Word: tutored
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...called "course reduction" program under which some students are permitted to pursue an approved project in place of course requirements; and certainly the senior honors essay, or thesis, is the epitome of successful independent study. And even the tutorial program, at least in theory, is the independent pursuit by tutor and tutee of a mutually interesting, and mutually beneficial, program of study and discussion...
...that he could only offer a few "behavioral patterns" as guides. The student certainly should draw upon all of these authorities, but as to doing the research and producing the paper in any one course, it is out of the question. Perhaps he could pursue the subject under a tutor, but with four courses, he doesn't really have time to do an adequate job. Course reduction? Well, he tried that, but there were too many competing commitments on his time, and his effort had no recognition, no evaluation, no deadline. Perhaps he will do his senior thesis...
...myth into strange new shapes. The action takes place in the barbaric Kingdom of Glome, somewhere north of civilized ancient Greece. The central figures are the beauteous Princess Psyche, a symbol of sacred love, and her ugly sister Orual, a symbol of profane love. By contrast, their Greek slave tutor, Lysias the Fox, is a symbol of the rational, worldly skeptic of all ages. The Fox tells the princesses that their country's religion, which revolves around a shapeless stone earth-mother deity named Ungit, is a pack of lies. But Ungit's priests bully the king into...
...History Department has changed its General Examinations in the direction of emphasizing a broader knowledge of history, Ernest R. May, head tutor in the department, said yesterday. The change, scheduled to go into effect this spring, will chiefly affect non-honors candidates...
Ferry's successor has had previous experience in administration. While studying for his Ph.D at Yale, Owen was "senior tutor" at Davenport, a Yale college which he calls "the equivalent of Winthrop." He has been acting Master of Leverett House several times. At the present, he is chairman of the Committee on General Education, chairman of the History Department, and head of Social Sciences...