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...Again papers are picked at random, and girls meet in conference groups to set up standards. The grading is not done on a point basis and credit is definitely given for a good but unorthodox approach." Grouser was awed...
...student shows improvement in the last reports, which are the most complicated, it is to his credit." But Grouser was, apparently, still not entirely convinced, so Professor Hubbard suggested a chat with Professor McNair to learn the history of the system...
...listened to Grouser's gripes sympathetically, and then traced the background of the procedure. "The increase in enrollment after World War I, and the policy if extending the case system to all courses made it impossible for the instructors to do the grading. So in 1920, I hired three female college graduates to do the job. By 1923, the matrimonial mortality rate was so high that we went back to male graders...
...Unfortunately, however, they didn't work out so well, and we learned our lesson. We returned to girl graders, and find them more efficient, conscientious, and patient than men." This was too much for Grouser. "Why, I didn't even think they were human," he blurted out. By way of reply, Professor McNair called a Dr. Larsen, and warned by telephone of "the approach" of a first term skeptic." So Grouser was soon on his way to Baker...
...girls all hand-picked from Holyoke, as many friends tell me?" asked Grouser. "No, we only have four from Holyoke," answered Miss Larsen, destroying another misconception. Twelve colleges are represented. Most of the girls majored in Economics or Math...