Word: subjection
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Ggranville Hicks '23, James Whitehead '40, and John Wallen '40, will uphold the affirmative for Adams of the subject, "Resolved. That literature is most valuable as a reflection or criticism of the society in which it arises, or as an attempt to improve that society." The Leverett speakers are Theodore Morrison '23, Irving Michelman '39, and J. David Justice...
Varsity debaters met Columbia last night in a non-decision debate on the subject: Which is the true Liberal Party in 1938: Republican or Democratic? The Lion squad upheld the New Deal viewpoint...
...test of only an hour's length, it is the man who can reason the quickest and have the subject at the tips of his fingers who will come our on top. Yet this places a high premium on one type of student, and explains why so many people with thoroughness rather than equickness, originality rather than powers of memory, do not have a chance to show their ability in an hour exam. But given an essay to prepare outside of class, all the various talents of each individual manifest themselves; initiative in research, originality in approach, clarity of organization...
...elementary course it is often remarked that too much has to be covered in a short time to allow anything but a summary of the field. Actually the reverse is true. Because so much is covered, writing a paper on a detailed subject is the only way a student can take a deep breath in the field and discover its true nature. History 1 and Physics B apply this principle with great success, and other elementary courses like Economics A and Biology D would do well to follow suit...
...former usually have to assign essays in addition to hour exams, whereas the latter can and should substitute papers in the place of these exams. Certainly the only excuse for "hour troubles" is the necessity for a half-semester grade for Freshmen, since an essay on a small subject would be an incomplete test. And yet a great many advanced courses have hour-exams which are merely an unnecessary check-up at a time when an essay would determine the student's real ability much more clearly. There are, however, certain drawbacks in assigning written papers instead of giving tests...