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...seminars. McCaffrey says, History junior tutorials are year-long chronological studies and a topical half-year seminar is not an acceptable substitute. But History sophomore tutorials are divided into four specialized units and a seminar might easily take the place of two units. "We will discuss it," Stephan A. Thernstrom, head tutor in History, said. More often than not, departments report no plans for seminars this year, though some tentatively hazard the speculation that they might "consider the possibility" at some unspecified "later date." Maybe...
Stephen A. Thernstrom, professor of History and a member of the Board of Examiners, yesterday denied allegations that the Board had a "hard-line" attitude...
...tutor and Thernstrom both said the small number of failing grades given in recent years led some seniors to believe they did not have to study seriously for the general examinations. (The topics covered by the questions in the general examinations are given out several months before the test...
...Thernstrom said "the question of failing people on general examinations gets down" to the question of whether the exams should be given...
...Thernstrom said the present format of general examinations is a valid one for "testing competence in a small area of history." The department should therefore be able to exercise the option of failing students who do very poorly on the test, he said...