Two-Thirds of Yardlings Taking History I Use Reviews or Notes

Nearly two thirds of the Freshmen in History I have received aid from tutoring schools, it was revealed last night on CRIMSON poll returns from 80 per cent of the Yardlings.

History I was singled out from the list of courses in which Freshmen tutor as the largest course in college with over 400 Yardlings enrolled. It also provoked the greatest number of objections on the grounds that "the handling or subject matter of the course was abnormally difficult and thus induced tutoring."

Many Object

These who objected to History I comprised 55 per cent of the first year men taking the course. Although comments were largely directed against the amount of reading, a possible explanation of the objections lies in the figures released by University Hall, showing that four-fifths of the total course enrollment of 500 received C-or lower at mid-years.

In the 80 per cent CRIMSON returns from Freshmen there were 177 objections, both from students who have tutored and from many who had not.

Out of the 63 per cent of tutoring Freshmen in History I, 90 per cent used prepared notes. 30 per cent attended oral reviews for quizzes and examinations, and 20 per cent used both notes and oral reviews.

Prepared Notes Popular

Fairfax Hall supplied 60 per cent of those who tutored with prepared notes. The combined bureau of University Tutors and College Tutoring accounted for 28 per cent of the Yardling trade. Wolff's was the leader in the oral review field with 16 per cent.

Of these Freshmen who tutored, the average attendance at the History I lectures and section meetings is 86 per cent, and the average estimated amount of reading is 76 per cent. It was noted that Yardlings are more strictly held to regular attendance at lectures than are upperclassmen.

Collecting and tabulating the tutoring school poll is still continuing with 2000 replies received. Other courses and results will be treated in subsequent stories.