Word: supplemental
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This new step should supplement the American scholar in presenting the work of Phi Beta kappa to the world. It can scarcely be denied that whatever constructive movements may have been furthered individually by its members, the casual character of its alumni organization has made it difficult to assess the productivity of the society as a whole. The lack of emphasis upon the social features of its collegiate branches, in itself appropriate, has had the result of leaving it heterogeneous and disunified. It is to be hoped that this alumni fusion will facilitate important collective contributions to intellectual activity. Certainly...
...chief defect in tutorial work is its conflict with courses. Every student regards courses as more important (because of grades). Hence, the tuter cannot require very much written work or very much reading. But as a supplement to courses, the plan at present, especially with the aid of the Houses, seems to me to be working out very well. Probably it will never work at its best until grades in courses, hour exams, and course requirements are reduced or abolished...
...term bills is a step to a firmer athletic financial policy, but it can hardly be expected to finance even a tenth of the whole program. If the University is to continue its boasted policy of "Athletics for All," there must be created some sort of endowment fund to supplement gate receipts and make budget balancing a somewhat less ephemeral procedure. Certainly the difficulties into which the H.A.A. has fallen this year to a real service in laying bare the tottery financial foundation of Harvard's ambitions athletic program...
...their work of instruction. It was to consist of both written and oral tests, was to be required of all college students concentrating in that division, in addition to their courses, and was to go into effect with the class entering the following autumn. Authority was also given to supplement by tutorial assistance the instruction given in the courses. Thus the complete system of a general examination and tutors was set up for all undergraduates in one division, and the one which at the time had the largest number of concentrators...
Discussing the problems of the Freshmen in the future, Delmar Leighten '19, dean of Freshmen in a supplement to the report says...