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Third of History 1 Placed Among Conference Section

Shortage of Dumb Bunnies Encourages Combining of Low Men

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The reorganization of History 1 after the November hours places only about 40 students in "cramming sections", while almost a third of the class has been assigned to conference groups, formerly the province of a few historical wizards. The credit for this improvement is due to the new selective method of admission, which effectively weeds out poor students.

As in the past two years, "D" and "C" students have been placed in consolidated groups, thus eliminating "dumb bunny" sections a bad psychological influence on "D" students. Instead the bunnies are assigned to one extra conference a week; however, they are still designated on course records by the figure of a rabbit stamped opposite the names.

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