Word: students
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Freshman seeking counsel: the pamphlet which has been given him, his Freshman Advisor, the heads of the various departments all supply advice and information. If this morning he learns what concentration means, the purpose of the meeting is accomplished. In the last analysis it remains up to each student to gather together the facts of the subject and weigh them for himself. More than fostering a realization of this the meeting is unlikely...
...Scholarship Committee of New York University has circulated a questionnaire in the student body, the purpose of which is to discover the pedagogical methods which prove most satisfactory from the point of view of the undergraduate. It takes up the problem of the advisability of the final examinations, mode of presentation of courses, and the use of the library. The results of this questionary will be tabulated and presented to the faculty for their consideration. This general criticism of the methods of teaching, if it does nothing else, should at least have a stimulating effect on the existing system...
Such an action on the part of the Scholarship Committee indicates the belief that student opinion on these matters is worth consideration. It may be that the results will bring no real benefits, but if the practice is continued it may set a precedent for future student participation in the government of the college. One certain outcome of this innovation will be that the faculty will for the first time be able to see in what way their efforts effect the members of their classes. This action of the Scholarship Committee tends to bring the governing body of the college...
...necessity of passing language examinations, so long a stumbling block to many a Harvard student will be considerably lessened according to a recent announcement from University Hall...
...accord with the new arrangement German and French are placed on a par with Latin so that a student may offer an advanced knowledge of any one of these three to satisfy the requirement of a reading knowledge of one language. This is in line with the evolution from the strict rules of a number of years ago when it was necessary for under-graduates to appear before an examiner and be questioned individually by reading passages of a language text-book and answering questions on them...