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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1947
CORPS PARADE AREA - FT. WORTH
Pass or Fail Grading System...
Many peojArUlk about the present un- aitiea, more than half the faculty answerinf
satisfactory method of giving letter-grades . the survey thought that adoption of the sys-
for college course*, hut a group of nineteen tem would not detract from Tulane’s pres-
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Tulane University students have decided to
do something about changing the system.
Banding themselves together into the ‘Tu
lane Student Movement for Investigating
the Pass or Fail Qrading System,” the under
graduates have undertaken a long-range pro
gram to determine whether such a satisfac-
fory-or-unsatisfactory grade plan is feasible.
A main reason, the students say, for pur
suing the Pass-Pail program is the fact that
the present system instills one detrimental
attitude into the personalities of a majority
o# Americans. Wf are prone to emphasise
the reward which follows endeavor, rather
than the quality of that effort.
In schools, many students come to em
phasise not Scholarship and learning but
rather the gradai^hlch result from scholar
ship. TWs carries over Into business, where
workers-lay too much Importance on the
wages and salaries thgy native, and place
Isee valqe on ths quality of th*lr work.
8o artificial a motive as an external re
ward cannot pwslblv develop the full
tentlalltisa of un individual, the group
Haves. ,7
The frae Pad Oradlnf system, which
has been widely used In European univer
sities fur many centuries and-whtch Is used
In slightly mooiflsd form la many American
professional and Graduate schools, will, If
Introduced, remove emphasis from grades
' and tdace it on scholarship.
Not a system which can b? out Into use
all at ortbe. th- Pass or Fail grading plan
would necessarily need to undergo a tran
sitional period which could last five years
• or more. It would take that long for all
American schools to recognize credentials
which would bear no grades except P’s
and P’s.
If several large Institutions were to re
fuse recognitipn to such a grading system,
the plan would neceksarily degenerate late
either a straight letter-grade record or iAto
a half-and-half muddle. For this reason, the
change must be accomplished jrradually in
. the beginning, the Tulane investigators have
- concluded. .. ,1
A' survey of opinion from the Tu
lane faculty showed that 56.7 pei; cent felt
that the introduction of the Pass-or^Fail
grades would not prove detrimental to the
scholastic standards required of students;
$0.8 cent thought that the plan would be
detrimental; and 12.5 per cenf r were unde
cided. "T
> As to the effect which the plan would
have on Tulane’s academic reputation in-the
eyes of educators at other American univer-
tige, less than a third felt that it would de
tract, and less than a fifth couldn’t make up
their minds
Certainly, such a grade system would
eliminate much of the personal animosity
which can grow up between students when a
hair’s breadth in scoring a test paper places
one dTetter above the other, or when a
teacher faces the unhappy situation of pass
ing a student who lacks a point or two of the
minimum number grade.
This puts the whole course scoring pro
cedure on a basis of "either you know the
course or you donV* Haggling over minuses
and piusses would be a thing of the past,
and education might take on more value than
H has in today’s degree-mills.
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PltUbnrgh (Pa.l Prvaa
AS A jeet. Darrell Dreyer of the Oak-
and (Calif.) Poet-Enquirer sports staff ran
a claaaified ad saying the trailing Oakland
ball club would welcome any sort of help.
More than a dozen ball players applied.
Calvpiton Club
To Meet Tonight
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At s rocont moeiing of Um Gsh
«Mt«« Chib, Jack Msoro was rt-
olect*4 amttpnt. Dtb« r offiwra
lack Graunard, vko-praai-^
Laroa, Mcrotary; and
if Ur yell
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All men from the Galve*.
•a s*v cordially inriUd U
the meeting
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Every occasion U the right time
to eend flowers. They lead a
festive sir—a charm and gim-
oiowmsm to evary nnnaalna
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TROOPS FOR FOOD
Cheater (Pa.) Time*.
