University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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II ' IIIX k — .-% ■ ■ %1 A L r on Above: THEN AS NOW - Students in an early 20th century classroom show varying degrees of attention to the lecture. Right: HAMMING IT UP - Modern students mug for an El Rodeo photographer. 16 Academics

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' Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous Confucius, Analects Underneath the media attention focused on USC athletics, the crime problem, and faculty research, the basic function of a university - the instruction of students in academic fields - is often forgotten. In 1982-83 the administration and student leader- ship took steps to change that. Twenty-seven thou- sand students in 28 schools pay $230 per unit for classes in disciplines ranging from Anatomy to Ur- ban and Regional Studies; the goal is ensuring that they get what they pay for. Through promised in- creases in administrative efficiency and recognition of individual student and faculty excellence, USC constantly seeks to improve both its external image and its internal integrity. 7 I mw ■N ' Academics Academics 17