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Students Voice Opinions on 4-Terms
Students now frantically
cramming for finals seem to be
sharply divided on whether or
not they will profit from the
last class period finals of the
four-term system.
Returns from about 150 ques
tionnaires distributed by The
Daiiv Collegain show 42 per cent
of those polled favoring the new!
system while 47 per cent felt that
their finals problems will only be
increased. About 11 per cent saw[
no effect resulting from the
change. !
When questioned about other
aspects of the four-term system,
majorities opposed specific parts
of the plan but opinion seemed
lo be more or less evenly di
vided on the over all merit of
the new program.
Only about 15 per cent of those
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iquestioned said that they plan to force-feed fads, but not ideas,
[accelerate by taking four con-' Approximately 24 per cent felt
tinuous terms each year The chief { cour ses and increased
reasons offered by the 85 per centi ~ . .
no planning to accelerate were l concen t ra^,on would result in im
ithe availability of summer jobs proved quality of education, while
and the need for practical experi-jn per cen t said they could see no
ence in their major field. Finan-; ff ts either dor bad . j
cial problems and no particular, , ,
desire to get through school in a! Eighty-five per cent said that
hurry were also mentioned. they could not see any career
Only 10 per cent said that they benefits in an accelerated college,
would consider studying during education. One student said that
the summer and working during by accelerating he could begin
one of the other three terms. working earlier and thus accu-
A large majority—7l per cent mulate more money, while an
—fell that the quality of edu- other boy said that after the four
cation would be lowered under 'terms he would still have a term
the new program. Achieving in the armed services and couldn t
greater attention spans, in- ; begin his career much earlier.
creased tension, and mounting j Generally student opinion was
pressure seemed to be major 'closely divided on the merits of
objections. One English litera- [the system as a whole. About 45
hire major summed up this at- [per cent favored the new plan
liiude by saying, "you can While 56 per cent opposed it.
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Rising temperatures will return
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yesterday’s minor cooling trend.
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under partly cloudy skies this
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