Half Breton, Half Puritan, Starbuck
Rode East in Search of Golden Fleece
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list s>u( s *M«
rt, In mdotn He fain
U> MBS WII.NOKA ARNOLD
Kssrinra' Advisee 1
YANKEE I’AMHATy Kdlaon Mar
■Hd. Psrrsr UMt. * ^
* Jsann Murhuck had r a itransii
MMtmr Hr rtrls fruW »W
diruMtseliR to •«•)> th* UuM*n
■ liullsn Mal|ia in hi*
in hi*
* round i**M*MUft*l
Rniana, Huf Rrvton, hslf<
ton. s *<111 nf laiirt day wilrh
Llwien halt end blur ryra, Xhr
aurvivml I hr T.rfmi «f »h*
imh ^vnbillnn ndly hy s -Inf
Ins mint) nnt) an unmnwttUnnst
E imarh to llfr, Js*nn toll wndw
Rp»U and Invrd hrf wllh Sll
mnuntoin toUn»IW> Hr ftdUw
rd hrr fmm .Mr Kalrm harbnto to
thr Hsivm* nf TsHnry. This I* thr
story nf hi* sdvrnturr* on hi* tons
' Mfh • ^
Hi* arsrch took Him first to Al-
KblO, tbrn to Con*taatiltopk*. Hr
brcamr annthrr Cbri*tlan"rrtu.|radr
woorine turban and acimitar, loot
ing and hiating Ilk* the WM HI*
life wa* at atu* hourly, and oim
falar atep could wuily b* hi* laat.
He played hit part too well, for
he became involved with IJlith 0
beautiful Circaaaion slave girl—and
1 ki*met waited at the end of a long
/frond.
Edison Marshall ha* written this
book in the fine romantir tradUlon
whirli won such wide arelalm f«n
hi* BENJAMIN til.AKK Yankee
1'a.h* la a tsle spun hy s ntsatei
story-teller.
liAHKKN IIHIlA TJIK VAM.KV
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Bus.
Leaves Saturday
A special bus for students will I
leave for Ft. Worth at 8 a. mJ
Saturday and return aa soon aaj
possible after the game.
Thirty-fiw persons must be reg
istered to ride the ‘topecial’* by Fri
day noon 6r the bua will not make J
the trip. 84.91 is the coot of the
round-trip ticket.
Reservation* most be made at
the Kemille Bns Station at the
North Gate.
The regular buses depart for Ft
Worth as follow*:
1:04 a. m.
5:29 a. m.
7:49 a. m.
9:59 a. m.
2:69 p. m.
5:19 p. m.
8:19 p. m.
One-way tickets to Fort Worth
are 84.03. Round-trip tickets cost
86.90.
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TODAY — FRIDAY
^ . — SATURDAY
9V linv
Mtrnlh IlM
t'ltorn V*
IIsm -on Ifisiil lhdth«
W7
^ irtley wne onfof (he firel
to he eMIlmi West nf the
lain* Mm* the li
m tn
'noun
*»t gun* were
Revolut ion Jtadah
i Imn
lie far
fltod to the
Ctlneh movml his entlr* family to
whnt I* now ihe anwlh eastern twit
of Tennsessoe. Mere he hnpeil to
find Ihe frectiom ami dUnlty the
Almighty iwnnUluta human soul
to hgvo^He left th* •ecurily of
ihe tidewater faintrfc and an an-
dent feud wllh his .half-brother,
David, to find peace and plenty in
tfa WMMtMM.
But David had seen the fruitful
valley too, and valued its potential
riche* more than the
pect* of the wiktemeea
too, sought the valley.
Josiah had just set up hla cabin
when David appeared to chum the
land and produce a Virginia patent
to it. Mighty was the wrath of
Josiah, but he had not the clever
ness or the wit his half-brother had I every page.
• wa* Kaehel, Jo#
lied on Ihe louraey
ihen Charily, bar
Fatlhi then Itnpe.
K
i %(>«* nuiti
it* potent
eatmua) i
» life. 8* I
about law* and land p*teids. Ho
held his land* hy iHweeasion and
fores. The naeient feud wa* rt-
•unted.
R« begin* n chrontelr nf five
generatinn* -ihe line of Josiah
Oineh of rUrwh'* Valiev More
• century and a half unroll
* It sands Fur aaeh genera
tiaa a woman take* the renter of
the aeenr,
tah's wife, whn d
In th* valley |
daughtori then Faith)
ami In nur own lime. Uve
Of Rtalwari Stneh fnllowod
ihe Rlhte nam«<« Their wage war#
Old Testament war* of violence,
strong janatoa, primitive justice,
mercy, fear, plaguo and daath.
This story With-it* greet direr
slty of Inetdent, it* variety of ac
tion, Its auKoodtog rharacters,
hold* a wonderful unity. Aueh a
1 work Is moat ambitious and vary
difficult to nemmpliah, yet Mr.
Kroll has made this hla most not-
able uchietotnent. It exhibits
knowledge and vision and naal ar
tistry. Hero is a great theme em
bodied in a special study offered
with rich imagination and a worthy
dignity. Creative vigor enliven*
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