February 19, 1964 (vol. 74, iss. 111) • Page Image 2
…. The final was scheduled for the last day of class. This tended to set up a very difficult exam week for the students." Prof. Votaw favors the trimester program, but he would prefer to see the Medical…
… School's semester begin a week earlier so that a final exam week could be scheduled. The extra week would be neces- sary because Michigan state law makes a 16 week semester manda- tory for medical students…
… obligations." Prof. Needler suggested, however, that students consider carrying a reduced number of credit hours. "The trimester program requires a slight acceleration on the part of the student," Prof. Gordo 1…
… calendar will benefit the superior student. al- any inherent faults: the difficul- ties we have experienced are nat- ural to any period of transition," he said. Prof. William E. M. Lands of the Medical…
… informal, friendly rapport with the students without the near panic I sensed this last semester." In general then, the faculty took the calendar very much in stride. Almost no one talked of returning to the…
…'s own was the ob- ject: no results were required, no marks and no credit were given. The . faculty .explained .that abuses of the system were flagrant and not enough students were really taking part in…

