Word: tutored
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Many professors feel that this is over-formalizing the system: "we aren't running a court of law, but an educational institution," countered Elliott Perkins. Master of Lowell House. Observing that the tutor is responsible to the House-master, Perkins added. "Maybe the House doesn't want the man. . ." Dean Leighton sees nothing new about this judge advocate relationship. "I have been a member of the Administrative Board and Dean of Freshmen for 21 years and the two jobs don't conflict...
What to do with non-honors seniors has furnished much food for discussion. The Economics Department has a tentative proposal that such men should have their junior group tutor as an advisor. Faculty members are split between those like F. Skiddy von Stade. Jr. '38, Master of Kirkland House, who favor tutorial for non-honors seniors, and Smithies who thinks that such seniors would prefer to be left alone and derides the undergraduate's "juvenile desire to have frequent association with the faculty." Most professors agree that these men should receive help in preparing for generals...
Boundaries of Department and Tutor control have caused friction. Departments feel they should control-their tutorial's content, emphasis, and method of teaching. Baker termed the desire to retain it "a modest request." Senior Tutors agreed, but add that since they are responsible for the overall functioning of the program, they should have "consultative powers...
...fuzzup fine jurisdictional lines" Smithies has appointed Kirkland's new Senior Tutor. Brienser, as Head of the Department's Board of Tutors. Printon summed up general feeling, "there will always be a certain push and pull between the departments and the Houses...
...House plan still has kinks in the but these will probably be settled by discussion the traditional Harvard way. Although many flowery phrases have eulogized the system, perhaps one tutor his the crux of the matter when he said. "Houses are thus samples of Harvard criticism, but the idea of the Houses is creative. The problem is adjustment...