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...cold as the Brandenburger Tor, has been, the label frankly attached to many members of the department. Men steeped in learning and recognized as authorities in their field may often, through no tangible fault of their own, leave a group of students completely unmoved. Here in its bluntest form is Harvard's increasingly troublesome dilemma: scholarship and teaching, may they somehow get together! The tutors as well as the instructors have been hit on this score, and some steps must be taken by the German department to recognize this ever more vital aspect of instruction...
...second point brought up is the overworking of tutors due to the number of concentrators in the field. Obviously this is a definite fault and it brings up the question of the financing of the tutorial system. Either the Department's budget will have to be increased to allow for more tutors or the tutorial system will have to be modified so as to include only the honors students. Herein lies Harvard's chief problem for the moment and for the years to come. A definite decision will have to be made on this point within the next few years...
...basic fault lies in the niggardly provision for but two assistants to examine over one hundred fifty men. This task in itself is overwhelming and naturally thankless, and its very enormity precludes any opportunity for personal attention, or the chance to spend either more or less time with certain students. With the outlook for an increased budget for next year extremely slim, the obvious solution is a return to the tried and tested system of hour examinations. These undoubtedly have their faults, but compared to the abject failure which the present system of "personal contact" has proven in History...
Zamfira's only unhappiness was that she was childless. She never suspected the fault might be Anghel's, as it was. Though she saw John falling in love with her she decided not to cross that bridge till she had to. At last Anghel, in an agony of unselfishness, suggested to both of them that John give her the longed-for baby. When they took him at his word his reaction was equally agonizing. By this time John was ready to do anything that would keep him near Zamfira-even willing to marry Zamfira's sister...
Although concentrators in the field of History and Literature call the work intellectual and humanistic, and feel that the very important tutorial work is handled in an understanding and stimulating manner, they find, however, one fault. Much of the work, particularly on the literary side, could be handled more efficiently in tutorial than in regular courses...