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...this: he did not care a cent...
...surprising if the number of vacant college rooms increases proportionately, unless a fairer policy is instituted. The College, with its many endowments and its untaxed property, should be contented to realize a moderate income from the students, and should not expect a return of twelve or more per cent on buildings given by benefactors for the convenience of the students...
...degree with distinction" are clearly defined. "Distinction in the degree shall be in three grades; indicated by the words cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude, respectively." Parts at Commencement are to be assigned to those who receive one of the above marks of distinction. Ninety per cent of the maximum mark on the general scale for the whole course takes a summa cum laude; eighty per cent, a magna cum laude; and seventy-five per cent, or Honorable Mention in any study, provided sixty-five per cent has been attained on the general scale for the whole...
...campus at Cornell University is illuminated every night with electric lights at the expense of a cent an hour, leaving no chance for mischief in the dark...
...should be encouraged to work - is more fully carried out. By the establishment of the several grades, honors may influence the work not only of those who are studying for a Commencement part or for summa cum laude, but of every man whose marks are over seventy per cent; for prizes of some sort will be within easy reach...