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...take a case in print. Suppose that "good" means a mark between seventy and eighty-five per cent. and "excellent" one between eighty-five and a hundred per cent. Suppose now that there is a book which one instructor would rank eighty-six and another eighty four, under the old per cent. system. Under the new class system the one would rank it "excellent," the other only "good." Under the old system the range between the possible marks, arising from the mood of the marker or from a difference in markers would be but trifling, but under...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 2/4/1886 | See Source »

...such a case as this, and there must be many of them in every examination, is not the unfairness of the per cent. system intensified instead of being lessened...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 2/4/1886 | See Source »

...different colors of Jerseys, Tights, Skull Caps, Sweaters, etc. He can show you more variety, better quality, and later novelties in gymnasium goods than any other store. His advice is, save your money and avoid fancy prices when you can get the same article for 30 per cent. less at 436 Harvard street...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Special Notices. | 2/3/1886 | See Source »

Interest at 5 per cent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Electric Light, or Harvard As It Might Be. | 2/2/1886 | See Source »

...admittedly of better quality per se than gas, so that in the first case the college is working in behalf of the gas companies, and in the second, in behalf of the students. And if, as is probable, the college does-not obtain as much as five per cent. on their investments, there would be an actual profit in the matter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Electric Light, or Harvard As It Might Be. | 2/2/1886 | See Source »

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