Word: ward
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Although lectures were conceived initially as a method of keeping pace with an expanding student population, Paul L. Ward, President of Sarah Lawrence since 1960, finds a theoretical justification for them. "For the presentation of some material, a lecture course can be exceedingly exciting, and cover areas which simply cannot be explored in discussion groups," said Ward who was both a student and an instructor at Harvard...
...Ward emphasized the importance of seminars as well. "I think that basic history, as I understand it, is much better taught in sections," Ward explained. "For example, I think a Soc. Sci. 1-type lecture survey course is for the birds...
President Ward claims to have heard that the college is changing, but to be unable to detect the change himself. To justify his faith in the school's future, Ward listed several outstanding new teachers. Atop the list was Francis Randall...
President Ward appears not to understand the spirit of the school as his predessesors conceived it. Of course, he has inherited the conflicting demands of theory and necessity, and to some extent the inconsistancies in his argument are excusable. But his conclusions inevitably take the school farther away from its stated ideals...
...school. At least in part, he maintains, this will assure that "we will get girls who will best profit from our educational system" He calls this process "self-selecting". For this reason he claims to have fought down the trustees's attempt to change the College Catalogue. Yet during Ward's presidency the student body has increased by more than 100 girls, lecture courses have been added, and examinations have been introduced in the lecture courses. Furthermore, Ward expects an eventual increase in both the size of the school and the percentage of lecture courses offered...