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Word: thirdly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...only stirrings of excitement in yesterday's match came in the third and fourth matches, which both went to five games. Alan Quasha, at number three, won the fifth game easily, but number four man Rick Davereux had to stage a miracle rally, sweeping the final five points of his fifth game, to keep his record in blemished...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pucksters, Racquetmen, Hoopsters Bettle Hapless Eli Squads Today | 3/1/1969 | See Source »

...similar system of evaluation in the second and third years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Trouble With Grades | 3/1/1969 | See Source »

...grades constitutes a premature judgment of abilities. Second, and consequently, there is little premium on development over the three years of law school. This is especially true when much hiring for second-year summer jobs is done before Christmas and those jobs often lead to permanent employment after graduation. Third, examinations simply do not provide the full picture of a student's talents...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Trouble With Grades | 3/1/1969 | See Source »

With a first-year class one-third the size of Harvard's, Yale has more than twice as many teaching fellows. While financial limitations would obviously be a problem, some thought should be given to the hiring of recent graduates to supervise group work and evaluate written work of first-year students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Trouble With Grades | 3/1/1969 | See Source »

...believe that students in the second and third year have much to contribute to first-year students. But the energies and abilities of upperclass students are not now utilized as extensively as possible, and the lack of contact with upperclass students contributes to the isolation that many students feel in the first year. Through an increase in the functions and membership of the Board of Student Advisors--or the creation of a new organization--upperclass students might be encouraged to participate on a voluntary basis in evaluating and advising first-year students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Trouble With Grades | 3/1/1969 | See Source »

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