Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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CAULDRON STAFF JOSEPH A. ALMEIDA STANLEY O. AMES STANLEY BOCON LEON C. EMERSON BRADFORD P. GEYER SAMUEL GOLDSTEIN WALTER GORSKI HARRY G. GURSKE PAUL M. HERBERT CHARLES M. KELLEY EDWARD V. KIRKLAND LEO L. LEVY LANGLEY U. MORANG ALBERT E. NELSON JAMES A. PATTERSON WILLIAM C POPE LYLE H. SHIELDS EDWARD C. J. URBAN J. DONALD WINTLE

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CAULDRON BOARD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Carl R. Johnson BUSINESS MANAGER Albert A. Schaake MANAGING EDITORS Gardner A. Caverly Joseph A. Meninna PHOTOGRAPHIC EDITORS Richard F. Haley Eugene A. Periconi FACULTY ADVISER Professor Everett C. Marston

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I IHE turbulence and instability of the world of today are evident on every hand. We find a leading nation throwing religion into the discard. We see a necessity of rule by dictatorship prevailing in many coun- tries, including our own. Agreements are difficult to obtain and then only after almost incessant bickering. Muffled rumblings and grumblings cannot escape notice. Race prejudice is once more thrust into the foreground and with it consequent injustices. The economic difficulties and the struggles to tear loose from them threaten to engulf us in a most cruel and devastating war. This picture is surely a disturbing one to gaze upon. Nevertheless, it is quite true, and worthy of careful scrutiny. Even in our small academic circle we cannot but sense the feeling of doubt and insecurity. To meet the ever- changing demands it has been necessary to adapt ourselves. Thus, we have witnessed in our University numerous experiments and developments taking place. The following will prove significant. The class of 1934 has the honor and the privilege of being the first class to receive the degree of Bachelor of Science. With the honor will go a certain prestige of decided advantage in the bitter struggle of finding jobs. The power to grant th e degree of Bachelor of Science was made possible by an increase in semester hours of classwork, resulting in the five-year curriculum. When this plan was inaugurated the recent drastic business curtailment could not be anticipated. To meet various needs and difficulties arising from the current depression, a new four-year curriculum has been devised and will be in operation next fall. This plan will decrease the num- ber of years of possible co-operative work and yet fulfill the already estab- lished requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science. Students should look with favor upon the new arrangement, since it will mean increased savings, not only in time but in money. Surely these changes have been most progressive for student and for University.