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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Midyear results of all men taking Freshman courses show a decidedly conservative trend this year. With fewer A and B marks and also fewer D and E grades, the Class of 1943 seems to be majoring in the conservative...
Comparative numbers in the rank lists show that of this year's Freshman group 170 or 18.7 per cent are on the Dean's List with rankings in Groups I, II, or III. Last year 194 or 20.3 per cent of the present Sophomore class attained a similar distinction. This number rose to 26.5 per cent in June of 1939, indicating that during the second semester Yardling honor marks should increase...
...statement attributed to me appeared in a recent issue of the Crimson saying in effect that jobs would be assured only to men in the upper tenth of the senior class. By implication it was further stated that the other nine-tenths would waste time by registering with the Placement Office. The absurdity of both contentions should be apparent, but there is a half-truth here which demands explanation...
Commenting on Dean Hanford's statement John L. Donnell said "We feel that the Thurber poll is a step in the right direction--making the class book of more interest to those who are not actually graduates, keeping it from being a mere list of names and faces. I think that the article that Thurber is going to write on the results of the questionnaire will be of interest not only to the college authorities, but to undergraduates and all those who want to know what students really think...
...worth stressing the fact that University teaching--differing in this respect from College instruction--ought to be accompanied by research? This, however, is not always possible on account of the heavy teaching load that a University professor carried. But would it not be advisable to lighten the burden of class-room instruction so that there might be more opportunity for original research? Marcel Francon...