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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...subject of their debate was: "Resolved, That a woman's education is a waste of time." The Crimson debaters took the affirmative, arguing that women existed solely to propagate the species and to attend to the wants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Debaters Tie Girls | 12/14/1949 | See Source »

Another dozen undergraduates are collecting $1 an hour around Greater Boston by playing Santa Claus in various department stores. Before donning their fur trimmed suits and white boards, the Santas must attend a two-day school to learn the traditional belly-shaking laugh. Applicants need not be fat, according to Holt, but a genuine liking for children is required...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Students Snap Up Odd Jobs In Search for Xmas Money | 12/14/1949 | See Source »

...school classes, with teachers on the spot amplifying the instruction. In Poland, scattered professional men--such as country doctors--were kept in touch with the latest techniques and progress in their fields. In Holland, radio is now used for giving primary education to children of bargemen, who cannot attend a regular school...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radio Education | 12/14/1949 | See Source »

Concentrators in the Romance Languages naturally form a large percentage of the membership of these clubs, but membership is by no means limited to undergraduates. One of the Widener doormen happened to have lived in Brazil for a while and now he and his wife regularly attend meetings of the Brazilian Club. Foreign students make up a small percentage of the clubs. They stimulate conversation when the tendency is to lapse back into English but they presumably come to this country to learn about cultures other than their own. For this reason, the Center makes no effort to keep them...

Author: By Petter B. Taub, | Title: Now in Fourth Year, Modern Language Center Mixes Scholarship with Informal Atmosphere | 12/13/1949 | See Source »

Berrien has noted what he calls a "vicious circle" in the club meetings themselves: outside speakers do not stimulate student participation; on the other hand, some people will not attend a meeting unless they can listen to a speaker. Berrien feels this often becomes a fourth classroom lecture, which is exactly what he tries to avoid. He supposes that some students are "organically spectators," but he is still anxious to strike a successful balance between speakers and student discussion groups, and he would like to introduce more round tables and debates...

Author: By Petter B. Taub, | Title: Now in Fourth Year, Modern Language Center Mixes Scholarship with Informal Atmosphere | 12/13/1949 | See Source »

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