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December 19, 1951 (vol. 62, iss. 73) • Page Image 1

… concensus of students' opinion present at last night's lit- erary college conference which ex- amined the grading and examina- tion system at the University. * * * AS A RESULT of the letter' grading system…

…, many evils have arisen, students maintained. World News Roundup By The Associated Press WASHINGTON-President Tru- man swung into his long-heralded cleanup campaign last night by laying down this rule for…

… institution," one student charged. FACULTY OPINION was repre- sented mainly by Prof. Preston W. Slosson of the history department, who gave some of the background of the letter-grade method, noting that there…

… are "two main motives to the system." "First of all, a grade is a pro- fessor's estimate of the student's quality of work, and then it is supposed to provide an incentive for the student," Prof. Slosson…

… whether the student's thinking. "But examinations, in order to be valid, must be accompanied by a 'post-mortem' during which the professor can completely re- view the test and analyze mis- takes made," he…

… present sit- uation, aside from doing away See STUDENT, Page 6 Heavy Snow Clogs Roads; Expect More New Fall of Six Inches Recorded By VIRGINIA VOSS Temperatures falling to below freezing last night chased…

… test of strength in the month-long wrangle over conflicting East-West disarma- ment plans. The Russians, teamed with some members of the Arab-Asian group and others, then forced a delay until today on a…

… arma- ments. But the debate this year has shown that some of the Arab and Asian countries will not side with the West this time. They may not, on the final vote, cast their ballots with the Russians, but…

October 19, 1951 (vol. 62, iss. 22) • Page Image 4

… product of a "routine" printing. The secretary of the Medical School, Prof. Wayne L. Whitakgr, has emphasized these facts about the new application. Yet Student Legislature mentors who worked to have…

… Sudan. It is against this brief historical background that one should view the tran- sient events in that area. * * * SINCE IRAN pulled the trigger of Arab na- tionalism, it is natural for other nations…

… over the question of the Suez cannot breed goodwill but only more hatred of the West by the teeming millions of Arabs, Asians and Africans who are struggling for their national freedom. A state of war…

…- nition to houses that do not rid them- selves of discriminatory clauses. But on the other it is questionable that an appeal to the Student Affairs Committee would fare any better than the Stpdent Legisla…

…- tions Internships: All students interested in applyin for Department of State and United Nations Internships are reminded that they are expected to take and pass the United States Civil Service Com…

… graduates and senior students, preferably in political sci- ence, history, geography, economics, or law. Application forms should be filed not later than Nov. 3, 1951. Complete details and application blanks…

…, Naural Resources and Public Health. Students, who received marks of I, X, or "no report" at the close of their last semester or summer session of attend- ance, will receive a grade of "E" in the course of…

… courses unless this work is made up by Oct. 24. Students, wishing an extension of time beyond this date in order to makeup this work, should file a petition addressed to the appro- priate official in their…

… Theta Chi Zeta Beta Tau Curtiss-Wright Scholarships of $500 each are now available to Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering students who have completed at least the fresh- man year of study in the…

… Engineering College, or its equivalent. To be eligi- ble, students must be American citi- zens, partially self-supporting, with an academic standing above average. Ap- plications should be filed with Prof. H. W…

October 19, 1951 (vol. 62, iss. 22) • Page Image 2

… phoning Stu- dent Periodical Agency, 2-8242. )4 Mat. 'til 5 P.M. - 30c Nights-Sun. -44c TODAY & SAT. EnED ARAB EMOTIONS ERUPT-Anti-foreign demonstrators climb over cars and pack the street in front of the…

… the Univer- sity last spring under a Student Aid Foundation scholarship. After spending most of his youth in the war-torn Ukraine, he and his fam- ily were sent to Germany where he worked in a war plant…

… from the University. While at the University all three are taking ROTC courses, al- though not officially enrolled in the unit. I BUSINESS SERVICES I 25-27 The STUDENT PLAY[RS ELSesent )etssax L. o…

May 19, 1951 (vol. 61, iss. 160) • Page Image 5

…, and watched by cur- ious throngs of students while po- licegen kept order, the Glee Club sang a series of college songs while the cameras took both closeups and back views. * * V. THE END RESULT will be…

… still be obtained at the Lydia Mendelssohn box office. Two Students wGet Mexico 'U Scholarships La Sociedad Hispanica has: awarded two $150 scholarships to the University of Mexico in Mex- ico City…

… be- lieve that their names are no longer needed on the blanks, Ann Cotton, '52, Student Religious As- sociation member, said yesterday. "The first few days the en- thusiastic response shown towards the…

… petition was very encouraging. But because the Senate recently passed the wheat bill, students seem to think that our campus petition is no longer important. This is a serious misconception," Miss Cotton…

… to appear before the House next Tuesday. "But the students' names are needed now more than ever. We don't have much time and the petitions have to be in the hands of Speaker Rayburn before Tues- day…

…," Miss Cotton asserted. ThedWheat-for-India petition was drawn up by the Student Legislature, the Student Religious Association and the local UNESCO chapter as a result of a recent trek to Washington made…

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