Word: willful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Because it is unlikely that Bruner's suggestions will be put in to practice, Wald's course will prove extremely important in determining whether the non-scientist can understand undiluted science. As an experiment, it is invaluable.
In general, combining introductory and General Education courses for Humanities or Social Sciences would be a disaster; departmental use of Gen Ed weakens its standing as an independent program. If the Committee can do no more than supervise a series of introductory courses, it will continue to lose prestige with...
In Natural Sciences, however, the situation is so critical, and solution seems so remote that almost any experiment seems justified. Wald has created a course which reflects his personal philosophy, and it is likely that it will succeed through his teaching ability. But the course must be measured against a...
But even success will only solve this problem for biology. The rest of Natural Science, which demands a background in mathematics and an extremely special set of talents, remains General Education's greatest headache.
Also at stake is the Big Three title. The Crimson seeks its first win in the round-robin competition since 1954, when the varsity beat Princeton, 14 to 9, and upset Yale, 13 to 9. The Bulldog team will be trying for its fourth Big Three championship in five years...