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independent studies O the average student struggling through his required quota of courses at Brown, it seems unlikely that there should be those who consciously seek more work. That a sizeable group of such persons does exist is amply demonstrated by the success of the University's several arrangements for individual study: the Independent Studies Program, the Honors Program, and the College Scholar program. All are essentially different routes to the same goal, intellectual independence and responsibility. This is accom- plished by permitting a greater degree of flexibility than is possible through formal course work. Each student, working under a faculty sponsor, is required to submit beforehand an outline of the nature and extent of the material he intends to pursue, his manner of procedure, a list of facilities to be used and a schedule for completion of papers. Outside of this he is on his own. The sponsor is responsible only for scrutiny of the proposal and the assignment of a grade on the basis of work submitted. Thus a degree of originality and creativity that is usually found at the graduate level is encouraged at the undergraduate stage. Naturally, the academic requirements are high, but the large number of students pursuing these courses testifies to the energy and the enthusiasm of the student body. These programs represent Brown University's recognition that most gifted people tend to have abilities in specialized areas rather than a well-rounded capability. They also repre- sent a first step in the providing of more academic opportunity for the tidal wave of talent which has surged into the campus with each class.
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A KEEN INTEREST in humen genetics motivated Jonathan Lyons to work in independent studies. His project was a study of genetic abnormalities found in mongoloid children and their parents, an area in which he first got started at Albert Einstein Medical School where he worked last summer. Lyons explains, in an attempt to simplify an extremely complex problem, that certain chromosomes as- sociate with each other rather closely leading to the satel- lite pairs. The fact that the chromosomes involved in mon- goloidism usually are those of a satellite pair was a valu- able clue that he proceeded to follow up. He found that when in meiosis the chromosomes of a pair stay together too long, the chances are that they will both go to the same one of the new cells being formed, causing this cell to have one extra chromosomean invariable characteristic of mongo- loidism. In the future, Lyons plans to investigate the genetic effects of radiation, genetic correlates of intersexualism, and the possibilities of mapping genes using satellite pairs as a key. He is an ardent supporter of the Independent Studies Pro- gram, stressing the opportunity it gives the individual to do new and important work in a field in which he is deeply interested. Lyons does, however, see certain shortcomings in the ease with which the system is abused by students seeking the easy A. Most of the students involved are getting more than that out of it, though. A EBLLL LOAD of et cur ricular activities, including positions as president of Faunce House Board of Governors, treasurer of Cammar- ian Club, president of Pi Lambda Phi, a proctorship, and participation in Brown Charities Drive, has not de- tracted in the least from Larry Gross' intellectnal endeavors. Gross has been a frequent inclusion on the Dean's List and is a member of Sphinx in addition to his participation in the Independent Studies Program. His independent studies project was an investigation of The Plural- istic System of Mass Democracy, which he feels gave him, through the depth and scope of reading necessary for independent research, an oppor- tunity to examine and criticize the thought of others and thereby the ability to evaluate the flaws and in- consistencies in his own. The project involved, in his words, ''a study of the system whereby the various in- terest groups within a society are or- ganized within the political frame- work. He was especially concerned with the role these pluralistic groups play in alleviating feelings of aliena- tion and non-participation in the po- litical setup by allowing a greater degree of individual participation. Larry has become so profoundly involved with this problem and all its implied ramifications in the field of political sociology that he plans to continue this research on the grad- uate level.
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