Word: true
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...WRITER in the last Crimson has attacked the new system of honors on the ground that the value of honors will be much diminished, and that the amount of "true scholarship," as distinguished from studying for marks and honors, will also be much diminished. Even the most careless reading of the article shows an inconsistency in the writer's position; for if, as he asserts, the new honors "will rouse as much excitement as the list of Bachelors of Arts," it is extremely unlikely that these worthless honors will be such unusually strong inducements to work as to "double...
...true that one of the Greek courses is an elective in music...
...chief objects of the new system of Honours are: to incite students to greater effort for good scholarship, and to reward men who are, it is said, unjustly deprived of reward. The effect in the first respect will be, on the contrary, to diminish the total amount of true scholarship among the students. The value of honours under the new plan will be much less than that of the present ones. The very value of graduating honours at present is that there is a general interest as to who obtains them; there will be much less interest taken...
...system, then, will tend in a few cases to increase good work; in many it will have no effect; in many others studying for marks and a direct decrease of true scholarship will be the result...
...unusually clear headed for one of his age, and his sound judgment, unbiassed by those things which usually influence young men, was of great service to himself and to those associated with him. He was a true, steadfast friend, and the memory of his kind, honest heart will not soon be lost...