with competition, there must be direct pressure on the commercial schools. Direct pressure is the only insurance of their passing; they will not simply atrophy because of competition. It can take a variety of forms: law-suits, contact with parents and prep schools, efforts to have all other student publications cease advertising, steps to make class lists and especially lists of freshmen inaccessible. All of these must be pursued. As a final trump, there is the possibility of direct pressure on the students themselves to stop tutoring in the Square...
...like manner, the petition which was posted in the Union on Friday evening is but an elaboration on principles already adequately dealt with in the Student Council's report on the subject. A few near-sighted amendments are offered to the Council's report--near-sighted because they are again only advocating principles already in practice when they recommend that the National Scholarship men and Student waiters receive preference over men of equal records; near-sighted because in recommending that all Dean's List men be assured of admission, they are contradicting their own position since their cry has been...
...compromise required. An unmitigated policy of giant-killing produces a topheavy teaching structure: luxuriant foliage at top, but no roots to feed and support. A continuous effort to garner big names means neglect of the large body of instructors who provide most of the teaching. The non-exceptional student suffers by having less and poorer guidance at his disposal...