Word: upperclasses
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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President Conant mentioned building. He expressed for graduates in Cambridge, which would correspond to the upperclass Houses, might prove a great step forward in giving to graduate students the same compactness which is at present an outstanding asset of the College. He evidently envisions some such buildings in the future, maybe soon, maybe not. Anyhow, soon or late, he admits that something must be done to relieve the unsatisfactory housing conditions of the graduate schools...
Concurrent with Dean Hanford's statement that almost one-third of the upperclass college is concentrating in the social sciences comes the publication of five volumes on the subject of a liberal education. In stinging words Iowa's Norman Forester claims that students neither go to college to be educated nor are they educated there. Following up this dogmatic assertion, he is convinced they go for a degree, which he calls "a passport to economic success," and to participate in activities. In general agreement are Presidents Wriston of Lawrence, Angell of Yale, and Butler of Columbia--who feel that...
...Nineteen upperclass scholarships totaling $3,800 for the academic year 1937-38 were awarded today, most of them to Massachusetts students. The recipients...
...definite dates have yet been arranged except for the Gold Coasters. Students are acting as agents in the seven upperclass dormitories and Dudley, while one of the eight will serve double duty for those without Cambridge connections...
About 900 of the Class of 1941 have now under gone their compulsory examination together with the fall sports teams. Coincident with and following the upperclass period, there will start the customaray survey of the winter sport personnel...