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...problem of defining the field in which initiative is to be exercised is a difficult one. There is at present a rather definite syllabus provided for all the instructors, but many proceed to disregard it. Since each section has its own examinations, there is no effective way for preventing this; could the whole course be given identical exams the problem would be solved. This is not possible for an interesting reason. Teaching "Math A" are a number of the country's leading experts in the field, and they simply cannot agree as to the best methods of presentation; indeed, they...
However, simply because there can be no single examination, there need not be fourteen different ones. If each of the three or four experts would draw up a syllabus containing what he believes to be the essentials of the course, in the order in which they should be presented, and if every section were required to follow one of these plans, the number of examinations necessary would be reduced to three, or four, as the case might be. Although this would not be a complete solution, it would be a long step toward a much-needed reform...
...syllabus, entitled "Harvard Reading List in American History," may be obtained by writing to the "Committee on the Extra-Curricular Study of American History, Lehman Hall., or by calling at the Information Office in University Hall. In making this announcement, University officials emphasized that Harvard is not offering an additional course of study, either to students or the public, and no registration is required. Supplementing the reading list, the University will arrange public lectures for next winter summarizing certain aspects of American history...
Yesterday's official word from University Hall replaces the statement in the first and fullest document of Wednesday, April 14, that the syllabus would be in the hands of the interested by Maytime. It also provides some further data on President Conant's most recent cultural innovation...
Smart Publishers Farrar & Rinehart have lined up a dozen-odd professional writers, given them carte blanche to be skittish. Publisher Alan Rinehart, only non-professional contributor, skits creditably on the perils of childbirth from the husband's viewpoint. Supreme-seller Hervey Allen ponderously parodies himself in a syllabus of an even bigger novel than Anthony Adverse. Author Rex Stout blows the gaff on how to water down love stories for a fiction editor. Newcomer Ed Bell (Fish on the Steeple) sticks a plum in the pudding, in the form of a small-town Southern story. Arthur Kober writes...